[J. R. Leavelle Report on Officer's Duties in Regards to Officer Tippit's Murder - #736, November 23, 1963] Page: 1 of 6
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REPORT ON OFFICER'S DUTIES IN REGARDS TO OFFICER TIPPIT'S MURDER
J. R. LSAVELLE -#736
On ray arrival in the )|00 Blk. of S. 10th Street I talked with Sgt. Bud
Owens and Officer J. M. roe. At the same time a call came out that a person
fitting the description of the suspect was seen entering the Texas Theatre on
West Jefferson.
I attempted to reach th . Texas Theatre in the 200 Plk. of West cefferson
but was unable to do so because of the traffic. Officer -^oe had given me the
name o a woman who was an eyewitness to the shooting. Ker name was Helen
Markham of 328 E. 9th Street, a waitress at the Eat Well Cafe on Main Street.
Also that the manager of the used car lot, £01 E. Jefferson, had heard the
shooting and seen the suspect running from the scene. Officer Foe also told
me someone had picked up two empty .38 hulls from the street and given them to
him, but he did not know who it was.
After the arrest of Oswald at the Texas Theatre I was told over the police
radio that Squad 91 had the witness to the shooting and was enroute to the city
hall. I then returned to the city hall and my office. I assisted other officers
in taking affidavits an answering the telephone. I took affidavits from
Charles Douglas Givins and Billy Nolan Lovelady.
I was then directed by Captain Fritz to locate the woman witness to
Tippit's murder and take h r to the showup room to view Lee Oswald in a lineup.
I found Helen Markham in the police Emergency Room with Det. C. Graves. She
was suffering from shock. As soon as she was able, I took her to the showup
room and called Captain Fritz who had Oswald brought down and placed in a lineup.
At 1**35 pm, November 22, 1963 Helen Markham identified Oswald as the #2 man
in a li-man lineup as the man who had shot Officer Tippit. Also present was
Chief Curry, Captain Fritz and Det. L. C. Graves. There may have been others in
the room, I don't recall.
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Leavelle, J. R. [J. R. Leavelle Report on Officer's Duties in Regards to Officer Tippit's Murder - #736, November 23, 1963], legal document, November 23, 1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth190207/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.