On November 22, 1963, three killers were poised to assassinate President Kennedy. One, possibly Oswald himself, was in the 6th floor window at the East end of the depository. A second shooter was hiding in a closet on the second floor of the Dal-Tex Building, looking out through a window with a perfect view of the President's back. A third shooter was well hidden in a storm drain on the North side of Elm St. Both the second and third shooters were in possibly the best positions in Dealey Plaza that day for such a mission. They both had unobstructed views of the President, subject to minimal lateral motion. Their goal was two-fold. First, they wanted to murder the President. Second, they wanted to be certain that Lee Harvey Oswald was tied to the crime. Ideally, if the shooter in the 6th floor window could do the job alone, the others would not even have to fire.

The first shot rang out from the 6th floor sniper's nest at Zapruder frame 187. It struck the President and went on to wound Governor Connally. The shooter in the Dal-Tex building was edgy and perhaps more than a little frightened. He could see that Kennedy was wounded, and perhaps felt a momentary relief that his bullet would not be needed. But, the President did not topple. He was very obviously still alive and upright. The 2nd, reluctant shooter waited as long as he dared - over 5 seconds. When he finally fired, his nervous shot passed just above the President's head.

The third shooter waited patiently, raising the storm drain lid just the couple of inches he needed to peer out at the oncoming Presidential limousine. He was the last backup, and probably their best marksman. He could see that the 2nd shot had no effect on the President. Would the 6th floor shooter come through? He knew precisely when his last safe opportunity to fire would come. He propped up the lid with a small block of wood and waited until the limousine approached a point about 60 feet from his position. As his finger gradually tightened on the trigger, the sound of the third shot from the Depository reached his ears just before his pistol exploded. Both shots were horrifyingly successful, though the fourth bullet, striking the exposed flesh on the right side of the President's head, did not fragment like the third. It exited through the top of the head, taking with it pieces of skull and brain tissue, perhaps already loosened by the first shot.

Needless to say, the known shot at Z313 combined with gunshots at either Z284 and/or Z323 constitute absolute proof of the presence of two or more active shooters in Dealey Plaza that day.

Thank you for considering this article. My hope is that it provides objective proof of conspiracy which will be persuasive, even to people outside of the "assassination community". I disagree with those who say the entire federal government is resistant to learning the truth about this crime. If we can submit irrefutable evidence of the existence of even one more assassin, then I believe we will be able to enlist the aid of federal and state investigators, in one last ditch effort to uncover the truth, while some of the conspirators and witnesses are still alive.

At the very least, we will be able to pass on a more accurate history book to our children.

Robert Harris
rharris@rt66.com

1 Warren Commission report p.115 (St. Martin's Press edition).
2 Original Warren Commission testimony.
3 Original Secret Service report. Appendix A, "Mortal Error"
4 Warren Commission report Vol. Vll p.498
5 Warren Commission Vol. lV p.132-133
6 Warren Commission Vol. lV p.135
7 Warren Commission Vol. IV p.145
8 Warren Commission Vol. Vll p.493
9 Warren Commission Vol. Vll p.496
10 Ibid
11 Ibid
12 Warren Commission testimony
13 HSCA hearings
14 HSCA hearings
15 lbid.
16 Ibid.
17 Warren Commission Vol. Vll p.133
18 Warren Commission Vol. IV p.147
19 Documentary film - "Rush to Judgment - The Plot to Kill Kennedy" by Mark Lane.
20 Warren Commission Vol. Vll p.473
21 Original Secret Service report. - Appendix A, "Mortal Error"
22 Ibid
23 Ibid
24 Ibid
25 Ibid
26 WCR Vol. 2 p.132-144
27 Interview with Theodore White 12/63
28 Warren Commission Vol. Vl p.244
29 WCR Vol. 6, p.165
30 WCR Vol. 7, p.486-487
31 WCR Vol. 2 p.132-144
32 Ibid
33 Ibid
34 Ibid

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