Richard Paul Pavlick | |
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Born | Belmont, New Hampshire, U.S. | February 13, 1887
Died | November 11, 1975 | (aged 88)
Occupation | Postal worker |
Known for | Unsuccessful plan to assassinate president-elect John F. Kennedy in December 1960 |
Criminal charge | Ruled mentally ill, ultimately released in December 1966 |
Richard Paul Pavlick (February 13, 1887 – November 11, 1975) was a retired postal worker[1] from New Hampshire who stalked Senator and U.S. president-elect John F. Kennedy, with the intent of assassinating him. On December 11, 1960, in Palm Beach, Florida, Pavlick positioned himself to carry out the assassination by blowing up Kennedy and himself with dynamite, but delayed the attempt because Kennedy was with his wife Jacqueline and their two young children.[2] He was arrested before he was able to stage another attempt.[3]