Concepedia

Abstract

Book reviewsin the political and social structure of that country.The murder itself was carried out in the plain view of thousands of people watching television or listening to the radio, and numerous photographs were taken, both still and in motion, during the procedures leading up to, at, and after the incident.In spite of the assemblage of information and recording sources, the murder is still, in the minds of most people, an unresolved problem obscured by deceit, corruption, and ineptitude.We in the medicolegal field in the United Kingdom should trust that such ineptitude would not be found in Britain.Neverthe- less, this book, and the incident, should be regarded as a constant reminder for those involved in such cases of the importance of team-work and powers of observation in that, as far as legal medicine and pathology are concerned, politics should not be considered.The book concerns itself only with the medicolegal aspects of the late President's assassination.It is not intended to explore the details of international relations-federal police or spies in the domestic and foreign scene-but is based primarily on an evaluation of the available medicolegal facts by a forensic scientist and a practising death investi- gator.After studying all the facts the author arrives at what he considers to be some inevitable conclusions, namely, that the version of the assassination outlined in the Warren Commission was untenable and that more than one person fired at, and hit, President Kennedy.He finally concludes that it is not even certain that Lee Harvey Oswald actually fired the rifle in question.