In a nutshell, Cox claims the woman, whom he identifies only as Judith, was the lover of Lee Harvey Oswald at a particularly crucial time in his life: in the months leading up the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Cox told PW he is bringing Judith, who has been living in seclusion in northern Europe for many years, to see a selected group of "top American publishers" this week. Her book, which Cox says is a finished manuscript, describes how Judith, a married woman and a Mormon, met and had an affair with Oswald, beginning in April 1963 and only ending with his death following the November 22 assassination.
Cox insists he, too, was skeptical at first, since no hint of her existence had ever emerged, despite the intense scrutiny to which Oswald's every move has been subjected, but Cox was won over by what he calls "an incredible amount of convincing detail and documentary evidence" she offered.
Why has she come forward now? According to Cox: "She wants finally to put the record straight, and feels she no longer has to fear for her life, as she did for many years." A woman mistaken for Judith, Cox said, was murdered in Mexico City 11 years ago, but Judith is unaware of any further JFK-connected murders (of which, according to assassination buffs, there have been about 40 over the years).
"Judith's story will give a very different impression of Oswald from the one we usually get," Cox said. "It's an extraordinary love story that gives him a human face."
Litopia, formerly known as Altavista, has a Web site, www.litopia.com. Let's see who bites.
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