Is This Our Man?

[Alan Ford]

From the 11/22/63 report of Sheriff's Department Deputy "Lummie" Lewis:

Ronald Fischer w/m/24, 4007 Flamingo Way, BR 9 0950. Was with Bob (Edwards, A.F.). Saw man on next to top floor and gave description of suspect. Fairly short hair cut, not a crew, but stuck up in front and not a flat top. Med complex. In his 20's, sport shirt and slacks. Sport shirt open at collar.



 

[Alan Ford]

From the 11/22/63 report of Sheriff's Department Deputy "Lummie" Lewis:

Ronald Fischer w/m/24, 4007 Flamingo Way, BR 9 0950. Was with Bob (Edwards, A.F.). Saw man on next to top floor and gave description of suspect. Fairly short hair cut, not a crew, but stuck up in front and not a flat top. Med complex. In his 20's, sport shirt and slacks. Sport shirt open at collar.



 

From the 11/22/63 affidavit of Motorcycle Officer Marrion L. Baker:

As we reached the third or fourth floor I saw a man walking away from the stairway. I called to the man and he turned around and came back toward me. The manager said, "I know that man, he works here." I then turned the man loose and went up to the top floor. The man I saw was a white man approximately 30 years old, 5'9," 165 pounds, dark hair and wearing a light brown jacket.



 

[Alan Ford]

From the 11/22/63 affidavit of Motorcycle Officer Marrion L. Baker:

As we reached the third or fourth floor I saw a man walking away from the stairway. I called to the man and he turned around and came back toward me. The manager said, "I know that man, he works here." I then turned the man loose and went up to the top floor. The man I saw was a white man approximately 30 years old, 5'9," 165 pounds, dark hair and wearing a light brown jacket.



 

From Mr Amos Euins' WC testimony:

Mr. SPECTER. ... But you have described that he had a bald--
Mr. EUINS. Spot in his head. Yes, sir; I could see the bald spot in his head.
...
Mr. SPECTER. How far back did the bald spot on his head go?
Mr. EUINS. I would say about right along in here.
Mr. SPECTER. Indicating about 2 1/2 inches above where you hairline is. Is that about what you are saying?
Mr. EUINS. Yes, sir; right along in here.

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Mr. SPECTER. Do you know who that man was who said somebody ran out the back?
Mr. EUINS. No, sir. He was a construction man working back there.
Mr. SPECTER. Were you there when the man talked about somebody running out the back?
Mr. EUINS. Yes, sir. He said the man had--he said he had kind of bald spot on his head. And he said the man come back there.



 

[Dan O'meara]

From Mr Amos Euins' WC testimony:

Mr. SPECTER. ... But you have described that he had a bald--
Mr. EUINS. Spot in his head. Yes, sir; I could see the bald spot in his head.
...
Mr. SPECTER. How far back did the bald spot on his head go?
Mr. EUINS. I would say about right along in here.
Mr. SPECTER. Indicating about 2 1/2 inches above where you hairline is. Is that about what you are saying?
Mr. EUINS. Yes, sir; right along in here.

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Mr. SPECTER. Do you know who that man was who said somebody ran out the back?
Mr. EUINS. No, sir. He was a construction man working back there.
Mr. SPECTER. Were you there when the man talked about somebody running out the back?
Mr. EUINS. Yes, sir. He said the man had--he said he had kind of bald spot on his head. And he said the man come back there.



 

The thing that struck me as odd in Euins' testimony was that he indicated the bald spot was about 2.5 inches above his hairline. Below is a pic of Euins, the place where he is indicating is toward the front of his head, not on top where you would expect to see a 'bald spot'.
Exactly where the man in the pic appears to have a bald spot, a position I find quite unusual:

[Alan Ford]

The thing that struck me as odd in Euins' testimony was that he indicated the bald spot was about 2.5 inches above his hairline. Below is a pic of Euins, the place where he is indicating is toward the front of his head, not on top where you would expect to see a 'bald spot'.
Exactly where the man in the pic appears to have a bald spot, a position I find quite unusual:

Exactly, Mr O'Meara 

[Alan Ford]

David Belin: Could you describe the man that you saw running down toward the station wagon?
Roger Craig: Oh, he was a white male in his twenties, five nine, five eight, something like that; about 140 to 150; had kind of medium brown sandy hair... you know, it was like it'd been blown... you know, he'd been in the wind or something-- it was all wild-looking; had on blue trousers...
David Belin: What shade of blue? Dark blue, medium or light?
Roger Craig: No; medium, probably; I'd say medium. And, a light tan shirt, as I remember it.

[Alan Ford]

William Ball: Did he have a jacket or a shirt? The man that you saw shoot Officer Tippit and run away, did you notice if he had a jacket on?
Helen Markham: He had a jacket on when he done it.
William Ball: What kind of a jacket, what general color of jacket?
Helen Markham: It was a short jacket open in the front, kind of a grayish tan.