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Gov. John Connally Grips His White Stetson Hat at Z-272
John Corbett:
--- Quote from: Andrew Mason on April 23, 2026, 03:06:40 AM ---But the wound on the skin Connally’s right armpit was elliptical, not bullet shaped. The bullet was a cylinder rounded at one end. And how did a bullet striking sideways make a small tunnelling wound?
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The entrance wound was elongated. That is an indication the bullet was tumbling as it entered JBC's back. As for you other question, you should ask an expert on wound ballistics which I am not.
Andrew Mason:
--- Quote from: Tom Graves on April 23, 2026, 04:19:03 AM ---Choose one: "In" or "Near"
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Tom Graves:
--- Quote from: Andrew Mason on April 23, 2026, 06:12:21 AM ---
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You don't "get" it.
Andrew Mason:
--- Quote from: Tom Graves on April 23, 2026, 06:22:22 AM ---You don't "get" it.
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"Near" not accurate and is vague. "In" is more correct but does not tell you a location because the armpit is a large area. I wanted to be precise so I provided Dr. Shaw's statement.
Shaw also said (7 HSCA 330): "Lateral to the scapula on the right posterior thoracic wall was a small wound".
My understanding is that the lateral edge of the scapula is the axillary border. The axillary fold is the muscular, fatty surface of the lower armpit behind it.
But the wound was not a single point. It had dimensions. It was about 1.5 cm by .8 cm with the long dimension in the long axis of the body (Shaw 7 HSCA 331). So it appears to have been located in the right armpit extending .8 cm from the posterior border of the right armpit.
As far as the orientation of the bullet is concerned, since the bullet was exactly 3 cm in length I agree that this is not a sideways strike. Shaw said: "The wound in the back was shaped as if the bullet had entered at a slight declination" (Shaw 7 HSCA 331).
Robin Unger:
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