Rashomon to the Extreme

RASHOMON TO THE EXTREME

Last name listed July 30, 2005

68 names and counting!

Oliver Stone often compared his movie JFK to the 1951 Japanese film classic RASHOMON in which the same event is seen differently by several witnesses. What follows is an example of this theory as applied to the John F. Kennedy assassination.

Rashomon as a Visual Representation from D Magazine November 1998

#	Name	Location	Purpose	Source	Ref.
01	Oswald, Lee	Sixth Floor TSBD	Shooter	Brennan, Howard	a
02	Saul #1	Second Floor Records Building	Shooter	McDonald, Hugh	b
03	White, Roscoe	HSCA Acoustic Position	Shooter	White, Ricky	c
04	Saul #2	Records Building	Shooter	White, Ricky	c
05	Lebanon	Sixth Floor TSBD	Shooter	White, Ricky	c
06	Milteer, Joseph	Houston near Elm	Observer	Groden, Robert	d
07	Nicoletti, Charles	"Badge Man" Position	Shooter	West/Shaw	e
08	Rivera, Manuel	Sixth Floor TSBD	Shooter	Hurt, Henry	f
09	Hicks, Jim	Infield Dealey Plaza	Radio Operator 4 Man - Hit Team	Shaw, Gary	g
10	Umbrella Man	Northwest Curb Elm Street	Shooter Poisoned Dart	Cutler, Robert	h
11	Umbrella Man's Accomplice	Northwest Curb Elm Street	Marker	Cutler, Robert	i
12	Sarti, Lucien	"Badge Man" Position	Shooter	Rivele, Steve	j
13	Pironti, Sauveur	Nearby Building	Shooter	Rivele, Steve	j
14	Bocognoni, Roger	Nearby Building	Shooter	Rivele, Steve	j
15	"Man In Suit"	Near HSCA Acoustic Position	Shooter	Hoffman, Ed	k
16	Railroad Worker	Railroad Switch Box	Broke down rifle for "Man In Suit"	Hoffman, Ed	k
17	Secret Service Agent	TSBD Parking Lot	Possible Shooter	Smith, Joe	l
18	Ruby, Jack or look-a-like	Dealey Plaza	Accomplice - "Black Car Chase"	Tilson, Tom	m
19	"Badge Man"	Badge Man Position	Shooter	Arnold, Gordon	n
20	Policeman with "dirty" hands	Near "Badge Man"	Accomplice	Arnold, Gordon	n
21	Black Dog Man	Grassy Knoll Pergola	Possible Shooter	Willis, Phil Photo # 5	o

Dave Perry’s Rashomon ~ Page 1

#	Name	Location	Purpose	Source	Ref.
22	Belknap, Jerry (Man having seizure)	TSBD	Distraction for shooters	Marrs, Jim	p
23	Greer, William	Driver - Presidential Limousine	Shooter	Cooper, William	q
24	Frenchy Tramp (HSCA-A) Carswell, Daniel	Railroad Yard	Accomplice	Sprague, Richard L.	r
25	Frenchy Tramp (HSCA-A) Sturgis, Frank	Railroad Yard	Accomplice	Sprague, Richard L.	r
26	Frenchy Tramp (HSCA-A) Vallee, Thomas	Railroad Yard	Accomplice	Sprague, Richard L.	r
27	Frenchy Tramp (HSCA-A) Rogers, Charles	Railroad Yard	Accomplice	Sprague, Richard L.	r
28	Frenchy Tramp (HSCA-A) Doyle, Harold*	Railroad Yard	Accomplice	Sprague, Richard L.	r
29	Tall Tramp (HSCA-B) Carswell,Daniel	Railroad Yard	Shooter or Accomplice	Sprague, Richard L.	r
30	Tall Tramp (HSCA-B) Harrelson, Charles	Railroad Yard	Shooter or Accomplice	Sprague, Richard L.	r
31	Tall Tramp (HSCA-B) Sturgis, Frank	Railroad Yard	Shooter or Accomplice	Sprague, Richard L.	r
32	Tall Tramp (HSCA-B) Gedney, John*	Railroad Yard	Shooter or Accomplice	Sprague, Richard L.	r
33	Old Man Tramp (HSCA-C) Chrisman, Fred Lee	Railroad Yard	Accomplice	Sprague, Richard L.	r
34	Old Man Tramp (HSCA-C) Hunt, E. Howard	Railroad Yard	Accomplice	Sprague, Richard L.	r
35	Old Man Tramp (HSCA-C) Holt, Chauncey	Railroad Yard	Accomplice	Sprague, Richard L.	r
36	Old Man Tramp (HSCA-C) Abrams, Gus*	Railroad Yard	Accomplice	Sprague, Richard L.	r
37	Dallas Policeman with Tramps - Bass, Billy	"Arresting" Tramps	Accomplice	Garrison, Jim	s
38	Dallas Policeman with Tramps - Wise, Marvin	"Arresting" Tramps	Accomplice	Garrison, Jim	s

