Editing Conspiracy BBS Archive/jfk-0002 (section)

== PROBLEMS WITH THE RECORDING ==

[[Dr. Barger]]'s examination of the tape found two 60 hertz hums on the recording.  The original copy should have had one hum.  Two hums show that it is a copy of the original.  Where did the original recording disappear to?  Researchers believe the tape was tampered with which unfortunately gives critics reason to question the authenticity of the recording.  There is a second police department recording of a second channel.  A policeman's voice can be heard on both tapes saying the same thing.  On the second tape it is apparent that he didn't say it until about one minute after the shooting.  On the first (and important tape) it appears just after the shooting.  Critics claim this proves the tape is not a recording of shots at all but of some other noise.  The problem with this is that the shots scientifically match the shots fired for the Committee's test.  They can be nothing but shots and can not have been fired from anywhere except the Depository and [[The Grassy Knoll|grassy knoll]].  They also can not have been recorded anywhere but the motorcycle following the president' car.

Why does the statement appear at the wrong place on the tape?  The secret probably lies in the two 60 hertz hums.  In the CIA's cover-up, the tape was taken and something was removed that was incriminating. A new copy was made which resulted in the second hum and the timing discrepancy.  The CIA didn't realize that the tape contained the shots since they apparently don't stand out if you're not looking for them. They most likely edited out a policeman saying something about one of the other gunmen.

Critics have also been quick to point out the sound of a carillon bell on the recording about seven seconds after the final shot.  When the Committee looked for such a bell in 1978 they couldn't find one.  The FBI even pointed this out in a report.  Of course, just because the bell couldn't be found in 1978 doesn't mean it wasn't there in 1963. A news broadcast from [[Dealey Plaza]] on the first anniversary of the murder picked up the bell.  Also, a tape still exists of a carillon bell which a bank twelve blocks from Dealey Plaza was using to play "Hail to the Chief" as [John F. Kennedy (President)|Kennedy]] was driven through Dallas.  The bell could be heard all over Dallas, including at Dealey Plaza.