What happened to the Mauser?

[Denis Morissette]

The only film showing brought out the building is the Owen/WBAP film.

[Steve Howsley]

"One of many myths that will never go away no matter how soundly debunked."

As much as I hate to agree with you, Mr Hess.....I'm compelled  to agree completely.    There will always be gullible unthinking suckers who will argue that there was a mauser found in or on the TSBD......

 

Well said Walt. We don't always agree but you are right on this one.

[Jim Brazell]

We know that Weitzman,Craig,Fritz,Boone etc. all said the gun was a Mauser. Why the confusion? The dang guy with Fritz is looking at the gun with a MAGNIFYING GLASS at the 2 minute mark here while Fritz holds the gun and still can't ID the gun ? For real ? Fritz even points to a spot for him to view even further. So, these keystone cops even with a magnifying glass describe the gun as a Mauser. Is it ? I don't know...my question...why so hard? 5 cops and a police Captain can't correctly identify the gun even with a magnifying glass ? Finally, at the 2:55 mark is another non scoped gun in the picture as well...does it match the gun at the beginning of the Alyea film ?

 

 

[Tim Nickerson]

We know that Weitzman,Craig,Fritz,Boone etc. all said the gun was a Mauser. Why the confusion? The dang guy with Fritz is looking at the gun with a MAGNIFYING GLASS at the 2 minute mark here while Fritz holds the gun and still can't ID the gun ? For real ? Fritz even points to a spot for him to view even further. So, these keystone cops even with a magnifying glass describe the gun as a Mauser. Is it ? I don't know...my question...why so hard? 5 cops and a police Captain can't correctly identify the gun even with a magnifying glass ? Finally, at the 2:55 mark is another non scoped gun in the picture as well...does it match the gun at the beginning of the Alyea film ?

 

When did Fritz say that the rifle was a Mauser?

Weitzman and Boone both admitted that they were mistaken.

[Tim Nickerson]

Was Roger Craig a liar?

He says he saw "7.65 Mauser" stamped on the barrel of the rifle that was found....

Was he lying?

Yes, Roger Craig was lying.

[Jim Brazell]

Is this the press in the SN while he pulls that gun out?
How do we know when Alyea made his film --was he called back for stagings?



1:49 here:

Uh...NO. Alyea had to throw the film out the window from the 6th floor to a colleague to get it to the station. There was no later staging.

[Denis Morissette]

I didn't think the press was allowed up there until later
certainly not while they search

Kent Biffle of the DMN and WFAA cameraman Tom Alyea entered the TSBD together. They followed the policemen in the search even though they were told they had to get out. The other guy who is taking note is unknown to me. I doubt anybody here knows who he is.