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In reply to the discussion: 10 Facts about Lee Oswald that make 70% of Americans Wonder... [View all]stopbush
(24,396 posts)The WC erroneously believed that JFK was hit by the first bullet, that the second bullet missed and that the third shot killed JFK. In reality, the first shot missed - a shot Connally heard - the second shot hit JFK and Connally, and the third shot hit JFK in the head. The HSCA report confirmed that Oswald's second & third shots struck the president.
The shot sequence is also born out in the Zapruder film, where JFK and Connally are both clearly seen reacting to being struck by the second bullet at the same time.
Connally and his wife never agreed with the WCR conclusions. They believed that the first shot hit JFK, the second shot hit Connally and that the third shot killed JFK. The problem with that is 1. the Zapruder film shows both men being hit at the same time, and 2. there's no way a bullet could have entered Connally where it did without first passing through JFK. Now, THAT would have been a magic bullet.