Sean Murphy's research deserves more

[Bob Prudhomme]

"We do need to consider that some of this was simply bad memory or poor recollection - timing of things are sequence can be very difficult months after the fact... I agree they are both very suspicious and the conflicts abound... yet relying on people to be accurate related to how long things take is not where I'd rest my conclusions. POWELL shows that Adams is not at the window any longer and that was 30 seconds? afterward..."

Dave

We do not need to rely on these witnesses having precise memories, as they name events that took place.

For instance, both Shelley and Lovelady testified to remaining on the front steps for 3-4 minutes following the shots. If this is all they said, I could understand it being poor recollection. HOWEVER, both men also testified they never left the steps until Gloria Calvary returned from down by the pergola with news of the assassination. Here is Gloria Calvary at the time the motorcade went past her, and she is within spitting distance of the Stemmons Freeway sign.



As that is also Gloria Calvary on the left in the bottom photo, and that is undoubtedly the north pergola behind her, and from the tearful expression on Hicks' face we can only assume this photo is taken post-assassination (plus the fact this still is from Darnell, who was riding way back in the motorcade in a camera car. Darnell took this footage of Calvary, Hicks and Reed AFTER he filmed the footage of Baker), there is little doubt in my mind that Officer Baker easily beat Gloria Calvary to the steps of the TSBD. Therefore, I would say we can safely say that Shelley and Lovelady either lied to the WC, or their testimony was altered without their knowledge.

Either way, there are a lot of things wrong with the official record of what occurred on the steps of the TSBD, and Baker, Shelley and Lovelady are only the tip of the iceberg.