ZAPRUDER FILM

There were over 75 cameras operating in Dealy Plaza on 11/22/63.

Most were snapshot cameras and Polaroid. 

About a dozen of those cameras were 8mm home movie cameras.

One of which was Abraham Zapruder with his Bell & Howell 8 mm movie camera.

So far the Zapruder film is the clearest and, most popular of all the movie film taken of the Assassination.

Friday afternoon the Secret Service took Mr. Abraham Zapruder to a local Dallas laboratory to have his film developed.

Zapruder had the Original and, 3 copies (only) made for a total of four.

Zapruder immediately gave two copies to the Secret Service leaving the Original and, one copy.

Zapruder then arranged two showings of the film for Saturday morning.

One showing at 8:00 a.m. for the Local Authorities.

One showing at 9:00 a.m. for the Media.

By Saturday morning there were media people in Dallas from all over the world.

Richard Stolley of Life Magazine showed up at Zapruder's office before 8:00 a.m. and, reluctantly Zapruder allowed Stolley to view the film with the authorities at 8:00 a.m.  Stolley immediately negotiated a price for the film and left through the back door with the Original AND Last remaining Copy.  All of this took place while the Media was screaming and banging on the doors and windows pleading for an opportunity to bid on the film.

Since when can a private business BUY evidence in a major crime?

There was NO showing at 9:00 a.m. for the Media.

The film was Never shown publicly ever since by Government or, Time/Life.

Since then the Government and Media both have Lied about what that Zapruder film shows of the Assassination.

Dan Rather of CBS News went on National TV that Saturday and explained that the fatal shot at frame 313 sent the President's head "Forward with considerable violence". Leading us to believe that the fatal shot came from behind.

The exact opposite is  what the Zapruder film shows.  See Rather Lies page.

Kennedy's whole body is driven violently backwards and to the left, because he was shot from the right front.

In volume 18 of the Warren Commission's volumes they printed 2 frames per page in black and white.

The fatal shot was at frame 313.

They "accidentally" transposed frames 314-315 giving the impression that the head went "Forward".

Life magazine also Lied in their issue dated December 9, 1963. (page 52F)  see Media page.

Two weeks after buying the film for $150,000.00 Life said that the ENTRY wound to the President's throat occurred when the film shows the President turns far to his right waving to someone in the crowd behind him.

The ONLY way you could see the film is to go to the National Archives in Washington D. C.   

The Government Refused to show it publicly and, Time/Life Refused to show it publicly.

In March of 1975 Geraldo Rivera had a TV show called "Goodnight America".

Geraldo had 2 guests on one night named Robert Groden and Dick Gregory.

Groden and Gregory Showed the Zapruder Film on National TV for the First time.

Shortly after that National TV showing of the Zapruder film, Time/Life sold it back to the Zapruder Family for $1.00 after paying $150,000.00 for the film.

Because "The Cat was Out of the Bag" there was no sense holding on to it secretly.

That TV showing along with thousands of Americans working on Petition Drives to re-open the Investigation resulted in the formation of the HSCA.

Back in 1967 the world was enthralled when they discovered that a District Attorney from New Orleans LA named Jim Garrison was Investigating the Assassination again.

Garrison had subpoena power and quickly subpoenaed the Zapruder film from Time/Life.  Once Garrison had the film, bootleg copies showed up all over the Country in the research community.

Because I had read Zapruder's testimony that he set his camera on full telephoto (zoom) and never changed it I was puzzled when I got my copy of the Zapruder film and saw that the frames went to full zoom after the limo came out from behind the Stemmons Freeway sign and passed the first light pole.

Someone (anonymous) sent me a video showing a black bar across Governor Connally's chest blocking any view between his chin and navel.  I could see above AND below the black bar so, it was clear that they were blocking out something.

I then remembered Dan Rather's narration of the contents of the film we were never going to see and recalled him describing a shot to JBC's chest.

I then went to my copies of the Dallas newspapers to confirm that indeed the original reports stated that JBC was shot in the chest.

Finally, I looked in Volume 1 of the HSCA volumes.   Here's what I found there. 

The relevant pages run from pages 68 through page 97.

Pages 68 through 88 have NO black bar on them.

Pages 89 through 94 DO have the black bar on them.

Pages 95 through 97 have NO black bar on them.

Last Normal size frame below. (F-247) Without black bar.

First frame of Blow Up AND Black Bar below (F-249)

black bar still evident (F-260)

black bar gone (F-262)  No longer Zoom

See JFK slammed "Backwards"  below

What "great deal of the action" is missing???

Look at Your copy of the "Z" film.

Do you see any black bar?

Or, do you see the frames Blown Up blocking out what happens in the bottom of the frames?

Is JBC's chest below the black bar?

Above, you can see above/below the Black Bar.

Oh Lucy;  I think you got some 'splainin to do

More Black Bar on "Z" Film in Video Form.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5isekB2oOG8&mode=related&search=

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Here's what Zapruder testified to>>>

VOLUME VII

571

Page 572

were police running right behind me. Of course, they didn't realize yet, I guess, where the shot came from--that it came from that height.

            Mr. LIEBELER. As you were standing on this abutment facing Elm street , you say the police ran over behind the concrete structure behind you and down the railroad track behind that, is that right?

            Mr. ZAPRUDER. After the shots?

            Mr. LIEBELER. Yes.

            Mr. ZAPRUDER. Yes--after the shots--yes, some of them were motorcycle cops--I guess they left their motorcycles running and they were running right behind me, of course, in the line of the shooting. I guess they thought it came from right behind me.

            Mr. LIEBELER. Did you have any impression as to the direction from which these shots came?

            Mr. ZAPRUDER. No, I also thought it came from back of me. Of course, you can't tell when something is in line it could come from anywhere, but being I was here and he was hit on this line and he was hit right in the head--I saw it right around here, so it looked like it came from here and it could come from there.

            Mr. LIEBELER. All right, as you stood here on the abutment and looked down into Elm Street , you saw the President hit on the right side of the head and you thought perhaps the shots had come from behind you?

            Mr. ZAPRUDER. Well, yes.

            Mr. LIEBELER. From the direction behind you?

            Mr. ZAPRUDER. Yes, actually--I couldn't say what I thought at the moment, where they came from--after the impact of the tragedy was really what I saw and I started and I said--yelling, "They've killed him"--I assumed that they came from there, because as the police started running back of me, it looked like it came from the back of me.

The Zapruder Film: Truth or Deception?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-rcdBNFnGs

Jumping Black Bar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKyqzqr3R-g

MORE ALTERATION

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ALTERATION

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