New John F. Kennedy files show that a former intelligence agent who allegedly performed special assignments for the Central Intelligence Agency claimed the CIA was “responsible” for the former president’s death.
A document released by President Donald Trump and his administration said that the day after the death of Kennedy, former agent Gary Underhill traveled to New Jersey from Washington, D.C., to confide in friends.
He told his friends that “a small clique within the CIA was responsible for the assassination” of Kennedy. The documents also show that Underhill said he was in fear for his life. Six months later, Underhill was found dead in his apartment, and it was ruled a suicide.
None of the accusations mentioned in this specific JFK file have been proven, but he has been part of many conspiracies over the years, according to Newsweek.
According to the file, Gary Underhill’s full name was John Garrett Underhill. He worked in military intelligence during World War II before he became one of the CIA’s “un-people.” This means he performed “special assignments” for the CIA.
He was also a photojournalist for Life magazine from 1938 to 1942.
Asher Brynes, Underhill’s writing collaborator at The New Republic, found Underhill dead on May 8, 1964, according to the file. Underhill had a bullet on the left side of his head, which Brynes found suspicious because he claimed that Underhill was right-handed.
Some TikTok users say that Underhill couldn’t have died by suicide since the file states that he was right-handed, but he was shot behind the left ear.
The accusations made by Underhill have been talked about in books and papers before. Some researchers hoped these documents would give them a better understanding of Kennedy’s death and whether he was truly killed by Lee Harvey Oswald. However, it only brought more attention to Underhill’s accusations.
(Newsnationnow)
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