Norman, Jarman, Shields, and Lewis all said "they rode together either every day" or "always rode together". Prior to Stiers' 2018 death from bladder cancer at age 75 (via Variety), he had amassed a staggering array of screen credits. Buell Wesley Frazier: Well, I will be frank with you, I would just, it is right as you get out of the grocery store, just more or less out of a package, you have seen some of these brown paper sacks you can obtain from any, most of the stores, some varieties, but it was a package just roughly about two feet long. He. Likes. I told them all I knew, but I could see they suspected I was involved. Frazier's actual testimony proved entirely different. Joe Frazier, byname Smokin' Joe, (born January 12, 1944, Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.died November 7, 2011, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), American world heavyweight boxing champion from February 16, 1970, when he knocked out Jimmy Ellis in five rounds in New York City, until January 22, 1973, when he was beaten by George Foreman at Kingston, 15:30 GMT 20 Nov 2015 I didn't think anymore about what he had brought and we drove to work as usual. On 22nd November, 1963, Frazier gave Oswald a lift to the Texas Book Depository. Yet Frazier swore that it came only to Oswald's armpit. I followed him but I didn't catch up with him because at that time of the morning --. One day I was called into the office and told I was being let go. The NASA icon played himself in the 2001 episode "Docu.Drama,"which featured Roz getting the go-ahead from management to produce a radio documentary about space travel. Travis Buell. Buell was called to give evidence to the Warren Commission. On the other hand, none of the witness statements are from men who would seem to be in the habit of speaking precisely (Jarman could not remember Frazier's name, Shields didn't know who did the hollering out the window which he may or may not have heard, Norman never made any claim that Frazier drove "Oswald" to work everyday, etc.). He was questioned for hours as detectives suspected he was involved in an assassination plot. The child passed away "very. BALL - Except this one weekend?Mr. After all the handling of the bag attributed to Oswald, first in making it, then in packing it, then taking it to Frazier's car, putting it down in the car, picking it up and carrying it toward if not into the building for two blocks, and then, at least by inference, through the building, and when removing and assembling a rifle Marina testified he kept oiled and cleaned, how is it to be explained that he left only two prints? Buell was the main host of the TV A&E show Paranormal State. Eddie was played by Moose, reported "Today," a Jack Russell terrier who passed away at the ripe old age of 16 in 2006. Frazier testified that Oswald was carrying a package when Frazier picked him up. James Files said he was on the Grassy Knoll and fired the bullet that ultimately killed the President as his motorcade sped through downtown Dallas 52 years ago. So sayeth Buell Frazierand no one else. 'They asked if I was traumatized by the events, but I wasn't. Actress Alice Playten was seen in the sixth season of "Frasier,"playing the recurring role of Martin's then-girlfriend, Bonnie, in a few episodes. I don't get that impression from this exchange Mr. FRAZIER - Well, I say, we were standing like I said at the four-headed table about half as large as this, not, quite half as large, but anyway I was standing there getting the orders in and he said, "Could I ride home with you this afternoon? I gave him a lift to work but we did not socialize after work. No 2 foot bag was found in the TSBD, no curtain rods were found. Both Frazier and Mrs. Randle swore that the bag found on the sixth floor was much longer than the package Oswald was carrying. In addition to his "M*A*S*H" role, these included voice roles in several of Disney's animated films, appearing in "Beauty and the Beast,""Pocahontas," "The Hunchback of Notre Dame,"and "Lilo &Stitch." If he went home with me on Friday afternoon he always rode back with me on Monday morning. "Star Wars"actress and novelist Carrie Fisher, who died in 2016, was hilarious as an insomniac caller who droned on for so long about her inability to get any sleep that she sent both Frasier and Roz snoozing. Yet the freshest prints, those of the police, were not discovered. Evan Agostini, Icon And Image/Getty Images. She will next appear inBenjamin, which is directed by Full House patriarchBob Sagetand due out later this year. Back in 1963, he said, employees would have noticed a stranger in the building. One day I was called into the office and told I was being let go. In addition to playing Eddie, Moose had also played the titular dog in the movie "My Dog Skip.". He only works for the TSBD 5-6 weeks Wesley drives him to and from Irving on Mondays and Fridays.. Buell Wesley Frazier: Right, before I saw him. Frazier testified that Oswald held one end of the package cupped in his hand, in the same way a soldier would hold a rifle during military drill. Both Frazier and Mrs. Linnie Mae Randle swore that the bag found on the 6th floor was much longer than the package Oswald was carrying. Usually Oswald, who on weekdays lived in a Dallas apartment by himself, would ride to work. She had never lived anywhere else. To think that people could think I had something to do with the President's death was really awful.'