1965 · Civil rights · AssassinationMalcolm X
After leaving the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X was reshaping his politics, internationalising civil-rights claims, and preparing to expose internal and external power structures. His death fragmented emerging alliances and froze an evolving international political programme.
Baseline dossier published; continuing evidence review
21 Feb 1965New York City, United StatesHomicide
1965 · Journalist · Kennedy investigationDorothy Kilgallen
Kilgallen had interviewed Jack Ruby, criticised the Warren Commission, and told associates she possessed new information about the Kennedy assassination. Her unpublished Kennedy research became a recurring symbol of lost investigative evidence.
Baseline dossier published; continuing evidence review
8 Nov 1965New York City, United StatesUndetermined or accidental drug and alcohol death in official records