Jim Garrison

James Carothers Garrison born Earling Carothers Garrison November 20 1921 October 21 1992 was the District Attorney of Orleans Parish Louisiana from 1962 to 1973 and later a state appellate court judge A member of the Democratic Party he is best known for his investigations into the assassination of John F Kennedy and the prosecution of New Orleans businessman Clay Shaw to that effect in 1969 which ended in Shaws acquittal Garrison believed the assassination was the result of a conspiracy involving the CIA the Mafia and other organizations He wrote three published books one of which became a prime source for Oliver Stones film JFK in 1991 in which Garrison was portrayed by Kevin Costner while Garrison himself made a cameo appearance as Earl Warren Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Garrison licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia