JFK Assassination Forum

Marina testified that he told her in August about the plan to go to Mexico City and that he was going to defect to Cuba. He wasn't interested in going back to the USSR. It's why he was protesting for Castro that summer in New Orleans. He was creating a pro-Revolution resume to show the Cubans to convince them to let him in. They weren't impressed.

WC testimony:
Mr. RANKIN. Had he discussed with you the idea of going to Mexico City?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. When did he first discuss that?
Mrs. OSWALD. I think it was in August.
Mr. RANKIN. Did he tell you why he wanted to go to Mexico City?
Mrs. OSWALD. From Mexico City he wanted to go to Cuba--perhaps through the Russian Embassy in Mexico somehow he would be able to get to Cuba.
Mr. RANKIN. Did he say anything about going to Russia by way of Cuba?
Mrs. OSWALD. I know that he said that in the embassy. But he only said so. I know that he had no intention of going to Russia then.

As to a key. It seems that the rooms, or some of them, had individual locks on the doors. I don't know about the main entrance to the house. Earlene Roberts testified that when the police came that Mrs. Johnson, the wife of the owner of the house, told her to "get your keys" to the rooms to open them for the police to search. However, the only key found on Oswald was the one for his post office box. I have to assume there was a lock on the door.

Robert's testimony:
Mrs. ROBERTS. Well, he [one of the police officers] was trying to make us understand that-I had two new men and they told me--Mrs. Johnson told me, "Go get your keys and let them see in" I had gone to the back and they still had the TV on, and they was broadcasting about Kennedy.

From Bugliosi/RH. The basement rooms were locked but apparently not Oswald's.

Interesting. Thx.
Source? Please.

John, I've long been a fan of your JFK-related online posts and welcome you back to the discussion, notwithstanding Royell Storing's absurd, multi-thread claims about the Dealey Plaza film and photo record being faked.

  This is exactly why the Dem's want to shutdown the govt. They want to slow the US economy and also stifle the posting of the economic numbers that will reflect a booming US economy.

Shocker: Royell Storing's "analysis" of the U.S. economy is as flat-out wrong as his analysis of the Dealey Plaza film and photo record.

Your photo clearly shows the skull flap on the side of JFK's head. That is what exposed JFK's brain. There was a massive blowout wound to the upper right side of JFK's head. The original autopsy described it as being chiefly parietal but extending into the occipital and temporal regions. So yes, the blowout was partially toward the rear of the head. Most of the skull pieces that were blown out remained attached to the scalp and it is my belief Jackie tried to close those flaps on the way to Parkland as best she could. What she couldn't close was the hole left by the Harper fragment which was blown completely away and found later that day. That explains why the ER team got the impression the blowout was limited to the rear of the head when in fact it extended along the entire upper right side of JFK's head.

    Go to You Tube and search    "Zapruder Film JFK Assassination Best Quality HD 1080p"     By- windvale

    Do Not restrict yourself to viewing only a single still frame. Examine this entire film sequence at normal running speed. You can clearly see JFK being hit with such force that he is literally thrown Backward into the Limo backrest. The force from that shot was so great, that JFK then bounces off of the backrest and begins tilting/falling to his (L). Clearly, we are seeing the result of a shot fired from the (R) Front.

1. Did Marina know about the Mexico City trip before he went there?
2. Did Oswald have a key to the boarding house? If so, did they find it on his person or in his room after his arrest?

Marina testified (and stated elsewhere) that Oswald told her in August about the plan to go to Mexico City and that he was going to defect to Cuba. He wasn't interested in going back to the USSR. It's why he was protesting for Castro that summer in New Orleans. He was creating a pro-Revolution resume to show the Cubans to convince them to let him in. They weren't impressed.

WC testimony:
Mr. RANKIN. Had he discussed with you the idea of going to Mexico City?
Mrs. OSWALD. Yes.
Mr. RANKIN. When did he first discuss that?
Mrs. OSWALD. I think it was in August.
Mr. RANKIN. Did he tell you why he wanted to go to Mexico City?
Mrs. OSWALD. From Mexico City he wanted to go to Cuba--perhaps through the Russian Embassy in Mexico somehow he would be able to get to Cuba.
Mr. RANKIN. Did he say anything about going to Russia by way of Cuba?
Mrs. OSWALD. I know that he said that in the embassy. But he only said so. I know that he had no intention of going to Russia then.

She told the HSCA this too.

As to a key. A brass key to his post office box was found but not one to his room.

It seems that the rooms, or some of them, had individual locks on the doors. I don't know about the main entrance to the house. Earlene Roberts testified that when the police came that Mrs. Johnson, the wife of the owner of the house, told her to "get your keys" to the rooms to open them for the police to search. I have to assume there was a lock on his door.

Robert's testimony:
Mrs. ROBERTS. Well, he [one of the police officers] was trying to make us understand that-I had two new men [who rented rooms] and they told me--Mrs. Johnson told me, "Go get your keys and let them see in". I had gone to the back and they still had the TV on, and they was broadcasting about Kennedy.

From Bugliosi/RH. The basement rooms were locked but apparently not Oswald's?