The film was used as evidence in the case against lee harvey oswald, who shot kennedy from a sixthfloor window at the texas school book depository. More than 50 years after jfks assassination, an expert looks at the top conspiracy theories still out there. Did jfk say theres a plot in this country to enslave every man, woman, and child. Kennedys last moments alive gave way in an instant on nov. Secret service, best known as being the driver of president john f. Nov 14, 2008 this video replaces the one that was censored, due to the complaint filed by proponents of the theory that bill greer, the driver of the limousine turned around and shot president kennedy.
You dont think the people in the limo would have said something if it were true. Files will shed light on a jfk shooting conspiracy but not the one. Long before there was fake news, there was the assassination of president john f. The driver of the presidents lincoln limousine, with its. Multiple shots from many directions killed jfk debate.
There has been speculation that the actions of president john f. Jul 04, 2015 the driver shot kennedy square in the right forehead with the bullet logically exiting the right rear. Kennedy, largely obscured by the cars rearview mirror, can be seen with his fist clenched in front of his throat while agents standing on the car behind the limousine look back toward the texas school book depository, the entrance of which is visible just behind the tree. Jfk assassination conspiracy theory debunked by new gunshot study. How does connolly have a hole in his back, his chest and a bullet in his wrist if the driver shot them. Oct 26, 2017 the 5 biggest kennedy conspiracy theories. His driving actions, though, did enhance the ease of the assassins to hit their target. Did greer make mistakes in dealey plaza slowed the limo to look into the back. Why did jfks driver shoot him in the head at point blank range. The smoking gun discredits the grassy knoll idea as does cold case jfk, novas reexamination of the scientific evidence that debuts at 9 tonight on pbs, while giving credibility to those who smelled gun smoke at street level, who thought the third shot was louder or came from near the presidential limousine, or who thought hickey may have picked up his rifle after the first shot. Just as ridiculous is the idea that castro killed kennedy. Februar 1985 in waynesville, north carolina war ein. The driver slowed and looked back twice to confirm that the kill was good. Connellys nephew confirmed that jfk was shot by secret service agent driving the limo jan.
Air force one arrives at dallas love field with the president and his wife, jacqueline kennedy, texas governor john b. When dressmaker abraham zapruder brought his camera to see president john f. John f kennedy, the 35th president of the united states, was shot dead on 22 november 1963. What physics reveals about the jfk assassination history. Jfk bodyguard in new revelation about presidents driver.
Jfks former bodyguard has spoken out about the day the us president was shot dead in 1963. September 1909 in stewartstown, county tyrone, irland. The last thing jfk said to jackie before he died reader. William robert greer september 22, 1909 february 23, 1985 was an agent of the u. Texas gunman hijacks city bus, shot dead new york daily news. Also, there is continuing debate over the sequence at a key point in the zfilm.
The first shot went through the presidents neck but did not. Nov 22, 20 was jfk shot by the driver of his own car. When the limo driver, secret service agent greer, slowed to a stop, the brake lights came on, he looked back toward jfk, and another shot or set of shots were fired. In the zapruder film, jfk grabs his throat and slumps forward and to his left oto his wifes shoulder.
Exgovernment agent claimed someone from his team killed the president in remarkable deathbed confession to director oliver stone. The strange saga of jfks recycled death car began a few years before, when the secret service decided to add a new car to the fleet of 10 1950 lincolns that harry truman and dwight eisenhower had used, whose roofs had been modified to provide with extra headroom to accommodate the tophats that once were the fashion for chiefs of state. Nov 18, 20 one important fact that comes out early in the trial is that lee harvey oswald tested negative when given a paraffin test on his cheeks. Oct 27, 2017 if you look at a really bad copy of the zapruder film, it will look like william greer, the driver, reached over his shoulder with a gun and shot kennedy in the head, john mcadams, author of. My brother met the nephew of governor connelly the one who was also shot while in the car with jfk, and one day the nephew asked the governor, his uncle, who do you think shot kennedy, uncle. Probably the strangest thing about this story is the man in the video, bill cooper most importantly, the fact that hes dead.
John fitzgerald kennedy, the 35th president of the united states, is dead at the age of 46. Shooting holes in theory that a secret service agent. Six jfk shooters, including three tied to cia, named james. Oct 27, 2017 to emphasize the main contention of jamisons article that secret service agent william r. Kennedy had told jackie she looked smashing in the pink suit she wore that fateful day in dallas, but those werent his final words. Multiple shots from many directions killed jfk debate club. Theres only one potential shot that was both directly in front of jfk and below his temple and thats a shot from greer the driver.
