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  1. 21 hours ago, George Sawtelle said:

    I believe the first shot caused the back wound. It occurred at or about Z-158 based on the blur analysis of Alvarez, Hartmann and Scott. It was loud enough to startle Zapruder.

    People in the parade thought the first shot sounded like a firecracker or backfire. The acoustical experts said it only registered 4 echos and therefore based on their criteria it was not a rifle shot.

    However I believe it was a rifle shot except that it was attenuated. The assassin used home made ammunition which is difficult to trace back to the assassin. Since the ammo was faulty the bullet did not travel 2200 ft/sec., more than likely much less than 2200 ft/sec.

    Okay, how fast would the bullet be travelling, in feet per second, to only penetrate the flesh of the back one inch?

    Did the shooter know the round was faulty?

    Why would a home made bullet be more difficult to trace back to an assassin than a factory made bullet?

    Was the round attenuated (reduced in force) or faulty, or a combination of the two?

    Was the rifle zeroed (sighted) in for that particular round?

     

  2. On 02/03/2017 at 5:56 AM, Thomas Graves said:

    Like Thierry Speth's alleged "Gloria Jean Calvery," 23-year-old TSBD employee Stella Mae Jacob, being a Native American, was (probably) dark-complected. Stella and two of her colleagues, Gloria Jeanne Holt and Sharon Nelson (maiden name: Simmons) said in their FBI statements that they watched the motorcade together, and that they stood at the curb on the south [sic] side of Elm Street.  I believe an honest mistake was made and that their FBI statements should have said "north side of Elm," instead.  I base that belief not only on the fact that Jacob, being Native American, must have been dark-skinned (like "Calvery"), but also because Gloria Jeanne Holt bears a striking resemblance to the person identified (by Speth?) as "Karan Hicks." 

     

    (Disregard the "Opps!  This Site Has Expired!" message, and scroll down to see two photos of Gloria Jeanne Holt.):

    http://www.reopenkennedycase.org/apps/forums/topics/show/13242379-minor-witnesses

     

    Left to Right: Jacob, Holt, Simmons-Nelson ???

     

    "I, Stella Mae Jacob, freely furnish the following voluntary statement to Eugene F. Petrakis and A. Raymond Switzer, who have identified themselves to me as Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  I am an Indian female and reside at 508 South Marsalis, Dallas, Texas.  I was born on May 31, 1943 in Wright City, Oklahoma, and have been employed at the Texas School Book Depository, 411 Elm, Dallas, Texas, as typist in the billing department since the 1st of July, 1963.  At approximately 12 :00 p .m . on November 22, 1963. I left the Depository building  and walked down toward the Stemmons expressway underpass west of the building approximately fifty yards and took up a position on the curb on the south aide of Elm Street to await the presidential procession . I was accompanied by Sharon Simmons, now Mrs. Nelson, and [Gloria] Jeanne Holt, both employees of the Texas School Book Depository. I was still standing on the curb at the time president John F . Kennedy was shot I do not recall seeing lee Harvey Oswald at any time on November 22, 1963, and did not see him at the time of the  asassination.  I did not observe any strangers in the building on the morning of November 22, 1963. Following the assassination of the president, I tried to return to work in the Texas School Book Depository, but was told by other employees that no one would be allowed in the building so I did not return to work that day. I did not personally know Lee Harvey Oswald althought I recall seeing him on several occasions in the lunchroom. I have read this two page statement, initialed each page and each correction and find it true and correct to the best o£ my knowledge." /s/ Stella Mae Jacob        

    https://www.history-matters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh22/pdf/WH22_CE_1381.pdf

     

    --  Tommy :sun

    Hi Thomas

    Once again, ignore everything above this line as I am still having problems with the Quote/Reply function.

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    Hi Thomas

    If it was just one woman we were looking for it might not be so bad, but we have to find four women unaccounted for; unless we assume Calvery, Westbrook, Hicks and Reed were not actually together as a group.

    I was thinking about what Pat Speer said about the confusion regarding the two Elm Streets. Is it possible Calvery, and maybe the rest of her group, were watching the motorcade from the Elm St. extension?

