Post by Rob Caprio on Nov 5, 2018 21:49:19 GMT -5
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Does anyone find it odd that Warren Caster purchased a pair of rifles on 11/20/63 and President John F. Kennedy (JFK) was assassinated on 11/22/63? Mr. Caster worked on the second floor of the building and he said that he purchased a .22 Remington rifle on this day at lunch as a Christmas present for his son. He also noticed and liked a .30-06 Sporterized Mauser so he purchased it for himself.
The Warren Commission (WC) would question him about this on May 14, 1964, but seemed rather disinterested in how a man had two rifles in the building the president was allegedly shot from just 2 days later. They limited his testimony to just a page and a half.
I can think of quite a few questions I have that have not been answered about this incident. Why was Warren Caster thinking of Christmas when Thanksgiving had not even come yet? Why did it seem like Christmas was the reason he was told to mention? Why did he bring weapons into the TSBD when no one had ever done this before in the company's history?
Mr. CASTER. Well, I left the Depository during the noon hour and had lunch and, while out for the lunch hour, I stopped by Sanger-Harris sporting goods department to look for a rifle for my son's birthday--- I beg your pardon, Christmas present—son's Christmas present, and while I was there I purchased the single-shot .22--single shot--and at the same time was looking at some deer rifles. I had, oh, for several years been thinking about buying a deer rifle and they happened to have one that I liked and I purchased the .30-06 while I was there. (VII, p. 387)
Now we all make mistakes, but it seems odd since he repeats Christmas present twice. Could he be fibbing here?
He then said he took them out of the cartons they were in and he showed them to Roy Truly and a few others.
Mr. BALL. And did they box them up?
Mr. CASTER. They were in cartons; yes.
Mr. BALL. And then you went back to work, I guess?
Mr. CASTER. Yes; I picked both rifles up in cartons just like they were, this was during the noon hour, and as I entered the Texas School Book Depository Building on my way up to the buying office, I stopped by Mr. Truly's office, and while I was there we examined the two rifles that I had purchased.
Mr. BALL. Did you take them out of the carton?
Mr. CASTER. Yes; I did. (VII, p. 387)
Why did he say he went back to work when he didn't? He instead headed for Roy Truly's office (the same man who was involved in hiring Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) and saying LHO was the only one who did not return to work after the assassination) to show him the rifles.
The very next question shows this was discussed at some point prior to this testimony and this may not be sinister, but it is good to know.
Mr. BALL. Who was there besides you and Mr. Truly?
Mr. CASTER. Well, I'm not really sure who was there. I think you were there, Bill, and Mr. Shelley was there---and Mr. Roy Truly. The only people that I know about, in any event, were there; there were workers there at the time, but I'm not quite sure how many. I couldn't even tell you their names. I don't know the Texas School Book Depository (TSBD) workers there in the shipping department.
How did Mr. Ball know there were other people there? True, maybe he didn't and he was just checking, but isn't the proper way to do that is to say "Was there anyone else there?"
Notice Mr. Caster's answer. What does he mean when he said "I think YOU were there?" Is he talking about Mr. Ball? Why would Mr. Ball be there? Does anyone know if Mr. Ball was a lawyer for the TSBD or any of the companies that leased space in the TSBD?
Notice how another key figure in this case, Billy Lovelady, was there to check out the rifles too. Now, there is no evidence I have seen to show he was directly involved, but it is odd that the man who looked similar to LHO was there at this exact time with Truly and Shelley. Both of them (Shelley and Lovelady) just happened to be on the front steps at the time of the shooting supposedly too. I am not saying any of this is sinister in and of itself, but doesn't this raise questions for you? It does for me, so why did it not raise them for the WC and warrant a little more attention than this?
Another question I have that I can't seem to find the answer to (and if anyone knows please let me know) is this -- how old was Mr. Caster's son? Does anyone know if he was old enough to be using a Remington .22?
Mr. Caster said he would box them up and then take them home, but of course we have nothing to go on about this other than his word for it. He would also have a pressing appointment on 11/22/63 that took him to Denton, TX (about 35 miles north of Dallas) and far away from the TSBD. Perhaps this was setup before the 22nd, but did anyone bother to check? I mean this man purchased two rifles just two days before the assassination supposedly due to Christmas which was over a month away, and then he had a meeting out of town the day the assassination occurred? Again, maybe this is the truth, but shouldn't someone have at least checked this out for us?
It isn't just the purchase of the rifles that is suspicious, but also the kinds of rifles. The throat wound JFK suffered was rather small and could have been caused by a .22. Furthermore, a Mauser was the first weapon found in the TSBD by the police. The conclusion of some folks on the HSCA was that a Mauser was definitely used. Jim Garrison reported in his research and work that a Mauser was found on the roof of the TSBD by the polilce. This special Mauser he purchased was "Sporterized" which meant two things -- it fired .30.06 bullets and it could handle soft type ammo that can fragment on impact. There would be numerous evidence showing a .30 caliber weapon (at least one) was used and the damage to JFK's head showed us a fragmentation type bullet was used as opposed to a FMJ type.
