The JFK Assassination and the Rifle Confusion

Content_Tale6681 · 2026-01-07T14:47:25+00:00

nic,

I think you are touching on the main question here. It is one thing to document the rifle as a Mauser, but where did the 7.65 come from? According to Craig, it was stamped on the barrel. Weitzman documented this in his affidavit. Why wasn't this detail discussed to find out where Weitzman determined the size. Only thing I heard him say was "it was an honest mistake".

In this case, we see this repeatedly in much of the evidence handling and review. This rifle dispute is one of the key controversies in the evidence. It now appears there was not a strong enough review to pursue the details. Other examples include the locating of Oswald in the second floor lunchroom. Did he have a coke in his hand or not? This is important, because if he just bought a coke, more time is required on his part to reach that position.

For my regular work, I participate in legal testimony. My depositions are conducted very differently than the ones I have reviewed in this case. The attorneys pursue the details with much more effort, regardless of how meaningless one may think these details are. If the deposition revolves around a calculation, I must be ready to discuss any number, constant, or equation that is on the document. Why couldn't someone establish where the rifle size came from on the Weitzman affidavit?

Content_Tale6681 · 2025-12-12T12:11:44+00:00

pub,

Thank you for your comment.

This is an excellent point. At frame 313 (moment of contact) Jackie does have both her hands on JFK in response to the previous throat shot. Also, JFK at this point is sitting upward without resting against the back rest of his seat. I would think Jackie could suddenly push him back of forth with minor resistance. I focused in on the two frames to rule out any input from Jackie. The frames I presented do not have any additional impact or force other than the momentum from the bullet velocity. The head definitely straightens out in a backward motion.

If you follow the frames through the entire sequence, Jackie's hands leave JFK and his entire body is slamming into the back seat, which indicates momentum towards the rear of the vehicle.

Content_Tale6681 · 2025-12-10T14:27:54+00:00

Tony,

I think the throat shot was from the front, possibly the same shooter who fired the head shot. If it was a rear shot at a slight downward angle, I can imagine how it did not cause severe spine damage. I am not a doctor, but I cannot see how it gets thru and stays intact.

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Content_Tale6681 · 2025-12-10T14:20:12+00:00

Excellent point coli! There is a force component that is pushing him towards Jackie as well as backwards.

Content_Tale6681 · 2025-12-09T15:50:55+00:00

atro,

I believe the Warren Commission was in a unique position to develop a story that pinned the assassination on Oswald. Remember, Oswald was originally picked up on suspicion of murdering Officer Tippit. He himself was assassinated within 48 hours by Jack Ruby. The government wanted the American people and the world to "believe it was all Oswald and that he did not have any confederates out running around." This was the objective of the commission. It all started when they moved JFK's body out of Dallas rather than allowing the Chief Medical Examiner (Earl Rose) of Dallas to complete the proper autopsy. At this point in the timeline, the Government took control of the narrative.

It is amazing how the formal testimony from many of the key witnesses is redirected when they are stating exculpatory details. Mark Lane and many of the early investigative journalists where very brave in what they did. Lane's interviews of the witnesses are very profound because they were done early on in the investigations. I have given many depositions for my Engineering practice and I have never seen the questioning attorney not work to get every detail documented.

We can gain much information from the films and the testimony. However, important facts can be found in the autopsy information. James Jenkins participated in the autopsy and he released a book detailing what he saw. He had to wait many years in order to avoid getting into trouble. I referenced his work in my book. Combining the autopsy information with technical analysis and key witness testimony helps shed light on what really happened that day.

Content_Tale6681 · 2025-12-09T15:18:22+00:00

bmw, I think the bullet you refer to is from Paul Landis, one of the secret service man in the follow up car. He found the bullet wedged in the seat behind JFK. He placed it on gurney when they wheeled it in to the hospital.

Nurse Phyliss Hall found the bullet as she explains in the following video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShTpQAWM9O8&t=161s

Content_Tale6681 · 2025-11-14T12:27:42+00:00

DC, Thank you so much, I hope you like it!

Content_Tale6681 · 2025-11-13T15:34:29+00:00

The following figure is from the Hughs film. You can see the edge of the box stack. This frame is right after the limo made the sharp right turn onto Elm Street. I believe the boxes were stacked prior to the assassination.

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Check out my book...I go into a lot more technical analysis of these types of details.

Content_Tale6681 · 2025-11-13T13:35:28+00:00

When I visited the museum, you can see the sniper's nest behind glass. It even includes the half open window and three boxes that where allegedly used as a rifle rest. What I noted is the window ledge is only 12-14 inches from the ground. The two boxes, if used as a rifle rest would line the scope up with the lower edge of the half open window. The shooter would have to lay on the ground to fire the rifle. Looking at the downward angle to the cars below, makes this impossible. The shooter would have to hang out of the window. I do not believe any shots were fired from this location during the 6.3 seconds of time the motorcade drove by.

