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A key unit within the Dallas Police Department (DPD) was the Criminal Intelligence Section (CIS). This section gathered information on individuals and organizations that were involved in criminal activities and extremist groups. For example, Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) and the Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC) should have been on the radar of the CIS, but it doesn’t seem like they were. This post will look at a key member of the CIS in 1963.
The HSCA Says…Jack Revill.
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Jack Revill was the lieutenant in charge of the CIS section of the DPD in 1963. The CIS was part of the Special Services Bureau which also consisted of the vice and narcotics squads. Revill testified before the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) and stated that they had “complete access to recorded information of criminal elements,” (HSCA IV, p. 569) so no excuse can be given for him not seeing relevant information. He explains this in his testimony.
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Mr. PURDY. In your work with the intelligence division, did you gain access to information concerning all types of criminal activity or just specific types?
Captain REVILL. All types of criminal activity.
Mr. PURDY. Do you have any knowledge of specific criminal activities by Jack Ruby?
Captain REVILL. Nothing specific. I knew Jack Ruby by reputation. (Ibid.)
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The HSCA would inquire about drugs and prostitution in regards to Jack Ruby's club, but Revill said that he had no knowledge of these things going on there. Ditto gambling and organized crime. Here is more detail on his relationship with Jack Ruby.
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Mr. PURDY. What was the nature of your relationship with Jack Ruby?
Captain REVILL. No relationship whatsoever other than a professional relationship of a police officer to an individual such as Jack Ruby.
Mr. PURDY. Did you ever visit any of his clubs?
Captain REVILL. I was in one club in 1953, the old Silver Spur Club in South Dallas. That was the only occasion I was ever in one of his clubs.
Mr. PURDY. What was your personal impression of Jack Ruby?
Captain REVILL. Jack Ruby was a baffoon. He liked the limelight. He was highly volatile. He liked to be recognized with people, and I would say this to this committee: if Jack Ruby was a member of organized crime, then the personnel director of organized crime should be replaced.
Mr. PURDY. Why do you say that?
Captain REVILL. Knowing Jack Ruby to be a baffoon.
Mr. PURDY. Was your impression of Jack Ruby shared by other members of the Dallas Police Department?
Captain REVILL. It was shared by members of the intelligence unit.
Mr. PURDY. What was the source of your impression that Jack Ruby was a hothead?
Captain REVILL. Reputation.
Mr. PURDY. Were there any specific instances that you were told about that led you to believe that the reputation was accurate?
Captain REVILL. Where he had become involved in altercations at his clubs, where he had physically ejected people. Jack Ruby was hot tempered and was quick to fight or become involved in altercations. (Ibid., pp. 570-571)
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So Revill's opinion of Ruby was he was a “baffoon" and a “hothead” with no ties to organized crime. He also took exception to the testimony that said that Ruby was well-known by a good portion of the DPD as he said that he only saw him a couple times a year.
He said the CIS did not use Ruby as an informant, but he couldn’t speak for the rest of the DPD. He stated to his knowledge Ruby probably knew 100 to 150 police officers on the DPD. He further stated that beyond Sergeant Roy Vaughn, who was guarding the Main Street ramp when LHO was killed, no one was punished for the lax security the weekend of the assassination. (Ibid., pp. 571-572).
The discussion then turned to the topic of Ruby entering the basement on the morning of November 24, 1963. I won’t go into a lot on this topic as this was covered in my “Statements That Sink The WC’s Conclusions" series extensively. Revill was part of an investigation team within the DPD that was tasked with looking into how Ruby entered the basement. Here is some interesting information.
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Mr. REVILL. …In June of this year, one of the staff investigators was in Dallas and Roy Vaughn, who is Sergeant Vaughn, who I mentioned, is now my administrative sergeant, told me that he had talked to a Sgt. Don Flusche, who is still with the Dallas Police Department. Don Flusche was a sergeant assigned to the Northeast at the time of the assassination. Sergeant Vaughn reported to me that Don Flusche on that Sunday morning, had parked across the street from the police and courts building, stood outside his car with the door open monitoring the radio, just watching.
He further told me that Flusche says that he knew Jack Ruby, knew him personally, that Jack Ruby did not come down Main Street and enter the ramp of the city hall. That took me by surprise.
Mr. Moriarty, one of the staff investigators, was there, I called Sergeant Flusche to my office and he relayed that same information to both of us. So if that be true, then maybe Mr. Ruby did not enter the basement that way. It tends to dispute the findings of the investigative team I was assigned to. I don't know. That is the truth.
