You would have to ask others as it’s been a long time since I read up on all of this. Besides, everything conflicts.
I recall a quote from Jackie, waaaaay back, that she ‘tried to hold his head together’.
Something you can never forget. Then she crawled out on the back of the limo.......
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Good post potlatch -
http://karws.gso.uri.edu/JFK/the_critics/griffith/Six_shots_in_Z_film.html
Forgive me if I don’t rehash the exact quote; but somewhere in this lengthy essay, I believe they do make reference to someone who thought they might have been able to see a shot come in from viewing the film.