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Buell Wesley Frazier and his interrogation by Will Fritz.mp4
Recent interview of Buell Frazier recalling his interrogation by Captain Fritz regarding JFK's assassination. Frazier, a coworker of Oswald's at the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, TX, was suspected of being an accomplice to Oswald in the…

Captain Fritz summarizes the case on Oswald.mp4
Fritz answers a CBS reporter's questions regarding the murder of President Kennedy and Officer J.D. Tippit by Lee Harvey Oswald.

Curry on Transfer.PNG
Chief of Dallas Police Jesse Curry states that the transfer of Lee Harvey Oswald to the Dallas County Jail was left entirely to the discretion of Captain J.W. Fritz.

Fritz moving Oswald.PNG
Henry Wade requested that Oswald be moved to the Dallas Sheriff's office on the night of November 22, 1963, but Captain Fritz declined. Instead, Fritz sanctioned the transfer of Oswald on the morning of November 24, 1963.

Fritz TSBD rifle.PNG
The rifle used by Lee Harvey Oswald to shoot President Kennedy from the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository was found by Deputy Constable Seymour Weitzman and then handed over to Captain Fritz.

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Fritz pictured with 4 of his grandchildren and his second wife, Alma.

Fritz passed away April 19, 1984 and Alma passed away June 29, 2012.

Fritz at Police HQ.PNG
Original 35mm black and white negative taken by Dallas Times Herald and United Press International photographer Darryl Heikes. The image shows J.W. 'Will' Fritz, Captain of Homicide and Robbery for the Dallas Police, being interviewed by Bill Mercer,…

INTERVIEW WITH DALLAS POLICE CAPTAIN J.W. FRITZ (112463).mp4
Fritz responds to reporters' questions regarding Lee Harvey Oswald's assassination by Jack Ruby.

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Dallas Morning News photograph of Chief Jesse Curry, Captain J.W. Fritz, and Warren Commission personnel David Belin and John McCloy in the Dallas Police garage.

WC on Fritz at midnight conference.PNG
Excerpt from the Warren Commission Report regarding Captain Fritz's attendance at a midnight press conference held in the basement of the police department on November 22, 1963.

Fritz on Conference.PNG
Captain J.W. Fritz is questioned by Leon Hubert regarding whether or not he attended a midnight press conference meeting that was held in the station's basement assembly room.

Fritz on Knowing Ruby.PNG
Captain J.W. Fritz denies any relationship to Jack Ruby prior to Ruby's murder of Lee Harvey Oswald in the basement of the Dallas Police Department.

Fritz's Notes from Interrogation of Oswald.png
Fritz was the only one to interrogate Lee Harvey Oswald before his assassination by Jack Ruby on November 24, 1963. Fritz's notes are the only remnant of his talk with Oswald as there was no audio recorded or stenographer present.

Fritz SNA original.PNG
Network shows Fritz's ties to key players in the investigation of President Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald's deaths.

Fritz_Dallas police SNA.PNG
Network shows Fritz's ties to other Dallas police officers involved in the investigation of President Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald's deaths. Connections among individual officers are also shown.

Fritz.jpg
Lawman, Kennedy Assassination Figure. As head of the Dallas Police Department's Robbery-Homicide unit in 1963, he was Lee Harvey Oswald's primary interrogator. Law enforcement officers led by him interrogated Oswald over the less than 48 hours…

Fritz grave 2.jpg
Lawman, Kennedy Assassination Figure. As head of the Dallas Police Department's Robbery-Homicide unit in 1963, he was Lee Harvey Oswald's primary interrogator. Law enforcement officers led by him interrogated Oswald over the less than 48 hours…

Fritz grave.jpg
Lawman, Kennedy Assassination Figure. As head of the Dallas Police Department's Robbery-Homicide unit in 1963, he was Lee Harvey Oswald's primary interrogator. Law enforcement officers led by him interrogated Oswald over the less than 48 hours…

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Det. L. D. Montgomery testified for the Warren Commission that he was present at the interrogation of Lee Harvey Oswald, but that he does not remember the specifics of the meeting.
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