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It was because they found out I had given Lee a lift to work on the day Kennedy died. I was just a simple country boy and it was just a nightmare. In an interview with WHYY, Derek got candid about his relationship with his father, which went awry months before his death. I didn't pay attention to it particularly, but as he was walking along in front of me naturally I looked in his direction and that is what it appeared to be from what I saw. He will see that the other end will project beyond his shoulder. In the first few seasons of "Frasier,"Martin was known to down a few beers at Duke's, his favorite local bar. On 22nd November, 1963, Frazier gave Oswald a lift to the Texas Book Depository. Other significant roles include playing Father Mulcahy in director Robert Altman's "M*A*S*H" (a role he didn't reprise for the small-screen version that followed), and chief of staffClayton Endicott III on sitcom "Benson.". Tweets. Buell Wesley Frazier had previously worked in a department store and had handled curtain rods as part of his duties. Oswald was the only one missing. You have seen, not a real light color but you know normally, the normal color about the same color, you have seen these kinds of heavy duty bags you know like you obtain from the grocery store, something like that, about the same color of that, paper sack you get there Joseph Ball: What did he do about the package in the back seat when he got out of the car? A: As soon as I cut the engine off and got out and closed the door he started walking off. Norman, Jarman, Shields, and Lewis all said "they rode together either every day" or "always rode together". He was 5. He said: 'Everyone talked about how beautiful she was and it was nice to be given time off for work. | In September 1963, Frazier began work at the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas. The workmate was Lee Harvey Oswald and the package was the sniper rifle he had used to assassinate President John F Kennedy on the morning of 22 November 1963. How eclectic? One "Frasier" fan favorite feature was the show's cavalcade of guest stars not the ones who appeared onscreen, mind you, but the celebrities who called in to Frasier Crane's radio showin search of Frasier's help with their always-absurd psychological problems. He added that Oswald had been driven to the driving range by "a man named Frazier from Irving". The authorities believe the packaged contained a rifle. Mr. BALL - About what time in the morning?Mr. FYI, there is a past thread here that speculates that LHO and BWF were lovers, based on a singular interpretation of something Frazier said. Same goes for the afternoon. Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion whose furious and intensely personal fights with a taunting Muhammad Ali endure as an epic rivalry in boxing history, died Monday . Mr. BALL - About what time in the morning? On the morning of November 22, 1963, Frazier drove Oswald to the Texas Book Depository. ", In addition to "Frasier," Playten's many television credits included "The Cosby Mysteries,""Law &Order,""Third Watch,"and venerable soap opera "As the World Turns.". Additional TV credits included "The Waltons,"both "The Bob Newhart Show"and the subsequent "Newhart,""Touched By an Angel,""Dr. Ken,""NCIS,"and daytime soap "Days of Our Lives." It was a conspiracy to kill the President. Q: What, if anything, did you do when you arrived at the Texas School Book Depository? He in turn, was an associate of Jack Ruby. Usually Oswald, who on weekdays lived in a Dallas apartment by himself, would ride to work. 'There were other people involved. "It was a matter of determination to live that kept me Films such as 'JFK' by Oliver Stone, which suggested a second gunman standing on the Grassy Knoll, have helped fuel the conspiracy theories that continue to this day. A regular reader calls our attention to C-SPAN's interview with Buell Wesley Frazier, a co-worker of Lee Harvey Oswald's in November 1963. Paul Thompson In Dallas, Texas, For Dailymail.com
When they were shown the bag found on the sixth floor, Frazier and Randle swore that it was "too long" to be the bag Oswald carried. Among his many screen credits listed on IMDbare such TV series as"Hill Street Blues,""Seinfeld,""ER,"and "The Practice,"while his big-screen roles include a small-but-memorable turn as a plumber named Earl in "The Green Mile." He went to work at the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas and in September, 1963 met and befriended Lee Harvey Oswald. FRAZIER - I would say sometime between eight and ten, because I go to work at eight and I would break at ten. On Rob's side we have no explanation from the WC about how our "Oswald" commuted everyday between 1026 N. Beckley and the TSBD. By
