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One of the most important witnesses for the Warren Commission (WC) was Howard Brennan. He claimed to see the man firing at the motorcade from the window the WC said Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) was at. Did he really see LHO? Did he really see anything? Let's see.
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Mr. BELIN. This appears to be a negative from a moving picture film. And I will hand you a magnifying glass--the negative has been enlarged. This negative appears to be a picture of the Presidential motorcade on the afternoon of November 22d. I ask you to state if you can find yourself in the crowd in the background in that picture.
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes. I am sitting at the same position as I was in the picture taken Friday, with the exception, I believe, my hand is resting on the wall, and Friday my hand, I believe, was resting on my leg.
Mr. BELIN. Well, your legs in this picture, Exhibit 479, I notice, are not dangling on the front side there, is that correct?
Mr. BRENNAN. No.
Mr. BELIN. What were you wearing on November 22d? What clothes were you wearing?
Mr. BRENNAN. Gray khaki work clothes, with a dark gray hard helmet.
Remember this point when we discuss the description he allegedly gave to the authorities. NO one remembered him and he had a HARD HELMET on!
Mr. BELIN. Would you describe just exactly what you saw when you saw him this last time?
Mr. BRENNAN. Well, as it appeared to me he was standing up and resting against the left window sill, with gun shouldered to his right shoulder, holding the gun with his left hand and taking positive aim and fired his last shot. As I calculate a couple of seconds. He drew the gun back from the window as though he was drawing it back to his side and maybe paused for another second as though to assure hisself that he hit his mark, and then he disappeared.
And, at the same moment, I was diving off of that firewall and to the right for bullet protection of this stone wall that is a little higher on the Houston side.
Mr. BELIN. Well, let me ask you. What kind of a gun did you see in that window?
Mr. BRENNAN. I am not an expert on guns. It was, as I could observe, some type of a high-powered rifle.
Mr. BELIN. Could you tell whether or not it had any kind of a scope on it?
Mr. BRENNAN. I did not observe a scope.
The three comments underlined destroy the WC's claims. First of all, the man could NOT be standing and still firing from the window as he would have been firing through the CLOSED UPPER panel! Secondly, the M-C in question (the alleged murder weapon) could NEVER be confused for a HIGH POWERED rifle. Finally, Brennan did NOT observe a SCOPE on the rifle he saw, and yet, the WC claimed there was one on the M-C when LHO allegedly used it! Keep in mind, this was their STAR WITNESS for President John F. Kennedy's (JFK) shooting!
Realizing this, the WC tried again on the third comment.
Mr. BELIN. Could you tell whether or not it had one? Do you know whether it did or not, or could you observe that it definitely did or definitely did not, or don't you know?
Mr. BRENNAN. I do not know if it had a scope or not.
Instead of helping their case this had to HURT their case. I mean they are relying on him for height and weight measurements, clothing descriptions and the general appearance of the shooter and he CAN'T REMEMBER IF THE GUN HAD A SCOPE OR NOT ON IT? What?
How can we have any confidence in anything else he says?
How about that height and weight stuff anyway?
Mr. BELIN. At the time you saw this man on the sixth floor, how much of the man could you see?
Mr. BRENNAN. Well, I could see at one time he came to the window and he sat sideways on the window sill. That was previous to President Kennedy getting there. And I could see practically his whole body, from his hips up. But at the time that he was firing the gun, a possibility from his belt up.
So, based on this partial view of the man he could tell the police height and weight of the person? Come on. The majority of weight is in the lower body. Without seeing his legs you can't hope to guess height either accurately. What about the rifle, how much of that did he see?
Mr. BELIN. How much of the gun do you believe that you saw?
Mr. BRENNAN. I calculate 70 to 85 percent of the gun.
So he saw up to 85 percent of the rifle and still could NOT remember if it had a scope or not? That is really hard to believe to me.
He also did NOT agree with the WC on the number of the shots either.
Mr. BELIN. Let me ask you this. How many shots did you hear?
Mr. BRENNAN. Positively two. I do not recall a second shot--
Mr. BELIN. By a second shot, you mean a middle shot between the time you heard the first noise and the last noise?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes; that is right. I don't know what made me think that there was firecrackers throwed out of the Book Store unless I did hear the second shot, because I positively thought the first shot was a backfire, and subconsciously must have heard a second shot, but I do not recall it. I could not swear to it.
