The names "Lee Harvey" and "Osvaldo" (Osvaldo is the Spanish equivalent to "Oswald") drew comparisons to Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated President John F. Kennedy. This led conspiracy theorists to claim that the incident was set up to scare Carter into submission.Carter Assassination Attempt - TinWiki.orgLee Harvey and Osvaldo Conspiracy | AlienZoo.com Although originally dismissed as "a tale spun by an intoxicated man," police investigating the claims found a room in the Alan Hotel rented under the name "Umberto Camacho," the name of an alleged conspirator given by Ortiz , containing a shotgun case and three unspent rounds of ammunition . The occupant had checked out of the hotel room the day of the alleged assassination attempt.
The names "Lee Harvey" and "Osvaldo" (Osvaldo is the Spanish equivalent to "Oswald") drew comparisons to Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated President John F. Kennedy. This led conspiracy theorists to claim that the incident was set up to scare Carter into submission.Carter Assassination Attempt - TinWiki.orgLee Harvey and Osvaldo Conspiracy | AlienZoo.com Although originally dismissed as "a tale spun by an intoxicated man," Harvey's claims were investigated by police, who found a room in the Alan Hotel , containing a shotgun case and three unspent rounds of ammunition, and booked for the night under the name "Umberto Camacho," the name of an alleged conspirator given by Ortiz . The occupant had checked out of the hotel room the day of the alleged assassination attempt.
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