JFK Assassination Documents to be released this year

[Fiver]

I think that can be dismissed. In the 1987 account Brennan described at least three separate occasions on which he spoke to Sorrel in the course of the day. But I don't doubt Brennan gave an account to several LE officers including Sawyer.

Why are you assuming Brennan's 1987 account is more accurate than his 1963 account?

[cobalt]

Why are you assuming Brennan's 1987 account is more accurate than his 1963 account?

For two reasons. First of all Brennan's interactions are partly confirmed by Sorrel who I assume was aware of the 1987 book, yet never contradicted Brennan's version of events.
Secondly, J. Edgar Hoover did not believe that Brennan was the source of Sawyer's 12.45 bulletin. If this is the case then someone other than Brennan was offering descriptions, a person who was never later identified.

I think you questioned earlier Hoover's knowledge of what happened. Fair enough, he wasn't there at the time. But he knew a damn sight more than either of us or indeed anybody on this blog about what happened on November 22nd, 1963. If you question Hoover's knowledge of the case then it follows logically that you have to question all of the information that was laid before the WC by his organisation, the FBI.

[Herlock Sholmes]

There’s a lot of hard work being done to try and discredit Brennan. He immediately went to a police officer saying that he’d seen a man with a rifle on that floor. But hey…lucky guess I suppose.

[cobalt]

I've never said anything different. What we don't know for sure is what Brennan said at that time, specifically before 12.45.

Brennan's responses at the WC- not remembering how many were in the line up and if any were coloured men- undermined his own testimony. As did his reluctance to commit himself initially to identifying Oswald. He didn't need any assistance in discrediting his testimony.

[GBinOz]

J. Edgar Hoover did not believe that Brennan was the source of Sawyer's 12.45 bulletin.

Commission Document 291 - AG Texas Radio Log Channel II: 12:43pm 9-531
"The wanted person in this is a slender white male about thirty, five foot ten, one sixty five, carrying what looked to be a 30-30 or some type of Winchester"

The Winchester 30-30 was a lever action rifle.

[GBinOz]

Here is the link to that radio log:

https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=10692#relPageId=7

There's some very interesting information. Is the ricochet that is reported at 12:37 as having hit someone the one that hit Tague? There is a lot of talk about the shots coming from the third or fourth floors.

[GBinOz]

Here' a report on Tippet shooting:

https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=11126#relPageId=56&search=Radio_log