The Death Of John Kennedy (original) (raw)
Date
Name
Connection with case
Cause of death
11/63
Karyn Kupicinet
Tv host's daughter who was overheard telling of JFK's death prior to 11/22/63
Murdered
12/63
Jack Zangretti
Expressed foreknowledge of Ruby shooting Oswald
Gunshot Victim
2/64
Eddy Benavides
Lookalike brother to Tippit shooting witness, Domingo Benavides
Gunshot to head
2/64
Betty MacDonald*
Former Ruby employee who alibied Warren Reynolds shooting suspect.
Suicide by hanging in Dallas Jail
3/64
Bill Chesher
Thought to have information linking Oswald and Ruby
Heart attack
3/64
Hank Killam*
Husband of Ruby employee, knew Oswald acquaintance
Throat cut
4/64
Bill Hunter*
Reporter who was in Ruby's apartment on 11/24/63
Accidental shooting by policeman
5/64
Gary Underhill*
CIA agent who claimed Agency was involved
Gunshot in head ruled suicide
5/64
Hugh Ward*
Private investigator working with Guy Banister and David Ferrie
Plane crash in Mexico
5/64
DeLesseps Morrison*
New Orleans Mayor
Passenger in Ward's plane
8/64
Teresa Norton*
Ruby employee
Fatally shot
6/64
Guy Banister*
x-FBI agent in New Orleans connected to Ferrie, CIA, Carlos Marcello & Oswald
Heart attack
9/64
Jim Koethe*
Reporter who was in Ruby's apartment on 11/24/63
Blow to neck
9/64
C.D. Jackson
"Life" magazine senior Vice-president who bought Zapruder film and locked it away
Unknown
10/64
Mary Pinchot
JFK "special" friend whose diary was taken by CIA chief James Angleton after her death
Murdered
1/65
Paul Mandal
"Life" writer who told of JFK turning to rear when shot in throat
Cancer
3/65
Tom Howard*
Ruby's first lawyer, was in Ruby's apartment on 11/24/63
Heart attack
5/65
Maurice Gatlin*
Pilot for Guy Banister
Fatal fall
8/65
Mona B. Saenz*
Texas Employment clerk who interviewed Oswald
Hit by Dallas bus
?/65
David Goldstein
Dallasite who helped FBI trace Oswald's pistol
Natural causes
9/65
Rose Cheramie*
Knew of assassination in advance, told of riding to Dallas with Cubans
Hit/run victim
11/65
Dorothy Kilgallen*
Columnist who had private interview with Ruby, pledged to "break" JFK case
Drug overdose
11/65
Mrs. Earl Smith*
Close friend to Dorothy Kilgallen, died two daysafter columnist, may have kept Kilgallen's notes
Cause unknown
12/65
William Whaley*
Cab driver who reportedly drove Oswald to Oak Cliff (The only Dallas taxi driver to die on duty)
Motor collision
1966
Judge Joe Brown
Presided over Ruby's trial
Heart attack
1966
Karen "Little Lynn" Carlin*
Ruby employee who last talked with Ruby before Oswald shooting
Gunshot victim
1/66
Earlene Roberts
Oswald's landlady
Heart attack
2/66
Albert Bogard*
Car salesman who said Oswald test drove new car
Suicide
6/66
Capt. Frank Martin
Dallas policeman who witnessed Oswald slaying, told Warren Commission "there's a lot to be said but probably be better if I don't say it"
Sudden cancer
8/66
Lee Bowers Jr.*
Witnessed men behind picket fence on Grassy Knoll
Motor accident
9/66
Marilyn "Delila Walle*
Ruby dancer
Shot by husband after 1 month of marriage
10/66
JFK autopsy photographer who described his duty as "horrifying experience"
Gunshot ruled suicide
11/66
Jimmy Levens
Fort Worth nightclub owner who hired Ruby employees
Natural causes
11/66
James Worrell Jr.*
Saw man flee rear of Texas School Book Depository
Motor accident
1966
Clarence Oliver
Dist. Atty. Investigator who worked Ruby case
