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

When the Secret Service checked Marina into the Inn of the Six Flags on Saturday, November 23, they did it when Oswald was still alive. They did it, supposedly, because she needed protection. But why, in that case, couldn't they establish protection at Ruth Paine's house? 

And if she needed protection, what about the killer's mother? Nah. Who's going to bother killing that old bag? Waste of a bullet, right?

It's one thing to protect somebody where she lives, but to move her somewhere else? And they weren't just providing her room. She had to eat, didn't she? They also had to be providing her meals, right? And if she needed to see a doctor, they were going to provide that to, right? Even a dentist? Even everything? So, what they were really doing was making her totally and completely dependent on them. 

But, her husband was being held for double murder. So, how could they confiscate the man's wife, where they were going to be influencing her thinking, showing her evidence, and steering her to see things and remember things their way? How could he get a fair trial under those conditions? 

Obviously, you can't try a man for double murder while holding his wife. That precludes any possibility of a fair trial. And in the state of Texas the "spousal privilege" law is VERY strong. They were cultivating her to be a witness for the State, and not just "a" witness but the cardinal, featured, star witness. It started right away, and by Saturday November 23, they had her physically in their custody.  But, how could they do that when Oswald was still alive? How long could they have gotten away with it if he remained alive?

The answer is: not very long. Yet, there was no point in doing it for just one night or just two nights. I'm sure that when they moved her into the Six Flags Inn, they told her it was for the indefinite future. There would have been no point in doing it otherwise.

Before Marina agreed to do it, why didn't she say, "I have to consult with my husband about this." ? I wish I knew.

What I am saying is: THE SECRET SERVICE MUST HAVE KNOWN ON SATURDAY THAT OSWALD WAS GOING TO DIE IMMINENTLY. That can be deduced from the fact of their action to move Marina into their custody before Oswald was eliminated. To possess her would have been ruinous to the case if Oswald lived and went on trial. So, they must have known that he wasn't going to live, and that there would be no trial.

And let's consider that the person who first interrogated Ruby and for hours was Secret Service Agent Forrest Sorrels. Why him? In the case of Ruby shooting Oswald, it definitely wasn't a federal matter. Oswald was just a private citizen, and so was Ruby. This was a police matter, as much so as any other local shooting. So, why bring in the Secret Service? 

It is an OUTRAGE that they confiscated and took complete and total possession and control of Marina while Oswald was still alive. It was such an outrage that they had to know that it wouldn't last unless Oswald soon disappeared. They simply wouldn't do it for a night or two. So, they must have known that Oswald was going to be eliminated; wiped out; rendered dead. THEIR ACTION PROVES THEY HAD FOREKNOWLEDGE OF OSWALD'S KILLING.