One document appeared to shed light on how the CIA intercepted assassin Lee Harvey Oswalds communications with the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City a few weeks before the murder. Conspiracy theories regarding who . The delicate folia of the cerebellum are so much different than the lobular gyrus pattern of the cerebral hemispheres well I just cant imagine that many medical professionals mistaking the two. A new lawsuit seeks to force the Biden administration and the National Archives to release all remaining government documents about former President John F. Kennedy's assassination.. Why it matters: The lawsuit, filed by the Mary Ferrell Foundation, is the latest attempt to make public a trove of records related to Kennedy's murder, which has been the subject of conspiracy theories and . Please keep in mind that Dr. Mantik is much more qualified to assess the evidence in this case than I am. John Kuroski is the editorial director of All That's Interesting. The burn marks are located on the right side, lateral to the orbital wall. When we talk about the skull bones and the lobes of the brain, we use the same terms, however their territories dont exactly match. He has described this in detail in his publications. @ R>-h;m^b$cq~u3fi+{-XiELo 2gGj j{.E@>wE}NRw:ocQZ`k$4>Ot|S Kennedy, with his eye on reelection, was all smiles. Photos from the JFK Assassination Records Collection November 22, 2013, commemorates 50 years since JFK was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Dr. G.M. The corpsmen describe the pathologists actually positioning portions of the frontal bone back into place. I remember watching the funeral and the procession to Arlington cemetery and I remember the heaviness that settled over everyone. From there, images of John F. Kennedy's assassination take on a new kind of haunting character. Americans gathered around radios and TV sets. I think that one of the reasons that they moved the entry wound up was due to the fragment particle trail shown in the right lateral skull x-ray. The trove of documents were made public after Biden issued an executive order authorizing their release. by the way. Once John F. Kennedy's body was taken to Love Field and placed on Air Force One, his vice president Lyndon B. Johnson took the oath of office. >Bm[3)Awb,;3_9 >oO OSW9 : V35B : 1993.06.04.11:54:31:430000 : NO ATTACHMENTS TO MEMO, HOWEVER, MEMO WAS ATTACHED TO 29 APR 64 MFR. From that fateful moment to the autopsy and funeral that followed, see some of the most powerful JFK assassination pictures below, then go deeper inside the story of that tragic day. I absolutely do not believe that these marks are due to a hot lamp, for multiple reasons. As you see here, the largest skull bone is the parietal bone, and it covers multiple lobes of the brain. Figure 2. Thank you to James Fox, Mark Crouch, and David Lifton for unveiling these important pictures! I apologize to the Kennedy family for this. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Homemaker became main collector of JFK assassination records, National Archives set to release more files on JFK assassination, Pal reveals Lee Harvey Oswalds weird, paranoid life one year before killing JFK, Jackie Kennedy was prepared to die during Cuban Missile Crisis, ex-Secret Service bodyguard claims in new book. There are two metallic fragments visible within the circumference of this object, and I agree with Dr. Mantik that the largest of these appears to correspond with the object embedded in the galea. 1654 Just hours after the president's death, an autopsy was performed and its findings were recorded in a report which is publicly available through the United States National Archives. The Act mandated that all assassination-related material be housed in a single collection in the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Jimmy Breslin instead spoke with Clifton Pollard, "the gravedigger school of news writing. was probably five or six inches in diameter. A woman reacts to the news of the president's death on the streets of New York. Bidens order set a new deadline of May 1 for the National Archives and other agencies to review the remaining redacted documents and propose keeping any material under wraps beyond June 30, 2023. The most important finding here is the proximity of these tiny metallic fragments to this bone defect. A Review of the JFK Cranial x-Rays and Photographs by Dr. Michael Chesser T his review of the JFK cranial x-rays and photographs is based upon two visits to the archives in College Park, and also a visit to the Presidential Library in Boston. jfk autopsy photos photographs john f kennedy assassination. This also shows that the optical densitometer can demonstrate differences in density which arent apparent to the human eye. Policemen on motorcycles speed by while civilians