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you are the first one I have ever heard to propose that theory. And you know what? I think I agree with you. Your explanation makes sense. I can see no "bone fragment" she is supposedly chasing and she doesn't appear to be helping the Secret Serviceman. I think you're onto something!

I'm not one of those people who is fascinated by the JFK assassination (and all the associated conspiracy theories), so I hadn't watched the Zapruder film in any detail until tonight. When I found that vidcap I watched it several times to get an idea of what happened. It's horrific footage, especially on the first viewing. After several times you can concentrate more on the details. It sure looks to me like Jackie, having just watched JFK getting shot for a second time, tried to get out of the car.

I want to say that I'm not trying to debunk any myths or say anything bad about Jackie. The footage is shocking enough sitting here 40 years later. Can you imagine how confusing and bewildering it must have been sitting just a few inches away?

One other thing, I don't know how anyone can say that JFK and Connally were not hit by the same bullet. Both of them react automatically at the same instant. JFK's elbows and Connally's left arm flap up simultaneously. These weren't conscious actions. I can't see anything in the footage that suggests multiple shooters. However, I can only see two shots when supposedly three were fired. Do you know when the third shot was supposedly fired? Was it before or after the two clear shots (or in between)?

However, I can only see two shots when supposedly three were fired. Do you know when
the third shot was supposedly fired? Was it before or after the two clear shots (or in between)?

As much as I hate to admit it, PBS's "FrontLine" show had a pretty good
recounting of Oswald's meandering life and appointment with destiny in Dallas.

FrontLine showed some digital recreations from Failure Analysis (which do court-room
recreations of crime scenes).

This presentaion included a "sniper's-eye view" from the sixth floor of the book depository.
Their scenario claims 3 shots in 8 seconds.
Shot #1 was a miss.
Shot #2 was the JFK throat shot, with the slowed bullet then hitting Connelly in the back,
then exiting Connelly and hitting his arm.
Shot #3 was the devastating head-shot to JFK.

I hadn't seen/heard him before, but a school depository worker who was on the fifth
floor directly under Oswald's "sniper nest" said he heard the three shots and could
even hear the cycling of the bolt action of the rifle.

The documentary was pretty good, included some of the conspiracy theories, and admitted
that there were they simply could not account for some of the time Oswald spent in New Orleans,
where he might have had involvement with The Mob, anti-Castro Cuban expatriates,
or right-wing fringe elements.
There may have been a conspiracy, but if so, it's probably something we'll not
know the details about in this life.