I mentioned previously that there was a large bony defect. Some time later on that evening or very early the next morning while we were all still engaged in continuing our examination, I was presented with three portions of bone which had been brought to Washington from Dallas by the agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
These were——
Mr. Specter. Might that have been by a Secret Service agent?
Commander Humes. It could be, sir; these things——
Mr. Specter. At any rate, someone presented these three pieces of bone to you?
Commander Humes. Someone presented these three pieces of bone to me, I do not recall specifically their statement as to where they had been recovered.
It seems to me they felt it had been recovered either in the street or in the automobile, I don't recall specifically.
We were most interested in these fragments of bone, and found that the three pieces could be roughly put together to account for a portion of this defect.
Mr. Specter. How much remained unaccounted for, Dr. Humes?
Commander Humes. I would estimate that approximately one-quarter of that defect was unaccounted for by adding these three fragments together and seeing what was left.