I am not trying to be hard on this witness, but again we see he is NOT consistent with the claims of the WC. He was their MAIN/STAR witness, and yet, he is at odds with their claims constantly. This is vital and something a defense team would have had a field day with.
Let's look at how he described the man he saw in the window.
Mr. BELIN. Could you describe the man you saw in the window on the sixth floor?
Mr. BRENNAN. To my best description, a man in his early thirties, fair complexion, slender but neat, neat slender, possibly 5-foot 10.
Mr. BELIN. About what weight?
Mr. BRENNAN. Oh, at--I calculated, I think, from 160 to 170 pounds.
Mr. BELIN. A white man?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Do you remember what kind of clothes he was wearing?
Mr. BRENNAN. Light colored clothes, more of a khaki color.
Mr. BELIN. Do you remember the color of his hair?
Mr. BRENNAN. No.
The only thing that comes close is the weight and remember that that is being "calculated" from a HALF-A-BODY view! Six stories up! The age, height and color of the clothing does NOT match LHO at all. Let's see who he gave this description to.
Mr. BELIN. What did you do or what did you say to him?
Mr. BRENNAN. I asked him to get me someone in charge, a Secret Service man or an FBI. That it appeared to me that they were searching in the wrong direction for the man that did the shooting.
And he was definitely in the building on the sixth floor. I did not say on the sixth floor. Correction there. I believe I identified the window as one window from the top.
Mr. BELIN. All right.
Mr. BRENNAN. Because, at that time, I did not know how many story building it was.
Representative FORD. But you did say to the policeman it was a window on the second floor from the top?
Mr. BRENNAN. Right.
What policeman? We don't know as it has NEVER been said what person he spoke with. He mentions Forrest Sorrels of the SS, but he was NOT there to talk with Brennan as he had gone to Parkland Hospital (PH) with the motorcade.
Mr. BELIN. And then what happened, sir?
Mr. BRENNAN. He said, "just a minute." And he had to give some orders or something on the east side of the building on Houston Street. And then he had taken me to, I believe, Mr. Sorrels, an automobile sitting in front of the Texas Book Store.
Mr. BELIN. And then what happened there?
Mr. BRENNAN. I related my information and there was a few minutes of discussion, and Mr. Sorrels had taken me then across the street to the sheriff's building.
Mr. BELIN. Did you describe the man that you saw in the window?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes; I believe I did.
Why did NO one tell him Mr. Sorrels was NOT there to be talking with him? Why did the WC never find who did speak with him? I know they would try and say it was Inspector Sawyer, but if you read his testimony he never describes anyone like Brennan. It is standard procedure to write down the name, address and phone number of a witness so you can contact them later on, but in this instance it seems NO one did! Why? How can we believe he really passed on the description of the shooter (minus the clothing) when we can't find who he allegedly gave it to?
Mr. BELIN. Now, taking you down to the Dallas Police Station, I believe you said you talked to Captain Fritz. And then what happened?
Mr. BRENNAN. Well, I was just more or less introduced to him in Mr. Sorrels' room, and they told me they were going to conduct a lineup and wanted me to view it, which I did.
Mr. BELIN. Do you remember how many people were in the lineup?
Mr. BRENNAN. No; I don't. A possibility seven more or less one.
Mr. BELIN. All right. Did you see anyone in the lineup you recognized?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. And what did you say?
Mr. BRENNAN. I told Mr. Sorrels and Captain Fritz at that time that Oswald--or the man in the lineup that I identified looking more like a closest resemblance to the man in the window than anyone in the lineup.
So it seems LHO RESEMBLED the man the most to Brennan. This is NOT a positive ID though, is it? NO is the answer. Again we have to wonder about his observation skills with this exchange.
Mr. BELIN. Were the other people in the lineup, do you remember--were they all white, or were there some Negroes in there, or what?
Mr. BRENNAN. I do not remember.
Okay.
Mr. BELIN. As I understand your testimony, then, you said that you told him that this particular person looked the most like the man you saw on the sixth floor of the building there.
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes, sir.
Mr. BELIN. In the meantime, had you seen any pictures of Lee Harvey Oswald on television or in the newspapers?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes, on television.
Mr. BELIN. About when was that, do you believe?
Mr. BRENNAN. I believe I reached home quarter to three or something of that, 15 minutes either way, and I saw his picture twice on television before I went down to the police station for the lineup.
This is a no-no folks as the defense could easily claim that is why LHO was the man he claimed looked the most like the shooter he saw. He was INFLUENCED by the media reports he saw. Even with this advantage though, he still did NOT make a POSITIVE ID.
