So we went on to a building at the corner of Elm and Houston, on the
east side of Houston, and across the street from the court house
building there, and up to the office of a Mr. Zapruder, they have a
dress manufacturing place there in that building. And he was there with
another man connected with the business there, and apparently some
magazine representatives there. And Mr. Zapruder was real shook up. He
said that he didn't know how in the world he had taken these pictures,
that he was down there and was taking the thing there, and he says,
"My God, I saw the whole thing. I saw the man's brains come out of his
head."
And so I asked Mr. Zapruder would it be possible for us to get a copy
of those films.
He said, yes.
So then accompanied by Mr. Zapruder, and this other gentleman in the
business there with him, whose name I don't recall at the moment, and
Mr. McCormack, we went then to the Dallas Morning News Building, which
is about three blocks from Mr. Zapruder's building, three or four
blocks from there, with the idea of getting those films developed right
away.
There was no one there that would tackle the job. We then went to the
television section, WFAA, of the Dallas Morning News, to see if we
could get them to handle it there, and they said, no, they would not
attempt to do that, but they did assist us by calling Eastman Kodak
Co., and they said if we came out there right away, that they would get
right on it.
We got a police car, and went right on out to the Eastman Kodak Co.,
and while there I met another gentleman who had seen some still
pictures, and I arranged with him for us to get copies of those.
Mr. STERN. What was his name--do you recall?
Mr. SORRELS. He is a salesman for the Ford Co. on West Commerce
Street--Mr. Willis.
And so he said, yes, that he would be glad to furnish me with a copy of
the pictures.
At that time, I made a phone call to my office, because I had not been
in contact with them since we had departed from Love Field. I was
informed that an FBI agent had called the office and said that Captain
Fritz of the Homicide Bureau had been trying to get in touch with me,
that he had a suspect in custody.
Mr. STERN. About what time was that?
Mr. SORRELS. That would be fairly close to 2 o'clock, I imagine.