Early headline from JFK assassination fbi info drop: not much—just a “suggestion” that Life magazine correspondent, Gary Underhill—who said Oswald was a patsy—got his brains blown out by the “see eye a”; no proof of that, however—just conjecture that he didn’t commit suicide in 1964

By Grand Rapids Anonymous
tuesday, march 18, 2025 at 9:10:00 p.m. edt

Early headline from JFK assassination fbi info drop: not much—just a “suggestion” that Life magazine correspondent, Gary Underhill—who said Oswald was a patsy—got his brains blown out by the “see eye a”; no proof of that, however—just conjecture that he didn’t commit suicide in 1964

GRA: Reporters are complaining they have to go through all the pages—it’s all raw info.

“(zh) people are now sharing the below pdf – which contains a claim in the june, 1967 issue of Ramparts, in which Gary Underhill – a Harvard graduate and former military affairs expert, suggested that “A small clique within the cia was responsible for the assassination.”

“after wwii, Underhill worked as a military correspondent for Life magazine and had intermittent contact with the CIA’s Domestic Contact Service from late 1949 to the mid-1950s, performing occasional ‘special assignments’ rather than being a full-time employee.

“shortly after the JFK assassination, Underhill visited the home of friend Charlene Fitsimmons shortly after the incident [repetitious, but that’s not GRA’s fault] – and suggested that Lee Harvey Oswald was a ‘patsy’ set up to take the fall. Underhill also claimed to have insider knowledge of the perpetrators, linking their actions to failed plots against Fidel Castro (possibly referencing CIA operations like Executive Action), and expressed fear for his life, saying he needed to leave the country.

“on may 8, 1964, Underhill was found dead in his Washington, D.C., apartment with a gunshot wound behind his left ear, an automatic pistol in his left hand. the D.C. police ruled it a suicide, but the circumstances sparked suspicion among some friends and researchers.”

--GRA