lie on the grass and photographers capture the scene within seconds of the president being shot. JOHN E. DONOVAN REPORTS THAT HE KNEW AND WORKED WITH LEE HARVEY OSWALD FOR NINE MONTHS. Dr. Mantik took many more optical density readings that I did, but I wanted to show that my readings agree with his that the white patch appears much more dense than is possible. Email: Archives2reference@nara.gov. OSW8 : V33B : 1993.06.03.10:10:16:960000 : COVER SHEET REFERRING TO XAAZ-22406. After seeing these photos of the JFK assassination and autopsy, learn a little about what's inside the secret Kennedy assassination files released by the U.S. government. (Photo: PBS) The theory of the lone gunman holds that JFK's autopsy was bungled. There has been a lot of speculation regarding the JFK Assassination, and numerous conspiracy theories abound. OSW10 : V43 : 1993.06.12.09:53:39:120000 : REV. An initial review by The Post found few new revelations about the events of Nov. 22, 1963, when Kennedy was shot while riding in a motorcade in downtown Dallas. This is the autopsy photos, casket photos & 1981 exhumation photos of Lee Harvey Oswald! But the saga was far from over. ". stream That couldnt be further from the truth. A photo taken by Mary Ann Moorman one-sixth of a second after John F. Kennedy was fatally shot. OSW10 : V46B : 1993.06.12.11:36:25:030000 : (DELETION) HAS RECEIVED (DELETION) REQUEST FOR HELP IN GETTING EARLY COPY OF WARREN COMMITTEE REPORT ON KENNEDY ASSASSINATION. The seldom-seen Kennedy assassination photos above including tragic scenes of JFK's body, JFK's autopsy, and more are certainly proof of that. The president's limousine travels down Elm Street immediately after the first shot was fired. The president slumps over approximately one-sixth of a second after the fatal shot was fired. The only metallic appearing object along this path is the fragment noted at the back of the skull. Abbie Rowe/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. The vast majority of the collection has been publicly available without restrictions on access since the late 1990s. They separate out each moment and allow them all to linger in the mind. OSW10 : V43 : 1993.06.14.14:55:36:650000 : OSW10 : V43 : 1993.06.14.14:56:42:710000 : OSW10 : V46 : 1993.06.14.15:38:07:810000 : PROCESSING OF VISA APPLICATION BY SOVIET EMBASSY IN STOCKHOLM. POSSIBLY DUE CONTINUED AND UNEXPECTEDLY STRONG (DELETION) CONTROL OVER (DELETION) ORGANIZATION. Eventually I was approved to view the cranial x-rays only based upon my qualifications as a neurologist. His work also supports the findings of Dr. David Mantik. Many of you recognize the national archives II building in College Park. Alleged shooter Lee Harvey Oswald poses for his mugshot following the assassination. Perfectly round, with metallic appearing densities inside, and the surface was raised and crinkled. The Bethesda pathologists reported an entry wound low in the right occiput lateral to the protuberance. A Dallas policeman holds up the rifle that Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly used to kill President Kennedy. The autopsy determined that JFK had been shot twice, from above and behind. The prominent particle trail is located in the upper portion of the skull. I agree with Dr. Mantiks description of the two fragments visible within the circumference of this object. Looking at this image in the report would make you think that this x-ray is in horrible condition, and that the anterior half of the skull was so dim that no useful information could be obtained. I viewed this original x-ray at the JFK Library in Boston on 7/23/15 and measured the optical density of various areas of the film, for comparison with the autopsy x-rays. Thank You.\r\r*Thanks to Eddie for getting me on Coast to Coast A.M. with George Knapp!! As you see there is a marked difference in appearance of the cerebellum compared with the cerebrum when I heard that many of the doctors at Parkland saw cerebellar tissue in the wound, and actually falling out of the skull defect, I knew that something wasnt right with the official version of the wounds. ], [image-button label="Help Us Recover Lost and Stolen Documents" image="phone-red" classes="" link="/research/recover/" /], Warren Commission's Records of Key Persons, the windshield of the I did a rough calculation of the AP film angle and arrived at 13 degrees above a line from the lower orbital rim to the petrous apex. Uploaded by you will find here are finding aids to assist you in A close up note that the larger mark is not perfectly round in this copy. OSW10 : V43 : 1993.06.12.08:11:59:680000 : EFFORTS TO OBTAIN OSWALD FLIGHT INFORMATION. OSW10 : V43 : 1993.06.12.09:15:52:030000 : OSWALD'S ARRIVAL TIME IN HELSINKI REQUESTED. The choice of autopsy hospital in the Washington, D.C. area was made by his widow, Jacqueline Kennedy. 