Why the first shot missed

[Charles Collins]

There is some "grain noise" altering the registration on the film. That is normal for 8-mm film. What's happening in the SN window is significantly more than that.

I agree with John M. that there is movement in the open area of the SN window.

Seems primarily over the boxes by the window sill rather than between the boxes and the east-side window frame.

This particular Hughes sequence, per Myers, stops 13.16 sec before the head shot. About 3.3 sec before Z133 or 4.6 sec before Z157.

Yes, it is close enough to the point in time that the sniper would be tracking the limo and getting ready to fire.

[Duncan MacRae]

Four frames extracted from John's Gif, cropped and given a slight contrast adjustment.

The two frames, which appear to show a figure with a Rifle, have red letters marked over them.



One single frame which appears to show the figure with a Rifle.

[Thomas Graves]

Four frames extracted from John's Gif, cropped and given a slight contrast adjustment.

The two frames, which appear to show a figure with a Rifle, have red letters marked over them.



One single frame which appears to show the figure with a Rifle.

Thanks, Duncan.

I wish (John's?) red letters weren't there to obscure what we're looking at.

-- MWT   

[Duncan MacRae]

Thanks, Duncan.

I wish (John's?) red letters weren't there to obscure what we're looking at.

-- MWT   

The red markings are on the "The Lost Bullet" enhanced film.

[Charles Collins]

Charles,

Please explain (or rephrase) how you've shown that the "sitting box" was much closer to the window than Holland believes it was.

Thanks.

-- MWT 

Edit:  nm

I understand, now.

Question:  Do you believe Holland's analysis of how the cartridge casings ended up where the did is valid?

Do you believe Holland's analysis of how the cartridge casings ended up where the did is valid?

I believe that Holland showed one possibility, that is reasonable. However, I wish they had also tested using the similar rifle angle that would have occurred, with the rifle aimed at the limo position at that point in time, from the lower sitting position on the box. If the shot did miss due to box interference, I imagine that the sniper would have been a little frustrated. And that when he pulled the bolt back to reload, he might have used more force than normal due to that frustration. Which might have caused the shell to travel further than it would have otherwise.

[Charles Collins]

Four frames extracted from John's Gif, cropped and given a slight contrast adjustment.

The two frames, which appear to show a figure with a Rifle, have red letters marked over them.



One single frame which appears to show the figure with a Rifle.

Wow!

[Thomas Graves]

Wow!

Just wondering ...

Did Thierry "Fake News" Speth have anything to do with the creation of the "enhanced" images on the DVD?

-- MWT