Weidmann's only reason for his insane allegations comes from this 1 man who tried to remember a single fact from decades previous. Unbelievable that we even give Weidmann the time of day but watching the crazy ramblings of his extreme paranoia is kinda funny.
JohnM
Weidmann's only reason for his insane allegations comes from this 1 man who tried to remember a single fact from decades previous. Not really. Ron Reiland, who filmed the wallet being held at the Tippit scene, said on day one, on television, that it was a wallet which he (incorrectly) believed belonged to Tippit.
As far as Barrett, who has always believed Oswald was guilty, is concerned. Bill Brown pointed out recently that he had seen newspaper interviews with Barrett in the 80's well before Barret discussed the matter with Hosty. That would fit perfectly, because until the HSCA hearings most evidence was still secret and locked away at the National Archives. That means that between 1963 and the late 70's Barrett would have had no reason to believe there was something strange going on with the wallet(s).
The same applies to General Walker who saw a photograph of the bullet allegedly taken from his house during a HSCA hearing and he instantly knew it was a substitute, so he started writing to the HSCA who ignored him. It also wasn't until the HSCA hearings that other questionable things started coming out.
In Barrett's case, until the late 70's, he may well have believed that when they referred to Oswald's wallet, it was the one he saw at the Tippit scene. And when he found out that it wasn't, he became convinced the DPD had manipulated the wallet evidence one way or another. His obvious problem was of course that in the 80's he was still an active FBI agent and going public with this information might well have cost him his career. After his retirement he was free to talk and he did, maintaining his story for the rest of his life despite all the vile attacks by LNs.