Does anyone else agree or disagree that this should have been investigated further?
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Does anyone find it odd that Warren Caster purchased a pair of rifles on 11/20/63 and President John F. Kennedy (JFK) was assassinated on 11/22/63? Mr. Caster worked on the second floor of the building and he said that he purchased a .22 Remington rifle on this day at lunch as a Christmas present for his son. He also noticed and liked a .30-06 Sporterized Mauser so he purchased it for himself.
The Warren Commission (WC) would question him about this on May 14, 1964, but seemed rather disinterested in how a man had two rifles in the building the president was allegedly shot from just 2 days later. They limited his testimony to just a page and a half.
I can think of quite a few questions I have that have not been answered about this incident. Why was Warren Caster thinking of Christmas when Thanksgiving had not even come yet? Why did it seem like Christmas was the reason he was told to mention? Why did he bring weapons into the TSBD when no one had ever done this before in the company's history?
Mr. CASTER. Well, I left the Depository during the noon hour and had lunch and, while out for the lunch hour, I stopped by Sanger-Harris sporting goods department to look for a rifle for my son's birthday--- I beg your pardon, Christmas present—son's Christmas present, and while I was there I purchased the single-shot .22--single shot--and at the same time was looking at some deer rifles. I had, oh, for several years been thinking about buying a deer rifle and they happened to have one that I liked and I purchased the .30-06 while I was there. (VII, p. 387)
Now we all make mistakes, but it seems odd since he repeats Christmas present twice. Could he be fibbing here?
He then said he took them out of the cartons they were in and he showed them to Roy Truly and a few others.
Mr. BALL. And did they box them up?
Mr. CASTER. They were in cartons; yes.
Mr. BALL. And then you went back to work, I guess?
Mr. CASTER. Yes; I picked both rifles up in cartons just like they were, this was during the noon hour, and as I entered the Texas School Book Depository Building on my way up to the buying office, I stopped by Mr. Truly's office, and while I was there we examined the two rifles that I had purchased.
Mr. BALL. Did you take them out of the carton?
Mr. CASTER. Yes; I did. (VII, p. 387)
Why did he say he went back to work when he didn't? He instead headed for Roy Truly's office (the same man who was involved in hiring Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) and saying LHO was the only one who did not return to work after the assassination) to show him the rifles.
The very next question shows this was discussed at some point prior to this testimony and this may not be sinister, but it is good to know.
Mr. BALL. Who was there besides you and Mr. Truly?
Mr. CASTER. Well, I'm not really sure who was there. I think you were there, Bill, and Mr. Shelley was there---and Mr. Roy Truly. The only people that I know about, in any event, were there; there were workers there at the time, but I'm not quite sure how many. I couldn't even tell you their names. I don't know the Texas School Book Depository (TSBD) workers there in the shipping department.
How did Mr. Ball know there were other people there? True, maybe he didn't and he was just checking, but isn't the proper way to do that is to say "Was there anyone else there?"
Notice Mr. Caster's answer. What does he mean when he said "I think YOU were there?" Is he talking about Mr. Ball? Why would Mr. Ball be there? Does anyone know if Mr. Ball was a lawyer for the TSBD or any of the companies that leased space in the TSBD?
Notice how another key figure in this case, Billy Lovelady, was there to check out the rifles too. Now, there is no evidence I have seen to show he was directly involved, but it is odd that the man who looked similar to LHO was there at this exact time with Truly and Shelley. Both of them (Shelley and Lovelady) just happened to be on the front steps at the time of the shooting supposedly too. I am not saying any of this is sinister in and of itself, but doesn't this raise questions for you? It does for me, so why did it not raise them for the WC and warrant a little more attention than this?
Another question I have that I can't seem to find the answer to (and if anyone knows please let me know) is this -- how old was Mr. Caster's son? Does anyone know if he was old enough to be using a Remington .22?
Mr. Caster said he would box them up and then take them home, but of course we have nothing to go on about this other than his word for it. He would also have a pressing appointment on 11/22/63 that took him to Denton, TX (about 35 miles north of Dallas) and far away from the TSBD. Perhaps this was setup before the 22nd, but did anyone bother to check? I mean this man purchased two rifles just two days before the assassination supposedly due to Christmas which was over a month away, and then he had a meeting out of town the day the assassination occurred? Again, maybe this is the truth, but shouldn't someone have at least checked this out for us?
It isn't just the purchase of the rifles that is suspicious, but also the kinds of rifles. The throat wound JFK suffered was rather small and could have been caused by a .22. Furthermore, a Mauser was the first weapon found in the TSBD by the police. The conclusion of some folks on the HSCA was that a Mauser was definitely used. Jim Garrison reported in his research and work that a Mauser was found on the roof of the TSBD by the polilce. This special Mauser he purchased was "Sporterized" which meant two things -- it fired .30.06 bullets and it could handle soft type ammo that can fragment on impact. There would be numerous evidence showing a .30 caliber weapon (at least one) was used and the damage to JFK's head showed us a fragmentation type bullet was used as opposed to a FMJ type.
Does anyone else agree or disagree that this should have been investigated further?