  3. 23 hours ago, Bill Miller said:

    I believe Linda was clear that no one knows exactly how many seconds passed since the shots were fired before Baker and Truly ran through the door and before Gloria Calvery entered the building. Whether it was 30 seconds with an additional 15 or more seconds before Calvery came onto the first floor .... it was a short amount of time.

    Zambanini claimed that she was proud of the research she had done on Calvery and you have not bothered to ask her for the source that allowed her to write in Calvery's orbit that Gloria followed Truly and Baker into the TSBD.

    So its a fact that Linda Zambanini wrote the orbit as much as it is a fact that you have no evidence that her remarks about Gloria's following Truly and Baker wasn't factual and true.

    I'm sorry, Bill, but since you seem intent on reporting me to James Gordon every time I disagree with you, I am placing you on "Ignore". I have just been told I stand a good chance of being permanently banned from this forum.

    It is quite clear at this point that discussing this case with you is rather futile, as you fail to recognize facts for what they are. For example, not having evidence that Linda's remarks were not true and factual? Don't you find that a bit absurd?

  4. 21 hours ago, Bill Miller said:

    The Molina testimony I copied from a post that Linda Zambanini made.  I don't recall you asking her if she was related to any banned members.

    I don't really care if you got it from Santa Claus, Bill. What you posted proves absolutely nothing, other than that you seem fond of making assumptions and then attempting to post them as established facts.

  5. 21 hours ago, Thomas Graves said:

    Sandy,

    As a counter-argument I'd say that, unlike her "dress up" high school and wedding photographs, the 11/22/63 photo of Gloria Calvery was "informal / casual" in that she was probably wearing her work clothes that day, and the poor thing probably wasn't expecting to be photographed. Least of all from the rear. 

    Another thing I just noticed is that in Betzner 3, big girl has dark-colored hair and looks like she might be wearing glasses.

    Regardless, we know that the guy next to her was with the guy next to him (he's not visible in Betzner 3), so how do you like my theory that those four headscarf-wearing gals were together?

    --  Tommy :sun

    They do look alike with their matching head scarves. However, the other three have names attached to them. Can we discount the names attached to them, or do we go through another laborious search?

  6. " Mr. BALL. Did Gloria come up?
    Ms.. MOLINA. Yes, she came. I was in the lobby standing there and she came in with this other girl. [if Truly came in 20-30 secs after the shots as Molina says above, and we know Calvery was not far behind him - or Baker and him - and Molina says he SAW her "come in" - then I assumed, pretty logically I think, that Molina had to have followed Truly in, and he was then almost immediately followed in by Calvery. He says he saw her come in so he had to have gone in just after Truly and before her. Does that make sense? ] "

    Bill

    Are you by any chance related to a person by the name of Albert Doyle? He's the fellow James booted from this forum for posting a stream of non-stop nonsense.

    No, it does not make any sense at all.

    How do you know Calvery was not far behind Baker? You don't. There is nothing whatsoever to support your assumption.

    How do you know Molina followed Truly in to the entryway? You don't. There is nothing whatsoever to support your assumption.

    How do you know Moina was immediately followed in by Calvery? You don't. There is nothing whatsoever to support your assumption.

    "He says he saw her come in so he had to have gone in just after Truly and before her. Does that make sense?" That is a possibility. HOWEVER, what is the time frame involved? Did Calvery come in seconds after Molina, or minutes?

    Making assumptions is a waste of everyone's time, Bill, and only proves that you have a vivid imagination. Before you respond again, might I recommend you find some actual evidence to support your theories?

  7. On 02/03/2017 at 5:56 AM, Thomas Graves said:

    Like Thierry Speth's alleged "Gloria Jean Calvery," 23-year-old TSBD employee Stella Mae Jacob, being a Native American, was (probably) dark-complected. Stella and two of her colleagues, Gloria Jeanne Holt and Sharon Nelson (maiden name: Simmons) said in their FBI statements that they watched the motorcade together, and that they stood at the curb on the south [sic] side of Elm Street.  I believe an honest mistake was made and that their FBI statements should have said "north side of Elm," instead.  I base that belief not only on the fact that Jacob, being Native American, must have been dark-skinned (like "Calvery"), but also because Gloria Jeanne Holt bears a striking resemblance to the person identified (by Speth?) as "Karan Hicks." 

