CHAPTER III. THE SHOTS FROM THE TEXAS SCHOOL BOOK DEPOSITORY 61

The Witnesses 61 Near the Depository 63 On the Fifth Floor 68 At the Triple Underpass 71 The Presidential Automobile 76 Expert Examination of Rifle, Cartridge Cases, and Bullet Fragments 79 Discovery of Cartridge Cases and Rifle 79 Discovery of Bullet at Parkland Hospital 79 Description of Rifle 81 Expert Testimony 84 The Bullet Wounds 85 The President’s Head Wounds 86 The President’s Neck Wounds 87 The Governor’s Wounds 92 The Trajectory 96 Films and Tests 96 The First Bullet That Hit 97 The Subsequent Bullet That Hit 109 Number of Shots 110 The Shot That Missed 111 The First Shot 111 The Second Shot 115 The Third Shot 115 Time Span of Shots 117 Conclusion 117