Lost JFK Assassination Film Stirs Conspiracy Theories: Family of Orville Nix Seeks Justice and Compensation
Home footage that potentially alters the narrative of President John F. Kennedy's assassination has allegedly been hidden by government entities for over four decades. Surprisingly, officials claim that the ground-breaking evidence disappeared after investigators scrutinized it.
Orville Nix, a Dallas maintenance worker who filmed the tragic incident as JFK's motorcade traversed Dallas' Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963, has a family that is not convinced by the government's account. They have filed a lawsuit demanding the National Archives release the original footage and pay $29.7 million in damages.
The Nix film, albeit grainy and somewhat unclear, purportedly displays two gunmen firing from the infamous Grassy Knoll at Dealey Plaza. This opposes the contested Warren Commission's conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged sniper from the Texas School Book Depository, was the sole assailant.
Jefferson Morley, an author well-versed in the CIA's complex dealings, notes, “The surfacing of the original Nix film today would be extremely pivotal.” He argues that modern digital techniques could enhance the film's quality, transforming it into “a new piece of evidence.” Morley adds, “The quality loss from the first to the second generation of an analog film like Nix’s is significant.”
The House Select Committee on Assassinations examined the original Nix film in 1978, concluding that Kennedy was "probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy" involving "two gunmen." Subsequently, blurry copies of the film, offering a distinct perspective from the renowned Zapuder film, were distributed under a 25-year agreement between United Press International and the Nix family.
However, the original was requested by the House committee in 1978 and allegedly transferred to the National Archives, which currently denies possessing the original film.
An investigator shared with GLOBE, “Considering the prominent figures implicated in the JFK murder conspiracy, it's plausible that the original Nix footage was intentionally destroyed. Certain truths, including LBJ's possible role in the plot, are still too perilous to unveil.”
Remarkably, some experts surmise that Johnson was responsible for the assassination, fearing that Kennedy would remove him from the 1964 campaign. Abraham Bolden, a former White House Secret Service agent, claimed to have reported a "serious threat" to Kennedy's life emanating from Johnson but was ignored and subsequently sidelined post-assassination.
With the potential evidence from Bolden and the contents of Nix's film, sources believe they provide solid proof of a Deep State conspiracy masterminded by Johnson. Experts opine that current technology could potentially identify the killers in Nix's original film, thereby revealing the hidden truth.