They were taken to the Sheriff's office and questioned. Nobody knew whether they existed, or where they were. Nobody could find them. Second, conspiracists started looking closely at the photos of the tramps, and becoming convinced that they could identify them. The second tramp in line was identified as either Sturgis or Carswell.
Forensic anthropologists have the skills to go beyond merely eyeballing photos.
They compare the metric and morphological characteristics of people in photos to see which match, and which don't. The Committee's experts showed that Hunt, Sturgis, Carswell, and Vallee could not have been tramps . However, Committee investigators found that Chrisman had an iron-clad alibi for the day of the assassination. Tramp C, from his battered fedora to his won-out shoes, has managed to achieve a sartorial effect similar to what one would expect had he been fired from a cannon through a Salvation Army thrift shop. Tramp C's shoes seem to be several sizes too large for him.