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JFK HYPOTHESES cont.
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E. HYPOTHESES INVOLVING RELATIONSHIP OF 399 TO JFK's WOUNDS
1. struck President Kennedy's head, exited, then struck car.
a. encountering hard object in interior of car at high speed.
Evidence Against
(1) bullet piercing skull would most probably have been distorted.
(2) bullet then striking hard object in car (of sufficient sub-
stance to stop it)would be further distorted.
Hypothesis Eliminated
b. penetrated upholstery, coming to rest in soft material, thus
preventing further distortion.
Evidence Against:
(1) bullet piercing skull would most probably have been distorted.
(2) it would have to have been recovered and placed on stretcher.
(3) no reason for such bullet to be placed on stretcher.
Hypothesis Retained
C. spent upon exiting head, came to rest in car without further
distortion to bullet or damage to car.
Evidence Against:
(1) bullet piercing skull most probably would have been distorted.
(2) it would have to have been recovered and placed on stretcher.
(3) no reason for such bullet to be placed on stretcher.
Hypothesis Retained
2. struck President Kennedy's head; exited, escaped car without
striking it.
a. still unspent after escaping car, bullet encountered solid
obstruction.
Evidence Against
(1) bullet piercing skull most probably would have been distorted.
(2) striking other hard object would have resulted in further
distortion.
Hypothesis Eliminated
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