[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.
Object Type: Legal Document
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
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplementary Offense Report by B. G. Brown] (open access)

[Supplementary Offense Report by B. G. Brown]

Supplementary offense report by B. G. Brown which describes evidence taken from Lee Harvey Oswald. Paraffin casts and hair samples were taken from Oswald and tested.
Date: [1963-11-22..1963-11-24]
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
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
Object Type: Legal Document
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
Object Type: Legal Document
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
Object Type: Legal Document
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.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt by Identification Bureau of Shell in Barrel] (open access)

[Receipt by Identification Bureau of Shell in Barrel]

Form for the submission of items to the Crime Scene Search Section of the Identification Bureau in Dallas, Texas. Items submitted include one 6.5 shell which was found ready to fire in the barrel of a rifle found on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Marina Oswald, November 22, 1963 #1] (open access)

[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Marina Oswald, November 22, 1963 #1]

Transcription of a statement by Marina Oswald, wife of Lee Harvey Oswald, in which she gives a brief description of events from the time she met Lee to the morning the cops went to her house.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Rattan, Mary
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt by Identification Bureau of Rifle and Hulls] (open access)

[Receipt by Identification Bureau of Rifle and Hulls]

Form for submission of items to the Crime Scene Search Section of the Identification Bureau in Dallas, Texas. Items submitted include one 6.5 lever action rifle and two spent hulls. These items were found on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Case Report by J. W. Fritz #2] (open access)

[Case Report by J. W. Fritz #2]

Case report by J. W. Fritz, on November 22, 1963, including information on Lee Harvey Oswald, a summary of the murder of President John F. Kennedy, and a list of officers who witnessed the event.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Fritz, J. W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit In Any Fact by Lee E. Bowers] (open access)

[Affidavit In Any Fact by Lee E. Bowers]

Affidavit In Any Fact by Lee E. Bowers, regarding unusual activity in a railroad yard prior to the President's assassination. Bowers states that he watched multiple cars engage in suspicious activity by a street that dead ended at the railroad yard near North Tower Union Terminal Company, where he worked. About 10 minutes after he saw the last car leave he heard gunshots.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Collins, Patsy
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit In Any Fact by Michael Paine #2] (open access)

[Affidavit In Any Fact by Michael Paine #2]

Affidavit In Any Fact by Michael Ralph Paine regarding his friendship with Lee Harvey Oswald. Paine describes noticing a pipe-like object that Oswald owned. He states that when he heard of the assassination he immediately wondered if Oswald was involved.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Flowers, Angela M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sixth Floor of Texas School Book Depository]

Photograph of the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository. The photograph was taken from a stairway to the fifth floor, looking towards a service elevator. Boxes are stacked in rows. The ceiling is supported by columns and rafters.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit In Any Fact by William H. Shelley #1] (open access)

[Affidavit In Any Fact by William H. Shelley #1]

Affidavit In Any Fact by William H. Shelley, an employee of the Texas School Book Depository and supervisor of Lee Harvey Oswald. Shelley describes hearing gunshots as he watched the motorcade drive by. He ran into another employee, Gloria Calvery, then went inside the Depository building and stopped the elevator. He then went up to the other floors with the police.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Rattan, Mary
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Envelope from J. D. Tippit Case]

Envelope which reads: "This photograph made and developed by Bureau of Identification, Police Department, Dallas, Texas, Case: J. D. Tippit, 10th and Patton, By WEB, Date 11-22-63."
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit In Any Fact by Marina Oswald #2] (open access)

[Affidavit In Any Fact by Marina Oswald #2]

Affidavit In Any Fact by Marina Oswald, the wife of Lee Harvey Oswald. She describes their time spent in America after moving from Russia. She also mentions her knowledge about Oswald's rifle.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Rattan, Mary
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas School Book Depository]

Photograph of the Texas School Book Depository taken from Main and Houston streets. Cars travel on the road.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars at the Tippit Shooting #2]

Photograph of several cars parked at the scene of the Tippit shooting.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sixth Floor of Texas School Book Depository]

Photograph of the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository. The photograph was taken from the side of the building, near windows. Boxes are stacked in rows. The ceiling is supported by columns and rafters.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Ruth Hyde Paine, November 22, 1963 #2] (open access)

[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Ruth Hyde Paine, November 22, 1963 #2]

Transcription of a statement by Ruth Hyde Paine in which she describes her friendship with Lee Harvey Oswald and his wife.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Collins, Patsy
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voluntary Statement by Gayle Newman #1] (open access)

[Voluntary Statement by Gayle Newman #1]

Voluntary statement by Gayle Newman, a witness in Dealey Plaza. Newman states that he was about ten feet away from the President's car when he heard gunshots and saw him slump over.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Davis, Allen
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[CSS Report by Captain W. R. Westbrook #3] (open access)

[CSS Report by Captain W. R. Westbrook #3]

Report on a crime scene search section, submitted by W. R. Westbrook, requesting an examination of a grey man's jacket found in a parking lot. Also included is a slip of paper that reads: "This is a list of evidence that was released to the FBI from our crime lab 11-28-63".
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Westbrook, W. R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit by Cecil J. McWatters #3] (open access)

[Affidavit by Cecil J. McWatters #3]

Affidavit In Any Fact by Cecil J. McWatters, a bus driver. McWatters describes picking up a man on the bus who claimed that the President was shot in the temple, and was grinning about it.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Collins, Patsy
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History