Mr. BELIN. Now, is there anything else you told the officers at the time of the lineup?
Mr. BRENNAN. Well, I told them I could not make a positive identification.
Of course, ONLY the WC would make its case by calling its OWN witness a liar as they pushed him on this issue.
Mr. BELIN. When you told them that, did you ever later tell any officer or investigating person anything different?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes.
I.E. You lied then!
Mr. BELIN. When did that happen?
Mr. BRENNAN. I believe some days later--I don't recall exactly--and I believe the Secret Service man identified hisself as being Williams, I believe, from Houston. I won't swear to that-whether his name was Williams or not.
Mr. BELIN. All right.
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Mr. BELIN. What did he say to you and what did you say to him?
Mr. BRENNAN. Well, he asked me he said, "You said you couldn't make a positive identification."
He said, "Did you do that for security reasons personally, or couldn't you?"
And I told him I could with all honesty, but I did it more or less for security reasons--my family and myself.
Mr. BELIN. What do you mean by security reasons for your family and yourself?
Mr. BRENNAN. I believe at that time, and I still believe it was a Communist activity, and I felt like there hadn't been more than one eyewitness, and if it got to be a known fact that I was an eyewitness, my family or I, either one, might not be safe.
Of course even his excuse is inaccurate as there were other witnesses that saw a man (or men in some cases) so his fear was either fake or unjust. Even the WC had a hard time believing this one.
Mr. BELIN. Well, if you wouldn't have identified him, might he not have been released by the police?
Mr. BRENNAN. Beg pardon?
Mr. BELIN. If you would not have identified that man positively, might he not have been released by the police?
Mr. BRENNAN. No. That had a great contributing factor--greater contributing factor than my personal reasons was that I already knew they had the man for murder, and I knew he would not be released.
Mr. BELIN. The murder of whom?
Mr. BRENNAN. Of Officer Tippit.
Finally, the WC asked a logical question! IF you did NOT positively identify the man, might he NOT go free? And look at his answer! The Dallas Police Department (DPD) was already telling him (LHO was NOT even arraigned for the murder of JDT yet) they had him locked up for the murder! How in the world could they have done this so fast?
These are very interesting too!
Mr. BELIN. Well, what happened in between to change your mind that you later decided to come forth and tell them you could identify him?
Mr. BRENNAN. After Oswald was killed, I was relieved quite a bit that as far as pressure on myself of somebody not wanting me to identify anybody, there was no longer that immediate danger.
Mr. BELIN. What is the fact as to whether or not your having seen Oswald on television would have affected your identification of him one way or the other?
Mr. BRENNAN. That is something I do not know.
The first question and answer shows us he had NO qualms identifying a DEAD man for the crime! The second question is misleading as Belin says "What is the fact as to whether or NOT your having seen LHO on television..." when the witness has already said they DID see him on television prior to the lineup!
Mr. BELIN. Mr. Brennan, could you tell us now whether you can or cannot positively identify the man you saw on the sixth floor window as the same man that you saw in the police station?
Mr. BRENNAN. I could at that time I could, with all sincerity, identify him as being the same man.
And yet, he did NOT make a positive ID of LHO and told the DPD he COULD NOT at that time (Friday). What gives?
Mr. BELIN. By that, did you have reference to your own personal recollection, or what you said at the time of the Dallas Police Department lineup?
Mr. BRENNAN. I believe I was referring to what I said at the Dallas Police Department.
Mr. BELIN. On January 7th of this year, what is the fact as to whether or not you could give whether or not you felt on November 22d that the man you saw in the window was the man you saw in the police lineup--not what you told him, but what was the fact?
Mr. BRENNAN. On January 7th, at that time I did believe that I could give positive identification as well as I did later.
Who cares? It is clear that on 11/22/63 YOU could NOT make a positive identification! Anything after that is open to manipulation and this would be pointed out by the defense.
It is clear to us that the WC's star witness could NOT positively ID LHO as the man he saw shooting at JFK! Furthermore, it is apparent we cannot trace who he gave the alleged description to in order for it to be broadcast to the DPD as a whole. Finally, why was the alleged description of the JFK shooter used to arrest LHO for the murder of JDT?
That is the million dollar question! And this shows a frame-up was in place.
We also see that Brennan’s testimony differs with the the WC's claims, thus, their conclusion is sunk again.
