tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post1482632859278265404..comments2024-02-28T15:35:41.753-05:00Comments on JFK Files: Holland Déjà VuDale K. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079679710654429737noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-3220827486930060512016-08-22T07:04:55.268-04:002016-08-22T07:04:55.268-04:00George,
I suspect the Tague injury was due to fra...George,<br /><br />I suspect the Tague injury was due to fragments from the head shot escaping the limousine. The Hughes film shows employees in the fifth floor windows below Oswald's perch, however, no one is visible in the sixth floor sniper's window. Yes, I have a computer animated view from the sniper's perch as the limo approaches, however, the arrangement of boxes would have Dale K. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079679710654429737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-92002519210843838902016-08-20T20:48:51.320-04:002016-08-20T20:48:51.320-04:00Dale,
Thank you for thorough answers.
Do you hol...Dale,<br /><br />Thank you for thorough answers.<br /><br />Do you hold that the first shot missed and that wherever it went it is responsible for the facial injuries of the man<br />who was standing near the Railroad Over-cross ?<br /><br />I have seen documentaries where they show the film of JFK heading toward the TSBD.<br />This latest I have seen show the "sprocket side" of film Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-68184489183930088132013-12-20T18:39:08.106-05:002013-12-20T18:39:08.106-05:00I’d like to amplify what Anonymous said above abou...I’d like to amplify what Anonymous said above about Phil Willis’s fifth slide, which is a part of Willis Exhibit No. 1 in the Warren Commission Hearings. He testified (7 WCH 493) that the first shot “caused me to squeeze the camera shutter” and take the slide. In <i>Whitewash II</i> (p. 201), Harold Weisberg determined that Willis took the slide at frame 202 of the Zapruder film. NASA’s Thomas Baron Wranglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17586450941967630584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-8641970719528882482013-07-05T01:11:45.321-04:002013-07-05T01:11:45.321-04:00Just a word to thank you. Your computerized 3D ana...Just a word to thank you. Your computerized 3D analysis of the shooting convinced me that the only shots fired were from the bookstore depository. I viewed it on the net only in 2010 and wished I'd seen it sooner. Would've saved me 10 years of worthless amateur research into grassy knoll theories and other far-fetched paths.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-81999812264461561252013-01-12T00:27:03.189-05:002013-01-12T00:27:03.189-05:00Part 2:
Pinpointing the moment of the first...Part 2:<br /> Pinpointing the moment of the first shot is further muddled because the main physical evidence, of the shot, is limited to a few, shaky, low resolution films. None captures direct evidence of the first shot. Furthermore, the lack of clarity and the narrow fields-of-view result in an incomplete picture of how and when people reacted to the first shot. The films fail to thegoolshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706936589361219741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-46081359097659478082013-01-12T00:25:25.496-05:002013-01-12T00:25:25.496-05:00Absent any film evidence showing the first shot (m...Absent any film evidence showing the first shot (muzzle-flash, muzzle-smoke, the bullet hitting something) or audio evidence establishing the first shot's timing (relative to the others), it appears to me that the first shot (the missed shot) is hard to pinpoint to within less than a few of seconds. The second and third shots are easy to precisely mark, because we see their impacts in the thegoolshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706936589361219741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-31978393651263985562013-01-02T06:53:09.313-05:002013-01-02T06:53:09.313-05:00Paul, these questions are all a bit off topic, so ...Paul, these questions are all a bit off topic, so here's my shorthand answers: (1) No, clear copies of the film show the driver is not shooting the President, (2)Oswald did not know Ruby and therefore was not headed for a hookup with him, (3) No one knows why Oswald didn't plan his escape more carefully, (4) Yes, Oswald's encounter with Tippit appears to have been coincidental (and noDale K. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079679710654429737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-37902751850791641892012-12-29T21:58:41.320-05:002012-12-29T21:58:41.320-05:00Mr. Myers:
