04-03-2020, 11:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-03-2020, 11:17 PM by Milo Reech.)
Sylvia Meagher complained about Tippit's nondescript nature long ago --
When we turn to J.D. Tippit, we find no biographical excesses but extreme reticence. Tippit, the policeman and the man, is a one-dimensional and insubstantial figure -- unknown and unknowable.
[Accessories After the Fact p. 253]
Judging by the material at Dealey Plaza UK, Pulte to his credit worked hard to take the measure of the man. Fascinating reading, for example this item particularly rich with implications if true --
4. In the WC volumes when one of Ruby's relatives or associates was asked what Jack had said about Tippit's death, Jack is said to have replied, "Sure, I heard about Officer Slick." (I asked a '70s DPD officer about the phrase "Officer Slick." He said that during that period "Slick" was frequently used to refer to someone who was skimming too much. Implication: that Tippit was working with Ruby and was holding out on him. In any case Ruby would not have said "Officer Slick" in reference to someone he didn't know. (Harry: can you do a text search on your CD-rom for the phrase "Officer Slick" to find the relevant testimony?)
[Tippit 1.pdf p. 8]
I don't know if Livingstone actually performed this text search.
When we turn to J.D. Tippit, we find no biographical excesses but extreme reticence. Tippit, the policeman and the man, is a one-dimensional and insubstantial figure -- unknown and unknowable.
[Accessories After the Fact p. 253]
Judging by the material at Dealey Plaza UK, Pulte to his credit worked hard to take the measure of the man. Fascinating reading, for example this item particularly rich with implications if true --
4. In the WC volumes when one of Ruby's relatives or associates was asked what Jack had said about Tippit's death, Jack is said to have replied, "Sure, I heard about Officer Slick." (I asked a '70s DPD officer about the phrase "Officer Slick." He said that during that period "Slick" was frequently used to refer to someone who was skimming too much. Implication: that Tippit was working with Ruby and was holding out on him. In any case Ruby would not have said "Officer Slick" in reference to someone he didn't know. (Harry: can you do a text search on your CD-rom for the phrase "Officer Slick" to find the relevant testimony?)
[Tippit 1.pdf p. 8]
I don't know if Livingstone actually performed this text search.