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

 People should not be defending Kellerman, not here. I want you to think about how easily he could have aided in that situation. He might have saved Kennedy's life.

For instance, all he had to do was order the driver to floor it to get them out of there. He had to know that the shooters weren't firing from a moving car. That's because they were in a motorcade, and everyone in the motorcade was vetted. So, he had to know that the shooters were stationary. That means that if they took flight, they would have very quickly been out of harm's way. The need for that was so pressing that if Kellerman had ordered Greer to step on it, and if Greer didn't respond instantly, Kellerman could have scooted over, grabbed the wheel, pressed his own foot to the gas pedal, and gotten them the Hell out of there.

Another thing Kellerman could have done was scream at the occupants, "Everyone down to the floor! Now!" Kellerman knew that Kennedy was under attack. He claimed to hear Kennedy yell, "My God, I've been hit." That never happened, but even so, Kellerman knew that an attack was underway.

And third, Kellerman could have climbed back there himself to help and protect Kennedy himself with his massive body. But no, he did nothing, and there is no excuse.

This is 2026; practically 2027. But, I tell you that in 1964, when he was questioned by the Warren Commission, they should have stung him with the same complaints that I am throwing at him now.

There is no defending Kellerman. He is inexcusable and indefensible. And remember who he was: the highest ranking SS agent on the Dallas trip and third in command in the White House detail.

And the very fact that the Warren Commission didn't treat him with suspicion tells you a lot about them.

And what about the HSCA? They did not order Kellerman to testify at all, so he didn't. But they did file an "Outside Contact Report" about Kellerman, and they gave it a number. That means that some staff person went to talk to Kellerman. There's even a date for it: December 1, 1978. But, though the record of it exists, the document itself has never been found. Supposedly, it is in the National Archives- somewhere. But, it's content has never been revealed, and that's despite all the JFK documents supposedly having been released. It's JFK Document No. 013394 — Roy H. Kellerman, Outside Contact Report. Rots o' ruck finding it.

This is Hill, Kellerman, and Greer. Look a the size of that guy. He could have protected Kennedy with his own body.