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#	Name	Location	Purpose	Source	Ref.
39	Unknown	County Records Bldg.	Shooter of Sabot Round	Marrs, Jim	t
40	Lawrence, Jack	Picket fence?	Shooter	Inkol, Sheldon	u
41	Man With Gun Case seen at 11:30 am	Unknown	Shooter or Accomplice	Mercer, Julia	v
42	Unknown # 1	Picket fence	Shooter?	Broshears, Raymond	w
43	Unknown # 2	Picket fence	Shooter?	Broshears, Raymond	w
44	"Carlos"	Unknown	Shooter	Broshears, Raymond	x
45	Hickey, George	Secret Service Follow-up Car	Accidental Shooting	Donahue, Howard	y
46	Holt, Chauncey	Old Man Tramp	Supplied ID's and Weapons to Shooters	Holt, Chauncey	z
47	Tippit, J.D.	Dealey Plaza	Shooter	Giancana, Sam	aa
48	Cain, Richard	Dealey Plaza	Shooter	Giancana, Sam	aa
49	Folley, Franklin	Dealey Plaza	Shooter	Whetstine, Emery	ab
50	Bloomer, John	Tall Tramp	Accomplice	Hemming, Gerry	ac
51	Mertz, John	Dealey Plaza	Shooter	Morrow, Robert	ad
52	Kosikyan, Valeri	Dealey Plaza	Shooter	Examiner	ae
53	Rogers, Charles	Grassy Knoll	Shooter	Craig, John	af
54	Yaras, Dave	Dealey Plaza	Shooter	Prensa Latina	ag
55	Patrick, Lenny	Dealey Plaza	Shooter	Prensa Latina	ag
56	Gaines, Richard	Dealey Plaza	Shooter	Prensa Latina	ag
57	Diaz, Herminio	Dealey Plaza	Shooter	Prensa Latina	ag
58	del Valle, Eladio	Dealey Plaza	Shooter	Prensa Latina	ag
59	Ruby, Jack	Dealey Plaza	Shooter	Mash, Esther	ah
60	Files, Jim	"Badge Man" Position	Shooter	Vernon, Robert	ai
61	Wallace, Malcolm	Sixth Floor TSBD	Shooter	Sample, Glen	aj

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Name

Location

Purpose

Source

Ref.

62	Factor, Loy	Sixth Floor TSBD	Shooter	Sample, Glen	aj
63	"Ruth Ann"	Sixth Floor TSBD	Hit Team Coordinator	Sample, Glen	aj
64	"The Second Man"	Grassy Knoll	Shooter	Russell, Robert	ak
65	Roselli, John	Grassy Knoll	Accomplice	Russell, Robert	ak
66	"Cindy"	Parking Lot	Accomplice	Russell, Robert	ak
67	"Raoul"	With Lee Oswald on the 6th floor	Shooter	Grabow, Glenda	al
68	Carriles, Luis Posada	Dealey Plaza	Accomplice	Dankbaar, Wim	am
69	Cobb, Jerrie (June?)	Babushka Lady	Shooter	Haverstick, Mary	an

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SOURCES

(a) Howard Brennan, Eyewitness To History (Waco,Tx: Texian Press, 1987)

(b) Hugh McDonald, Appointment In Dallas (New York: McDonald Publishing Corp.,1975) p.58

(d) House Select Committee, Appendix To Hearings (Washington,D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1979), Vol. VI,pp. 249-257

(e) Joe West and Gary Shaw, Press Conference, May 1990

(f) Henry Hurt, Reasonable Doubt (New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1987), p.356

(g) J. Gary Shaw with Larry Ray Harris, Cover-Up (Cleburne,TX: J. Gary Shaw,1976), p.118

(h) Robert Cutler, (J. David Turby), JFK Hit By CIA Dart (Cornville,AZ: S.W.A.T., Sept. 1988), pp.34-39

(i) Robert Cutler, Seventy-Six Seconds In Dealey Plaza, (Danvers,MA: Bett's and M&M Printing, 1978), p.100

