John Nichols MD Destroyed the SBT decades ago
John Nichols MD Destroyed the SBT decades ago
Researcher Pat Speer recently dug this up.Dr Nichols originally published his article in Maryland State Medical Journal, October 1977, but his work was known about much earlier, part of which was given in evidence for the Clay Shaw Trial. This peer reviewed investigation has never been refuted. The HSCA panel knew of it, but chose to ignore it instead of confronting its logical conclusions. Lone nutters stay silent too.In essence, the article demonstrates that there was no possible transit of a bullet from JFK's back or neck to exit front through the trachea without smashing vertebral bone - not cracking or fracturing, but smashing. As the autopsy x-rays in evidence and the pathologist report both show that these vertebrae were undamaged, the SBT is dead in the water. quod erat demonstrandumPenn Jones reproduced the article and it is available in the Baylor University collection:http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cd ... 70Addendum Dr. Nichols also published a similar article at an even earlier date - in The Practioner, November 1973
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The Clay Shaw Trial testimony of John Nichols:http://jfkassassination.net/russ/testimony/nicholsh.htm
Re: John Nichols MD Destroyed the SBT decades ago
Good stuff, JD! Excellent link once again, Ken. This is why the Dark Side made sure that Gerald Ford was Tricky Dick's replacement as President in 1974. They knew that hearings would be held soon to further investigate JFK's murder (HSCA). There is no one who is more responsible for the single bullshit theory than Ford. Even more so than Arlen Specter. Why? See this:http://www.jfkmurdersolved.com/sibert.htmFord knew that he had to try and keep a lid on the investigation and the lie he had perpetrated. That's why he named Poppy Bush as the CIA Director to make sure that the CIA would in no way help the HSCA, and also keep important facts hidden from the light of day.But as JD shows, it was proven as early 37 years ago that the SBT was total bullshit. Yet we still have bought-off hacks like Dale Myers trying to "prove" that the shot was plausible. The bought-off list keeps getting larger each year within the spineless MSM and within the "Lone Nut" research community. Myers, Gary Mack, Vincent Bugliosi, Bill O'Reilly, Chris Matthews and many, many others are on this list. They all know who butters their "bread". They all also know better. But the Judas gang doesn't care. Not when "30 silver dollars" can make your dreams come true.
Re: John Nichols MD Destroyed the SBT decades ago
The favorite counter argument presented to us by the Lame Nut crowd is, if the bullet didn't go out through JFK's throat and into Connally, where did it go? We are then thrown a red herring by reading that the autopsy doctors felt the bullet only went an inch or so into JFK's back, and may have fallen out at one point. I say BS to this lie, too.The 6.5mm bullet was likely travelling at just under 2000 fps when it hit JFK in the back. It was also barely more than 1/4 inch in diameter and, unless Humes had the fingers of a small child, it is not surprising Humes was unable to probe the wound with his finger. I'm amazed he was able to get it in as far as he claimed he did. Also, it is quite likely the wound track closed up after the bullet went through. JFK was made of flesh and bone, not wood.Where did the Magic Bullet go? If it hit JFK 1.5-2 inches to the right of the spinal midline, at the level of thoracic vertebra T3, the only place it could have gone is into the top end of his right lung.There is a great deal of medical evidence, both from Parkland and Bethesda, to support a hit at this location and to describe the effects on JFK's health of the damage done to his lung. If anyone is interested, I will share what I have found.
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Robert, If I remember rightly, the deviation seen in JFK's trachea was evidence of a probable collapsed lung. I cannot remember if the Parkland doctors have talked about this.A far as how deep the wound went may still be open to question; the ARRB testimony of the 4th Bethesda pathologist (Dr. Robert Karnei) states that they did use correct probes on the wound and photos were taken of this procedure. That they could not find the bullet track does indicate a short shot, but if it did go deeper, what the hell happened to the bullet?What I still find incredible however is that the autopsy facesheet is the only original piece of Humes' report available after he burned the rest - the facesheet shows a bullet wound in the back, yet his recompiled report puts that wound in the neck. Surely someone on the Warren Commission should have spotted this discrepency .... if they were interested in looking.
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You are correct about JFK's trachea (windpipe) being deviated to the left. It was Dr. Marion Thomas Jenkins who observed this and also stated that JFK had an obvious pneumothorax in his right lung; the deviated trachea being the outward indication of this condition.Where did the bullet go? If the bullet were indeed a 6.5mm Carcano full metal jacket bullet, I would expect it to pass right through JFK's right lung, exit his chest and continue on through Connally's seat and Connally. But, other types of bullets might not necessarily have exited JFK's thorax.