Russ interpretation of the DP tapes

   

Ch. 1 brief transcript of DPD tape (Canadian copies

   

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Channel 2 brief transcript compared to establish real time on 11/22/63

   

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"Mind telling some of those people involved having this deal out here at Market Hall that there's people walking across Southbound Stemmons here in front of the Marriott Hotel all the way down South?"

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"At the Triple underpass."

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10-4, 1 . . . 15 car 2.12:30, KKB-364.

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tires squealling

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Russ Alleged Shot # 1 from TSBD

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tires squealling

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"Go to the hospital We're going to the hospital officers. (Someone in the background "On our way!") . . . Parkland Hospital. Have them stand by.

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BBN Alleged Shot #1 from TSBD

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Dallas 1

"Get a man on top of that over . . . underpass. See what happened up there. Go up to the overpass.."

40.6 12:30:41
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BBN Alleged Grassy Knoll shot

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"Have Parkland stand by."

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Dallas 1

1 . . . Dallas 1 . .

   
         

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Go ahead, Dallas 1.

   
         

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Dallas 1

Tell my men to empty the jail; and up on the railroad, uh, right-of-way there . . . I'm sure it's going to take some time for you to get your men in. Pull everyone of my mwn in there

   
         

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Repeat, 1. I didn't quite understand all of it.

   
   

"..and hold everything secure until Homicide & other investigators can

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Dallas 1

"Have Station 5 to move all men available out of my department, back into the railroad yards there in an effort to try to determine . . . just what and where it happened down there, and hold everything secure until Homicide & other investigators can get there.

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Bell tone( low A @220 cps)

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10-4, Dallas 1, Station 5 will be notified

   
         

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57. . .

   
         

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1 . . . Any information whatsoever?

   
         

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Looks like the President's been hit. Have Parkland stand by.

   
         

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"Parkland has been notified,12:32

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We have those canine units in that vicinity, don't we?

   
         

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Stand by. 1...

   
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5 to 1...

   
         

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headed for Parkland

   
         

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dispatcher

"531, testing-1,2,3,4...", whistles

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sirens

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Is something the matter with Channel 1?

   
         

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5 to 1...

   
         

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Go ahead.

   
         

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"You want, what's the~that I have

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sirens

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"Just go on to Parkland Hospital

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Courson?

"Take off, Buddy."

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"Get these trucks out of the way . . . Hold everything . . . Get 'em out of the way.

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car horn beeps

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dispatcher

"Could you send someone up there to tell him to shut it of{tuck open

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"You want me to still hold this traffic on Stemmons 'til we find out something or ~~~~~~~~~."

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"You want me to still hold this traffic on Stemmons 'til we find out something or let it go?"

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dispatcher

"12:35 {12:35}"

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dispatcher

"10-4.283, cut traffic Hines and

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432.5

Dispatcher Gerald Henslee simulcast

"Attention all emergency equipment Do not use Industrial Boulevard, 12:36."

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293.4

Dispatcher Gerald Henslee simulcast

"Attention all emergency equipment Do not use Industrial Boulevard, 12:36." Skips 1 & 2

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