Gunman in the pergola window...

[John Mytton]

I already answered these questions in Reply #107, a few replies above: "Looks to me like he's on a dirty of the lawn next to the edge of the sidewalk."

I also helpfully noted that your placement of TUM on the sidewalk only hurts your contentions:

"However, even if we were to assume for the sake of argument that TUM is indeed on the sidewalk, it's still fatal to your argument. Witt testified that he was on the grass when he saw the motorcade start down Elm. He said he started walking towards the street while trying to open the umbrella. He had trouble opening the umbrella but "continued to move forward and finally got this umbrella up in the air" with the sequence ending "I think by the time I got the thing up in the air I was over and possibly standing on the retaining wall." There is a low retaining wall at the edge of the Elm St sidewalk, so his testimony is perfectly consistent with your interpretation of the Bronson film"

It appears to me at the time this photo was taken, TUM was standing on the far edge of the sidewalk. TUM's leg shadow is being cast on the lawns concrete edge.



This photo taken relatively not long after, shows a cameraman on the sidewalk and by the angle of the shadow we can see that TUM was only inches away from the concrete edge.



BTW, if TUM was part of the conspiracy and was either waving his umbrella or firing a poison dart, there is no way he would hang around and let himself be photographed.

JohnM

[Mitch Todd]

It appears to me at the time this photo was taken, TUM was standing on the far edge of the sidewalk. TUM's leg shadow is being cast on the lawns concrete edge.

Actually, in your enlargement, it looks like TUM is stepping over the retaining wall, with one foot still on the grass and one on the sidewalk.

[John Mytton]

Actually, in your enlargement, it looks like TUM is stepping over the retaining wall, with one foot still on the grass and one on the sidewalk.

I was wondering why the shadow wasn't joining up with the bottom of his leg, but it makes sense that TUM is stepping off the retaining wall and his right leg in this image was captured just before it touched the sidewalk?

JohnM