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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauncey_Marvin_Holt
 
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|spartacus=http://spartacus-educational.com/JFKholt.htm
 
|spartacus=http://spartacus-educational.com/JFKholt.htm
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|nationality=US
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|description=Claimed to be one of the "three tramps" photographed shortly after the assassination of President [[John F. Kennedy]]
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|birth_date=October 23, 1921
 
|birth_date=October 23, 1921
 
|birth_place=Kentucky, USA
 
|birth_place=Kentucky, USA
 
|death_date=June 28, 1997
 
|death_date=June 28, 1997
 
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Chauncey Marvin Holt 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]]. Holt's story was undermined in 1992 when the [[Dallas Police Department]] revealed that the three tramps were three other men.
  
 
==JFK assassination==
 
==JFK assassination==
In a 1991 ''[[Newsweek]]'' article about Oliver Stone's ''JFK'', Holt stated that he was a [[CIA]] operative sent to Dallas to deliver phony [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] credentials. He also claimed to have worked as an [[accountant]] for [[Meyer Lansky]].<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>  
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In a 1991 ''[[Newsweek]]'' article about Oliver Stone's ''JFK'', Holt stated that he was a [[CIA]] operative sent to Dallas to deliver phony [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] credentials. He also claimed to have worked as an [[accountant]] for [[Meyer Lansky]].<ref name="Gates">http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/1991/12/23/bottom-line-how-crazy-is-it.html</ref>  
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[https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKholt.htm Spartacus Educational has an article] discussing Chauncey Holt' story.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 06:51, 14 May 2021

Person.png Chauncey Holt   SpartacusRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(spook?, impostor?)
Chauncey Holt.png
BornOctober 23, 1921
Kentucky, USA
DiedJune 28, 1997 (Age 75)
NationalityUS
Claimed to be one of the "three tramps" photographed shortly after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Chauncey Marvin Holt 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. Holt's story was undermined in 1992 when the Dallas Police Department revealed that the three tramps were three other men.

JFK assassination

In a 1991 Newsweek article about Oliver Stone's JFK, Holt stated that he was a CIA operative sent to Dallas to deliver phony Secret Service credentials. He also claimed to have worked as an accountant for Meyer Lansky.[1]

Spartacus Educational has an article discussing Chauncey Holt' story.

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