THE AUTOPSY
At Bethesda Naval Hospital the autopsy was performed by Commander James Humes and two other naval doctors, none of them forensic pathologists. Their findings were incompatible with the observations of the Parkland Hospital doctors. Parkland observed a three-inch hole in the back of the head, indicating a large exit hole of a frontal shot, whereas Humes, (whose first observation according to FBI agents at the scene, was that there had been “surgery of the head area”), described the head wound as a gaping hole towards the right front as from a rear shot. Parkland saw a back wound under the right shoulder, which Humes located in the neck. More incredibly, Parkland observed an entrance wound in the throat – where Humes saw only a tracheotomy. After being informed of this mistake the next day, and without having followed the path of the bullet through the neck (on orders from an unnamed general), Humes concluded that this bullet had exited from the throat. He then burned his original autopsy notes. Humes’ findings, coupled with a bullet found on a stretcher at Parkland, set the scene for what was to become known as The Magic Bullet Theory.
The Magic Bullet Theory
Had the body been altered en route? The ornate presidential casket was left unguarded on Air Force One, (delayed before take-off from Dallas, by Lyndon Johnson, on his own orders, was sworn in as president), and naval officers later said that Kennedy’s body was brought to Bethesda in a body bag inside a cheap tin casket prior to the arrival of the official entourage. Why wasn’t the autopsy performed in Dallas? Lyndon Johnson refused to leave without the President’s widow, who likewise refused to leave without her husband’s body.
Be sure to watch for next Wednesday’s segment.
Bill Ding and his band of clowns are the security patrol for this blog site. He is a favorite toy from the 50*s. By the way sometimes a blog is just an ego-maniacal stream of conscience.
Pbenjay's Blog 