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. EISENBERG. Were those photographs of the different magnifications?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes; they were.
Mr. EISENBERG. What was 669, do you recall?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. I believe it was approximately 400.
Mr. EISENBERG. And 668?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Approximately 100.
Mr. EISENBERG. So it corresponds to the difference in the right- and
left-hand portions of 672?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes; it would.
Now, the characteristics we look for in making a hair match. First
would be the color.
The matches I found in Oswald's hairs. His hairs vary from light brown
to a medium brown shade.
Mr. EISENBERG. Are you talking about the known samples now?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. This is his known sample. In this particular match the
color was medium brown, and looking at the hair throughout its entire
length, it ranged from a medium brown, and this color remained constant
to the tip, where the color changed to a light brown and the very tip
of it was transparent, it was clear, had no color at all. There were no
color pigments in the tip of the hair.
Mr. EISENBERG. Are you referring now to the pubic hair which you
illustrate on the right-hand side of 672?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes; I am referring to the pubic hair.
This is the gross appearance. I looked at it under low power where I
could see the entire length of the hair.
Next, the thickness of the hair, or the diameter of the hair shaft. I
found this diameter to be rather narrow for pubic hairs. Pubic hairs
ordinarily are rather thick. Oswald's hairs were relatively narrow.
Pubic hairs also have what we term nobbiness. You can see a nob right
here, it is twisted----
Mr. EISENBERG. Could you circle that with a pen, and mark it "A" on
chart 672?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Here we see that it twists and it is very uneven. The
shaft of the hair is generally very uneven in pubic hairs.
However, in Oswald's pubic hairs we had very little of this. The hairs
were very smooth. They lacked this nobbiness. The upper two-thirds were
extremely smooth for pubic hairs. This was an unusual characteristic.
The tips of Oswald's pubic hairs were not worn. They had a very sharp
tip and very clear. Ordinarily pubic hairs are rounded at the tips, and
not pointed--this is from wearing against clothing--at all. This would
indicate to me that his pubic hairs were rather strong, much tougher
than the average persons.
The cuticle, in other words the very thin layer of scales covering his
hairs, is very thin for pubic hairs. The scales exhibited a very small
protrusion on the outside. The distance they protruded from the shaft
of the hair is very slight.
Mr. EISENBERG. When you talk about the protrusion, do you mean the
distance between the point of the scale and the balance of the cuticle,
the center of the cuticle?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. That is correct. Some hairs will have a sawtooth effect,
will look just like saw teeth do when you look at the blade of a saw.
Mr. EISENBERG. From the protrusion of the scales?
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