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I was burned so many times that I stopped giving interviews. In other words, if my words ended up in print, they were twisted in an indescribable fashion.

Jim Garrison

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Jim Garrison
Age: 70 †
Born: 1921
Born: November 20
Died: 1992
Died: October 21
Attorney
District Attorney
Film Actor
Judge
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Denison
Iowa
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