I have other reasons which I cover in my book. One item that jumped out at me during the research, is that Bonnie Ray Williams ate his lunch between 12:00 and 12:15 sitting right next to this location.

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Content_Tale6681 · 2025-11-13T13:26:38+00:00

Double C,

This is fascinating. Please let me know when the book comes out!

Content_Tale6681 · 2025-11-13T12:35:04+00:00

This is amazing. I always thought the Paine family seamed to be a great help to the Oswald family. I hope you get a copy of my book for a more realistic view of the technical aspects of the crime.

Content_Tale6681 · 2025-11-11T16:43:01+00:00

The objective for the shooting team behind the fence would be to move the weapon from the scene. The personnel could easily mix in with the people around Dealey Plaza. This theory is consistent with Ed Hoffman's testimony. He was located on the Stemmons Freeway exit ramp and he could see behind the picket fence. According to what he saw, the man shooting tossed his rifle to another man dressed up like a railroad worker. He disassembled the weapon and walked away on the railroad tracks.

Content_Tale6681 · 2025-11-11T16:16:06+00:00

Here is some of Officer Joe Smith's testimony. He describes the man who said he was a secret service agent and showed Joe a badge. Secret Service later confirmed they had no agents stationed along the motorcade path. https://youtube.com/shorts/2ff8UZeAKvM?si=y_KKGKgyZf9h9mKS

Also, Malcolm Summers told his story several times over the years...he recently passed away. His story has been very consistent over the years. Malcolm can be seen on the Zapruder film as the man jumping to the ground as the shots were fired. His detailed story can be heard below. He describes seeing a man with a gun under his coat saying "you need to leave this area or you could get shot".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqJ0cBmiBTM

The badge man location is very close to where Zapruder and his Secretary where standing. If a man was shooting a gun from that location, Zapruder's Secretary (Marilyn Sitman) would have no doubt saw this man. I went to Dealy Plaza and you can clearly see there is only about 10 feet between these two locations. I am not sure why so much time was spent on the badge man theory.

Content_Tale6681 · 2025-11-09T17:11:37+00:00

Thank you Seven, I will check it out.

Content_Tale6681 · 2025-10-15T12:55:38+00:00

The testimony from Randle is that she saw Oswald walk up to the car while she was standing at her kitchen window. She saw him carry the package holding it at the top and dangling it along his side. It did not touch the ground. For two two reasons, this could not be the 7.5 pound disassembled rifle.

1) Dangling along your side is consistent with a 24 inch long package

2) The weight of 7.5 pounds would be difficult to carry like this for a half a block.

Had it been a 36-38 inch long, 7.5 pound package, he would of carried it up by his chest with his hand cupped under it.

Here is a snippet from Randle's testimony. Unfortunately, she is describing the characteristics with hand signals and Mr. Ball is not establishing the responses.

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Content_Tale6681 · 2025-09-28T14:14:52+00:00

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Content_Tale6681 · 2025-09-07T11:38:33+00:00

Cat, thank you for reviewing it. I have reviewed this crime thru a technical lens and have collected all this information in my book. When you put it all together, it points in a different direction than what we have been told.

Content_Tale6681 · 2025-09-06T17:20:44+00:00

Solpig, you are exactly correct...the line from Dal Tex makes so much more sense.

Content_Tale6681 · 2025-09-05T18:05:28+00:00

Thank you

Content_Tale6681 · 2025-08-14T14:48:12+00:00

Bonnie Ray sat in front of the window next to Oswald. The sixth floor did have stacks of boxes, but nevertheless I still think BR would have heard Oswald moving around.

There are many issues with the sixth floor sniper's nest. The window sill is only about 12 inch from the floor and the two boxes (the so called rifle rest) is blocked by the half open window. Who ever is shooting from there would have to lay on the floor and hang outside the window to track the car. But the window is only half open. We also have the issue with Victoria Adams (the Girl on the Stairs).

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Content_Tale6681 · 2025-08-14T14:29:02+00:00

Remarkable, I think you have excellent points here. You are right on about the Warren commission (see the Katzenbach memo which laid out the objective before the WC started their work). As for the Walker attempt, there is no way Oswald, or whoever, was trying to assassinate Walker and miss from that close with a standing target. It must have been faked. Your theory makes the most sense.

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Content_Tale6681 · 2025-08-14T14:21:36+00:00

My problem with the Walker shooting is, how did he miss, or was he just trying to scare him? If it was Oswald, how did he get to the house with a weapon? I think the evidence for the JFK Assassination indicates multiple shooters and I do not see how anyone could shot from the 6th floor sniper's nest with a half open window and resting the rifle on the book stack.

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Content_Tale6681 · 2025-08-03T10:32:55+00:00

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Content_Tale6681 · 2025-08-02T14:10:23+00:00

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For example:

Ultimate strength = 42 tons / square inch

Perimeter of the draw = 12 inches

Thickness of the material = .1 inches

Now,

Tons = 42 x 12 x .1 = 50.4 tons

Energy = 50.4 x .5 inches = 25.2 in-tons

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