What If Grassy Knoll Sounds And Smoke Were "Only" A Diversion?--A Fun Update!

[John Iacoletti]

John-

Yes, Ed Hoffman. I cast no aspersions, but....

I just find him a dubious witness. Too late. Seems to seek attention.

He told his wife and another friend about it the same day.

There's also Gordon Arnold, who said he saw a "policeman" with a shotgun.

[Bill Brown]

Ed Hoffman saw two men behind the fence break down a rifle.

Wow.  You really believe that huh. 

[Benjamin Cole]

John-

At this late date, it seems impossible to credit or discredit Ed Hoffman. I prefer witnesses interviewed early after Nov. 22, before "sides were chosen."

I think the Grassy Knoll smoke-and-shot show was a diversion. The medical evidence appears to be JFK was struck from behind. So even if Hoffman's recollections are correct, the Grassy Knoll gunman either missed (from very short range), never got into position to get off a good shot, or just fired intentionally smoky shots, possibly from a handgun.

Interestingly, Jack Ruby carried a snub-nose, the type of weapon best for making a lot of noise and releasing a lot of smoke. 

[John Mytton]

He told his wife and another friend about it the same day.

 



http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/hoffman.htm



JohnM

[John Iacoletti]

Wow.  You really believe that huh.

Wow.  You really believe that Howard Brennan saw Oswald firing a rifle huh.

[John Iacoletti]

http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/hoffman.htm

LOL.  If adding elements to a story or changing the details discredits a witness then the same goes for Howard Brennan, Nick McDonald, Helen Markham, Marina Oswald, Charles Givens, Gerald Hill, William Whaley, and any number of other witnesses that you rely on to make your case against Oswald.

[Bill Brown]

Ed Hoffman saw two men behind the fence break down a rifle.

Wow.  You really believe that huh.

Wow.  You really believe that Howard Brennan saw Oswald firing a rifle huh.

Run away much?

I just want the record to show that John Iacoletti believes Ed Hoffman's story.

[John Iacoletti]

Run away much?

Mytton claimed the "only unaccounted person seen with a rifle in Dealey Plaza was a slender white male seen on the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository", which is demonstrably false.  It has nothing to do with what I believe.  Hoffman said he saw another person with a rifle, just like Brennan said he saw a white male on the 6th floor with a rifle.  You accept Brennan and reject Hoffman because Brennan said something you want to hear.