The bullet remained in the possession of Haythorne's attorney, until it was delivered to the HSCA for examination. The Massey Building was located about 8 blocks away from the TSBD in the 1200 block of Elm Street. Furthermore, it was and continues to be illegal to use full metal jacketed military ammunition for hunting purposes.Ģ) The Haythorne Specimen: The second piece of evidence was a bullet found in 1967 on top of the Massey building by Rich Haythorne, a roofer doing work on the building. 30 caliber carbines were not prevalent amongst the civilian population as they had only been released by the government for civilian use in mid-1963. One can speculate that this bullet was shot out in the suburbs by a hunter engaged in target practice. Yet this bullet is consistent with that which could be shot from the CIA's silenced M-1. Apparently, the thought of a second gunmen was never entertained. The FBI took little interest in this bullet once having determined that it came from a weapon other than Oswald's rifle. Its rifling pattern of 4 grooves, right hand twist was the same as that produced by the U.S. 30 caliber full metal jacketed military bullet. The FBI lab determined the bullet to be a. Barbee turned the bullet over to the FBI for analysis in December, 1967, when current publicity about the assassination caused him to wonder if this bullet might be relevant evidence. The building, which was located about a 1/4 mile from the TSBD, happened to be in the line of fire from where Oswald allegedly shot.
1) The Barbee Specimen: This intact bullet was found imbedded in the roof of a building located at 1615 Stemmons Free-way by William Barbee in the summer of 1966.
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