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

Was Oswald an idiot? Would he really have turned down a lawyer after, not just pleading for one but wailing for one to the entire world? He did not know John Abt. He never had contact with John Abt. He had no reason to think that John Abt could, or would, drop everything he was doing to come to Texas to defend him. And, he had no knowledge that Abt could practice law in the state of Texas. 

Oswald had no reason to think that John Abt was licensed to practice in Texas, and Abt was NOT licensed to practice in Texas. So, the only way Abt could have been involved was as an adviser and consultant to a Texas lawyer or lawyers who were representing Oswald. The court may have let Abt sit with the defense team and whisper to them. But, Abt was not going to be able to get up and examine or cross-examine witnesses and make motions to the court. He wasn't licensed in the state of Texas. So, even with Abt, Oswald would have needed a Texas lawyer. That's why the idea that he would have turned one down is preposterous. 

Do you know how many times Oswald complained in public about not having a lawyer? I counted them, and it's at least 13 times that you can hear Oswald, with your own ears, decrying his being denied an attorney. And none of those times, did he say a word about John Abt. 

In all probability, H. Louis Nichols was just bamboozled. He didn't know he was talking to an Oswald double. They had a very good one in terms of likeness. Can you tell which one of these is the double?

The real Oswald is on the left. The one on the right had shorter and more receding hair. He also had a smaller nose and smaller ears. Still, it's an amazing likeness. And if they put that guy on the right in a cell with H. Louis Nichols, I have no doubt that he would have accepted him as Oswald. And remember that we have had years and decades to look at and study Osswald's face and features. And we also have the advantage of looking at them side by side. If you didn't have that; if you were only seeing the guy on the right; you probably would think he was Oswald. 

Do you know where the image of that Oswald double is from? It's from Dallas the weekend of the assassination. You can see it in the footage when Oswald is being led out of the elevator on his way to the garage. So, they had an Oswald double in Dallas that weekend. The real Oswald never met with H. Louis Nichols.