Chauncey Marvin Holt (October 23, 1921 – June 28, 1997) was an American known for claiming to be one of the "

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" photographed in

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shortly after the

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Background

Holt was born in Kentucky. He moved to

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in the 1970s and lived in

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during the last decade of his life. Holt died of cancer at the age of 75, and was survived by a daughter and granddaughter.

Claims of involvement in JFK assassination

In a 1991 ''

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'' article about Oliver Stone's ''

JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination i ...

'', Holt received national attention for various claims he made regarding the assassination of President Kennedy. According to Holt, he was a

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operative sent to Dallas to deliver phony

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credentials. He also claimed to have worked as an

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for

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. His account is further explored in his autobiography ''Self-Portrait of a Scoundrel'', which was posthumously released by TrineDay Publishing in August 201

References

External links

Video fragment of 1991 interviewHolt's review of Gerald Posner's ''Case Closed''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holt, Chauncey Marvin 1921 births 1997 deaths People associated with the assassination of John F. Kennedy People from Kentucky Deaths from cancer in California Place of birth missing Place of death missing