     

    (Disregard the "Opps!  This Site Has Expired!" message, and scroll down to see two photos of Gloria Jeanne Holt.):

    http://www.reopenkennedycase.org/apps/forums/topics/show/13242379-minor-witnesses

     

    Left to Right: Jacob, Holt, Simmons-Nelson ???

     

    "I, Stella Mae Jacob, freely furnish the following voluntary statement to Eugene F. Petrakis and A. Raymond Switzer, who have identified themselves to me as Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  I am an Indian female and reside at 508 South Marsalis, Dallas, Texas.  I was born on May 31, 1943 in Wright City, Oklahoma, and have been employed at the Texas School Book Depository, 411 Elm, Dallas, Texas, as typist in the billing department since the 1st of July, 1963.  At approximately 12 :00 p .m . on November 22, 1963. I left the Depository building  and walked down toward the Stemmons expressway underpass west of the building approximately fifty yards and took up a position on the curb on the south aide of Elm Street to await the presidential procession . I was accompanied by Sharon Simmons, now Mrs. Nelson, and [Gloria] Jeanne Holt, both employees of the Texas School Book Depository. I was still standing on the curb at the time president John F . Kennedy was shot I do not recall seeing lee Harvey Oswald at any time on November 22, 1963, and did not see him at the time of the  asassination.  I did not observe any strangers in the building on the morning of November 22, 1963. Following the assassination of the president, I tried to return to work in the Texas School Book Depository, but was told by other employees that no one would be allowed in the building so I did not return to work that day. I did not personally know Lee Harvey Oswald althought I recall seeing him on several occasions in the lunchroom. I have read this two page statement, initialed each page and each correction and find it true and correct to the best o£ my knowledge." /s/ Stella Mae Jacob        

    https://www.history-matters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh22/pdf/WH22_CE_1381.pdf

     

    --  Tommy :sun

    Hi Thomas

    I'm having trouble still with the Quote/Reply function and it keeps showing the 1st page of this thread. Just ignore everything above this.

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    "Robert,

    Which begs the question, "Did the FBI fabricate all of their statements because they, or at least one of them, were somehow involved in the assassination?"

    Why else would the FBI fabricate their statements, Robert?"

    I'm thinking much the same thing you are, Thomas, but, for the life of me, I cannot figure out why they would go to such elaborate ends to conceal the location of one woman, and how all that ties in to the cover up.

     

  8. On 03/03/2017 at 7:05 AM, Michael Walton said:

    Bob I know  you  like to discuss ballistic  or  the  theory of them. You  might want  to  look  around  on the interwebs and find  actual gunshots hitting skulls  and bodies.

    You'd  be amazed to find  that bullets don't  always act like  you'd  think  they do. Bullets hitting  live bodies from distances  and up close.

    So yes it's  very possible  that a shot could  have  hit his upper back in that strap type muscle  and just died there, not exiting, and then fell out. We can't  always depend on a guy shooting 50 bullets into gel and then writing  down  the  results.

    Micah yes I  think anything is possible  about  if a bullet  fell out into his clothes. 

    Do you know how many deer I've killed over my lifetime? 

    Bullets travelling 2200 feet per second simply do not come to a halt after penetrating a mere inch of flesh.

  9. ac·com·pa·ny
    əˈkəmp(ə)nē/
    verb
     
    1. 1.
      go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort.
      "the two sisters were to accompany us to New York"
      synonyms: go with, travel with, keep someone company, tag along with, hang out with; More
       
       
    2. 2.
      be present or occur at the same time as (something else).
      "the illness is often accompanied by nausea"
      synonyms: occur with, co-occur with, coexist with, go with, go together with, go hand in hand with, appear with, be attended by
      "the illness is often accompanied by nausea"

    As far as I can see, Bill, the two men in the Darnell film are nowhere close to anything resembling a police officer. In fact, they are not even accompanying each other.

    Of course, you're the photographic expert, and you might have a different opinion.

