Chauncey Marvin Holt (October 23, 1921 – June 28, 1997) was an American known for claiming to be one of the " three tramps" photographed in Dealey Plaza shortly after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. [1]
Background
Holt was born in Kentucky. [1] He moved to San Diego County in the 1970s and lived in La Mesa, California during the last decade of his life. [1] Holt died of cancer at the age of 75, and was survived by a daughter and granddaughter. [1]
Claims of involvement in JFK assassination
In a 1991 Newsweek article about Oliver Stone's JFK, Holt received national attention for various claims he made regarding the assassination of President Kennedy. [1] [2] According to Holt, he was a CIA operative sent to Dallas to deliver phony Secret Service credentials. [1] [2] He also claimed to have worked as an accountant for Meyer Lansky. [1] [2] His account is further explored in his autobiography Self-Portrait of a Scoundrel, which was posthumously released by TrineDay Publishing in August 2013. [1][ self-published source?]
References
External links
- Video fragment of 1991 interview
- Article by John Mcadams, disputing Holt's confession
- Holt's review of Gerald Posner's Case Closed
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Chauncey Marvin Holt (October 23, 1921 – June 28, 1997) was an American known for claiming to be one of the " three tramps" photographed in Dealey Plaza shortly after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. [1]
Background
Holt was born in Kentucky. [1] He moved to San Diego County in the 1970s and lived in La Mesa, California during the last decade of his life. [1] Holt died of cancer at the age of 75, and was survived by a daughter and granddaughter. [1]
Claims of involvement in JFK assassination
In a 1991 Newsweek article about Oliver Stone's JFK, Holt received national attention for various claims he made regarding the assassination of President Kennedy. [1] [2] According to Holt, he was a CIA operative sent to Dallas to deliver phony Secret Service credentials. [1] [2] He also claimed to have worked as an accountant for Meyer Lansky. [1] [2] His account is further explored in his autobiography Self-Portrait of a Scoundrel, which was posthumously released by TrineDay Publishing in August 2013. [1][ self-published source?]
References
External links
- Video fragment of 1991 interview
- Article by John Mcadams, disputing Holt's confession
- Holt's review of Gerald Posner's Case Closed
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