17th March 1961
Marriage
Marina Oswald was first introduced to Lee Harvey Oswald.
Witness · family history · official testimony
Marina Oswald
Marina Oswald in the JFK assassination record: her life with Lee Harvey Oswald, Warren Commission testimony, backyard photographs and later congressional review.
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Historical context
Marina Oswald and the JFK assassination record
Marina Nikolaevna Prusakova met Lee Harvey Oswald in Minsk and married him on 30 April 1961. She returned to the United States with Oswald and their daughter in 1962. Her testimony became an important source for official investigations examining Oswald's life in the Soviet Union and his activities before the assassination.
The Warren Commission relied on Marina Oswald's testimony in several areas, including Oswald's Soviet life, the backyard photographs and the April 1963 Edwin Walker episode. The House Select Committee on Assassinations later reviewed allegations concerning Marina and reported that it found no evidence substantiating claims that she was a KGB agent or had influenced the assassination on Soviet orders.
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Marina Oswald timeline
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March 1962
Oswald Visa
Marina recieves her entrance visa into the USA..
15th June 1962
Oswald Residence
Lee, Marina & June arrive in Fort Worth.
31st March 1963
Backyard Photos
When shown the pictures at Dallas Police headquarters after his arrest, Oswald insists they are fakes, however, Marina Oswald testifies in 1964 and 1978 that she took the photographs at Oswalds request. The "backyard photos," taken by Marina Oswald, show Oswald dressed all in black and holding two Marxist newsletters - The Militant and The Worker - in one hand, a rifle in the other
5th April 1963
Backyard Photos
George de Mohrenschildt later said he assumed Marina Oswald had written the Russian inscription on the photograph sarcastically.
5th April 1963
Backyard Photos
The back of the print bears an inscription to George from Lee Oswald, the date 5 April 1963, the words “Copyright Geo de M,” and a Russian phrase translated as “Hunter of fascists.”
5th April 1963
Backyard Photos
Handwriting specialists concluded that Oswald wrote the dedication and signature, but they could not determine whether the remaining writing was by Lee Harvey Oswald, George de Mohrenschildt, or Marina Oswald.
5th April 1963
Backyard Photos
The remaining handwriting on the photograph could not be conclusively attributed to Lee Harvey Oswald, George de Mohrenschildt, or Marina Oswald.
10th April 1963
Walker Assassination Attempt
Marina Oswald later claims that Oswald attempted to assassinate General Edwin Walker..
11th May 1963
Oswald Residence
Marina joins Oswald at 4905 Magazine Street..
31st October 1963
FBI
FBI agent James Hosty visits Paines home to discover where Oswald is living, speaks to both Paine and Marina Oswald..
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