Oswald in the doorway: the blog of the Oswald Innocence Campaign, by Ralph Cinque

For those who maintain that the Dallas Police made up the story about Oswald taking the bus and cab, I realize it is a popular position, but you should realize that there is a problem with it. And the problem is: the Fritz Notes. In those notes, besides Fritz writing down that Oswald told him that he was "out with Bill Shelley in front", Fritz wrote down that Oswald said he went "home by bus changed britches". 

Now, these were notes that Fritz took for himself and no one else. He never admitted to having the notes, and actually, he denied having them. He actually said he didn't take notes during the interrogations even though these are obviously cryptically written notes that were hastily written while someone was talking. 

They didn't surface until 10 years after Fritz' death, and he obviously had nothing to do with it happening. Therefore, we have to assume that Fritz was being truthful with himself. Hence, "out with Bill Shelley in front" is a true statement that Oswald made, and likewise, "home by bus changed britches" is also a true statement- of Oswald's. 

So, if you are going to believe that the Dallas Police concocted a lie about Oswald taking the bus and cab, you also have to believe that Oswald- for his own reasons- concocted the same lie. 

But, that is a tough row to hoe because, as you know, Oswald didn't kill anybody. He didn't commit any crimes- except for taking a swing at a policeman, and that was pretty much a non-issue. 

So, not having committed any crimes, why should he lie to the police? Lying is associated with guilt. Right? It would make him look guilty if he lied, wouldn't it? And since he didn't kill Kennedy or commit any other crimes, why not tell police that a friend picked him up, if that's how he left Dealey Plaza? Why lie about it? 

Here is a typed copy of the Fritz notes. It is the first of the Fritz notes, which followed the first interrogation. Why did Oswald tell Fritz that he took the bus?