Oswald’s Movements After Leaving Depository Building
Details the full circumstances of the fatal shooting of Dallas police officer J.D. Tippit by Lee Harvey Oswald roughly 45 minutes after the presidential assassination, including the location of the shooting, sequence of events, and supporting ballistic evidence.
Description of Shooting
Reconstructs Oswald’s path and actions after exiting the Texas School Book Depository, tracing his movements through the surrounding neighborhood leading up to his encounter with Patrolman Tippit.
Eyewitnesses
Provides a detailed, evidence-based account of the Patrolman Tippit shooting, including the number of shots fired, the officer’s fatal injuries, and the immediate aftermath of the attack.
Murder Weapon
Presents testimony from multiple direct eyewitnesses to the Tippit shooting, including consistent descriptions of the shooter’s appearance, clothing, and actions immediately after the murder, all matching Lee Harvey Oswald’s known appearance and movements.
Ownership of Revolver
Identifies the .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver recovered from Oswald at the time of his arrest as the weapon used to kill Patrolman Tippit, supported by ballistic matching of the bullets recovered from Tippit’s body to the gun.
Oswald’s Jacket
Establishes through purchase records and shipping documentation that the .38 caliber revolver used in the Tippit murder was purchased by Lee Harvey Oswald, with the weapon shipped to a post office box he rented under an alias.
Oswald’s Arrest
Details the recovery of a discarded light-colored jacket matching the description of the one worn by the Tippit shooter, with forensic evidence including fibers and eyewitness identification linking the jacket to Lee Harvey Oswald.
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