by David Wayne
2. No Fingerprints
No prints of the victim were anywhere on the gun. Two fingerprints were identified on the weapon—both prints belonging to an individual other than Foster.
According to the FBI, the lack of sweat on Foster’s hand was responsible for the absence of fingerprints. However, the temperature that afternoon was over ninety-five degrees Fahrenheit, it was very humid, and common sense tells us that a man seriously planning on firing a weapon into his mouth is probably going to be sweating even if he’s in Antarctica. The temperature, the humidity, and the drama of the moment are not indicative of a situation in which perspiration would be completely absent.
3. No Ballistics Match
There is no evidence that the gun found in Foster’s hand fired the shot. There is also no evidence that the gun belonged to Foster.
4. No Gunpowder Match
GSR (gunshot residue) was found on Foster’s clothing and eyeglasses but it did not match the gunpowder from the gun found in his hand— it was from a different gun. Let’s make that very clear—the gunpowder residue on his clothing and eyeglasses did not come from the gun that was in his hand.
5. No Blowback
There should have been substantial blowback of blood and tissue from a .38 at point-blank range with high-velocity ammunition, which was found in the gun. Yet the official crime scene photograph clearly shows Foster’s hand, shirt, and the gun in his hand, all in virtually pristine condition. Homicide experts agree that there should have been a “jet stream” shooting out of the back of the head that drenched vegetation in the area with huge amounts of blood and body matter, especially near the victim’s head. Yet the Park Police report clearly states “there was no blood spatter on the plants or trees surrounding the decedent’s head.”
6. No Blood Pooling
A .38 caliber gunshot at point-blank range obviously leaves a gaping wound and a lot of blood. Trained personnel observed dramatically insufficient amounts of blood and tissue on the victim, underneath him, or anywhere at crime scene. During one search:
At least “sixteen FBI agents used high-tech equipment to search the park for the missing bullet, bone fragments from Foster’s skull, and the presence of blood beneath the soil.” (Crime Lab investigative reports, cited in The Mysterious Death of Vincent Foster, Dr. Cyril Wecht, 1998)
7. No Bullet
A .38 caliber bullet was supposedly fired at the crime scene. But no bullet or bullet fragments of that slug were ever recovered. The bullet is typically found because, after traveling through a human skull, it loses most of its velocity.
The level of importance of the above fact is demonstrated by the level of the search that it mandated. An army of FBI agents combed the entire area methodically using the latest hi-tech equipment. There were three separate FBI searches utilizing dozens of agents and spanning several months of efforts. The searches came up with nothing that could be linked to the supposed murder weapon:
“The FBI even developed a map showing the likely path and direction of the bullet after it exited Foster’s skull.” (Crime Lab investigative reports, cited in The Mysterious Death of Vincent Foster, Dr. Cyril Wecht, 1998)
8. No Witnesses
The park is tiny— less than a quarter of a mile wide— and a Colt .38 is loud. The embassy of Saudi Arabia, with guards on duty, was very near the crime scene and five homes were also located within a few hundred yards. It’s a very quiet area. Yet no one at those locations, or anywhere in a public park, reported hearing a gunshot. Emergency personnel encountered two witnesses who were a few hundred feet away from where the body was found. They reported that they had heard nothing.
9. No Car Keys
How exactly does a person drive their car with no car keys? They searched the victim; no car keys. They searched the vehicle; no car keys. They searched the park; no car keys. They were not there. Later that evening at the morgue, a “re-check” was made of Foster’s pockets by White House officials and—you guessed it, folks—the car keys magically appeared. However, it is quite logical to conclude that the professional investigators, who made a thorough search of Foster and were specifically looking for those same car keys, would not have missed them had they originally been in Foster’s pockets. They were not there. So can somebody please explain how he drove his car to this remote park with no car keys?
10. No Dirt On Shoes
If the victim had actually walked hundreds of yards (as alleged) through the park to reach the location where the body was found, he would have picked up large amounts of dirt on his shoes and clothing. Witnesses saw no dirt on his clothing and the amount of dirt on his shoes was dramatically insufficient for that scenario.
11. No Chipped Teeth
The Colt .38 found in the victim’s hand (an Army Colt .38 Special) is a large weapon. It has a high gun sight and a very bulky ejector rod head (the metal extension beneath the barrel of the gun) that, if placed inside a person’s mouth and fired, would inevitably produce chipped teeth and damaged lips at discharge. Foster had no chipped teeth and his lips were undamaged. That simply isn’t possible if that weapon had gone off inside his mouth, especially with a high velocity round, as was present in the revolver.
12. No Exit Wound
According to the U.S. Government’s story, the only gunshot wounds on Vince Foster were a .38 caliber entry wound in the mouth and its wound of exit at the back of his head. The medical experts who initially handled Foster’s body did not see an exit wound anywhere in the victim’s head, even though they looked for one. The paramedics at the scene handled the body and moved it into a body bag. They knew it was extremely rare to not have an exit wound in a high-velocity shot into the head at point blank range. So they looked for an exit wound, and their testimony confirms that there was not one. The doctor who certified Foster’s death also said that he did not see an exit wound in Foster’s head.