I have read your books and essays, as ...Mr. Myers:<br /><br />I have read your books and essays, as well as viewed your phenomenal computerized re-creations of the assassination, with great admiration for your work. Your insistence on evidence-based conclusions is the quintessence of applied critical thinking. Two questions for you at this juncture of my own personal inquiry: (1)is there any substance to the claim that the driver ofPaul Lester Van Gildernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-48861312587937791842012-07-17T16:18:41.296-04:002012-07-17T16:18:41.296-04:00Randy, The Elm Street shot was ideal because (1) i...Randy, The Elm Street shot was ideal because (1) it provided cover for Oswald (hidden from the street below by the SE corner wall of bricks; whereas a Houston Street shot would require him to be exposed in the window); (2) it allowed Oswald to fire from behind (which severely limited the Secret Service response; a Houston Street shot would have made Oswald a perfect target for return fire as the Dale K. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079679710654429737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-1412026538863363722012-07-16T19:32:58.203-04:002012-07-16T19:32:58.203-04:00After reading through all the information I've...After reading through all the information I've found on numerous websites there's one question I don't think I've seen anybody ask. It isn't terribly important, but I'm curious if anybody who has been to Dealy Plaza might have some insight. My question is: Why didn't Oswald fire at the President when he was on Houson Street moving towards Oswald in almost a straight Randynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-61595579607547270902012-04-30T20:22:51.283-04:002012-04-30T20:22:51.283-04:00doesn't the fact that so many ear witnesses cl...doesn't the fact that so many ear witnesses claim that the 2nd and 3rd shots were so close together that there had to be two people shooting? maybe there were two shooters in the book depository. Some eye witnesses claim to have seen two men in the sixth floor window.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-7386483438929349452012-01-11T14:49:01.303-05:002012-01-11T14:49:01.303-05:00With all due respect “kashkrupa,” for whatever rea...With all due respect “kashkrupa,” for whatever reason, you’ve overlooked this crucial piece of testimony:<br /><br />Mr. LUTZ. This scope is mounted with a set of split rings that surround the circumference of the scope, to three-quarter-inch diameter tube. They are screwed into place to the mount and then that mount attached to the left side of the receiver…<br /><br />Mr. MCDONALD. Would it be Dale K. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079679710654429737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-38388875056150251572012-01-08T23:54:33.327-05:002012-01-08T23:54:33.327-05:00Mr. Myers you said to Alameda "there's no...Mr. Myers you said to Alameda "there's no way to know whether Oswald used the scope or the iron sites", but that's wrong. Oswald could not have used the iron sights because the scope was in the way. Also SA Frazier in his testimony testified that one shot was enough to knock the scope out of alignment. Lutz in his HSCA testimony said pretty much the same thing: "the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-43102696853164052692012-01-06T06:45:29.471-05:002012-01-06T06:45:29.471-05:00Honestly who cares, the man got shot and died ther...Honestly who cares, the man got shot and died there are your facts. Jesus you Americans and your theories make you a laughing stock amongst other nations.<br /><br />Yes it was sad but LET IT GO.Ian Clarkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-80675389001392717862011-11-23T10:38:28.809-05:002011-11-23T10:38:28.809-05:00Anonymous, The chip in the windshield was "no...Anonymous, The chip in the windshield was "noticed" the day of the shooting and has been discussed at length in the official investigations and elsewhere. It had nothing to do with Connally's wounds, but instead was related to the fatal head shot.Dale K. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079679710654429737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-61069379152397784732011-11-22T22:42:24.221-05:002011-11-22T22:42:24.221-05:00has anyone noticed the chipped windshield in altge...has anyone noticed the chipped windshield in altgen's photo? I don't think C.e.399 is missing enough material to allow for the chips on Conally's wrist and a windhield damaging chip also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-364478179847158842011-11-09T21:56:34.876-05:002011-11-09T21:56:34.876-05:00In regards to the trajectory of the Carcano bullet...In regards to the trajectory of the Carcano bullet, with a scope zero at 100 yards, the bullet is about .4 inches above the line of sight at the Z-313 distance, and 3.5 inches above with a 200 yard zero.Paul Burkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-65709787903946751272011-10-12T11:49:06.883-04:002011-10-12T11:49:06.883-04:00Having live through the experience and being an av...Having live through the experience and being an avid shooter I could not believe the part of the Warren Commission suggesting Oswald accurately fired 3 shots in 3 to 4 seconds. I certainly believe that the first shot was taken much earlier than the second or third. It makes sense the first bullet either was a ricochet or went into a tree, etc. If it struck the grass area across from the book merbeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778822150661309478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-9109785624879154352011-08-18T08:42:14.269-04:002011-08-18T08:42:14.269-04:00Alameda, there's no way to know whether Oswald...Alameda, there's no way to know whether Oswald used the scope or the iron sites when firing the shots and therefore not much reason to speculate on the difficulty or ease of firing the shots using the scope. Two out of three shots found their mark which suggests to me that Oswald was proficient enough using either method.<br /><br />As to the body-switch theory, there is not one scintilla of Dale K. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079679710654429737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-15256678767860401632011-08-17T23:41:34.847-04:002011-08-17T23:41:34.847-04:00Hi Dale,
I admire you for your extreme patience a...Hi Dale,<br /><br />I admire you for your extreme patience and thoroughness in which<br />you go to explore and clarify and<br />prove, when necessary, that the latest theory on the JFK shooting <br />may not be wholly or even partly true.<br /><br />I have not shot a hunting rifle in a long time but doesn't the range the scope is set for make it difficult to shoot short ?<br /><br />So if alamedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042528559368838366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-57337608588668065662011-02-18T09:58:06.393-05:002011-02-18T09:58:06.393-05:00Thanks for the chuckle, Anonymous. It's enligh...Thanks for the chuckle, Anonymous. It's enlightening to see that you're unwilling to stand behind your convictions by posting your name. Nevertheless, while we can argue about percentages all day long, the fact of the matter is that the Holland thesis is <i>not</i> supported by the earwitness accounts, a point you obviously missed in the article above. Here it is again: "What is Dale K. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079679710654429737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-55335759332348414472011-02-17T20:51:39.883-05:002011-02-17T20:51:39.883-05:00Fix up your percentages when talking about the ear...Fix up your percentages when talking about the ear-witnesses accounts you deceptive hack. Almost 75% of those who gave their version of what shot sequence was actually heard said that the last 2 shots were spaced very close together. Don't play around with maths and say 25% is hardly significant when you know full well that is deceptive. 60 witnesses gave a sequence account and 44 of them sayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-26333915902811417982009-11-28T17:02:05.422-05:002009-11-28T17:02:05.422-05:00I profoundly disagree that the first shot missed. ...I profoundly disagree that the first shot missed. Every witness with an opinion on the matter stated that JFK slumped after the 1st shot. No witness ever claimed that after the 1st shot, JFK kept waving for a couple of seconds, and then only slumped after a 2nd shot. <br /><br />Furthermore, there is vast witness support for the first shot happening at about Z197. The most obvious is Betzner'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-8171990174707491742009-07-23T13:14:29.185-04:002009-07-23T13:14:29.185-04:00JavaJeff,
I suppose it is because no one felt tha...JavaJeff,<br /><br />I suppose it is because no one felt that sweeping the tree with a metal detector would advance the case any. <br /><br />Finding a spent slug tied to Oswald's Mannlicher-Carcano embedded in the tree would only prove what we already know - one of the shots fired from Oswald's rifle missed the target.<br /><br />Still, it would be interesting to know. I doubt, however, Dale K. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079679710654429737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-91389722158466600572009-07-23T12:41:25.905-04:002009-07-23T12:41:25.905-04:00Love your work.
I don't understand why the tre...Love your work.<br />I don't understand why the tree below the window has not been checked for a spent (or has it)bullet. That would be evidence - especially if it matched the Carcano.JavaJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428582888017256723noreply@blogger.com