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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. II - Page 94« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Roy H. , Special Agent, Kellerman)

Mr. Kellerman.
Yes, sir; it was confirmed that the entry of the shell here went right through the top and removed that piece of the skull.
Mr. Specter.
And who confirmed that?
Mr. Kellerman.
One of the three gentlemen; I don't recall.
Mr. Specter.
You don't recall which one, but it was one of the three doctors doing the autopsy?
Mr. Kellerman.
That is right.
Mr. Specter.
So you are saying it confirmed that the hole that was below the piece of skull that was removed, was the point of entry of the one bullet which then passed up through the head and took off the skull?
Mr. Kellerman.
Right, sir. That is correct.
Mr. Specter.
Then that was all done by one bullet, based on what you are telling us at this moment?
Mr. Kellerman.
That is right.
Mr. Specter.
From the confirmation that one of the three doctors made?
Mr. Kellerman.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Specter.
Now, was there any other conversation between you and Colonel Finck or Commander Humes--
Mr. Kellerman.
No.
Mr. Specter.
At that time, which was important on the subject we are discussing?
Mr. Kellerman.
Actually, from all the X-rays that were taken, and we viewed them all together when I say "we," I am saying the medical people who were in the morgue at the time, the two Bureau agents, myself, and also Mr. Greer, who was in there with me, naturally, they were looking for pieces of fragmentation of this bullet. There was none; only one piece to my knowledge. That was removed inside above the eye, the right eye.
Mr. Specter.
You have now told us all about the conversations between you and Colonel Finck and Commander Humes and anyone else at the autopsy which are important on the positions of the hole and the wounds in the head?
Mr. Kellerman.
Right, sir.
Mr. Specter.
Did you have any other conversation with either Special Agent O'Neill or Special Agent Sibert of the FBI on November 22, 1963, other than your conversations about the wounds on President Kennedy?
Mr. Kellerman.
No.
Mr. Specter.
Mr. Kellerman, while we are discussing this in relationship to your conversations with Special Agents O'Neill and Sibert, were there any other comments made by anybody else present at the autopsy about the path of the bullet into Mr. Kennedy's back, relating to whether there was any point of exit or anything of that sort?
Mr. Kellerman.
Colonel Finck did all the talking, sir. He was the only one.
Mr. Specter.
Now, have you told us everything Colonel Finck said about that subject?
Mr. Kellerman.
Very much so; yes, sir.
Mr. Specter.
So that there is nothing that was said on that subject other than what you have already told us about?
Mr. Kellerman.
No; that is right.
Mr. Specter.
Mr. Kellerman, I have read to you a part of what Special Agents O'Neill and Sibert have attributed to you in an interview which they have written about on November 22, 1963. Referring to that in the portion which I have read to you and which I will reread, I want you to direct your attention to the issue about which way you turned. The report states, "He advised he heard a shot and immediately turned around looking past Governor Connally who was seated directly in back of him to the President."
Now, did that describe a turn to the right or to the left? This is a difficult question. Let me interject one thing. We are presupposing here, based on your testimony, that you did not discuss with Special Agents O'Neill or Sibert these specific events on November 22, to the best of your recollection as we sit here today.
Mr. Kellerman.
That is right.
Mr. Specter.
So that the question really goes to a situation where perhaps
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