Warren Commission (05 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (05 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. FRAZIER. Between 2 and 4:30 a.m. on November 23, 1963.
Mr. DULLES. That was about 10 hours, 12 hours after the assassination?
Mr. FRAZIER. Yes, sir; 14 to 16 hours.
Mr. DULLES. Fourteen to sixteen hours.
Mr. FRAZIER. Yes, sir.
Mr. DULLES. May I ask, do you know in whose custody the automobile was
prior to your examination from the time it was shipped on the airplane?
Mr. FRAZIER. When I arrived there were two Secret Service men present
but I do not recall their names. They were introduced to me, and they
were there during the entire examination but I don't recall their
actual names. The car was under guard in the Secret Service garage in
Washington, D.C.
Other than that I do not know.
Mr. DULLES. Was this a joint examination by you and by the Secret
Service or was the examination made by the FBI?
Mr. FRAZIER. No, sir; by the FBI at the request of the Secret Service
who had already examined the interior of the car for personal effects
and other items.
Mr. DULLES. Did they certify to you or advise you that the car had been
under their custody during this 14-to 16-hour period?
Mr. FRAZIER. I don't recall whether they actually stated that. What
they stated was that the car had immediately been flown to Washington
and placed in this garage and kept under surveillance the entire time.
Mr. DULLES. Thank you.
Mr. SPECTER. Was a fragment of metal brought to you which was
identified as coming from the wrist of Governor Connally?
Mr. FRAZIER. It was identified to me as having come from the arm of
Governor Connally.
Mr. SPECTER. Will you produce that fragment at this time, please?
Mr. FRAZIER. This one does not have a Commission number as yet.
Mr. SPECTER. May it please the Commission, I would like to have this
fragment marked as Commission Exhibit 842.
(Commission Exhibit No. 842 was marked for identification and received
in evidence.)
Mr. SPECTER. Now, referring to a fragment heretofore marked as Q9 for
FBI record purposes, and now marked as Commission Exhibit No. 842, will
you describe that fragment for us, please?
Mr. FRAZIER. Yes, sir; this is a small fragment of metal which weighed
one-half a grain when I first examined it in the laboratory. It is a
piece of lead, and could have been a part of a bullet or a core of a
bullet.
However, it lacks any physical characteristics which would permit
stating whether or not it actually originated from a bullet.
Mr. SPECTER. Are its physical characteristics consistent with having
come from Commission Exhibit 399?
Mr. FRAZIER. Yes, sir; it could have.
Mr. SPECTER. Are they consistent with that fragment identified as
Commission Exhibit No. 842, as having come from fragment identified as
Commission Exhibit 567?
Mr. FRAZIER. Which is 567?
Mr. SPECTER. 567 is the one which was found on the front seat.
Mr. FRAZIER. Yes, sir; it could have.
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