Episode 52 Race to Parkland Hospital Published Aug 28, 2021

Episode 52 tells the story of the frantic ride to Parkland Hospital and the work done by the heroic medical team in an attempt to save the President’s life. This is the story of an emotionally intense 30 minute period in the assassination time line. Some of the most important matters that subsequently arose in the autopsy would be linked back to activities that the Parkland doctors engaged in to try and save the President’s life, including the tracheotomy which obliterated the neck wound. Up to this point, we have spent our time primarily on witness accounts and now much of the physical evidence will be reviewed as we pivot to the forensics. The story is rich in this series of episodes, as we leave Dealey Plaza and make our way to Parkland Hospital… and then the slow solemn ride home to Washington, followed by the mysterious story around the President’s autopsy. We’ll also explore more of the physical evidence involving use and ownership of the Mannlicher Carcano rifle and evidence recovered from the Presidential limousine, as well as damage done to the vehicle.

Our episodes have now begun to explore an array of matters that dive into a deeper darkness related to what went on that day in Dallas and in the period before and after the assassination. Matters that possibly point to a wider and more sinister plot to kill the president and that clearly call into question the theory that there was a lone assassin. Complex cases without an eyewitness that can actually identify the shooter make the forensic and circumstantial evidence that much more important. Ironically, problems abound with much of the evidence in this case. Evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting.

Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it, were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government’s stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!