24-09-2013, 01:45 AM
(This post was last modified: 24-09-2013, 02:42 AM by Tracy Riddle.)
As far as Ed Hoffman and Gordon Arnold go, their stories have always triggered my bullshit detector. They both seem sincere in their filmed interviews, but so many pieces of their stories are not believable.
Supposedly Arnold can be see in the Moorman Polaroid (though he he can't be seen in any other photos taken in the moments after the shooting). But according to his account, he "hit the dirt" after the first shot. Sen. Yarborough saw a young man drop to the ground after the first shot (it's not clear where exactly this person was, but Yarborough was in LBJ's car way back up on Elm St and I doubt he could identify a figure behind that low wall). But I think we all agree that the Moorman photo was taken at the time of the last shot(s), and yet Arnold is supposedly depicted in it still standing with his cap on.
The position of "Badgeman" is a particularly bad place for a shooter to be. I think it was in TMWKK they showed a camera view from that position looking toward Elm St. A good part of the view is blocked by the low white wall. This page also shows other problems with "Badgeman":
http://jfkmurdersolved.com/badgeman.htm
http://jfkmurdersolved.com/images/gordonarnold3.jpg
Hoffman demonstrates what he saw in a filmed interview in TMWKK. Are we to believe that a man carried a rifle over to the electrical boxes and in full view of all the railroad workers on the bridge, proceeded to take the rifle apart? Is it really credible that Hoffman could look down into the limo and see the back of JFK's head, when he almost certainly was being shielded by Jackie and Clint Hill? No, their stories just don't pass the smell test with me.
Supposedly Arnold can be see in the Moorman Polaroid (though he he can't be seen in any other photos taken in the moments after the shooting). But according to his account, he "hit the dirt" after the first shot. Sen. Yarborough saw a young man drop to the ground after the first shot (it's not clear where exactly this person was, but Yarborough was in LBJ's car way back up on Elm St and I doubt he could identify a figure behind that low wall). But I think we all agree that the Moorman photo was taken at the time of the last shot(s), and yet Arnold is supposedly depicted in it still standing with his cap on.
The position of "Badgeman" is a particularly bad place for a shooter to be. I think it was in TMWKK they showed a camera view from that position looking toward Elm St. A good part of the view is blocked by the low white wall. This page also shows other problems with "Badgeman":
http://jfkmurdersolved.com/badgeman.htm
http://jfkmurdersolved.com/images/gordonarnold3.jpg
Hoffman demonstrates what he saw in a filmed interview in TMWKK. Are we to believe that a man carried a rifle over to the electrical boxes and in full view of all the railroad workers on the bridge, proceeded to take the rifle apart? Is it really credible that Hoffman could look down into the limo and see the back of JFK's head, when he almost certainly was being shielded by Jackie and Clint Hill? No, their stories just don't pass the smell test with me.