Lee Bowers Interview With Mark LaneLee Edward Bowers Jr. (January 12, 1925 – August 9, 1966)
On August 9, 1966, Lee Edward Bowers Jr. died at age 41 in a single-car accident near Midlothian, Texas, after his car veered off the road. Because of his unique vantage point and testimony, his sudden death fueled numerous JFK assassination conspiracy theories, with allegations that he was purposely "silenced"
Why would anyone "silence" Bowers after giving his testimony? His sequence of the shots Bang......Bang Bang proves Oswald couldn't have fired that fast.
I can't say I was wildly impressed by this short book, but she is a former officer and did attempt an investigation of the accident:
https://www.amazon.com/JFK-Assassination-Eyewitness-Conspiracy-Bowers/dp/1480803359
This site, with the unpromising name of "Conspiracy Dossiers," has some photos of the supposed crash site, and some reasonably intelligent discussion:
https://conspiracydossiers.com/2024/04/22/lee-bowers/
Yes, he was a fairly important figure in the JFKA. Yes, his one-vehicle accident three years later was odd. Any connection? Highly unlikely.
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Yes, who knows about the mysterious cars driving in and out the railroad parking lot, probably nothing.
The important part of this interview, captured on film (~5:55 forward) is Lee Bowers describing the cadence of shots. The "bang....bang-bang" cadence. Bowers knock-knocking on the table is far too rapid for shots from a single-shot-per-bolt-action rifle (the M-C).
Dallas Sheriff Seymour Weitzman also said the second two shot reports were "almost simultaneous," and Secret Service man Kellerman said the shots arrived in a "flurry," while Gov JBC said he thought the shots were fired from an "automatic." Some of these guys were veterans, and other law enforcement officials---people familiar with gunshots.
This all lines up with JBC being shot ~Z-295 and JFK at Z-313---as it appears on the Z-film.
The LNT SBT theories do require some suspensions of disbelief.
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Yes, who knows about the mysterious cars driving in and out the railroad parking lot, probably nothing.
The important part of this interview, captured on film (~5:55 forward) is Lee Bowers describing the cadence of shots. The "bang....bang-bang" cadence. Bowers knock-knocking on the table is far too rapid for shots from a single-shot-per-bolt-action rifle (the M-C).
Dallas Sheriff Seymour Weitzman also said the second two shot reports were "almost simultaneous," and Secret Service man Kellerman said the shots arrived in a "flurry," while Gov JBC said he thought the shots were fired from an "automatic." Some of these guys were veterans, and other law enforcement officials---people familiar with gunshots.
This all lines up with JBC being shot ~Z-295 and JFK at Z-313---as it appears on the Z-film.
The LNT SBT theories do require some suspensions of disbelief.
Here's are two views of the fence area from Bowers' location looking South.
The first is from Dale Myers' computer simulation. The second is a photo from Thompson's "Six Seconds in Dallas."
(https://www.drivehq.com/file/DFPublishFile.aspx/FileID13516791277/Key3pwj1il00m8r/Screenshot 2026-05-27 122425.jpg)
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Thanks for posting.
Yes, who knows about the mysterious cars driving in and out the railroad parking lot, probably nothing.
The important part of this interview, captured on film (~5:55 forward) is Lee Bowers describing the cadence of shots. The "bang....bang-bang" cadence. Bowers knock-knocking on the table is far too rapid for shots from a single-shot-per-bolt-action rifle (the M-C).
Dallas Sheriff Seymour Weitzman also said the second two shot reports were "almost simultaneous," and Secret Service man Kellerman said the shots arrived in a "flurry," while Gov JBC said he thought the shots were fired from an "automatic." Some of these guys were veterans, and other law enforcement officials---people familiar with gunshots.
This all lines up with JBC being shot ~Z-295 and JFK at Z-313---as it appears on the Z-film.
The LNT SBT theories do require some suspensions of disbelief.
Fun to see Michael T. Griffith back here with his usual conspiracy baloney about "recon cars" behind the grassy knoll...
Fun to see Michael T. Griffith back here with his usual conspiracy baloney about "recon cars" behind the grassy knoll...
