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Disturbing as they appear, all but the final point were seriously undermined last week by Vincent DiPierro, a catering manager who was one of the few witnesses with an unobstructed view of the shooting. In his first public interview since the assassination, DiPierro told the Washington Post that Sirhan was indeed standing in front of Kennedy, but Kennedy had turned to shake someone's hand when Sirhan began firing...
...DiPierro confirmed that Sirhan was standing, not lying on the floor, when he fired. But the witness noted that Sirhan's gun was pointed upward. Also, Sirhan was seven inches shorter than Kennedy. Those factors could account for the ascending trajectory-of the bullets. Sirhan was indeed 3 ft. away from Kennedy when he opened fire, DiPierro said, but then Sirhan lunged forward...
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