George de Mohrenschildt

George de Mohrenschildt
Born
Jerzy Sergius von Mohrenschildt

April 17, 1911
Mozyr, Russian Empire (now Belarus)
DiedMarch 29, 1977(1977-03-29) (aged 65)
Manalapan, Florida, U.S.
Cause of deathSuicide by gunshot
NationalityAmerican (naturalized)
EducationPolish Cavalry Academy
Alma materInstitute of Higher Commercial Studies
University of Liège
University of Texas at Austin
OccupationPetroleum geologist
Known forBefriending Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy
Spouses
Dorothy Pierson
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(m. 1942; div. 1944)​
Phyllis Washington
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(m. 1947; div. 1949)​
Wynne Sharples
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(m. 1951; div. 1956)​
Jeanne LeGon
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(m. 1959; div. 1973)​
Children3

George Sergius de Mohrenschildt[a] (April 17, 1911 – March 29, 1977) was an American petroleum geologist, anti-communist political refugee, professor, and occasional CIA field agent.[1] De Mohrenschildt, who moved to the Dallas area in October 1961, is best known for having befriended Lee Harvey Oswald in the summer of 1962.

De Mohrenschildt's testimony before the Warren Commission investigating the assassination was one of the longest of any witness.[2][3]

Since his testimony and subsequent death years later, de Mohrenschildt has been a popular figure in conspiracy theories regarding the assassination of John F. Kennedy. For example, those who believe that the United States Government was responsible have accused de Mohrenschildt of being Oswald's CIA handler. On the other hand, Ion Mihai Pacepa, a high level defector from Communist Romania and occasional CIA asset, has alleged that de Mohrenschildt, despite his claims to be a descendant of the Russian nobility and an anti-communist political refugee from the Red Terror, was in reality a KGB First Chief Directorate illegal field agent, who focused on collecting military intelligence and who acted as Oswald's Soviet intelligence handler.[4][5]


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  1. ^ "Subject: Comments on George de Mohrenschildt "Reputed Former CIA Agent"" (PDF). Archives.org. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ Bugliosi, Vincent (2007). Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. p. 648. ISBN 978-0-393-04525-3. De Mohrenschildt's testimony occupied 58 pages in the published transcript. Only the testimonies of Oswald's wife, mother, brother, Jack Ruby, and Ruth Paine was [sic] longer.
  3. ^ Szulc, Szulc (November 24, 1964). "Friend of Oswals (sic) Knew Mrs. Kennedy". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  4. ^ Woolsey Jr., R. James; Pacepa, Ion Mihai (February 23, 2021). Operation Dragon: Inside the Kremlin's Secret War on America. Encounter Books. ISBN 978-1641771450. See chapters 6 and 11. The authors assert that George de Mohrenschildt, who was allegedly a PGU illegal officer that collected military intelligence, was the handler for the Oswalds who were both assets of Soviet intelligence and that Valery Kostikov, who was known to the Oswalds by the operational pseudonym "Comrade Kostin", supported the Oswalds efforts as a 13th Directorate officer that engaged in assassinations and subversive activities.
  5. ^ Ившина, Ольга (Ivshina, Olga) (December 27, 2021). "Убийство Кеннеди: агент "Перекати-поле", советские тосты и странные звонки. Что нового в рассекреченных документах по делу" [The Kennedy assassination: a Tumbleweed agent, Soviet toasts and strange calls. What's new in the declassified documents in the case]. BBC (in Russian). Retrieved June 14, 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)