Siegel Exhibit 1
Webmaster’s Note The report of social worker Evelyn Strickman Siegel is one of the most perceptive assessments of the psychology of Lee Harvey Oswald and his mother Marguerite ever produced. The report was prepared by Siegel as a part of LHO’s treatment program after he was remanded to Youth House in New York City for truancy in 1953. Siegel was particularly critical of Marguerite who she found to be a “defensive, rigid, self-involved person.” (Siegel Exhibit No. 1) YOUTH HOUSE SOCIAL WORKER'S REPORT BRONX 5/7/53 Case No. 26996 Date of Admission 4/16/53 Name OSWALD, LEE Age 18 October 1939 Address 825 East 179th Street, Bronx, N.Y. Father Lee (Dec) Social Worker Evelyn Strickman Mother Margarite [sic] PSYCHIATRIC STUDY Lee Oswald is a seriously detached, withdrawn youngster of thirteen, remanded to Youth House for the first time on a charge of truancy. There is no previous court record. Laconic and taciturn, Lee answered questions, but volunteered almost no...