Mortal Error Quotes

“Therefore, and Donahue was loath to admit it, the only explanation for the position of Kennedy's exit wound was that the shot had not come from the right rear but from the left rear, from a second gunman located somewhere over the President's left shoulder.”
― Bonar Menninger, Mortal Error: The Shot That Killed JFK

“Nonetheless, Donahue was convinced that the rest of the medical evidence, plus the direction of the fibers around the holes in the President's shirt, reasonably supported the contention that Kennedy and Connally were hit by the same bullet. But could”
― Bonar Menninger, Mortal Error: The Shot That Killed JFK

“Humes consequently did no dissection to determine exactly where the bullet had gone. In fact, Dr. Finck later said that the autopsy doctors were ordered not to perform a bullet tracking procedure, "but I don't remember by whom."15”
― Bonar Menninger, Mortal Error: The Shot That Killed JFK

“Dr. Charles Carrico was the first doctor to examine Kennedy as the President was being wheeled into the hospital. Carrico observed two wounds: a small bullet wound in the front lower neck and a large, gaping wound in the President’s head.3 He also noted that Kennedy “was blue-white or ashen in color, had slow, agonal spasmodic respiration without any coordination; made no voluntary movements; had his eyes open with the pupils dilated without any reaction to light; evidenced no palpable pulse; and had a few chest sounds which were thought to be heart beats.”4 No less than twelve doctors were soon at work on the President and Governor Connally. This group included four general surgeons, four anesthesiologists, the hospital’s chief neurologist, a urological surgeon, an oral surgeon, and a heart specialist.5”
― Bonar Menninger, Mortal Error: The Shot That Killed JFK