Twenty points of evidence indicating LHO killed JFK

[Benjamin Cole]

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1. You are incorrect that modern ammo (or 1960s era) does issue smoke.

Even today go to a gun range. Some cheaper ammo brands, such as Egypt, give off a lot of smoke.

The HSCA checked this also and concluded guns can and do smoke.

In addition, if a gun barrel was recently oiled (cleaned), the oil will exit the barrel with a lot of smoke.

On top of that, a snub-nose .38, with a short barrel, will give off the most smoke and noise, both of which are somewhat suppressed by longer barrels.

It is reasonable to ponder if a snub-nose .38 was fired at the GK as the JFK limo passed, giving off a lot of smoke and noise.

2. Like Dr. Shaw, an expert on the topic to who I defer, I do not know how a bullet could exit Gov. JBC's chest and then enter the volar side of his right wrist. As Dr Shaw said, it is close to anatomically impossible. In addition, JBC was still holding his hat at Z-234, and also Z-272, a bit odd if he was shot through the wrist a ~Z-222.This is yet another reason I suspect JBC was shot ~Z-295.

3. Evidence of a conspiracy. As LHO was dead before he could confess, we do not know who were his confederates. I suspect LHO alone could not have fired at JBC a ~Z-295 and the JFK at Z-313.

I don't have an answer of how JBC received his wrist wound.

JBC holding his hat Z-272 (see below): JBC's wrist appears uninjured.

This does not line up with JBC being shot at the same time as JFK, back ~Z-222.

[Tom Graves]

I don't have an answer to how JBC received his wrist wound.

JBC holding his hat Z-272 (see below): JBC's wrist appears uninjured.

This does not line up with JBC being shot at the same time as JFK, back ~Z-222.

Where's Jake Maxwell when we really need him?

[Benjamin Cole]

Let's see if this helps...

Yes, it is blurry, but that is Gov. JBC clutching his white Texas stetson a Z-272. No sign of blood.

You can also see that JBC has made a 180-degree turn in his chair to check on JFK. He does not appear to be injured.

Full disclosure: Nellie Connally said her husband was holding onto his hat all the way to and into Parkland, in his right hand, the one with a bullet that passed through the wrist, and fracturing it.

That may be a bit of "Texas lore," but she said it.

Draw your own conclusions.

[Tom Graves]

Let's see if this helps...

Yes, it is blurry, but that is Gov. JBC clutching his white Texas Stetson a Z-272. No sign of blood.

You can also see that JBC has made a 180-degree turn in his chair to check on JFK. He does not appear to be injured.

Full disclosure: Nellie Connally said her husband was holding onto his hat all the way to and into Parkland, in his right hand, the one with a bullet that passed through the wrist, and fracturing it.

That may be a bit of "Texas lore," but she said it.

Draw your own conclusions.

I'm surprised you're so ignorant on this issue.

ME: Which nerve in Governor Connally's hand was damaged during the assassination of JFK?

GROK: A superficial (dorsal) branch of the radial nerve in Governor John Connally's right wrist was partially cut or damaged by the bullet.

Key Details from Medical Records and Testimony

The bullet entered the dorsal (back) side of his right wrist (thumb side), shattered the distal radius bone, and exited on the palm side. This path damaged nearby structures, including a partial transection of a dorsal branch of the radial nerve and a tendon leading to the thumb.

Dr. Charles F. Gregory (the orthopedic surgeon who operated on the wrist) noted this during the procedure. The Warren Commission Report explicitly references the "partial cutting of a radial nerve and tendon" as evidence that the bullet was already tumbling/yawed (not pristine), as it caught and tore these structures rather than pushing them aside.

Why This Specific Nerve?

The radial nerve runs along the thumb side of the forearm/wrist. Its superficial dorsal branch is primarily sensory (providing feeling to the back of the hand and thumb area) and was affected here.

This was not a major motor branch, so it didn't significantly impair grip strength or overall hand function long-term—explaining why Connally could continue holding his hat after the impact (via reflexive grip and adrenaline, plus the fracture itself not fully preventing it).

Outcome

The injury caused some stiffness and limited rotation in his wrist (he mentioned this in later interviews), but it was not a permanent major disability. Small metal fragments remained in the wrist, and there was a brief post-op infection.

The median and ulnar nerves were presumed intact (no clear damage noted).

This detail comes directly from the surgeons' operative reports, X-rays, and Warren Commission testimony. It has been cited in discussions of the single-bullet theory to address claims that a shattered wrist would have immediately caused him to drop the hat.

[Benjamin Cole]

TG-

Cyril Wecht, a renowned forensic pathologist and longtime critic of the Warren Commission, maintained that it was physically and neurologically impossible for Connally to have maintained a grip on his hat if the "Magic Bullet" (Commission Exhibit 399) had actually shattered his radius bone as the official report claimed.
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AI

I defer to Drs. Shaw and Wecht.

You defer to the WC.

Each to his own.

[John Corbett]

TG-

Cyril Wecht, a renowned forensic pathologist and longtime critic of the Warren Commission, maintained that it was physically and neurologically impossible for Connally to have maintained a grip on his hat if the "Magic Bullet" (Commission Exhibit 399) had actually shattered his radius bone as the official report claimed.
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AI

I defer to Drs. Shaw and Wecht.

You defer to the WC.

Each to his own.

This is why experts should stay in their lane. Cyril Wecht was an expert in forensic pathology, which doesn't qualifiy him as an expert in neuro-physics. He is also not an expert in photographic analysis which is much of his basis for rejecting the conclusions of the Warren Commission.

Wecht's expertise was in looking at the remains of murder victims and determining their cause of death. He was very good at that. He correctly concluded JFK was hit by two shots fired from behind him. He found no medical evidence of a shot from any other direction. He based his belief on a near simultaneous frontal head shot on JFK's rearward movement following that shot. I would wager that in his entire career as a medical examiner, Wecht was never aided by a film of the murder for which he was tasked with determining the cause of death. His interpretation of the Z-film shows no more expertise  than mine. I would also gladly wager that my interpretation is correct and his is not.