Mr. SAWYER. That would be consistent with the testimony of the three officers that drove up that ramp, too.
Mr. REVILL. Yes, sir; it would.
Mr. SAWYER. They had not seen him, either?
Mr. REVILL. There are also two other alternatives, and it is a possibility. After determining that information from Sergeant Flusche, Mr. Moriarity and I personally, walked to the basement of city hall and I found some more steps. I have been there in that building off and on almost 28 years, and I didn't know the steps were there; never paid any attention to them. There is another set of steps here that lead into the basement of city hall.
Mr. SAWYER. From where?
Mr. REVILL. From the first floor of the municipal building. The municipal building, at that time, was the city hall. The city hall, or municipal building and the police and courts building are two separate buildings, although they are connected.
Mr. SAWYER. Is there a door, there, too?
Mr. REVILL. There is a door leading out of the basement into some steps. You can go to the first floor of the municipal building.
Mr. SAWYER. And the first floor of the municipal building, I presume, was not secured at all?
Mr. REVILL. On Sundays, or weekends, it is normally locked. Now, whether or not it was secured on that day, sir; I do not know… (Ibid., p. 588)
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This is big news. There was another set of steps that Revill didn’t even know about! Why wasn’t the whole building checked out in 1963? Isn’t this a basic thing to do when you are “investigating” something like this? I would think so, but obviously it didn’t happen.
It is clear that Ruby did not come down the Main Street ramp as the Warren Commission (WC) claimed, therefore, their conclusion was wrong. This was the HSCA's conclusion as they thought that Ruby had assissistance in entering the basement. Who helped him? This may never be known for sure, but the simple fact that Ruby had help shows that a conspiracy was in play.
To add insult to injury, Revill talked about another way that Ruby could have entered the basement. There’s an entrance door between Commerce and Main Streets. Supposedly this door had reserve officer guarding it, but he was reassigned before LHO was brought out. (Ibid., p. 589) Another coincidence?
Revill said that he asked Ruby how he entered the basement on December 1, 1963, but Ruby refused to answer as this was part of his “defense tactic.” (Ibid.) Was he hoping this would keep him out of jail?
We see more interesting information on this issue that involves a familiar name in the JFK assassination saga.
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Mr. SAWYER. There have been some statements that some guards were removed from the interior door about 20 to 30 minutes before the shooting had occurred. Were you aware of that?
Mr. REVILL. I found that out yesterday, sir.
Mr. SAWYER. Just yesterday?
Mr. REVILL. Yes, sir.
Mr. SAWYER. Do you know anything about that?
Mr. REVILL. Nothing other than what one of your attorneys told me. I was not present at this location on the date of November 24. I was home.
Mr. SAWYER. Had there been any public announcement or any public information about the intention to transfer Oswald at the time?
Mr. REVILL. As I recall, the chief of police at that time, Jess Curry, publicly stated over the radio and TV that at 10 a.m. on Sunday the 24th, that Mr. Oswald would be moved.
Mr. SAWYER. When you did find out that these guards were removed or had information to that effect, do you know who would have done that, or do you have any information?
Mr. REVILL. I now know who did it, but I didn't at the time because I didn't know they had been moved.
Mr. SAWYER. Do you know who did it? Can you tell us?
Mr. REVILL. Yes, sir, I am told Sgt. P.T. Dean, a retired sergeant, removed them.
Mr. SAWYER. Do you know why he removed them?
Mr. REVILL. No, sir, other than, again, going back to your counsel, he said they were moved or relocated to a position outside to work vehicular traffic. Again, that is based on your counsel.
Mr. SAWYER. Was there ever any kind of finding as to negligence or otherwise on the protection of this area made by your unit?
Mr. REVILL. I think it is a foregone conclusion that there was negligence; we let the man get killed. But as far as being able to identify any one individual as being responsible or negligent, no, sir.
Mr. SAWYER. And your special unit conducting the investigation made no finding of negligence on behalf of anyone?
Mr. REVILL. No, sir, in that the entire department was negligent. (Ibid., pp. 590-591)
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Why couldn't he have just found out about the officers being moved when he was part of an investigation looking into this matter in 1963? What kind of Investigation was this? Clearly, not a very good one.
Revill said it was Sergeant P.T. Dean who was the one that moved them. Dean was a suspicious character in this whole saga so this could be confirmation of his involvement in the conspiracy.
