NYT Review on JFK "What the Doctors Saw"

[Bill Fite]

I've always been struck by the fact, that in an on-going murder investigation Life Magazine was allowed to purchase and hold evidence.

Or am I mistaken?

[Benjamin Cole]

1 minute ago, Bill Fite said:

I've always been struck by the fact, that in an on-going murder investigation Life Magazine was allowed to purchase and hold evidence.

Or am I mistaken?

Well, as I recall, the authorities did get copies of the Z film. 

And since LHO was neatly disposed of, there was no defense counsel to ask to see a true copy of the Z-film (or, possibly the original). 

No no trial, no need to provide evidence. 

An under-commented side note: Zapruder said he filmed continuously from the corner of Elm through the underpass. 

My family had a Sears 8 mm movie camera, made by Bell & Howell, which might have been the same model as Zapruder's, but if not, very close. 

Those old-fashioned home movie cameras made whirring noises as they operated, and the camera-holder could feel a mild vibration through the handle. 

It would have been odd if Zapruder was unaware he had stopped filming and then re-started. 

If Z was unaware he had stopped filming...then why did the camera re-start? 

My guess is those frames have been cut from the original and lost. I wonder why.