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any worse than others,” and he defended Marguerite for doing the best she could with
meager resources. 597 Marrs dismissed the idea of Oswald as seriously mentally ill, as Dr.
Hartogs’ had claimed. He noted the psychiatric tests showed Oswald “to be a bright and
inquisitive young man who was somewhat tense, withdrawn, and hesitant to talk about
himself and his feelings.” Marrs blamed much of the negative information about Oswald
on the “passionate attitudes” generated by the assassination. 598
Marrs suggested that even as a teenager, Oswald may have concocted a
“procommunist cover” after coming into contact with David Ferrie in the Civil Air Patrol
in New Orleans. 599 The investigative journalist also stated that it was unbelievable that
Oswald would have professed support for Marxism and the Soviet Union while serving in
the Marines. He listed many of the same circumstances that made researchers believe
Oswald was a U.S. agent, including his service at Atsugi. Marrs cited the testimony of
Oswald’s Marine Corps acquaintances about his apparent interest and involvement in
espionage. Marrs told the tale of Oswald’s patronage of the Queen Bee nightclub, where
it was believed beautiful hostesses tried to extract secrets from American servicemen.
Marrs asked, “Was the poor Marine, Private Oswald, being used to gather intelligence or
was Oswald testing his intelligence abilities to infiltrate Communist agents in the Queen
Bee?” 600 Marrs also cited Marine medical records that said Oswald was treated on
September 16, 1958 for gonorrhea and that he had contracted the venereal disease “’In
597 Marrs, 92.
598 Marrs, 96-97.
599 Marrs, 101.
600 Marrs, 104.
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