Perhaps you would care to tell us what were those three cars doing cruising around the small parking lot behind the grassy knoll shortly before the assassination. Why would three cars "just happen" to cruise around that particular parking lot in three separate trips, with the first car arriving at 11:55, the second at 12:15, and the third at 12:20? Why was one of the driver's talking into a mic?
Just remember that your version of the assassination is accepted by only about 1/4 to 1/3 of the adults in the Western world.
You might pretend to believe that Bowers was either lying or that it is just a whopping, remarkable coincidence that three cars separately cruised around in the parking lot behind the knoll starting just 35 minutes before the shooting, but most people don't see a credible innocent explanation for the cars' actions.
Like I said, the important part of the Bowers WC Testimony is his documenting the presence of a WHITE SHIRT wearing man down around the bottom of The Steps. And Bowers placed this White Shirt man with the Plaid Shirt man. The White Shirt Man can be seen for only a few frames on the NIX Film. He is running Up The Steps after the Kill Shot. I believe the Disappearance of the ORIGINAL Nix Film is connected to it showing this White Shirt Man.
Perhaps you would care to tell us what were those three cars doing cruising around the small parking lot behind the grassy knoll shortly before the assassination. Why would three cars "just happen" to cruise around that particular parking lot in three separate trips, with the first car arriving at 11:55, the second at 12:15, and the third at 12:20? Why was one of the driver's talking into a mic?
Just remember that your version of the assassination is accepted by only about 1/4 to 1/3 of the adults in the Western world.
You might pretend to believe that Bowers was either lying or that it is just a whopping, remarkable coincidence that three cars separately cruised around in the parking lot behind the knoll starting just 35 minutes before the shooting, but most people don't see a credible innocent explanation for the cars' actions.
Perhaps you would care to tell us what were those three cars doing cruising around the small parking lot behind the grassy knoll shortly before the assassination. Why would three cars "just happen" to cruise around that particular parking lot in three separate trips, with the first car arriving at 11:55, the second at 12:15, and the third at 12:20? Why was one of the driver's talking into a mic?
Just remember that your version of the assassination is accepted by only about 1/4 to 1/3 of the adults in the Western world.
You might pretend to believe that Bowers was either lying or that it is just a whopping, remarkable coincidence that three cars separately cruised around in the parking lot behind the knoll starting just 35 minutes before the shooting, but most people don't see a credible innocent explanation for the cars' actions.
Just for orientation, this video, by genial CTer Jessica Connell, nicely illustrates the Elm Street Extension and Bower's tower in relation to it. I find it distinctly odd that Conspirator Recon Vehicles would have used this unlikely route to "case the joint" within minutes of the JFKA. Of course, the entire notion of Conspirator Recon Vehicles is fundamentally absurd, but if we overlook that detail the absurdity is only increased, it seems to me, by having them using the Elm Street Extension to Nowhere.
SMH. The extension road was not a road to "nowhere." You could use the road to enter and leave the railyard parking lot. The extension road would have been a perfectly reasonable way to enter and leave the parking lot. Have you ever been to Dealey Plaza? Have you ever studied a map of the plaza?
So are you saying the three cars "just happened" to appear to be reconning the area, that all three were merely "looking for a parking place"? Are you saying Bowers was just fabricating?
Did you actually watch the video? I ask because the video shows that Bowers would have had an excellent view of the parking lot.
You do not seem to have read Bowers' accounts.
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Verily, there was a lack up of investigative follow-up on many credible witnesses who described the last two shots as nearly "simultaneous," such Dallas Sheriff Seymour Weitzman, or Secret Service agent Kellerman, and several others.
Same, why did no one ever ask Gov JBC, "What do you mean, you were shot at by 'automatic' weapons? That is entirely inconsistent with what we theorize what happened, that a lone gunsel with a single-shot-per-bolt-action rifle perped the JFKA."
I suspect JBC meant that the assassin(s) were armed with an automatic rifle, but toggled to one shot per trigger squeeze mode. But no one at either the WC or HSCA clarified that. By all accounts, JBC was a smart guy, head screwed on tight. Seems odd JBC would use the expression "automatic" rifle. Connally served in WWII on the flight deck of aircraft carriers, so I assume he had some sort of working knowledge of firearms. JBC is reported to have been an avid sport game hunter as well.
It requires a large suspension of disbelief to accept the LNT-SBT with a single-shot-per-bolt-action rifle narrative.