4dZWHFW-g"/:88_)wi74ce_bb56@z>p~>vrDi9V"u6hgfuBry@(vw>-I6%7|Kwy[A2$ubdo'TMB? Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Fearing that they were in the line of fire, onlookers Bill and Gayle Newman lie on the grass, sheltering their children, mere seconds after the president was shot. SAID NEVER VISITED COUNTRIES OUTSIDE EUROPE AND NEVER LIVED IN CUBA FOR PERIOD OF SEVEN YEARS. Texas Governor John Connally and his wife sit with President and Mrs. Kennedy in their limousine not long before the assassination took place. Subsequently, the Secret Service stashed the box in the White House. We know that the pathologists and morticians had to reconstruct the skull, and the right forehead appeared sunken, the right eye was bulging out. Why are we not able to see the frontal bone at this level? Photos of Assassination Artifacts JFK Key Persons Contact Us Textual Record Reference Div. And again, the exit location according to the HSCA, at the coronal suture. I was oblivious to the House Select committee investigation too busy in med school and then of course I watched Oliver Stones JFK, and read a couple of books over the next year but I cant even tell you which books I read. And I also think that if present day technology could be used to make good digital copies of the original x-rays, that the images could then be analyzed and we could obtain much more information and we could possibly identify the entrance wound on this AP x-ray. OSWALD PHOTOS FM MINSK REPRODUCED & ENLARGED. Dr. Cyril Wecht was the first non-governmental forensic pathologist to gain access to the National Archives to . In the upper circle, fracture line 1 terminates at fracture line 2. The only observation that I had which was different than his is the appearance of this mark when I shone a very bright flashlight over this mark. Images of John F. Kennedys assassination hold a permanent place in the American consciousness. of assassination-related records, photographs, motion pictures, sound recordings and An unidentified doctor at Parkland Memorial Hospital speaks at a press conference following the assassination of President Kennedy. If you notice the location, Ive moved it up slightly from the skull defect which I think represents the entry site, because the right side of the frontal bone had separated and had dropped in relation to the left frontal skull. In total, 13,173 new files were made public Thursday, the largest release of JFK assassination material since 2018. Please voice your opinion by taking the poll at the end of this article. The standard angle of the x-ray beam for an AP skull x-ray is shown on the in red, and the approximate angle from the autopsy AP skull x-ray is shown on the right, in green. Sodium hydroxide can be used to recover silver from x- ray film and this is a close-up photo of a film treated with NaOH. DISCUSSIONS OF OSWALD CASE IN USSR WITH FELIX DMITREYEVICH KARASEV AND VIKTOR VLADIMIROVICH TARATUNKIN ON 14 SEPT. RESERVATIONS AS TO WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO OSWALD DURING STAY IN USSR. [Editorial note: The following presentation, A Review of the JFK Cranial x-Rays and Photographs, was prepared and delivered by neurologist, Dr. Michael Chesser, at the 2015 JFK Lancer Conference in Dallas, Texas. Next to him in the car is his wife, Jacqueline, and in the front seat is Texas Gov. OSW11 : V48B : 1993.06.14.16:50:29:620000 : OSW11 : V48B : 1993.06.14.16:52:46:430000 : OSW11 : V49B : 1993.06.14.17:11:12:180000 : INCLUDES 2 COVERING PAGES OF MISC NOTES. Nevertheless, in my opinion this is a minor point to consider, in the face of the impossible optical density of the posterior skull on this film, and in view of the cutoff of the occipital skull, where most of the medical personnel describe seeing a skull defect. I am just one of many who believe that the entry site responsible for this particle trail was in the right frontal region, at or just above the hairline. The pattern of variable density throughout the skull is typical. Secret Service agent Clint Hill jumps aboard the presidential limousine to act as a protective shield for President Kennedy and the first lady moments after the shots were fired. The opinions put forth here are simply my observations about the facts as I understand them.