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JFK Assassination Medical Evidence: Missing Records and Headshot Analysis

Forbes Breaking NewsJune 7, 202510 min1,501,759 views
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Autopsy Records and Missing Evidence

  • πŸ“Œ The JFK Records Review Board (ARRB) staff worked from 1995-1998 to declassify and release records related to the assassination.
  • πŸ” A key focus was the medical evidence, including autopsy photographs, X-rays, and witness testimonies.
  • ⚠️ Eight different sets of photographs taken during JFK's autopsy are missing from the official collection.
  • ❌ At least two to three JFK skull X-rays are missing, and the surviving ones appear to be altered copy films, not originals.
  • 🦴 The Harper fragment, a crucial piece of skull bone, has been missing since late 1963.
  • 🧠 The remains of President Kennedy's brain are also missing today, despite being placed in a stainless steel container.

Discrepancies in Medical Findings

  • 🧐 Autopsy photos in the official collection disagree with the head and neck wounds observed by treating physicians at Parkland Hospital.
  • πŸ’‘ Two medical doctors who reviewed the autopsy photographs and X-rays concluded that the evidence points to three headshots, not just one from behind as stated by official commissions.
  • πŸ—£οΈ The official autopsy report represents only the fourth set of differing conclusions reached by Navy pathologists within two weeks of the assassination.
  • 🚫 The chain of custody of President Kennedy's body prior to the autopsy appears to have been broken, raising doubts about the report's reliability.

Zapruder Film and Access Restrictions

  • 🎬 Studies of the Zapruder film suggest the use of visual effects to alter key frames, potentially blacking out the exit wound seen at Parkland.
  • πŸ•΅οΈ The Zapruder film's custody history is complex, involving the CIA and Kodak's labs, not just the claimed location.
  • πŸ”’ The Deed of Gift from the Kennedy family imposes severe restrictions on viewing autopsy materials, leading to de facto suppression.
  • πŸ”“ Lifting these restrictions and allowing free access to autopsy photographs and X-rays is crucial for resolving authenticity questions by qualified experts.
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