Post by donald willisPost by John CorbettPost by Hank Sienzant (AKA Joe Zircon)Post by David Von PeinPost by donald willisAt least I believe the current LN thinking is that the "double bang" heard
by most everyone at about Z-313 was (a) a shot and (b) the sound of the
bullet hitting JFK's skull.
That's a new one on me. I don't think I've ever once heard any LNer
propose such a theory about the "double bang".
Are there any LNers here who have ever suggested such an explanation? I
know I never have.
The genesis of that idea - as far as I go - came about because Bob Harris
over on the International Skeptics board back in 2015 argued that his
claim of two shots at Z285 and Z313 were the best explanation of the
witness reports of two shots close together.
I pointed out to Bob that there's a better explanation that didn't involve
multiple unseen shooters firing multiple unseen weapons from multiple
unseen locations and leaving no trace of themselves behind - no shells, no
weapons, no bullets, no fragments, no wounds that Oswald's weapon couldn't
be responsible for.
I simply argued for a two-shot scenario, with shots at Z223 and Z313,
along with a loud enough impact to the skull that numerous confused that
with another shot. That gives us three loud sounds, with the last two very
close together, accounting for the bunching of the final two 'shots'
reported by numerous witnesses.
Bob didn't care for my explanation very much, as it pretty much explained
a lot of his arguments more economically. He couldn't rebut it, so he
tried repeatedly to misunderstand it. And no amount of explanation could
clarify it for him, it seemed.
Hank
Post by David Von PeinAlso: Seems to me that if the "double bang" really could be explained in
such a manner, then we would have had many more witnesses falling into the
"Shots Came From 2 Different Directions" category. Because a loud cracking
sound coming from JFK's head in the Presidential limousine certainly
wouldn't sound like it had come from Oswald's Sniper's Nest in the
Depository or from the fence on the Grassy Knoll either.
Some people reported a shot from the car. Others reported that one of the
shots sounded different. I grant there is problems with trying to shoehorn
those witness accounts into the two shot argument. For instance, the shot
that sounded like a firecracker was typically described as the first, not
the second or third.
What people heard is largely going to be a product of where they were. For
example Clint Hill would have been close enough to hear the impact on the
skull, the fragments hitting various places inside the limo, and the
muzzle blast. These would have occurred almost simultaneously so it would
be unlikely he would perceive these as separate shots and according to his
testimony he did not. It did give the last shot a different sound as he
described it.
SS agent Kellerman was at least as close as Hill and he testified that he
Mr. SPECTER. Now, in your prior testimony you described a flurry of shells
into the car. How many shots did you hear after the first noise which you
described as sounding like a firecracker?
Mr. KELLERMAN. Mr. Specter, these shells came in all together.
Mr. SPECTER. Are you able to say how many you heard?
Mr. KELLERMAN. I am going to say two, and it was like a double bang--bang,
bang.
Mr. SPECTER. You mean now two shots in addition to the first noise?
Mr. KELLERMAN. Yes, sir; yes, sir; at least.
Mr. SPECTER. What is your best estimate of the time, in seconds, from the
first noise sounding like a firecracker until the second noise which you
heard?
Mr. KELLERMAN. This was instantaneous.
Best aural case for conspiracy: Two "instantaneous" shots.... Of course,
yes, countered by Hill's recollection....
Let's continue to quote Kellerman, shall we? Starting right before where
you left off:
== QUOTE ==
Mr. SPECTER. What is your best estimate of the time, in seconds, from the
first noise sounding like a firecracker until the second noise which you
heard?
Mr. KELLERMAN. This was instantaneous.
Mr. SPECTER. No; let me repeat the question so I am sure you understand
it. From the time you first heard the noise coming to your right rear,
which you described as sounding like a firecracker, until you heard the
flurry of shots?
Mr. KELLERMAN. This is about how long it took, sir. As I am viewing,
trying to determine this noise, I turned to my right and I heard the voice
and I came back and I verify it and speak to the driver, grab the mike,
these shots come in.
Mr. SPECTER. Well, you have described it as 3 to 4 seconds from the time--
Mr. KELLERMAN. No more.
Mr. SPECTER. From the time of the first noise--wait a minute--until you
gave the instruction to Mr. Greer and then as you made the statement to
Special Agent Lawson over the microphone that was an instantaneous
timespan as you have described it.
Mr. KELLERMAN. Yes, sir.
Mr. SPECTER. How soon thereafter did the flurry of shots come?
Mr. KELLERMAN. They came in, Mr. Specter, while I am delivering that radio
message.
Mr. SPECTER. To Mr. Lawson. All right. Was there any timespan which you
could discern between the first and second shots and what you have
described as the flurry?
Mr. KELLERMAN. I will estimate 5 seconds, if that.
== UNQUOTE==
No, you're missing the point. He heard two loud noises, nearly
instantaneous. That could be the sound of the rifle shot and the sound of
the impact.
Kellerman described hearing only three "shots" in total, one, and then two
more that were nearly instantaneous. He put the total time span as "five
seconds, if that".
How much time between Z223 and Z313? Do the math, tell us.
Hank