The report says the wound was "slightly above" the EOP, which seems to me consistent with palpation and making an unmeasured guess. The only measurement actually made is lateral from the mid-line. The area of the occipital bone above the EOP has no external mid-line. There is, however, a mid-line (or suture line) laterally over from the "cowlick" wound. The Clark Panel determined from autopsy materials authenticated by the Bethesda autopsy doctors that the in-shoot was significantly higher than the EOP.
I think Humes urged a review.** Possibly Finck and Boswell told Humes than he had make a serious palpation error and that they would sign-off on the "Military Review" if Humes consented to a new review.
Doesn't Larry Strudivan think the bullet entered the skull near the EOP per Humes' location? I'm pretty sure he's able to make it work with a SN shot.
By "moved" do you mean the autopsy materials the "Military Review" and the Clark Panel saw were fabricated?
The "Military Review" says no materials are missing. They therefore took a picture of the scalp in-shoot only. After the scalp was reflected and the brain removed, they took one view of the interior of the cranium. The skull was severely fractured and I don't think they could just keep reflecting the rear of the scalp to the EOP without pieces falling off.
I wonder why Humes et al keep referencing the bullet entered the skull from behind and somewhat above? I think they may have been comparing the skull in-shoot level with the gaping wound. An entry at the EOP level doesn't work as well as one higher. An angle between an EOP level entry wound to the gaping wound level would best be described as from behind and BELOW.
** It was actually Boswell who wrote the letter to the Justice Dept. urging a review. It was dated January 26, 1968, a full year after the "Military Review".
That 1967 three-pathologist "Military Review" was done at the request of the Justice Dept.
"The undersigned physicians have been requested by the Department of Justice to examine
the x-rays and photographs for the purpose of determining whether they are consistent
with the autopsy report."
Concerning his 1968 letter, Boswell claimed to the JFK Assassination Records Review Board:
"I was asked by ... one of the attorneys for the Justice Department that I write them
a letter and request a civilian group be appointed by the Justice Department, I believe,
or the President or somebody. And I did write a letter to him, Carl Eardley."
That seems strange since the "Military Review" came about as a direct request from Justice.
"By "moved" do you mean the autopsy materials the "Military Review" and the Clark Panel saw were fabricated?"No, that's not what I mean. Although there are competent people who believe they were, I'm not qualified to know either way.
By moved I mean the Panel decided a trail of metal particles across the top part of JFK's head x-ray was the path of a bullet that entered
at the cowlick. If they aren't fake the conclusions reached at the autopsy and by the Panel indicate 2 bullets hit JFK in the head. One
entering at the EOP and one above that traveled across the top of the skull, leaving a trail of metal particles.
IMO