. The following month, Ruth Paine, a neighbour of Linnie Mae Randle, told her that Lee Harvey Oswald was going to work at the same building. He trained fellow employee Lee Harvey Oswald and drove Oswald to work occasionally, including on November 22, 1963. Later serving for four terms as United States Senator, Glenn was also a "Frasier"guest star. By But away to get the "rifle" into "Oswald's" hands as he entered the TSBD was needed, and the "curtain rods" story would do it. Buell Wesley Frazier was a nineteen-year-old order filler at the Texas School Book Depository when he was thrust into history by the events of November 22, 1963. Joseph Ball: How much of that back seat, how much space did it take up? Visitors to the building have no idea he is one of the few people alive today with such close links to the event. He was 5 years old. For sci-fi fans, the actor will remain best known for playing Odo, the shape-shifting head of security on "Star Trek:Deep Space Nine." LaMatta wasn't exactly a fan of his work on the wacky sitcom,subsequently telling TMZ he thought "the show 'ALF' was a piece of s*** worst work I ever did.". The truth is that he was involved in the plot to frame an innocent man. LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Eyes closed and fists clenched, Robert Buell was executed by injection Wednesday for a 20-year-old killing he still denied. When interviewed by the author in 1987, Frazier was firm in his belief that Oswald did not bring the rifle to work with him on the morning of the assassination. Buell Wesley Frazier: He got out of the car and he was wearing the jacket that has the big sleeves in them and he put the package that he had, you know, that he told me was curtain rods up under his arm, you know, and so he walked down behind the car and standing over there at the end of the cyclone fence waiting for me to get out of the car, and so quick as I cut the engine off and started out of the car, shut the door just as I was starting out just like getting out of the car, he started walking off and so I followed him in. Buell said he was excited to see the President - but wanted to get a good look at Jackie Kennedy. She said one afternoon when I went home she told me she found out from one of the neighbors (Ruth Paine) there he came over for that interview with Mr. Another issue which Mrs. Williams also might have cleared up was why Linnie misinformed the DP about what hospital Buell stepfather had been admitted to (Parkland). FRAZIER - No, sir; we never did.Mr. When Frasier is set to receive a lifetime achievement award, he takes offense at theseemingly innocuous note of congratulations sent by his one-time mentor. Buell Wesley Frazier: It was in his side over on his side in the far back. Salinger), who befriends Martin at a sports bar and winds up scrapping his latest manuscript due to a critique from Niles and Frasier. Deceased (1865-1934) Ruth Payne Burgess/Living or Deceased. 'Some people think I am guilty that I helped Oswald. ", 'When I asked why she said it was because of Oswald. Actor John Mahoney, who gained national notoriety as Dr. Frasier Crane's cantankerous father on the beloved 90s sitcom, Frasier, died Sunday in a Chicago hospice facility at 77. He in turn, was an associate of Jack Ruby.[1]. The commission distorted Mrs. Randle's testimony by quoting her as saying that Oswald carried a "heavy brown bag." Frazier and Lisa Whedbee were having an affair. The bag was firmly linked to Oswald by a fingerprint and a palm print, although it was free from any scratches or oil from the metal parts of a rifle. Buell Wesley Frazier: Let's see, when I got in the car I have a kind of habit of glancing over my shoulder and so at that time I noticed there was a package laying on the back seat, I didn't pay too much attention and I said, "What's the package, Lee?" Eddie, the beloved dog portrayed by show business pup Moose, passed away in 2006 at age 15. This is rather strange, because the Mannlicher-Carcano was oiled when found. He is now retired from his job with the Lewisville School Board where as a receiving clerk he was responsible for stocking schools with equipment and furniture. As I re-read Frazier's testimony, I could not help but get the feeling that Frazier'swhole recounted dialog about "curtain rods" was repeatedly forced and phony. David Hyde Pierce, who played Frasiers brother, Niles Crane, also continues to act in television and has appeared in The Good Wife, andNetflix's Wet Hot American Summer. LaMotta doesn't appear again as Duke until a 1998 episode, when he's one of a few pals seen playing poker with Martin. Joseph Ball: Was it sometime around the middle of October, do you think, would that be close to it? Our next order of business, therefore, is to find out why Buell Wesley Frazier was erased from the famous Altgens photograph. "Bob died peacefully at hospital last night surrounded by family, following a bout of pneumonia,"his wife and children said in a statement. to the Woody Allen-directed "Mighty Aphrodite." Every single word is true to the 26 volume Warren Commission (minus