On Monday, October 30, 2023 at 5:02:53 AM UTC-4, Gil Jesus wrote:
That is unknown. There is no evidence Oswald bought the jacket new, that is simply an assumption by conspiracy theorists. More than likely, Oswald bought the jacket second-hand, from a Goodwill store or Salvation Army store, and the tag is from the prior owner. He was making minimum wage and couldn’t afford to live with his wife and two kids, so they were living apart from him in Mrs. Paine’s home). He was not a spendthrift.
That the jacket was purchased second-hand would also account for the jacket being one size too large — beggars can’t be choosers, and Oswald simply settled for whatever the store had on hand (second-hand stores are not known for their wide selection). Conspiracy theorists like to pretend the discrepancy in sizes points to another shooter, but it doesn’t. Marina testified they did not pay for dry-cleaning, she laundered all their clothes.
Oswald also left his rooming house north of and before the Tippit shooting zipping up a jacket. When seen by Johnny Brewer south of, and after the Tippit shooting, he had no jacket. When arrested, he had no jacket. Marina identified the found jacket (CE162) as one of Oswald’s.
https://www.history-matters.com/archive/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh16/html/WH_Vol16_0272b.htm
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Mr. RANKIN. Can you tell us about Exhibit 159, a sweater?
Mrs. OSWALD. That was my gift to Lee, a sweater.
Mr. RANKIN. 160?
Mrs. OSWALD. That is Lee's shirt.
Mr. RANKIN. 161?
Mrs. OSWALD. This is a pullover sweater. This is his pullover sweater.
Mr. RANKIN. 162?
Mrs. OSWALD. That is Lee's…
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There’s also the fact that the shells in evidence establish Oswald’s revolver, taken from his hand in the theatre, was used to kill Tippit.
When ALL the evidence is considered, it points to the jacket belonging to Oswald, no one else. It likewise points to Oswald killing Tippit.
Gil will no doubt give me a zero for this response pointing out how the consilience of evidence ensnarls Oswald as both the killer of Tippit and the assassin of Kennedy (Oswald had no reason to kill Tippit if he wasn’t already the President’s assassin).
Ben will ignore the above, change the subject, and ask me about stuff I never said, already denied multiple times, and he will pretend I said it still, asking me to explain it yet again.
NTF will make some inane comment and call all the witnesses that gave testimony pointing to Oswald liars.
Don Willis will parse some witness’s words beyond reason, and argue that means Oswald was framed for the Tippit shooting.
Proceed.