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'''Chauncey Marvin Holt''' (October 23, 1921 – June 28, 1997) was an [[United States|American]] known for claiming to be one of the "[[three tramps]]" photographed in [[Dealey Plaza]] shortly after the [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassination of President John F. Kennedy]].<ref name="Alvord">{{cite news |title=Chauncey Holt; claimed inside scoop in JFK killing |first=Valerie |last=Alvord |url=<!-- Official link here: http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sandiego/access/1243502521.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS&type=current&date=Jul+5%2C+1997&author=Valerie+Alvord&pub=The+San+Diego+Union+-+Tribune&edition=&startpage=B.7.1.6&desc=Chauncey+Holt%3B+claimed+inside+scoop+in+JFK+killing --><!-- Text copied here: http://groups.google.com/group/alt.conspiracy.jfk/msg/38656008e072f432 --> |newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune |location=San Diego |date=July 5, 1997 |page=B.7.1.6}}</ref>
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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 John F. Kennedy|assassination of President John F. Kennedy]].<ref name="Alvord">{{cite news |title=Chauncey Holt; claimed inside scoop in JFK killing |first=Valerie |last=Alvord |url=<!-- Official link here: http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sandiego/access/1243502521.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS&type=current&date=Jul+5%2C+1997&author=Valerie+Alvord&pub=The+San+Diego+Union+-+Tribune&edition=&startpage=B.7.1.6&desc=Chauncey+Holt%3B+claimed+inside+scoop+in+JFK+killing --><!-- Text copied here: http://groups.google.com/group/alt.conspiracy.jfk/msg/38656008e072f432 --> |newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune |location=San Diego |date=July 5, 1997 |page=B.7.1.6}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
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==Claims of involvement in JFK assassination==
==Claims of involvement in JFK assassination==
In a 1991 ''[[Newsweek]]'' article about Oliver Stone's ''[[JFK (film)|JFK]]'', Holt received national attention for various claims he made regarding the assassination of President Kennedy.<ref name="Alvord"/><ref name="Gates">{{cite journal |last=Gates |first=David |authorlink=David Gates (author) |date=December 23, 1991 |title=Bottom Line: How Crazy Is It? |journal=Newsweek |volume=118|pages=52–54 |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/1991/12/23/bottom-line-how-crazy-is-it.html}}</ref> According to Holt, he was a [[CIA]] operative sent to Dallas to deliver phony [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] credentials.<ref name="Alvord"/><ref name="Gates"/> He also claimed to have worked as an [[accountant]] for [[Meyer Lansky]].<ref name="Alvord"/><ref name="Gates"/> His account is further explored in his posthumous autobiography ''Self-Portrait of a Scoundrel'', which was published by TrineDay Publishing in August 2013.[http://trineday.com/paypal_store/product_pages/9781937584375-Portrait_of_a_Scoundrel/]
In a 1991 ''[[Newsweek]]'' article about Oliver Stone's ''[[JFK (film)|JFK]]'', Holt received national attention for various claims he made regarding the assassination of President Kennedy.<ref name="Alvord"/><ref name="Gates">{{cite journal |last=Gates |first=David |authorlink=David Gates (author) |date=December 23, 1991 |title=Bottom Line: How Crazy Is It? |journal=Newsweek |volume=118|pages=52–54 |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/1991/12/23/bottom-line-how-crazy-is-it.html}}</ref> According to Holt, he was a [[CIA]] operative sent to Dallas to deliver phony [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] credentials.<ref name="Alvord"/><ref name="Gates"/> He also claimed to have worked as an [[accountant]] for [[Meyer Lansky]].<ref name="Alvord"/><ref name="Gates"/> His account is further explored in his autobiography ''Self-Portrait of a Scoundrel'', which was posthumously released by TrineDay Publishing in August 2013.[https://trineday.com/products/self-portrait-of-a-scoundrel?_pos=1&_sid=d86187dc0&_ss=r]{{SPS|date=June 2022}}


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.assassinationresearch.com/v3n2/v3n2holt.pdf Holt's review of Gerald Posner's ''Case Closed'']
*[http://www.assassinationresearch.com/v3n2/v3n2holt.pdf Holt's review of Gerald Posner's ''Case Closed'']


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Latest revision as of 15:30, 19 July 2024

Chauncey Marvin Holt
Born(1921-10-23)October 23, 1921
Kentucky, United States
DiedJune 28, 1997(1997-06-28) (aged 75)
Known forClaimed links to JFK's assassination

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Alvord, Valerie (July 5, 1997). "Chauncey Holt; claimed inside scoop in JFK killing". The San Diego Union-Tribune. San Diego. p. B.7.1.6.
  2. ^ a b c Gates, David (December 23, 1991). "Bottom Line: How Crazy Is It?". Newsweek. 118: 52–54.
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