Lurknomore
Golden Member
The bodyguards name was George Hickey- he was seated in the rear of the SS limo behind the presidential car. According to testimony and photos, he was the FIRST to react to a possible shot by Oswald that nicked the curb and hit Kennedy's scalp. A good book by Bonar Menninger called Mortal Error shows photos of the sequences and provides testimony by a firearms expert who concludes that, indeed, Hickey prolly fired the fatal shot as a result of slipping in the seat as the cars sped away.
The report of the gun, an AR-15, was extremely loud and sharp, sharper than Oswalds 6.5mm Carcano rilfe. There was the smell of burned gunpowder all around Dealy Plaza- Texans would know the diff. between burned tire rubber and gunpowder- and the layout of the area may have provided an "echo chamber" effect so that the origin of the gun report-behind Kennedy- may have been observed OPPOSITE that direction, towards the Grassy Knoll. This of course helps the conspiracists, although their evidence is weak.
The composition of the AR-15 round has copper and zinc. The carcano round has no zinc. Kennedy's skull was embedded with numerous tiny fragments which contained zinc. So most likely he was shot in the rear from the assault rifle, not the old WW2 round. A heavy, full-jacketed carcano round would at most split into 2 or 3 pieces when hitting relatively soft bone, if it would have shattered at all. The 5.5 mm round is known to shatter and disintegrate when hitting bones and tissue.
And, yes, about Kennedy's throat wound.
It wasn't just a throat wound, it was a spinal tissue wound that most likely would have been fatals anyways given Kennedy was weakened by Addisons disease, syphilis, pain medications due to his bad back. The throat shot, which most likely WAS the supposed "magic" bullet- pure hokum- grazed Kennedy's spinal cord, causing Kennedy's arms to flay upwards as he clutched his throat. This is a reflex reaction caused by stimulation to that area.
It exited his throat and entered Connollys back, exiting and lodging in his wrist.
The supposed "pristine" bullet was anything but- it was severly flattened and had lead extruding from the core.
So, yes, the bullet could have and prolly did that kind of damage to both men.
