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C.E. # 399 C.E. # 399 Warren Commission Exhibit #399, said to have Warren Commission Exhibit #399, said to have caused both of JFK’s non-fatal wounds and all caused both of JFK’s non-fatal wounds and all five of the Governor Connally’s wounds, is five of the Governor Connally’s wounds, is shown in two views, above left. Arlen Specter shown in two views, above left. Arlen Specter theorized the bullet had followed a path much Figure 1 Figure 1

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Figure 1. C.E. # 399. Warren Commission Exhibit #399, said to have caused both of JFK’s non-fatal wounds and all five of the Governor Connally’s wounds, is shown in two views, above left. Arlen Specter theorized the bullet had followed a path much like the one shown at right. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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C.E. # 399C.E. # 399

Warren Commission Exhibit #399, said to have caused both of JFK’s Warren Commission Exhibit #399, said to have caused both of JFK’s non-fatal wounds and all five of the Governor Connally’s wounds, is non-fatal wounds and all five of the Governor Connally’s wounds, is

shown in two views, above left. Arlen Specter theorized the bullet had shown in two views, above left. Arlen Specter theorized the bullet had followed a path much like the one shown at right.followed a path much like the one shown at right.

Figure 1Figure 1

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Figure 2: C.E. 2011: Chain of possession of Figure 2: C.E. 2011: Chain of possession of #399#399

From: FBI Letterhead Memo Dallas 7/7/64From: FBI Letterhead Memo Dallas 7/7/64

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Figure 3. Last two pages of 7/7/64 FBI memo to Warren Commission, as Figure 3. Last two pages of 7/7/64 FBI memo to Warren Commission, as published in C.E. #2011. Note that FBI states that both Dallas witnesses published in C.E. #2011. Note that FBI states that both Dallas witnesses

said #399 looked like the bullet they found on 11/22/63.said #399 looked like the bullet they found on 11/22/63.

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Figure 4Figure 4

In an interview in In an interview in 1966, Parkland 1966, Parkland

Hospital witness Hospital witness O.P. Wright told O.P. Wright told author Thompson author Thompson that the bullet he that the bullet he

handled on 11/22/63 handled on 11/22/63 did not look like did not look like

C.E. # 399.C.E. # 399.

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Figure 5a.Figure 5a.Page 1 of Page 1 of

Declassified Declassified FBI memo FBI memo reporting reporting neither neither

Tomlinson nor Tomlinson nor Wright could Wright could identify “C1” identify “C1” [#399] as the [#399] as the bullet they bullet they handled on handled on 11/22/63.11/22/63.

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Figure 5b.Figure 5b.Page 2 of Page 2 of

Declassified Declassified FBI memo FBI memo

reporting that reporting that neither neither

Tomlinson nor Tomlinson nor Wright could Wright could identify #399 identify #399 as bullet they as bullet they handled on handled on 11/22/63.11/22/63.

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Figure 6.Figure 6.Suppressed 1964 Suppressed 1964

FBI report FBI report detailing that detailing that neitherneither of the of the Secret Service Secret Service

agents who agents who handled “#399” handled “#399”

on 11/22/63 on 11/22/63 could later could later identify it.identify it.

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Figure 7.Figure 7.

Letter to Letter to Assassinations Assassinations

Records Review Records Review Board requesting a Board requesting a search for records search for records that might support that might support FBI’s claim that FBI’s claim that

hospital witnesses hospital witnesses identified #399.identified #399.

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Figure 8. ARRB reports that it is unable to find Figure 8. ARRB reports that it is unable to find records supporting FBI claim Parkland Hospital records supporting FBI claim Parkland Hospital

witnesses identified #399.witnesses identified #399.

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Figure 9.Figure 9.

Letter to Letter to National National Archives Archives

requesting requesting search for search for additional additional

files on files on C.E. #399.C.E. #399.

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Figure 10.Figure 10.Letter from Letter from

National National Archives Archives

disclosing no disclosing no additional additional

files exist on files exist on C.E. #399.C.E. #399.

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Figure 11.Figure 11.Recorded Recorded

interview with interview with FBI Agent FBI Agent Bardwell Bardwell Odum, in Odum, in which he which he

denies he ever denies he ever had C.E. #399 had C.E. #399

in his in his possession.possession.

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Figure 12. FBI routing slip. Note that #399 was sent from Washington to Dallas and back again, and that FBI agent Todd checked out the bullet on 6/24/64, the day it

was reported the Secret Service Agents told Todd they could not identify #399. [See Figs. 5a, 5b, 6.] Courtesy of John Hunt.