Revill agreed that it was “very strange” that DPD Chief Jesse Curry would publicly announce the transfer time of LHO. (Ibid., p. 600) I would guess it was only strange if you accepted the official conclusion. If you accept what the evidence shows – that a conspiracy was involved -- then it isn’t strange at all.
The other issue he testified about before the HSCA was his brief encounter with FBI Agent James Hosty around 2:30 p.m. on November 22, 1963. Here’s the relevant portion.
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Mr. DODD. You said, and I will quote, you said in 1964, I will quote your response to Mr. Rankin, just so you can refresh your memory and you can correct it if you would like, this is your testimony: "And. Mr. Hosty ran over to me and he says, Jack, as I recall these words, a Communist killed President Kennedy.
"I said, What?
"He said, Lee Oswald killed President Kennedy.
"I said, Who is Lee Oswald?
"He said, He is in our Communist file. We knew he was here in Dallas.
"At that time Hosty and I started walking off, and Detective Bryan as well as I recall, sort of stayed back and so forth."
Then he also states to you that at that time, according to your testimony in 1964, that they knew, that he knew, Jim Hosty knew, that LeeOswald was capable of killing the President. You became upset at that? (Ibid. pp. 604-605)
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Why this is very important is because the FBI and James Hosty would deny that he said this. Hosty would say that he felt LHO was non-violent later on, so why was he proclaiming him to be a killer here? Probably to frame him. Hosty most likely was involved in the conspiracy in some fashion. There is not one piece of evidence that supports his claim that LHO was a communist. It was another lie.
Revill's testimony highlights a number of people who were most likely involved in the conspiracy in some way – Ruby, Dean, Curry and Hosty. Only Ruby faced any real consequences for this.
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A key unit within the Dallas Police Department (DPD) was the Criminal Intelligence Section (CIS). This section gathered information on individuals and organizations that were involved in criminal activities and extremist groups. For example, Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) and the Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC) should have been on the radar of the CIS, but it doesn’t seem like they were. This post will look at a key member of the CIS in 1963.
The HSCA Says…Jack Revill.
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Jack Revill was the lieutenant in charge of the CIS section of the DPD in 1963. The CIS was part of the Special Services Bureau which also consisted of the vice and narcotics squads. Revill testified before the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) and stated that they had “complete access to recorded information of criminal elements,” (HSCA IV, p. 569) so no excuse can be given for him not seeing relevant information. He explains this in his testimony.
historymatters.com/archive/jfk/hsca/reportvols/vol4/pages/HSCA_Vol4_0287a.gif
Mr. PURDY. In your work with the intelligence division, did you gain access to information concerning all types of criminal activity or just specific types?
Captain REVILL. All types of criminal activity.
Mr. PURDY. Do you have any knowledge of specific criminal activities by Jack Ruby?
Captain REVILL. Nothing specific. I knew Jack Ruby by reputation. (Ibid.)
historymatters.com/archive/jfk/hsca/reportvols/vol4/html/HSCA_Vol4_0287a.htm
The HSCA would inquire about drugs and prostitution in regards to Jack Ruby's club, but Revill said that he had no knowledge of these things going on there. Ditto gambling and organized crime. Here is more detail on his relationship with Jack Ruby.
historymatters.com/archive/jfk/hsca/reportvols/vol4/pages/HSCA_Vol4_0288a.gif
Mr. PURDY. What was the nature of your relationship with Jack Ruby?
Captain REVILL. No relationship whatsoever other than a professional relationship of a police officer to an individual such as Jack Ruby.
Mr. PURDY. Did you ever visit any of his clubs?
Captain REVILL. I was in one club in 1953, the old Silver Spur Club in South Dallas. That was the only occasion I was ever in one of his clubs.
Mr. PURDY. What was your personal impression of Jack Ruby?
Captain REVILL. Jack Ruby was a baffoon. He liked the limelight. He was highly volatile. He liked to be recognized with people, and I would say this to this committee: if Jack Ruby was a member of organized crime, then the personnel director of organized crime should be replaced.
Mr. PURDY. Why do you say that?
Captain REVILL. Knowing Jack Ruby to be a baffoon.
Mr. PURDY. Was your impression of Jack Ruby shared by other members of the Dallas Police Department?
Captain REVILL. It was shared by members of the intelligence unit.
Mr. PURDY. What was the source of your impression that Jack Ruby was a hothead?
