Jim Garrison was the District Attorney of New Orleans who led an investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Biography[]
In 1947, Garrison worked for the FBI in the Pacific Northwest.[1]
As part of his investigation, Garrison arrested Clay Shaw for conspiring to kill the President. He then subpoenaed Fred Crisman, the first person Shaw called after being taken into police custody. Garrison questioned Crisman about his connections to various persons of interest in the investigation and eventually released him.[1]
Shaw was later acquitted and Garrison's investigation was seen in retrospect as "prosecutorial overreach." It was later the subject of Oliver Stone's 1991 film, JFK.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
James Carothers Garrison (November 20, 1921 – October 21, 1992) was the district attorney of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, famous for his controversial investigation into the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
He was portrayed by Kevin Costner in JFK while Garrison himself appeared as Earl Warren.
