CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A Dartmouth forensic scientist says he has
new evidence that the iconic photograph of JFK assassin Lee Harvey
Oswald in a backyard holding a rifle is authentic.
     
Some claim the photo was fake, noting what appeared to be
inconsistent lighting and shadows. But Hany Farid, director of a
computer science institute at Dartmouth, says the shadows are
exactly where they should be based on his analysis, which involved
creating a computerized three-dimensional model of Oswald and his
surroundings.
     
Farid says he has been getting almost daily requests from
conspiracy theorists to analyze the photos for years but held off
until he had the appropriate software to create the models. He says
it's extremely unlikely the photo was faked.
     
     
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