The Dictabelt Debacle
Around the time of the assassination, a microphone on a Dallas Police Motorcycle was stuck in the “on” position, producing a 5.5 minute dictabelt recording. Based on several audio impulse patternswhich have been interpreted as the result of gunfire, it has been posited that the recording features the shots fired in Dealey Plaza. Comparing these impulses to test recordings of a Mannlicher Carcano being fired from both the Book Depository and the Grassy Knoll has indicated there was “probably”another shooter firing from the knoll, seemingly corroborating the Badge Man Theory.
However, if this was a recording of the assassination, photo evidence demonstrates it would have had to have come from Officer H.B. McLain‘s bike, and McLain claims that although his mic was often stick in the on position, the recording in question was NOT from his bike. Another audio clue noticed by Ohio rock drummer Steve Barber provides additional insight into the timing and location of the recording which seemingly corroborate McClain’s assertion. The debate over the Dictabelt Debacle is still not over, and scientific researcher D.B. Thomas has some interesting reasons why the recording is indeed of the assassination sequence.
