The Chicago Plot: A Hypothesis

[Albert Doyle]

To these ears, LHO's "I'm just a patsy!" exclamation is that of a man who already has realized that he's been betrayed -- at least by some of his ostensible colleagues/superiors -- and is sending a "do the right thing or I'll say a lot more" message.

In any event, I find your DPD "cooperating with a known CIA undercover operative" construction to be fascinating and even novelistic in the best sense of the term.

There's nothing in that that contradicts anything I said. Oswald could easily be sending a message in his patsy protest while still conforming to everything else.

If you look at some of Oswald's other crazy statements while in custody or while being interviewed by authorities his patsy claim is right in line with everything else known about his Fair Play persona.


I forget where I read it, but in my internet readings I saw someone claim Dallas Police had contact with Oswald where they were given file information to show Oswald was an FBI informant. Plus they would know this from seeing Oswald at Ruby's back office at the Carousel.


Ruby was most-likely keeping an eye on Oswald as the representative of this cabal at the press conference. His presence there was to stare Oswald in the eye and convey that he was under their watch. The Dallas Police knew damned-well Ruby wasn't a journalist. Ruby's tone reinforces to Oswald that he is a member of the "Fair Play For Cuba Committee" ("and don't forget that"). Oswald knows he is not only under Ruby's eye but all those police who associate with Ruby as well.


Even though the Dallas Police take no notes all they have to do to convey their plan is say something to Oswald like "So you know your rights and right to have a lawyer - right?" All this seemingly innocuous and routine statement needed to be accompanied by was the right tone of voice or facial expression and Oswald would know right away what the plan was.