Inside the office of Capt. Will Fritz, there were sometimes as many as seven or eight (Special Agent James Bookhout, Postal Inspector Harry Holmes, etc.) who cramped inside to sit in on the interrogations of Lee Oswald.
Homicide & Robbery Captain Will Fritz stated that he was constantly asked to leave his office momentarily to receive a report from a detective and/or give an assignment to an officer. During these times, the others inside the office would take the opportunity to ask Oswald questions.
Chief Jesse Curry felt that the cramped office and the hectic atmosphere throughout the third floor (members of the press randomly questioning Oswald) made it difficult for the interrogators to gain Oswald's confidence and to encourage him to be truthful.
"We were violating every principle of interrogation. It was just against all principles of good interrogation practice." -- Police Chief Jesse Curry
