Why the zapruder film is authentic, by josiah thompson. The brisk investigation of that murder conducted under. Grassy knoll footage this thread authored by ats member mentalpriapism. This film shows hickey and the members of the backup car at the time of the fatal head shot. First shotfirst hit circa zapruder film frame 190 jfk lancer. Working with bonar menninger, mclaren spent four years researching the film. The zapruder film and the presidents wounds, by david lifton. May 28, 2014 george hickey was in the back seat on the left side. Dealey plaza, jfk jr, us government, secret service, the secret, november, film, november born. Oct 21, 2017 so less than a year after the film hit the big screen, facing reelection, president george h.
For 45 yearold engineer charles bronson, november 22, 1963 was the culmination of a lifelong goal to see a president of the united states in person. Just which z frame bronsons slide coincides with is still a. When bronson captured the head shot on film, he was about 60 yards from kennedy, and almost directly opposite abraham zapruder. Jun 06, 2014 for 45 yearold engineer charles bronson, november 22, 1963 was the culmination of a lifelong goal to see a president of the united states in person. Nov 03, 20 1 the bronson film shows hickey seated and unarmed after the head shot. This object is obviously the ar15 that ssa hickey grabbed during the motorcade. Trying to understand this bronson frame page 8 jfk. So hickey reached down and grabbed the colt ar15 selectfire, semiautomatic rifle from. The zapruder film and the language of proof, by james.
The sixth floor museum at dealey plaza is honored to announce the donation of the charles l. I believe the observations, statements and photos of willis, betzner and bronson bracket the timing of the first shot down to the circa190 timeframe and corroborate what we see jackie and jfk and hickey doing in the relevant frames following 190. George hickey was in the back seat on the left side. Hickey was reported to have settled for a payment out of court.
Canadian believes father took photo of 2nd assassin duration. The limo position is within the red boxes along with the woman in the foreground. Aug 10, 2016 for 45 yearold engineer charles bronson, november 22, 1963 was the culmination of a lifelong goal to see a president of the united states in person. Only seconds earlier bronson used a 35mm leica camera to snap a color photo of the first shot that struck kennedy in the back.
Kennedy assassination records collection act promising to. Shooting holes in theory that a secret service agent. Mar 04, 20 this is bronson s photo superimposed over his first film frame of this sequence. The bronson film, the prior existence of which was known to donahue, contains images of the assassination, including the head shot of president kennedy and hickeys movements at the time.
So after oswald fired his first shot, hickey identified that jfk was shot, looked up. A couple of days ago now a thread appeared on ats called. Dallas, texas, sunday, november 26,1978 jfk film may. Beyond that the bronson film strongly suggests hickey didnt fire the fatal. This portion of bronsons film lasts only two seconds, and is of inferior quality to the zapruder film. The government has reportedly knew about hickeys accidental discharge but decided to cover it up in order to save the reputation of the secret service. With jerry belknap, charles brehm, john connally, nellie connally. In 1992, the writer bonar menninger published the book mortal error, which publicized the theories of baltimore gunsmith howard.
With the words come images, faces, names, snatches of dialogue, flashbacks to the evidence, all. With kevin costner, gary oldman, jack lemmon, walter matthau. Along with his wife, frances, he traveled to dealey plaza with not one but two cameras, a leica model iii. Click image to close this window charles bronson, dealey plaza, kennedy. A new documentary alleges that a secret service agent was the second and accidental shooter in the assassination of john f. As reported by new kerala, the documentary explores the theory that agent hickey fired one.
Did george hickey, secret service agent, shoot jfk accidentally. A home movie by a spectator, charles bronson, shows that hickey was neither standing up nor pointing his rifle at president kennedy at the instant of the fatal shot. The secret service agent, george hickey, applied to sue menninger and the books publishers for libel, claiming that publication went ahead even though menninger, donahue and their publisher had been shown the bronson film and were aware that it invalidated their theory. An eyewitness to the november 22, 1963 assassination of president john f.
