Richard Case Nagell

Richard Case Nagell (August 5, 1930 – November 1, 1995) was a United States Army veteran and alleged former CIA double agent.^[1] He was arrested for attempted bank robbery in September 1963, an event which Nagell claimed he intentionally orchestrated to result in his arrest due to his supposed pre-knowledge of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November 1963.^[2]

Richard Case Nagell
Born	(1930-08-05)August 5, 1930
Died	November 1, 1995(1995-11-01) (aged 65) Los Angeles, California
Occupation	CIA officer
Employer	Central Intelligence Agency
Known for	Alleged foreknowledge of John F. Kennedy assassination

Biography

Nagell entered the US Army in 1948, served in two tours of duty in the Korean War with the 24th Infantry Division where he was awarded three Purple Hearts ^[3] and was honourably discharged with the rank of Captain in 1959. In November 1954 he was the sole survivor of an plane crash that left him with facial injuries.^[4]

Nagell was arrested on September 20, 1963 after he entered the State National Bank in El Paso, Texas and fired two shots into the ceiling of the bank. Nagell walked out of the bank after firing his weapon and sat down and waited for the police to arrive.^[2] He was sentenced in 1964 to ten years in prison, but acquitted after a 1968 retrial.^[2] According to a 1968 memo from the Central Intelligence Agency, Nagell claimed he had wished to be incarcerated at the time of Kennedy's assassination.^[2] Nagell claimed in 1969 that before his 1964 arrest, he had been "operating in an undercover role, having become involved in a domestic-inspired plot to assassinate President John F. Kennedy".^[2] Nagell met with New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison in the late 1960s, who at the time was investigating Clay Shaw's possible complicity in the assassination.^[5]

Dick Russell's biography of Nagell was published in 1992 under the title The Man Who Knew Too Much. The book expands on Nagell's earlier claims with additional research to argue Nagell had foreknowledge of assassination of President John F. Kennedy,^[6] and also supported Nagell's claim he had gotten himself arrested in the El Paso bank shooting in late September 1963 to avoid becoming a patsy.^[7]

Death

Nagell died from heart disease on November 1, 1995, in Los Angeles, California. His death occurred one day after the Assassination Records Review Board had sent him a letter for information.^[6][1] He was 65 years old at the time of his death and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.^[1][8]

Publications

• Man in the Middle: The Inside Story (What the Controlled Press and Official Reports Forgot to Mention). (January 28, 1970).