Richard Case Nagell
Richard Case Nagell | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 5, 1930 |
| Died | November 1, 1995 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | CIA officer |
| Employer | Central Intelligence Agency |
| Known for | Alleged foreknowledge of John F. Kennedy assassination |
Richard Case Nagell (August 5, 1930 – November 1, 1995) was a United States Army veteran and alleged former CIA double agent.[1]
Biography
[edit]Nagell entered the US Army in 1948, served in two tours of duty in the Korean War with the 24th Infantry Division where he was awarded three Purple Hearts [2] and was honourably discharged with the rank of Captain in 1959. In November 1954 he was the sole survivor of an airplane crash that left him with facial injuries.[3]
Nagell was arrested on September 20, 1963 after he entered the State National Bank in El Paso, Texas and fired two shots into the ceiling of the bank. Nagell walked out of the bank after firing his weapon and sat down and waited for the police to arrive. [4] Dick Russell's biography of Nagell claims that Nagell had foreknowledge of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.[5] According to Russell, Nagell also claimed to have gotten himself arrested in the El Paso bank shooting in late September 1963 to avoid becoming a patsy.[6] Nagell met with New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison, who at the time was investigating Clay Shaw's possible complicity in the assassination.[7]
Death
[edit]Nagell died from heart disease on November 1, 1995, in Los Angeles, California. His death occurred one day after the Assassination Records Review Board had sent him a letter for information.[5][1] He was 65 years old at the time of his death and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[1][8]
Publications
[edit]- Man in the Middle: The Inside Story (What the Controlled Press and Official Reports Forgot to Mention). (Jan. 28, 1970).
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Staff writer (Nov. 12, 1995). "Passages." Seattle Times. Accessed Oct. 23, 2008.
- ^ https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/354/441/151153/
- ^ https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/104-10123-10029.pdf
- ^ "The Strange Story of Richard Nagell, John F. Kennedy and the State National Bank of el Paso". 16 April 2021.
- ^ a b Assassination Records Review Board (Sept. 30, 1998). "Chapter 7: Pursuit of Records and Information from Non-Federal Sources." In: Final Report of the Assassination Records Review Board. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. pp. 133–134.
- ^ Staff writer (Nov. 30, 1992). "The Man Who Knew Too Much: Hired to Kill Oswald and Prevent the Assassination of JFK: Richard Case Nagell." Publishers Weekly. Accessed Jun. 23, 2014.
- ^ Garrison, Jim (1988). On the Trail of the Assassins. New York: Sheridan Square Press, pp. 183–6. ISBN 0446362778.
- ^ "Burial detail: Nagell, Richard C". ANC Explorer. Accessed Feb. 12, 2023.
Further reading
[edit]- Alderete, Joseph F. (Jun. 17, 1966). Report of Psychiatric Examination: Richard Case Nagell. U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons.
- Russell, Dick (1992). The Man Who Knew Too Much. New York: Carrol & Graf. Foreword by Carl Oglesby. ISBN 978-0786712427.
- Richard Case Nagell, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee, 392 F.2d 934 (5th Cir. 1968).
- Staff writer (Dec. 30, 1995). "Passages: Richard Case Nagell" (obituary). Kennedy Assassination Chronicles, vol. 1, no. 4. p. 11.
External links
[edit]- Richard Case Nagell in the Jim Garrison files
- Richard Case Nagell in the Weisberg Collection
- Richard Case Nagell at Mary Ferrell Foundation
- Personal file at the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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