Traditionally , for thousands of years , the standard method of escape from a crime scene was for the perpetrator merely to run away , faster than the constable on patrol , sheriff , or the night watchman . This was common even into the 20th century . For example , according to the Warren Commission report , Lee Harvey Oswald infamously walked , then ran away from the Texas Book Depository from where he shot President Kennedy on November 22 , 1963 . If another means of transportation becomes unavailable , the suspect may have to run
shot President Kennedy on November 22 , 1963
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Crime scene getaway