Martin Nee

Thanks for this Pat, Looking forward to watching this

Hi everyone, in the photos section of Henry Hurts “Reasonable Doubt” there is a photo of Oswald with a man he apparently described to Marina as “Alfred from Cuba”. The photo was found amongst his effects. Hurt places is to the right of a photo of Jean Soutre claiming they bear a resemblance. I have never seen this photo before and I know a lot of doubt has been cast on the Soutre/Mertz Corsican connection since the book was written but has anyone like @Larry Hancock @Bill Simpich @James DiEugenio identified the man in the course of their biographical on Oswald and his associations? I have attached scan from the book below.

I think I may have seen this already but thanks a lot for sending it on anyway. I’ll give it another look just in case

Thanks a lot, I’ll definitely check this out. I’ve found some of the articles he wrote along with Dr John Lattimer and I’ve been looking into some critiques such as the one written by Millicent Cranor. @Pat Speer’s work has been very helpful and informative in this area and part of the reason I’m asking is because I believe he quotes Dr. Fackler’s testimony where he erroneously describes the size and shape of Connolly’s back wound and how Dr Shaw testified. Not that I doubt the quotes (they seem consistent and are reproduced by authors I trust) but I’m trying to gather some material for a potential project so I’d just like to see and be able to cite the primary source of this instead of a second hand one if possible.

Do you have a link or know where it might be accessible?

I’ve come across quite a few articles and books quoting the Mock Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald done in 1992 for the American Bar Association. I know Posner used failure Analysis Associates work as a basis for some of his claims and I see it brought up quite a bit in regards to reconstructions. Im looking to get transcripts or clips from some of the expert witnesses, specifically the likes of Dr Martin Fackler to check some claims. Does anyone know if any of these are available online? I’ve been able to find a few clips on YouTube (but they’re mostly highlight reels), and text of the closing arguments from places like the Weisberg archive. Any links to these or additional info on the background of the trial and the individuals involved is greatly appreciated.

Thank you for this Pat. I’m glad you are in good spirits. Its nice to see that good faith discussion is possible in pursuit of greater understanding. Wishing you the best in regards your health and continued work.

Thank you so much for the reply. I’m glad to hear Mr Hurt is still among the living and active. Sorry to hear about his house. I would really appreciate that. I would hope that he didn’t loose any crucial info in the fire. It would be great if his material could be saved and accessed like the Harold Weisberg and MFF archives. If you do see him I’d be very grateful if you could pass on my personal thanks and appreciation for the work he has done on this case. I really enjoyed the book and learned a lot I had not heard before. If he is comfortable with it I would love to talk to him, I’m happy to pass on some contact details privately, unless you know of a better way of reaching out to him directly?

Thank you for the greater context. Was Mr Hurt the kind of person who would remain up to date with research world? Was he known to have attended or been invited to speak at any of the conferences or panels that you would have attended over the years?

Thank you for this I hadn’t seen it before. Hoch is quoted and thanked in the book as well.

