Carl Day didn’t photograph the alleged print, or cover it with cellophane like he did with the others, even though he had time to do so. He was told to turn over all the evidence to Vince Drain, but didn’t turn this over or even notify Drain if it’s existence. Day claimed that there were still traces left on the rifle. Latona didn’t learn of the existence of this print until No. 29 when it was arrived on and index card, sent separately from anything else. Latina found no traces of the print or even any indication that the area had been processed. Hoover claimed that 5 spots on the lift were matched to “pits” on the rifle, but all we have is a smudge with lines drawn on it, nor is there any documentation as to who did the match and how it was done. Or even any communication with Day as to exactly where the lift was taken to see if they were “matching” to the same spot. Drain told Henry Hurt that he didn’t think it was legitimate.
Drain told Larry Sneed that he believed Carl Day was an honest man.
Item analyzed Z frames 183 and 186, and gave an over 4-inch range on how inboard Connally was from Kennedy.
I don’t see how that changes anything.
For anyone who might be interested, I have decided to stop selling my book Hasty Judgment: Why the JFK Case Is Not Closed and to make it available free of charge online in PDF format. The book is my reply to Gerald Posner's book Case Closed. The book includes the transcript of my interview with an NSA photographic technician regarding the backyard rifle photos. Here's the link to the book:https://miketgriffith.com/files/hastyjudgmentbook.pdf
