Merriman Smith

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Person.png Merriman Smith   SpartacusRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(journalist)
BornFebruary 10, 1913
DiedApril 13, 1970 (Age 57)
Washington
Cause of death
Gunshot
Victim ofpremature_death

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]

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."[2]

 

Event Witnessed

EventLocation(s)Description
JFK/AssassinationUS
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.
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