If Oswald Was The Assassin, Did He Plan His Escape From The TSBD Very Well?

[John Mytton]

For a potential assassin, you think he would be scared of Ruth?

A potential assassin that chickened out isn't much of a threat.
And besides, Oswald desperately relied on Ruth to house his wife and daughters so why would he jeopardise this convenient arrangement?

JohnM

[Charles Collins]

So the money would facilitate a "low budget" escape of sorts. For a short period but eventually he would be caught. A bit like william Macey's character in Fargo.

I saw Fargo, but long ago. And really don’t remember much about it. I doubt that LHO had much of a planned out escape. But it would be prudent to have a little cash in his wallet.

[Martin Weidmann]

A potential assassin that chickened out isn't much of a threat.
And besides, Oswald desperately relied on Ruth to house his wife and daughters so why would he jeopardise this convenient arrangement?

JohnM

Yet, according to the narrative, he stored a rifle in Ruth's garage without telling or asking her..... Doesn't make any sense!

[John Mytton]

Yet, according to the narrative, he stored a rifle in Ruth's garage without telling or asking her..... Doesn't make any sense!

I don't think that the religious Quaker Ruth would approve of having a rifle stored in her garage, so why would he tell her? ....Telling her makes no sense at all.

JohnM

[Martin Weidmann]

I don't think that the religious Quaker Ruth would approve of having a rifle stored in her garage, so why would he tell her? ....Telling her makes no sense at all.

JohnM

For once I agree...

But by storing a rifle in Ruth's garage anyway, and without telling or asking her, he did in fact potentially jeopardise the convenient arrangement of his wife and daughters living with Ruth. That's why the narrative doesn't make any sense.

[John Mytton]

For once I agree...

But by storing a rifle in Ruth's garage anyway, and without telling or asking her, he did in fact potentially jeopardise the convenient arrangement of his wife and daughters living with Ruth. That's why the narrative doesn't make any sense.

Sure, if Ruth went through his stuff she may have found the rifle but I reckon that Oswald counted on the religious Ruth not going through his belongings and history shows that in fact she didn't.
Over the years I've had people stay with me and I respected their privacy, is that unusual?

JohnM

[Martin Weidmann]

Sure, if Ruth went through his stuff she may have found the rifle but I reckon that Oswald counted on the religious Ruth not going through his belongings and history shows that in fact she didn't.
Over the years I've had people stay with me and I respected their privacy, is that unusual?

JohnM

The losely wrapped blanket was on the garage floor for two months and had been moved several times by Michael Paine... it's a miracle that the rifle didn't fall out by itself. With kids playing around the house a rifle could have been exposed at any moment.