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

I really think this was probably Jack Ruby in the Fedora Hat. Obviously, I can't prove it, but I think it stands as an excellent probability, and I consider it the default position. In other words, until somebody comes up with another identity for him- and I mean a name- then he's Ruby. 

We know Ruby was in Dealey Plaza. Julia Ann Mercer reported seeing him driving a truck and carrying a gun case which she estimated to be three and one-half to four feet in length. This was covered in Jim Douglass' book, JFK and the Unspeakable. Then, Victoria Adams reported seeing Ruby soon after the assassination outside the TSBD, "barking orders and acting like a cop." She swore, for the rest of her life, that it was him. And then there were the young ladies who worked at the sewing shop who reported seeing Ruby talking to Oswald minutes after the assassination. 

The idea that Ruby would NOT be in Dealey Plaza for the motorcade I find preposterous because Ruby was EVERYWHERE. At the theater when Oswald was arrested? Ruby was there. At the Dallas PD when Oswald was paraded around? Ruby was there. At the Midnight Press Conference? Ruby was there. And at the prisoner transfer, Ruby, obviously, was there. So, the idea that he wouldn't be in Dealey Plaza to see the hit go down is preposterous. 

But, where would he place himself in Dealey Plaza? Well, not in lower Dealey Plaza because that was the Kill Zone, and he didn't want to be that close. Plus, he knew that that area, by design, was sparsely populated, and he would have stuck out like a sore thumb. And he didn't want that. So, he definitely would have stayed amongst the crowd in upper Dealey Plaza. But, he had two things to monitor: the Kill Zone but also the TSBD where the patsy was. So, where was the best place to monitor both? Right where we see him.

Note that I maintain that in this picture Ruby is turned and facing Oswald. It's his posterior shoulder line that we're seeing. And, I maintain that they put that woman and boy in there to obscure him. Now, if that's not Ruby, then who is he? Don't tell me he could be anybody because that won't cut it.  Although Fedora hats were common back then, they weren't that common. You can see that he doesn't exactly fit in with the other spectators in that area who are African-American. If you're going to say he's just a nobody, a random stranger, who just happened to be there, I'll be inclined to tell you to take a hike because I just don't buy it.  And the big question is: if he's NOT Ruby, then who else wearing a Fedora hat was important enough to obscure by placing the woman and boy in front of him? Because: their images are DEFINITELY not legit. She cannot possibly be holding that kid, and there was nothing there for him to be standing on to get so high. Plus, look how he's dressed. With a wool cap pulled down over his ears? When it was sunny and over 70 degrees? A little kid who has terrific peripheral circulation such that they got hot easily? They are little furnaces at that age. That kid is dressed like it was 45 degrees. 

So, to my mind, until proven otherwise, that guy was Jack Ruby. I have been saying that for 4 years, and over time, my enthusiasm for the idea has only grown.