words clipped for continuity - or clarity-) testimony of Mary Moorman, Jean, Buell Frazier etc. A: As soon as I cut the engine off and got out and closed the door he started walking off. For years, he had trouble finding work. The President has made some powerful enemies who wanted him out of the way. The complete context of Mrs. Randle's testimony clearly demonstrates that she was referring to the texture of the paper rather than the weight of the package: "He was carrying a package in a sort of heavy brown bag, heavier than a grocery bag it looked like to me." I didn't pay attention to it particularly, but as he was walking along in front of me naturally I looked in his direction and that is what it appeared to be from what I saw. He still considers . Historical Figure Biography Wesley Buell Frazier was born in Texas in 1944. Edward Shields, if he were lying about the events of that morningasking Frazier where his rider was etca much better lie would have been "Yeah I saw Oswald get out Frazier's car, grab a big long package out the backseat, and start walking over to Elm St." He would have corroborated Frazier's story, but he didn't. But then he heard two further shots and saw women in the crowd screaming and running in panic. About the only time you could get anything out of the talking was about babies, you know, he had one and he was expecting another, that was one way he had him get that job because his wife was pregnant and I would always get something out of it when I asked him about the babies because it seemed he was very fond of children because when I asked him he chuckled and told me about what he was doing about the babies over the weekend and sometimes we would talk about the weather, and sometimes he would go to work and it would be cloudy in the morning and it would come out that afternoon after work, sometimes during the day and it would turn to be just one of the prettiest days you would want anywhere, and he would say some comment about that, but not very much. FYI, there is a past thread here that speculates that LHO and BWF were lovers, based on a singular interpretation of something Frazier said. Either Oswald had a package that morning and it was a rifle in a bag, and Frazier knew it. In the years since "Frasier"went off the air, some of the familiar faces from the show have since left us, including one of the show's series regulars and numerous guest stars. Wesley Buell Frazier. I've never read anything about him going by the rooming house to pick up or drop off Oswald. In fact, he took pictures as curtain rods were hammered into position over the uncurtained windows. On Rob's side we have no explanation from the WC about how our "Oswald" commuted everyday between 1026 N. Beckley and the TSBD. Joseph Ball: What did the package look like? marti Frazier. The results of that polygraph have never seen the light of day, and I believe that Frazier failed. A: I parked the car, and as I was sitting there I looked at my watch and I had a few minutes about eight or ten minutes, so I sat there and was looking out over Stemmons Freeway, which you could see from the parking lot, and I said I would charge my battery for a few minutes, because I had been driving in tow and you could look at your gauge and see the battery was not charging. A still from the Zapruder film shows Kennedy in Thornburn's position seconds after he is shot in the back of the head. "Frasier" ran for 11 hit seasons before ending its run in 2004 with a new revival ordered by the Paramount Plus streaming service in 2021. "Frasier"ran for 11 hit seasons before ending its run in 2004 with a new revival ordered by the Paramount Plus streaming service in 2021. Package was too short. He was my father. Quantity. Stovall told the WC that the Irving police fetched him from . Who is Buell Frazier? He would ride home with me on Friday and he would come back with me on Monday. Would've made a great Enquirer story at some pointLol But it didn't exist then, and still doesn't. Oswald had also placed a long package on the backseat of his Chevy. In all, Frazier - at 5'11 and 205 lbs., considered small for a heavywieght - won 32 fights: 27 by knockouts, losing four times (twice to Ali and also to George Foreman). One "Frasier" fan favorite feature was the show's cavalcade of guest stars not the ones who appeared onscreen, mind you, but the celebrities who called in to Frasier Crane's radio showin search of Frasier's help with their always-absurd psychological problems. You will be able to leave a comment after signing in. Might involve someone like Roy Truly, Byrd or subordinates, maybe cooperating with associates of the Mayor? This revolved around Buell, the handyman, and Anna's mailbox. Witness Buell Frazier has his sister come to the homicide and robbery . 