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[Statement by Marvin Faye Chism, November 22, 1963] (open access)

[Statement by Marvin Faye Chism, November 22, 1963]

Voluntary statement made by Marvin Faye Chism at the Dallas Police Department on November 22nd, 1963. Chism states that she heard a shot as President Kennedy fell to his left. Mrs. Kennedy laid him down on the seat and there was another shot.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit In Any Fact by Helen Louise Markham #2] (open access)

[Affidavit In Any Fact by Helen Louise Markham #2]

Affidavit In Any Fact by Helen Louise Markham, a witness to the murder of Officer J. D. Tippit. Markham describes seeing a young white man shoot the officer after he got out of his vehicle.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Wisdom, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voluntary Statement by John Stevens R. Lawrence #1] (open access)

[Voluntary Statement by John Stevens R. Lawrence #1]

Voluntary statement by John Stevens Rutter Lawrence, regarding seeing a man in a suit carrying a rifle. Lawrence states that he left the Texaco Building where he worked with Phil Hathaway and other coworkers to see the President in the parade. He describes seeing a large man, estimated to be around 6'5" and 250 pounds or more, wearing a business suit and carrying a rifle.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Allen, Rosemary
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit by William H. Shelly] (open access)

[Affidavit by William H. Shelly]

Handwritten affidavits by William H. Shelly. Shelly states that he was watching the president in the parade when he heard three shots. He encountered a woman who also works in the Texas School Book Depository who was crying and said that the president had been killed. He went back to the building, called his wife to tell her the news, and watched the elevator to make certain that no one exited. Shelly had supervised Lee Harvey Oswald closely since he started working at the Texas School Book Depository. Oswald kept to himself and took walks at noon.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Autopsy Report for John F. Kennedy, by J. C. Humes] (open access)

[Autopsy Report for John F. Kennedy, by J. C. Humes]

Autopsy Report by J. C. Humes, including autopsy protocol and authorization form for postmortem examination of President John F. Kennedy. A Clinical Summary and Pathological Examination form describe the autopsy findings in medical detail.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Humes, J. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit In Any Fact by Ruth Hyde Paine #1] (open access)

[Affidavit In Any Fact by Ruth Hyde Paine #1]

Affidavit In Any Fact by Ruth Hyde Paine. She describes her relationship with Marina Oswald and how they came to live together.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Collins, Patsy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Ted Callaway, November 22, 1963 #1] (open access)

[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Ted Callaway, November 22, 1963 #1]

Transcription of a statement by Ted Callaway, in which he describes running after Lee Harvey Oswald as he was fleeing from the J. D. Tippit crime scene, and then chasing after him in a cab.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Collins, Patsy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voluntary Statement by Emmett Joseph Hudson #2] (open access)

[Voluntary Statement by Emmett Joseph Hudson #2]

Voluntary statement by Emmett Joseph Hudson as a witness in Dealey Plaza. He states that as the President went by him in the parade he heard multiple gunshots that came from above as well as behind him.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voluntary Statement by Julia Ann Mercer #1] (open access)

[Voluntary Statement by Julia Ann Mercer #1]

Voluntary statement by Julia Ann Mercer regarding men in a Ford truck with what appeared to be a gun case, prior to the assassination. Mercer states that she saw a truck on the side of the entrance road to the overpass. There was a man pulling out a gun case from the back of the truck who proceeded to walk away.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Allen, Rosemary
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit In Any Fact by Billy Nolan Lovelady] (open access)

[Affidavit In Any Fact by Billy Nolan Lovelady]

Affidavit In Any Fact by Billy Nolan Lovelady, an employee of the Texas School Book Depository. Lovelady states that he was with Danny Arce, Jack Dougherty, Bill Shelley, and Charles Givens to watch the President in the parade when they heard gunshots. Afterwards he brought police officers up to the 6th floor of the building.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Rattan, Mary
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Lee E. Bowers, November 22, 1963 #1] (open access)

[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Lee E. Bowers, November 22, 1963 #1]

Transcription of a statement by Lee E. Bowers in which he describes suspicious activity involving several cars and men in a railroad yard prior to when President Kennedy was shot.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Collins, Patsy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report on Officer's Duties by M. G. Hall in regards to the President's murder #1] (open access)

[Report on Officer's Duties by M. G. Hall in regards to the President's murder #1]

