Norma Jean Lollis Hill was an American woman who was an eyewitness to the assassination of United States President John F Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22,1963.
19 Facts About Jean Hill
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Jean Hill was a consistent critic of the official report of the Warren Commission since its release and in 1992 she co-wrote a book entitled The Last Dissenting Witness.
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Jean Hill dropped out after two years after marrying Bill Hill.
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Jean Hill eventually returned to college and earned a degree in elementary education in 1955.
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Jean Hill worked as a teacher in Oklahoma City until 1962 when the family moved to Dallas for Bill Jean Hill's job at Science Research Associates.
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Jean Hill was present along with her friend Mary Moorman across from the grassy knoll, and was one of the very nearest witnesses to the presidential limousine when shots were fired at President Kennedy.
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Moorman can be seen in the Zapruder film taking pictures, which Jean Hill stated were later taken and bleached out by unknown parties.
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At Zapruder frame 313, when Kennedy was shot in the head, Jean Hill was only 21 feet away, leftward, and slightly behind him.
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Jean Hill was one of several witnesses who stated that at the end of the assassination they saw smoke lingering near the grassy knoll picket fence corner.
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Jean Hill told the Warren Commission that she thought the shots were coming from the direction of the grassy knoll.
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Jean Hill further said that after the assassination she watched a man running from near the Texas School Book Depository toward the picket fence area.
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Jean Hill has since stated when she saw a photo of Jack Ruby after his killing of Lee Harvey Oswald she now believes he was the man she saw running.
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Jean Hill stated that she received death threats and that the brake lines of her automobile were cut after the assassination.
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Jean Hill viewed herself as a survivor who had escaped the "mysterious deaths" purported to have befallen other witnesses to the assassination.
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Pagan wrote that Jean Hill kept silent for 15 years due to "'accidents' that befell other witnesses" and eventually defied the official report due to "strong patriotic convictions".
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Jean Hill was reported to have avoided publicity for nearly 25 years after testifying to the Warren Commission.
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Jean Hill continued working for the Dallas Public School System until her retirement a few years before her death.
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Jean Hill worked as a consultant for Oliver Stone's 1991 film JFK, and was portrayed in the movie by Ellen McElduff.
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Jean Hill is buried in Grove Jean Hill Memorial Park in Dallas.