Towner3 Fence Man Identity

[Dan O'meara]

The guy in the alcove in Towner3 can only be Charles Hester.
In various photos he and his wife make their way over to the alcove where Sitzman and Zapruder are already stood.

[Charles Collins]

The guy in the alcove in Towner3 can only be Charles Hester.
In various photos he and his wife make their way over to the alcove where Sitzman and Zapruder are already stood.

There’s no reason to believe that it isn’t Zapruder. The camera strap is the giveaway clue.

[Dan O'meara]

There’s no reason to believe that it isn’t Zapruder. The camera strap is the giveaway clue.

I see what you're saying, it looks more like a strap going across his body than a tie.

[Royell Storing]

There’s no reason to believe that it isn’t Zapruder. The camera strap is the giveaway clue.

         Sitzman said she talked with a G-Man there at the top of the knoll. Could be him inside that shelter. Hester was wearing a Long Tie, but I think the gent we are seeing inside the Shelter is much stockier than the thin Mr. Hester. There's a reason Towner 3 has the guy/kid on the fence, and the image inside the Shelter Cropped Out 90% of the time. (1) That picket fence location was occupied during the assassination, and (2) there was supposed to be NO G-Men on foot inside Dealey Plaza at the time of the assassination. 

[Dan O'meara]

Here’s a link to the Skaggs9 photo at the Sixth Floor Museum online collection:

https://emuseum.jfk.org/objects/22059/color-slide?ctx=5baa19f93203d15c4b45f41fce37ed6ca821a0ac&idx=8

I will try to locate Sitzman and Hester in the photo. I certainly do believe that it was taken several minutes after the shooting. There’s an oral history available from SFM that might shed some light on this aspect.

[Charles Collins]

I see what you're saying, it looks more like a strap going across his body than a tie.

Yes, to me it does. And in Altgen’s photo, the strap is clearly seen (from Zapruder’s rear) in that same position.

[Royell Storing]

Yes, to me it does. And in Altgen’s photo, the strap is clearly seen (from Zapruder’s rear) in that same position.

    That strap on the Altgens Photo is running nowhere near the Throat/Adams Apple/Bow Tie area. It's a good visual aid demonstrating why it is referred to as a SHOULDER Strap.