The Death To Justice, The Shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald.
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The book is a focus on the assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Paul motivated to write a book after reading DPD's investigation, testimonies & noting contradictions.
Paul has created an index of Jim Garrison's files, a valuable tool for JFK assassination researchers.
Jim's files contain a folder with the DPD's internal investigation into the events around Lee's death.
Oswald's shooting happened only about 47 hours after the shooting of JFK.
Len discusses how the conflict of information & testimony peaks the interest of researchers.
It's incredible how much background information Jim Garrison was able to discover early on.
What might have Oswald said if he had lived? What might have been revealed?
Jack Ruby wanted the opportunity to tell his story, no one wanted to listen & he too was silenced.
After over 25 years of JFK assassination research, Len still learns new tidbits of information.
Quebec author Paul Bleau gives the foreword for this meticulously researched book.
Paul's book breaks down Lee's timeline around the assassination into their different layers.
Theories on how Lee left Dealey Plaza are broken down into their different complexities.
Ultimately, Paul believes Oswald may not have been allowed to leave Dealey Plaza alive.
Paul has worked in chronological order, compiling statements from DPD, FBI, WC & HSCA files & Jack Ruby Trial .
Paul does go into Lee's background as it leads into his assassination activities, but not main focus.
Threats were called into the Dallas Sheriff's department prior to Lee's murder on Sunday morning.
Why did Chief Curry announce that Oswald was going to be transferred in the morning to the media?
Paul pinpoints the location of all the people & media in the basement at the time of Oswald’s transfer.
Paul's Youtube channel,'Dallas City Hall Basement', features raw film footage taken on Nov. 24/63.
Robert Jackson won the Pulitzer prize for taking the photograph when Oswald is literally shot by Ruby.
Photo taken by Jack Beers shows Ruby lunging forward, in photo you can see microphone above Lee.
When Oswald was shot, he was taken inside the DPD jail's office, not rushed to the hospital. Why?
Len discusses how when he first saw CE #399, he knew something wasn’t right.
Paul started writing his book as he started to index Garrison's files in a simple spreadsheet.
The spreadsheet enabled Paul to document & organize the different people & their statements.
Paul notes there were at least 22 members of the press in the DPD basement but only 10 interviewed.
Oswald's medical aide at the jail was never interviewed by the DPD as well as porters & many civilian workers.
Read Jim DiEugenio's article 'Civilians Overlooked' and Paul Bleau Forward at Kennedys & King website.
When the Warren Commission came to Dallas, they performed interviews the DPD had missed.
7 civilian workers went up to the Annex Building & to City Hall to watch the transfer of Oswald on TV.
DPD Roy Vaughn stationed at top of Main St. ramp didn't notice Ruby enter basement entrance. How?
There were assassination conspirators within the Dallas Police Department & City Hall.
Paul goes to length to identify the officer who ejected civilian employees from City Hall's basement.
Why did Curry & DPD want to accommodate the media at such length?
An hour before Oswald's transfer, Curry was still reporting to the media, including threats against Lee.
With Curry laying out every detail of Oswald's transfer, there was no secrecy or valid security for Lee.
Anonymous caller informed DPD that there was a group of over 100 people plotting Lee's murder.
The caller knew Oswald would be transferred in an armoured car & convoy to be attacked.
Dallas FBI called the Dallas Sheriff's office to see ...