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Working Together: 48 Hours in Dallas

Working Together: 48 Hours in Dallas

Although each member of the investigators played a different role in the lead up to, during, and after the JFK assassination, all operated within the same sphere. Explore their connections on this page.

Map of Investigator's Addresses

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All the investigators lived relatively close to the Dallas Police Department. It is noteworthy that Leavelle lived the furthest from the others and Sorrels lived the closest to downtown. Included in the map is also Dealey Plaza for context. 

As we can see, most of the investigators lived relatively close to Dealey Plaza (indicated by spot 7 on the map) which may explain how they were able to arrive so quickly to the scene of the assassination. Moreover, the vast majority of the investigators lived near downtown Dallas, which may explain why some of the investigators had previous interactions with persons of interest like Jack Ruby, who owned a nightclub in the region. The outlier is James Leavelle; there is no information as to why he lives outside the city while the rest reside within.

Social Network Analysis of the Investigators

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Entire social network connection of the 5 figures of interest. There are 9 seperate groups of people who share a commonality.

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Interestingly, Captain Fritz (bright red) seems to be the bridge between all the groups.

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Investigator group: Composed of Fritz, Leavelle, and Day

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Curry's group

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Sorrel's group

It is interesting to see how the groups interact with one another.  The 5 subjects of this exhibit breakdown into three groupings: Fritz, Leavelle, and Day are in one group; Curry is in the second; and Sorrels is in the third. In some ways, this was to be expected. Sorrels, the Secret Service agent would have been interacting with vastly different people than the members of the DPD, who would have been working the case together.

It is noteworthy, however, that Chief Curry is considered to be in a different group, suggesting that he played a more central role in handling the media rather than the actual investigation. This connection is especially interesting considering that in SAIC Sorrels' Warren Commission testimony, he claimed Chief Curry was unwilling to transfer Oswald late at night because he did not want to "put anything over on [the press]" after he had already suggested that Oswald would not be moved before 10 o'clock in the morning. 

Working Together: 48 Hours in Dallas