\r\rI would like to add that, although it would be EXTREMELY difficult to forge a 3D photo like this one (especially without the aid of computers), one should not rule out the possibility that this is a piece of disinformation perpetrated by the murderers. One was the fatal shot to the skull, while the other . Thanks for contacting us. head; I was standing about 18 inches above the back of his head, so I. was looking directly down into a wound in the back of his head that. The skull at the level of the petrous ridge is almost all bone, and it is impossible to explain this finding except to consider that the evidence was altered. And as for the Kennedy assassination itself, Breslin certainly didn't find that episode's only "gravedigger." Thisreview of the JFK cranial x-rays and photographsis based upon two visits to the archives in College Park, and also a visit to the Presidential Library in Boston. endobj But in reality, the assassination itself unfolded in a matter of mere seconds. The autopsy doctors who examined JFK's body on the night of November 23, 1963 concluded the fatal shot had struck Kennedy from behind in the middle rear of his head. OSW10 : V43 : 1993.06.12.10:11:17:650000 : DISCUSSION BETWEEN MEMBER SR DIVISION CONCERNING OSWALD'S STAY IN HELSINKI. In the HSCA report youll find this very blurred image of the original right lateral skull x-ray (actually the inventory lists two left lateral skull x-rays). Texas Governor John Connally and his wife (front) sit with President and Mrs. Kennedy in their limousine just minutes before the assassination took place. Saundra Kay Spencer, in her deposition by the Assassination Records Review Board, after being shown the JFK autopsy photos in the National Archives Ms. Spencer had been identified as the NPIC employee who developed them, but she disavowed the official set. I tried to duplicate a burn mark on x-ray film from the 70s and I couldnt do it it would burn straight through, and the edges simply turned brown. Cecil W. Stoughton/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Now, going back to the AP skull x-ray, the obvious question is where does this map out? As it passed beneath the Texas School Book Depository, two shots hit the president. An editor at All That's Interesting since 2015, his areas of interest include modern history and true crime. ITEM PREPARED FOR THE WARREN COMMISSION BY SR/CI/RESEARCH ENTITLED 'CERTAIN QUESTIONS POSED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT FILES.'. I cant exclude this, however I think that Dr. Mantik is probably right that double exposure is how the alteration was accomplished. Notice that the gap in the bone on the left, now appears solid. This illustration was made for the Warren Commission, based upon the pathologists description. In 1965, for reasons not fully understood, JFK's brother, Robert, ordered the removal of JFK's brain from the White House and he had it put into the National Archives. *\r\rMusic by: The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards\rSong title: \"Piobaireachd\"\rAlbum: \"Second to None\" FINANCIAL AID FOR FOREIGNERS IN THE USSR. Forces Slaughtered As Many As 200 Unsuspecting Native Americans, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch. Then, have a look at some of the most incredible John F. Kennedy photos ever taken. A report on the call was sent to the FBI, State Department and Navy Department. James Fox was a photographer with the intelligence division of the Secret Service, and he kept some of the autopsy photographs for himself. <> The jubilant crowds. Stan Wayman/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images. The view from the sixth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository, from which Lee Harvey Oswald is thought to have shot President Kennedy, as seen approximately one hour after the assassination. James William "Ike" Altgens/Associated Press/Wikimedia. JFK: Bethesda Autopsy Photos not JFK, Oswald Framed, Warren Report a Sham Jim Fetzer Thanks to the brilliant research of Larry Rivera, we now have proof that the JFK autopsy photos are not of the body of JFK, that Lee Oswald was framed and that The Warren Report (1964) was a sham. Media in category "Photos of the autopsy of John F. Kennedy" The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. stream Before we start, I just want to say that I regret that we have to continue to show these photographs, which show the violence and trauma inflicted upon President Kennedy. In addition, these images are cropped and are not as clear as the originals. The previously redacted document shows that a wiretap operation targeting the embassy was done with the help of the office of the Mexican president, but without the knowledge of Mexicos security or law enforcement officials. OSW9 : V35B : 1993.06.14.14:42:19:900000 : NO ATTACHMENTS AS STATED. Without going into detail in this presentation, I would just like to say that I agree with Sherry Fiesters trajectory analysis and her conclusion that a right frontal entry most likely came from a shot from the area of the triple overpass. I saw this only on the original AP x-ray the HSCA copy shows a uniformly bright object. I mention other possibilities because we know that the skull was reconstructed, and that the morticians used a rubber patch combined with plaster of Paris to fill in skull defects after the autopsy. Meanwhile, the news had spread across the country. Optical density readings were used for quality control of x-ray film. OSW9 : V36 : 1993.06.14.08:45:36:060000 : MEMO ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHS OF OSWALD IN MINSK ENLARGED. His head was turned to the left and tilted forward at the time of a shot to the head in frame 313. Knight-Ridder Newspapers. I didnt realize that so few had actually seen the original x-rays and photos, and approval to view these materials is difficult to obtain. 