... and none of the witnesses that say they saw precisely what the documentary evidence shows, including Zapruder himself. If you get all your information from conspiracists like Groden, then I can tell you from personal experience that you will probably end up a conspiracist, too. But don't expect Groden to tell you that some of the same witnesses in that video said inconsistent things at the time, and that some of them later changed their recollections. We know that JFK's head was a bloody mess, and the doctors at Parkland were trying to save his life, not do a forensic analysis. As I said, the documentary evidence clearly says the shot was from behind, and experts who have examined the Zapruder film and the autopsy photos and X-rays have found no evidence of fakery.
But no, there is no putting conspiracy theories "to bed once and for all." The HSCA was formed because of pressure from conspiracists who believed the Warren Commission had deliberately covered up evidence. The HSCA had access to all the WC information and they found nothing in it to implicate a second shooter. However, based primarily on a faulty analysis of the infamous Dictabelt recording, they decided that there was "probably" a second shooter and therefore a conspiracy. However, the latest Dictabelt analysis proves that it does not record the shooting.
But conspiracy theories can never be put to bed because conspiracy theories are based on paranoid speculation and on rationalization that only pretends to be evidence-based reasoning. People like James Fetzer who can imagine that every photo and movie taken that day in Dealey Plaza has been altered to hide "the truth" are not swayed by evidence or by lack of evidence.
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