11-12-2018, 12:57 AM
James Lateer Wrote:7. The fact that Jack Ruby's friend Tommy Rowe was along Oswald's flight path kind of cements the planning of the entire flight path (including the murder of Tippit) into a fairly early time frame, probably September or October 1963.It may cement the planning in advance of the Texas Theater as a rendezvous point, with Rowe as a control, but Tippit's murder was a slapdash affair, something cobbled together on the fly, and my high reach can grasp no more when it comes to the matter of top level planning.
Let's get back to the mise en scène. Holan told the truth about the presence of the second cop car in the alley between 404 & 410, which is why Tippit foolishly let his guard down. He thought his flank was covered.
But this is a difficult case, very hard to get the pieces to fit together. What do you make of Frank Cimino's statement to the FBI (12/4/63)?
FRANK CIMINO, 403 East Tenth Street, Apartment 7, Dallas, Texas, advised that on November 22, 1963, he was residing in an apartment at 405 East Tenth Street. He Stated that at around 1 p.m. he was at his apartment listening to the radio. He heard four loud noises which sounded like shots and then he heard a women scream. He jumped up, put on his shoes and ran outside the house, and a woman dressed like a waitress was out in front of his residence shouting, "Call the police". She also advised a man had just shot a police officer and stated he had run west on Tenth Street and pointed in the direction of an alley which runs between Tenth Street and Jefferson off Patton Street. He looked in this direction but did not see anyone. He then walked over to the officer and saw he had been shot in the head. The officer was lying on his side with his head in front of the left front headlight of his car. His gun was out of the holster and lying by his side. The officer moved slightly and groaned but never said anything that he could understand. About this time people came from all directions, and he walked up to the corner of Patton and East Tenth Street and looked through the alleyway but could not see anyone running up the alley. He then walked back to where the officer was being removed by an ambulance and then turned back to him apartment. He stated he was not acquainted with LEE OSWALD or JACK RUBY.
Here's the problem -- easy to understand why he did not see Benavides, but where was Holan?