(j) Nigel Turner, The Men Who Killed Kennedy, (Birmingham,England:Central Independent Television, 1988), Part 4

(k) Jim Marrs, Crossfire (New York: Carroll and Graf, 1990), pp.81-86

(l) Jim Marrs, Crossfire (New York: Carroll and Graf, 1990), p.74

(m) Jim Garrison, On The Trail Of The Assassins (New York: Sheridan Square Press, 1988), pp.206-207

(n) Earl Golz, SS Imposters' Spotted By JFK Witnesses (Dallas Morning News, 08/27/78), pp. 1A and 4A

(o) Jim Marrs, Crossfire (New York: Carroll and Graf, 1990), pp.72-73

(p) Jim Marrs, Crossfire (New York: Carroll and Graf, 1990), pp.42-45

(q) Robert Dorff, The Dorff Report (Beverly Hills, CA: Robert Dorff, February 1990), pp.3-5

(r) Jim Garrison, On The Trail Of The Assassins (New York: Sheridan Square Press, 1988), pp.207-210

(s) Jim Garrison, On The Trail Of The Assassins (New York: Sheridan Square Press, 1988), pp.209-210

(t) Jim Marrs, Crossfire (New York: Carroll and Graf, 1990), Photo section p.12

(u) Sheldon Inkol, Jack Lawrence, Assassin Or Fall Guy? (Fredonia,NY: The Third Decade, July 1991), pp.1-17

(v) Jim Garrison, On The Trail Of The Assassins (New York: Sheridan Square Press, 1988), pp.15-16

(w) Jim Garrison, On The Trail Of The Assassins (New York: Sheridan Square Press, 1988), p.16

(x) Jim Garrison, On The Trail Of The Assassins (New York: Sheridan Square Press, 1988), pp.120-121

(y) Bonar Menninger, Mortal Error:The Shot That Killed JFK (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992)

(z) Ken Harrell, Cheers Star's Dad Shot Kennedy-And I Gave Him The Gun (New York:The Globe, 1/14/92), p.5

aa) Sam and Chuck Giancana, Double Cross (New York: Warner Books, 1992), p.335

(ab) Phone call by Emery Whetstine to Dallas Police on 06/06/67. Whetstine claimed Frank Sinatra's drummer Franklin Folley did the shooting.

(ac) Sybil Leek & Bert R. Sugar, Assassination Chain (Los Angeles: Pinnacle Books, 1977), p.281

(ad) Robert Morrow, First Hand Knowledge (New York: S.P.I. Books, 1992), p.191

(ae) The Examiner, Dallas Cop Named as JFK Assassin 10/13/92, p.15

(af) John R. Craig & Philip A. Rogers, The Man On the Grassy Knoll (New York: Avon Books, 1992), Back cover

(ag) Pensa Latina (Havana: Cuban Government News Agency, (11/27/93), report by Cuban Maj. General Fabian Font

(ah) The Globe, Jack Ruby Was JFK's Assassin 09/06/88, p.9

(ai) New York Post, Peacock Tempted To Buy 'News' 05/09/94, p. 6

(aj) The Men On The Sixth Floor Press Release, November 1994, Glen Sample with Mark Collom, p. 2

(ak) Rappleye, Charles and Ed Becker, All American Mafioso (New York: Doubleday, 1991), p. 248

(al) Who Shot Martin Luther King?, CBS 48 Hours, March 24, 1998 ~ Two private investigators, Ken Herman and John Billings indicated they discovered Grabow who appeared on the program making her allegation.

(am) Jean-Guy Allard; When will Posada confess to complicity in Kennedy assassination?; (Havana:Granma International, (08/03/03), 33kenn.html – "Dankbaar affirms that Chauncey Holt testified on the facts in a 2-hour video recording made shortly before his death that was never tramsmitted. In this recording, said Dankbaar, Holt names a few Cuban-Americans, and among them is Luis Posada Carriles."

(an) Haverstick, Mary, A Woman I Know (New York: Crown Publishing,2023), Chapter 10: The Babushka

Additional notes:

* In order to keep the count as accurate as possible, I separated the "Three Tramp" lists by the named individuals.

** Harold Doyle, John Gedney and Gus Abrams are more than likely the real three tramps. Their names appear on the Dallas Police Department arrest records of November 22, 1963.

Mary and Ray LaFontaine first discovered the "tramp's" names on February 3, 1992 in a group of police records released in 1989.

Source: Oswald Talked, p. 25

TSBD = Texas School Book Depository building

HSCA = House Select Committee on Assassinations