As of this writing, there have been dozens and dozens of assertions as to the real assassin of president kennedy on that fateful day in dallas. Did jfk say theres a plot in this country to enslave. Mar 08, 2007 if you start watching at frame 225, you will see jfk grab for his neck. Jfk secret service jackie kennedy assassination car shot. In the car next to him is his wife, jacqueline, and in. Later theorists pointed to the many witnesses who stated that the car stopped momentarily during the motorcade. Eyewitnesses jfk assassination john f kennedy secret service witnesses killed shot limousineby driver testimony accounts involved conspiracy. Kennedy and the scores of conspiracy theories it ignited. Kennedys driver, tyroneborn william greer, played a part in his death. Kennedy was assassinated, you may have heard about a few conspiracy theories. Safe at least in the sense that we can know about it.
After the head shot to jfk, you can see connelly look at the driver then duck down. One theory that keeps coming up is that secret service agent william greer, the limousine driver, actually shot president kennedy with a handgun. By comparing the zapruder film with the orville nix film, it is clear that when shots were first fired at the president, driver william greer braked the limousine to almost a complete stop, and, only after the fatal head shot, do the brake lights go off and the car accelerates. Kennedy was riding with his wife jacqueline, texas governor john connally, and connallys wife nellie when he was fatally shot by former u. Kennedy faced gunfire from three gunmen who shot four bullets at his passing motorcade according to dramatic new findings that indicate lee harvey oswald could not have acted alone sparking a fresh manhunt for a second and third shooter. Kennedy s presidential limousine in the motorcade through dealey plaza in dallas on november 22, 1963, when the president was. Doctors also mention that her doing so likely saved connallys life, as it helped seal the wound. This statement was a part of he official story line to frame oswald, the fall guy, and make it look like jfk was shot from the rear. Central standard time in dallas, texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade through dealey plaza.
Government, he was hit by the magic bullet at the same time that jfk got hit in the throatin other words, when the car is hidden by the sign. The who, how and why of the jfk assassination wake up world. The strange saga of the jfk assassination car boundary. Nov 12, 2018 jfks assassination was so ridiculously easy.
Connally who is sitting right in front of jfk who also gets shot mentions his wife was in the car, and that when he was hit, she pulled him into her lap. Greer, the driver of jfk s limo, had fired the fatal head shot which caused the right rear of jfk s head to blow out an enormous amount of brain tissue, skull fragments, and blood that would splatter and spray upon 3 of the 4 dallas motorcycle cops who. Upon careful inspection of the film and further reflection, hanson denounced his own theory but this did not stop cooper from selling bad some so bad there was no color copies of the zapruder film and continuing to claim the driver shot jfk even though hanson and several other jfk researchers, myself included, warned him not to do so because. The national archives are releasing tens of thousands of documents linked to kennedys assassination expect evidence of institutions. The driver shot kennedy square in the right forehead with the bullet logically exiting the right rear. Jackie, the governor and his wife were all there too, and the motorcade in front and behind. The secret service killed jfk, william wild bill cooper, the ufo conspiracist, tax resister, and selfstyled militiaman based his 1991 claimed that jfk was assassinated by limousine driver william greer, on a special washed out version of the zapruder film an allegation easily refuted by simply looking at the original zfilm.
Kennedys assassination in dallas, texas on november 22, 1963and the investigation and conspiracy theories that followed. Mar 21, 2020 this is exactly why the wcr diehards ridicule conspiracy theorists. His accused killer was lee harvey oswald, who was himself murdered before he could stand trial, and the death of kennedy has long been the subject of speculation and conspiracy theories. The day jfk was shot his car was moving much slower than the 45 mph minimum dictated by secret service protocal. Right after jfk was killed, his body was rushed to the dallas parkland hospital. Certainly, connally was in on this and his wife is not going against that, certainly if kellerman took the wheel he was in on it. Kennedys presidential limousine in the motorcade through dealey plaza in dallas on november 22, 1963, when the president was assassinated. That exit wound is corroborated by 40 witnesses and my recent work showing that jfks rear skull gaped open at the moment of front right impact. Mick mcelkenny talked of his shock on hearing the news in 1963. Alternate footage of john f kennedy assassination alternate footage of the john f. A man in texas hijacked a bus, shot out several windows with his rifle, took the driver hostage, shot two officers and led cops on a chase through four neighborhoods sunday before being shot.
