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Post by Arjan Hut on Oct 24, 2023 9:46:44 GMT -5
563 One innocent, unsuspecting rideRelated:343 The identity of the honking policemen562 Bill Alexander’s permanent pass to the Carousel Club
[Bill] Alexander was never completely satisfied with the Warren Commission’s version of Oswald’s escape route. The Commission concluded that Oswald walked to the Tippit crime scene and was walking east when the patrolman who was driving east pulled up behind him. “I know what I thought [in 1963],” Alexander told me twenty years later, “I know what I believed, I know what the witnesses say – I believe that Oswald was walking west and that Tippit was driving east.” House Select Committee investigators wrote in a 1978 report that Alexander had claimed that Oswald was walking east however this is clearly an error. Alexander was always puzzled by Oswald’s western direction of travel and couldn’t understand how Oswald had managed to get to Tenth Street in the time allotted without being seen. He suspected he had gotten a ride by some innocent, unsuspecting citizen. “Beats the hell out of me [how he got over there],” Alexander said with frustration. “I have no idea. We walked it, we ran it, we tried to figure out bus schedules and – this is opinion, not fact – there are enough old people that live in that neighborhood that are at home, that in order to make that distance, he would have to have doubled-timed a big part of the way, thus drawing attention to himself. Somebody would have seen him. Negative. I don’t know how he got there, and nobody else does either.” ( Dale K. Myers, William F. “Bill” Alexander dead at 95)  Honk Honk! Oswald's old rooming house as time marches on. It is from this place that the accused assassin started his invisible speedwalk, so concludes the WC. Or did he?It has been suggested that Alexander was in the car that stopped in front of Oswald's house around 30 minutes after the assassination.
(Livingstone, High Treason, p. 203)
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Post by Arjan Hut on Oct 25, 2023 9:08:32 GMT -5
564 Tippit killing witness in a red Ford Falcon More Ford Falcons:392 FBI/Police Records or reports regarding interviews with Carl Mather538 Registration for the licence plate on Thomas Arthur Vallees carBENAVIDES, DOMINGO, Tippit Killing Witness; automobile repairman. According to the Warren Report: “[Benavides] heard the shots and stopped his pickup truck on the opposite side of the street about 25 feet in front of Tippit's car. He observed the gunman start back toward Patton Avenue, removing the empty cartridge cases as he went. Benavides rushed to Tippit's side. The patrolman, apparently dead, was lying on his revolver, which was out of its holster. Benavides promptly reported the shooting to police headquarters over the radio in Tippit's car. The message was received shortly after 1:16 P.M.”  Benavides interviewed in 1967.Although Benavides had a clear view of the fleeing assailant, he wasn't asked by the DPD to view a lineup because, according to WC counsel Belin, "he didn't think he was very good at identifying people." Benavides said that, at the time of the shooting, there was a man between 25 and 30 years old sitting in a red 1961 Ford Falcon, parked about six cars from Tippit's car. This man has never been located. Benavides was anonymously threatened after the Tippit killing. His brother Edward was murdered by an unknown assailant in 1964. ( Who’s who in the JFK assassination, p. 37)
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Post by Arjan Hut on Oct 26, 2023 6:58:08 GMT -5
565 Record of Paul Bentley’s Hidell-callRelated:73 Several Jim McCammon photo(s) and negatives147 Frazier's phantom polygraph348 Oswald's wallet found at the Tippit murder scene361 Navy officer Steel's reports on Lee Harvey OswaldBENTLEY, PAUL, Texas Theatre witness; DPD member. Officially, it was Officer Bentley who, while going through Oswald's wallet following his arrest in the Texas Theatre, discovered the "Hidell" identification that linked Oswald with the purported murder weapons of JFK and Tippit. However, Bentley did not report the Hidell I.D. in his written report of the arrest, nor did Sergeant Gerald Hill, who was also in the squad car at the time the wallet was searched. Hill and Bentley claim that they radioed in the Hidell information at the time the I. D. was discovered, but the transcript of the Dallas police tapes shows no record of such a call. (See also Hill, Gerald Lynn) ( Who’s who in the JFK assassination, p. 37)  Bentley’s report of 12-2-1963 to Chief of Police Curry doesn’t mention anything about the Hidell-card. Source: Portal to Texas History.Seated in the patrol car to the left of Oswald during the ride downtown, Detective Bentley heard a dispatcher say Oswald was the prime suspect in the Kennedy shooting. “I turned to him, and I said, ‘Did you shoot President Kennedy?’ ” Detective Bentley recalled. “He said, ‘You find out for yourself.’ ” (Detective Bentley's recollection is unsupported by other existing historical records.) ( Paul Bentley, 87, Dies; Detective Arrested Oswald, NY Times, 2008)
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Post by Arjan Hut on Nov 4, 2023 4:49:14 GMT -5
566 Connally bullet fragmentsRelated:18 The 0.30 caliber bullet that turned into CE399143 Additional bullet fragments from Connally's wounds305 Governor Connally's shirt and coat The family promised to "resist vigorously any efforts
