Suspect · Patsy? · Dallas, 1963
Born New Orleans, 1939 · Shot dead Dallas, 1963
"I'm just a patsy."
Two days after the Kennedy assassination, Jack Ruby shot him dead in a Dallas police basement before he ever stood trial. He never got to give a defense. Sixty years later, he is convinced the official story left out everything that actually mattered — and he is ready to say so.
Lee Harvey Oswald · Dallas, 1963
Lee Harvey Oswald was born in New Orleans in 1939 and never had a settled home — by his own account, thirteen moves before he turned seventeen. He joined the Marines, defected to the Soviet Union in 1959, and returned three years later with a Soviet wife, two daughters, and a State Department loan to pay his way home. Nobody arrested him. Nobody questioned him at length.
On November 22, 1963, he was arrested for the assassination of President Kennedy and the shooting of Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit. He denied being the assassin. In a hallway of the Dallas Police Department, surrounded by reporters, he said the only thing he ever got to say publicly: "I'm just a patsy."
Two days later, before any trial, Jack Ruby shot him dead in the basement of Dallas police headquarters — live, on television. He never testified. He never gave a defense. The Warren Commission told his story without him in the room.
He has had sixty years to think about what he would say if anyone finally asked him directly. Now someone is.
What to Ask
Your time with Lee Harvey Oswald is your own. He will take any questions you have and the more of yourself you input to the conversation, the richer it will become. These questions can be starting points but you are able to begin with any of your OWN choosing.
"Tell me about growing up — thirteen moves before you were seventeen."
New Orleans, Fort Worth, New York. No father. Always the new kid, always looking for something to belong to.
"What was your relationship with the CIA — really?"
He insists he was an asset, not a defector, not a lone actor. Ask him what he says that actually meant.
"What do you believe actually happened in Dealey Plaza?"
He does not deny being in the building. He denies being the only shooter. He has sixty years of reasoning behind that claim.
"Why do you think Jack Ruby killed you?"
Not grief for the Kennedys, in his telling. Ask him what he believes Ruby was actually protecting.
"Did you shoot Officer Tippit?"
He will not deny it. He will tell you exactly what he says was happening in his head in that moment.
"What do you want people to understand that they still get wrong?"
He has a direct answer. It is not the one the Warren Commission gave.
"What do you think of the magic bullet theory?"
The single-bullet theory is the hinge the entire lone gunman case turns on. Ask him what he thinks it requires you to believe.
"Are you aware of the conflicting autopsy reports and the destruction of notes — and what does that confirm?"
Two autopsy locations, two sets of notes, and a doctor who admitted burning his draft. Ask him what he thinks that destruction was covering.
"Who specifically died under unusual circumstances after the assassination — and how were they connected to what happened?"
Eighteen material witnesses dead within three years. Ask him to walk you through who they were and why the timing bothers him.
"What about the note supposedly found by Mrs. Paine — the one used to establish you had a history of political violence?"
The note surfaced only after his death, tied to the Walker shooting, its chain of custody never fully settled. Ask him what he makes of when it appeared.
"Why did you really go to the Soviet Union?"
The official story says defector. Ask him what he says actually happened in Minsk.
How It Works
Available to callers in the US and Canada.
First 2 minutes free. Minutes 3 through 5 cost $3.99 total. After that, just $1.00 per minute.
🐾 every paid call triggers at minimum a meal donation for a rescue dog
No script. No recordings. A live AI voice — speaking only to you, only now.
Start Your Free Call →🐾 every paid call triggers at minimum a meal donation for a rescue dog
