The cause of death was initially unclear, as there had been no visible wounds, except for a few minor bruises or discoloration, with blood from his nose and mouth. But an autopsy found that Koethe’s neck had been broken, apparently by a “single karate-style blow” to the throat. There were however signs of strangulation or asphyxiation. The motive was suspected to have been a simple case of robbery, but Koethe’s parents were said to have suspected other reasons.

In February 20, 1964, Reynolds was released from the hospital. Yet, strange things continued to happen to Reynolds. “Someone unscrewed my light globe one night on the front porch of my house,” Reynolds explained, “and someone definitely did it. Whether it was a jokester or kid, but I have a lamp over the light. They had to take three screws loose to get to my light globe. They took those off unscrewed my light, and that is for sure.”

On January 9, 1966, at the age of 60, Robert suffered a heart attack at her home at 212 W. Wooden, Oak Cliffe. She was taken to Parkland Hospital, where an autopsy was performed and heart attack was determined to have been the cause of death. It’s hard to reach any other conclusion based on available information. What we do have are the above unusual occurrences in her story.

The controversy generated from Whaley stating Oswald had a jacket, like Worrell and Police Officer Marrion Baker. Worrell was opposed by two witnesses who didn’t see the fleeing man out of the back of the TSBD. Whaley was opposed by a bus passenger, Earlene Roberts, and Oswald’s jacket having been found several days later in the TSBD.