James Files

James Files
Born
James Earl Files

(1942-01-24) January 24, 1942 (age 82)
Oakman, Alabama
NationalityAmerican
Other namesJames Sutton
Criminal statusParoled in May 2016
Criminal chargeAttempted murder (2 counts)
Aggravated discharge of a firearm
Aggravated battery with a firearm
Armed violence
Penalty50 years
Details
DateMay 7, 1991
3:45 pm
CountryUnited States
State(s)Illinois
Location(s)Round Lake Beach, Illinois
Target(s)David Ostertag
Gary Bitler
InjuredDavid Ostertag
WeaponsREMINGTON XP-100 .221 FIREBALL BOLT ACTION pistol
Date apprehended
May 7, 1991
Imprisoned atStateville Correctional Center

James Earl Files (born January 24, 1942), also known as James Sutton,[a] is an American former prisoner. In 1994, while serving a 50-year sentence for the 1991 attempted murders of two police officers, Files gave interviews stating that he was the "grassy knoll shooter" in the 1963 assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy.[3][4][5] Files has subsequently been interviewed by others and discussed in multiple books pertaining to the assassination and related theories.[4][5] In 1994, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was quoted as having investigated Files' allegation and found it "not to be credible".[3][6]

In 2010, Playboy magazine published an article by Hillel Levin in which Files also implicated Charles Nicoletti and John Roselli in the assassination of Kennedy.[7] In 2022 Ted Nelson posted a video interview with Files on his YouTube channel.[8]

  1. ^ United States of America Assassination Records Review Board: Public Hearing. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. November 18, 1994. pp. 27–32.
  2. ^ Bugliosi, Vincent (2007). "Other Assassins". Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 917–919. ISBN 978-0-393-04525-3. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Hanchette, John (September 29, 1994). "Sleuths plan JFK assassination conspiracy convention". Sun-Journal. Lewiston, Maine. Gannett News Service. p. 12. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  4. ^ a b McAdams, John (2011). "Too Much Evidence of Conspiracy". JFK Assassination Logic: How to Think about Claims of Conspiracy. Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books, Inc. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-59797-489-9. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Kroth, Jerome A. (2003). "Chapter 5. Paradox". Conspiracy in Camelot: The Complete History of the Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Algora Publishing. pp. 195, 197, 215–223. ISBN 0-87586-247-0. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  6. ^ Urban, Jerry (March 5, 1994). "JFK the target of mobsters?". Houston Chronicle. Houston, Texas. p. A35. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  7. ^ Levin, Hillel (November 2010). "How the Outfit Killed JFK". Playboy. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  8. ^ Nelson, Ted. "CONFESSION OF JFK SHOOTER-- detailed and plausible". Youtube. Ted Nelson. Retrieved July 1, 2022.


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