Notice the right rear missing in the autopsy pic and compare that to frame 3. Six jfk shooters, including three tied to cia, named by assassination authority by sherwood ross with jim fetzer six shooters who participated in the assassination of president john f. Kennedy, including three with ties to the central intelligence agency cia, were named by a prominent critic of the warren commission report wcr. On november 29, 1963, president lyndon johnson directed the warren commission to evaluate all the facts in the brutal november 22 murder of his predecessor, john f. Its been called the most important 26 seconds of film in history. By coming to a near stop during the shooting spree, jfk was a much easier target. Zapruder film shows jfks driver firing fatal head shot. You see special agent hill in all the photos lunging forward after the first shot. Who else was in the car with jfk when he was shot answers. Despite his assassination being decades ago, the mystery. Kennedys limo slowed after the assassination shooting began. One of the earliest conspiracy theories suggested that the driver of the presidential limousine, a secret service agent named william greer, shot jfk. Nov 25, 2019 there has been speculation that the actions of president john f. John fitzgerald kennedy, the 35th president of the united states, was assassinated on november 22, 1963, at 12.
The presidents limousine travels down elm street immediately after the first shot was fired. Conspiracy theorists claim president kennedy issued the warning seven days before he. That exit wound is corroborated by 40 witnesses and my recent work showing that jfk s rear skull gaped open at the moment of front right impact. Jul 17, 2008 the secret service killed jfk, william wild bill cooper, the ufo conspiracist, tax resister, and selfstyled militiaman based his 1991 claimed that jfk was assassinated by limousine driver william greer, on a special washed out version of the zapruder film an allegation easily refuted by simply looking at the original zfilm. One author estimated that conspiracy theorists have accused 42 groups, 82 assassins, and 214 people by name of being involved in the assassination. More than 50 years after jfk s assassination, an expert looks at the top conspiracy. Greer, the driver of jfks limo, had fired the fatal head shot which caused the right rear of jfks head to blow out an enormous amount of brain tissue, skull fragments, and blood that would splatter and spray upon 3 of the 4 dallas motorcycle cops. Proponents of this theory claim to show he reaches back with his right hand and simply shoots jfk in the head. Connally, it was after this shot that kellerman issued his emergency instructions and the car accelerated. Shortly after, john connelly reacts to being shot and falls back toward his wife. Kennedys motorcade was turning past the texas school book depository at dealey plaza with crowds lining the streetswhen shots rang out. Oh dear, here we go again, yet another explanation of the murder of jfk. Jfk theory alleges secret service agent fumbled gun.
He became jfks driver after the 1960 election through. Notice in live footage how the foot patrol agents were called off just before the kill zone. We like to feel that the world is safe, errol morris tells me. More than 50 years after jfks assassination, an expert looks at. One just has to consider that secret service agent clint hill was able to run from the follow up car and board the presidential limo. Shot by an assassin as he drove through the streets of dallas, texas less than an hour ago. When someone fires a mannlichercarcano, the rifle found on. Even today, the zapruder film is seen as evidence in countless conspiracy theories about who shot the president. Kennedy the man, his administration and that fateful day in dealy plaza fifty years ago. Among many startling revelations in the book, bill cooper said that the secret service agent driving jfks limo, william greer, could be seen in the unedited zapruder film placing a light colored silvery or very light grey perhaps 45 caliber automatic on his right shoulder, turning his head around, and shooting jfk in the right forehead area which blew a huge gaping hole out the right rear of kennedys head. Nov 16, 20 more than 50 years after jfk s assassination, an expert looks at the top conspiracy theories still out there. Over and above the most radical assassination theory of them all oswald shot kennedy, and he acted.
As instructors of this course, our students learn throughout the semester about john f. Connellys nephew confirmed that jfk was shot by secret. Was john fitzgerald kennedy shot and killed by the limo driver secret service agent william greer. Mar 18, 2019 a new study suggests the grassy knoll jfk assassination theory is bogus. In those frames you will see the driver, william greer look back twice before firing. Jfk assassination film hoax the fastforward mistakes. Kennedys assassination in dallas, texas on november 22, 1963and the investigation and conspiracy. Kennedy assassination, claiming to be the original video captured of the event.
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