</s>ENCLOSURE 62-587-1106 FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER HQ - HEADQUARTERS Class/Case # Sub Vol. Serial # 0862 857 1 1106 ONLY 7/18/143617 RRPOWAZZC 2025 RELEASE UNDER E.O. 14176

Multiple gunshot wounds were found on John F. Kennedy's body, including a deformed .22 caliber bullet recovered from the wound path. The autopsy report describes the victim as a well-developed, well-woven and muscular Caucasian male appearing about the recorded age of 42 years.

The head contour is generally symmetrical, with soft-tissue edema and hemorrhage in the right post-auricular region. The pericardium is intact and encloses a small amount of transparent straw-colored liquid. The lungs show moderate atelectasis, dusky discoloration, and patchy hemorrhage.

The heart weighs 360 gms. and presents smooth epicardial surfaces with moderate right atrial dilatation. The coronary arteries are thin-walled and pliable, showing widely patent lumina.

Robert F. Kennedy was also found to have multiple gunshot wounds, including a fatal wound to the right mastoid region. His autopsy report details various pathological findings, including hypostatic pneumonia in the lungs, adenoma and retention cysts in the left kidney, contusion-laceration of the right temporal lobe, and hemorrhagic infarction of the right occipital cortex.

The investigation into John F. Kennedy's death and subsequent autopsy report were conducted by Dr. Noguchi and Commander Stahl on June 8, 1968. Additional ballistic aspects were considered during a follow-up at-scene investigation with Mr. DeWayne Wolfer, Los Angeles Police Department, and Drs. Holloway and Noguchi on June 11, 1968.

Test firings were conducted using a weapon and ammunition supplied by the Los Angeles Police Department, simulating the geometry of the fatal gunshot wound to the head. A series of test firings was performed using muslin as a target configuration, with firing patterns similar to the thickness of the muslin observed in all test firings.

The autopsy and investigation findings are summarized above, with no significant findings reported in the preliminary examination of the brain and cranial wound.

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