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[Report to W. P. Gannaway by Bob K. Carroll, January 29, 1964 #1] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by Bob K. Carroll, January 29, 1964 #1]

Photocopy of an intelligence report addressed to Captain W. P. Gannaway of the Special Service Bureau in Dallas, Texas. The report, which was submitted by detective Bob K. Carroll, states that Karl Wahrmund was born in 1923 and is employed as a musician at the Cattleman's Steak House. Wahrmund was sentenced to the Texas Department of Corrections in 1951 for committing forgery.
Date: January 29, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for the Transfer of Oswald's Clothing Via REA Express #2] (open access)

[Receipt for the Transfer of Oswald's Clothing Via REA Express #2]

Receipts for the mailing of Lee Harvey Oswald's clothing via REA Express to the National Archives in Washington D. C.
Date: January 27, 1967
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by R. W. Westphal, January 27, 1964 #2] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by R. W. Westphal, January 27, 1964 #2]

Photocopy of a report addressed to Captain W. P. Gannaway of the Dallas Police Department. The report, which was submitted by R. W. Westphal, states that Norman Earl Wright was formerly employed at the Carousel Club.
Date: January 27, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to J. E. Curry from Waggoner Carr, January 17, 1964 #4] (open access)

[Letter to J. E. Curry from Waggoner Carr, January 17, 1964 #4]

Letter to Chief J. E. Curry from Waggoner Carr, attorney general of Texas. Waggoner Carr requests that Curry forward information regarding Lee Harvey Oswald's education and psychiatric history to his office. The letter is accompanied by a carbon copy of a letter from J. E. Curry to Waggoner Carr which states that additional information is enclosed.
Date: January 17, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by L. D. Stringfellow, January 10, 1964 #1] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by L. D. Stringfellow, January 10, 1964 #1]

Investigative report addressed to Captain W. P. Gannaway of the Dallas Police Department. The report, which was submitted by L. D. Stringfellow, states that Donald Roy Tabon and Jack Ruby were involved in a fight. This fight was prior to Jack Ruby's arrest for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: January 10, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by P. M. Parks, January 29, 1964 #2] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by P. M. Parks, January 29, 1964 #2]

Photocopy of a criminal intelligence report addressed to W. P. Gannaway of the Dallas Police Department. The report, which was submitted by P. M. Parks, states that a newspaper clipping from the New York Times is attached. The clipped advertisement requests donations for the defense of Jack Ruby by the Jack Ruby Defense Fund Committee.
Date: January 29, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo to George Doughty from Charles Batchelor] (open access)

[Memo to George Doughty from Charles Batchelor]

Memo to George Doughty from Charles Batchelor. Batchelor requests that, in accordance with law and the request of Tim Timmins, clothing items which Lee Harvey Oswald wore at the time of his death be forwarded to the National Archives.
Date: January 26, 1967
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by L. D. Stringfellow, January 23, 1964 #2] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by L. D. Stringfellow, January 23, 1964 #2]

Report to Captain W. P. Gannaway of the Dallas Police Department. The report, which was submitted by L. D. Stringfellow, states that Warren Edgar Coffman was employed at the Dr. Pepper Company in Dallas. He had poor credit. Coffman was arrested and charged with being drunk and disorderly in September of 1963.
Date: January 23, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by R. W. Westphal, January 27, 1964 #1] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by R. W. Westphal, January 27, 1964 #1]

Report to Captain W. P. Gannaway of the Dallas Police Department. The report, which was submitted by R. W. Westphal, states that Pio Emil Bellocchio is a known associate of Jack Ruby. He was born in 1892 in Italy. A report from the Jewelers Board of trade is attached.
Date: January 27, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by H. M. Hart, January 22, 1964] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by H. M. Hart, January 22, 1964]

Photocopy of a report addressed to Captain W. P. Gannaway of the Special Service Bureau in Dallas, Texas. In the report, detective H. M. Hart states that a background check was conducted for Dr. Perry Edward Gross, M. D.
Date: January 22, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Melvin M. Diggs to Charles Batchelor, January 20, 1967 #2] (open access)

[Letter from Melvin M. Diggs to Charles Batchelor, January 20, 1967 #2]

Letter from Melvin M. Diggs to Chief of Police Charles Batchelor. The letter is requesting items of clothing removed from the body of Lee Harvey Oswald at Parkland Hospital to be sent to the National Archives.
Date: January 20, 1967
Creator: Diggs, Melvin M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplementary Offense Report Concerning Evidence by J. C. Day #1] (open access)

[Supplementary Offense Report Concerning Evidence by J. C. Day #1]

Supplementary offense report by J. C. Day, concerning items removed from the body of Lee Harvey Oswald at Parkland Hospital on November 24, 1963, and sent to the National Archives. The items included a sweater, shirt, undershirt, trousers, socks, shoes, and a piece of paper found in the pocket of the trousers.
Date: January 27, 1967
Creator: Day, J. C.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by D. N. Boyd, January 24, 1964 #1] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by D. N. Boyd, January 24, 1964 #1]