Captain REVILL. Reputation.
Mr. PURDY. Were there any specific instances that you were told about that led you to believe that the reputation was accurate?
Captain REVILL. Where he had become involved in altercations at his clubs, where he had physically ejected people. Jack Ruby was hot tempered and was quick to fight or become involved in altercations. (Ibid., pp. 570-571)
historymatters.com/archive/jfk/hsca/reportvols/vol4/html/HSCA_Vol4_0288a.htm
So Revill's opinion of Ruby was he was a “baffoon" and a “hothead” with no ties to organized crime. He also took exception to the testimony that said that Ruby was well-known by a good portion of the DPD as he said that he only saw him a couple times a year.
He said the CIS did not use Ruby as an informant, but he couldn’t speak for the rest of the DPD. He stated to his knowledge Ruby probably knew 100 to 150 police officers on the DPD. He further stated that beyond Sergeant Roy Vaughn, who was guarding the Main Street ramp when LHO was killed, no one was punished for the lax security the weekend of the assassination. (Ibid., pp. 571-572).
The discussion then turned to the topic of Ruby entering the basement on the morning of November 24, 1963. I won’t go into a lot on this topic as this was covered in my “Statements That Sink The WC’s Conclusions" series extensively. Revill was part of an investigation team within the DPD that was tasked with looking into how Ruby entered the basement. Here is some interesting information.
historymatters.com/archive/jfk/hsca/reportvols/vol4/pages/HSCA_Vol4_0296b.gif
Mr. REVILL. …In June of this year, one of the staff investigators was in Dallas and Roy Vaughn, who is Sergeant Vaughn, who I mentioned, is now my administrative sergeant, told me that he had talked to a Sgt. Don Flusche, who is still with the Dallas Police Department. Don Flusche was a sergeant assigned to the Northeast at the time of the assassination. Sergeant Vaughn reported to me that Don Flusche on that Sunday morning, had parked across the street from the police and courts building, stood outside his car with the door open monitoring the radio, just watching.
He further told me that Flusche says that he knew Jack Ruby, knew him personally, that Jack Ruby did not come down Main Street and enter the ramp of the city hall. That took me by surprise.
Mr. Moriarty, one of the staff investigators, was there, I called Sergeant Flusche to my office and he relayed that same information to both of us. So if that be true, then maybe Mr. Ruby did not enter the basement that way. It tends to dispute the findings of the investigative team I was assigned to. I don't know. That is the truth.
Mr. SAWYER. That would be consistent with the testimony of the three officers that drove up that ramp, too.
Mr. REVILL. Yes, sir; it would.
Mr. SAWYER. They had not seen him, either?
Mr. REVILL. There are also two other alternatives, and it is a possibility. After determining that information from Sergeant Flusche, Mr. Moriarity and I personally, walked to the basement of city hall and I found some more steps. I have been there in that building off and on almost 28 years, and I didn't know the steps were there; never paid any attention to them. There is another set of steps here that lead into the basement of city hall.
Mr. SAWYER. From where?
Mr. REVILL. From the first floor of the municipal building. The municipal building, at that time, was the city hall. The city hall, or municipal building and the police and courts building are two separate buildings, although they are connected.
Mr. SAWYER. Is there a door, there, too?
Mr. REVILL. There is a door leading out of the basement into some steps. You can go to the first floor of the municipal building.
Mr. SAWYER. And the first floor of the municipal building, I presume, was not secured at all?
Mr. REVILL. On Sundays, or weekends, it is normally locked. Now, whether or not it was secured on that day, sir; I do not know… (Ibid., p. 588)
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This is big news. There was another set of steps that Revill didn’t even know about! Why wasn’t the whole building checked out in 1963? Isn’t this a basic thing to do when you are “investigating” something like this? I would think so, but obviously it didn’t happen.
It is clear that Ruby did not come down the Main Street ramp as the Warren Commission (WC) claimed, therefore, their conclusion was wrong. This was the HSCA's conclusion as they thought that Ruby had assissistance in entering the basement. Who helped him? This may never be known for sure, but the simple fact that Ruby had help shows that a conspiracy was in play.
To add insult to injury, Revill talked about another way that Ruby could have entered the basement. There’s an entrance door between Commerce and Main Streets. Supposedly this door had reserve officer guarding it, but he was reassigned before LHO was brought out. (Ibid., p. 589) Another coincidence?
