14-10-2013, 10:03 PM
Tracy Riddle Wrote:The HSCA's conclusions weren't just based on the Dictabelt evidence (which I have never found credible). They actually did a pretty good job documenting Ruby's ties to organized crime, and arguing that Ruby had inside help when he murdered Oswald. I think the HSCA was prepared to blame organized crime even without the Dictabelt recording.
Upon reflection I see the merit of your view, Tracy.
Dr. Baden came right out and admitted that the bullet holes in the clothes match the location of the back wound -- a location too low to be associated with the throat wound.
But they couldn't promote that, and probably would have gone with The Mob Did It as the headline until the "acoustics evidence" presented them with a better PR handle on the conspiracy angle.
The Mob Did It was the back-up conspiracy argument.