  10. 21 hours ago, Bill Miller said:

    Once again you fail to understand the purpose of an affidavit. It is a general statement that sets the groundwork for later testimony. It's a figure of speech given by the person who wrote the statement. Lovelady and Shelley noticed police officers running towards the RR Yard, so they walked up that way as well. I do not know of anyone who thought that both BS and BL were implying that they went arm and arm to the RR Yard with the police officers who went there ..... at least not until now.    :)

    Wow, Bill, that is absolutely ridiculous.

  11. 21 hours ago, Robin Unger said:

    The annotation also left out the woman in blue in between Brown and Berry

    and the woman in white next to Millican.

    20160.jpg

    Good observation, Robin. Now, when these four women said they were standing together in a group, is it possible their group was interspersed with other people, or do they define being "together" as literally four of them shoulder to shoulder?

  12. "I, Betty Jean Thornton, make the following voluntary statement to Raymond J . Fox and J . Hale McMenamin, who have identified themselves to me as Special Agents, Federal Bureau of Investigation . "I am a white female, born at Graham, Texas on November 13, 1929 . I presently reside at 3807 Rolinda and am employed by the Scott-Foresman Publishing Crmpany, fourth floor, Texas School B6ok Depository, Building, 411 Elm Street, Dallas . "On November 22, 1963, a - approximately 12 :35 P .M ., I was standing with Jane Berry, another employee of Scott-Foresman, on Elm Street in front of the Texas School Book Depository Building to watch a motorcade bearing President John F, Kennedy pass by . As the car in which the -President was riding passed by, I heard what I thought were firecrackers being discharged, but I did not actually see the President hit with any shots . " 

    Jane Berry makes an almost identical statement and vouches for Betty Jean Thornton. Neither of them mentions Peggy Burney, nor do they mention the woman known only as No. 10. Unlike the group to their right (Calvery, Hicks, Westbrook and Reed), they do not give each other's street addresses. I wonder why it was so important for the other group to memorize each other's street addresses?

  13. It's the other thread I seem to be having trouble with the Quote/Reply function. I'll have to post my responses to the Calvery/Jacob thread here.

    temoins071.jpg

    Robin asked about the four women marked as 7,8,9 and 10 in the top photo. While no. 10 is not identified, 7,8 and 9 are ID'ed as Jane Berry, Betty Thornton and Peggy Burney. No. 10 looks a bit big to be Gloria Calvery but that's just my opinion. What is even more interesting is that June Dishong is second from the left in the group of five. How did she not get included in the statements of the other four women, who were able to supply to the FBI the names and street addresses of the other women in the group, but ALL completely forgot Dishong was with them?

  14. 23 hours ago, Bill Miller said:

    It's all a matter of perception in my view. Dave Wiegman started filming as his car rounded the corner and when his shaky film shows the view down the street and even before the limo has entered the Underpass - the crowd along Elm Street have dispersed.

    Wieg3_zpsmrpak0qf.jpg

    The street curves and any object going away from someone will appear to not be moving when its hardly moving. Attempting to pick knat dung out of pepper does not make Truly being dishonest about what he thought he saw. Studies have shown that two people can witness the same event and have a different memory of it based on how each one perceived it.

    No, it's a matter of Truly lying. There just weren't enough people standing in front of the TSBD to make a "mob" capable of doing what he described. Did you happen to notice, in the Couch film, that most of the spectators in front of the TSBD entrance have not moved very far from their positions prior to the assassination?

    Truly had to come up with a good story to explain why he left Ochus Campbell and placed himself at the foot of the TSBD steps. His task was to read Baker's mind telepathically and deduce that Baker wanted to go to the roof of the TSBD. Everyone had their part to play.

  15. Hi Thomas

    As I said earlier, we are not just looking for Gloria Calvery to be somewhere else on Elm St. She was standing in a group of five women, and she and three of these other women all gave statements to the FBI that there were four of them in a group. (not sure how June Dishong did not get included in this group but we'll save that for later)

    In their FBI statements, each of these women, Calvery, Hicks, Reed and Westbrook, gave the names AND street addresses of the other three women she was standing with.

    Therefore, unless we assume these four FBI statements to be fabrications, we are obligated to look for a group of four women standing together on the north side of Elm St. who have not been identified to date.

    Interesting that each woman would know the street address of the other three women.

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