Oswald's shot-1 ricochet was at Z113 or Z105.

[Jerry Organ]

Mason thinks nothing is going on here with Connally, other than Connally showing concern for Kennedy.

Mason thinks the strike to the wrist occurred here because the hat moved. (Clip starts with exact moment of Mason's proposed strike to wrist)

Actually the hat as it's held isn't changing much; The change in appearance is because areas are moving out of shade from the roll-bar because Connally is falling back towards Nellie.

[Andrew Mason]

Mason thinks nothing is going on here
with Connally, other than Connally
showing concern for Kennedy.

There is a lot going on here.  JFK has just been shot.  JBC has heard it and recognized it as a rifle shot and realizes an assassination is underway.  He immediately wants to see how the President is and turns around to his right.  As he does this turn, he yells "Oh, no, no" (which his wife said was before the second shot).  This draws Jackie's attention as we can see.  Nellie said he turned around to see JFK before the second shot.  There is nowhere else where he even tries to turn to see JFK. 

Mason thinks the strike to the wrist
occurred here because the hat moved.
(Clip starts with exact moment of
Mason's proposed strike to wrist)

To be fair, Jerry, I think the strike to the wrist occurred around z270 because:

1.  the vast majority of witnesses who commented on the shot spacing specifically recalled that the last two shots were closer together - in rapid succession.
2.  the Connally's insisted that JBC was not hit on the first or third shots.
3.  the head shot was the last of the shots
4.  there were exactly three shots.

I believe it likely occurred between z271 and z272 because:

1.  JBC begins moving forward at z272 and then starts falling back on his wife at about z278
2.  Greer said he turned around for the first of his two turns immediately upon (simultaneous with) the second shot.  His head is finishing the turn at z281-285.
3.  Hickey was looking forward for the last two shots.  He is still turned to the rear at z256.  He said the first of the last two did not appear to hit JFK as all he saw on the second shot was JFK's hair fly up on his right side.  His hair does exactly that from z273-277.
4.  There is a noticeable movement of the left sunvisor on between z271 and z272.
5.  There is a noticeable change in the appearance of the wrist between z271 and z272.

Now, I could be wrong within a frame or two of z271.  We cannot see JBC in z270 and only part of him in z269.

Actually the hat as it's held isn't
changing much; The change in
appearance is because areas are
moving out of shade from the roll-bar
because Connally is falling back
towards Nellie.

Right. As if we cannot see through the shadow cast by the roof bar.  There is no question that there is a change in the posture of JBC his wrist position relative to the hat:

[Dan O'meara]

There is a lot going on here.  JFK has just been shot.  JBC has heard it and recognized it as a rifle shot and realizes an assassination is underway.  He immediately wants to see how the President is and turns around to his right.  As he does this turn, he yells "Oh, no, no" (which his wife said was before the second shot).  This draws Jackie's attention as we can see.  Nellie said he turned around to see JFK before the second shot.  There is nowhere else where he even tries to turn to see JFK. 
To be fair, Jerry, I think the strike to the wrist occurred around z270 because:

1.  the vast majority of witnesses who commented on the shot spacing specifically recalled that the last two shots were closer together - in rapid succession.
2.  the Connally's insisted that JBC was not hit on the first or third shots.
3.  the head shot was the last of the shots
4.  there were exactly three shots.

I believe it likely occurred between z271 and z272 because:

1.  JBC begins moving forward at z272 and then starts falling back on his wife at about z278
2.  Greer said he turned around for the first of his two turns immediately upon (simultaneous with) the second shot.  His head is finishing the turn at z281-285.
3.  Hickey was looking forward for the last two shots.  He is still turned to the rear at z256.  He said the first of the last two did not appear to hit JFK as all he saw on the second shot was JFK's hair fly up on his right side.  His hair does exactly that from z273-277.
4.  There is a noticeable movement of the left sunvisor on between z271 and z272.
5.  There is a noticeable change in the appearance of the wrist between z271 and z272.

Now, I could be wrong within a frame or two of z271.  We cannot see JBC in z270 and only part of him in z269.
Right. As if we cannot see through the shadow cast by the roof bar.  There is no question that there is a change in the posture of JBC his wrist position relative to the hat:

Look at the position of the bullet hole in Connally's jacket, it is below where the lapel terminates and above the top button.


This is an approximation of the bullet hole on JBC's jacket on the day of the assassination:



Look at the position of his wrist at z272:



Does it really need explaining that his wrist, just below the knot in his tie, is way to high to be struck by a bullet exiting his chest at this point of the Zfilm?

[Andrew Mason]

Look at the position of the bullet hole in Connally's jacket, it is below where the lapel terminates and above the top button.


This is an approximation of the bullet hole on JBC's jacket on the day of the assassination:

Look at the position of his wrist at z272:

Does it really need explaining that his wrist, just below the knot in his tie, is way to high to be struck by a bullet exiting his chest at this point of the Zfilm?

I gather from your response that you are assuming that it is the holes in the clothing rather than in the body that determines where the bullet struck.  Why?  Or are you suggesting that the yellow dot matches the location of JBC's right nipple?:

I would also point out that the jacket cuff had bullet hole 1/2 inch wide and 3/8 inch from the end of the sleeve:


Since that sleeve end is not seen, we cannot be sure exactly where it was. 