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One of the most important witnesses for the Warren Commission (WC) was Howard Brennan. He claimed to see the man firing at the motorcade from the window the WC said Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) was at. Did he really see LHO? Did he really see anything? Let's see.
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Mr. BELIN. This appears to be a negative from a moving picture film. And I will hand you a magnifying glass--the negative has been enlarged. This negative appears to be a picture of the Presidential motorcade on the afternoon of November 22d. I ask you to state if you can find yourself in the crowd in the background in that picture.
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes. I am sitting at the same position as I was in the picture taken Friday, with the exception, I believe, my hand is resting on the wall, and Friday my hand, I believe, was resting on my leg.
Mr. BELIN. Well, your legs in this picture, Exhibit 479, I notice, are not dangling on the front side there, is that correct?
Mr. BRENNAN. No.
Mr. BELIN. What were you wearing on November 22d? What clothes were you wearing?
Mr. BRENNAN. Gray khaki work clothes, with a dark gray hard helmet.
Remember this point when we discuss the description he allegedly gave to the authorities. NO one remembered him and he had a HARD HELMET on!
Mr. BELIN. Would you describe just exactly what you saw when you saw him this last time?
Mr. BRENNAN. Well, as it appeared to me he was standing up and resting against the left window sill, with gun shouldered to his right shoulder, holding the gun with his left hand and taking positive aim and fired his last shot. As I calculate a couple of seconds. He drew the gun back from the window as though he was drawing it back to his side and maybe paused for another second as though to assure hisself that he hit his mark, and then he disappeared.
And, at the same moment, I was diving off of that firewall and to the right for bullet protection of this stone wall that is a little higher on the Houston side.
Mr. BELIN. Well, let me ask you. What kind of a gun did you see in that window?
Mr. BRENNAN. I am not an expert on guns. It was, as I could observe, some type of a high-powered rifle.
Mr. BELIN. Could you tell whether or not it had any kind of a scope on it?
Mr. BRENNAN. I did not observe a scope.
The three comments underlined destroy the WC's claims. First of all, the man could NOT be standing and still firing from the window as he would have been firing through the CLOSED UPPER panel! Secondly, the M-C in question (the alleged murder weapon) could NEVER be confused for a HIGH POWERED rifle. Finally, Brennan did NOT observe a SCOPE on the rifle he saw, and yet, the WC claimed there was one on the M-C when LHO allegedly used it! Keep in mind, this was their STAR WITNESS for President John F. Kennedy's (JFK) shooting!
Realizing this, the WC tried again on the third comment.
Mr. BELIN. Could you tell whether or not it had one? Do you know whether it did or not, or could you observe that it definitely did or definitely did not, or don't you know?
Mr. BRENNAN. I do not know if it had a scope or not.
Instead of helping their case this had to HURT their case. I mean they are relying on him for height and weight measurements, clothing descriptions and the general appearance of the shooter and he CAN'T REMEMBER IF THE GUN HAD A SCOPE OR NOT ON IT? What?
How can we have any confidence in anything else he says?
How about that height and weight stuff anyway?
Mr. BELIN. At the time you saw this man on the sixth floor, how much of the man could you see?
Mr. BRENNAN. Well, I could see at one time he came to the window and he sat sideways on the window sill. That was previous to President Kennedy getting there. And I could see practically his whole body, from his hips up. But at the time that he was firing the gun, a possibility from his belt up.
So, based on this partial view of the man he could tell the police height and weight of the person? Come on. The majority of weight is in the lower body. Without seeing his legs you can't hope to guess height either accurately. What about the rifle, how much of that did he see?
Mr. BELIN. How much of the gun do you believe that you saw?
Mr. BRENNAN. I calculate 70 to 85 percent of the gun.
So he saw up to 85 percent of the rifle and still could NOT remember if it had a scope or not? That is really hard to believe to me.
He also did NOT agree with the WC on the number of the shots either.
Mr. BELIN. Let me ask you this. How many shots did you hear?
Mr. BRENNAN. Positively two. I do not recall a second shot--
Mr. BELIN. By a second shot, you mean a middle shot between the time you heard the first noise and the last noise?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes; that is right. I don't know what made me think that there was firecrackers throwed out of the Book Store unless I did hear the second shot, because I positively thought the first shot was a backfire, and subconsciously must have heard a second shot, but I do not recall it. I could not swear to it.
I am not trying to be hard on this witness, but again we see he is NOT consistent with the claims of the WC. He was their MAIN/STAR witness, and yet, he is at odds with their claims constantly. This is vital and something a defense team would have had a field day with.