Unknown
12/66
Hank Suydam
Life magazine official in charge of JFK stories
Heart attack
1967
Leonard Pullin
Civilian Navy employee who helped film "Last Two Days" about assassination
One-car crash
1/67
Jack Ruby*
Oswald's slayer
Lung cancer (he told family he was injected with cancer cells)
2/67
Harold Russell*
Saw escape of Tippit killer
killed by cop in bar brawl
2/67
David Ferrie*
Acquaintance of Oswald, Garrison suspect and employee of Guy Banister
Blow to neck (ruled accidental)
2/67
Eladio Del Valle*
Anti-Castro Cuban associate of David Ferrie being sought by Garrison
Gunshot wound, ax wound tohead
3/67
Dr. Mary Sherman*
Ferrie associate working on cancer research
Died in fire (possibly shot)
1/68
A. D. Bowie
Asst. Dallas District Attorney prosecuting Ruby
Cancer
4/68
Hiram Ingram
Dallas Deputy Sheriff, close friend to Roger Craig
Sudden cancer
5/68
Dr. Nicholas Chetta
New Orleans coroner who on death of Ferrie
Heart attack
8/68
Philip Geraci*
Friend of Perry Russo, told of Oswald/Shaw conversation
Electrocution
1/69
Henry Delaune*
Brother-in-law to coroner Chetta
Murdered
1/69
E.R. Walthers*
Dallas Deputy Sheriff who was involved in Depository search, claimed to have found .45-cal. slug
Shot by felon
1969
Charles Mentesana
Filmed rifle other than Mannlicher-Carcano being taken from Depository
Heart attack
4/69
Mary Bledsoe
Neighbor to Oswald, also knew David Ferrie
Natural causes
4/69
John Crawford*
Close friend to both Ruby and Wesley Frazier, who gave ride to Oswald on 11/22/63
Crash of private plane
7/69
Rev. Clyde Johnson*
Scheduled to testify about Clay Shaw/Oswald connection
Fatally shot
1970
George McGann*
Underworld figure connected to Ruby friends, wife, Beverly, took film in Dealey Plaza
Murdered
1/70
Darrell W. Garner
Arrested for shooting Warren Reynolds, released after alibi from Betty MacDonald
Drug overdose
8/70
Bill Decker
Dallas Sheriff who saw bullet hit street in front of JFK
Natural causes
8/70
Abraham Zapruder
Took famous film of JFK assassination
Natural causes
12/70
Salvatore Granello*
Mobster linked to both Hoffa,Trafficante, and Castro assassination plots
Murdered
1971
James Plumeri*
Mobster tied to mob-CIA assassination plots
Murdered
3/71
Clayton Fowler
Ruby's chief defense attorney
Uknown
4/71
Gen. Charles Cabell*
CIA deputy director connected to anti-Castro Cubans
Collapsed and died afterphysical at Fort Myers
1972
Hale Boggs*
House Majority Leader, member of Warren Commission who began to publicly express doubts about findings
Disappeared on Alaskan plane flight
5/72
J. Edgar Hoover*
FBI director who pushed "lone assassin" theory in JFK assassination
Heart attack (no autopsy)
9/73
Thomas E. Davis*
Gunrunner connected to both Ruby and CIA
Electrocuted trying to steal wire
2/74
J.A. Milteer*
Miami right-winger who predicted JFK's death and capture of scapegoat
Heater explosion
1974
Dave Yaras*
Close friend to both Hoffa and Jack Ruby
Murdered
7/74
Earl Warren
Chief Justice who reluctantly chaired Warren Commission
Heart failure
8/74
Clay Shaw*
Prime suspect in Garrison case, reportedly a CIA contact with Ferrie and E. Howard Hunt
Possible cancer
1974
Earle Cabell
Mayor of Dallas on 11/22/63, whose brother, Gen. Charles Cabell was fired from CIA by JFK
Natural causes
6/75
Sam Giancana*
Chicago Mafia boss slated to tell about CIA-mob death plots to Senate Committee
