In the 20th century, the first federal judge in the United States to be assassinated was the Honorable John H. Wood Jr. from Texas. The person responsible for this crime was Charles Boyd Harrelson, and he eventually received two life sentences for the murder. Interestingly, Charles Harrelson is also known as the father of the well-known actor Woody Harrelson.
Charles Harrelson was born in Lovelady, Texas, on July 23, 1938. After serving in the United States Navy until 1959, he moved to Los Angeles, where he took on various jobs, including working as an encyclopedia salesman and trying his luck as a professional gambler. During this time, he met Diane Lou Oswald, whom he later married. However, Charles’s life took a dark turn as he started descending into a life of crime.
His criminal record began at the age of 21, and by the age of 35, he found himself serving his first prison sentence. Charles and Diane moved to Houston, Texas, where they had three sons – Woody, Brett, and Jordan. However, their family life faced challenges, leading to Charles’s divorce from Diane in 1965. Charles then married his second wife Betty, and his life continued to spiral downwards. He accumulated gambling debts, faced arrests, and eventually abandoned his family, disappearing into the criminal underworld.
Woody was still in elementary school when Charles left the family, and even before the separation, Woody recalls that his father was frequently in and out of jail, rarely present. To settle his gambling debts, Charles turned to a more sinister path and became a hired hitman.
His alleged first hit was in 1958 when he targeted Alan Berg, a carpet salesman from Houston. The killing was reportedly contracted by a business rival for $1,500. Charles used his then-girlfriend, Sandra Sue Attaway, to lure Alan into a car, ambushed him, and ultimately killed him. In 1970, Charles was put on trial for this murder, but he was acquitted, and doubts about the validity of his alibi have persisted.
Another crime Charles was involved in was the murder of Pete Thomas Scamardo, a grain broker with ties to a drug smuggling business. Charles was paid $2,000 to kill Pete’s partner, Big Elia. Despite being arrested for the crime, Charles was able to secure a retrial, where the testimony of an alibi witness helped him avoid conviction. He ended up serving only five years of a 15-year sentence.
After Charles abandoned his family, Woody and his siblings moved to Lebanon, Ohio. Woody, at a young age, was aware of his father’s serious issues. It wasn’t until 1973, when Woody was 12 years old, that he learned about his father’s trial for the murder of Alan Berg. Woody found out about the trial from a radio news report, marking a wild realization for the young boy.
Woody was a student at Hanover College when his dad, Charles Harrelson, contacted him from jail. This surprising news about his father deeply affected Woody. In Lebanon, where he lived before college, Woody was a great guy, active in sports and drama, making life enjoyable for everyone. He was like the friendly character he played on Cheers—outgoing and good-hearted. Even his drama teacher, Wayne Dunn, never heard of him getting into fights. Woody was a regular at Sunday school, and his home hosted a church youth group. His church even helped him get a scholarship to Hanover, and he once thought about studying theology. However, everything changed when he learned about his father. Suddenly, Woody became rebellious. He stopped following religion, started drinking, and got into fights. His behavior took a negative turn after this shocking revelation about his dad.
In 1982, Woody met Charles, his father, during the summer after receiving the first letter. A lawyer named Alan Brown, who represented Charles when he was accused of killing Judge Wood, mentioned that Woody visited Charles several times. At that time, Woody was not well-known, just a quiet and strange young person. Only Woody and his father know what they talked about, but during that period, Woody’s behavior changed from being a nice kid to someone who seemed troubled, maybe even a threat to society. Woody had become influenced by his father’s charm. He later admitted, “It might sound strange to say this about someone convicted of a crime, but my father is one of the most well-spoken, well-read, and charming people I’ve ever known.”
In 1979, Charles was hired by drug lord Jamiel “Jimmy” Chagra to assassinate federal judge John H. Wood Jr., who was presiding over Chagra’s drug trafficking trial. Charles successfully carried out the hit on May 29, 1979, making Judge Wood the first federal judge to be assassinated in the 20th century. The investigation into the murder cost over $11 million and eventually led to Charles’s trial.
During Charles’s trial, it was revealed that Chagra had offered $250,000 for the judge’s assassination. Charles Harrelson was convicted and sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the murder, while his wife Joanne Harrelson received a 25-year sentence for conspiracy, as she had purchased the murder weapon for Charles under an assumed name.
Throughout his life, Charles Harrelson claimed to have been involved in around 50 contract killings on behalf of various organized crime figures. However, there is skepticism surrounding this number, with some, like former mob associate Kenny Gallo, suggesting that Harrelson may have exaggerated.
Nobody knows exactly how many people Charles Harrelson was involved in assassinating, but he left documents connecting him to dozens of killings dating back to the 1960s. There’s also speculation about his involvement in President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. During the standoff in 1980, Charles claimed he killed JFK but later took it back. Forensic artists even identified him in photos taken shortly after JFK’s assassination.
After Charles was accused of killing Wood, a journalist named Gary Cartwright interviewed him in the Bexar County jail. The interview was for a book about the Chagra crime family in El Paso. The journalist had an agreement with Charles’ lawyer, Alan Brown, to avoid questions about the judge. Instead, they talked about Charles’ background and his interest in books. (Source)
Charles mentioned he was reading mysteries by Elmore Leonard, who he thought understood the language of the underworld. He shared that he grew up near a Texas prison on his dad’s farm and described a tough life in a small town. To pass the time, he used to practice cheating at cards in front of a mirror. Later, he lived in Huntsville, where his uncle was a prison warden. Despite having family members in law enforcement, Charles chose a life of crime.
He seemed proud of his reputation as a killer. Even when discussing his time in Leavenworth prison, he had a swagger, as if he were talking about a prestigious achievement. He suggested he was there for murdering someone named Degelia, but his sentence was actually for an old gun possession charge.
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His lawyer, Percy Foreman, noted that Charles seemed content in prison and had a certain respect there. Charles even confessed to crimes he didn’t commit to make himself seem more important. During a standoff near Van Horn, he confessed to killing Judge Wood and even President John F. Kennedy, though he later retracted the Judge Wood confession. When asked about JFK in jail, he stuck to his story with a tight grin, though it was likely just to mess with the interviewer.
Charles’s connection to the JFK assassination comes from a photo of the “three tramps” arrested near Dealey Plaza. The tall tramp resembled Charles, and he used this coincidence to his advantage. Filmmaker Oliver Stone tried to interview Charles for the movie JFK, but Charles declined, leading Stone to suspect he had something to hide. Some people, including his lawyer Tom Sharpe, noted the resemblance but concluded it wasn’t the same person in the tramp photo and the one taken of Charles around the same time.
In a surprising podcast on Vlad TV, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disclosed that Woody Harrelson’s father, Charles Harrelson, played a role in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. According to Kennedy Jr., Charles Harrelson, not a shooter, claimed his responsibility was to deliver Secret Service badges on the grassy knoll when the shooting commenced.
Kennedy Jr. stated, “Woody Harrelson’s dad was a very charismatic guy,” revealing that Charles Harrelson had confessed to his involvement during a police shootout. Witnesses, including Woody Harrelson, acknowledged they anticipated an incident but never fathomed it would escalate to murder.
Kennedy Jr. further noted that over 30 individuals connected to the events that day were later killed, creating an ominous atmosphere of secrecy. Charles Harrelson, a confessed professional hitman with a history of working for the CIA and the Colombo mob, adds a layer of complexity to the already enigmatic events surrounding Kennedy’s death. Remarkably, there exists a photograph of him at the assassination site. This revelation, backed by Kennedy Jr.’s insights, adds a new dimension to the historical narrative.
In 1995, Charles attempted to escape from prison with the help of two convicted bank robbers, using makeshift ropes to scale the wall of Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. The attempt failed, and Charles was transferred to ADX Florence, a supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. Strangely, Charles seemed to adapt well to the extreme security conditions, expressing appreciation for the silence and the feeling of being left alone.
Despite Charles’s denial of Judge Wood’s murder, he continually sought a new trial with the help of his son Woody. The appeal was based on the argument that Charles’s conviction relied on the testimony of prisoners who had been promised reduced sentences in exchange for their cooperation. Woody described his involvement in the appeal as a son trying to help his dad.
Charles Harrelson’s efforts to secure a new trial were unsuccessful, and he passed away in 2007 at the age of 69 due to a heart attack. His life was marked by crime, allegations, and a controversial legacy. Whether Charles Harrelson’s confessions were entirely truthful or exaggerated remains a subject of debate, adding a layer of complexity to the already intriguing story of Woody Harrelson’s father.
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