[Shooter 2.5]

the bullet could have traveled upward from its presumed entry point in Kennedy's back to exit through his neck.

Put on a tie if you own one. Stand sideways to a mirror. Put your finger on the knot of the tie and then look at your back. Have someone put their finger on your back 5 and a half inches below your Mastoid Process. Now where do you get this idea the bullet had to travel upwards?

[texasbluebell]

Interesting, isn't it, that Clint Hill the SS agent who jumped on the back of the limo, and who viewed the body later, said in his WC testimony that the back wound was 6 inches below the neckline, not 5-1/2 inches below the mastoid.

[DustyMoment]

Gee, let me see. I have a shooter approximately 70 feet up in the air, perhaps as much as 75 yards in total distance away who is shooting down at a person sitting erect in a vehicle that is also on a slight downgrade and traveling away from the shooter.

For the bullet to have entered his back and exited through his neck, the bullet would have to have made about a 90 degree turn once it entered the back in order to exit the neck.

That scenario just isn't working for me, Shooter. The Drs. at Parkland testified that the neck wound was an entry wound and that the back wound didn't penetrate more than a fraction of an inch. The Drs. at Parkland have no political agenda and, therefore, no reason to lie about the wounds. The Drs. at Bethesda who performed the "official" autopsy, however (IMO), did.

However, just for fun, let's say that you are correct. Given all of the angles, if JFK were leaning over, with his chin resting on his knees, it is conceivable that the bullet that struck his back could have exited through his neck. But, that leaves us with the pesky problem of having to explain how that same bullet magically altered course and popped up over the middle seat to hit Gov. Connally. It is also troubling that, if the neck wound is truly an exit wound, how comes there isn't any spray of blood/tissue as it exits his neck? Troublesome questions, huh?