[74] Oswald, Marina, and their infant daughter left for the United States, where they received less attention from the press than Oswald expected. She was born to Kenneth Oswald and Mary Lou Oswald but her actual date of birth is unknown. "Warren Commission Hearings, vol. [86], In March 1963, Oswald used the alias "A. Hidell" to make a mail-order purchase of a secondhand 6.5mm caliber Carcano rifle for $29.95. Lebanon is his mother's hometown, and. By age 15, he considered himself a socialist. [221] Oswald also declined his brother Robert's offer on Saturday to obtain a local attorney. [189][n 11] Four cartridge cases found at the scene were identified by expert witnesses[190] before the Warren Commission and the House Select Committee as having been fired from the revolver later found in Oswald's possession, excluding all other weapons. Remember: One of Woody's most famous roles came while playing a serial killer in Natural Born Killers. This information is part of McDonald and Potts family tree by Dr Wilton McDonald on Genealogy Online. Mother: Diane Lou Oswald. Oswald was 5feet 9inches (1.75m) tall and weighed 150 pounds (68kg). Warren Commission Hearings, vol. [26] Harrelson was subsequently transferred to supermax prison ADX Florence in Colorado. Harrelson worked as an encyclopedia salesman in California, and as a professional gambler. [261] Marina Oswald told the Warren Commission that around March 31, 1963, she had taken pictures of Oswald as he posed with a Carcano rifle, a holstered pistol, and two Marxist newspapers The Militant and The Worker. [75], The Oswalds soon settled in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, where Lee's mother and brother lived. Diane Lou Oswald was born on April 8, 1937 in Lebanon, Warren, Ohio, United States, daughter of Kenneth Oswald and Mary Lou Lauterwasser. This conclusion, though controversial, was supported by investigations from the Dallas Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United States Secret Service, and the House Select Committee on Assassinations. According to his diary, "I was looking for a key to my environment, and then I discovered socialist literature. "Judge declares mistrial in Edinburg murder case". [20][47][48], Oswald traveled to the Soviet Union just before he turned 20 in October 1959. [131][132] He arrived in Mexico City on September 27, where he applied for a transit visa at the Cuban consulate,[133] claiming he wanted to visit Cuba on his way to the Soviet Union. Diane Lou Oswald Family Tree Check All Members List [11] When Oswald was 12 in August 1952, his mother took him to New York City where they lived for a short time with Oswald's half-brother, John. Harrelson's father, who was a contract killer, was arrested for the killing of Judge John H. Wood Jr. by rifle fire in 1979 in San Antonio. His mother Diane Lou Oswald. He lived in Minsk, Byelorussia, married a Russian woman named Marina, and had a daughter. [16], Hartogs recommended that Lee be placed on probation on condition that he seek help and guidance through a child guidance clinic, and that Oswald seek "psychotherapeutic guidance through contact with a family agency". Warren Commission Hearings, vol. Use what you have. Quote. After two original photos, one negative and one first-generation copy had been found, the Senate Intelligence Committee located (in 1976) a third backyard photo (CE 133-C) showing Oswald with newspapers held away from his body in his right hand. McDonald stated that the pistol did not fire because the pistol's hammer came down on the webbing between the thumb and index finger of his hand as he grabbed for the pistol. Diane (ne Oswald) is said to be a secretary. Harrelson has come a long way since his days singing and acting in plays at Lebanon High and being named its class clown and flirt. A Gallup Poll taken in mid-November 2013, showed 61% believed that Kennedy was killed as a result of conspiracy, and only 30% thought Oswald acted alone.[274]. He admitted that he went to his rooming house after leaving the book depository. Thornley wrote the 1962 fictional book The Idle Warriors based on Oswald. He notified police that he heard a shot come from above and looked up to see a man with a rifle fire another shot from the southeast corner window on the sixth floor. Bringuier was the New Orleans delegate for the anti-Castro organization Directorio Revolucionario Estudantil (DRE). [46] On September 11, 1959, he received a hardship discharge from active service, claiming his mother needed care. Actor Woody Harrelson rarely talks about his father, but he has nothing but praise for his Solo Mom, Diane Lou Oswald."I do feel she was a great influence on me and instilled a lot of good values," Harrelson told the Guardian in January 2018. Actor: True Detective. [n 1][1][2]. Lee has to be seen as an emotionally, quite disturbed youngster who suffers under the impact of really existing emotional isolation and deprivation, lack of affection, absence of family life and rejection by a self involved and conflicted mother. In November 1958, Oswald transferred back to El Toro[43] where his unit's function "was to serveil [sic] for aircraft, but basically to train both enlisted men and officers for later assignment overseas". By this point, he had resided at 22 locations and attended 12 schools. Warren Commission Hearings, vol. [32], At Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi, Oswald finished seventh in a class of thirty in the Aircraft Control and Warning Operator Course, which "included instruction in aircraft surveillance and the use of radar". [116] In a follow-up letter, Oswald replied, "Against your advice, I have decided to take an office from the very beginning. Warren Commission Hearings, vol. This was postponed, perhaps partially because his behavior abruptly improved. The Carcano in the images had markings matching those on the rifle found in the Book Depository after the assassination. The witnesses who appeared before the Commission were free to repeat what they said to anyone they pleased, and. As Oswald's wife Marina was showing Jeanne around the apartment, they discovered Oswald's rifle standing upright, leaning against the wall inside a closet. [176] As they walked past each other, Mrs. Reid said to Oswald, "The President has been shot" to which he mumbled something in response, but Reid did not understand him. Bringuier would later tell the Warren Commission that he believed Oswald's visits were an attempt by Oswald to infiltrate his group. The words "Hunter of fascists ha ha ha!" [16] Chagra died in July 2008 of cancer. 3, pp. He said that he then went to the second-floor lunchroom to buy a Coca-Cola from the soda machine there and was drinking it when he encountered Dallas motorcycle policeman Marrion L. Baker, who had entered the building with his gun drawn. The de Mohrenschildts testified that on April 14, 1963, just before Easter Sunday, they were visiting the Oswalds at their new apartment and had brought them a toy Easter bunny to give to their child. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The Cuban consular officials insisted Oswald would need Soviet approval, but he was unable to get prompt co-operation from the Soviet consulate. Do you, Mr. Harrelson, take Miss Oswald? - The Education Forum His family moved frequently during his childhood, and he spent time in Ohio, Texas, and Lebanon. Warren Commission Hearings, vol.