Q re Harvey and Lee

[Tracy Riddle]

Jim & Dawn, I think we discussed this on another thread and I don't really want to rehash it all here. But Joseph McBride's book does the best job I've seen of pulling together all of the Tippit murder Rashomon. I think there were at least two men involved, and possibly another vehicle. From what I remember, JA doesn't really deal with all of that evidence because it doesn't fit the "Lee pretending to be Harvey" theory.

I don't have any particular theory about the Tippit murder that I'm attached to, but the one JA presents seems overly complicated and involved (like a plot from a movie thriller, rather than a real-life plot).

Hi, Tracy,

Yeah, we have talked about this before. Nevertheless, no one saw more than one man shoot Tippit. A couple of witnesses saw more than one person fleeing, but there can be all kinds of reasons to leave a scene where a cop has just been shot. I'm surprised everyone didn't head for the hills.

John's take seems to me to be the most simple one out there--no Rashomon comparisons needed. Lee framed Harvey. If not Lee, who?

Jim

I guess we shall have to agree to disagree. I LOVED Joe's book and think he is a terrific guy, but on this matter I side with JA. It just makes so much more sense and also does not employ the Gary Mack invention of Badge Man.

Dawn

And I fear we are falling into the micro analysis trap long ago expressed by Vince Salandria. Point being the Patsy- Harvey- did not shoot anyone, including Tippit.

I totally disagree with McBride's theory about Badgeman. I'm just talking about the Tippit murder, which McBride doesn't come to any definite conclusions about (other than Oswald didn't do it).

I agree that we can get lost too much in the microanalysis, and then we start fighting with each other, which doesn't accomplish anything.