13. No Skull Fragments
A Colt .38 fired directly into the mouth explodes with such force that it blows out the back of the brain casing and, inevitably, knocks out skull fragments in the process. But there were no skull fragments found. An officer at the scene stated:
“There was no blowout. There weren’t brains running all over the place ... I initially thought the bullet might still be in his head.”
(Richard L. Franklin, 101 Peculiarities)
14. Small-Caliber Gunshot Wound In Neck
Two paramedics who were at the scene clearly saw what they identified as a gunshot wound in the victim’s neck and they testified accordingly. The doctor, who was also at the scene, also saw a neck wound and described it as such in his official report. Lead Prosecutor Miguel Rodriguez stated that he also saw evidence of the gunshot wound in Vince’s throat, but that evidence was suppressed, and he was unable to obtain documentation of the original crime scene photos that he had earlier viewed.
15. “Gravity-Defying” Blood — Sign Body Was Moved
If the body was not moved, then the blood stains on Foster’s cheek defied gravity by running uphill instead of downhill. One or the other is true, so the smart money would have to bet that the body was moved after death when the blood had already dried.
16. Other Signs That Body Was Moved:
Independent homicide experts concluded there is “overwhelming evidence” that Foster’s body was moved to the park, and that he did not die in the location he was found. The fact that there was a gun in his hand on a hot day and no fingerprints under circumstances ideal for leaving prints, is a forensic indicator that the gun was placed in his hand in the hours after his death, when the prints would no longer adhere.
His car arrived at the crime scene after Foster was already dead.
His car keys were not located after a thorough search of his person and the scene.
The body was lain out straight and neat as though it had been placed in such a position, a fact which caught the eye of the Emergency Medical Tech on the scene.
The same EMT wrote “Homicide” unde
r cause of death in his official report.
A gun found in the hand of the victim is an automatic red flag of possible foul play (the gun is usually thrown out of the hand of the victim when firing, especially with a high-velocity weapon like a 38).
The underbrush near the area where the body lay was very trampled, unlike the rest of that very remote area of the park— the indication being that several people had been busy in the area.
17. Wine Stain
A large purplish wine stain was very visible on the front of Foster’s shirt, and a witness also observed vomit on his shirt and a wine cooler bottle two and a half feet from the body. That’s inconsistent with our victim— Foster was not an afternoon drinker— we know that he had a Coke that day with his lunch. He was also very neat and orderly, always profes-sional. Therefore the large wine stain is suggestive of a struggle, or of a staged crime scene. The stain was never analyzed.
18. Semen Stain
Laboratory testing also could have determined if the large semen stain on the inside of Foster’s underwear was the result of a natural spontaneous post-mortem emission (which occasionally happens) or evidence of sexual activity just prior to death. Even if the stain had simply been photographed (standard procedure), comparative testing of the drying of fresh semen on similar fabric could have established the approximate time of ejaculation. That’s the way you properly investigate a violent crime.
19. Blonde Hairs
Blonde hairs were found on the victim, which were inconsistent with the victim’s hair or that of his wife. Incredibly, no testing of those hairs was ever conducted. By the time that The Starr Report was released— September 11, 1998, over five years after Foster’s death—the government attempted to diffuse this issue by implying that it was a moot point because the people who would have been asked to provide hair samples, were people with whom it was already known that Foster had been in contact. So we still do not know who the hair samples matched.
20. Carpet Fibers
Multi-colored carpet fibers (six different colors) were found all over the victim, even on his underwear. No investigation was initially made to match the carpet fibers to the victim’s car (for example, the trunk, to see if he had been transported in it), home or office, which is standard investigatory procedure. The police later claimed that the carpet fibers must have gotten all over his clothing from cross-contamination when his clothes were all thrown together in an evidence bag— but that possibility has been thoroughly disproven. The Starr Report, five years later, amid growing controversy that Foster’s body may have been moved, attempted to diffuse this issue by stating that most of the carpet fibers were white and the white carpet fibers were consistent with the carpet in Foster’s home back in 1993. Pink wool fibers were also found on the victim’s undershirt, socks and shoes. Apparently, no testing was done upon those either.
21. Gun Anomolies
a) The official crime scene photograph clearly shows a black or very dark blue gun lodged in Foster’s hand. The gun that the FBI showed Foster’s wife and got her to identify as the gun that Foster owned, was silver, not black.
b) The witness who first found the body in the park examined the scene very closely and swore that he was positive that there was no gun in Foster’s hand. The FBI bullied the witness in an attempt to get him to change his testimony, but he would not budge.
c) Another witness who saw the gun at the crime scene described it as an automatic, describing it with correct precision. Richard Arthur, an experienced Paramedic who was also experienced with handguns, was one of the first people to view Foster’s body. He swore emphatically that he saw an automatic weapon in the victim’s hand. He described the weapon in extreme detail, matching the profile of an automatic and not that of a revolver. His FBI Statement reads: “100% sure automatic weapon (was in Army, looks at magazines, knows difference between automatic and revolver). Appeared like .45 automatic.”