3D Photo of JFK Autopsy WARNING Graphic - YouTube 0:00 / 7:48 3D Photo of JFK Autopsy WARNING Graphic seanpatrick78 166 subscribers 399 631K views 13 years ago IMPORTANT Please read. artifacts (approximately 2,000 cubic feet of records). The actual original x-rays are in excellent condition, showing only minor aging, and this blurred copy doesnt represent the original film well. on April 16, 2022, Back of head (B&W 15 & 16) (cropped) (High Treason 2).JPG, Back of head (Color 42) (JFK Absolute Proof).jpg, Back of head (Color 43) (JFK Absolute Proof).jpg, Back wound (B&W 11 & 12) (uncropped) (JFK Absolute Proof).jpg, Left profile (B&W 1, 2, 3, & 4) (High Treason 2).jpg, Mystery wound (B&W 17 & 18) (uncropped) (High Treason 2).jpg, Right profile (Color 26, 27, & 28) (uncropped) (JFK Absolute Proof).JPG, Stare of death (B&W 13 & 14) (uncropped) (High Treason 2).jpg, Top of head (B&W 7 & 8) (uncropped) (JFK Absolute Proof).jpg, Top of head (B&W 9 & 10) (uncropped) (JFK Absolute Proof).JPG. The doomed convertible. Puppes rule states that a when a fracture line #1 stops at fracture line #2, then fracture line #2 occurred first. A mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald lies on a stretcher on its way toward an ambulance just after he was shot in the basement of Dallas Police headquarters by Jack Ruby. on the Internet. If the angle is correct, the lower edge of the orbital rim lines up with the external auditory canal, in the petrous bone. AND MRS. CARL RAY JACKSON REPORT OSWALD PRESENCE IN TANGIER. X-ray film layers are demonstrated in the lower image. More information on Adobe Acrobat PDF files is available on our Accessibility page. Notice on the left this same area on the 1960 skull x-ray, and how it is much less white, or dense, compared to the base of the skull, the petrous portion of the temporal bone. This is shown here to show that the petrous portion of the temporal bone is the most dense, and brightest, region on a skull x-ray. On the day of his funeral, John F. Kennedy's body was moved from the White House to the Capitol. Its an incredible story Dr. Young was never called to testify. Proponents of this approach are always on the lookout for their "gravedigger," the unassuming corner of a story that proves all the more weighty because of just how peripheral it may seem at first. According to Dr. Chesser: I viewed the original autopsy skull X-rays at the archives this year [2015] and I confirmed [Mantiks] optical density readings of the lateral skull film, which support his conclusion that there was manipulation. May 12, 1996. The resulting Collection consists of more than 5 million pages of assassination-related records, photographs, motion pictures, sound recordings and Most of the records are open for research. In the days that followed, JFK's body was carefully examined by doctors and JFK autopsy photos capture this horrific moment in time. She had refused to leave Dallas without JFK's body. NEVER VISITED HAITI. Dr. David Mantik explains a JFK autopsy mystery image. This is what were going to talk about in a nutshell Im going to tell you why I believe that there is in fact, evidence, of a shot from the front, with entry in the upper right forehead. We tried [to] debunk this impression, but Karasev held to his views, the document read. One of the most, if not the most important pieces of evidence in the assassination; the autopsy photos. I believe that this location also corresponds to the area circled here. New York newspapers report the president's death. The previously redacted agency document shows that a wiretap operation targeting the embassy was done with the help of the office of the Mexican president, but without the knowledge of Mexicos internal security or law enforcement officials. I had read some of David Mantiks writings, but not all of them. Being both important and utterly morbid, its time at the archives was spent under the watchful eye of JFK's old secretary. OSW11 : V49B : 1993.06.16.15:15:22:250000 . The cerebellum is covered primarily by the occipital bone. The National Archives released more than 13,000 documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy Thursday, while President Biden ordered . I flipped the image of the right lateral x-ray, and then cut off the occipital region, to simulate the appearance of the left lateral image. I think