Lovelady in front of TSBD

[Bob Prudhomme]

According to William Manchester in "Death of a President" (1967), Inspector Herbert Sawyer seals off the front entrance of the TSBD at precisely 12:37 PM. Lovelady's account of his whereabout is incorrect.

Thanks for that, Drew. This really presents a problem, now.

According to the WC testimony of both Shelley and Lovelady, they remained on the steps of the TSBD 3-4 minutes following the last shot, and did not leave those steps until Gloria Calvary had returned to the steps with news of the shooting. This cannot be a mistaken concept of elapsed time on their parts, as Ms. Calvary was standing close to the Stemmons Freeway sign at the time of the shooting, and there are photos of her loitering close by the sign long after the assassination.

So, what are we to make of Lovelady in these films? Can he wait 3-4 minutes on the steps, spend another 5 minutes wandering down to the rail yard, observing police going through rail cars, walk to the rear entrance of the TSBD, enter the building and still make it out the front door for a cigarette before Sawyer seals the building off at 12:37?