Miss MURRET. WDSU, I think, and the characters came on over and photographed my house and went all over the neighborhood, asking the neighbors what type of people we were, and what type of person my mother was. And, of course, my mother is a real good woman, so everybody had something nice to say. But it could just have been the other way around. It was absurd, and they pulled everything out, all that the people had said, and they quoted it. It was very, you know----

Mr. Liebeler.

Do you remember the name of any of the students?
Miss MURRET. Voebel, Ed Voebel, and he wears glasses, and I think he said that he was friendly with Lee at the time.

Mr. Liebeler.

Can you think of any others?
Miss MURRET. Any other people?

Mr. Liebeler.

Yes; that were on the television program?
Miss MURRET. Well, other groups of students, some girls, and a group of girls said that he was belligerent, you know, or that they didn't like the way he dressed, and all this nonsense. But he was the only one who spoke in any detail, and I think he was the only one who was very friendly and got him to join the Civil Air Patrol, in which he was very interested.

Mr. Liebeler.

Was this just a news program, or was it a feature program run by a particular reporter or commentator?
Miss MURRET. A reporter.

Mr. Liebeler.

I beg your pardon?
Miss MURRET. Probably just a reporter had called these people in.

Mr. Liebeler.

But you don't remember the names of any of the men at WDSU that might be familiar with this that were on the program when these people were interviewed by someone, presumably?
Miss MURRET. My mother knows the names of the men, or the man, I believe, because he wrote this letter and wanted some detailed information.

Mr. Liebeler.

The reporter talked to you personally?
Miss MURRET The first time my father talked, and they get you off guard, of course, and I don't know what he told them. They asked him if he had stayed at my house, and my father at that time stated that he had, and that was all he said, and after that they came in and they wanted to take pictures and everything else. I asked them to leave, which they did, but for days after they were always coming around, and, of course, we had no comments. The one from WDSU got very irate, so he went up and down the block and interviewed the entire neighborhood, and it was about a half an hour show, around 7 o'clock or so, and had all the comments by the neighbors.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did any of the neighbors remember Lee Oswald?
Miss MURRET. The girl next door probably did because he had stayed there a few days when he came in.

Mr. Liebeler.

He stayed at your house a few days? This was in 1963?
Miss MURRET. Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

You mentioned that Lee had stayed with you when he was a young boy until the time that he was about 2 years old. You were about 11 or 12 years old at that time?
Miss MURRET. Just about.

Mr. Liebeler.

Do you have any recollection of Lee as a young child other than what you have already indicated to us that he was a very pretty child, and that he was adorable----
Miss MURRET. He was adorable, and his personality, he was just--well, he was very bright, you know, very observant, and he was just a darling child.

Mr. Liebeler.

And he gave no indication of any behavior problems?
Miss MURRET. No; he was darling.

Mr. Liebeler.

There wasn't anything apparently wrong with him at all?
Miss MURRET. And very pleasant, you know, not the type of child who if he didn't get his way would start screaming-- never any of that. He was just a very pleasant child.

Mr. Liebeler.

What were the circumstances that led to Lee's living with you at that time? Do you know?
Miss MURRET. Well, I think the mother had to work and we kept him.

Mr. Liebeler.

His father had died shortly, or, actually before he was born?

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