Warren Commission reported that the shot that went through both Kennedy and Connally entered through the back of Kennedy’s neck, out the esophagus, and struck Connally 1.6 seconds later (6). Numerous military marksmen confirmed that the absolute quickest time anyone could reload and fire a Mannlicher-Carcano rifle would be 2.3 seconds (6). With this fact in mind, and the knowledge of the Warren report saying that there were three shots fired, we now know that a single shooter is impossible. With the single shooter theory the film would have to allow 6.9 seconds for the assassin to reload and fire as many times as was reported (6). Many eyewitnesses to the assassination claim that they heard and saw shots fired from behind a wooden fence overlooking the grassy knoll in Dealey Plaza. If there were other shooters, who were they?In questioning, a woman observing the motorcade said that she had seen two men in the upper level windows of the Texas School Book Depository, and only one man had a rifle (2, 209). Another observer, a man, said that he saw a man with a rifle in the six floor southwest window of the Texas School Book Depository with another unarmed man standing behind him just moments before the assassination (2, 209).Christian David, a French drug smuggler and, now, a highly trusted informer of international intelligence agencies, told Steve Rivele that he was offered a contract to kill President Kennedy, but turned it down due to the level of risk (8). The French assassins that accepted Kennedy’s contract were Rager Bocognari, Sauveur Pironti, and Lucien Sarti, who fired the frangible fatal bullet that caused Kennedy’s head to explode (8). David described how many shots were fired, and where they ended-up. He said that one missed completely, one came from the back of Kennedy, one hit the man in the front seat, Gov. Connally, and two were fired almost simultaneously, hitting Kennedy in the head (8). Michele Nikol...
