Dial D. Ryder
Dial Duwayne Ryder (June 12, 1938 – October 20, 2011) was an American gunsmith, who gave evidence to the investigation of the death of President John F. Kennedy.
The Assassination of President John Kennedy[edit]
Ryder worked at the Irving, Texas Sports Shop and stated that he possessed a record of Lee Harvey Oswald's name. The Warren Commission, which investigated the assassination of John F. Kennedy, looked into a report that Oswald had a telescopic sight mounted and sighted at the store in which Ryder was employed. Ryder showed agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on November 25, 1963, a tag which he claimed was in Oswald's handwriting.[1] The undated tag, with the name OSWALD,[2] attested that three holes had been drilled into an unspecified kind of rifle. Further, a telescopic sight had been mounted on the rifle and boresighted.[3] The customer paid $4.50 for drilling and $1.50 for boresighting the rifle.[4]
Neither Dial or his employer, Charles W. Greener, believed that they had worked on the gun.[1] Dial told author Leo Sauvage the rifle Oswald ordered from Chicago, Illinois came equipped with a telescopic sight. He elaborated, saying that the rifle with the undated tag must have been another weapon than the one Oswald received by mail,[3] in March 1963.[4] Dial stated either it was another rifle or another Oswald.[3]
Ryder believed that a close inspection of the 6.5 mm Mannlicher Carcano owned by Oswald would reveal that neither he or his shop worked on the gun.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Ryder was born in Claremont, Illinois.[6] In 1945, Ryder moved with his family to Irving, Texas and graduated from Irving High School. He served in the Texas National Guard and the United States Army.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b President John F. Kennedy: Assassination Report of the Warren Commission, Gerald Ford Signed Edition, June 30, 2005, 221.
- ^ Who's Who In The JFK Assassination: An A-To-Z Encyclopedia, Michael Benson, Citadel Press, 1993, 159.
- ^ a b c The Oswald Affair, Leo Sauvage, World Publishing Company, 1966, 67.
- ^ a b Oswald: Assassin or Fall Guy, Joachen Joesten, the Merlin Press Ltd., London, England, 1964, 75.
- ^ Gunsmith Attached Sight for Man Named Oswald, The New York Times, November 29, 1963, 22.
- ^ Dial Duwayne Ryder-obituary
- ^ Testimony of Dial Duwayne Ryder-Warren Commission