Marina confirmed from the very beginning that Oswald owned a rifle and stored it in the Paine's garage.
A rifle. Yes, that's how the story goes.... But as Ruth Paine did the translation, who knows for sure what she actually said.
In any event, she did not confirm Lee owned the MC rifle that was found at the TSBD. In fact, when she was shown the MC rifle on Friday evening she did not recognize it.
Nothing morphed in her WC testimony as you dishonestly suggest. She made numerous specific references to a rifle in her testimony.
Of course it morphed from a rifle to the rifle.
Do you really think a scared young Russian woman with two small children and a dead husband accused of killing the President would, all by herself, come up with the idea that she, through inheritance was now the rightful owner of the rifle that was allegedly used to kill Kennedy and the revolver that was allegedly used to kill Tippit, and that she could sell them or at least her rights to them?
If the answer is yes, then Marina was a lot more shrewder than most people give her credit for.
If the answer is no, then there must have been somebody in the background putting this idea in her head.
So, let me give you the answer; On December 4, 1963, Dallas businessman John J. King, wrote a letter to Marina, who at that time was in protective custody, in which he asked her to contact him to discuss a business proposition that could benefit her thousands of dollars. The result was that in the months that followed several representatives for Marina (where did they come from?) negotiated with King until Marina herself got involved in July 1964. Untimately a deal was struck in December 1964.
In other words, in the months leading up to Marina's WC testimony this potential deal was being discussed in secret. But we are to believe that it did not potentially influence her testimony?
Marina confirmed from the very beginning that Oswald owned a rifle and stored it in the Paine's garage.
Yes, that's how the story goes.... But as Ruth Paine did the translation, who knows for sure what she actually said.
Ruth Paine spoke and understood Russian very well...... So why did she reply "NO" when the Detective asked Marina if Lee owned a rifle ? Marina understood the detective's question and she replied to Ruth ( who was serving as interpreter ) that "YES" Lee did own a rifle. WHY did Ruth lie??
As they were going back into the house Marina whispered to Ruth " Has your understanding of Russian suddenly failed you? Why did you tell the detective no when I told you "yes" that Lee did own a rifle.
