On the Trail of Delusion, Episode 32, The Single-Bullet Theory Panel Discussion

[Benjamin Cole]

JM-

Thanks for your collegial comments (it is pleasant to have a conversation about the JFKA, rather than catcalling).

You are correct; FBI lab guys did cut some cloth from hole in the rear of JBC's shirt to test for metallics. If I recall correctly, this happened again during the HSCA. So the original hole was actually smaller, and even more-indicative, of a non-tumbling bullet.

Dr. Shaw would also say he thought the bullet hole in JBC's back was a puncture type wound, but delivered at a downward angle, leaving an "ovoid" wound shape. That original shape was nearly obliterated by "debriding the wound" when they cut away dead tissue. 

This "debriding" left the larger wound scar, which some incorrectly assumed was the result of a tumbling bullet.

But hey, just IMHO.

At bottom, I have reasonable doubts about nearly every explanation of the wounds received 11.22 by JBC and JFK. Including my own favored scenario.