Deputy Weitzman Transfers Oswald's Rifle to Captain J.W. Fritz

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Title

Deputy Weitzman Transfers Oswald's Rifle to Captain J.W. Fritz

Subject

Lee Harvey Oswald's rifle was found by Deputies Boone and Weitzman prior to being possessed by Captain Fritz.

Description

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.

Creator

President (1963-1969: Johnson). President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. 11/30/1963-9/24/1964 (Most Recent)

Source

Page 13 of J.W. Fritz folder https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7460508

Publisher

National Archives

Date

11/30/1963 - 9/24/1964

Contributor

Ali Beachman

Relation

Series: Records Relating to Key Persons, 11/30/1963 - 9/24/1964
Record Group 272: Records of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, 1954 - 1965

Type

Textual record

Identifier

ARC Identifier: 7460508
Search Identifier: JFK Key Persons Files - Assassination of President John F. Kennedy