Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. PIC. I don't remember how much in advance we knew this. We knew
maybe a couple of weeks ahead of time.
Mr. JENNER. Or maybe the more important thing is why were you being
removed from Bethlehem? What were the circumstances of bringing that
about?
Mr. PIC. Well, she was marrying Mr. Ekdahl, and if you had two parents
they wouldn't allow you to stay at Bethlehem.
Mr. JENNER. She was not yet married to him?
Mr. PIC. No, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Didn't marry him until the 5th of March 1945?
Mr. PIC. That is about right, sir.
Mr. JENNER. So you were removed in June or May 1944, and the record
shows in June. Describe Mr. Ekdahl, please, to the extent you now have
a recollection?
Mr. PIC. He was----
Mr. JENNER. Who was he? Who did you understand he was?
Mr. PIC. He was an electrical engineer. His home was in Boston, Mass.,
somewhere around there. He was described to us as a Yankee, of course.
Rather tall, I think he was over 6 feet. He had white hair, wore
glasses, very nice man.
Mr. JENNER. Very nice man. I take it he was older than your mother?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir; he appeared to be somewhat older, quite a bit.
Mr. JENNER. A man of at least, apparently of considerably better means
than your mother?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Than you boys had been accustomed to?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. What about his health, what did you understand as to that?
Mr. PIC. I have no recollection of knowing anything about his health at
that time, sir.
Mr. JENNER. I see. When you were taken from Bethlehem Orphanage in June
of 1944, where did you go?
Mr. PIC. Dallas, Tex., sir.
Mr. JENNER. And do you recall where you lived in Dallas, Tex.?
Mr. PIC. I remember what the house looks like, sir. I don't remember
the address. You can probably refresh me on that.
Mr. JENNER. I will do so and I want to make it accurate. 4801 Victor
was the address.
Mr. PIC. That sounds familiar.
Mr. JENNER. In Dallas. Would you please describe that 4801 Victor
Street home?
Mr. PIC. It was white, two story.
Mr. JENNER. Frame, brick?
Mr. PIC. Frame. I think it contained four apartments, maybe only two. I
am pretty sure it was four though, two up and two down. We lived on the
lower right, in boxcar-type rooms.
Mr. JENNER. What do you mean by that?
Mr. PIC. Well, railroad style, living room, bedroom, bathroom, bedroom,
kitchen.
Mr. JENNER. One lined the other, you mean?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. I see. With a long hallway to connect it; is that it?
Mr. PIC. The hall ran into each room as you walked by it.
Mr. JENNER. Yes; you lived there with your mother, with Lee, and with
Robert?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. At the outset?
Mr. PIC. Yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Mr. Ekdahl did not live with you when you first went to
Dallas, Tex.?
Mr. PIC. No, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Do you have any recollection where he lived? First, was he
in Dallas?
Mr. PIC. I think he was in Fort Worth, sir. And he used to come over to
Dallas to see us. Is that right?
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