Living History with Paul Bentley 

Excellent historical presentation. RIP Mr. Bentley.

Great interview indeed. Thank you so much.

Wonderful that you got this interview. I don't know if he's still around but it occurred to me that an interesting interview might be the projectionist in the theatre. Maybe you have it.

May Mr Bentley Rest In Peace.

Mr Bentley seems like a very nice man - his mind is better than mine

Nice man. I heard one reporter from Dallas say back then, "the Dallas police force went from heroes (in catching Oswald so quickly) to coming across as the Keystone Cops". He's right!!! Oswald acted alone!

Very in depth presentation by a witness /officer re: the arrest of LHO!

Great interview from a sweet man! May he rest in peace.

So interesting. Thank you for these.

I like the handcuff and smile story.

Amazing the coordination amongst the public and the police to track Oswald down.

Was there anyone else in the theater who fit Oswald’s description?

When did he pass away & how old was Detective Bentley AT HIS PASSING.

Musicman811 no more true words has ever been said I agree with your comments 1000 percent

I've heard multiple sources report that Oswald leaned on the passenger side window "seal" of Tippits patrol car and here Mr. Bentley describes his friend Pete Barnes printing the car and specifically the window seal but I haven't found any info on whether confirmed Oswald prints were actually found or allegedly found on Tippits patrol car?

From this report on it you would think that Oswald would have had to have left his calling card on top of Officer Tippit before a Captain should have been talking about him at the Tippit scene [8:21-26].

Wish Mr. Bentley had been asked what he thought about the Zapruder film.

Hope they mention Det. Paul Bentley report about the officers in the balcony, in particular his mention of patrolman Bentley being involved as well, wasnthat his relative?

Notice in the photo where Bentley helps escort Oswald to the patrol car, he presses his head right against Oswald's once he sees the photographers, thinking he'll be on the front page. Also, Bentley is repeating second-hand misinformation when he says that the sun came out at Love Field and JFK ordered the bubble top removed from the limo. There is no photographic evidence for this last minute change; the convertible was prepped and waiting, and if the top had been on it wouldn't have been delayed for any alterations.

He just said they not had no idea Oswald was connected to the Kennedy shooting, then why were FBI and Secret Service there on the scene of the shooting of a police officer?

Error: @9:00 a man did not go into the shoe store, but it was the alcove between sidewalk and the glass door.

some things are after the fact conjecture. "tippet was not satified with oswalds answers as he leaned on the car. then he asked him to move to the front of car" was the radio keyed to dispatch to hear this or what? "jess curry or police cheif a extremely good officer" was he the goofball who ok'd oswalds circus transfer to the city jail?

All the Dallas cops involved in the JFK & Tippit murders were 1st class guys. Also, they were products of the WW2 generation. But I must admit the cigar in Bentley's mouth made him look like more like a Las Vegas guy working for Frank Sinatra than a Dallas PD.

All the evidence needed to convict Oswald? Is there more evidence that we do not know about?

One thing about these old timers is when they tell their stories don't expect all of it to be truthful. If you've ever been clocked in the eye you will know it puffs up. It's called an "impact" hit. I doubt very seriously that diving by someone scraping them would cause that. But of course DPD wouldn't admit to giving anyone a shiner. Especially in that era! But throughout these oral history videos they all stick together with the same objective. Oswald, Oswald, Oswald. Everything else doesn't matter and bologna..So right from the beginning of most of these you can tell what the answer will be when Stephan gives the final question. Oswald, Oswald, Oswald. Period!

While I appreciate this gentleman, much of what he is stating is not firsthand knowledge. He states many events as he believes happened, but they were not witnessed by him. Hopefully when people watch or listen to this in the years to come, they will understand this fact.

What about the other cop car that Oswalds landlady said pulled up honked while Oswald was in his room putting on the jacket and left before Oswald? Read the files and Warren Report. Most of the "witnesses" could NOT positively identify Oswald in their initial statements.

For anyone with half a brain, please notice that this man is not recalling anything that he saw himself concerning Tippit. Rather, he is following the story line of a criminal captain named Westbrook. Every single witness who saw the killing of Tippit said he had pulled up and was WAITING at the driveway.

Nobody asked him about the wallet found at tenth and Patton .

12:25 Police ask a suspected cop killer to please stand up.

