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The Key Figures

Crime Files

The Key Figures

John Fitzgerald Kennedy - Thirty-fifth President of the United States. Assassinated 22nd November 1963Jacqueline Kennedy - Wife and First LadyTexas Governor John Connally and his wife Nellie ConnallyJames Tague - Bystander hit by debris from a bulletPolice Officer JD Tippet - Shot and killed by Lee Harvey OswaldLee Harvey Oswald - Alleged Assassin who shot J F Kennedy and a police officerMarina Alexandrovna - Oswald’s Russian wifeAbraham Zapruder - Filmed assassination with his 8mm cameraJack Ruby - Nightclub owner who shot and killed Lee Harvey OswaldJim Garrison - New Orleans District Attorney who carried out investigationsClay Laverne Shaw - Popular businessman and conspiracy suspectDavid Ferrie - Accused conspirator along with Shaw. Died before investigationsPerry Russo - Garrison’s key witness against Shaw