Murdered in Cold Blood
On October 12, 1964, a mechanic was trying to fix a car when he heard a woman cry out for help. Two gunshots rang out. He then saw "a black man in a light jacket, dark slacks, and a dark cap standing over the body of a white woman."
Meyer had disagreed with the findings of the Warren Commission Report—the official report on JFK's assassination. Three weeks later, she was shot and killed while on a walk along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath in Georgetown.
Meyer's contentious relationship with the C.I.A. was the subject of speculation. Many people questioned whether the organization had anything to do with her death.
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