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Pop Culture section

i see that its been tagged for improvement for months. Most of the entries seem to be reaching extremely far in their connection to the Kennedy assassination and have no historical significance to the article at hand. The article would benefit as a whole if the entire section was taken out. J.Rly (talk) 04:21, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Cerulean Depths (talk) 20:34, 15 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Angle of bullet's impact

Section 4 reads: "The bullet is believed to have been fired from the sixth floor [~60 feet up] of the Texas Book Depository and traveled horizontally ~200 feet at ~16 degree angle [arctan(60/200)]. The street sloped at 3° 9' away from the Depository, making a total angle of about 19 degrees."

To slope away in my understanding means going downwards. Now, if the car ist driving slightly downwards at a ~3 degree angle, doesn't that *reduce* the relative angle between the line of fire and the car—in this case to 13 degrees, instead of cumulating to 19 degrees? If the street sloped away at a 16 degree angle, would the angle between the bullet and the the car really rise to 32 degrees – or would the persons riding in that car experience the bullet to come flat from behind?

Thank you for clarifying. Regards, Troubled @sset ^{Work • Talk • Mail} 00:36, 28 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. If the ballistic trajectory intersects a level plane at an angle of about 16 degrees then it should intersect that tilted street at about 13 degrees. Maybe someone should fix that error? February 20, 2021 Patriot1423 (talk) 00:56, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The error noted by Troubled asset in 2013 has alrady been taken care of.Patriot1423 (talk) 05:17, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The latest ref about Cokie Roberts

Dear Mr. Phillips,

Thank you for your addition. However, I don't believe we at Wikipedia accept word of mouth as reliable evidence. If you interviewed Ms. Roberts as you assert, you'll have to produce a published copy of that interview. Otherwise I don't believe your testimony will stand on the page as it is right now. Thank you, warshy ^(¥¥) 19:40, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

SS agent Paul Landis

November 2023, Secret Service agent Paul Landis came forward with claims that he actually found bullet CE399 wedged in the limo's seat behind Jackie, and that he pocketed it, then ultimately placed it on JFK's gurney. Someone might want to update this wiki with this info.

I suppose a question could then be asked: Where then did the bullet in Connelly's leg go? 2600:1700:A3D3:8210:EC76:3C30:FFFD:DF0A (talk) 06:13, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Heavy handed

The sentence ‘If so…bone’ in paragraph three is a heavy-handed description couched in such a way as to prompt incredulity. In fact one reads on to discover that it’s a non-issue. 2A00:23C7:3D17:9201:4C25:2995:50E6:C33C (talk) 08:32, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Assumption about the shots fired

It seems to me that the confusion about the sequence, number and direction of shots has been confused by an assumption that I feel is probably incorrect. The mistake is this- Because the Zapruder film shows President Kennedy emerging from behind the Stemmons Freeway sign with arms raised, the assumption has been made that this was a reaction to a wound to the neck. But what if it wasn't? Consider this possibility- The first shot hit Kennedy in the upper back during the period when he is out of view behind the sign. This bullet was an undercharged shot that only penetrates two inches into Kennedy's back. Not fatal but, needless to say, extremely painful causing him to react as he is seen to do in the film. Governor Connally hears this shot and turns to his right to see what has happened. A second bullet hits Kennedy in the back of the head (the occipital region), exits the throat and passes through Connally's body as described in the so called "magic bullet theory". This bullet shatters and leaves various fragments throughout Connally's body (some of which he carries for the rest of his life). Seconds later, a third shot is fired from behind the picket fence, strikes the president in the hairline above and forward of the right ear (the wound seen by James C. Jenkins during the autopsy). This bullet exits in the back of the presidents skull (the occipital region), blowing brain matter over the back of the car, on the windshield of the following car and hitting one of the motorcycle officers. This gaping exit wound (seen by doctors at Parkland hospital) obliterates the entry wound created by the previous bullet that passed through the back of the presidents head, exiting his neck neck (and through his neck tie) and then wounded governor Connally. The relatively undamaged bullet lodged in Kennedy's upper back is later dislodged and finds its way to Kennedy's stretcher.

All of this was undermined by the assumption that the neck wound occurred behind the Stemmons Freeway sign and that Kennedy's arms were raised as a result. The so called "magic bullet" theory only seemed impossible because Kennedy and Connally's body's were not in the correct position for such a shot when the car emerges from behind the sign. But they WERE in the correct position when Connally turned to the right having heard the first shot. Correcting the timing accounts for (1) a pristine bullet in Kennedy's back.(2) a bullet that passes through Kennedy's head and neck and then hits Connally.(3) a bullet from the front which exits the right rear of Kennedys skull (occipital) where the second bullet had passed moments before. JGC. 71.210.68.218 (talk) 00:50, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]