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James Earl Files (born January 24, 1942), also known as James Sutton, is an American former prisoner. In 1994, while serving a 50-year sentence for the 1991 attempted murders of two police officers, Files gave interviews stating that he was the "grassy knoll shooter" in the 1963 assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy.
- Paroled in May 2016
- American
- May 7, 1991
- James Sutton
James E. Files claims he shot President Kennedy from behind the Grassy Knoll with a CIA-provided rifle and a prototype scope, and that he worked with David Atlee Phillips, Lee Harvey Oswald, and Johnny Roselli. He also names other mobsters and CIA officers as his contacts and allies in the JFK assassination. Watch his video interview with Jim Marrs and learn more about his backstory and book.
Apr 8, 2016 · James Files (Sutton) was born in Alabama in January 1942. His family moved to Chicago and he lived there until joining the United States Army and served with the 82nd Airborne in Vietnam (1959-60). After leaving the army he met Charlie Nicoletti, a leading figure in the Chicago Mafia. Files was involved in the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Nov 13, 2014 · Watch the second and final interview with James Files, who claimed to be the shooter on the grassy knoll in 1963. Learn how he was tipped off by an FBI agent, how his confession was suppressed, and how a former FBI agent reopened the case.
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James Earl Files (born January 24, 1942), also known as James Sutton, is an American former prisoner. In 1994, while serving a 50-year sentence for the 1991 attempted murders of two police officers, Files gave interviews stating that he was the " grassy knoll shooter" in the 1963 assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy.
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