others have measured this around 15 to 16 degrees. We've received your submission. Just a few blocks from the assassination site, the Marsalis Street Bus 1213 travels down Elm Street with Lee Harvey Oswald aboard, on his way home just minutes after the shooting. New testimony released Friday about the autopsy on John F. Kennedy says a second set of pictures was taken of Kennedy's wounds _ pictures never made . Washington The National Archives and Records Administration released a trove of 13,173 documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Thursday, shortly after President . Could it have something to do with the burn marks, or the white patch, or the 6.5 mm object? If you take into account the angle taken for the AP x-ray, then it has to lie somewhere along the red line on the left. As of 1966, they've been missing. This shows that the most dense part of the skull is easily the petrous (latin petrosus stone hard) portion of the temporal bone. The orbital rim is fractured on both sides. This significant disclosure reflects my Administrations commitment to transparency and will provide the American public with greater insight and understanding of the Governments investigation into this tragic event in American history, Biden wrote in his order. President Kennedy slumps over just after being shot. USA.gov, The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration In these Autopsy photos: The left view of the head appears near normal, from the right there is severe damage to the top of the headand a severe cut or laceration near the top of the right forehead. According to Puppes rule, fracture line 2 occurred first. This is the appearance of these same areas as I saw them on the actual HSCA computer enhanced x-rays. I visited the archives before I really knew much about the medical evidence before reading David Lifton, Doug Horne, Sherry Fiester, Gary Aguilar, and others. The optical density measurement is a logarithmic value, as shown, with a density of 1 for 10% of the light transmitted through the film, and a density of 2 is equivalent to 1 % of light transmission through the film. Following JFK's autopsy, the president was finally laid to rest. Now I want to go back to the right lateral view, and to focus on the white patch, which Dr. Mantik has written so much about. Then two years ago I read James Douglass book, and that struck a chord in me it lit a fire under me and Ive been trying to catch up ever since. The majority of the records have not been digitized. President's limousine, the camera belonging to Abraham Zapruder that You can see that there is brain shadow on the left side, but you really cant see any on the right side. December 15, 2022 6:36pm. 1-86-NARA-NARA or 1-866-272-6272, The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection, John McAdams (The John F. Kennedy Assassination Information Center), Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on the Temporary Certification Regarding Disclosure of Information in Certain Records Related to the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, download the spreadsheet as anExcel file, How to File a FOIA Request for Archival Records, RPTS ON ACTIVITIES & TRAVEL OF THE OSWALDS, OSWALD/TRANSMITTAL OF LETTER FROM WENSTROM WITH OSWALD PHOTO. JOHN F KENNEDY JFK, AUTOPSY PHOTOS. President Lyndon B. Johnson places a wreath before the flag-draped casket of President Kennedy during funeral services in the Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C. US releases files on JFK assassination The National Archives released nearly 1,500 documents related to the government's investigation of the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy . In one of the most indelible JFK assassination photos, Jackie Kennedy stands frozen at Johnson's side while he was sworn in. HOTEL TORNI REGISTRY SHOWS OSWALD REGISTERED ON 10 OCT. OSW10 : V46 : 1993.06.14.15:49:55:680000 : SR/CI DISCUSSION WITH SLAWSON 9 JULY ON QUESTIONS OF SOVIET POLICY TOWARDS RUSSIAN WIVES OF AMERICANS AND VISA PROCEDURES. Published Aug. 1, 1998 | Updated Sep. 13, 2005. The autopsy report seemingly answered this question, stating that two bullets punctured JFK from behind, as evidenced by their exit wounds. It would have been useful to have a better background of knowledge of the autopsy, however I believe that I viewed these films with an open mind, and with a healthy scientific curiosity. I also took optical density measurements of this film, and the left posterior temporal/occipital skull was more dense than the petrous ridge. I think that it is safe to conclude that the x-ray of the fractured, deformed skull was not used to prepare a bust of the President. endobj After JFK was killed on November 22, 1963, his body was flown back to Washington, D.C. Jackie Kennedy had wanted her husband's autopsy to happen closer to home.