(MENAFN- Asia Times)
An
audio forensic analysis
by
Catalin Grigoras, director of the National Center for Media
Forensics
at
the University of Colorado in Denver, and Cole Whitecotton, a senior professional research
associate at media Forensics, based on Audio recorded in Butler, Pennsylvania, may show the possibility of a second shooter.
According to these experts,“The first
three
shots were consistent with alleged weapon A, the next five were consistent with alleged weapon B and the final 'acoustic impulse' was
emitted by a possible weapon C.” We know that one of those was the identified shooter and another was a Secret Service sniper. We don't know to whom the“possible weapon C” might have belonged. A second shooter? The armed spotter on the government sniper team?
Only one shooter has been identified and the FBI says he acted alone. The bureau may want to reconsider its conclusion.
Obviously this controversial audio forensic analysis needs peer review.
But there are
other questions beyond the audio forensics that need attention.
Below I review some of what we know, and a lot we don't know, and I ask questions where the information we have so far leads.
I, among thousands of others, became a sort of student of the John F. Kennedy assassination.
I have read tens of thousands of pages from books and articles.
But what turned out to be most impressive, as far as I am concerned, are two things.
Firstly, in my opinion there was a massive coverup that still continues sixty one years after Kennedy was killed.
Secondly, apparently President Trump withheld releasing some documents even though he had pledged to release everything still in the archives on the Kennedy killing. He allegedly
told Roger Stone
that he (Stone)“would not believe what is in the [still] classified [and unreleased] files.”
That tells me Trump thought it was too dangerous to walk that plank.
What is worrisome now in 2024 is whether we will get a proper investigation and whether all the evidence will be properly preserved.
Apparently President Biden has ordered some sort of investigation. I personally would prefer a solid FBI investigation with Congressional oversight.
The FBI has the forensic capability to do the job, but it takes leadership and oversight which, one would hope, will be forthcoming.
It won't be easy to sell the American people on a sloppy or politically biased review.
The gun
We
have not been shown the weapon
used by the identified shooter.
No pictures of it.
We don't have a model number or manufacturer's name.
AR-15s can be modified to make them more accurate.
There are a
number of websites
that feature instructions.
AR-15 from article Accurize your AR-15
It isn't known if the gun had a telescopic sight or other aiming device.
It was probably too far from the target for a laser pointer, although some claim a range of 500 feet in daytime. (The shooting distance to Trump was less than 400 feet from the location of the shooter.) In an environment where there is bright sunlight and artificial TV lighting, it seems too much. Moreover, no one saw any evidence of a laser on Trump.
We don't know if the gun was modified.
My personal guess is it was used out of the box.
The gun will need to be forensically tested.
Whether that has happened, we don't know, and if it was we do not know the results.
In fact, we don't know if any of the bullets have been recovered.
Fired and recovered shells, if found, could potentially be matched to the weapon or weapons.
This will also be important in determining if there was a second shooter.
It is important to note that the whole area was cordoned off by law enforcement as a crime scene.
The hunt for shells and other evidence is likely underway.
We don't know if the gun had an over-the-shoulder carrying sling.
Since eyewitnesses saw the shooter and the gun, they could clarify how it was carried and whether it was in any way concealed, which does not seem to be the case.
The shooter also purchased a five-foot ladder at Home Depot.
We are not sure what model, or its weight but we do know that aluminum ladders, while clumsy to haul around, are very light. There also are ladders made with plastic fibers that
also are light. There is at least one photo of the ladder up against the building (assuming, for the moment, it was the Home Depot-purchased
ladder).
We also don't know if the two police who came to the building after being yelled at by the crowd that a shooter was on the roof used the same ladder, but probably so.
When the first police officer poked his head above the roof line, the shooter turned toward him with his gun pointed at him and the officer said he“jumped” or fell to the ground.
It could be that the ladder was put in place the day before the rally.
The shooter reportedly was on the scene and was seen hovering around the metal detectors at the site, exactly why we don't know because he did not enter the rally's security perimeter.
There is no report he was hauling a ladder around.
You can see the ladder in this poor quality picture stood up on the right (red circle) somewhat behind a tree.
Some witnesses say the shooter crawled from one building to the next on
the rooftops.
But that does not appear to align well with the position of the ladder as reported.
We need to know more.
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