Essay On George Hickey's Assassination

Bugliosi’s second error is failing to describe the condition the Secret Service agents were in during their ride through Dallas. The Warren Commission in their report states that Secret Service had little sleep and consumed alcohol the night before the assassination . Why fail to mention such an important detail? Four Days in November is praised for its authenticity and its attention to detail. The condition of the secret service at the time of the assassination is vital. The Warren Commission Report does not go so in depth as to name the individual agents, so it is virtually impossible to know George Hickey’s condition on November 22. Regardless, one agent that is not up to par in a possible assassination scenario disrupts the performance

Commander Humes put it as such “It is our opinion that the deceased died as a result of two performance gunshot wounds inflicted by high-velocity projectiles fired by a person or persons unknown. The projectiles were fired from a point behind and somewhat above the level of the deceased.” The first issue is the latter portion of the first sentence “high-velocity projectiles fired by a person or persons unknown.” George Hickey and Lee Harvey Oswald both had weapons that can fire a bullet at a high velocity. Humes’ report lacks the needed certainty in such a valuable document. The second issue is the description of where the shots came from “a point behind and somewhat above.” The 6th floor of the school depository building is not somewhat above Kennedy; it is significantly above the presidential motorcade. Elm Street winds downhill as it heads towards Stemmons Freeway, who was behind and somewhat above the presidential motorcade, George Hickey. The first paragraph of Humes’ report discredits the Bugliosi’s arguments. Someone as critical as Bugliosi should have noticed the uncertainty in Humes’ report as it goes against his arguments and serves as a strong argument to raise