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JFK Assassination Discussion & Debate / Re: Determining a Timestamp for Darnell

« Last post by Duncan MacRae on Today at 12:22:27 PM »

Quote from: Matt Brooks on Yesterday at 08:43:35 PM

Oh. There's Thomas McAtkins and the Newmans.

It's Atkins, not McAtkins.

Thomas M. Atkins (1934–2011) was a U.S. Navy commander and official White House cinematographer who rode in the press/camera car directly behind President John F. Kennedy's motorcade in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
Immediately following the shots in Dealey Plaza, Atkins jumped out and captured crucial early color film footage of the chaotic scene.

JFK Assassination Discussion & Debate / Re: List of the best sources for each home movie i know about

« Last post by Alex Harris on Today at 09:07:54 AM »

Quote from: Matt Brooks on August 29, 2026, 01:47:16 PM

if i had 360 dollars + shipping plus taxes plus scanning costs i would buy that DCA print on ebay and scan it at Reel Revival but apparently i don't have money for that

I have a 1080p scan of the DCA film if you'd like. Shoot me an email and I'll send you it.

thejfktheoristmail@gmail.com

JFK Assassination Discussion & Debate / Re: Zapruder/Nix Multicam + Approximate time of the shots

« Last post by Alex Harris on Today at 09:06:24 AM »

Quote from: Matt Brooks on August 30, 2026, 02:55:50 PM

Multicam of the copy of Zapruder (Not upscaled or interpolated with AI ) and Nix with the Dictabelt
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oceXQtX1F0Z22GfuepaeF-fPNX345jvQ/view?usp=drivesdk
And to top it off, here's what i believe are the approximate times when the 3 shots were fired, the silence in between the shots would be LHO cocking the rifle (oh no the theorists are gonna skin me alive for saying this)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MfmMfSGxtd3U5wN4XMMhRPJ9RkGCbpjs/view?usp=drivesdk

I've already synced both channels of the DPD radio transmissions to the films. I'd love to show you a copy of my syncs if possible. I don't really like to distribute my syncs publicly anymore, but shoot me an email and I'll send you a copy.

thejfktheoristmail@gmail.com

JFK Assassination Discussion & Debate / Re: Matt's Quest for Good Film Sources: Muchmore

« Last post by Alex Harris on Today at 09:01:04 AM »

Quote from: Matt Brooks on September 03, 2026, 08:01:18 PM

Hi guys.
I want the Muchmore fi- Oh cool, a youtube link! Wait, this is just the Robert Groden dvd copy, i want a better one, what? what do you mean the only one this forum uses are bad quality interpolations and upscales? No no no.
As you may have noticed, many JFK assassination home movies (even Zapruder if you get technical enough) are not available in good quality, and many use low quality versions to support theories, which is not good, because lo-fi versions often are smushed or blurred, and NOT reliable at all, so what i decided to start doing is this topic, Me going on a quest to find the best sources, merge the 66 or more frames and restore the Marie Muchmore film from public sources, Now, a theorist with the same or similar level of tech savviness as me would contact the right holders, in this case, Associated Press or United Press International to get the high quality film, and it won't work, See, you send an e-mail, Cool, you got your hopes up, and it gets shattered to 1000ish pieces, they either won't respond or you find out the hard way that you have to be a company wanting to license the footage for documentary uses or industry uses only. And then you lose your shi- i mean, uh, then you start looking for other ways.. I am planning on gathering and auditioning sources, and the best ones will be merged into a frame set which will be converted to a maybe prores mov? i'll see, i'm kinda new to image editing, but i'll get the hang of it.

I happen to have an 8mm B&W copy of the Muchmore film that may be exactly what you're looking for. It should only be around $50 to scan, and I'll probably scan it within the next few weeks. Given your other posts, I'd love to talk to you privately if possible. I would need your email or something anyway to send you the scan, and I am particularly interested in your work, and would like to compare it against mine.

You can email me at thejfktheoristmail@gmail.com.

JFK Assassination Discussion & Debate / Re: Dr. Baden Refuted the Single-Bullet Theory

« Last post by Tim Nickerson on Today at 05:58:29 AM »

Quote from: John Corbett on Today at 04:15:14 AM

The picture I posted of Specter holding the rod at the approximate trajectory of the single bullet shows the trajectory works without the jacket being bunched. A white chalk mark had been placed on the agent's coat 5 1/2 inches down from the top of the collar. Specter held the rod to the right of that spot. The rod passes to the right of the knot in the agent's tie and on to the entry point on the back of the agent taking the place of JBC.

Specter didn't hold the rod at the level of the chalk mark. As you can see below, the rod was somewhat above where the chalk mark on the jacket was.

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What that picture also shows is the natural slope in a man's upper back which I estimate to be about 45 degrees for the agent pictured. The geometry is such that the vertical separation between the entry point on the back and the top of the collar is less than 5 1/2 inches. Those who remember their high school geometry can figure that the 5 1/2 inches is the hypotenuse of an equilateral right triangle and the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the square of the two adjacent sides. 5.5 squared is 30.25. The vertical separation between the top of the collar is the square root of (30.25/2) which comes out to 3.89 inches rounded. Of course, this is an approximation because I doubt the slope of that agent's upper back is exactly 45 degrees.

What that picture shows is a fairly good representation of the path of the bullet through Kennedy. Not perfect though, But it does show that the vertical angle of single bullet trajectory could work

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There are pictures taken during the course of the motorcade show that at some points the jacket is bunched and at other points it is not. The image below is the closest I can find to the time of the single bullet and it does not appear to me that JFK's coat is bunched at the top.

