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Corrections[edit]

Second paragraph, "...a three-inch-long copper-jacketed lead-core 6.5-millimeter rifle bullet..."

The bullet itself is only a little over 1-inch. The OAL (overall cartridge length) is about 3 inches. Perhaps the confusion comes from the photo at right which appears to have a *centimeter* scale inset. Note that the bullet itself has a diameter of 6.8mm (.270 caliber) which matches up nicely if you imagine that the photo inset scale is in centimeters.

Recommend edit to "...three-centimeter-long..." to avoid confusion. --24.89.11.232 (talk) 03:40, 24 November 2009 (UTC) (a gun guy)[reply]

I might be missing something, but is this sentence incorrect? "posits that a single bullet, known as "Warren Commission Exhibit 399" (also known as "CE 399"), caused all the wounds to the governor and the non-fatal wounds to the president."Specificly, the line about non-fatal wounds to the President. It seems like a mistake, and at the very least is confusing. 74.128.56.194 (talk) 01:17, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

JFK's throat wounds were considered to be non-fatal - he would have survived, as Connally did, if those were his only wounds. However, the wounds to the head were fatal. The SBT focuses on Connally and the non-fatal wounds to JFK, said to be caused by the same bullet. Canada Jack (talk) 19:00, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

First paragraph in section about Right to Left Trajectory from 6th floor window. Was Wecht talking about and a "left to right trajectory..."? But the matter in controversy seems to be about a right to left trajectory. Is that a typo? Patriot1423 (talk) 03:36, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Pop Culture section[edit]

i see that its been tagged for improvement for months. Most of the entries seem to be reaching extremely far in their connection to the Kennedy assassination and have no historical significance to the article at hand. The article would benefit as a whole if the entire section was taken out. J.Rly (talk) 04:21, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Cerulean Depths (talk) 20:34, 15 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Angle of bullet's impact[edit]

Section 4 reads: "The bullet is believed to have been fired from the sixth floor [~60 feet up] of the Texas Book Depository and traveled horizontally ~200 feet at ~16 degree angle [arctan(60/200)]. The street sloped at 3° 9' away from the Depository, making a total angle of about 19 degrees."

To slope away in my understanding means going downwards. Now, if the car ist driving slightly downwards at a ~3 degree angle, doesn't that *reduce* the relative angle between the line of fire and the car—in this case to 13 degrees, instead of cumulating to 19 degrees? If the street sloped away at a 16 degree angle, would the angle between the bullet and the the car really rise to 32 degrees – or would the persons riding in that car experience the bullet to come flat from behind?

Thank you for clarifying. Regards, Troubled @sset ^{Work • Talk • Mail} 00:36, 28 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. If the ballistic trajectory intersects a level plane at an angle of about 16 degrees then it should intersect that tilted street at about 13 degrees. Maybe someone should fix that error? February 20, 2021 Patriot1423 (talk) 00:56, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The error noted by Troubled asset in 2013 has alrady been taken care of.Patriot1423 (talk) 05:17, 21 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The latest ref about Cokie Roberts[edit]

Dear Mr. Phillips,

Thank you for your addition. However, I don't believe we at Wikipedia accept word of mouth as reliable evidence. If you interviewed Ms. Roberts as you assert, you'll have to produce a published copy of that interview. Otherwise I don't believe your testimony will stand on the page as it is right now. Thank you, warshy ^(¥¥) 19:40, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

SS agent Paul Landis[edit]

November 2023, Secret Service agent Paul Landis came forward with claims that he actually found bullet CE399 wedged in the limo's seat behind Jackie, and that he pocketed it, then ultimately placed it on JFK's gurney. Someone might want to update this wiki with this info.

I suppose a question could then be asked: Where then did the bullet in Connelly's leg go? 2600:1700:A3D3:8210:EC76:3C30:FFFD:DF0A (talk) 06:13, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]