Episode 13 Zapruder Part 5

JFK The Enduring Secret

Jeff Crudele

Ruby, Dallas, Murder, Society & Culture, Coup D'etat, History, Government, President, Documentary, Kennedy, Jfk, Johnson, Oswald, Fbi, Mafia, Cia, Assassination

4.6 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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An in depth tutorial and discussion around the assassination of John F. Kennedy, (JFK) the country's 35th president who was brutally murdered in Dallas Texas on November 22, 1963. Episode 13 Zapruder Part 5 continues the story of the Zapruder film, and how it evolved as a central piece of evidence and a controlling element of the investigation. A controlling element from the standpoint of attempting to assess the problems with so much of the corroborating ...

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0:00.0	Welcome to JFK in the enduring secret.
0:07.0	I'm your host, Jeff Crudell. Hello everyone and welcome back to the podcast.
0:35.6	Today's episode is episode 13, the Zepruder Part 5.
0:40.4	In this episode, we continue the discussion around the Zepruder film and the journey it took
0:46.0	once it was in the hands of life. We'll cover the events that affected the film up to about
0:52.6	1975. Then stay tuned for the last episode in the Z up to about 1975.
1:01.3	Then stay tuned for the last episode in the Zepruder series, Episode 14, which will cover what happened to the film in the years after life relinquished its ownership.
1:07.6	So without further ado, let's listen to episode 13.
1:25.3	A gentleman just walked in our studio that I am meeting for the first time as well as you. This is WFA TV in Dallas, Texas. May I have your name, please, sir? My name is Abraham Zapruda. Mr. Zapruda? And would you tell us your story, please, sir?
1:41.0	I got out about a half hour earlier and get this a good spot to shoot some pictures.
1:47.0	And I found a spot one of these concrete blocks that I have there near that park near the underpass.
1:53.0	And I got on top there, there was another girl from my office. She was right behind me.
1:57.0	And as I was shooting, as the president was coming down from Houston Street making his turn,
2:03.6	it was about halfway down there. I had a shot.
2:07.6	And he slumped to the side like this.
2:11.6	Then I had another shot or two. I couldn't say, well, it was one or two.
2:15.6	And I saw his head practically open up, all blood and everything. And I kept on shooting. That's about all. I'm just sick. I can't.
2:24.4	I think that pretty well expresses the entire feelings of the whole world. You have the film in your camera.
2:29.4	Yes, I brought it on the studio. We'll try to get that processed and have it as soon as possible. Right now, we have videotape.
2:38.3	By the end of February 1964, the Warren Commission was already organized and up and running
2:44.9	and addressing key matters around the investigation. They knew that both the Secret Service and FBI had a copy of the Zepruder film.
2:55.1	Nevertheless, they wanted to see the original of the Zepruder film.
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