Ruby-Oswald Transcript Deemed Fake
A transcript claiming to outline a conversation between Jack Ruby and Lee Harvey Oswald in which Oswald plots the assassination of John F. Kennedy has been deemed a fake, CNN reported. The transcript was presented by Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins at a news conference Monday.
Watkins said the transcript was likely part of an abandoned film called “Countdown in Dallas� that former Dallas District Attorney Henry Wade, Ruby’s prosecutor, proposed to make, the Guardian reported. Wade discusses the film in letters found with the transcript.
The transcript supposedly records a conversation between Oswald and Ruby that took place Oct. 4, 1963 at Ruby’s nightclub, CNN reported. However, it is well-documented that Oswald was in Irving, Texas that night.
The transcript quotes Oswald as saying, “I can still do it, all I need is my rifle and a tall building; but it will take time, maybe six months to find the right place; but I'll have to have some money to live on while I do the planning.� (Star Tribune)
“It’s not real,� Terri Moore, Watkins’ top assistant, said. “Crooks don't talk like that.� (Guardian)
The document was found locked in a Dallas County courthouse safe that also contained Ruby’s gun holster and brass knuckles, clothing that belonged to Oswald and Ruby, letters to Ruby from Wade, and a movie contract signed by Wade, the Star Tribune reported. These objects have been found to be genuine, the Guardian reported.
“[The transcript] will open up the debate again about whether there was a conspiracy,� Watkins said. (Star Tribune)