Raymond
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Pictures of the Paines
There is no single piece of evidence directly tying Ruth or Michael
Paine to involvement in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. It is
important to always bear that in mind.
But there are innumerable indicators throughout the Warren Commission
literature suggesting Ruth and Michael Paine might not be the
innocents they seemed. And as recently as the thirtieth anniversary of
the assassination, Michael Paine was seen on CBS; what he said then
runs counter to what he told the Warren Commission in 1964. All of
this has, quite naturally, given rise to suspicion and speculation of
a possible role played by the Paines in the assassination drama.
It may well be that the Paines were exactly what they appeared to be:
a young Dallas-area couple who chanced to befriend the man later
accused of murdering President Kennedy. Indeed, they have vociferous
defenders to this day, staunch advocates of the official version of
events who insist Ruth and Michael Paine have been slandered by
conspiracy-minded, amateur Sherlocks. It is not the intent of this
article to pass judgement on the Paines--only to examine the known
record and what it says about them.
Officially, the Paines met Lee and Marina Oswald early in 1963. Ruth
Paine told the Warren Commission that she met them at a dinner party
not attended by her husband: "That was on the 22d of February looking
back at my calendar." There will be more on Ruth Paine's calendar a
little later in this article.
It is possible that Ruth Paine expressed interest in the Oswalds much
earlier than 1963. According to an endnote in James DiEugenio's
Destiny Betrayed, "...researcher Michael Levy has unearthed a Navy
Department document which reports that Ruth Paine was requesting
information about the family of Lee Harvey Oswald in 1957."[1] It
appears this is an area requiring additional research.
Ruth Paine's father had worked for the Agency for International
Development, an organization with "extensive" ties to the CIA,
according to researcher Philip Melanson. [1.1] Michael Paine's brother
also worked for AID. George DeMohrenschildt, alleged to have been
Oswald's intelligence "handler," also once worked for AID. [1.2]
In any case, in the months leading up to the assassination Marina
Oswald was living with Ruth Paine in the Paine home in suburban
Dallas. Like Marina and Lee, Ruth and Michael were experiencing
marital problems, and they had separated. Returning from a long trip
east in September, Ruth Paine swung by New Orleans, where the Oswalds
had lived that summer. She picked Marina up and took her home to live
with her. Michael Paine was at this time living in an apartment in
Grand Prairie, another Dallas suburb.
When Lee himself showed up in Dallas in October, Ruth Paine was
indirectly responsible for him getting a job at the Texas School Book
Depository, where of course the Warren Commission concluded all the
shots fired at the motorcade originated. She knew he was looking for
work, and heard of an opening at the Depository: "I looked up the
number in the book, and dialed it, and was told I would need to speak
to Mr. Truly, who was at the warehouse...I talked with him...and I
said I know of a young man whose wife was staying in my house, the
wife was expecting a child..."[2] Oswald got the job, of course, and a
rendezvous with destiny.
* * *
The Colleague
Cont'd
http://www.acorn.net/jfkplace/09/fp.back_issues/04th_Issue/painepix.html
One must be cautious not to jump to any conclusions when considering
the evidence that reflects poorly on Ruth and Michael Paine. There is
nothing that proves indisputably that they were involved in setting
Oswald up as the fall guy in a plot to assassinate John F. Kennedy.
But the record is filled with hints that they were not the innocent
bystanders they appeared to be--hints that were apparently ignored by
the Warren Commission, that body ostensibly empowered to investigate
everything and overlook nothing, whose only client was truth.
In the case of the Paines, as in so many other aspects of the JFK
investigation, we are confronted with strange testimony that was never
adequately explained or followed up. With all of the loose ends, which
will probably never be tied together, the Warren Commission leaves us
a legacy of doubt and shame.
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Copyright © 1995 by John Kelin
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There is no single piece of evidence directly tying Ruth or Michael
Paine to involvement in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. It is
important to always bear that in mind.
But there are innumerable indicators throughout the Warren Commission
literature suggesting Ruth and Michael Paine might not be the
innocents they seemed. And as recently as the thirtieth anniversary of
the assassination, Michael Paine was seen on CBS; what he said then
runs counter to what he told the Warren Commission in 1964. All of
this has, quite naturally, given rise to suspicion and speculation of
a possible role played by the Paines in the assassination drama.
It may well be that the Paines were exactly what they appeared to be:
a young Dallas-area couple who chanced to befriend the man later
accused of murdering President Kennedy. Indeed, they have vociferous
defenders to this day, staunch advocates of the official version of
events who insist Ruth and Michael Paine have been slandered by
conspiracy-minded, amateur Sherlocks. It is not the intent of this
article to pass judgement on the Paines--only to examine the known
record and what it says about them.
Officially, the Paines met Lee and Marina Oswald early in 1963. Ruth
Paine told the Warren Commission that she met them at a dinner party
not attended by her husband: "That was on the 22d of February looking
back at my calendar." There will be more on Ruth Paine's calendar a
little later in this article.
It is possible that Ruth Paine expressed interest in the Oswalds much
earlier than 1963. According to an endnote in James DiEugenio's
Destiny Betrayed, "...researcher Michael Levy has unearthed a Navy
Department document which reports that Ruth Paine was requesting
information about the family of Lee Harvey Oswald in 1957."[1] It
appears this is an area requiring additional research.
Ruth Paine's father had worked for the Agency for International
Development, an organization with "extensive" ties to the CIA,
according to researcher Philip Melanson. [1.1] Michael Paine's brother
also worked for AID. George DeMohrenschildt, alleged to have been
Oswald's intelligence "handler," also once worked for AID. [1.2]
In any case, in the months leading up to the assassination Marina
Oswald was living with Ruth Paine in the Paine home in suburban
Dallas. Like Marina and Lee, Ruth and Michael were experiencing
marital problems, and they had separated. Returning from a long trip
east in September, Ruth Paine swung by New Orleans, where the Oswalds
had lived that summer. She picked Marina up and took her home to live
with her. Michael Paine was at this time living in an apartment in
Grand Prairie, another Dallas suburb.
When Lee himself showed up in Dallas in October, Ruth Paine was
indirectly responsible for him getting a job at the Texas School Book
Depository, where of course the Warren Commission concluded all the
shots fired at the motorcade originated. She knew he was looking for
work, and heard of an opening at the Depository: "I looked up the
number in the book, and dialed it, and was told I would need to speak
to Mr. Truly, who was at the warehouse...I talked with him...and I
said I know of a young man whose wife was staying in my house, the
wife was expecting a child..."[2] Oswald got the job, of course, and a
rendezvous with destiny.
* * *
The Colleague
Cont'd
http://www.acorn.net/jfkplace/09/fp.back_issues/04th_Issue/painepix.html
One must be cautious not to jump to any conclusions when considering
the evidence that reflects poorly on Ruth and Michael Paine. There is
nothing that proves indisputably that they were involved in setting
Oswald up as the fall guy in a plot to assassinate John F. Kennedy.
But the record is filled with hints that they were not the innocent
bystanders they appeared to be--hints that were apparently ignored by
the Warren Commission, that body ostensibly empowered to investigate
everything and overlook nothing, whose only client was truth.
In the case of the Paines, as in so many other aspects of the JFK
investigation, we are confronted with strange testimony that was never
adequately explained or followed up. With all of the loose ends, which
will probably never be tied together, the Warren Commission leaves us
a legacy of doubt and shame.
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Copyright © 1995 by John Kelin
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