Ep 53: Oswald in Mexico City (Part 1)

There are a few instances, some more well known than others, of people seemingly having foreknowledge of the JFK Assassination – meaning that they knew that President Kennedy would be killed before it happened. As we look at these cases, the big questions are whether the alleged foreknowledge was specific and whether the claims about the person having that information are credible.  One recently declassified document hinted at such foreknowledge. It was a letter from CIA counterintelligence chief James Angleton to FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover. This memo says that an anonymous caller to a Cambridge, England newspaper said that the reporter should QUOTE “call the American Embassy in London for some big news.” The caller then hung up. What is notable about this call is that it was 25 minutes before President Kennedy was shot in Dallas. It wasn’t specifically about President Kennedy, though the timing is close enough to make that inference.  In this episode, we look at 6 more instances of reported foreknowledge of the JFK assassination, including Joseph Milteer, Eugene B. Dinkin, David Christensen, William Walter, Rose Cherami, and Richard Case Nagell.Twitter - https://twitter.com/solvingjfk Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/solvingjfk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/solvingjfkpodcast Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@solvingjfk Transcripts and Sources - https://www.solvingjfkpodcast.com

Over the course of this season 2 of Solving JFK, a recurring theme that we’ve seen is the impersonation of Lee Harvey Oswald. It’s one thing for a witness to say that they saw a guy who they thought looked identical to Oswald when we know that Oswald could not have been there.Witnesses are often incorrect about recollections of what they saw, especially what someone looked like.  But, that’s not the situation for the impersonations of Oswald that we’ve seen so far. In many cases, the witnesses said that the man they identified as Oswald provided extra details to make it clear that, if he wasn’t really Oswald, he was trying to make people think that he was. When we talk about Oswald impersonations, what we mean is people believing the man they saw looked like Oswald combined with some unique identifying fact consistent with Oswald’s life, like, for example, an ID card, his service in the Marines, or his time in the Soviet Union.In this episode, we look at the many impersonations of Oswald in the Fall of 1963. Is there enough evidence to conclude that Lee Harvey Oswald was being impersonated? And if there is, what are the implications?Twitter - https://twitter.com/solvingjfk Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/solvingjfk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/solvingjfkpodcast Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@solvingjfk Transcripts and Sources - https://www.solvingjfkpodcast.com

In this episode, we first look at a mysterious package sent to Oswald at the Paine home. Then, we turn to the actions of Ruth and Michael Paine after the assassination of President Kennedy, before summarizing the evidence provided by the Paines to incriminate Lee Harvey Oswald.  Was Ruth Paine a misunderstood good Samaritan, or was she a key participant in the cover up of the crime of the 21st century?Note: This episode erroneously states that Mary Bancroft was a CIA agent. That is incorrect. However, she did work for the CIA's predecessor, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Twitter - https://twitter.com/solvingjfk Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/solvingjfk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/solvingjfkpodcast Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@solvingjfk Transcripts and Sources - https://www.solvingjfkpodcast.com

In this episode, we pick up with Oswald back in Dallas. We examine the last 7 weeks of Oswald’s life, including how he got the job at the Texas Schoolbook Depository Building, the continued political activity of Oswald, and the state of the relationship between Lee and Marina on the day of the assassination.Twitter - https://twitter.com/solvingjfk Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/solvingjfk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/solvingjfkpodcast Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@solvingjfk Transcripts and Sources - https://www.solvingjfkpodcast.com

Thousands of documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, each of which may be up to hundreds of pages long, remain classified, despite the JFK Records Act requiring their declassification by October of 2017, unless extremely stringent requirements were met. We are joined by JFK Records Act expert, attorney, Andrew Iler to parse through the details of where we've been with the still classified JFK records, and where we seem to be going. Twitter - https://twitter.com/solvingjfk Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/solvingjfk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/solvingjfkpodcast Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@solvingjfk Transcripts and Sources - https://www.solvingjfkpodcast.com

In this 3rd and final episode on Oswald in Mexico City, we look at Oswald's alleged meetings with Valeriy Kostikov in the Soviet Consulate and Silvia Duran in the Cuban consulate. We also examine the letter Oswald allegedly wrote to the Soviet Embassy when he was back in Dallas, and take a look at what Marina Oswald said about Mexico City. Finally, we listen to some phone calls from President Lyndon Johnson to learn how he convinced Senator Richard Russell and Chief Justice Earl Warren to join what later became the Warren Commission. Twitter - https://twitter.com/solvingjfk Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/solvingjfk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/solvingjfkpodcast Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@solvingjfk Transcripts and Sources - https://www.solvingjfkpodcast.com

In this second of 3 episodes on Mexico City, we examine Oswald's alleged movements once he was in Mexico City, in particular, at the Cuban and Soviet consulates. We also look at the photographic and audio evidence from CIA surveillance, or the lack thereof. Finally, we analyze what J. Edgar Hoover had to say about Oswald's time in Mexico City. Twitter - https://twitter.com/solvingjfk Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/solvingjfk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/solvingjfkpodcast Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@solvingjfk Transcripts and Sources - https://www.solvingjfkpodcast.com

In this first of 3 episodes on Mexico City, we examine Oswald's travels from New Orleans to Mexico City. We also look at conflicting evidence that indicates that Oswald was in Texas at the same time when he was supposed to be in Mexico, including the story of Sylvia Odio. Twitter - https://twitter.com/solvingjfk Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/solvingjfk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/solvingjfkpodcast Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@solvingjfk Transcripts and Sources - https://www.solvingjfkpodcast.com

In this bonus episode, Solving JFK responds to a recent National Review article written by Rich Lowry for the purpose of providing some context and balance to the conversation. Next week, the show will be off, then followed by a two part Mexico City series. This episode is dedicated to Anita Sumrall, Matt Crumpton's grandmother who unexpectedly passed away this week. She was born 6 weeks after Lee Harvey Oswald, loved adventure, and was always up for a talk about the JFK Assassination. You will be missed, G! Twitter - https://twitter.com/solvingjfk Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/solvingjfk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/solvingjfkpodcast Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@solvingjfk Transcripts and Sources - https://www.solvingjfkpodcast.com

I am joined by Jeff Crudele from JFK: The Enduring Secret to discuss the second half of our series on Lee Harvey Oswald in New Orleans in the Summer of 1963. We look at the Clinton/Jackson Incident, David Ferrie's associations and actions, and the big picture of Jim Garrison's trial against Clay Shaw. Twitter - https://twitter.com/solvingjfk Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/solvingjfk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/solvingjfkpodcast Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@solvingjfk Transcripts and Sources - https://www.solvingjfkpodcast.com