He in turn, was an associate of Jack Ruby.[1]. Buell's evidence that Oswald walked into work with a package the same shape as a rifle was deemed as crucial. Yet Frazier swore that it came only to Oswald's armpit. Prior to his 2003 death at age 78 (via The New York Times), one of O'Connor's final roles was playing wealthy timber baron Harlow Safford in the "Crane vs. Crane" episode of "Frasier." That never came up, and Kennedy was never mentioned,' said Buell. Buell was so afraid that he might be killed by people seeking revenge for JFK's death that he moved from Dallas, joined the Army and lived in Denver, Colorado and Portland, Oregon.. 'I did not want people to know,' he said. LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Eyes closed and fists clenched, Robert Buell was executed by injection Wednesday for a 20-year-old killing he still denied. The morning of November 22nd was like any other as he finished his breakfast at his sister's home in Irving, Texas, and prepared to drive to work. LaMotta doesn't appear again as Duke until a 1998 episode, when he's one of a few pals seen playing poker with Martin. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ASSASSINATION IN COLOR. And knowing how Oswald was with money, he probably would have taken him up on the offer. 15:39 GMT 20 Nov 2015. But the first time I ever saw him was the first day he come to work. Truly had hired him. Perhaps this is the reason Buell Frazier continues to ask himself, "How did you miss that?" and Ruth Paine still expresses a need to do "penance" because of what happened in Dallas in 1963. He was questioned for hours as detectives suspected he was involved in an assassination plot. "Star Wars"actress and novelist Carrie Fisher, who died in 2016, was hilarious as an insomniac caller who droned on for so long about her inability to get any sleep that she sent both Frasier and Roz snoozing. I never saw him outside of work. Think he might have known Dallas Petroleum Club member Harold Dry Hole Byrd, owner of the TSBD? As IMDb illustrated, Loggia was a frequent television guest star throughout the 1960s and 1970s, breaking out into film with a supporting role in 1982's "An Officer and a Gentleman." Or "I used to drop the assassin off at Zangs and Beckley every day for a month and a half!" You will be able to leave a comment after signing in. Niles is hired as an expert witness by Safford's son in his effort to have his father legally declared senile; Frasier, however, gets to know the elder Safford and comes to believe his mental faculties are intact, but that he's just an eccentric with a zest for life. When Frasier is set to receive a lifetime achievement award, he takes offense at theseemingly innocuous note of congratulations sent by his one-time mentor. Tweets & replies. I was working as a manager of a clothing store in a job I really enjoyed. The reader can demonstrate this by taking a yardstick, which is the same length as the package which the Warren Commission claimed Oswald held, and hold one end of the yardstick cupped in the hand. Appearing on "Frasier" was a brief pit stop for Auberjonois, who diedin 2019 at age 79 (via CBS News). That doesn't mean it couldn't have happened. To me, the gist of the Frazier mystery is the package/sack supposedly carried into the TSBD by "Oswald" that morning. Frazier and Lisa Whedbee were having an affair. Both insisted Oswald's parcel was a good eight inches shorter than the disassembled Mannlicher-Carcano. Buell Wesley Frazier had previously worked in a department store and had handled curtain rods as part of his duties. After being off the air for 14 years, InsideEdition.com takes a look back at where Frasier's stars are today. Jane Leeves, who played Daphne, moved on to the acclaimed series, Hot in Clevelandafter Frasier's success. I've believed for some years someone, likely from the CIA, had access to the building prior to the assassination to evaluate and plan, rehearse, and set up (bring in weapon(s)). Frazier's actual testimony proved entirely different. Even if he walked the two miles everyday Id imaginehed be seen by multiple people also on their way to work at the same time. Paul Thompson In Dallas, Texas, For Dailymail.com, How the magic began: Rare photographs reveal