'I used to drive home every day but Lee stayed in a lodging house. Wesley Frazier was born on June 4, 1944 in Harris County, Texas, USA. Trained at London's prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, William Morgan Sheppard was an actor's actor whose career spanned six decades before his 2019 death at age 86. And a press photographer. In addition to "Frasier,"LaMotta had racked up an extensive list of screen credits spanning several decades, ranging from "Dark Shadows"to "Baretta"to "Barney Miller"to "ALF,"in which he played the lovable alien's nosy neighbor. He was previously married to Beverly J. Frazier. Associated Press. Only Buell and his sister claimed to see Oswald carrying a large package. Prior to her 2011 death at age 63, reported The New York Times in her obituary, one of Playten's most memorable roles was in an Alka-Seltzer commercial, playing a newlywed bride whose first home-cooked meal has given her husband some serious indigestion. Buell Wesley Frazier: I would say roughly around 2 feet of the seat. I don't know how well Frazier may have known Oswald beyond the weekend rides. In September 1963, Frazier began work at the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas. Buell Frazier. On the morning of November 22, 1963, Frazier drove Oswald to the Texas Book Depository. Within a few days, he began driving Oswald to Irving, Texas on Friday nights and back to Dallas on Monday mornings. Perhaps this is the reason Buell Frazier continues to ask himself, "How did you miss that?" and Ruth Paine still expresses a need to do "penance" because of what happened in Dallas in 1963. In the first few seasons of "Frasier,"Martin was known to down a few beers at Duke's, his favorite local bar. Other Works He was previously married to Beverly J. Frazier. He was 5. Buell Wesley Frazier is a somewhat obscure figure in the murder of President John F Kennedy in Dealey Plaza in the City of Hate on November 22, 1963, but known as the man who drove Lee Oswald to work that day. Among these was Oscar nominee Bob Hoskins, who playedFrasier's abusive high school gym teacher in a series of flashbacks to his school days. 'They kept on asking about Lee and the ride to work. Even if he walked the two miles everyday Id imaginehed be seen by multiple people also on their way to work at the same time. Those papers. Frazier, however, told Oswald to go on alone. Before leaving to go to Washington, D.C., Marian was comfortable at her home in Chicago. I believe even Larry Hancock thought he may know more but he's probably not going to reveal anything further at this point in his life. Buell Frazier Discusses November 22, 1963 - He Drove Oswald to Work (clip) 6,044 views Nov 8, 2013 56 Dislike Share C-SPAN 1.12M subscribers From the Sixth Floor Museum, Dallas. Buell Wesley Frazier: Yes; she did. Mr. FRAZIER - I would say sometime between eight and ten. Buell, 62, wouldn't look at the family of the 11 . I was working as a manager of a clothing store in a job I really enjoyed. I dropped him there.'. Mr. BALL - About what time in the morning?Mr. Gave him a ride from the Paine house in Irving every day? Based on what Douglas revealed about Buell to Anna, it is possible the mailbox was never even broken to begin with or that Douglas purposefully broke the mailbox. During The Woman in the House episode 7, Douglas tells Anna that Buell was his first . Buell's evidence that Oswald walked into work with a package the same shape as a rifle was deemed as crucial. "And I said, "Sure. Joseph Ball: Had your sister told you that this fellow Lee was coming to work? Notably absent was George Foreman. Betty White, 95, Honored for 60 Years in Television: 'Thank You for Spoiling Me Rotten', From MASH to Friends, How Some of TVs Popular Shows of the Past Might Make You Cringe Today, Japanese Game Shows Might Be the Wildest Programs in Television History. I don't. I don't, at this time, endorse the theory. So, is Joe Frazier still alive? The only suggestion of any connection between Oswald and the bag was through fingerprints. (1) At 19, he arrived in Irving in early September 1963 from the town of Huntsville 200 miles away to find work and live with his sister Linnie Mae Randle, her husband Bill . That even if he felt he and his family were safe by this point in time it would cause too much disruption in his life. Media. Buell Wesley Frazier: I first heard, I never really did know his name, we just called him Lee around there. That is the reason, the main reason he was going over there that Thursday afternoon when he was to bring back some curtain rods, so I didn't think any more about it when he told me that. How about Oswald ( O.H. Completing the Story of the Assassination, A regular reader calls our attention to C-SPANs interviewwith Buell Wesley Frazier, a co-worker of Lee Harvey Oswalds in November 1963. Frazier (18 years old) bought the used car in Huntsville, Texas from" Wood Motors". As a result, Frasier agrees to testify against his brother in the trial. Atleast one of them would have come foward and saidthey rode with him if he was taking a bus. Wesley Buell Frazier was born in Texas in 1944. Buell Wesley Frazier was only 19 years old in 1963 when he met Lee Harvey Oswald on the job at the Texas Schoolbook Depository in Dallas. Frasierfollowed Kelsey Grammer's titular character as he relocated from Boston to Seattle, where he takes in his father, Martin, and is frequently visited by his brother, Niles. , updated King World Productions Inc. 2023 Inside Edition Inc. and CBS interactive Inc., Paramount companies. The reader can demonstrate this by taking a yardstick, which is the same length as the package which the Warren Commission claimed Oswald held, and hold one end of the yardstick cupped in the hand.