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PENN JONES T H E
CONTINUING
INQUIRY
VOLUME V, NUMBER 11 JUNE 22,1981
Tall tramp, 1963 Harrelson, 1979 Tall tramp, 1963 Harrelson, 1980
CHARLES V. HARRELSON: ASSASSIN, TRAMP, NEITHER OR BOTH? by Gary Mack
Charles V. Harrelson, considered the prime
suspect in the assassination of Federal Judge John
Wood two years ago, is a 43-year-old convicted hit
man. He's sitting in the Harris County jail in
Houston waiting for the grand jury to decide if it
has enough evidence to make a case. This and
other related information has been well covered by
the news media in recent months and there are indications
a breakthrough may be near.
Last March the Dallas-Fort Worth CBS affiliate
aired some videotape of Harrelson being led to the
courthouse in San Antonio; it was the first clear picture
of him I had seen and its impact was astounding.
Look above at the close resemblance. Was
Harrelson one of the tramps?
I called Gary Shaw and Jack White, but neither
had seen the tape or any good quality stills. Gary,
who's followed the Wood case closely, was skeptical
because of Harrelson's age— at the time of
the assassination he was 26 and the tall tramp has
been thought to be around 30. On the other hand,
the tramp has been estimated to be almost 6-foot-one,
which happens to be Harrelson's exact height.
J Earl Golz, who hadn't seen the tape either, was
interested for a much different reason. Two weeks
earlier, on March 20 and unknown to me, the Dallas
Morning News ran an in-depth story on Harrelson by
another staff writer. Law enforcement officials
related how Harrelson, under the influence of drugs,
held them at bay with a pistol to his head. He finally
gave up, and during questioning made a curious
remark: ^^^^^ ^^^ p^jj^.^ ^^^^^ Charles
Voyde Harrelson, he was still standing
at the side of the road. They
asked him who he was, and he told
them, but kept them at bay with a
gun pointed at his own head. During
the 6-hour stand-off that followed,
several officers at the scene insist
that Harrelson confessed several
times to the killing May 29, 1979, of
U.S. Dist. Judge John H. Wood.
Although Harrelson — a convicted
contract killer — had been
one of the original suspects in the
Wood killing, his confession in the
context of that night was not especially
startling. By the time his
friend, Virginia Farah, was brought
by police the 130 miles from El Paso,
he also confessed, said several officers,
to the assassination of John F.
Kennedy.
Let's face it, that was a dumb thing to say; but
there's much more to consider. When arrested, Harrelson's
wallet reportedly contained a business card
from an Arlington, Texas nightclub owned by
Russell D. Matthews, an alleged underworld
Object Description
| Title | Charles V. Harrelson: Assassin, Tramp, Neither Or Both by Gary Mack (missing pp. 9-12 or pages 13-20 misnumbered) |
| Volume No. | 5 |
| Issue No. | 11 |
| Date | 1981-06-22 |
| Series | V. Personal – E. Publications – 1. The Continuing Inquiry |
| Uniform Title | The Continuing Inquiry |
| Collection Title | Poage Library - JFK - Penn Jones Collection |
| Custodian | Poage Legislative Library |
| ID | 15p-jfkjones-ci-v5_1981-06-22 |
| Resource Type | Newsletter |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | http://www.baylor.edu/lib/digitization/digitalrights |
Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Series | V. Personal – E. Publications – 1. The Continuing Inquiry |
| Uniform Title | The Continuing Inquiry |
| Collection Title | Poage Library - JFK - Penn Jones Collection |
| Custodian | Poage Legislative Library |
| Resource Type | Newsletter |
| Format | Text |
| Full Text | PENN JONES T H E CONTINUING INQUIRY VOLUME V, NUMBER 11 JUNE 22,1981 Tall tramp, 1963 Harrelson, 1979 Tall tramp, 1963 Harrelson, 1980 CHARLES V. HARRELSON: ASSASSIN, TRAMP, NEITHER OR BOTH? by Gary Mack Charles V. Harrelson, considered the prime suspect in the assassination of Federal Judge John Wood two years ago, is a 43-year-old convicted hit man. He's sitting in the Harris County jail in Houston waiting for the grand jury to decide if it has enough evidence to make a case. This and other related information has been well covered by the news media in recent months and there are indications a breakthrough may be near. Last March the Dallas-Fort Worth CBS affiliate aired some videotape of Harrelson being led to the courthouse in San Antonio; it was the first clear picture of him I had seen and its impact was astounding. Look above at the close resemblance. Was Harrelson one of the tramps? I called Gary Shaw and Jack White, but neither had seen the tape or any good quality stills. Gary, who's followed the Wood case closely, was skeptical because of Harrelson's age— at the time of the assassination he was 26 and the tall tramp has been thought to be around 30. On the other hand, the tramp has been estimated to be almost 6-foot-one, which happens to be Harrelson's exact height. J Earl Golz, who hadn't seen the tape either, was interested for a much different reason. Two weeks earlier, on March 20 and unknown to me, the Dallas Morning News ran an in-depth story on Harrelson by another staff writer. Law enforcement officials related how Harrelson, under the influence of drugs, held them at bay with a pistol to his head. He finally gave up, and during questioning made a curious remark: ^^^^^ ^^^ p^jj^.^ ^^^^^ Charles Voyde Harrelson, he was still standing at the side of the road. They asked him who he was, and he told them, but kept them at bay with a gun pointed at his own head. During the 6-hour stand-off that followed, several officers at the scene insist that Harrelson confessed several times to the killing May 29, 1979, of U.S. Dist. Judge John H. Wood. Although Harrelson — a convicted contract killer — had been one of the original suspects in the Wood killing, his confession in the context of that night was not especially startling. By the time his friend, Virginia Farah, was brought by police the 130 miles from El Paso, he also confessed, said several officers, to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Let's face it, that was a dumb thing to say; but there's much more to consider. When arrested, Harrelson's wallet reportedly contained a business card from an Arlington, Texas nightclub owned by Russell D. Matthews, an alleged underworld |
| Rights | http://www.baylor.edu/lib/digitization/digitalrights |