Report to Captain W. P. Gannaway of the Dallas Police Department. The report, which was submitted by D. N. Boyd, states that Ralph Paul has known Jack Ruby for 15 years. Paul loaned Ruby money to pay rent at the Carousel Club several times.
Date: January 24, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Memo by V. C. Campbell, January 24, 1978]

Memorandum by V. C. Campbell states that a mug shot negative of Jack Ruby was released to T. A. Hutson. A handwritten note on the reverse reads: "At same date and time noted on reverse, Assistant Chief T. A. Hutson handed down the original negative mug shot to Chief D. A. Byrd who in turn gave it to Mr. Jack Moriarty and Mr. Harold A. Rose of the House Select Committee. The negative was a loan and was to be returned to this department on completion of their investigation."
Date: January 24, 1978
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by R. W. Westphal, January 7, 1965 #1] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by R. W. Westphal, January 7, 1965 #1]

Criminal intelligence report which states that three vehicles were seen outside the home of Michael R. Paine and Ruth Paine. Marina Oswald was living with the Paines at the time that President Kennedy was assassinated.
Date: January 7, 1965
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by F. A. Hellinghausen, January 28, 1964 #2] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by F. A. Hellinghausen, January 28, 1964 #2]

Criminal intelligence report addressed to W. P. Gannaway of the Dallas Police Department. The report, which was submitted by F. A. Hellinghausen, states that Madelyn Rogers Blayney is married to Luther Richard Blayney. Luther Blayney is employed at the Superior Electric Company. They do not currently pay their bills in a timely manner.
Date: January 28, 1964
Creator: Hellinghausen, F. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Memo by V. C. Campbell, January 24, 1978]

Memorandum by C. V. Campbell states that a mug shot negative of Lee Harvey Oswald was released to Assistant Chief of Police T. A. Hutson. A handwritten note on the back reads: "On same date and time noted on reverse, Assistant Chief T. A. Hutson handed the original negative mug shot to Chief D. A. Byrd who in turn gave it to Mr. Jack Moriarty and Mr. Harold A. Rose of the House Select Committee. The negative was a load and was to be returned to this department upon completion of their investigation."
Date: January 24, 1978
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inventory of Investigative Reports] (open access)

[Inventory of Investigative Reports]

Inventory of investigatory reports and other physical matter related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The inventory is addressed to D. A. Byrd.
Date: January 12, 1977
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by V. J. Brian, January 27, 1963] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by V. J. Brian, January 27, 1963]

Photocopy of a criminal intelligence addressed to Captain W. P. Gannaway of the Special Service Bureau in Dallas, Texas. The report, which was submitted by detective V. J. Brian, states that Doris Fay Warner is an association of Jack Ruby and a possible witness for his defense.
Date: January 27, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping: Author Claims Evidence of Second JFK Assassin #2] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping: Author Claims Evidence of Second JFK Assassin #2]

Photocopy of a newspaper article titled "Author Claims Evidence of Second JFK Assassin." The article states that author Richard J. Whalen concluded "that there is circumstantial evidence to support the theory of a second assassin in the shooting of President John F. Kennedy."
Date: 1967-01~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by D. N. Boyd, January 28, 1964] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by D. N. Boyd, January 28, 1964]

Report addressed to W. P. Gannaway of the Dallas Police Department. The report, which was submitted by D. N. Boyd, states that Beedie C. York is a known associate of Jack Ruby and a possible witness for his defense. York is employed as a mechanic by the City of Dallas.
Date: January 28, 1964
Creator: Boyd, D. N.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by L. D. Stringfellow, January 10, 1964 #2] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by L. D. Stringfellow, January 10, 1964 #2]

Investigative report addressed to Captain W. P. Gannaway of the Dallas Police Department. The report, which was submitted by L. D. Stringfellow, states that Donald Roy Tabon and Jack Ruby were involved in a fight. This fight was prior to Jack Ruby's arrest for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: January 10, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Magazine article by Harold Feldman] (open access)

[Magazine article by Harold Feldman]

Magazine article by Harold Feldman from "The Nation", entitled "Oswald and the FBI".
Date: January 27, 1964
Creator: Feldman, Harold
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by Bob K. Carroll, January 23, 1964 #3] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by Bob K. Carroll, January 23, 1964 #3]

Photocopy of a report by Bob K. Carroll regarding information received from a confidential source. The source said that Lee Harvey Oswald made an application at the Allright Parking System. Mr. Hubert A. Morrow, a manager at the Allright Parking System, confirmed that Oswald asked for a job. Mrs. Viola Sapp, however, stated that he never made a formal application.
Date: January 23, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History