Used to be able to be viewed at the depository museum. Jfk murder solved forum view topic bronsons 4th movie. The smoking gun, is the work of retired police detective colin mclaren. Jfk is a 1991 american political thriller film directed by oliver stone. Jfk facts reelz channel to air discredited jfk theory. George hickey is visible, on the third row of seats at the back of the secret service car. Much like the bronson film, this film gives us yet another view of the moments leading up to the assassination, as well as the. Nov 03, 20 the bronson film, the prior of which was known to donahue, contains images of the assassination, including the head shot of president kennedy and hickeys movements time.
You can thank oliver stones sensationalized 1991 movie for. I believe the observations, statements and photos of willis, betzner and bronson bracket the timing of the first shot down to the circa190 timeframe and corroborate what we see jackie and jfk and hickey doing in the relevant frames following 190 as well. Jfk murder solved forum view topic bronsons 4th movie of. This, no surprise, is never mentioned by colin mclaren in jfk. Oct, 20 taken a least 15 minutes before jfk s limo entered the plaza, charles bronson s film captured movement in at least three of the windows on the sixth floor prior to the president entering the plaza. The bronson film shows that hickey was not holding his gun at the time of the.
Lee harvey oswald last steps lee ann torrans gardening. Heinrich himmler documentary biography of the life of heinrich himmler. Bronson filmphoto jfk assassination debate the education. The bronson film, along with the zapruder, nix, and muchmore films, captured the moment of the fatal headshot. Evidence of alteration in the zapruder film, by michael t. I read william coopers 1991 book, behold a pale horse, in. The bronson film of the head shot, taken at a greater. Charles bronson had been standing on the concrete peristyle at the southwestern corner of the junction of houston street and main street. Did a hungover secret service agent accidentally shoot jfk. You can thank oliver stones sensationalized 1991 movie. Kennedy and alleged coverup through the eyes of former new orleans district attorney jim garrison kevin costner. Taken a least 15 minutes before jfks limo entered the plaza, charles bronsons film captured movement in at least three of the windows on the sixth floor prior to the president entering the plaza. Zapruder film shows jfks driver firing fatal head shot. Bronson, who at the time was chief engineer for varel manufacturing co.
Most railed about the purportedly disqualifying nature of the bronson film and hickeys lawsuit. So less than a year after the film hit the big screen, facing reelection, president george h. Hickey is the only agent to initial every page of his memo, as well as a number of other places. Australian detective colin mclaren investigates the jfk assassination using. Shooting holes in theory that a secret service agent killed president. Donahue concluded the agent, george hickey, accidentally shot the. The shot that killed jfk is a 1992 nonfiction book by bonar menninger outlining a theory by sharpshooter, gunsmith, and ballistics expert howard donahue that a secret service agent accidentally fired the shot that actually killed president john f. He informed them the bronson film shows hickey didnt fire a shot, this clearly indicates that mortal error is flawed.
Dallas, texas, sunday, november 26,1978 jfk film may reveal. I would have filed a lawsuit against this theorist and film company, as well as any media entity that gave his story any play. Secret service agent george hickey is seen brandishing a rifle as the. Dallas, texas, sunday, november 26,1978 jfk film may reveal two gunmen movie stills enhanced to show 6thfloor site by earl golz one dallas morning news, 1978 a film of the john f. Someone dubious about hickey letting off a round may point out that two of jfks best friends would have heard or seen it, and would have been able to id hickey as the source of that shot. New orleans district attorney jim garrison discovers theres more to the kennedy assassination than the official story. Even if charles bronsons film did not exist, the notion that george hickey killed president. Kennedy assassination records collection act of 1992. This misconception is due to the difference in the scalp entry point and the skull entry point. In the film jfk, as everyone who has seen it will remember, perhaps the climax of that film comes when kevin costner says we are supposed to believe that a bullet hit john kennedy and then took. Kennedys secret service detail on the day of jfks assassination. The film also gives a good indication of the crowd in the area during the passing of the motorcade.
