I was always under the impression that this is general practice with infamous people, to avoid mix-ups which might get the media outlet sued, however frivolousl

I was always under the impression that this is general practice with infamous people, to avoid mix-ups which might get the media outlet sued, however frivolously. But this may not be the case, including with Oswald, who apparently used his middle name sometimes. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2011/01/jared-lee-loughner-gabrielle-giffords-suspected-shooter-has-three-names-so-do-lots-of-famous-assassins-what-gives.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2011/01/jared-lee-loughn...