Let's look at how he described the man he saw in the window.
Mr. BELIN. Could you describe the man you saw in the window on the sixth floor?
Mr. BRENNAN. To my best description, a man in his early thirties, fair complexion, slender but neat, neat slender, possibly 5-foot 10.
Mr. BELIN. About what weight?
Mr. BRENNAN. Oh, at--I calculated, I think, from 160 to 170 pounds.
Mr. BELIN. A white man?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. Do you remember what kind of clothes he was wearing?
Mr. BRENNAN. Light colored clothes, more of a khaki color.
Mr. BELIN. Do you remember the color of his hair?
Mr. BRENNAN. No.
The only thing that comes close is the weight and remember that that is being "calculated" from a HALF-A-BODY view! Six stories up! The age, height and color of the clothing does NOT match LHO at all. Let's see who he gave this description to.
Mr. BELIN. What did you do or what did you say to him?
Mr. BRENNAN. I asked him to get me someone in charge, a Secret Service man or an FBI. That it appeared to me that they were searching in the wrong direction for the man that did the shooting.
And he was definitely in the building on the sixth floor. I did not say on the sixth floor. Correction there. I believe I identified the window as one window from the top.
Mr. BELIN. All right.
Mr. BRENNAN. Because, at that time, I did not know how many story building it was.
Representative FORD. But you did say to the policeman it was a window on the second floor from the top?
Mr. BRENNAN. Right.
What policeman? We don't know as it has NEVER been said what person he spoke with. He mentions Forrest Sorrels of the SS, but he was NOT there to talk with Brennan as he had gone to Parkland Hospital (PH) with the motorcade.
Mr. BELIN. And then what happened, sir?
Mr. BRENNAN. He said, "just a minute." And he had to give some orders or something on the east side of the building on Houston Street. And then he had taken me to, I believe, Mr. Sorrels, an automobile sitting in front of the Texas Book Store.
Mr. BELIN. And then what happened there?
Mr. BRENNAN. I related my information and there was a few minutes of discussion, and Mr. Sorrels had taken me then across the street to the sheriff's building.
Mr. BELIN. Did you describe the man that you saw in the window?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes; I believe I did.
Why did NO one tell him Mr. Sorrels was NOT there to be talking with him? Why did the WC never find who did speak with him? I know they would try and say it was Inspector Sawyer, but if you read his testimony he never describes anyone like Brennan. It is standard procedure to write down the name, address and phone number of a witness so you can contact them later on, but in this instance it seems NO one did! Why? How can we believe he really passed on the description of the shooter (minus the clothing) when we can't find who he allegedly gave it to?
Mr. BELIN. Now, taking you down to the Dallas Police Station, I believe you said you talked to Captain Fritz. And then what happened?
Mr. BRENNAN. Well, I was just more or less introduced to him in Mr. Sorrels' room, and they told me they were going to conduct a lineup and wanted me to view it, which I did.
Mr. BELIN. Do you remember how many people were in the lineup?
Mr. BRENNAN. No; I don't. A possibility seven more or less one.
Mr. BELIN. All right. Did you see anyone in the lineup you recognized?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes.
Mr. BELIN. And what did you say?
Mr. BRENNAN. I told Mr. Sorrels and Captain Fritz at that time that Oswald--or the man in the lineup that I identified looking more like a closest resemblance to the man in the window than anyone in the lineup.
So it seems LHO RESEMBLED the man the most to Brennan. This is NOT a positive ID though, is it? NO is the answer. Again we have to wonder about his observation skills with this exchange.
Mr. BELIN. Were the other people in the lineup, do you remember--were they all white, or were there some Negroes in there, or what?
Mr. BRENNAN. I do not remember.
Okay.
Mr. BELIN. As I understand your testimony, then, you said that you told him that this particular person looked the most like the man you saw on the sixth floor of the building there.
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes, sir.
Mr. BELIN. In the meantime, had you seen any pictures of Lee Harvey Oswald on television or in the newspapers?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes, on television.
Mr. BELIN. About when was that, do you believe?
Mr. BRENNAN. I believe I reached home quarter to three or something of that, 15 minutes either way, and I saw his picture twice on television before I went down to the police station for the lineup.
This is a no-no folks as the defense could easily claim that is why LHO was the man he claimed looked the most like the shooter he saw. He was INFLUENCED by the media reports he saw. Even with this advantage though, he still did NOT make a POSITIVE ID.
