On The Trail Of Delusion

[Jerry Organ]

Nalli confronts Thompson's belief in David Wimp's "blur illusion", that the forward motion between Z312 and Z313 is over-estimated (ie: Thompson thinks the forward movement was half of the two-inches usually claimed).

Z312 and Z313

Z312 and Z312 with horizontal blur to imitate that of Z313

Blurred Z312 and Z313

It is unusual and educational to have the caliber of a book by Josiah Thompson reviewed by Nicholas Nalli.

(I think the GIF on the right could have had better registration; the back seat and the parade bar aren't matching to the pixel. Aligning those points will slightly draw blurred-Z312 to the left, which would decrease the amount of movement to Kennedy's head, to make it more like two inches.)
Just made this GIF with better-quality frames, applying an horizontal-linear smear filter to Z312, similar to what Nalli did.



Nellie Connally is the only one who seems stationary (Greer's head may move a tiny bit). Mrs. Kennedy moves forward in space (towards the camera), Governor Connally moves upwards and to camera-right, and Kellerman's head moves forwards. These movements of Connally and Kellerman can be seen occurring between Z311 and Z312 and continue smoothly after Z313 (ie: not caused by some sudden braking of the car). Mrs. Kennedy seems to have an immediately reaction to the head shot, maybe ducking her head beginning Z315.

I would guess the forward movement of Kennedy's head in this animation is two inches. Nelli's animation had too much forward movement.

[Tim Nickerson]

Outstanding piece of work.

I read it a couple of hours ago. It is a must read.

[Mark Tyler]

Nalli confronts Thompson's belief in David Wimp's "blur illusion", that the forward motion between Z312 and Z313 is over-estimated (ie: Thompson thinks the forward movement was half of the two-inches usually claimed).

Z312 and Z313

Z312 and Z312 with horizontal blur to imitate that of Z313

Blurred Z312 and Z313

It is unusual and educational to have the caliber of a book by Josiah Thompson reviewed by Nicholas Nalli.

(I think the GIF on the right could have had better registration; the back seat and the parade bar aren't matching to the pixel. Aligning those points will slightly draw blurred-Z312 to the left, which would decrease the amount of movement to Kennedy's head, to make it more like two inches.)
Just made this GIF with better-quality frames, applying an horizontal-linear smear filter to Z312, similar to what Nalli did.



Nellie Connally is the only one who seems stationary (Greer's head may move a tiny bit). Mrs. Kennedy moves forward in space (towards the camera), Governor Connally moves upwards and to camera-right, and Kellerman's head moves forwards. These movements of Connally and Kellerman can be seen occurring between Z311 and Z312 and continue smoothly after Z313 (ie: not caused by some sudden braking of the car). Mrs. Kennedy seems to have an immediately reaction to the head shot, maybe ducking her head beginning Z315.

I would guess the forward movement of Kennedy's head in this animation is two inches. Nelli's animation had too much forward movement.

That's a really interesting GIF Jerry, thanks for sharing!  It seems to me that the heads of Kellerman and Connally also seem to slightly move forward (although not as much as JFK).  Whether this is a function of the Z313 blurring or whether JFK, Connally and Kellerman all moved in that fraction of a second is hard to know.

[Fred Litwin]

https://www.onthetrailofdelusion.com/post/did-a-homosexual-conspiracy-kill-jfk

Did a Homosexual Conspiracy Kill JFK?

In April 1967, a German Magazine published an article purportedly written by Jim Garrison about the homosexual conspiracy that killed JFK. I now present the entire article and a translation. But did Jim Garrison write the article? This is the first of a multi-part series to examine this very interesting piece of writing.

Fred Litwin
www.onthetrailofdelusion.com

[Mark A. Oblazney]

https://www.onthetrailofdelusion.com/post/did-a-homosexual-conspiracy-kill-jfk

Did a Homosexual Conspiracy Kill JFK?

In April 1967, a German Magazine published an article purportedly written by Jim Garrison about the homosexual conspiracy that killed JFK. I now present the entire article and a translation. But did Jim Garrison write the article? This is the first of a multi-part series to examine this very interesting piece of writing.

Fred Litwin
www.onthetrailofdelusion.com

Manuel ??  Oh, say it isn't true, senor !!  These Tales of Yankee Power never end !!!  Por Dios !!

[Gerry Down]

https://www.onthetrailofdelusion.com/post/did-a-homosexual-conspiracy-kill-jfk

Did a Homosexual Conspiracy Kill JFK?

In April 1967, a German Magazine published an article purportedly written by Jim Garrison about the homosexual conspiracy that killed JFK. I now present the entire article and a translation. But did Jim Garrison write the article? This is the first of a multi-part series to examine this very interesting piece of writing.

Fred Litwin
www.onthetrailofdelusion.com

Hi Fred,

I started a forum thread about your book. Here it is:

https://www.jfkassassinationforum.com/index.php/topic,2985.0.html

Could you tell a bit about your book specifically in the sense of how it is different from "False Witness" by Patricia Lambert?

Thanks,
Gerry

[Fred Litwin]

https://www.onthetrailofdelusion.com/post/fletcher-prouty-s-interview-with-the-arrb-part-eight

This is part eight of my series on Fletcher Prouty's interview with the ARRB.

[Jerry Organ]

This image from a 1967 Biloxi newspaper article was on your site. Lane's shooting sequence ...

• Shot from behind struck President's right shoulder
• Shot from front entered President's throat
• Missed shot inflicting Tague wound
• Shot caused "Connally's wound" (presumably all of his wounds)
• Shot to President's head from Grassy Knoll area

What's interesting is Lane describing the head wound as going from "left front to left back". Some of this could be Lane misspeaking or the reporter misquoting. But Lane did believe the bullet exited the left-rear of the head, arguing the back-and-to-the-left motion of the President's head, that Brehm had seen a piece of skull fly to the left and ...

    "The motorcycle officers to the left and rear of the limousine said
     that they were struck by flesh and blood driven in their direction."

          — A Citizen's Dissent: Mark Lane Replies (1968), p.114

But Officer Hargis said he thought he rode into the head wound debris as it descended, not that the debris was "driven" towards him. ( Link )

This brings us to this curious bit of jumbled misinformation ...

    "Two police officers who flanked the presidential limousine on motorcycles,
     Billy Martin and Robert Hargis, were so sure that the fatal shot had come
     from the knoll that they went directly up the  embankment and peered over
     the fence. They saw a police officer there and, thinking the area covered,
     the pair left to get orders on what to do next. Minutes later pictures were
     taken of an officer—or a man dressed as an officer—leaving the grassy
     knoll area. His uniform was unlike those worn by the Dallas Police force.
     His weaponry and other specifics also differed sharply from those of the
     officers in Dealey Plaza that day, indicating that this man was not an officer
     at all. This has yet to be fully investigated."

          — The People's Almanac (Anthology, 1975), p.600

This article was co-written by Bruce Carero and Rusty Rhodes.