Doug Horne on Autopsy Photo Fox 8, the Mystery Photograph- w_Hofeling notes

From Horne's movie The JFK SKull X-Rays, A Trail of Deceit
Keven Hofeling:
"Here's a timestamped bullet point summary of the transcript:

- 2:06 - Horne introduces what researchers call the "mystery photo," explaining that its orientation has historically caused various arguments among researchers.

- 2:35 - He explains that the widely circulated "bootleg" version of this photo (shown in a gray box) was created by Secret Service agent James K. Fox in 1963, but this version was cropped compared to the full image in the National Archives.

- 3:23 - The uncropped version in the Archives shows additional features, including abdominal wall fat that was retracted during the autopsy, which helps establish the body's orientation.

- 3:56 - Dr. Mantik and Dr. Chesser confirmed through stereoscopic examination at the Archives that President Kennedy's right eyebrow and eyelashes are visible in the image, proving it shows his forehead. They could also see his right nipple in the uncropped version.

- 5:14 - The photo shows a man-made incision in Kennedy's forehead, which appears bright red and is clearly visible in both color and black-and-white versions.

- 5:59 - Horne explains that this incision was made by Dr. Humes before the autopsy began, evidently to remove evidence of a frontal entrance wound above the right eye.

- 6:30 - Horne interprets a feature in the photo as a small exit defect created by fragments from the forehead bullet.

- 7:00 - He notes that Dr. Humes initially testified to the Warren Commission that there was no evidence of exit wounds anywhere in the periphery of the large skull wound.

- 7:16 - However, in January 1967, when reviewing photos for the Justice Department, Humes, Boswell, and Finck changed their position and identified evidence of an exit wound by labeling the photograph as being of the "posterior skull."

- 8:00 - Horne disputes Dr. Baden's interpretation that Kennedy was lying face down, arguing this orientation is incorrect based on the photographic evidence.

- 9:36 - The lecture concludes with Horne's interpretation that the photo shows where the "Harper fragment" (a piece of skull) fit into the head, and explains that the forehead entry wound would have been hidden in Kennedy's hair at Parkland Hospital.
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Original Source:

'New "Director's Cut" of THE JFK SKULL X-RAYS, 1963 and 1979: A TRAIL OF DECEIT' | Douglas Horne with More on the JFK Assassination | Jan 27, 2025 | https://youtu.be/5oeFn7pjsek?si=6uTc-Lzd8FsfPaOV

This presentation was originally posted on another YouTube site in August of 2024, but I want everyone to know that this "new edit," completed in January of 2025, is a greatly improved version, characterized by a MAJOR CONTENT CHANGE (regarding the forehead bullet that hit JFK), and by numerous audio and video upgrades. So it is well worth watching, in my opinion, even if you have already viewed the first version posted in August of 2024.

The raw footage was filmed in Los Angeles on December 7, 2023; and after the initial editing was completed in California, it was first posted on YouTube in August of 2024. It is a deep dive into the interpretive and analytical work of two bonafide experts on JFK's skull x-rays: Dr. David Mantik, and Dr. Mike Chesser. Both men have made repeat visits to the National Archives to view the JFK autopsy materials (with the permission of the Kennedy family representative), and are eminently qualified to interpret and analyze what is seen in the extant JFK skull x-rays and the JFK autopsy photographs. [Six skull x-rays were exposed; only three survive today.]

This presentation is my layman's attempt to present the highlights of their findings in both a format, and in non-technical language, understandable to other laypersons who---like me---do not have medical degrees, or a degree in physics. The high-resolution digital images of JFK's skull x-rays used in this presentation were obtained by Dr. Chesser from the National Archives, and are far superior to the skull x-ray images published in my 2009 book, Inside the ARRB (which are scanned photocopies of the paper images published by the HSCA in 1979). Following the end of the powerpoint on JFK's skull x-rays, I have included about 30 minutes of additional discussion of some of the more controversial autopsy photographs; commentary on some of the most important and revealing eyewitness wound diagrams of the damage to JFK's skull caused by the bullets in Dallas; and an in-depth discussion of Dr. Boswell's free-hand sketch (of the damage to the top of JFK's skull) found on the reverse side of the Autopsy Descriptive Sheet.

Four different people have provided significant support in bringing this presentation to fruition: independent JFK researcher and author Peter Janney of Boston, Massachusetts; two close friends in Los Angeles involved in the video's production and post-production (who wish to remain anonymous)."
Discussion/explanation:
https://educationforum.ipbhost.com/topic/31173-doug-horne-on-autopsy-photo-fox-8-the-mystery-photograph/