By Spy Uganda
On November 22, 1963, the world was shaken by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. The official investigation pointed the finger at Lee Harvey Oswald, a lone gunman with alleged communist ties. But behind the scenes, whispers of conspiracy were already spreading.
One man, John Garrett Underhill Jr., knew too much. A former intelligence officer during World War II, Underhill was no ordinary civilian. He was a military strategist, a weapons expert, and a man with deep connections inside the CIA and Pentagon. The day after Kennedy’s murder, Underhill made a hasty escape from Washington, D.C., visibly shaken and fearful for his life. He confided in friends in New Jersey, telling them that a secret faction within the CIA had orchestrated the assassination.
He was certain of it.
The Confession And The Cover-up
Underhill wasn’t just another conspiracy theorist—he had spent years working closely with the intelligence elite. He knew the people involved. He understood their methods. And most importantly, he was terrified. He told his friends that he would probably have to flee the country. He was right to be afraid.
Less than six months later, on May 8, 1964, John Garrett Underhill Jr. was found dead in his Washington apartment. A gunshot wound to the head. Officially ruled a suicide.
But Was It?
His death came just as he was allegedly preparing to go public with his knowledge. To those who knew him, the timing was far too convenient. Underhill, a former military intelligence officer, would have been well aware of the consequences of revealing classified secrets. Yet he had spoken out anyway. And he paid the ultimate price.
The Smoking Gun
Decades later, a declassified CIA memorandum from July 19, 1967, surfaced, referencing an article in *Ramparts* magazine that detailed Underhill’s escape from Washington and his belief that the CIA was behind JFK’s death. The document confirmed that Underhill had been a close associate of arms dealer Samuel Cummings, a man whose company, Interarmco, had deep ties to intelligence operations.
Even more chilling, the memorandum suggested a link between Oswald’s alleged murder weapon—a Carcano rifle ordered from Klein’s Sporting Goods in Chicago—and the very same arms networks connected to the CIA.
Too Many Dead Men
Underhill wasn’t the only one to die under suspicious circumstances after JFK’s assassination. Over the years, numerous witnesses, reporters, and insiders who questioned the official narrative met untimely deaths—many ruled suicides or accidents.
Could Underhill have been silenced to prevent the truth from coming out?
The official record will tell you no. It was suicide. Case closed. But the shadows of history tell a different story. A story of power, secrecy, and a government willing to eliminate those who knew too much.
The truth remains buried—along with John Garrett Underhill Jr.