the excitement and the chaos of Disneyland's opening day in 1955, Erased from history: Princeton president agrees to remove mural of 'racist Klansman' President Woodrow Wilson from campus to appease protesters who camped out in his office overnight. Read on to remember the "Frasier"stars we've sadly lost. championship at Madison Square Garden. Buell said he was excited to see the President - but wanted to get a good look at Jackie Kennedy. On the morning of Nov. 22, 1963, Frazier drove Oswald to the Texas School Book Depository. Hipocrite 17:03, 14 November 2012 (UTC) If you do not know, it is on the page called A site which defends the "official" version, critiquing conspiracy theories. It's Sheppard's association with the "Star Trek"franchise, however, for which he's best remembered. I didn't think anymore about what he had brought and we drove to work as usual. Yet the Commission felt Frazier and his sister were mistaken, and to bolster their theory that Oswald did carry the rifle to the Depository, they had the 38-inch paper bag which had been found by the window on the sixth floor. Both denials are implausible, because there is no reason to doubt the word of either Frazier or that of his sister, who also saw Oswald with the long package. He would ride home with me on Friday and he would come back with me on Monday. Family (1) Spouse Beverly J. Frazier (7 June 1962 - 20 November 1987) (divorced) Trivia (1) Fellow worker at the Texas School Book Depository at the time of President Kennedy's assassination . He only works for the TSBD 5-6 weeks Wesley drives him to and from Irving on Mondays and Fridays.. He negotiated with Hough for another car. She had never lived anywhere else. Houghton (loosely based on "A Catcher in the Rye" writer J.D. I followed him but I didn't catch up with him because at that time of the morning --. Another issue which Mrs. Williams also might have cleared up was why Linnie misinformed the DP about what hospital Buell stepfather had been admitted to (Parkland). He. It has an unpopular view- surprisr, by both the far and the left - that Bonnie and Clyde were vicious killers. So, the evidence that Frazier actually did drive "Oswald" to and from 1026 N. Beckley daily is not strong. In addition to his work on "Frasier,"Sheppard earned an extensive and eclectic array of screen credits. Oswald lived in lodgings in downtown Dallas, but on several occasions Buell had driven him the 15 miles to Irving where his wife Marine lived with their young child. (Did the FBI even try to find any such witnesses? Moose also wasn't particularly fond of his onscreen owner, as the late John Mahoney recalled in an interview with Fox News. His first marriage ended in 1987 and he re-married in 1988. In the years after the death of Kennedy, Buell said he was shunned by people once they learned of his links to the assassination. Joseph Ball: On the way back and forth did you talk very much to each other? Wesley Frazier was born on June 4, 1944 in Harris County, Texas, USA. Mrs. Randle testified that when Oswald gripped the package at the top, with his arm extended fully downward, "the bottom (of the package) almost touched the ground." Trained at London's prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, William Morgan Sheppard was an actor's actor whose career spanned six decades before his 2019 death at age 86. (1944-2011) Who Was Joe Frazier? He has made his claims to a Dutch filmmaker but they have previously been dismissed as 'not credible' by the FBI. 'It was the truth, but they did not believe me and were convinced I was involved.'. Package was too short. Garland G. Slack, who also testified before the Warren Commission, claimed that he saw Oswald practicing with a rifle at a firing range on November 10, 1963. A: Parallel to his side, up and down. Jaxon Buell, the boy who was nicknamed " Jaxon Strong " for his determination to live after he was born with an extreme brain malformation, has died. The mayor being a CIA asset since at least 1956 (now proven) Earl Cabell. Frazier was and still is a nice guy, and would have probably offered. Hours later Buell, then aged 19, would find himself at the center of one of the most famous and talked about events of the 20th century. She said one afternoon when I went home she told me she found out from one of the neighbors(Ruth Paine) there he came over for that interview with Mr. The only suggestion of any connection between Oswald and the bag was through fingerprints. 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