DALLAS TX – Events across town in Cliff Park 40 minutes after the John F. Kennedy ambush may provide valuable clues about the events of that historic day. The first reports described Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippet’s killer as resembling Jack Ruby. The sole “reliable” witness later became unclear, then finally settled on Oswald months later, after being beaten almost to death by unknown assailants. It does not really matter at this point which one of them killed Tippet. What matters is that Tippet looked so much like the President that people often commented about it. Fellow policeman would often kid him about it, calling him “Mister President”.
composite image JFK-JD Tippett
The devil is in the details: Tippet was killed 40 minutes after the President and taken to the same hospital, with a bullet wound to his head being the cause of death. Eerily enough, Tippet’s wounds were identical to those reported by the JFK autopsy. Tippet was buried the following day in Dallas in a closed casket. The burial occurred less than 20 hours after he was killed. He remains the only Texas peace officer ever shot and killed on duty who was ever buried without an autopsy.
An examination of photos of Tippet and Kennedy shows the remarkable resemblance. Could he have been murdered so that his body could be used for x-rays and other forensics available at the time? Was J.D. Tippet ultimately buried at Arlington Cemetery?
As shocking as this may seem, consider the words of Senator Robert F. Kennedy as he viewed the body in the open casket. William Manchester reports that as RFK looked at his “brother” for the last time, he said: “It doesn’t look like him at all”. Manchester’s news story continues, “His eyes full, the Attorney General turned to Bill Walton and whispered, ‘Please look, I want to know what you think.’ Walton looked as long as he could, with a growing sense of outrage. He said to Bob, ‘You mustn’t keep it open. It has no resemblance to the President.’” Arthur Schlesinger said: “It is appalling,…At first glance it seemed all right, but I am nearsighted. When I came closer it looked less and less like him.” And Jackie said “That’s not my husband. It’s not Jack”, and turned away sobbing. These people knew the President well.
It is my belief that JD Tippet’s body was used in the JFK autopsy – and there is biometric evidence that supports the conclusion. Here’s to JD Tippet, Texas lawman.
