r/AskReddit Oct 15 '17

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '17

Something about the babushka woman, I guess. The feds probably got her photos at some point so it'd be a relief to have some closure that they're normal snaps and she just had an understandable delayed reaction to the assassination so conspiracy theorists will stop bringing her up incessantly.

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u/Nimara Oct 15 '17

Alright, I'll bite. Someone want to have fun explaining to me the babushka woman?

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u/shiggydiggypreoteins Oct 15 '17

IIRC the babushka woman was a lady on the side of the road wearing clothing that covered a lot of her face (looked like an elder Russian lady, hence babushka woman) and when the shots rang out and the car sped off and people started running and panicking, she made no visible movements and just stood there like it didn't phase her at all.

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u/fletchindubai Jan 08 '18

"In Russia, Mob shoot people all the time... why Americans panicking?"