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1352810/m1/1/high_res/

The slope in JFK's upper back looks to be a little less than 45 degrees, which changes the calculation but a I think we can safely say the vertical separation between the top of JFK's jacket is less than the 5 1/2 inches.

There are numerous photos of Kennedy throughout the motorcade that show his jacket to be bunched up. The photo that you linked to is of rather poor quality. The Croft photo is the closest to the time of the single bullet shot in which the bunchup can be seen. You can't see it the best but it's there.

https://www.jfkassassinationforum.com/Gallery/Croft%20Gallery/croft~0_small.jpg

JFK Assassination Discussion & Debate / Re: Education Forum Goes Off the Rails

« Last post by Mark A. Oblazney on Today at 05:46:21 AM »

Quote from: Brian Doyle on Yesterday at 09:13:29 PM

Somebody should tell DiEugenio that just the rear exit wound alone tells you Zapruder is altered...

don’t worry, Albert……. I’ll tell Big Jim D for you. why ? because……………

“I am the JFK Hoax Buster. And I’m breaking another JFK Hoax….. that
Albert Doyle is going to take over, consume and destroy the world, and that
Robots will be marching into our Cities and getting rid of us all !!”
————————-Donald Jay Crump, resident president

JFK Assassination Discussion & Debate / Re: The Kennedy Center

« Last post by Mark A. Oblazney on Today at 05:22:41 AM »

Quote from: Mitch Todd on Today at 12:41:00 AM

As far as most Americans are concerned, the Kennedy Center is an institution of rich people, by rich people, and for rich people. BTW, feel free to add the word "white" next to "rich." All but the most diligent PBS-watchers don't care, other than who's name is involved.

believe you meant to write White House there. we all make mistakes.

JFK Assassination Discussion & Debate / Lee Bowers on the Timing of Shots on 11.22

« Last post by Benjamin Cole on Today at 04:38:12 AM »

Lee Bowers has been mentioned herein, so worth noting----

Lee Bowers herein tells Mark Lane that the latter two shots were very closely spaced, as in "knock-knock" on his table top.

at 5:35

Bowers demonstrates on his table the cadence, with two rapid knocks for the final two shots. This is indisputably Bowers' testimony.

AI: The typical time between two distinct knocks in a standard double knock is about 0.2 to 0.4 seconds (a quick, rhythmic beat).

Bowers' testimony is nearly identical to that Dallas Sheriff Seymour Weitzman, who also remembered the second two shots as nearly simultaneous. As did many other ear-witnesses.

This "bang.....bang-bang" cadence lines with Gov. JBC being shot ~Z295 and JFK at Z-312.

Connally: I was knocked over, just doubled over by the force of the bullet. It went in my back and came out my chest about 2 inches below and the left of my right nipple. The force of the bullet drove my body over almost double and when I looked, immediately I could see I was just drenched with blood. (1 HSCA 42)

That happens ~Z-295 or even a few frames later. Hard to tell---but certainly not near near Z-220 or so.

Very hard to square the reports of Bowers, Weitzman and JBC, none of whom seemed to have any axes to grind, all of whom seemed credible, with a lone gunsel armed with a single-shot-per-bolt-action on 11.22.

IMHO, LHO was involved in the JFKA, and is the best suspect as the TSBD6 sniper.

But no way LHO fired two shots in less than one second, armed with the M-C short rifle.

I have reasonable doubts, even compelling reservations, about the LNT.

JFK Assassination Discussion & Debate / Re: Determining a Timestamp for Darnell

« Last post by John Corbett on Today at 04:34:51 AM »

Quote from: Royell Storing on Today at 01:56:11 AM

It has always been a mystery to me why the Hesters would move from the Bench Area back to roughly the middle of the Pergola and THEN believe they needed to get down on the ground. Same goes for Mumford moving from the curb to up on the Knoll and THEN getting down on the ground. And the Chism Family moving from the curb/street, going well UP the knoll and THEN literally sprinting across it to the other side of Officer Haygood's motorcycle.

WOW! You really do have important stuff to fret about.

JFK Assassination Discussion & Debate / Re: How Do LNers Deal With Givens?

« Last post by John Corbett on Today at 04:32:58 AM »

Quote from: Dan O'meara on Today at 12:53:56 AM

Exactly when did he have plenty of time to make the Sniper's Perch and assemble his rifle?

No-one mentioned anything about him building the wall. Why are you going on about that? Why not read the posts you are responding to.
The "Rolling Reader" boxes used to make the Sniper's Perch were taken from a few aisles away. Therefore, in your scenario, Oswald got these boxes and brought them to the Sniper's Nest to construct a rest for the rifle.
The long bag in the corner led the Warren Commission to speculate that Oswald took the disassembled rifle to that corner and reassemble it sat on a box by the Perch. They also concluded it took about 6 minutes to assemble the rifle.

So, when, exactly, did Oswald have all this "plenty of time" to make these preparations?

As you will see, it's very necessary for it to be established when he made these preparations.

You are just being silly........AGAIN!

What difference does it make when Oswald made these preparations. We know he made the preparations which amounted to assembling the rifle and stacking a few boxes for a rifle rest and a seat. If I had to guess, i would say he probably didn't assemble the rifle until the other employees had left for lunch. Why risk exposing the rifle before then? Stacking the boxes would take about a minute, tops. Bonnie Ray Williams returning to the 6th floor could have been problematic had he remained there but since he didn't, that left Oswald with ample time to make final preparations. If you want to create imaginary problems for Oswald, those same problems would also apply to anyone else you want to imagine could have done the shooting, but that's academic. All the hard evidence tells us the shooter was Oswald.

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