Hi Everyone, I’ve been following this forum for quite a while now and always found it educational and insightful so recently decided to join in order to more directly engage with sone of the experts and researchers here. I recently managed to get what I was told was the only copy of “Reasonable Doubt” in the Irish library system and had a few questions regarding Henry Hurt’s work. Given the later ARRB revelations and other discoveries and information I wonder if some of these points have been refuted or if more context has been learned. Hoping authors/researchers familiar with these key areas like@James DiEugenio , @Bill Simpichand @Larry Hancock may be able to help. Apologies if this is a large post but I’d appreciate any information regarding these 12 points: 1) is Mr Hurt and members of his research team still alive, and are their archive/research materials available anywhere? 2) While Robert Easterling in general lacks credibility is there any aspect of his story that Hurt corroborated still considered viable? For example as Easterling potentially driving Oswald from New Orleans? 3) Page 168 in regards the Tippit murder Hurt quotes an unnamed officer: “Most Dallas policemen interviewed by the author either do not want to discuss the Tippit case or say that they have no reason to doubt the official version of their comrade's death. However, one officer, now retired, asserted flatly and without prompting that he believed Tippit was killed as a result of a volatile personal situation involving his lover and her estranged husband. He added, "It would look like hell for Tippit to have been murdered and have it look like he was screwing around with this woman. . Somebody had to change the tape. Somebody had to change thecartridge hulls. Some- body had to go to the property room and change those hulls and put some of Oswalds hulls in there--hulls that fit Oswald's gun. This retired police officer claims that others on the force share his beliefs about the Tippit murder--and that some of these policemen will be inclined to talk about it once they have retired and their pensions are secure.” Was this officer ever later identified, and have any other DPD members ever made similar remarks since (on or off the record)? 4) what is the current consensus on the relevance of Oswald and Ruby both having post office boxes having post office boxes at the Dallas Terminal Annex, the closure of Oswald’s New Orleans post office box, and the undelivered message to Ruby “*An odd message from Chicago for Jack Ruby reached Dallas about 9:00 AM. on Sunday. The message was from an officer of the American Guildof Variety Artists, the mob-dominated union that normally provided Ruby with strippers. The message, never delivered,from the officer to Ruby was: "Tell Jack not to send the letter today, it would be awkward in Chicago.' This was before Ruby's sudden infamy. The message has never been adequately explained.” 5) Has there been any further evidence about Louise Latham and her involvement in getting Oswald employment? “Then Mrs. Latham made several curious statements that seemed almost defensive. She said that she interviewed Oswald "five or six times" and that "I never sent him for a job he didn't get." There is no record that Louise Latham ever sent m Oswald to any job other than the one at Jaggers-Chiles-Stovall. Mrs. Latham, a well-educated woman who had worked successfully in New York and Princeton, New Jersey, before going to Dallas declined to elaborate. Mrs. Latham said that she had never been interviewed on this subject by anyone” 6) on pg 238 Hurt relays the story of an anonymous marine who served with Oswald who was recruited for intelligence purposes. Has this Marine ever subsequently been identified? “There is at least one example of U.S. intelligence recruiting a Marine out of the service in order to work in Cuba, a Marine who served with Oswald in Japan. This man, who is credible on other points, told the author in interviews between 1977 and 1982 that the cover name of the group he worked for was Security Entorcement. He and his fellow mercenaries were never sure of the identity to the real organization, although he said they believed it to be the CIA. Certainly the organizations description sounds much like that of various CIA-sponsored groups now known to have been working for the overthrow of Castro during those years. The recruit interviewed by the author is still in this kind of work and has acknowledged his recruitment on the condition his name not be disclosed. His account supports the proposition that U.S. intelligence did, at least in this one instance, recruit a Marine acquaintance of Oswald as he mustered out of the military service.” 7) how credible are Donald E. Deneselya claims about seeing a debrief report on Oswald on his return to the US? 8 ) Has anything interesting ever been discovered about the “Orthodox Old Catholic Church of North America” religious organisation that David Ferrie belonged to? 9) Has any additional evidence potentially linking Oswald to the Dodd investigation of mail order weapons ever come to light? 10) Are Judge Edward Gillian’s claim that Oswald asked him about LSD considered credible and has anything else been learned? 11) Have the photos claiming to depict a Rambler in Dealy Plaza been debunked? Hurt displays an image of Oswald with his arm around a man Marina is supposed to have described as a friend from Cuba. Hurt implies this man resembles a French OAS agent, has the man ever been conclusively identified? 12) has any additional information regarding Thomas Eli Davis and his potential involvement come to light in later years?

Appreciate it, thanks again for the work you’ve done and wishing you the best in regards to your health.

This is fascinating. Thank you @Pat Speer and @Stu Wexler for your insight. I’m very new to this forum and one of the reasons I joined was to engage with experts and researchers who’ve done a high level of work and analysis on key aspects of the case like this. Is there currently any ongoing attempts to get other independent experts to weigh in on the NAA cheek cast material Weisberg obtained? I reached out to the British Academy of Forensics hoping to get in touch with an expert who could help me understand the current scientific standing of NAA gunshot residue analysis. They sent me on the contact details of an expert they recommended whom I haven’t contacted yet. I am happy to send on their details if you’d like to contact them Mr Speer if you’re interested and think it would be worthwhile? Seeing as you have copies of the material and definitely know more than I would regarding what the best questions are to ask etc.