elsbeth address

If someone can come up with a better explanation for the Elsbeth address than that Oswald himself gave it, I'd be happy to see it - preferably supported by some type of evidence.

Steve Thomas wrote:I know that this a response to a post that's over 10 years old, but in his WC testimony, Hosty said that he had the Elsbeth St. address as early as March, 1963.
Mr. HOSTY. This was March 4, 1963, when I began my inquiry as to her present whereabouts. I determined on March 4, 1963, through the Immigration and Naturalization Service records that she had moved from Fort Worth to the Dallas area. She was living on a street called Elsbeth Street in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas.
On March 11, 1963, I made inquiry at this Elsbeth address

Steve, with all due respect, I don't believe that this is a better explanation. Hosty was looking for Oswald in late Oct / early November, so he knew full well he wasn't living at the Elsbeth address at the time of the assassination.


On the other hand, Oswald did have his library card on him with that address - and if flashed upside down, it would read Harvey Lee Oswald - just like it shows on Revill's list - itself made up of names and addresses taken prior to letting each worker go.

Such an encounter at the door is well supported by early news accounts, and by Oswald's own words to Holmes during the last interrogation.

This is Occam's Razor at work. It is the simplest explanation based on known facts.

greg parker wrote:

If someone can come up with a better explanation for the Elsbeth address than that Oswald himself gave it, I'd be happy to see it - preferably supported by some type of evidence.

Steve Thomas wrote:I know that this a response to a post that's over 10 years old, but in his WC testimony, Hosty said that he had the Elsbeth St. address as early as March, 1963.

Steve, with all due respect, I don't believe that this is a better explanation. Hosty was looking for Oswald in late Oct / early November, so he knew full well he wasn't living at the Elsbeth address at the time of the assassination.

Greg,

You're absolutely right.

Steve Thomas