Merriman Smith
 Merriman Smith      (journalist, JFK/Premature death) | |
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| Born | February 10, 1913 |
| Died | April 13, 1970 (Age 57) Washington |
Cause of death | Gunshot |
| Victim of | premature_death |
Merriman Smith was a US journalist.
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Career
In 1964, Smith won the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. He was the first to use the term "grassy knoll" regarding the assassination.[1] Mort Sahl reports “that he [Merriman Smith] was riding under the underpass when he heard the shots that killed our young president, which is interesting since he was two cars behind Kennedy and Kennedy never reached the underpass, he was killed while ahead of it, and possibly from it.” [2]
Death
Merriman Smith was found dead at his home in Washington from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on 13th April, 1970.[1] Wikipedia reported as of 2017, without citation, that he was "despondent over the death of his son in the Vietnam War."[3]
Event Witnessed
| Event | Location(s) | Description |
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| JFK/Assassination | US Dallas Texas Grassy knoll | The assassination of US President John F. Kennedy was the seminal deep political event of modern times, perhaps even more than 9-11. Both were done by the same group. Subsequently the group assassinated RFK, MLK and many others to try to contain the truth. |