to disturb the body of John Connally." (Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)Connally died on June 15, 1993, at age 76 at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, from complications of pulmonary fibrosis. A day later, several JFK assassination researchers-including James H. Lesar, the head of the non-profit Assassination Archives and Research Center, and Cyril Wecht, a forensic pathologist and longtime vocal critic of the "magic bullet" theory -asked the U.S. Justice Department to try to recover the bullet fragments from Connally's wrist before the body was buried. They asked that neutron activation analy sis and other tests be performed on the bullets to determine conclusively whether or not the fragments came from WCE 399 (the magic bullet). If the fragments did not come from that particular bullet, there would be proof for the first time that more than one gunman fired upon the Dallas motorcade. U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno forwarded the request to the FBI's Dallas Field office for a determination. On June 17 in what must been a bizarre scene, the FBI-after determining that it favored the removal of the bullet fragments-decided to approach the Connally family about the matter during the funeral. The FBI was angrily rejected by the family, who told the press through a representative that it was deeply offended by the FBI's methods. Connally 's burial was held as planned. The following day the FBI requested permission to exhume Connally's body. Again they were rejected by the family who promised to "resist vigorously any efforts to disturb the body of John Connally." ( Who’s who in the JFK assassination, p. 86-7)
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Post by Arjan Hut on Nov 9, 2023 13:27:50 GMT -5
567 One potentially fascinating telegraphic CIA messageAFFIDAVIT OF JAMES D. CROWLEY The following affidavit was executed by James D. Crowley on June 12, 1964. PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION ON THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 88: James D. Crowley, being duly sworn, deposes and says : On August 13, 1961, he was duly appointed an officer in the Department of State, as a specialist in intelligence matters; that he has continued to serve in that capacity since that time, and that he has personal knowledge of the matters related in this affidavit: 1. I am one of the officers in the Department of State responsible for disseminating throughout the Department various reports, memoranda and documents which are received from other United States Government agencies. 2. The first time I remember learning of Oswald’s existence was when I received copies of a telegraphic message, dated October 10,1963, from the Central Intelligence Agency, which contained information pertaining to his current activities. I requested that a search of the Office of Security records be made on October 11, 1963, to determine if the Department had received any information previously. Based on a quick review of the Office of Security file on Oswald, I disseminated copies of the Central Intelligence Agency message to the various offices within the Department which were interested in receiving this type of material. 3. I also briefly reviewed Oswald’s Office of Security file on November 14, 1963. although I am not certain, I believe the impetus for this review was either my receipt of a Federal Bureau of Investigation report dated October 31, 1963 on Lee Harvey Oswald or my receipt of a Federal Bureau of Investigation report dated October 25, 1963 on the Fair Play for Cuba Committee--New Orleans Division. Both of these reports were received in the Intelligence Processing Section on November 8, 1963. 4. In both instances, I reviewed the Office of Security file in a routine manner and had it returned to the Office of Security File Room the same day in which it was charged to me. Signed this 12th day of June 1964. (S) James D. Crowley, JA ( Warren Commission, Volume XI: Affidavit of James D. Crowley) CROWLEY, JAMES D., Oswald witness; State Department intelligence specialist. Crowley stated in an affidavit: "The first time I remember learning of Oswald's existence was when I received copies of a telegraphic message from the [CIA] dated October 10, 1963, which contained information pertaining to his current activities." Crowley said he reviewed the file briefly on November 14, 1963; he offered no further details regarding this potentially fascinating message. ( Who’s who in the JFK assassination)
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Post by Arjan Hut on Nov 11, 2023 13:11:11 GMT -5
568 Bullet fragments from the windshieldRelated:140 Large skull fragment from presidential limousine522 The original windshieldGUINN, VINCENT, HSCA ballistics expert; head of the activation analysis program of the general atomic division of General Dynamics Corporation. Guinn performed neutron activation analysis on the "magic bullet" (WCE 399) and bullet fragments reportedly taken from Governor Connally's wrist. He stated that his tests "established that it was highly likely that the injuries to the Governor's wrist were caused by the bullet found on the stretcher at Parkland Hospital."  Vincent Guinn at Oswald's mock tv-trial in the eightiesAccording to HT*, "The main problem with this test was that Dr. Guinn stated afterwards that none of the fragments he tested weighed the same as any listed as evidence by the Warren Commission. That is, along with many missing fragments, it would appear that the evidence had been switched before he got it." When Guinn opened up the can that was supposed to hold bullet fragments that had struck the limo's windshield, he found the can empty. ( Who's who in the JFK assassination, p. 163) *High Treason
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Post by Arjan Hut on Nov 19, 2023 11:40:27 GMT -5
569 Officer Haygood’s TSBD-shooter witness
Related:181 The source of the 12.44 suspect description
“Get his name, address, phone number and all information you can.”Erasing the Past...DiscussionsMr. HAYGOOD. And I left my motor on the street and ran to the railroad yard. Mr. BELIN. Now when you ran to the railroad yard, would that be north or south of Elm? Mr. HAYGOOD. The railroad yard would be located at the-it consist of going over Elm Street and back north of Elm Street. Mr. BELIN. What did you do when you got there? Mr. HAYGOOD. Well, there was nothing. There was quite a few people in the area, spectators, and at that time I went back to my motorcycle-it was on the street-to the radio. Mr. BELIN. Did you see any people running away from there? Mr. HAYGOOD. No. They was all going to it. (....) Mr. BELIN. Talk to anyone else? Mr. HAYGOOD. And at that time, approximately, well, I was talking to him at the time this other man came up and told me that he didn’t know what it was about, but he was quite sure the shot had come from this building there which he pointed out to be the Texas School Book Depository Building.  Clyde Haygood running up that knollMr. BELIN. Did he say why? Mr. HAYGOOD. He said when the Erst shot was fired he glanced back and 298 there was something in the building, he couldn’t determine what it was, but it was just something there that he couldn't explain, but he was definite that the shots did come from there. And after talking to him and the man that was on the other side that complained he was hit by a piece of concrete from the ricochet at that time, I called the dispatcher and asked for squads to cover the Texas School Book Depository Building off. Mr. BELIN. Do you remember what your number was that day? Mr. HAYGOOD. Beg your pardon? Mr. BELIN. Do you remember what number you used for calling the dispatcher that day? Mr. HAYGOOD. Yes. My original call number is 142. Mr. BELIN. I have here a Sawyer Deposition Exhibit A, which appears to be a transcript of a police radio log, and I notice that at 12:35 p.m., there is a call from 142 to 531. 531 is your station headquarters? Mr. HAYGOOD. Right. Mr. BELIN. Do you want to read what you said? Mr. HAYGOOD. “I talked to a guy at the scene who says the shots were fired from the Texas School Book Depository Building with the Hertz Rent A Car sign on top.” Mr. BELIN. Is that what you said? Mr. HAYGOOD. Approximately. I don’t recall the exact words. Mr. BELIN. There was a response to you. What does it say there? Mr. HAYGOOD. “Get his name, address, phone number and all information you can.” Mr. BELIN. Did you do that? Mr. HAYGOOD. No, I never. Mr. BELIN. What happened? Mr. HAYGOOD. Because I was told to go to the School Book Depository Building. I instructed the three different people to come to the front of the School Book Depository Building and remain there until they were talked to. ( Warren Commission, Volume VI: Clyde A. Haygood)
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Post by Arjan Hut on Nov 21, 2023 12:08:08 GMT -5
570 One Milton Kaack-affadavitRelated:312 New Orleans FBI informant file on Oswald430 Report on pre-Oswald-debate Stuckey FBI contact
KAACK, MILTON R., Oswald witness; FBI agent. According to the WR, Kaack ran the first FBI background check on Oswald after Oswald's return from the USSR. Kaack gave his gathered information to Dallas agent James P. Hosty, who was in charge of Oswald's case and had interviewed Oswald since his return to the United States. In this manner, Hosty learned that Oswald had lied to him on a number of points: his wife's maiden name was not Prossa, and he and Marina had not been married in Fort Worth, Texas. Kaack's report also revealed that Oswald had lied when he told his arresting officers in New Orleans that he had been born in Cuba. Nina Gardner, Oswald's landlady in New Orleans, says she was questioned about Oswald by Kaack less than three weeks after Oswald's arrival in New Orleans. According to author Anthony Summers, Kaack "did indeed investigate Oswald," but refuses to discuss his investigation. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover told the WC that he had submitted an affidavit from every FBI agent who had contacted Oswald - yet there was none from Kaack. (Who's who in the JFK assassination)
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Post by Arjan Hut on Nov 22, 2023 11:58:06 GMT -5
571 Report of CIA Miami station secret investigationAlso missing (a selection):28 CIA documents related to the CIA study of the Valkyrie plot29 The missing section from the Lopez Report57 The Fenton Report115 CIA study of the Assassination125 The Congressional Bader Report190 Defense department report on Oswald/Atsugi investigation191 Defense department report on John Pic-investigation382 The 1956 Bruce-Lovett Report487 The Homme Report498 The Kassab Report
"Did the CIA drop a veil of operational secrecy
