My new book, "Into the Nightmare"

[Dawn Meredith]

I have extensive sections on the "Badge Man" photo and on the conflicting
reports of Tippit's whereabouts during that crucial period (including the story about him being
home having lunch). Those conflicting reports have problems of timing and other
issues that I examine in detail. I don't draw a conclusion
that Tippit was "Badge Man" but raise that possibility and note
the conflicting stories that still need resolution. Jack White carefully showed me in his office
how he did the photographic work that led to the blowup of the "Badge Man"
image from the Moorman photo and walked me through the
process, which satisfied me that he knew what he was talking about. Of course, there has been a lot of debate
over that image both pro and con all along. It's often ignored that there are other photos taken at the time
of the assassination showing the man behind the retaining wall ("Badge Man"
or "Black Dog Man"; the same figure, in my opinion). There is also
a witness who reported on two Dallas policemen firing
from close to her on the knoll. If people have more specific
questions about these sections in the book, I'd be happy to answer
them, but if someone hasn't read my highly detailed discussions, it
seems a bit redundant and possibly reductive to try to go into
more here.

It's easy to forget that the Badge Man concept was perhaps not the "invention" of Mack but Jack White, for whom I had much respect. I have not seen TMWKK in many years but the image of Mack in this video is what I recall. I keep away from the photographic "evidence" as it's all too easy to imagine what one thinks they see, then outline said imagined image so that the rest of us can also "see".
A better memory from that same episode is the man who described a shot almost hitting him, coming from behind. That was powerful. He broke down.
That scene was for me the introduction of Badge Man. (Which, at the time, did seem convincing.)
Dawn