Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Prior Acquaintance Between Tippit and Oswald

The Commission found no evidence that Oswald and Tippit were acquainted, had ever seen each other, or had mutual acquaintances. Witnesses to the shooting observed no signs of recognition between the two men.

Time of Tippit’s Murder

The Commission established the shooting of Tippit at approximately 1:15 or 1:16 p.m. based on Domingo Benavides’s call to police headquarters on Tippit’s car radio. Mrs. Helen Markham’s estimate of just after 1:06 p.m. was found to be uncertain and inconsistent across her various statements and testimony.

Witnesses to the Murder of Tippit

The Commission identified multiple witnesses to Tippit’s killing beyond Mrs. Markham, including Domingo Benavides (who called police at 1:16 p.m.), cabdriver William Scoggins parked nearby, and Barbara Jeanette Davis and Virginia Davis, who saw a man with a pistol crossing their lawn. All witnesses except Benavides subsequently identified Oswald in a lineup as the slayer.

第二章 With the assistance of Agent in Charge Sorrels of the

This chapter addresses various speculations and Commission findings regarding Lee Harvey Oswald’s activities after the assassination of President Kennedy, particularly relating to the murder of Patrolman J. D. Tippit, Oswald’s arrest, and his connections to the Soviet Union. The Commission examines allegations about eyewitness testimony, Oswald’s clothing, the discovery of weapons, his treatment by Dallas police, and his background in the Soviet Union, concluding that there is no credible evidence supporting claims that Oswald was a Soviet agent or received unusual treatment from Soviet authorities.