Murdered
7/75
Clyde Tolson
J. Edgar Hoover's assistant and roommate
Natural causes
1975
Allen Sweatt
Dallas Deputy Sheriff involved in investigation
Natural causes
12/75
Gen. Earle Wheeler
Contact between JFK and CIA
Unknown
1976
Ralph Paul
Ruby's business partner connected with crime figures
Heart attack
4/76
James Chaney
Dallas motorcycle officer riding to JFK's right rear who said JFK "struck in the face" with bullet
Heart attack
4/76
Dr. Charles Gregory
Governor John Connally's physician
Heart attack
6/76
William Harvey*
CIA coordinator for CIA-mob assassination plans against Castro
Complications from heart surgery
7/76
John Roselli*
Mobster who testified to Senate Committee and was to appear again
Stabbed and stuffed in metal drum
Date
Name
Connection with case
Cause of Death
1/77
William Pawley*
Former Brazilian Ambassador connected to Anti-Castro Cubans, crime figures
Gunshot ruled suicide
3/77
George DeMohrenschildt*
Close friend to both Oswald and Bouvier family (Jackie Kennedy's parents), CIA contract agent
Gunshot wound ruled suicide
3/77
Carlos Prio Soccaras*
Former Cuban President, money man for anti-Castro Cubans
Gunshot wound ruled suicide
3/77
Paul Raigorodsky
Business friend of George DeMohrenschildt and wealthy oilmen
Natural causes
5/77
Lou Staples*
Dallas radio Talk Show host who told friends he would break assassination case
Gunshot to head,ruled suicide
6/77
Louis Nichols
Former No. 3 man in FBI, worked on JFK investigation
Heart attack
8/77
Alan Belmont
FBI official who testified to Warren Commission
"Long illness"
8/77
James Cadigan
FBI document expert who testified to Warren Commission
Fall in home
8/77
Joseph C. Ayres*
Chief steward on JFK's Air Force One
Shooting accident
8/77
Francis G. Powers*
U-2 pilot downed over Russia in 1960
Helicopter crash (He reportedly ran out of fuel)
9/77
Kenneth O'Donnell
JFK's closest aide
Natural causes
10/77
Donald Kaylor
FBI fingerprint chemist
Heart attack
10/77
J.M. English
Former head of FBI Forensic Sciences Laboratory
Heart attack
11/77
William Sullivan*
Former No. 3 man in FBI, headed Division 5, counter- espionage and domestic intelligence
Hunting accident
1978
C.L. "Lummie" Lewis
Dallas Deputy Sheriff who arrested Mafia man Braden in Dealey Plaza
Natural causes
9/78
Garland Slack
Man who said Oswald fired at his target at rifle range
Unknown
1/79
Billy Lovelady
Depository employee said to be the man in the doorway in AP photograph
Complications from heart attack
6/80
Jesse Curry
Dallas Police Chief at time of assassination
Heart attack
6/80
Dr. John Holbrook
Psychiatrist who testified Ruby was not insane
Heart attack but pills, notes found,
1/81
Marguerite Oswald
Mother of accused assassin
Cancer
10/81
Frank Watts
Chief felony prosecutor for Dallas D.A.
Natural causes
1/82
Peter Gregory
Original translator for Marina Oswald and Secret Service
Natural causes
5/82
Dr. James Weston
Pathologist allowed to see JFK autopsy material for HSCA
Died while jogging, ruled natural causes
8/82
Will H. Griffin
FBI agent who reportedly said Oswald was "definitely" an FBI informant
Cancer
10/82
W. Marvin Gheesling
FBI official who helped supervise JFK investigation
"Long illness"
3/84
Roy Kellerman
Secret Service agent in charge of JFK limousine
Unknown
Following names are the recently known deaths, almost all died of natural causes: