Did Lee Harvey Oswald construct the paper bag (CE 142)?
Feb 25, 2020 21:51:21 GMT -5
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Post by Michael Capasse on Feb 25, 2020 21:51:21 GMT -5
Why was CE 142 a controversial piece of crime scene evidence?
Who had constructed it - Lee Harvey Oswald or a Detective from the DP?
I want to present my hypothesis that the paper bag (CE 142) was in fact constructed by Detective Robert Lee Studebaker for totally non-nefarious means on the afternoon of 22/11/1963 in the first floor shipping room of the TSBD.
What was CE 142?
CE 142 was the "home made" paper bag that the DP, FBI and WC believed that Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) had constructed from paper and 3 inch wide tape samples taken from the first floor shipping room of the TSBD likely on or before the 21/11/1963. Since the tape had to be pulled through a dispenser, it was specifically marked and wet as it was pulled through. As a consequence of this, the paper bag likely had to be constructed in situ otherwise the tape would not have been sticky.
At no stage did TSBD employee Troy West (who was the main book wrapper) ever see LHO in the shipping room.
LHO would of then had to have folded the paper bag which was 38 inches x 8.5 inches (oblong shape) into a smaller size and conceal it on him when he was driven home on Thursday night (21/11/1963) by BWF to see his wife and two children who were staying at the Paine household.
BWF did not see or hear any paper bag on LHO while he was driven to the Paine household on 21/11/1963.
Neither Marina nor Ruth ever saw LHO with any paper bag on 21/11/1963.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know whether your husband carried any package with him when he left the house on November 22nd?
Mrs. OSWALD. I think that he had a package with his lunch. But a small package.
Mr. RANKIN. Do you know whether he had any package like a rifle in some container?
Mrs. OSWALD. No.
The DP, FBI and WC believed that LHO had constructed CE 142 went to the Paine garage and placed a disassembled CE 139 (the rifle) into CE 142 (the paper bag) and placed it into the backseat of BWF's car as seen by LMR, his sister on 22/11/1963.
Neither Marina nor Ruth saw LHO enter or leave the garage on 21/11/1963. Ruth admitted that she went into the garage but does not know who left the garage light on.
LHO then took "the package" (disassembled CE 139 in CE 142) to the TSBD at 8 am.
No one saw LHO with any package while inside the TSBD on the 22/11/1963.
This included Jack Edwin Dougherty who saw LHO enter into the TSBD from the back door at 8 am. As you see below, it would be difficult not to note the presence of CE 142 in someone's hands:
Mr. BALL - Did you pay enough attention to him, you think, that you would remember whether he did or didn't?
Mr. DOUGHERTY - Well, I believe I can---yes, sir---I'll put it this way; I didn't see anything in his hands at the time.
Mr. BALL - In other words, your memory is definite on that is it?
Mr. DOUGHERTY - Yes, sir.
Mr. BALL - In other words, you would say positively he had nothing in his hands?
Mr. DOUGHERTY - I would say that---yes, sir.
Mr. BALL - Or, are you guessing?
Mr. DOUGHERTY - I don't think so.
This is excellent research by Tony Fratini on the many problems pertaining to the paper bag.