It is interesting to note that the shirt cuff had two holes.  One hole went from 3/4 inch above the end of the shirt cuff (3.25 inches from the cuff fold edge) to the end of the cuff (2.5 inches from the cuff fold edge).


The other hole in the shirt sleeve was a very jagged horizontal hole whose edge was 1 inch from the end of the cuff fold and the other edge was 1 inch from the end of the french cuff (ie. about 1.5 inches from the cuff end):


So, if you go 3.25 inches from the end of the french cuff and on the side next to the chest, that appears to be where the bullet struck.  The bullet appears to have fragmented on striking the radius and the fragments deflecting off the back of the radius passed through the middle of the cuff causing a large irregular tear.

[Dan O'meara]

I gather from your response that you are assuming that it is the holes in the clothing rather than in the body that determines where the bullet struck.  Why?

You gather incorrectly.
Go back and look at the images. It is clear the hole in JBC's jacket is way below the wrist position. There is no way you can explain it away. You can only deny the obvious.

Or are you suggesting that the yellow dot matches the location of JBC's right nipple?

The dot represents the bullet hole in JBC's jacket

I would also point out that the jacket cuff had bullet hole 1/2 inch wide and 3/8 inch from the end of the sleeve:


Since that sleeve end is not seen, we cannot be sure exactly where it was. 

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The cuff of JBC's jacket is clearly seen.
I've put on an arrow to help.

It is interesting to note that the shirt cuff had two holes.  One hole went from 1/2 inch above the end of the shirt cuff (3 inches from the cuff fold edge) to the end of the cuff (2.5 inches from the cuff fold edge).


If you go 3 inches down from the end of the french cuff and on the side next to the chest, that appears to be where the bullet struck.  The bullet appears to have fragmented on striking the radius and the fragments deflecting off the back of the radius passed through the middle of the cuff causing a large irregular tear.

The other hole in the shirt sleeve was a very jagged horizontal hole whose edge was 1 inch from the end of the cuff fold and the other edge was 1 inch from the end of the french cuff (ie. about 2.5 inches from the cuff end):

Without realising it you've provided the third piece of evidence highlighting the impossibility of a shot around z270.
In the image above it is clear the end of the jacket sleeve and the french cuff of his shirt don't line up in a way that explains the holes in each. JBC's jacket sleeve is too far down, there is too much of the shirt sleeve showing.
In the above image it is possible to determine where the radius is (at the point where his wrist is flexing, up near the tie knot). The jacket sleeve is a good few inches below this point.
How is it possible for a bullet entering the sleeve of the jacket to shatter the radius?
Answer - it's not.

[Jerry Organ]

1.  JBC begins moving forward at z272 and then starts falling back on his wife at about z278

Animation starts at Z271. Connally doesn't "fall forward". He only falls back towards Nellie, many frames before you say he did at Z278.

2.  Greer said he turned around for the first of his two turns immediately upon (simultaneous with) the second shot.  His head is finishing the turn at z281-285.

3.  Hickey was looking forward for the last two shots.  He is still turned to the rear at z256.  He said the first of the last two did not appear to hit JFK as all he saw on the second shot was JFK's hair fly up on his right side.  His hair does exactly that from z273-277.

• Hickey can't possibly see the tiny hair flutter in the Z270s.
• Hickey is referring to the head shot (hair fly away).

4.  There is a noticeable movement of the left sunvisor on between z271 and z272.

Either there's a gauntlet of snipers or the wind is just making that left sun-visor wobble. Anyway, nothing to do with your mythological bullet strike at Z271.

5.  There is a noticeable change in the appearance of the wrist between z271 and z272.

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[Andrew Mason]

You gather incorrectly.
Go back and look at the images. It is clear the hole in JBC's jacket is way below the wrist position.

It is also below and medial to the exit point on the chest, which was at the level of the fifth rib, just below and slightly medial to the right nipple.  Here is the difference:

There is no way you can explain it away. You can only deny the obvious.

It is rather simple, actually.  Use the actual location on the body and not the clothing

The cuff of JBC's jacket is clearly seen.
I've put on an arrow to help.

Uh, no. That is the edge of the hat, not the jacket cuff.  Prior to z272, the hat is covering the view of the jacket cuff.  The hat is not directly touching the jacket sleeve. The end of the jacket cuff where the bullet struck is not visible in the zfilm until after z271.

Without realising it you've provided the third piece of evidence highlighting the impossibility of a shot around z270.
In the image above it is clear the end of the jacket sleeve and the french cuff of his shirt don't line up in a way that explains the holes in each. JBC's jacket sleeve is too far down, there is too much of the shirt sleeve showing.
In the above image it is possible to determine where the radius is (at the point where his wrist is flexing, up near the tie knot). The jacket sleeve is a good few inches below this point.
How is it possible for a bullet entering the sleeve of the jacket to shatter the radius?
Answer - it's not.

I am not clear on where you think the bullet struck on the radius.  The pre-operative x-ray (CE691) shows this:


This wound was "rather oblique with some considerable contusion at the margins of it".  This is described in the operative record as being "over the junction of the distal fourth of the radius and shaft"  The other break in the skin was on the palm side of the wrist about 2 cm above (toward the elbow) from the flexion crease of the wrist.  (CE392, 16H533).  So the damage is some distance from the wrist joint.

[Jerry Organ]

It is also below and medial to the exit point on the chest, which was at the level of the fifth rib, just below and slightly medial to the right nipple.  Here is the difference: