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

"Officer Roy Vaughn never wavered from his belief that Ruby did not pass him on that ramp and that the nightclub owner must have gained access to the area from some other entrance. The results of two polygraph examinations supported Vaughn."

Do you doubt Officer Roy Vaughn? If you do, then you stay the Hell out of my face because I don't want anything to do with you! Roy Vaughn was not an idiot. He was perfectly capable of guarding an 8 foot wide ramp. And he was not a conspirator. He didn't let Ruby in. 

So what does that leave? Roy suggested that Ruby must have gotten in some other way. But, why would Ruby lie about that? He said he got there by way of the ramp. He accepted that he shot Oswald, but only because the lying Dallas Police told him that he did. But, since he was taking the blame for shooting Oswald, why would he lie about how he got down there? He wouldn't. He couldn't. He didn't. 

So, Ruby was telling the truth. And Roy Vaughn was telling the truth. They were both honest and both right. So, what does that mean? It can only mean one thing: that Ruby must have reached the ramp and gone down it BEFORE Vaughn was placed on duty.

And if you read Vaughn's account of his morning, it makes sense. Because: he started the day somewhere else, where he was doing street duty. But, he got a call and was told to come to City Hall and report to some Sergeant who worked under Lt. Pierce. He was told to meet this Sergeant at the dispatch room. So, Vaughn went there, but the Sergeant wasn't there. So, he waited for him. He waited for quite some time. And he said he spent the time yakking it up with other officers and drinking coffee.  

Finally, the Sergeant gets there and tells him that he's been assigned to guard the Main Street ramp, and Vaughn went and did it. 

But, why was there such a long delay? It's because they were waiting for Ruby to show up so that they grab him and tuck him away on the 5th floor. And until that was done, they couldn't go get Vaughn. 

What Ruby described when he reached the ramp was that Pierce's car was there, but Pierce was alone in it. But, at 11:17, Pierce had Sergeant Moxie and Sergeant Putnam in the car with him. Ruby would have seen them. And, Ruby could not name the officer on foot. But, he knew Roy Vaughn because Roy had forgiven a traffic violation for him once, for being a friend of the Department. And on another occasion, Vaughn was sent to Ruby's night club to settle some problem, and he interacted with Ruby then. So, Ruby knew Vaughn and would have named him if Vaughn was there when he was there. But, Vaughn was NOT there when Ruby was there. Somebody else was there. Someone Ruby didn't know.

So, we are talking about two different times, and it means that Lt. Pierce, who was in on it, as so many of the DPD guys were, including Leavelle, Graves, etc.,  must have made two exits out that ramp: one at about 10:25 when Ruby actually showed up, and then again at 11:15 to cover the story they were going to tell. 

Now: do you not like that scenario? You think it's far-fetched, do you? Well, I don't give a damn how far-fetched anybody thinks it is because I know very well that it's a lot less far-fetched than claiming that the imbecilic Jack Ruby "snuck" by Roy Vaughn, and Vaughn actually didn't see him. That is beyond far-fetched. That is insane. And it is just as insane to claim that Ruby lied and got in another way. Stop the nonsense! What I am telling you is true. Jack Ruby and Roy Vaughn were both at the ramp BUT AT DIFFERENT TIMES!