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

• Let's talk about Lovelady at the HSCA. Why didn't they have him come in to testify? In 1976, they had Groden take pictures of him, but why not bring him in to answer questions?
  
  I know that Groden got Lovelady and his wife to sign short statements. But, that is not the same as undergoing questioning. In questioning, you are asked questions that involve cross-examination.
  
  Would Lovelady have lied? We know that Lovelady didn't even want to lie to Joseph Ball in 1964. He subtly drew an arrow to Black Hole Man to indicate himself- and note that Richard Hooke pegged Lovelady as Black Hole Man long before we even found the arrow.
  
  The fact is: the HSCA did not want to talk to Lovelady. They were afraid to talk to Lovelady. They avoided talking to Lovelady. They were investigating whether it was him or another man in a photograph, and the other man was dead. So, how were they not going to talk to him? How do you conduct an investigation without talking to the central figure?
  
  Here is a hypothetical interrogation of Lovelady circa 1976:
  
  "Mr. Lovelady, you are claiming to be the Man in the Doorway. If that's you, then why was your shirt so unbuttoned? And why was it buttoned up soon afterwards during the police checkpoint? That was you in the Martin film, was it not? But, you told the Warren Commission that you left the entrance right away for the railroad tracks, before Officer Baker even reached the steps and long before there was any police checkpoint, and that when you returned you didn't go back to the front; rather, you went around to the back and re-entered through the back door. Therefore, how could you be photographed in front in the Martin film?"
  
  "You're seen smoking in that film but with no pack or box of cigarettes in your pocket, so do you recall how that happened? Was it your last cigarette? What did you do with the empty pack? Or did you bum a cigarette off someone else? Please expain."
  
  "Also, in that picture, your shirt seems to have a big pocket-flap like most flannel shirts do, but there's no flap on the pictures you took with Mr. Groden recently, so please explain that."
  
  "Also, you've obviously lost a lot of weight since then, so please explain why the shirt still fits you snugly. Did it shrink in the wash?"
  
  "I'll tell you what, Mr. Lovelady, we are just going to show you the 6 second clip from the Martin film because we want you to watch it and confirm that it's you. Many people think that that man really doesn't look like you, that his face and his neck and his build are different from yours. So, we want you to look at him and state for the record that he was you."
  
  "And then, we want you to look at the footage from the Dallas PD and confirm that that was also you seated in the squad room when Oswald was led by. In your Warren Commission testimony you stated that you didn't see Oswald again after you broke for lunch. You related how you and your friends pulled a prank on him, that he asked you to hold the elevator, but you didn't. You left him stranded on the 5th floor. That's what you said. Then, you said you didn't see him EVER again THAT DAY. So, did you forget about the walk-by at the PD? That's hard to believe, Mr. Lovelady. So, let's have you look at this video and see if it jogs your memory."
  
  "Now, Mr. Lovelady, let's talk about your experience with Mr. Ball with the arrow-drawing. We have here CE 369, the actual exhibit. We can see the arrow that Mr. Frazier drew pointing to the Doorway Man, but we know from the testimony that you also drew an arrow. But, we are finding no other arrow pointing to Doorway Man, and we have had this analyzed by experts for ink residues on the photograph. The only other mark we are finding is a discreet, concise mark on the forearm of the man standing next to Doorway man. This other man has both arms up vizoring his eyes from the sun. This man's face is totally obscured. Please tell us who he was. Also tell us if that mark we see is part of the arrow that you drew because, by process of elimination alone, we are forced to conclude that that is your arrow."
  
  "Mr. Lovelady, in your Warren Commission testimony there was no frank statement by you that you were the Doorway Man. Here is the actual testimony, and frankly, it's vague as to whom you drew your arrow to:"
  
  Mr. BALL - Draw an arrow down to that; do it in the dark. You got an arrow in the dark and one in the white pointing toward you. Where were you when the picture was taken?
  Mr. LOVELADY - Right there at the entrance of the building standing on the the step, would be here (indicating).
  Mr. BALL - You were standing on which step?
  Mr. LOVELADY - It would be your top level.
  Mr. BALL - The top step you were standing there?
  Mr. LOVELADY - Right.
  
  "Now, Mr. Ball was explicit with both Buell Frazier and Danny Arce, but he was not explicit with you about which figure he was talking about. Why do you think that is?"
  
  "Also, Mr. Lovelady, let's go into your FBI photo shoot. You were photographed with your shirt unbuttoned like Doorman. They stated in writing that you reported wearing those clothes, a short-sleeved striped shirt and blue jeans. But now, they are saying it was a mistake. But, why would you pose like Doorman, with your shirt arranged like Doorman's, if it was not the same shirt?"
  
  "Mr. Lovelady, do you swear under oath, under penalty of prosecution for perjury, that you were the Man in the Doorway wearing the unbuttoned longsleeved shirt and the exposed white t-shirt? Was that you?"