I was just a simple country boy and it was just a nightmare. Buell Wesley Frazier has been one of the few Texas School Book Depository employees who is alive and still talks about that day in 1963 in Dealey Plaza, Dallas Texas. Staff at the depository had been given time off to watch JFK and his wife Jackie as their motorcade made its way through Dealey Plaza outside their building. He was 67. Both Frazier and Mrs. Randle swore that the bag Oswald carried was 27 or 28 inches long. Buell Wesley Frazier was only 19 years old in 1963 when he met Lee Harvey Oswald on the job at the Texas Schoolbook Depository in Dallas. The curtain rods story, then, may not have been a total fiction. Steering Truth by Buell Wesley Frazier. Based on what Douglas revealed about Buell to Anna, it is possible the mailbox was never even broken to begin with or that Douglas purposefully broke the mailbox. He was 5 years old. Oswald denies he took a package to work with him that day. If he went home with me on Friday afternoon he always rode back with me on Monday morning. George O'Toole wrote a whole book about this episode back in the 1970's. Celebrity Net Worth says that Frazier was also "far too generous with friends and family" and that he wasn't as good of a businessman as he was a boxer. He only needed a lift to work on Monday mornings, so Frazier was surprised when Oswald . Family (1) Spouse Beverly J. Frazier (7 June 1962 - 20 November 1987) (divorced) Trivia (1) Fellow worker at the Texas School Book Depository at the time of President Kennedy's assassination . After spending some time with Leland, Martin notices some marked similarities between Leland's characteristics and those of her sons, leading him to question whether Leland is their real father, and not him. Frazier said that even today he still does not believe Oswald killed JFK, despite the testimony he . Buell Wesley Frazier: If, if you were going to measure it that way from the end of the seat over toward the center, right. At the book depository Oswald, aged 22, hurried inside with the package tucked under his arm. "Bob died peacefully at hospital last night surrounded by family, following a bout of pneumonia,"his wife and children said in a statement. Another issue which Mrs. Williams also might have cleared up was why Linnie misinformed the DP about what hospital Buell stepfather had been admitted to (Parkland). The only thing as strange is that the bag was also handled by the police and was the only evidence they did not photograph, according to their testimonies, where found. By He told the Warren Commission that Oswald took a package into work that day that he claimed contained curtain rods. He thought it might have been a motorbike in the presidential motorcade back firing. Here is a map of Lee Oswald's walk to Buell Frazier's house on the morning of 11/22/63. These early fights gave rise to some of boxing's first stars and a few of the boxers on this list dominated the sport during that time. (1) At 19, he arrived in Irving in early September 1963 from the town of Huntsville 200 miles away to find work and live with his sister Linnie Mae Randle, her husband Bill . Joseph Ball: How much of that back seat, how much space did it take up? Oswald did not have a driver's license and regularly had Frazier drive him to work. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ASSASSINATION IN COLOR. Mr. Frazier still has an apartment in Manhattan, and indeed was there on Monday night as the Knicks celebrated the 40th anniversary of their 1970 N.B.A. Murphy died in 2014 at age 89. FYI, there is a past thread here that speculates that LHO and BWF were lovers, based on a singular interpretation of something Frazier said. Assassination of John F. Kennedy Encyclopedia. Joked Mahoney:"He was a temperamental actor as far as I'm concerned.". Additional TV credits included "The Waltons,"both "The Bob Newhart Show"and the subsequent "Newhart,""Touched By an Angel,""Dr. Ken,""NCIS,"and daytime soap "Days of Our Lives." Buell Frazier is Lee Harvey Oswald's friend and coworker at the Texas School Book Depository. [5] He was the executive producer for the feature film American Ghost Hunter, released in 2010. "It was a matter of determination to live that kept me And if I fail, I fail," he continued. Only Jack Dougherty saw Oswald enter the Texas Book Depository on 22nd November, 1963. Character actor Robert Prosky landed his big break when he was cast alongside James Caan in the atmospheric 1981 thriller "Thief." Yet photographs of curtain rods have turned up in the Dallas police files on the assassination. According to LaMotta's IMDb page, he died in 2014 at the age of 75. Frazier demonstrated this by showing that Oswald could not physically have carried a 35-inch rifle tucked into his armpit with the base cupped in his hand, as Frazier remembered. Certainly, he carried something to work and was evasive about it when questioned. Years later Buell told a story about how he was arrested at the hospital. Read on to remember the "Frasier"stars we've sadly lost. Our next order of business, therefore, is to find out why Buell Wesley Frazier was erased from the famous Altgens photograph. Rob ClarkDecember 19, 2019 in JFK Assassination Debate. Despite this fall from fame, Frazier remains a boxing legend forever. Back in 1963, he said, employees would have noticed a stranger in the building. Lee ) returning to the rooming houseafter work? Buell Wesley Frazier: I will say, you know, talking back and forth with the bossman all the time and from being around and getting along real fine and so he told me, I assume the day after he hired him that he was going to have him come in on Monday and he asked me had I ever seen him and I told him then no; I had never seen him. In 1963, Frazier was a nineteen-year-old order filler at the Texas School Book Depository. Joseph Ball: Do you have any idea of the date itself, do you have any memory of the date when you first saw him? Late Friday night, the Dallas Police learned that the FBI was confidant they could make the case/frame "Oswald" alone, and therefore, no back-up patsy was needed. Joseph Ball: Had your sister told you that this fellow Lee was coming to work? Ironically, it was Frazier and his sister who created a slight doubt that Oswald had, in fact, been carrying the murder weapon rather than his "curtain rods." In an interview with Fox Newsshortly before his death,Mahoney candidly discussed overcoming cancer twice previously. He in turn, was an associate of Jack Ruby.