Now, admittedly, i was a bit surprised to see some of the posts in this thread, particularly from those not already aware of this film one which is very well known already, probably the second most famous film captured of the. In the frame above from the bronson film did you intentionally place the yellow arrow pointing at the black stick between the two ss agents in the backseat. The goal of the legislation was to collect at the national archives and make publicly available all of the assassinationrelated records held by federal and state government agencies, private citizens and. Martins and smp were specifically informed by mack that the film absolutely disproves donahues theory. The theory put forth in the book mortal error a kookyasallgetout hunk of nonsense that has secret service agent george w.
Larry howard is supposed to create an outlet of the jfk. George hickey, a secret service agent, is blamed for john f kennedys death in a new documentary. Ive never seen a magnified frame of the bronson film before, so thank you for posting it. The assassintion sequence can be seen from a distance.
The bronson film of the head shot, taken at a greater distance and showing less detail, is not as dramatic as the zapruder film. Secret service agent george hickey is seen brandishing a rifle as the limousine carrying a wounded president kennedy, with agent clint hill on the back, speeds away from dealey plaza in dallas on nov. Taken a least 15 minutes before jfks limo entered the plaza, charles bronson s film captured movement in at least three of the windows on the sixth floor prior to the president entering the plaza. Bronson film was taken from one block away on the left side of the car and well. With the words come images, faces, names, snatches of dialogue, flashbacks to the evidence, all marshaled to. Among many startling revelations in the book, bill cooper said that the secret service agent driving jfks limo, william greer, could be seen in the unedited zapruder film placing a light. As the shooting continued, bronson raised his home movie camera capturing two seconds of the headshot to president kennedy and the secret service followup car tailgating jfks parade car when it was fired. Bronson was one of only four known home movie photographers to have captured the fatal shot on film.
The sixth floor museum receives donation of bronson. Reelz channels new jfk documentary claiming that a secret. Under his stewardship, the sixth floor archived the bronson film on behalf of bronsons heirs. Olivers stones jfk builds up an overwhelming head of urgency that all comes rushing out at the end of the film, in a tumbling, angry, almost piteous monologue the whole obsessive weight of jim garrisons conviction that there was a conspiracy to assassinate john f. The daily mail reports that hickey was one of the secret service agents riding behind kennedy on the day of his assassination. This seemingly incredible theory was revived last week by jfk. The documentary claims that hickey accidentally fired his gun and hit the president. Contrary to the claim of the poster, there indeed is photographic evidence in the bronson film which shows kennedy at the moment of the fatal shot and hickey still seated in his car. Bronson film, jfk, oswald, dealey plaza, kennedy for 45 yearold engineer charles bronson, november 22, 1963 was the culmination of a lifelong goal to see a president of the united states in person. Bronsons film, which most notable shows the southeast window of the texas school book depository approximately six minutes before oswald began shooting, also captured part of the assassination sequence. I read william coopers book, behold a pale horse, in 1995.
The bronson film, the prior of which was known to donahue, contains images of the assassination, including the head shot of president kennedy and hickeys movements time. The film was taken from across the plaza, and lacks clear detail. The brisk investigation of that murder conducted under the guidance of supreme court. This was the book which first opened my eyes to the new world order gang and their takeover agenda.
This is bronsons photo superimposed over his first film frame of this sequence. The ar15 is at the tip of the arrow, bennetts head is just visible under the ar15, and hickey is hidden from view by sa william mcintyre on the running board. The person indicated by the arrow in the bronson film frame is sa glen bennett, who was seated next to hickey on the passenger side of the rear seat. Garrison filed charges against new orleans businessman clay shaw tommy lee jones for his alleged. Kennedy assassination site, brought to light only last week, may show two persons, not one, in the 6th. In 1992, the writer bonar menninger published the book mortal error, which publicized the theories of baltimore gunsmith howard donahue to argue that jfk had been killed by a stray bullet fired from an ar15 rifle carried by agent. Skelton noticed that as an open limousine turned on elm street, it had moved approximately one hundred feet at which time he noticed dust spray up from the street in front of the car on the drivers side. The unreliability of much of the evidence in the case, as well as an institutional need to impose one particular interpretation of the evidence, has allowed the jfk assassination to remain the subject of. I understand menninger and donahue will be there, probably to make excuses.
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