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

David Boyer asked me how they managed to keep Bookhout undercover after the assassination, and who managed it? Well, the FBI did. They put Bookhout on leave for a year, with pay. So, he didn't have to report to work. And perhaps he changed his look after the assassination, within reason. But, the CIA was also involved. They are the ones who cleaned up the photographic record- removing every image of Bookhout. And I do mean every single one. Here is an example of what they did.

This photo was taken right after the first interrogation, so about 4:00 on Friday afternoon. 

They were leaving Fritz' office and going to the first lineup. The man whose hat is circled is Bookhout. He was not wearing that hat. That white Stetson hat was like the uniform of Fritz' men, and Fritz didn't have any men who were as short as that. That man is short. He is shorter than Fritz, and Fritz was short. Fritz is directly behind him in the photo, and you can that Fritz was taller.

Notice that the short man is carrying a notebook. Bookhout was the only one who brought a notebook to the interrogations. At that first one, Bookhout and Hosty were the only ones there besides Fritz and Oswald, although Oswald's escorts may have sat in.

So, this is a process of elimination, It was a very small group of men. And there is no one but Bookhout that that short guy could be.

And he really wasn't wearing that hat. He couldn't have because it was right over his face. He would not have been able to see. And doesn't he look like a guy who would need to stand on a pedestal in the hallway to find Hosty? Bookhout wasn't tall; he was short. And the tired old lie that he was 6 feet tall has run out of gas.

To my adversaries, I ask: if he's not Bookhout, then who is he? And why was it necessary to cover his face? He's not Hosty. Hosty wasn't that short. And there is nobody else who was in Fritz' office at the time. So, by default, that is James Bookhout, and there is nothing anyone can do about it.