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This chapter documents the identification, arrest, and initial detention of Lee Harvey Oswald following the assassination of President Kennedy. It traces the sequence from Oswald’s entry into the Texas Theatre, through the police response and physical struggle during arrest, to witness testimony regarding the altercation, his transport to Dallas Police Headquarters, and the beginning of his interrogation during an approximately 12-hour detention in which he denied involvement in both the assassination and the murder of Patrolman J. D. Tippit.
Oswald Identified at Texas Theatre
Mrs. Julia Postal, selling tickets at the Texas Theatre box office, heard police sirens and saw a man duck into the outer lobby near her ticket office. She stepped to the curb where Johnny Brewer, who had followed the man from a nearby shoestore, told her the suspect had not purchased a ticket and had entered the theatre. After sending Brewer inside to locate the man and check the exits, Postal informed him of the assassination and called the police, noting that although she could not confirm his identity, the man was clearly fleeing from authorities. Brewer later pointed out Oswald to the arriving officers, identifying him as the man who had entered without paying.
Police Converge on Texas Theatre After Suspect Sighting
At 1:45 p.m., a police radio bulletin reported that a suspect had entered the Texas Theatre on West Jefferson. Patrol cars bearing at least 15 officers converged on the building. Patrolman M. N. McDonald, accompanied by Patrolmen R. Hawkins, T. A. Hutson, and C. T. Walker, entered through the rear, while other officers searched the balcony through the front door. Detective Paul L. Bentley instructed the projectionist to raise the house lights, allowing officers to systematically search the theatre and locate the suspect seated alone in the rear of the main floor near the right center aisle.
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