Bethesda Four Hundred Case Comparison22 November 1963
Finck applied experience derived from more than 400 wound cases when evaluating the perforating missile damage to Kennedy's skull.
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Pierre A. Finck Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Pierre A. Finck, based on 5 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
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Chronological biography
1963
Bethesda Neck Entrance Conclusion22 November 1963
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 Trajectory22 November 1963
Finck concluded from the cranial wound characteristics that Kennedy had been struck by a bullet fired from above and behind.
Bethesda Skull Beveling Analysis22 November 1963
Finck examined the skull's beveling pattern to distinguish the bullet's entrance from its exit.
Bethesda Wound Ballistics Consultation22 November 1963
Lieutenant Colonel Pierre A. Finck participated in the Bethesda autopsy as the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology's wound-ballistics specialist.
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