With U.S. President Donald Trump set to release classified files related to the JFK assassination, most people have not heard of Woody Harrelson's father, Charles Harrelson, who confessed to being a shooter in the 1963 assassination in Dallas, Texas.
Charles Harrelson was a known hitman, convicted of several murders. He was most notably sentenced to life in prison for the 1979 assassination of U.S. District Judge John H. Wood Jr. in San Antonio.
Before that, he was convicted of the 1968 murder of Sam Degelia Jr. and acquitted of another murder in 1970.
In 1980, while under arrest in a cocaine-induced mania during a standoff with police in Van Horn, Texas, Charles Harrelson claimed he had killed both Judge Wood and JFK.
One facet of the conspiracy theory involves the so called "three tramps" photographed in Dealey Plaza shortly after JFK's assassination. Some speculate that Charles Harrelson could be one of those men, often citing a resemblance.
In 1992, the Dallas Police Department identified the tramps as Gus Abrams, John F. Gedney, and Harold Doyle, not Harrelson.
Charles Harrelson later retracted his JFK confession, claiming it was an attempt to "elongate my life" during the standoff. Despite the retraction, his initial claim sparked numerous theories.
Harrelson's known criminal activities, including being a hitman, and his convictions for murder, give some speculative credence to the idea he could have been involved in the JFK assassination.
Forensic artist Lois Gibson once claimed to have matched images of one of the tramps with Charles Harrelson, but this has been largely dismissed by official investigations and the broader historical community.
Some sources, like Jim Marrs in his book "Crossfire," argue Harrelson's resemblance to one of the tramps.
Woody Harrelson has addressed the theories about his father, generally dismissing them due to lack of evidence. He has acknowledged the speculation but not endorsed it.