around what it knew about the accused assassin and anti-Castro exiles?"A newly-unredacted memo [....] illuminating a story overlooked by major news organizations and unknown to most Americans interested in the assassination. The 1977 memo, with redactions now removed, reveals for the first time the name of a CIA undercover officer who participated in a secret investigation into JFK’s assassination in 1963 that focused on the enemies of Fidel Castro in the United States. The memo, written by Donald Heath, shows that while the White House and the FBI were assuring the public that a loner had killed the president for no reason, the CIA’s Miami station was actively pursuing suspicions that anti-Castro exiles might have been involved. The results of the investigation have never disclosed, despite the 1992 JFK Records Act mandating release of all government records related to the murder of President Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Read the entire memo here: www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2022/104-10103-10024.pdfThe Heath memo sheds new light on and old question: Did the CIA “drop the ball” on Lee Harvey Oswald? Or did the CIA drop a veil of operational secrecy around what it knew about the accused assassin and anti-Castro exiles? ( Jefferson Morley, JFKfacts, 1-19-23)  More about Donald R. Heath Jr, who died at age 89:When author Rebecca Donner learned that a 89-year-old man named Donald Heath Jr. was alive in California, “I got on a plane immediately,” she says. Heath, the son of an American intelligence operative, had been a courier for a German resistance group in Nazi Berlin. Donning a borrowed Hitler Youth uniform for a disguise, the 11-year-old boy would carry coded notes in his blue knapsack. If he suspected trouble, he would whistle a Nazi party anthem as a warning. (....) Heath vowed to tell her as much as he could remember, Donner says, but he died soon afterward, a month shy of his 90th birthday. He didn’t leave her empty-handed, though. ( LA Times, AUG. 19, 2021)
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Post by Arjan Hut on Nov 30, 2023 4:23:27 GMT -5
572 Evidence of line-up attended by Howard BrennanRelated:181 The source of the 12.44 suspect description569 Officer Haygood’s TSBD-shooter witness Determining which line up Howard Brennan attended should, in theory, be straightforward. However, the available records yield no clear answer to this surprisingly complex question. This intriguing issue was first highlighted by Ian Griggs, who found no explicit evidence of Brennan attending any specific line up. As outlined in Commission Exhibit 2003, the list of 'witnesses' for the line ups is as follows: Helen Markham, Cecil McWatters, Sam Guinyard, Ted Calloway, Barbara Davis, and Virginia Davis on 11/22/63; and William Scoggins and William Whaley on 11/23/63. (...) For some perspective on this issue, let us first look at the testimony of Brennan himself on this point. David Belin.“Now, taking you down to the Dallas Police Station, I believe you said you talked to Captain Fritz. And then what happened?” Howard Brennan. “Well, I was just more or less introduced to him in Mr. Sorrels' room, and they told me they were going to conduct a line up and wanted me to view it, which I did.” David Belin. “Do you remember how many people were in the line up?” Howard Brennan. “No, I don't. A possibility seven more or less one.” David Belin. “All right. Did you see anyone in the line up you recognized?” Howard Brennan. “Yes.” David Belin. “And what did you say?” Howard Brennan. “I told Mr. Sorrels and Captain Fritz at that time that Oswald--or the man in the lineup that I identified looking more like a closest resemblance to the man in the window than anyone in the lineup.” David Belin. “Were the other people in the lineup, do you remember--were they all white, or were there some Negroes in there, or what?” Howard Brennan. “I do not remember.” ( Volume III; p. 147) Here are some notable observations drawn from this excerpt of Brennan's testimony: The line-up consisted of four individuals, three fillers and the suspect. If Brennan did indeed view a line-up, how could he possibly forget such a critical detail? Brennan identified both SS Agent Sorrels and Captain Fritz as present at this line-up. Curiously, Brennan could not recall the ethnic backgrounds of those in the line-ups. This strikes me as odd. Could Brennan, in his lifetime, have participated in an event more dramatic and pivotal? And in Texas? During segregation? The idea that he could forget such fundamental elements of the procedure, assuming he genuinely attended, is quite puzzling to me. (...) As highlighted by Ian Griggs, the undeniable facts remain that: “Brennan or his description, does not appear in the testimony of any of the other eyewitnesses who attended the line-ups. Markham, Calloway, Guinyard, McWatters, Barbra and Virginia Davis, Scoggins, Whaley, fail to mention Brennan.” “The name Brennan does not appear in the testimony or affidavits of any of the DPD officers who supervised the line-ups on record. Chief Curry, Sims, Boyd, Graves, Leavelle, Dhority, Moore, Potts, Brown, Hall, Senkel.” ( Griggs, pp. 77-100) Brennan's name is not only absent from the DPD's records relating to line-ups, but also from the testimonies and affidavits of the officers present at the other line-ups. Why is this the case? Despite its seemingly straightforward nature, why is there a sense of obfuscation around this event? ( Johnny Cairns, Kennedysandking, 2023)
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