Determining a Timestamp for Darnell

[John Corbett]

     This is exactly why it is vital to view the Entire Bell Film/Wiegman Snippet. No cropping, no chopping, no giffing. On the (R) we see a Bench. Directly Below that Bench are Steps. Directly Below those Steps is the Knoll Grass. Wiegman's legs/feet are on the very same level as that Knoll Grass. He is on that Knoll Grass. He is Not sprawled across the Steps. Wiegman is Facing (W) toward the bottom of the Zapruder Perch. Wiegman is running/stumbling (W) across the Top portion of the Knoll Grass.
     At some point, Wiegman has to arrive (W) of the street light pole to then be standing next to the Newman Family. From where we see Wiegman on the Bell Film, what route does he take to arrive at the bottom of the Knoll and stand next to the Newman Family? Is the claim being made here that from the point we see Wiegman on the Bell Film, he then ran diagonally across the Knoll in order to arrive at the bottom of the Knoll and stand next to the Newman Family? That route would be contrary to the route we see him taking on the Couch Film. Wiegman had to of run (W) across the upper portion of the Knoll grass, in the direction of the bottom of the Zapruder Perch, and then turned left and ran (S) down the Knoll. This is what we see Wiegman doing on the Couch Film. Running (S) DOWN the knoll, Wiegman was then (W) of the street light pole and standing alongside the Newman Family at the bottom of the Knoll.
     The old blurry Bell Film images were responsible for this old wives tale of Wiegman being sprawled across the steps as he filmed the Hester's. Technology has improved the Bell Film definition to the point that it is now clear that Wiegman was not sprawled across the steps. To the contrary, the Bell Film now clearly shows Wiegman to Not being physically on the steps in any manner.
     Some of you are shocked to discover that what you cavalierly accepted as being a fact, is nothing but a 62+ yr old JFK Assassination Urban Legend. You need to accept that Technology is solving this case as it disproves 1 JFK Assassination Urban Legend at a time.     

Who cares?

[Zeon Mason]

     This is exactly why it is vital to view the Entire Bell Film/Wiegman Snippet. No cropping, no chopping, no giffing. On the (R) we see a Bench. Directly Below that Bench are Steps. Directly Below those Steps is the Knoll Grass. Wiegman's legs/feet are on the very same level as that Knoll Grass. He is on that Knoll Grass. He is Not sprawled across the Steps. Wiegman is Facing (W) toward the bottom of the Zapruder Perch. Wiegman is running/stumbling (W) across the Top portion of the Knoll Grass.
     At some point, Wiegman has to arrive (W) of the street light pole to then be standing next to the Newman Family. From where we see Wiegman on the Bell Film, what route does he take to arrive at the bottom of the Knoll and stand next to the Newman Family? Is the claim being made here that from the point we see Wiegman on the Bell Film, he then ran diagonally across the Knoll in order to arrive at the bottom of the Knoll and stand next to the Newman Family? That route would be contrary to the route we see him taking on the Couch Film. Wiegman had to of run (W) across the upper portion of the Knoll grass, in the direction of the bottom of the Zapruder Perch, and then turned left and ran (S) down the Knoll. This is what we see Wiegman doing on the Couch Film. Running (S) DOWN the knoll, Wiegman was then (W) of the street light pole and standing alongside the Newman Family at the bottom of the Knoll.
     The old blurry Bell Film images were responsible for this old wives tale of Wiegman being sprawled across the steps as he filmed the Hester's. Technology has improved the Bell Film definition to the point that it is now clear that Wiegman was not sprawled across the steps. To the contrary, the Bell Film now clearly shows Wiegman to Not being physically on the steps in any manner.
     Some of you are shocked to discover that what you cavalierly accepted as being a fact, is nothing but a 62+ yr old JFK Assassination Urban Legend. You need to accept that Technology is solving this case as it disproves 1 JFK Assassination Urban Legend at a time.     

Well if it was not a slip fall then one has to wonder why Wiegman  would lay down like that when he could have just crouched down  bending his legs while balancing himself still on both feet if he wanted to change his camera perspective to lower ground.

[Royell Storing]

Who cares?

   This has to do with: (1) Time Stamping, and (2) JFK Assassination Urban Legends

[Royell Storing]

Well if it was not a slip fall then one has to wonder why Wiegman  would lay down like that when he could have just crouched down  bending his legs while balancing himself still on both feet if he wanted to change his camera perspective to lower ground.

   Yes, I agree with you. There is No logical reason for a professional photog, that works for NBC, to be sprawled chest down across those steps.
   Plus: (1) Wiegman Never said he was ever sprawled across those steps, (2) No Eyewitness ever has said that they saw Wiegman sprawled across those steps, and (3) There are No Assassination Image(s) showing Wiegman sprawled across those steps.
   The Bell Film early/blurry copies led many members of the Old Guard JFK Assassination Research Community into rubber stamping what technology is now revealing to be a JFK Assassination Urban Legend. 

[John Corbett]

   This has to do with: (1) Time Stamping, and (2) JFK Assassination Urban Legends

If there's one thing you are familiar with, it's JFK Urban Legends. You've created enough of them.

[Royell Storing]

  The high def Bell Film clearly shows that Wiegman is Not "sprawled" across the steps. This JFK Assassination Urban Legend has been repeated ad nauseam for 62+ years. "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend". That is what continues going on regarding the JFK Assassination. This also goes for the SBT which science has proven to be "impossible".

[John Mytton]

To settle this nonsense once and for all, I made a small GIF from Wiegman's perspective.

Wiegman sees an opportunity for some dramatic footage and runs to the steps, the camera POV passes over the steps
The camera goes from shaking wildly to being incredibly steady for a few seconds, which means he isn't stumbling, but is resting his elbow on the the top step which is obvious in Steve's Bell still, in Bell's stabilized footage and the height of the camera in Wiegman's footage.



Bell's stabilized footage of Wiegman.



A clear frame of Wiegman on the steps.



JohnM