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the identity of Oswald and “the real Oswald was subsequently kept hidden.” 504 The diary
supposedly kept by Oswald about his life in the Soviet Union was a KGB forgery. The
assassin was identified in the book as ‘Oswald’ with quotation marks to distinguish him
from the real Oswald. ‘Oswald’ eventually traveled to the United States with his fellow
KGB companion Marina having been thoroughly trained in how to act like the real
Oswald. “When ‘Oswald’ arrived in the United States he came well versed in the Oswald
family background, having been coached to appear as an American citizen with some
knowledge of American history and politics.” 505 He was a sleeper agent who is
activated after the missile crisis to assassinate Kennedy.
Eddowes offered flimsy evidence in support of his theory. He based most of his
case on the claim that Oswald was 5’11’’ tall, but the man who returned to the United
States allegedly was 5’9’’. He kept careful track of the varying recorded heights of
Oswald throughout his life – from his entrance and exit from the Marines, his passport,
the estimates of FBI agents who interviewed him, to his autopsy. Eddowes made no
allowances for possible mistakes or typographical errors. The autopsy report on
‘Oswald’ also did not mention a mastoid operation scar that Oswald had, as well.
Eddowes did not adequately explain why Oswald’s mother and brothers would accept
this imposter into their family. According to Eddowes, Marguerite and Robert Oswald
notice “considerable differences between [the imposter] and the 19-year-old man who
had left the United States.” Of course, some differences would be understandable for a
504 Eddowes, 22.
505 Eddowes, 35.
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