17-02-2015, 07:56 PM
Drew Phipps Wrote:According to William Manchester in "Death of a President" (1967), Inspector Herbert Sawyer seals off the front entrance of the TSBD at precisely 12:37 PM. Lovelady's account of his whereabout is incorrect.
Thanks for that, Drew. This really presents a problem, now.
According to the WC testimony of both Shelley and Lovelady, they remained on the steps of the TSBD 3-4 minutes following the last shot, and did not leave those steps until Gloria Calvary had returned to the steps with news of the shooting. This cannot be a mistaken concept of elapsed time on their parts, as Ms. Calvary was standing close to the Stemmons Freeway sign at the time of the shooting, and there are photos of her loitering close by the sign long after the assassination.
So, what are we to make of Lovelady in these films? Can he wait 3-4 minutes on the steps, spend another 5 minutes wandering down to the rail yard, observing police going through rail cars, walk to the rear entrance of the TSBD, enter the building and still make it out the front door for a cigarette before Sawyer seals the building off at 12:37?
Mr. HILL. The right rear portion of his head was missing. It was lying in the rear seat of the car. His brain was exposed. There was blood and bits of brain all over the entire rear portion of the car. Mrs. Kennedy was completely covered with blood. There was so much blood you could not tell if there had been any other wound or not, except for the one large gaping wound in the right rear portion of the head.
Warren Commission testimony of Secret Service Agent Clinton J. Hill, 1964
Warren Commission testimony of Secret Service Agent Clinton J. Hill, 1964