Mr. BELIN. Now, is there anything else you told the officers at the time of the lineup?
Mr. BRENNAN. Well, I told them I could not make a positive identification.
Of course, ONLY the WC would make its case by calling its OWN witness a liar as they pushed him on this issue.
Mr. BELIN. When you told them that, did you ever later tell any officer or investigating person anything different?
Mr. BRENNAN. Yes.
I.E. You lied then!
Mr. BELIN. When did that happen?
Mr. BRENNAN. I believe some days later--I don't recall exactly--and I believe the Secret Service man identified hisself as being Williams, I believe, from Houston. I won't swear to that-whether his name was Williams or not.
Mr. BELIN. All right.
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Mr. BELIN. What did he say to you and what did you say to him?
Mr. BRENNAN. Well, he asked me he said, "You said you couldn't make a positive identification."
He said, "Did you do that for security reasons personally, or couldn't you?"
And I told him I could with all honesty, but I did it more or less for security reasons--my family and myself.
Mr. BELIN. What do you mean by security reasons for your family and yourself?
Mr. BRENNAN. I believe at that time, and I still believe it was a Communist activity, and I felt like there hadn't been more than one eyewitness, and if it got to be a known fact that I was an eyewitness, my family or I, either one, might not be safe.
Of course even his excuse is inaccurate as there were other witnesses that saw a man (or men in some cases) so his fear was either fake or unjust. Even the WC had a hard time believing this one.
Mr. BELIN. Well, if you wouldn't have identified him, might he not have been released by the police?
Mr. BRENNAN. Beg pardon?
Mr. BELIN. If you would not have identified that man positively, might he not have been released by the police?
Mr. BRENNAN. No. That had a great contributing factor--greater contributing factor than my personal reasons was that I already knew they had the man for murder, and I knew he would not be released.
Mr. BELIN. The murder of whom?
Mr. BRENNAN. Of Officer Tippit.
Finally, the WC asked a logical question! IF you did NOT positively identify the man, might he NOT go free? And look at his answer! The Dallas Police Department (DPD) was already telling him (LHO was NOT even arraigned for the murder of JDT yet) they had him locked up for the murder! How in the world could they have done this so fast?
These are very interesting too!
Mr. BELIN. Well, what happened in between to change your mind that you later decided to come forth and tell them you could identify him?
Mr. BRENNAN. After Oswald was killed, I was relieved quite a bit that as far as pressure on myself of somebody not wanting me to identify anybody, there was no longer that immediate danger.
Mr. BELIN. What is the fact as to whether or not your having seen Oswald on television would have affected your identification of him one way or the other?
Mr. BRENNAN. That is something I do not know.
The first question and answer shows us he had NO qualms identifying a DEAD man for the crime! The second question is misleading as Belin says "What is the fact as to whether or NOT your having seen LHO on television..." when the witness has already said they DID see him on television prior to the lineup!
Mr. BELIN. Mr. Brennan, could you tell us now whether you can or cannot positively identify the man you saw on the sixth floor window as the same man that you saw in the police station?
Mr. BRENNAN. I could at that time I could, with all sincerity, identify him as being the same man.
And yet, he did NOT make a positive ID of LHO and told the DPD he COULD NOT at that time (Friday). What gives?
Mr. BELIN. By that, did you have reference to your own personal recollection, or what you said at the time of the Dallas Police Department lineup?
Mr. BRENNAN. I believe I was referring to what I said at the Dallas Police Department.
Mr. BELIN. On January 7th of this year, what is the fact as to whether or not you could give whether or not you felt on November 22d that the man you saw in the window was the man you saw in the police lineup--not what you told him, but what was the fact?
Mr. BRENNAN. On January 7th, at that time I did believe that I could give positive identification as well as I did later.
Who cares? It is clear that on 11/22/63 YOU could NOT make a positive identification! Anything after that is open to manipulation and this would be pointed out by the defense.
It is clear to us that the WC's star witness could NOT positively ID LHO as the man he saw shooting at JFK! Furthermore, it is apparent we cannot trace who he gave the alleged description to in order for it to be broadcast to the DPD as a whole. Finally, why was the alleged description of the JFK shooter used to arrest LHO for the murder of JDT?
That is the million dollar question! And this shows a frame-up was in place.
We also see that Brennan’s testimony differs with the the WC's claims, thus, their conclusion is sunk again.