Revill said that he asked Ruby how he entered the basement on December 1, 1963, but Ruby refused to answer as this was part of his “defense tactic.” (Ibid.) Was he hoping this would keep him out of jail?
We see more interesting information on this issue that involves a familiar name in the JFK assassination saga.
historymatters.com/archive/jfk/hsca/reportvols/vol4/pages/HSCA_Vol4_0298a.gif
Mr. SAWYER. There have been some statements that some guards were removed from the interior door about 20 to 30 minutes before the shooting had occurred. Were you aware of that?
Mr. REVILL. I found that out yesterday, sir.
Mr. SAWYER. Just yesterday?
Mr. REVILL. Yes, sir.
Mr. SAWYER. Do you know anything about that?
Mr. REVILL. Nothing other than what one of your attorneys told me. I was not present at this location on the date of November 24. I was home.
Mr. SAWYER. Had there been any public announcement or any public information about the intention to transfer Oswald at the time?
Mr. REVILL. As I recall, the chief of police at that time, Jess Curry, publicly stated over the radio and TV that at 10 a.m. on Sunday the 24th, that Mr. Oswald would be moved.
Mr. SAWYER. When you did find out that these guards were removed or had information to that effect, do you know who would have done that, or do you have any information?
Mr. REVILL. I now know who did it, but I didn't at the time because I didn't know they had been moved.
Mr. SAWYER. Do you know who did it? Can you tell us?
Mr. REVILL. Yes, sir, I am told Sgt. P.T. Dean, a retired sergeant, removed them.
Mr. SAWYER. Do you know why he removed them?
Mr. REVILL. No, sir, other than, again, going back to your counsel, he said they were moved or relocated to a position outside to work vehicular traffic. Again, that is based on your counsel.
Mr. SAWYER. Was there ever any kind of finding as to negligence or otherwise on the protection of this area made by your unit?
Mr. REVILL. I think it is a foregone conclusion that there was negligence; we let the man get killed. But as far as being able to identify any one individual as being responsible or negligent, no, sir.
Mr. SAWYER. And your special unit conducting the investigation made no finding of negligence on behalf of anyone?
Mr. REVILL. No, sir, in that the entire department was negligent. (Ibid., pp. 590-591)
historymatters.com/archive/jfk/hsca/reportvols/vol4/html/HSCA_Vol4_0298a.htm
Why couldn't he have just found out about the officers being moved when he was part of an investigation looking into this matter in 1963? What kind of Investigation was this? Clearly, not a very good one.
Revill said it was Sergeant P.T. Dean who was the one that moved them. Dean was a suspicious character in this whole saga so this could be confirmation of his involvement in the conspiracy.
Revill agreed that it was “very strange” that DPD Chief Jesse Curry would publicly announce the transfer time of LHO. (Ibid., p. 600) I would guess it was only strange if you accepted the official conclusion. If you accept what the evidence shows – that a conspiracy was involved -- then it isn’t strange at all.
The other issue he testified about before the HSCA was his brief encounter with FBI Agent James Hosty around 2:30 p.m. on November 22, 1963. Here’s the relevant portion.
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Mr. DODD. You said, and I will quote, you said in 1964, I will quote your response to Mr. Rankin, just so you can refresh your memory and you can correct it if you would like, this is your testimony: "And. Mr. Hosty ran over to me and he says, Jack, as I recall these words, a Communist killed President Kennedy.
"I said, What?
"He said, Lee Oswald killed President Kennedy.
"I said, Who is Lee Oswald?
"He said, He is in our Communist file. We knew he was here in Dallas.
"At that time Hosty and I started walking off, and Detective Bryan as well as I recall, sort of stayed back and so forth."
Then he also states to you that at that time, according to your testimony in 1964, that they knew, that he knew, Jim Hosty knew, that LeeOswald was capable of killing the President. You became upset at that? (Ibid. pp. 604-605)
historymatters.com/archive/jfk/hsca/reportvols/vol4/html/HSCA_Vol4_0305a.htm
Why this is very important is because the FBI and James Hosty would deny that he said this. Hosty would say that he felt LHO was non-violent later on, so why was he proclaiming him to be a killer here? Probably to frame him. Hosty most likely was involved in the conspiracy in some fashion. There is not one piece of evidence that supports his claim that LHO was a communist. It was another lie.
Revill's testimony highlights a number of people who were most likely involved in the conspiracy in some way – Ruby, Dean, Curry and Hosty. Only Ruby faced any real consequences for this.