[1]. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. You have seen, not a real light color but you know normally, the normal color about the same color, you have seen these kinds of heavy duty bags you know like you obtain from the grocery store, something like that, about the same color of that, paper sack you get there Joseph Ball: What did he do about the package in the back seat when he got out of the car? I've never read anything about him going by the rooming house to pick up or drop off Oswald. In fact, she admitted the two dogs "actually hate each other with a passion" and needed "to be separated at all times, which is pretty common in Jack Russell males." Frazier testified that Oswald was carrying a package when Frazier picked him up. One day I was called into the office and told I was being let go. Joseph Ball: The paper, was the color of the paper, that you would get in a grocery store, is that it, a bag in a grocery store? He added that Oswald had been driven to the driving range by "a man named Frazier from Irving". Other Prosky credits of note include big-screen roles in "The Natural,""Outrageous Fortune," "Broadcast News," "Gremlins 2,"and "Mrs. Doubtfire,"and on television in such series as "Murder, She Wrote,""Veronica's Closet,""Touched By an Angel,""The Practice,"and "ER.". 'I told them what I knew about Lee, but that wasn't very much. He trained fellow employee Lee Harvey Oswald and drove Oswald to work occasionally, including on November 22, 1963. Might involve someone like Roy Truly, Byrd or subordinates, maybe cooperating with associates of the Mayor? The U.S. National Archives currently holds a number of unreleased CIA documents related to the assassination. See full bio Born: June 4, 1944 in Harris County, Texas, USA More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro Known For Logic: and the fight against it in the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy Self Is Ruth Payne still alive? Joe Frazier, byname Smokin' Joe, (born January 12, 1944, Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.died November 7, 2011, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), American world heavyweight boxing champion from February 16, 1970, when he knocked out Jimmy Ellis in five rounds in New York City, until January 22, 1973, when he was beaten by George Foreman at Kingston, Joe Frazier was the world heavyweight-boxing champion from February 16, 1970, until January 22, 1973, when boxing great George Foreman beat him. LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Eyes closed and fists clenched, Robert Buell was executed by injection Wednesday for a 20-year-old killing he still denied. Michelle's mom is still alive, though, and has seen her child reach the peak of female leadership in the country as well as accompanied her in the White House. The only suggestion of any connection between Oswald and the bag was through fingerprints. A: No, sir, I was not close enough to see. I told them all I knew, but I could see they suspected I was involved. Ultimately, Mahoney joined Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company, which led to roles in such films as "Moonstruck," "Say Anything"and "In the Line of Fire,"to name just a few. As for the Bonnie Clyde film: This is inextricably linked to the previous. Sadly, Mahoney diedin 2018 at age 77, with TMZ later revealing the cause of death to be lung cancer, brain disease, and seizures. At one point he was even asked to sign a confession admitting his part in the killing. The pix below show him in the corridor trying to makes his way through the crowd of camera men and reporters. 'Lee always said he was a patsy and I believe him. Entire program:. So, the evidence that Frazier actually did drive "Oswald" to and from 1026 N. Beckley daily is not strong. . So, is Joe Frazier still alive? Eddie, the beloved dog portrayed by show business pup Moose, passed away in 2006 at age 15. That never came up, and Kennedy was never mentioned,' said Buell. Joseph Ball: You heard that from your sister? He was 5. On the big screen, he appeared in "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country"and 2009's "Star Trek" reboot movie. Frazier's actual testimony proved entirely different. Mr. BALL - Your memory is that he went,, he rode home with you every Friday and came back the following Monday?Mr. In 2010, Buell served as Co-Executive Producer for Paranormal State and for The Ghost Prophecies, of which he is . Joseph Ball: When you got in the car did you say anything to him or did he say anything to you? Tweets. His first marriage ended in 1987 and he re-married in 1988. All I did was give him a ride to work.'. I've never read anything about him going by the rooming house to pick up or drop off Oswald. Buell, 62, wouldn't look at the family of the 11 . Joseph Ball: How wide would you say that would be? Buell remembers the morning of November 22nd vividly as instead of collecting Oswald from his home the then would-be assassin had walked round to rear of his sister's home to wait for his lift to work. Quantity. Usually Oswald, who on weekdays lived in a Dallas apartment by himself, would ride to work. I told them what I saw and I know they did not like it.'. As I re-read Frazier's testimony, I could not help but get the feeling that Frazier'swhole recounted dialog about "curtain rods" was repeatedly forced and phony. In addition to "Frasier,"LaMotta had racked up an extensive list of screen credits spanning several decades, ranging from "Dark Shadows"to "Baretta"to "Barney Miller"to "ALF,"in which he played the lovable alien's nosy neighbor. 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