Date: JFK Assassination System Identification Form eee Agency Information , 10/13/20 AGENCY: HSCA RECORD NUMBER: _ 180-10117-10031 RECORD SERIES: NUMBERED FILES AGENCY FILENUMBER: 015096 Document Information ORIGINATOR: LEVINE, LOWELL J., D.D.S. FROM: LEVINE, LOWELL J. TO: PURDY, ANDY TITLE: DATE: 08/07/1978 PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS : EVIDENCE; MEDICAL X-RAYS LEVINE, LOWELL J. DOCUMENT TYPE: LETTER CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: = Open in Full ' CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE.OF LASTREVIEW: — 08/17/1993 OPENING CRITERIA : | COMMENTS : MLK material withdrawn, pp.71-74, 125-156.Duplicate in folder 2/3. Box 280. V9.1 ; 1 Docld:32266806 Page 1
LEVINE, D. D. S 9180 alia RIGGER CouRT — recent ce HUNTINGTON STATION. N. Y. 11746 (78 f a Taternone (51823831085 PIO py i: $9" 7 Ad red} RY August 7, 1978 core ME Etec a. SNalions nay Purdy | _ Select ‘Committee on Assassinations USS, House of Representatives . 3331 House: Office Building, Annex 2 Washington, D. Cc. 20515 Dear J Andy, om Enclosed are the exhibits and textual material to be. added. “ to- amy report. | a ; There are eleven figures to be published and they are “numbered | “on. the reverse 1-11 in light pencil. and. the top of the photograph — Saale , They were made standard size on ‘glossy paper in a manner similar ° AS printa weresubmit for publication in scientific papers. - vos We: ‘have begun work on the exhibit, for presentation to the. acitia, Blow-ups of x-rays selected will be made as large as. “possible without loss of detail. ‘T. pian to use fewer aS sbays for the "presentation as not all are necessary. “There will be ‘two. boaras. of mounted photographs, one in the pristine state, the other color ‘coded | for e easy. ‘Recognition of the areas of comparison on ante’ mortem and. autopsy, x-ray filins, This should allow us to accomplish ‘our objective | ans a minimum amount of time with no. chance of confusion. | | Ur ‘think that it is important that we meet just. prior “to my” Se so we can get our . act. together for a smooth presentation, “DT am working on. “the introductory Material and question ana pate: and will forward them shortly. > Best Regards, . reeves Ge Docld: 32266806" Page 2
DocId: 32266806 . Page 3 » DRAFT II - Exhibits Comparison of dental x-rays are visually quite persuasive when presented to juries/of lay” persons as. photographic “blows ups", The forensic odontologist: can easily demonstrate the. “characteristics and relationships he has interpreted to form . his opinion. . . } Almost at the outset “of: my: ‘examination in consultations | between Dre Michael M. Baden, ‘thé: ‘committee staff, sand - myself, “it was decided it would: be very desirable to attempt to eet, ; permission to reproduce portions of x-ray films wnicn “were” significant in forming. my opinion. | The strongest reason for publishing facsimiles of. the “x-ray evidence. is that they are. so much more convincing than - a narrative description of characteristics compared. | The, committee staff obtained permission for. me 2 tophoto- ; “| . ranh and renroduce ‘artic ane Af: he” PES! T.-felt were: naroecary to. document, the identification ana | authentication.’ vawtopsy 1, was ‘not photographed at’ that. time. because it was. my understanding 7 that my permission precluded. reproducing areas which depicted injury pattern. The fact’ ‘that documentation of Autopsy 4. is not included in these exhibits should ‘in no. way. be. construed to: | less ‘than a’ ‘positive: identificati¢ . that imply that my: opinion se ‘to ‘the authenticity | Of. nats Pili: gi ~anything/ On November/I personally. photographed the - films at. “the. : National Archives. The‘ exhibits were ‘produced under my direction ‘by water} Poppe, Forensic + Photographer, Office of ‘the ‘Medical
“DRAFT II - Exhibits 2 _ Examiner, Nassau County, N.Y. while;employed as: "private con= - sultant. “Exhibits FIG. 1 - Dental Film (Descriptive List 1.) taken 1/12/62. The more posterior of the two ‘films: ‘described. FIG. 2 - Dental, Film (Deseriptive List 2. ) taken a/s/s2. One of the two films described. oe FIG, 3 - Dental Film (Descriptive List 3a.) taken 3/11/61. FIG. 4 = Dental Films‘ ( Descriptive List 3b.) taken 3/11/61. --¥Ie., 5 ‘+ Dental “Films (Deseriptive ‘List 3e0) taken. 4/18/61. Four of the five films, described. FIG. 6 - Dental Film (Descriptive List 34.) taken 3/8/62.) FIG. 1- Sinus Film (Descriptive List 6. ) taken 8/17/60. ‘Dentition ‘ana supporting structures depicted in Lateral Skull * Portions of ‘photographs depicting : film ‘mounts have . ‘been: ‘intention ally left uncropped. DocId: 322766806 Page 4
\ oh : _ "DRAFT II - Exhibits 3. _ FIG, 8 - Sinus Film ( Descriptive List 6) taken 8/17/60. "Waters Position" type film. WO ea FIG. 9 - Sinus Film ( Descriptive List 7 ) taken 8/14/60. Dentition and supporting structures depicted in Lateral Skull. Fila. | “PIG; 10 = Autopsy 2. Dentition and supporting structures, FIG. 11 - Autopsy 3. Dentition and supporting structures. Docld: 32266806" Page 5