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Critical gaps in time and testimonies emerged just before the shots were fired. While several witnesses claimed to have seen Oswald shortly before noon, contrasting accounts left open the possibility of multiple figures being seen by various observers on the sixth floor. Reports about the moments directly preceding the assassination were muddied with uncertainty.
The aftermath of the shooting only added to the confusion. Officers who raced to the scene found a stack of boxes that Oswald supposedly hid behind when he fired the rifle. Conflicting claims about whether evidence had been tampered with further complicated the case, with questions about the treatment of critical forensics hovering over the investigation.