Dallas Police Headquarters in History

Fritz directed officers to investigate Oswald's rooming house at 1026 North Beckley and report what they found about his residence and belongings.

McWatters selected Oswald from a lineup as resembling a passenger from his bus, an identification he later acknowledged had been mistaken.

Hosty was sent to Dallas police headquarters and observed an interrogation of Oswald after the arrest.

During the basement exchange, Hosty said the FBI had known of Oswald's employment at the Texas School Book Depository.

Hosty told Revill that the FBI had known about Oswald and knew he was living in Dallas before the assassination.

Dallas Police identification personnel took Oswald's fingerprints and palmprints during his first evening in custody for comparison with recovered evidence.

Hosty's first direct encounter with Oswald occurred after the assassination when he attended the police interrogation.

Barbara Davis identified Oswald in a police lineup as the armed man she had seen crossing the lawn near the Tippit shooting scene.

Hosty maintained that the FBI had possessed no pre-assassination information indicating that Oswald was likely to commit violence.

Fritz dispatched detectives to the Paine residence in Irving to investigate Oswald's family residence and search for information and property connected with him.

After reviewing the developing evidence with prosecutors, Fritz signed the complaint charging Oswald with murdering President Kennedy at 11:26 p.m.

Potts reported the O. H. Lee registration back to Fritz, giving the interrogation team another identity detail to question Oswald about.

Oswald's reaction to Hosty's presence during interrogation led Hosty to associate Oswald with the unsigned note previously delivered to the Dallas FBI office.

Callaway identified Oswald in a Dallas Police lineup as the man he had watched run south on Patton Avenue carrying a revolver.

Guinyard selected Oswald from the lineup as the armed man he had observed running away from the Tippit shooting area.

Before the first identification lineup, police searched Oswald and removed five cartridges and additional personal property from his pockets.

Fritz left the Depository after receiving Oswald's details and returned to headquarters so detectives could locate the missing employee.

Hosty encountered Dallas police lieutenant Jack Revill in the basement and discussed the FBI's prior knowledge of Oswald.

Revill later reported that Hosty said the FBI knew Oswald was capable of the assassination; Hosty repeatedly denied making that statement.

Day developed and lifted a palmprint from the underside of the rifle barrel during laboratory examination of the assassination weapon.

Day retained possession of the rifle after its removal from the Depository and transported it to Dallas Police headquarters for further examination.

Virginia Davis separately selected Oswald in the lineup as the man she had seen fleeing while carrying and emptying a revolver.

At headquarters, Fritz learned that the man arrested at the Texas Theatre was the same Lee Harvey Oswald reported missing from the Depository.

Markham viewed a Dallas Police lineup and identified Oswald as the man she had seen shoot Patrolman Tippit.

Fritz signed the complaint charging Oswald with the murder of Patrolman J. D. Tippit shortly before the 7:10 p.m. arraignment.

With Oswald's consent, Dallas Police identification personnel collected fingernail scrapings and hair specimens for possible forensic comparison.