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

You would think that the distance Ruby had to drive to get to his destiny with Hell would be familiar to everyone, but I have never seen it talked about. I suspect that's because it was such a short distance (3 miles). I do recall hearing people say that 10th and Patton, the sight of the Tippit shooting wasn't far from Ruby's apartment. And some have suggested that that is where Oswald was headed: to Ruby's apartment. It's ridiculous because Oswald was never at 10th and Patton. Somehow, he got from his boarding room to the Texas Theater, a distance of one mile. John Armstrong insists that he was driven there because if he had walked, it's likely he would have been seen by someone, and because Butch Burroughs placed Oswald in the theater by 1:07, which means there was insufficient time for him to walk there. And it makes sense that the conspirators would want Oswald in the theater early because they had their Oswald double at the site of the Tippit murder killing him, but if the real Oswald was seen on the street nearby or anywhere at the same time, it would have been ruinous for them. A dark theater was probably the best place for Oswald to be during the Tippit murder, from their perspective, and he was.  

It is preposterous to think that Oswald was walking to Ruby's apartment since he didn't know him. And yes, I know there are numerous claims that he did, but they are bogus. There is an elaborate story about Oswald making a trip to Mexico City which he didn't make. So how hard was it to falsely claim that he was in Ruby's night club? It's all just "baiting the buffs."  

Oswald did not drink. And he did not smoke and hated being around smoke. He badgered Marina about her smoking. (I said badgered, not battered.) And nightclubs are smokey places. Plus, Oswald had no car to get there. He was never there.  

When WC Attorney David Belin was asked where Oswald was going, he said "Mexico." And when people pointed out to Belin that Oswald only had $14 in his pocket, he said that Oswald's gun was his bank, that he could hold people up to get money as often as he needed. Everything about that is ridiculous; the Mexico part, the holding people up part, and the whole idea that Oswald was there. 

What a disgusting farce the Warren Commission was. They just embraced Oswald's guilt with no critical thinking whatsoever. Then they worked backwards from there to drive to "prove" it, embracing whatever cockamamie story they had to, whether from David Belin, Marina Oswald, or anyone else. It was the opposite of justice. It was the ultimate railroading of an innocent person. 

But, getting back to Jack Ruby, he clearly got downtown on Sunday morning much earlier than 11 AM. Anyone who gets up early, as he said he did, and just eats breakfast and leaves is obviously going to do that. 

Let's return to his narrative. Ruby said that he walked out of the telegraph office and headed back to his car. But, he didn't. He would have had to cross the street to do that, and he didn't. Ruby  turned left and headed towards the ramp. So, he never headed back to his car. So, why does it say that?  I suspect it is because the writer, William Westfield, came up with it. 

Then, it says that he "passed" the ramp leading to the basement of City Hall, and he saw a crowd there.  It should have said that he "reached" the ramp. Again, I attribute the mistake to Westfield. 

Then it says that he got there just as a car driven by Sam Pearce, whom Ruby knew, came up the ramp. But, how could Ruby see Pearce and recognize him but not see the officer who was sitting in the passenger seat between him and Pearce?  Ruby was on the passenger side. My answer is that this was earlier when Pearce was riding solo. Then Ruby referred to the officer on foot who was directing Pearce, but Ruby knew Roy Vaughn, so why didn't he name him? Answer: because he wasn't Vaughn. This was earlier, and Vaughn wasn't there. 

Then, Westfield asked Ruby why he walked down the ramp, and an elaborate answer was provided, that he wanted to see what was doing, that he thought he could get a scoop for his friend Gordon Lendon. What? That is ridiculous. The idea that there and then Ruby's mind would go to someone named Gordon Lendon is preposterous. This is no doubt something that was invented later. And then for a kicker, Ruby said he thought he could pass out guest cards to the Carousel Club. Oh really? Then why didn't he pass them out at the top of the ramp? This is just more back-writing, for which he probably got help. 

And speaking of back-writing, Ruby said that Oswald came out with a "cursing, defiant, vicious" expression, but it's not true for the televised spectacle. I think it's very likely that Oswald wasn't even there when Ruby got there. Ruby said there was no one standing by him. That certainly isn't true for the shooter we see in the film. Ruby said, "I must have pulled my gun and taken a couple steps." Why "must have"? Because he had no memory of doing it. Then, he remembered being down on the ground and expressing his bewilderment to the cops who were pouncing on him- for reasons unknown to him. He remembered his elaborate speech word for word, yet in the films, we can see that the Garage Shooter said nothing, and nobody ever said he said anything.  So, how can they be the same guy? If Ruby was a chatterbox to the cops, and the Garage Shooter was mute, how could they be the same guy? 

So then, they drag him upstairs and tell him that he shot Oswald. But wait. Why would they think they needed to tell him? It would be one thing if they asked him why he shot Oswald. But to tell him? As if he didn't know? Why would they think he didn't know? Why would they think they had to tell him? IT'S BECAUSE THEY KNEW VERY WELL THAT HE DIDN'T SHOOT OSWALD. They knew that the first thing they needed to do was convince him that he did. So, that's why they started his brainwashing by telling him that he shot Oswald. 

Westfield ended it there and went on to asking Ruby general questions. The narrative of what happened on 11/24/63 was over. There was nothing about how Ruby acquired Attorney Tom Howard, nothing about him being subjected to a rectal exam, nothing about him being kept in his underwear for hours. 

Look at this image because it really says it all. You might think he was trying to be funny in saying, "No one knew... not even me."But,  that was Ruby's way of saying that, not only didn't he conspire with anyone to kill Oswald, he didn't even conspire with himself to kill Oswald. I am telling you: he did not kill him, and I am as certain of that as I am that Oswald did not kill JFK.