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
So, therefore, I sent the evidence back without further conclusion.
This has happened in approximately three cases. However, I would like
to point out that I could not take his, the suspect's pubic hairs,
and the victim's pubic hairs and completely match them up under a
microscope slide such as the match shown in the chart. They did not
absolutely match, but they were too similar for a good determination to
be made.
Mr. EISENBERG. What proportion of the 1,500 cases that you have
described--approximately 1,500 cases--have involved Negroid as opposed
to Caucasian hairs, just roughly?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. I would say about approximately a third. Of course, a
lot of these cases we don't know the race. They don't list the race,
but in examining the hairs I can tell the race----
Mr. EISENBERG. So in 1,000-odd cases of the Caucasian hair examinations
you haven't 2 matches between hairs from different individuals?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. That is correct.
Mr. EISENBERG. And in the 500-odd cases of Negroid, 500-odd cases
involving hairs from two different Negroid individuals, you have found
three cases where although the hairs were not identical they were so
close that you felt you didn't want to go further in your examination,
is that correct?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. That is correct.
Mr. EISENBERG. Is that a fair recapitulation?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes.
Mr. DULLES. Could I just ask a question here?
There is a distinction then, as I gather from your testimony, an
understandable one, between the comparison of hairs and, say, the
comparison of fingerprints, because obviously the hair that you find on
the victim has left the assailant and, therefore, you are not looking
at the same hair but you are looking at a different hair?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. That is correct.
Mr. DULLES. And that, therefore, distinguishes testimony in regard to
hair, we will say, with regard to fingerprint examination?
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Yes, sir; that, and also a fingerprint will remain the
same throughout one's life. It will never change. A hair will.
Mr. DULLES. I see.
Mr. STOMBAUGH. You can see my hair, I am starting to get white at the
temples. Mine is changing characteristics.
Mr. DULLES. We all do.
But is there--let's say you examine 100 hairs, let's say, that
are found on the victim, and 100 hairs that are different hairs
that are found on the assailant; let us say that there are certain
characteristics common to all of these hairs.
Do you get my question? Let's say 10, not 100, whatever number you want
to take.
Mr. STOMBAUGH. Ordinarily, you would find one or two.
Mr. DULLES. That have certain characteristics. You have pointed out on
exhibit--on the left-hand side of Exhibit 672, the circle you have made
on 672, circle A.
Is there a common characteristic that you have marked on one of the
other hairs? I believe the hair marked with the "A," was taken from
Oswald himself, the hair on which you have marked that particular
characteristic.
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