Bethesda Four Hundred Case Comparison
Finck applied experience derived from more than 400 wound cases when evaluating the perforating missile damage to Kennedy's skull.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Pierre A. Finck Biography and Timeline
Follow Pierre A. Finck through 5 dated historical records for United States of America.
Pierre A. Finck, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1963
Bethesda Neck Entrance Conclusion
Finck concluded that the small clean-edged wound at the back of Kennedy's neck was a long-range entrance wound.
Bethesda Rear and Above Trajectory
Finck concluded from the cranial wound characteristics that Kennedy had been struck by a bullet fired from above and behind.
Bethesda Skull Beveling Analysis
Finck examined the skull's beveling pattern to distinguish the bullet's entrance from its exit.
Bethesda Wound Ballistics Consultation
Lieutenant Colonel Pierre A. Finck participated in the Bethesda autopsy as the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology's wound-ballistics specialist.
Records, sources and methodology
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