What happened to the Mauser?

[Jim Brazell]

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

True...here is longer version Alyea...he describes how he got in (no others...cardoned off)

[Denis Morissette]

****Is this the press on the 6th floor as they find the rifle?
How do we know when Alyea made his film --was he called later for stagings?*********

The man on the right is DMN reporter Kent Biffle. He never reported any staging.

[Matt Grantham]

I very much have respect for  those here that say the Mauser question is dead, but could somebody tell me what we are looking at that looks like a second rifle? I missed it until the video that superimposed a highlighted outline of it in Jim's video clip

[Jake Maxwell]

Yes, Roger Craig was lying.

What do you think was Craig's motivation for lying about the rifle?

[Denis Morissette]

well, he wouldn't call it that --did he report being there when they found the rifle?
I'm sure I read Alyea was the only one allowed while they search

You may have read that in a conspiracy book, but Biffle was there during the search. Listen to Biffle himself:

[Denis Morissette]

As for the CIA document, the writer was not even on the 6th floor during the search. I have not seen that document for many years, but I bet he was never even in Dallas.

[Jake Maxwell]

If Roger Craig was lying about the Mauser, what would his motivation have been?