A snapshot into the mind of Dr. Cyril Wecht

[Jon Banks]

From what I understand about Dr. Wecht, he doesn?t have his own theory of Conspiracy, he just doesn?t agree with the conclusions of the WC and HSCA medical panels. Which isn?t unreasonable because:

A) There?s no consensus on the exact locations and sizes of JFK?s Back and Skull wounds

B) The Parkland doctors gave conflicting or contradictory accounts of Kennedy?s wounds

C) Even the best doctors in the world can?t reach complete conclusions using only X-Rays and photos

[Gary Craig]

~snip~

From the book Case Closed by Gerald Posner there is an execerpt on page 313 that illustrates even when presented with good arguments against his theory Dr. Wecht's position still remained entrenched as a plausible theory until his death.


"While the Select Committe's forensic panel agreed that a bullet had entered from the rear and exploded out the side of the President's head, there was a lone dissent. Dr. Cyril Wecht said that such a finding did not preclude a shot also entering from the front. Dr. Wecht believed that the large exit wound on the right side 'could hide an entrance wound at the same spot.' In other words, just as Oswald fired from behind and his bullet exited the President's head, a front shooter firred into the wound created by the rear bullet.* That is Wecht's way of explaining why there is not another entry hole in JFK's head. However, the X rays and photographs show no exit wound for such a bullet. The author raised the issue with Wecht, and he admitted that 'the question of where did a front bullet exit is a very good one.' He first suggested that the front shot may have been a frangible bullet, which may have exploded upon impact in the brain. However, the X rays do not show any metal fragments in the brain from such a bullet, and when this was pointed out to Wecht, he acknowledged, 'Yes, that's true, there should be more fragments.' Finally, he suggested that the front bullet may have been plastic, and penetrated the brain but did not exit. He argued that since the brain is not available for examination, his speculation is possible - except that plastic bullets were rarely available  until 1968, five years after the assassination."!

~snip~

"From the book Case Closed by Gerald Posner"

"However, the X rays do not show any metal fragments in the brain"



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Posner Plagiarizes Again

"...Disgraced Miami Beach author Gerald Posner is desperate. He apparently whitewashed an account of his serial plagiarism on his Wikipedia page, then threatened Miami New Times with a lawsuit for writing about it.

Gelembiuk's review of Posner's work, reviewed by Miami New Times, found the author committed several brands of plagiarism...."

 http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2010-05-20/news/posner-plagiarizes-again/

[Gary Craig]

~snip~

"While the Select Committe's forensic panel agreed that a bullet had entered from the rear and exploded out the side of the President's head, there was a lone dissent. Dr. Cyril Wecht said that such a finding did not preclude a shot also entering from the front. Dr. Wecht believed that the large exit wound on the right side 'could hide an entrance wound at the same spot.' In other words, just as Oswald fired from behind and his bullet exited the President's head, a front shooter firred into the wound created by the rear bullet.* That is Wecht's way of explaining why there is not another entry hole in JFK's head. However, the X rays and photographs show no exit wound for such a bullet. The author raised the issue with Wecht, and he admitted that 'the question of where did a front bullet exit is a very good one.' He first suggested that the front shot may have been a frangible bullet, which may have exploded upon impact in the brain. However, the X rays do not show any metal fragments in the brain from such a bullet, and when this was pointed out to Wecht, he acknowledged, 'Yes, that's true, there should be more fragments.' Finally, he suggested that the front bullet may have been plastic, and penetrated the brain but did not exit. He argued that since the brain is not available for examination, his speculation is possible - except that plastic bullets were rarely available  until 1968, five years after the assassination."!

~snip~

"While the Select Committe's forensic panel agreed that a bullet had entered from the rear and exploded out the side of the President's head, there was a lone dissent. Dr. Cyril Wecht said that such a finding did not preclude a shot also entering from the front."

The autopsy doctors, who held JFK's skull in their hands, to their graves said there was an entrance wound in the back of the skull. Slightly to the right and slightly above the EOP.


When critics pointed out that wound location didn't jibe with the WC explanation of events the Clark Panel was tasked with re examining the photos and xrays. They found a trail of metal particles across the top of the skull, presumably from a metal projectile. They promptly moved the entrance wound to align with the metal trail. 4 inches above the EOP! 2 wounds?

[Oscar Navarro]

It is possible that intelligence agencies had a plastic bullet before they became commonly known or available. Also the bullets used for crowd control must be very different from a round used to penetrate JFK's head.

Posner says that plastic bullets weren't common until 1968 but doesn't cite a source. The only source I found in a quick search was the one that was invented by the British for crowd control. What can be inferred from the second source (Wikipedia) is that the use of handgun caliber size bullets are non-lethal and only used in revolvers as the flat nosed projectile will not feed well in handguns and rifles fed by magazine. There's also a company that manufactures a polymer coated plastic bullet but I would have to question the lethality of such bullets.

In reference to your comment yes, it's possible that plastic bullets were around by 1963 and used clandestinely but that would only be a guess and IMO, only used by Dr. Wecht to to give his theory a plausible explanation.

[Oscar Navarro]

From the book Case Closed by Gerald Posner there is an execerpt on page 313 that illustrates even when presented with good arguments against his theory Dr. Wecht's position still remained entrenched as a plausible theory until his death.

Doctor Cyril Wecht is still alive!

My apologies to Dr. Wecht.

[Oscar Navarro]

OSCAR...

I have observed that over the years the majority of WC critics have come from the left of the political spectrum.

I have observed that over the years the majority of WC believers have come from the right of the political spectrum. But what many of these right-leaning WC supporters fail to realize is that even during the opening days of the Jan 1964 commission beginnings, WC members from both sides of the aisle were questioning the official conclusions that the FBI was shoveling to them.

And I have also observed that over the years the majority of WC believers have come from the right of the political spectrum and when you bring this up to them, they become very defensive without realizing that members from their own spectrum (the right) were highly dubious of what the government investigative body (the FBI) was shoveling to them.

In addition, I have observed that over the years the majority of WC believers have come from the right of the political spectrum and when you mention that everyone deserves a fair trial and that perhaps maybe - just maybe - there were too many Kennedy haters involved, these same WC believers who come from the right of the political spectrum will then try to change tactics (once again) and make it a race issue, even going so far as to state that they are being singled out because of their name, when not a single thing was mentioned regarding their name in the first place.

So what does all of this mean? It's simple. The "left-leaning" Wecht didn't believe in the fairy tale of a single man shooting a single bullet and it coming out near perfect, just like members of the WC (both left- and right-leaning) didn't believe it. So it's basically a wash.

And if those who over the years the majority of WC believers have come from the right of the political spectrum don't believe this, then read the secret briefings of WC members here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12g1i440geFDhf_vFKiHaEqyF1N-MUT2p/view

All right. I'll read the book and I hope you will read this book

History Will Prove Us Right. Inside the Warren Commission Report on the assassination of John F. Kennedy by Howard P. Willens and also watch these two videos from the Sixth Floor Museum The Work of the Warren Commission

[Oscar Navarro]

From what I understand about Dr. Wecht, he doesn?t have his own theory of Conspiracy, he just doesn?t agree with the conclusions of the WC and HSCA medical panels. Which isn?t unreasonable because:

A) There?s no consensus on the exact locations and sizes of JFK?s Back and Skull wounds

B) The Parkland doctors gave conflicting or contradictory accounts of Kennedy?s wounds

C) Even the best doctors in the world can?t reach complete conclusions using only X-Rays and photos

I believe Dr. Wecht does have a theory and that is a shooter from the front fired a shot at the exact moment a shot from the back entered JFK's skull.