Hugh Aynesworth

Hugh Aynesworth
Aynesworth at the 2013 Texas Book Festival
Aynesworth at the 2013 Texas Book Festival
BornHugh Grant Aynesworth
(1931-08-02)August 2, 1931
Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedDecember 23, 2023(2023-12-23) (aged 92)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • reporter
  • author
  • teacher
Education
GenreNon-fiction

Hugh Grant Aynesworth (/ˈeɪnzwɜːrθ/; August 2, 1931 – December 23, 2023) was an American journalist, investigative reporter, author, and teacher.[1] Aynesworth was reported to have witnessed the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dealey Plaza, the capture and arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald at the Texas Theatre, and the shooting of Oswald by Jack Ruby in the basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters.[2] In a 1976 Texas Monthly article, William Broyles Jr. described Aynesworth as "one of the most respected authorities on the assassination of John F. Kennedy".[2]

  1. ^ "Press Club of Dallas elects Hugh Aynesworth President and adopts new strategic plan". Pegasus News. Richardson, Texas. August 13, 2007. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Broyles, William (March 1976). "The Man Who Saw Too Much". Texas Monthly. 4 (3). Austin, Texas: Mediatex Communications Corporation: 86–89, 114–122. ISSN 0148-7736. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2012.