Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. LATONA. That is correct. Now, that would be looking at an
impression made by the finger. If you were to look at the finger, you
would raise the finger up and it would be on the opposite side, which
would be on the left side of the distal phalanx.
Mr. EISENBERG. Now, when we were talking before about the palmprint,
and you said that it was on the right side--you said it was on the
ulnar portion of the palm?
Mr. LATONA. That is correct.
Mr. EISENBERG. And that is looking at the palm itself?
Mr. LATONA. Looking at the palm itself.
Mr. EISENBERG. Now, I would rather----
Mr. LATONA. That would still be the ulnar side when you look at the
print.
Mr. EISENBERG. Why don't we use ulnar and radial then when we refer
to portions of fingerprints, ulnar referring to the little-finger
side, and radial to the thumb side? So referring to the left index
fingerprint now, that would correspond to the ulnar side of the left
index finger of Lee Harvey Oswald?
Mr. LATONA. That is correct.
The CHAIRMAN. Congressman Ford, I'm going to leave now to attend a
session of the Court. If you will preside in my absence, Mr. Dulles
will be here in a few moments, and if you are obliged to leave for your
work in the Congress, he will preside until I return.
(At this point, Mr. Dulles entered the hearing room and the Chairman
left the hearing room.)
Mr. EISENBERG. Mr. Latona, could you show us where on the paper bag,
Exhibit 626, this left index finger was developed by you?
Mr. LATONA. The left index fingerprint was developed in the area which
is indicated by this small red arrow.
Mr. EISENBERG. Could you put a "B" on that arrow to which you are
pointing? Mr. Latona, did you make comparison charts of the known and
latent or the inked and latent palmprints of Lee Harvey Oswald which
you have been referring to as found on this paper bag, 626?
Mr. LATONA. Yes; I did.
Mr. EISENBERG. Could you----
Mr. DULLES. Shouldn't you change that question a little bit? I don't
think you should say Lee Harvey Oswald at this point.
Mr. EISENBERG. He has identified the print as being that of Lee Harvey
Oswald.
Mr. DULLES. Excuse me.
Mr. EISENBERG. Mr. Latona, could you show us that chart and discuss
with us some of the similar characteristics which you found in the
inked and latent print which led you to the conclusion that they were
identical?
Mr. LATONA. Yes. I have here what are referred to as two charted
enlargements. One of the enlargements, which is marked "Inked Left
Index Fingerprint. Lee Harvey Oswald" is approximately a 10-time
enlargement of the fingerprint which appears on Exhibit 633A. The other
enlargement, which is marked "Latent Fingerprint on Brown Homemade
Paper Container," is approximately a 10-time enlargement of the latent
fingerprint which was developed on the brown wrapping paper indicated
by the red arrow, "B."
Mr. EISENBERG. And that also corresponds to the photograph you gave us,
which is now Exhibit 633?
Mr. LATONA. That's correct.
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