Jim Koethe
| Name(s): | Jim Koethe |
|---|---|
| Death Date: | September 21, 1964 |
| Cause of Death: | karate chop to the throat |
| Incident: | [[JFK Assassination Case Files]] |
There has been a significant number of people who have died who did appear to have important information about the case. This includes several journalists investigating the murder.
On 24th November, 1963, [Bill Hunter](https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKhunterB.htm) of the Long Beach Press Telegram and Jim Koethe(https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKkoethe.htm) of the Dallas Times Herald interviewed George Senator(https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKsenator.htm). Also there was the attorney Tom Howard(https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKhowardT.htm). Earlier that day Senator and Howard had both visited Jack Ruby(https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKruby.htm) in jail. That evening Senator arranged for Koethe, Hunter and Howard to search Ruby's apartment.
It is not known what the journalists found but on 23rd April 1964, Hunter was shot dead by Creighton Wiggins, a policeman in the press room of a Long Beach police station. Wiggins initially claimed that his gun fired when he dropped it and tried to pick it up. In court this was discovered that this was impossible and it was decided that Hunter had been murdered. Wiggins finally admitted he was playing a game of quick draw with his fellow officer. The other officer, Errol F. Greenleaf, testified he had his back turned when the shooting took place. In January 1965, both were convicted and sentenced to three years probation.
Jim Koethe(https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKkoethe.htm) decided to write a book about the assassination of Kennedy. However, he died on 21st September, 1964. It seems that a man broke into his Dallas apartment and killed him by a karate chop to the throat. Tom Howard(https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKhowardT.htm) died of a heart-attack, aged 48, in March, 1965.