I'd like to ask Detective Paul Bentley what was Captain Westbrook doing comandeering sqad cars to get from the TSBD to Oakcliff and went somewjere with FBI agent Bob Barrett, sgt Stringer before turning up at Tippit's murder scene and then hastily twking iff to the Texas Theater when Captain Bentley's duties were as a police personnel complaints officer? seems strange that when Bentley took Oswald out the front Captain Westbrook exited from the back of the theater?

I bet I've seen that photo of LHO being escorted out of the Texas Theatre well over 100 times. To actually see and hear that gentleman, with the cigar in the mouth, escorting LHO out of that theatre. Is absolutely amazing! However, with that being said. It astonishes me how these witnesses can not come to grips with the truth. There is overwhelming evidence, that has come out in the past 10-15 years, which proves there was at least one more shooter. He just can't swallow his pride and admit he was wrong.

That's not how the neighbors said it went down

Wait just a darn minute. I saw an interview the day after where one of the arresting officers said he hit Oswald back after he hit MacDonald in the face (cops don't take very kindly to a brother officer being struck). Also tightening the handcuffs after a suspect said they were too tight is the kind of behavior that gave the Dallas PD a bad reputation. Most people have been led to believe they still act this way and I'm sure there are many that do, but still....people get bad reps for a reason. Years ago I knew someone who was belligerent and combative with the cops (DUI) and that person was black and blue all over the day after, but they admitted to me that they deserved it.

It amazes me how the conspiracy buffs can make a conspiracy out of Oswald killing tippit open and shut case

Chief Jesse Curry's secretary was Eunice Sorrells who may have been related to FBI agent Forrest Sorrells.

the sixth floor museum should be torn down,just a museum for dallass to say how innocent they are in the murder of kennedy.the city of dallass hated kennedy,they gave him no protection at all..should have never got off that plane.

The ticket taker did not see a man go in without paying, it was the shoe store manager, Brewer. Yet she calls instead saying it happened.That's hearsay.

Gazzo how in the hell can this be garbage the man was there when it went down

absolutely false

This is an embarrassing piece of film footage...and ONLY represents the OFFICIAL NARRATIVE. And I was appalled at the guest's denial of police abuse of Oswald, and the chuckle at the mention of his having scraped LHO's head.

Absolute garbage which the 6th Floor Museum should be ashamed to have produced. 1. Bentley claimed at the time that HE jammed the gun to stop it firing. McDonald claimed it was himself who did that. Which tells you how much trouble they had getting their stories straight. For anyone who has ever jammed a digit, it is not something you forget OR imagine. 2. His claim that Oswald had multiple aliases in his wallet in the squad car is not confirmed by a single first day report by ANY of the arresting officers - including Bentley. 3. His claim that the police did not know this was the same suspect (patsy) as in the JFK assassination is also palpably false. Unfortunately for the police, they had let it slip to reporter Vic Robertson - which Robertson testified was the very reason he high-tailed it to the theater. Mr. GRIFFIN. At the time you opened up the curtains and looked out, did you have any idea that this might be the man who would be accused of shooting the President? Mr. ROBERTSON. If I hadn't, I wouldn't have been there. 4. His claim that while taking Oswald in, they received a call asking who the suspect was, and that upon learning that it was Oswald, they were told try bring him straight to Fritz as we was the suspect on Kennedy is also palpably false. Fritz himself testified that he did not know it was the same person until AFTER Oswald was brought in. He himself was not there at that time, arriving soon after. If this is for the sake of historians in 100 years time, God help us all. You, Mr. Fagin have the power to get this right. Instead you opt to continue the cover-up. First question I would have put to Bentley -- how many innocent people were sent to prison during the reigns of Fritz, Decker and Wade? Hint: some stats (incomplete) are available through the Innocence Project. The numbers are not pretty. In fact, they are worse for Dallas County than for some entire states. I cannot find the words to explain the depth of my disgust at the pretense and falsity involved in these interviews.

The old PIG is saying again : We had a call because a man entered a theater without paying (his 25-50 cents) and we ran down to that theater! Yeah it was a VERY important call that day to catch a man not paying his 25-50 cents!!! The call was not about that but about a man afraid of the police cars ducking into the theater. Ok. If Oswald left the Book Building in that Nash Rambler, he had a lift so he was never on foot to kill Tippit and arrived at the theater around 1:07 and paid his ticket! For those who believe that Roger Graig story, the other pig who said he saw Oswald hopping in a Station Wagon... Only for those who believe Roger Graig story...