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Another Look
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Using a compilation of photographs, the left profile autopsy picture can be 'fitted' with a suit from a left profile photo of President Kennedy. Then, we can draw a line through the wound track to illustrate the approximate path of the bullet through the base of Kennedy's neck, or upper back, through his shirt collar and the knot of the tie (assuming that the tie was nicked, which is still under debate). Now, as you can see, the approximate location of the back/neck wound is still too high on the fabric to be explained by the President's back contour. However, if the shirt and coat were nearer to the C4 level as suggested by anatomical analysis, then only a short distance must be accounted for. This is the "Bunch Theory".
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The Jacket Bunching - Is it an epidemic or just a Kennedy trait?
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Cliff Varnell, AKA Nick Sylene and N. Kidd Sylene, has recently posted an article entitled "The Second Skin" that describes in detail how this doesn't happen. In fact, many theorists believe that the phenomenon just doesn't exist. Some feel that Kennedy was such a classy dresser that he would never be seen with the lines of his jacket ruined by 'bunching' of the fabric. However, those of you in the real world know that the opposite is true. Clothing moves. But, to satisfy the critics, take another look below at the phenomenon of jacket bunching.
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Still not quite convinced? Please check out John Hunt, Jr's analysis here. Or, take a whimsical look at the phenomenon at Jerry Organ's article entitled "The Last Fool Measure".
To see the phenomenon of the shirt bunch firsthand via your computer screen, click here to view my recreation of the elusive shirt bunching. It's not just a Kennedy trait.
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On the next page, we'll take a look at Kennedy's upper body at the time of autopsy and see how that plays a role in how we view the autopsy photos, as well as how we can understand a shot hitting that low on the fabric, yet hitting Kennedy at the C7/T1 area of the back/lower neck.
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