Roger Craig

[Royell Storing]

It was just a first impression made by guys who never examined the rifle properly.
The Tom Alyea film captures the moment the rifle is lifted from its hiding place. It's a Mannlicher Carcano, that's not up for dispute.
The rumour about the Mauser spread like wildfire because everyone was being constantly pressed for any kind of information.
The thing that I don't get is that Craig describes what we see in the Tom Alyea film in great detail.
There can be no doubt he is talking about the moment Alyea captured on film.
So why would he insist it was a Mauser when it was clearly a Mannlicher Carcano?
It would be interesting to hear some non-Tinfoil speculation on this.

     Both Roger Craig's story and the Alyea footage have been around a very long, long, time. Once again, the Old Guard JFK Assassination Research Community FAILED to definitely resolve the Craig mauser issue by simply asking Roger Craig.  I am also intrigued by the Roger Craig timeline when he is seen inside the train yard on the Darnell Film. His Clay Shaw testimony is far more detailed than the WC Sleep Walking Job they did. Did you know that in his Clay Shaw Testimony he detailed climbing the picket fence in order to enter the parking lot? And this was BEFORE he got to the train yard as filmed by Darnell. Craig had to of been 1 of the very 1st Law Enforcement officers to enter that parking lot behind the picket fence. What did he see, who did he see, did he smell gun smoke, etc ? According to Craig, he encountered a woman attempting to drive a car out of that parking lot. Craig's encounter with this woman had to of been only minutes after the Kill Shot. Again, the Old Guard JFK Assassination Research Community NOT pursuing this "encounter" while Craig was alive is another epic FAILURE inna long line of epic failures by this body of so called "researchers".   

[Jim Hawthorn]

Don't forget that there was this interview with Craig (March 1968 - L.A. Free Press), where he says that they found a Mauser on the roof.



FP: Did you handle that rifle?

RC: Yes, I did, I couldn't give its name because I don't know foreign rifles, I know it was foreign made, and you loaded it downward into a built-in clip. The ID man took it and ejected one live round from it. The scope was facing north, the bolt facing upwards and the trigger south. But there was another rifle, a Mauser, found up on the roof of the depository that afternoon.

FP: A Mauser of the roof? Who found it?

PJ: I don't know who found it, but I do know that a police officer verified its existence. Captain Glen King, the Public Relations Officer for the Dallas Police Department, told a reporter that "The Mauser found on the roof of the Depository was a bit of momentary confusion." He stated that the rifle was dropped by a security officer.


Craig apparently later changed his mind (He was confused? He wanted more attention?) and said that a Mauser was found on the 6th floor. A totally unreliable witness.

[Jim Hawthorn]

Weitzman calling it a Mauser also didn't help matters:

[Royell Storing]

Don't forget that there was this interview with Craig (March 1968 - L.A. Free Press), where he says that they found a Mauser on the roof.



FP: Did you handle that rifle?

RC: Yes, I did, I couldn't give its name because I don't know foreign rifles, I know it was foreign made, and you loaded it downward into a built-in clip. The ID man took it and ejected one live round from it. The scope was facing north, the bolt facing upwards and the trigger south. But there was another rifle, a Mauser, found up on the roof of the depository that afternoon.

FP: A Mauser of the roof? Who found it?

PJ: I don't know who found it, but I do know that a police officer verified its existence. Captain Glen King, the Public Relations Officer for the Dallas Police Department, told a reporter that "The Mauser found on the roof of the Depository was a bit of momentary confusion." He stated that the rifle was dropped by a security officer.


Craig apparently later changed his mind (He was confused? He wanted more attention?) and said that a Mauser was found on the 6th floor. A totally unreliable witness.

    " L.A. Free Press". Really?  It was regarded as being "underground" and they embraced that reputation. Not a legit "News" source. On top of that, WHERE is the Byline? Total garbage, throw-away publication.

[Jim Hawthorn]

What is that on top of the rear metal housing? Look like a big rivet or nail head.

Identical model? (no rivet/nail head):



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[Jim Hawthorn]

Perhaps it's a piece of rust or it's a photographic anomaly? It's definitely not the head of a screw.

Not a screw because there is no recess for a screwdriver. It's a perfectly circular dome shape, like dome topped nail:



A home repair job to secure a loose rear bracket?

[Fergus O'Brien]

it was only what he had thought to be the case . he was wrong , and penn jones corrected him on that . it was a simple matter basically of him pretty much hearing a rifle had been found on the roof , but he never ever saw such a rifle nor did he claim he saw it . it an error based on something incorrect that he had heard , jones pointed that out , you can see that if you read the full interview .