Figure 15

Substantial evidence points to the probability that a 4th shot occurred at Zapruder frame 323, just a little more than 1/2 second after the 313 head shot. If we examine the Zapruder frames just before and after Z323 (figure 15), we see a slit across the right side of Kennedy's head separating two large, flaccid folds of flesh. At Z323, the flesh rises into an oval of distended tissue, and two large, dark holes become prominent. In the very next frame, at Z324, the flesh goes back to it's flaccid state, though the stretched tissue appears noticeably larger.

Just seconds later, Mrs. Kennedy climbs out on the trunk in an effort to retrieve what must have been brain tissue or a skull fragment. In his Warren Commission testimony, Clint Hill said,

"Mrs. Kennedy had jumped up from the seat and was, it appeared to me, reaching for something coming off the right rear bumper of the car, the right, rear tail..." 26

In her interview with Theodore White, Jackie Kennedy gives us some extremely important clues,

"...Jack turned back, so neatly; his last expression was so neat; he had his hand out, I could see a piece of his skull coming off; It was flesh colored not white - he was holding out his hand - and I can see this perfectly white piece detaching itself from his head - then he slumped in my lap..." 27

Despite the dreamlike quality of her statement, several facts come across.

First of all, Jackie actually saw two pieces of skull and brain tissue coming off! One was "flesh colored"; the other was white. This is terribly important, because she is telling us that these did not blow out during the explosive Z313 head wound, in which they would have been lost amidst all the other debris. In fact, if we examine Jackie closely in the frames between Z313 and Z322, it becomes obvious that her head is down, and it would have been impossible for her to have seen anything detach from her husband's head prior to Z323!

Secondly, she talks about her husband "holding out his hand" at the time she saw the skull and brain tissue dislodged. We see this very clearly during the frames at Z320-323 (figure 15). She is again confirming this happened after the first head wound and at the time we suspect the fourth shot occurred.

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