A Guilty Man

[Charles Collins]

As police concluded the “press conference” and Oswald started to turn, I stood up with the mike in my hand. When he was again asked, “Did you kill the president?” Oswald looked toward me and said, “No, I have not been charged with that. In fact, nobody has said that to me yet. The first thing I heard about it was when the newspaper reporters in the hall asked me that question.” He pronounced it “axed.” I looked into his face and said, “You have been charged.” Oswald looked a little blank and moved his head backward in a natural reflective response. And then he was taken back to his cell on the fifth floor.

Charlie, I believe that the reporter has twisted the information a tad.... The "conference" was NOT being concluded....It had just started.

I believe that this is an accurate quote of what Lee said....

 “No, I have not been charged with that. In fact, nobody has said that to me yet. The first thing I heard about it was when the newspaper reporters in the hall asked me that question.”

However the written words do not accurately convey the truth...   Lee's facial expression added to the meaning of his words.
You can hear him choke back emotion when he said the word "hall".....  “No, I have not been charged with that. In fact, nobody has said that to me yet. The first thing I heard about it was when the newspaper reporters in the... hall.. asked me that question.”

I believe that what Lee said was true....   He wasn't aware until that moment that President Kennedy had been killed., and it came as a shock to him.

The reporter told Lee that he had been charged.... And Lee's disdainful glare at the reporter spoke volumes....   The facial expression and  body language clearly told the reporter that he was an idiot and didn't know what the hell he was talking about.

Bill Mercer was in front of the room kneeling with the microphone so that LHO’s responses could be heard by the broadcast audience. He was very close and looking at LHO’s face. I choose to believe his interpretation of LHO’s reaction. You can continue to believe your version as far as I am concerned. But it makes no sense to me.

[Walt Cakebread]

Bill Mercer was in front of the room kneeling with the microphone so that LHO’s responses could be heard by the broadcast audience. He was very close and looking at LHO’s face. I choose to believe his interpretation of LHO’s reaction. You can continue to believe your version as far as I am concerned. But it makes no sense to me.

May I ask you, WHAT doesn't make sense to you?

[Walt Cakebread]

Bill Mercer was in front of the room kneeling with the microphone so that LHO’s responses could be heard by the broadcast audience. He was very close and looking at LHO’s face. I choose to believe his interpretation of LHO’s reaction. You can continue to believe your version as far as I am concerned. But it makes no sense to me.

I choose to believe his interpretation of LHO’s reaction.

[Charles Collins]

I choose to believe his interpretation of LHO’s reaction.

Yes, his interpretation versus your interpretation. Only LHO knew for sure what exactly was going through his mind at that point in time because he didn’t say anything in response to hearing that he had been charged with the assassination. Anyone that believes  they know what he was thinking at that moment is only spouting their own interpretation of what they think his body language meant.

[Steve M. Galbraith]

Yes, here is the man that these powerful conspirators were so afraid would expose their conspiracy that they had him killed.



Dozens of reporters, live cameras. This is how they "silenced" him. But this was done to give Ruby a chance to shoot him. So why didn't Ruby do it? Never mind.

They gave Oswald numerous opportunities to expose their conspiracy; but he never did.  He talked to his family, to the head of the Dallas Bar, to numerous reporters. But not a word from him about this conspiracy.

To normal people that's evidence that there wasn't one. To conspiracy thinkers it's evidence that there was.

[Walt Cakebread]

Yes, here is the man that these powerful conspirators were so afraid would expose their conspiracy that they had him killed.



Dozens of reporters, live cameras. This is how they "silenced" him. But this was done to give Ruby a chance to shoot him. So why didn't Ruby do it? Never mind.

They gave Oswald numerous opportunities to expose their conspiracy; but he never did.  He talked to his family, to the head of the Dallas Bar, to numerous reporters. But not a word from him about this conspiracy.

To normal people that's evidence that there wasn't one. To conspiracy thinkers it's evidence that there was.

why didn't Ruby do it? Never mind.  Yes, I agree ..."never mind" because everybody knows that Ruby with his trusty "bulldog" in his pocket was jammed into the rear of the room and could not get within the kill zone ...  The cops saw that Ruby was not going to be able to perform the lynching so they immediately curtailed the "conference"

[Walt Cakebread]

Yes, here is the man that these powerful conspirators were so afraid would expose their conspiracy that they had him killed.



Dozens of reporters, live cameras. This is how they "silenced" him. But this was done to give Ruby a chance to shoot him. So why didn't Ruby do it? Never mind.

They gave Oswald numerous opportunities to expose their conspiracy; but he never did.  He talked to his family, to the head of the Dallas Bar, to numerous reporters. But not a word from him about this conspiracy.

To normal people that's evidence that there wasn't one. To conspiracy thinkers it's evidence that there was.

A trained espionage agent would never reveal his true goal or motive, and blow his cover.   Lee was still playing the role he had been given.....He thought that he would be accused of shooting AT   AT  JFK..... And be allowed to escape to Cuba as a fugitive.   At the time of the mid-night "press conference" he didn't know that JFK had been killed. ....and he said as much.  " Mr Oswald did you kill the president?"....    “No, I have not been charged with that. In fact, nobody has said that to me yet. The first thing I heard about it was when the newspaper reporters in the hall asked me that question.”    

NOTICE....  "NOBODY HAS SAID THAT TO ME YET"     IOW....  Nobody had told him that JFK had been killed and .... the first thing I heard about it was when the reporters in the hall asked me that same question....

You may argue and disagree but I believe that Lee nearly lost his composure and he nearly started crying when he said the word "hall".....