George Gregory Burkley21 November 1963
Dr. Burkley observes both the head wound and a wound to the back of the President, and determines the head wound was the cause of death
United States of America · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Dr. Burkley observes both the head wound and a wound to the back of the President, and determines the head wound was the cause of death
After Air Force One lands at Andrews Air Force Base, just outside Washington, D.C., Kennedys body is taken to Bethesda Naval Hospital for an immediate autopsy
The body is removed before a forensic examination can be conducted by the Dallas County coroner, which violated Texas state law (the murder was a state crime, and occurred under Texas legal jurisdiction)
Claims to have found, in the x-rays of Kennedys skull, evidence of 2 bullet hits to Kennedys head
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