DPD radio transmission omission suggests Tippit being set up

[Donald Willis]

By comparing two sets of DPD radio-log transcriptions, we can see that Tippit was apparently being set up.  Sawyer Exh. B duly records a 12:54 exchange between the dispatcher and Tippit:

Disp:   You are in the Oak Cliff area, are you not?

Tippit:  At Lancaster & 8th.

Disp:   You will be at large for any emergency that comes in.

This makes it sound as if Tippit just happened to be in the area, about 8 blocks from 10th & Patton.  But only because the Sawyer Exhibit omitted an earlier order from the dispatcher.  From the later, more complete FBI transcription:

12:46:  Disp:  87 & 78 (Nelson & Tippit), move into Central Oak Cliff area.

(There are two later, inconclusive exchanges between the dispatcher and Nelson.)

The Sawyer Exhibit makes it difficult to determine the omission of the 12:46 order.  The pertinent pages of Sawyer Exhibit A & B are  swapped--the A page is inserted into Exhibit B, and vice versa.  A ends at 12:45 and picks up at 12:48.  B also ends at 12:45 and picks up at... 12:48.  A suspicious person might find this convenient.  THERE ARE NO ENTRIES FOR 12:46 in either A or B.  

The Sawyer Exhibit, most unfortunately, was the transcription used for almost all Commission questioning of DPD officers.  Therefore, this omission was never brought up, to my knowledge, at the hearings.  The 12:46 transmission and its omission from the Sawyer Exhibit almost make it sound as if Tippit was being set up.  Sins of transmission and sins of omission...

dcw

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Disp: You are in the Oak Cliff area, are you not?
Tippit: At Lancaster & 8th.
Disp: You will be at large for any emergency that comes in.
12:46: Disp: 87 & 78 (Nelson & Tippit), move into Central Oak Cliff area.
(There are two later, inconclusive exchanges between the dispatcher and Nelson.)
The Sawyer Exhibit makes it difficult to determine the omission of the 12:46 order. The pertinent pages of Sawyer Exhibit A & B are swapped--the A page is inserted into Exhibit B, and vice versa. A ends at 12:45 and picks up at 12:48. B also ends at 12:45 and picks up at... 12:48. A suspicious person might find this convenient. THERE ARE NO ENTRIES FOR 12:46 in either A or B.
The Sawyer Exhibit, most unfortunately, was the transcription used for almost all Commission questioning of DPD officers. Therefore, this omission was never brought up, to my knowledge, at the hearings. The 12:46 transmission and its omission from the Sawyer Exhibit almost make it sound as if Tippit was being set up. Sins of transmission and sins of omission...
dcw

But the trouble without the 12:46 transmission would be that Tippit would have had no reason to be in the area at 12:54, out of his patrol district. That would have to be explaine, or should have to be explained. But, because he was sent there, allegedly, it all makes sense.

[Donald Willis]

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Disp: You are in the Oak Cliff area, are you not?
Tippit: At Lancaster & 8th.
Disp: You will be at large for any emergency that comes in.
12:46: Disp: 87 & 78 (Nelson & Tippit), move into Central Oak Cliff area.
(There are two later, inconclusive exchanges between the dispatcher and Nelson.)
The Sawyer Exhibit makes it difficult to determine the omission of the 12:46 order. The pertinent pages of Sawyer Exhibit A & B are swapped--the A page is inserted into Exhibit B, and vice versa. A ends at 12:45 and picks up at 12:48. B also ends at 12:45 and picks up at... 12:48. A suspicious person might find this convenient. THERE ARE NO ENTRIES FOR 12:46 in either A or B.
The Sawyer Exhibit, most unfortunately, was the transcription used for almost all Commission questioning of DPD officers. Therefore, this omission was never brought up, to my knowledge, at the hearings. The 12:46 transmission and its omission from the Sawyer Exhibit almost make it sound as if Tippit was being set up. Sins of transmission and sins of omission...
dcw

But the trouble without the 12:46 transmission would be that Tippit would have had no reason to be in the area at 12:54, out of his patrol district. That would have to be explaine, or should have to be explained. But, because he was sent there, allegedly, it all makes sense.

Yes, it makes sense--he was being set up, as the Palestinians were set up by being directed to the refugee camp so that they could later all be murdered there. In both cases, that at least was what it looked like.

As you suggest, Belin & co. certainly didn't think that Tippit's presence in Oak Cliff had to be explained. They certainly didn't ask. He was just there. Where, oddly enough, he was known by the locals, which probably would have been the explanation. Scoggins even said that he used to see him all the time--of course, because that's where he, Scoggins, would have lunch. Harmless. "Accidentally" omitting the order saved Henslee & co. a lot more explanations. And makes it seem as if, indeed, Tippit was being set up, and maybe DPD just didn't want that bad look. The omission gives it a worse look...

dcw

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Disp: You are in the Oak Cliff area, are you not?
Tippit: At Lancaster & 8th.
Disp: You will be at large for any emergency that comes in.
12:46: Disp: 87 & 78 (Nelson & Tippit), move into Central Oak Cliff area.
(There are two later, inconclusive exchanges between the dispatcher and Nelson.)
The Sawyer Exhibit makes it difficult to determine the omission of the 12:46 order. The pertinent pages of Sawyer Exhibit A & B are swapped--the A page is inserted into Exhibit B, and vice versa. A ends at 12:45 and picks up at 12:48. B also ends at 12:45 and picks up at... 12:48. A suspicious person might find this convenient. THERE ARE NO ENTRIES FOR 12:46 in either A or B.
The Sawyer Exhibit, most unfortunately, was the transcription used for almost all Commission questioning of DPD officers. Therefore, this omission was never brought up, to my knowledge, at the hearings. The 12:46 transmission and its omission from the Sawyer Exhibit almost make it sound as if Tippit was being set up. Sins of transmission and sins of omission...
dcw

But the trouble without the 12:46 transmission would be that Tippit would have had no reason to be in the area at 12:54, out of his patrol district. That would have to be explaine, or should have to be explained. But, because he was sent there, allegedly, it all makes sense.

Yes, it makes sense--he was being set up, as the Palestinians were set up by being directed to the refugee camp so that they could later all be murdered there. In both cases, that at least was what it looked like.
As you suggest, Belin & co. certainly didn't think that Tippit's presence in Oak Cliff had to be explained. They certainly didn't ask. He was just there. Where, oddly enough, he was known by the locals, which probably would have been the explanation. Scoggins even said that he used to see him all the time--of course, because that's where he, Scoggins, would have lunch. Harmless. "Accidentally" omitting the order saved Henslee & co. a lot more explanations. And makes it seem as if, indeed, Tippit was being set up, and maybe DPD just didn't want that bad look. The omission gives it a worse look...
dcw

I have alternate explanations, but I won't bother. If you accept the Official Story premise that Tippit really was in Oak Cliff, then that would be a waste of time.