One memo in the 2025 declassified JFK files has zero mention of Oswald, bullets, or Dallas police. It’s from the FBI’s Technical Services Division.
Dated November 22, 1963, 2:15 PM — just 45 minutes after the assassination — it orders the retrieval of undeveloped film from a parked car near Main Street, photographed by a private contractor.
The film never made it to evidence.
📷 The Photographer Who Wasn’t In Any Report
The document, buried in File DCTECH-TS-1129, is a scanned memo marked “FLASH DIRECTIVE – PRIORITY 1.”
It reads:
“Contractor ‘Reinholdt’ captured multiple exposures of pre-event pedestrian activity.
Shots reportedly include detail vehicles and unassigned motorcade units.”
The name James Reinholdt appears only twice in the entire JFK file archive.
He was not a journalist.
He wasn’t working for the White House.
He was under private contract to photograph the crowd — for a PR firm in Houston.
🕵️♂️ Why His Film Mattered
The FBI memo says his film shows:
- “Unscheduled black Lincoln idling near motorcade turn-in”
- “Two men conversing near open trunk, adjacent to light pole”
- “Uniformed officer not matching DPD or SS description”
The memo also includes the instruction:
“Advise agent in possession that negatives are to be forwarded directly to HQ. Local processing not authorized.”
This line is underlined.
In red.
📦 Where The Film Went
That’s where things go dark.
The memo includes an internal routing slip showing that the negatives were hand-carried by a field agent to the Dallas FBI office — and then transferred to Quantico the following day.
But the 2025 index shows this entry:
“REINHOLDT FILM – STATUS: NOT LOCATED (AS OF 1978, 1993, 2003 REVIEWS)”
And the only remaining trace?
A photo lab work order from Dallas PD, dated November 25:
“Photos withdrawn. No copies returned.”
🔎 What Was On The Missing Frames?
The 2025 files contain an internal summary based on a verbal report from the agent who viewed the film.
He noted:
“Third vehicle shadowed original route from Main Street. Did not turn toward TSBD. Passenger wore dark hat, no visible badge. Stood outside car 11:52–12:07 PM.”
This was before the assassination.
The agent, who was later transferred, submitted a secondary memo with the words:
“Suspect vehicle pre-positioned, later absent from motorcade cross reference. No log entry, no photo ID.”
🧩 The Frames Before The Frame Job
This wasn’t about the shooting.
It was about who was already there — standing at the periphery, watching the crowd, out of uniform, and unlisted on any official motorcade manifest.
The fact that the film was seized within an hour of the shooting, routed to Quantico, and never returned?
That speaks volumes.
💥 The FBI Got The Photos First And The Public Never Saw Them
They weren’t blurry Zapruder frames.
They weren’t speculative.
They were clear crowd photos taken before the motorcade reached Dealey Plaza.
And they showed people the government didn’t want named.
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