Umbrella Man & Dark-Complected Man (English Version)

Two suspicious men in Dealey Plaza during the shooting and afterwards. The “umbrella man“, is a figure who appears in several films and photographs of the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy. He was one of the closest bystanders to the president when he was first struck by a bullet, near the Stemmons Freeway sign within Dealey Plaza. The figure’s behavior raised suspicion among investigators due to his maneuvering of an umbrella as Kennedy was passing him, despite clear skies. As Kennedy’s limousine approached, the man opened up and lifted the umbrella high above his head, then spun or panned the umbrella from east to west (clockwise) as the president passed by him. In the aftermath of the assassination, the “umbrella man“ sat down on the sidewalk next to another man (“Dark Complected Man“) before getting up and walking towards the Texas School Book Depository. The fact that both men sat there so calmly after the shooting has raised suspicion. (The assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963)