d) A gun still in the hand of a supposed suicide victim is another standard red flag of crime scene investigation. The explosive action or “kick” of the gun, combined with the reflexive actions of the victim, ordinarily “throws” the gun many feet away. A gun still in the hand is rare; added to this is the fact that the kick of the Colt .38 is very strong and usually throws the gun many feet away. Foster’s eyeglasses were found many yards away from the body. Yet the gun was said to still be in hand.
e) According to a U.S. Park Police report and an initial report from the White House to the media, two different guns were used in the shooting; a .22 and a 38.
f) The only bullets that could be linked to Foster were some of .22 caliber found at his home. The crimes scene gun was a 38.
g) Foster’s eyeglasses were found nineteen feet away from his head in dense underbrush— knee-high vegetation. The kick of the Colt .38 should have thrown his glasses in precisely the opposite direction.
h) And if the kick of the gun was sufficient to send the eyeglasses hurling nineteen feet away, then it clearly should have also kicked the weapon out of the victim’s hand, which was much nearer to the explosive discharge than were the eyeglasses. The kick should have either thrown both the glasses and the gun, or neither.
22. Car Anomalies
a) Four witnesses reported seeing a car other than Foster’s parked in the spot where Foster’s car later appeared. Their sightings of the other car were at the time that Foster’s body was found in the park.
b) Foster’s car was later found in the same spot after the crime scene was identified; it was apparently placed there at a later time. An officer reportedly felt the hood of the car and noticed that it was still warm—long after Foster’s body had been found.
c) Car seat was in a ridiculously awkward position for 6’5” driver.
d) Foster’s pager was reportedly at the crime scene, but its memory had been erased. Rather than preserving the evidence, the Park Police immediately returned Foster’s pager to the White House. It is not only illegal to give away primary evidence, but since associates of the victim are automatically considered pro forma suspects in the case of a vi it amounted to giving away the evidence to the very people whom they should have been investigating!
e) Four eyewitnesses reported seeing a briefcase on the front seat of Foster’s car and described it in detail. The briefcase disappeared. Like Foster’s pager, it was probably turned over to the White House, in direct violation of proper procedure.
23. Blatant Forensic Errors
Standard Forensic Procedures were blatantly ignored. Imperative forensic evidence was never obtained because police failed to examine the victim’s body for lividity markings (settling of blood near the skin) which would have told a precise story of exactly how the body had been moved. Failure to check for lividity is such a sophomoric mistake that it must have been done intentionally, in deference to the White House. The victim’s fingernails were not scraped for samples, which is also standard procedure. The four-inch semen stain on the inside of the underwear was not tested or even photographed. Nor was the urine stain of the victim tested (it is common to urinate upon death and Foster apparently did). The blonde hairs and multi-color carpet fibers that were found recurringly all over the victim’s body were not initially tested. The Starr Report, over five years after Foster’s death, skirted these issues and attempted to diffuse them by stating that there was no need to check the hairs because it was already known that Foster had contact with the very people who would have been asked for hair samples, and the white carpet fibers were consistent with the carpet in his home in 1993. The crime scene gun was never tested during the initial investigation for a standard check on firing capability. There was no attempt to identify recent tire tracks at the extremely remote rear access road of the park.
24. Rush To Suicide Verdict
In the case of any death with violence, like a gunshot, there are standard investigatory procedures to be followed. One of those procedures is that Homicide is never ruled out until the all the evidence has been g
athered and it is certain that Homicide can be ruled out. The determination of Suicide is a legal ruling to be given at a much later date. Yet, in the case of Vince Foster, within minutes of his death, it was deemed Suicide, thereby closing off standard investigatory avenues. It is also noteworthy, that the Park Police who made the determination of Suicide were also aware that Foster worked at the White House, due to Foster’s White House ID.
25. No Note
Foster was known far and wide as a good family man and devoted father. The notion that he would not leave a note of explanation if he planned to take his own life is simply beyond comprehension.
26. Forged Suicide Note
A note of Foster’s, deemed to be “the suicide note”— was said to be found five days later by top Clinton White House attorney Bernie Nussbaum, in a briefcase that had already been searched under police supervision. However, the note never even mentioned suicide and appeared, rather, to be a list of the things with which Foster was dissatisfied and was planning to resign over. The contents of the note, torn into many pieces and absent of Foster’s fingerprints, were categorically unsuicidal: they relate to Foster’s disdain for the dishonesty he saw evident in Washington politics (“The FBI lied in their report to the Attorney General.”); in the media (“The Wall Street Journal editors lie without consequence.”); and his dissatisfaction at the level of immorality at the national political level in general (“Here ruining people is considered sport.”) They appear, therefore, to be a list of his reasons for resigning, in accordance with his stated intentions; he had explained that intention to his wife and had scheduled a private meeting with President Clinton for Wednesday morning at which he quite apparently intended to inform the President of his decision to resign. And he was apparently killed less than 24 hours prior to that scheduled private meeting.