Report on Officer's duties by M. G. Hall, in regards to the President's murder. Hall states that he was on a day off when he learned that the President had been shot, and reported to work that afternoon. He took an affidavit from Lee E. Bowers and assisted other officers in taking Lee Harvey Oswald down for three separate suspect line-ups.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Hall, M. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Crime Scene Section Form by W. R. Westbook] (open access)

[Crime Scene Section Form by W. R. Westbook]

Crime Scene Section Form by W. R. Westbrook concerning a jack found near the Officer J. D. Tippit crime scene area. Includes a list of other items released to Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Vince Drain.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Westbrook, W. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Sam Guinyard, November 22, 1963 #2] (open access)

[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Sam Guinyard, November 22, 1963 #2]

Transcription of a statement by Sam Guinyard in which he describes seeing a man with a pistol in his hand and later identifying him in the police lineup.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Rattan, Mary
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voluntary Statement by Amos Lee Euins #1] (open access)

[Voluntary Statement by Amos Lee Euins #1]

Voluntary statement by Amos Lee Euins as a witness in Dealey Plaza. Euins states that he attends Franklin D. Roosevelt High School and is in the 9th grade. After watching the President drive by in the motorcade he heard a gunshot and saw a man in the window of the Texas School Book Depository with a rifle.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by George Jefferson Applin, Jr., November 22, 1963 #2] (open access)

[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by George Jefferson Applin, Jr., November 22, 1963 #2]

Transcription of a statement by George Jefferson Applin, Jr., in which he describes witnessing the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald at the Texas Theater.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Collins, Patsy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voluntary Statement by Julia Ann Mercer #2] (open access)

[Voluntary Statement by Julia Ann Mercer #2]

Voluntary statement by Julia Ann Mercer regarding men in a Ford truck with what appeared to be a gun case, prior to the assassination. Mercer states that she saw a truck on the side of the entrance road to the overpass. There was a man pulling out a gun case from the back of the truck who proceeded to walk away.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Allen, Rosemary
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Property Clerk's Invoice or Receipt] (open access)

[Property Clerk's Invoice or Receipt]

Property Clerk's Invoice or Receipt listing evidence released to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, by H. W. Hill.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Hill, H. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of Barbara Jeanette Davis, November 22, 1963] (open access)

[Affidavit of Barbara Jeanette Davis, November 22, 1963]

Affidavit made by Barbara Jeanette Davis at the Dallas Police Department on November 22nd, 1963. Davis states that she and her sister were lying in bed with their children when she heard a shot. She went to the door and saw a man unloading a gun as he passed by. They later found a shell in her yard.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Warrant of Arrest charging Lee Harvey Oswald with the murder of John F. Kennedy] (open access)

[Warrant of Arrest charging Lee Harvey Oswald with the murder of John F. Kennedy]

Warrant of Arrest by David Johnston, formally charging Lee Harvey Oswald with the murder of John F. Kennedy.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Johnston, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Barbara Jeanette Davis, November 22, 1963 #2] (open access)

[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Barbara Jeanette Davis, November 22, 1963 #2]

Transcription of a statement by Barbara Jeanette Davis in which she describes watching Lee Harvey Oswald emptying his gun after he shot Officer J. D. Tippit.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Rattan, Mary
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Cecil J. McWatters, November 22, 1963] (open access)

[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Cecil J. McWatters, November 22, 1963]

Transcription of a statement by Cecil J. McWatters in which she describes a strange man she picked up in her bus.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Collins, Patsy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit In Any Fact by Linnie Mae Randle #1] (open access)

[Affidavit In Any Fact by Linnie Mae Randle #1]

Affidavit In Any Fact by Linnie Mae Randle regarding Wesley Frazier's relationship with Lee Harvey Oswald. Randle states that Frazier is her brother and they live together, and that he works at the Texas School Book Depository. Oswald carpooled with Frazier on Mondays and Fridays.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Collins, Patsy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voluntary Statement by Larry Florer #1] (open access)

[Voluntary Statement by Larry Florer #1]

Voluntary statement by Larry Florer regarding the use of a telephone in the Texas School Book Depository. Florer states that he had left a cafe after hearing about the shooting and walked down the street. He asked a woman where he could find a telephone to use, and she told him to go to the third floor in the Texas School Book Depository. Once he was on the third floor he was told he could not use the telephone so he left the building.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Gentry, C. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History