The entire examination of Oswald's body was filmed by a man named Hampton Hall at the request of Marina Oswald. Her friend John Cullins and his personal physician viewed the tape and confirmed that the head was indeed cut from the body and not loose in the coffin as sometimes claimed.

In 2003, this writer was able to contact a researcher who viewed a VHS copy of part of the examination footage. It was hoped that definitive answers to some of the most important questions could be obtained.

How long was Groody in the room? According to the researcher (who prefers to remain anonymous) there is no way to tell from the tape since it shows a wide view of the room with the coffin in the foreground and various people in the background. Groody is indeed visible among these people, but when the exam begins the camera zooms in on the coffin and body. Groody could have been there or left the room promptly as the Norton Report and other evidence indicates. However, the researcher confirms that the head was attached to the body and vividly remembers large scissors being used to detach it. What about the craniotomy and the mastoid defect? Probably due to the poor quality of the tape the researcher stated he was unable to see either.

This writer mailed a request for an interview to Paul Groody along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope. No reply was ever received. It would seem that Groody is reluctant to talk to someone who might be critical of his claims. In any event, Groody’s views on the subject are well documented and this document will be updated should he ever feel a need to respond.

LHO's daughters, June and Rachael took the surname of their stepfather, Kenneth Porter, in 1965. This helped them to remain somewhat anonymous while growing up in Texas, although they still endured the stigma of being the offspring of the assassin of JFK. Both girls appeared in major magazine spreads in the nineties.

According to a 1995 article, June keeps a low profile and works in business. She uses her married name (undisclosed) and tries to protect her own children from the controversy. She manages to keep a sense of humor and mentioned that she enjoyed the "second spitter" episode of Seinfeld, which parodies the Single Bullet theory. A Texas Monthly article also from 1995, reported that Rachael worked for seven years as a waitress while putting herself through nursing school and went on to find employment in that field. She seemed to be the more conspiracy-oriented of the two girls and enjoyed meeting Director Oliver Stone during the making of his film JFK.

During the course of discussions with Jack White and others at the JFK Research Forum, it became clear that photos of the exhumed head of Oswald were in existence and had somehow become public. This writer became determined to gain access to these and White finally relented and posted the photos at JFK Research in October of 2000. Despite White’s claims that the photos show no craniotomy line, a horizontal line is clear on the left profile photo exactly where such a line would be. Dr. Di Maio confirmed that it is indeed the craniotomy line.

White’s position now seems to be that discussion of the exhumation issues is a waste of time since the body has to be that of “Harvey Oswald” of John Armstrong fame. So how did the photos of Oswald’s head become public? It would seem that Armstrong gained access to the photos from Marina Oswald and then passed them along to White who posted them with or without his knowledge (Armstrong claims to not be on the Internet) although there is no way to prove this. The question of whether or not the photos are truly considered “public domain” at this point is an open one.

In an interesting aside on Paul Groody’s personality and interests, the Boston Globe reported in 1981 that he was the founder of the Fort Worth Antique (ceiling) Fan Club.

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