Oswald's Light-Colored Jacket

[John Iacoletti]

He is the only person on planet Earth to be in the TSBD at the moment shots were fired who then crosses paths with the Tippit murder (the only murder of a DPD officer in many years) less than an hour later.  And he looks so much like the murderer that several witnesses ID him as the shooter.  And he happens to have a pistol when arrested with the same types of ammunition as the murderer. 

Isn't make believe fun?

[John Iacoletti]

Yes, he was out of the building within minutes and then he was out of the city 20 minutes later.

Uh, Oak Cliff is still in the city of Dallas.

[John Iacoletti]

As I said, the jacket is a rock solid piece of evidence. If a defence team were permitted to carry on about it , all they could do would be to do just as you have done; pound the table and yell like hell.

Would you care to explain what a jacket allegedly found in a parking lot (whether it was Oswald's or not) is rock solid evidence of?

[John Iacoletti]

You have no idea whether I'm manipulating the sentence or not.

Maybe the person responsible for the transcription accidentally manipulated the sentence by placing a period where a comma should be.

Regardless, Whaley is not saying that the police were railroading Oswald.

I happen to agree with your interpretation, but the statement is ambiguous and could be interpreted either way.

[John Iacoletti]

Is this somehow supposed to be your proof that Secret Service agents were at the library?

But if Earlene Roberts said Oswald was wearing a jacket and Johnny Brewer said he wasn't, then you can take those statements to the bank.

[Bill Brown]

But if Earlene Roberts said Oswald was wearing a jacket and Johnny Brewer said he wasn't, then you can take those statements to the bank.

Apples and oranges.

[John Iacoletti]

I have no idea what was going through Lee's mind.

Having the cab go past the rooming house before getting out made a ton of sense.

Not really.  Lee didn't tell his employer where he lived.  He was living on Beckley under an assumed name.  Not even his wife knew where he was living.  Even if he thought they could have suspected him as early as 12:34 PM, why would he think they would know about the Beckley room 20 minutes later?

[Bill Brown]

Not really.  Lee didn't tell his employer where he lived.  He was living on Beckley under an assumed name.  Not even his wife knew where he was living.  Even if he thought they could have suspected him as early as 12:34 PM, why would he think they would know about the Beckley room 20 minutes later?

You'd have to ask Lee that.

Still, no harm in having the cab go past the rooming house before getting out.