Warren Commission (08 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (08 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. JENNER. A double house?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Is that up and down, or side by side?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Two sides.
Mr. JENNER. Side by side with a common party wall, I suppose?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Who occupies the other house?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. On the other side?
Mr. JENNER. Yes.
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. It's a Mr. Russo.
Mr. JENNER. Mr. Russo?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Him and his wife, but they were living there when I
moved in.
Mr. JENNER. When you moved in?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Yes, sir; they were there already.
Mr. JENNER. Did you learn of any particular circumstances which brought
about or played a part in Mrs. Oswald's leaving those premises?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. No; I didn't. I didn't hear anything like that.
Mr. JENNER. Did you become acquainted with someone who in turn had some
experiences with Lee Oswald?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Yes, sir; like I told the detective that came to see
me, that was Mrs. Roach; she's dead now.
Mr. JENNER. Mrs. Roach?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Where did she live?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. She lived with them for about 2 weeks. She was their
babysitter.
Mr. JENNER. Oh, babysitter for Mrs. Oswald?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Yes, sir; for the baby.
Mr. JENNER. She baby-sat for Lee Oswald then, is that right?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Did she live in that neighborhood?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Yes. She used to live on Lesseps Street.
Mr. JENNER. That is where with respect to your home; about how far away?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Well, about 6 blocks, I guess. It's right about a block
from the Port of Embarkation.
Mr. JENNER. And she would come over and babysit for Lee, is that right?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Well, she stayed with Mrs. Oswald for 2 weeks.
Mr. JENNER. She actually moved into the home?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Yes, for 2 weeks she moved in.
Mr. JENNER. When was that?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Well, that was right before Mrs. Oswald moved out, and
I moved in.
Mr. JENNER. Shortly before that?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Yes, it wasn't long before that. In fact, it was
through her that I knew the house was going to be empty.
Mr. JENNER. Through Mrs. Roach?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. You had been acquainted with her for some time?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Mrs. Roach?
Mr. JENNER. Yes.
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Oh, yes. I had known Mrs. Roach since I was a little
bitty girl. She was in the Oswald home either in the early part of June
or the latter part of May 1942.
Mr. JENNER. She was?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Did you have some conversations with her at the time with
respect to Lee's conduct?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Who, Mrs. Roach?
Mr. JENNER. Yes; with respect to Lee's conduct while she was
babysitting?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Yes; she usually talked about things like that, you
know, and she said the reason why she had to leave was because he was
bad, and he wouldn't listen, and things like that.
Mr. JENNER. The reason why Mrs. Roach had to leave?
Mrs. BOUDREAUX. Yes, sir; she said she just couldn't take it any more.
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