Jim Marrs Wikipedia. Jim Marrs, born James Farrell Marrs Jr. December 5, 1. 94. August 2, 2. 01. 7, was an American newspaper journalist and New York Times best selling writer of books and articles on a wide range of alleged cover ups and conspiracies. Marrs was a prominent figure in the JFK conspiracy press and his book Crossfire was a source for Oliver Stones film JFK. He wrote books asserting the existence of government conspiracies regarding aliens, 91. He began his career as a news reporter in the DallasFort WorthArlington metroplex and taught a class on the assassination of John F. Watch Oswald`S Ghost Download' title='Watch Oswald`S Ghost Download' />Kennedy at University of Texas at Arlington for 3. Marrs was a member of the Scholars for 91. Truth. 3BiographyeditA native of Fort Worth, Texas, Marrs earned a B. A. in journalism from the University of North Texas in 1. Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas from 1. Beginning in college, he worked as a reporter, cartoonist, and photographer for several Texas newspapers, including the Denton Record Chronicle, Lubbock Avalanche Journal, and Lubbock Sentinel. In 1. 96. 8, he took a position with the Fort Worth Star Telegram, where he served as police reporter and general assignment reporter covering stories locally, in Europe, and in the Middle East. From 1. 96. 9 to 1. Barbarossa Full Movie In English. Ahead of this weeks Gamescom, Microsoft is holding a news event at 300PM EDT today where the company will reveal new information about the Xbox One X like pre. Fallout 4 VR hits in October of 2017, and Doom is also getting a VR game. Fallout 4 will be entirely playable in VR watch here, and more importantly, that VR. At a White House press conference today, President Trump accused former FBI director James Comey of perjuring himself before the US Senatea very serious charge. Jim Marrs, born James Farrell Marrs Jr. December 5, 1943 August 2, 2017, was an American newspaper journalist and New York Times bestselling writer of books. Play preschool learning games and watch episodes and videos that feature Nick Jr. Paw Patrol, Blaze and the Monster Machines, Dora, Bubble Guppies, and more. United States Army Reserve intelligence unit under the aegis of the Fourth Army as a translator of French and German periodicals when the Army offered to remedy a longstanding shoulder ailment prior to his scheduled mobilization or release him from his service obligation, he accepted the latter option. He later became the newspapers military and aerospace writer and an investigative reporter. After leaving the Star Telegram to take a position with Jerre R. Todd and Associates a public relations firm in Arlington, Texas in 1. For the remainder of his career, Marrs was a freelance writer, author, and public relations professional based in exurban. Springtown, Texas. From 1. 98. 3 to 1. Springtown Current in his hometown along with a monthly tourism tabloid Cowtown Trails. Previously, he produced a cable television show Texas Roundup from 1. He also served as communications director for the First Bank and Trust of Springtown from 1. Beginning in 1. 97. Marrs taught continuing education classes on the Kennedy assassination as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. He added a UFO course in 2. From 1. 99. 2 to 1. Marrs researched and completed a non fiction book on a top secret government program called the Stargate Project involving the psychic phenomenon known as remote viewing, only to have the program canceled as the book was going to press in the summer of 1. In May 1. 99. 7, Marrs investigation of UFOs, Alien Agenda, was published by Harper. Collins Publishers. The paperback edition was released in mid 1. It has been translated into several foreign languages and became the top selling UFO book in the world. Publishers Weekly said Marrs shows little discrimination, overemphasizing dubious phenomena like remote viewing and crop circles, and giving nearly equal weight to ludicrous pretenders like Billy Meier who claimed close encounter with Pleiadians and sophisticated commentators like Jacques Valle. Marrs even devotes a chapter to theories that the moon may be a UFO, and he refuses to rule out obvious frauds like the alien autopsy tapes. But if rigorous analysis escapes Marrs, little else does this is the most entertaining and complete overview of flying saucers and their crew in years. In early 2. Harper. Collins published Rule by Secrecy, which claimed to trace a hidden history connecting modern secret societies to ancient and medieval times. This book also reached The New York Times Best Seller list. In 2. 00. 3, his book The War on Freedom probed the alleged conspiracies of the September 1. It was released in 2. The Terror Conspiracy. Marrs was a featured speaker at a number of national conferences including the annual International UFO Congress1. Gulf Breeze UFO Conference,1. Conspiracy Con1. The Bay Area UFO Expo. Marrs usually also held a book signing at Brave New Books in Austin, Texas at least once a year. Marrs appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, C SPAN, The Discovery Channel, TLC, The History Channel, Alex Jones Show, This Morning America, Geraldo, The Montel Williams Show, Today, Tech. TV, Larry King, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and Art Bell radio programs, as well as numerous national and regional radio and TV shows. In October 2. 01. Marrs started his own radio program, The View from Marrs, on the Jeff Rense Radio network. The program aired on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3 p. Central time. Marrs had on his show a wide variety of guests and dedicated the entire month of November to the latest information regarding the JFK assassination. He also explored UFO research, survivalism, and other topics. With a friend, Michael H. Price, Marrs wrote and illustrated a comic book Oswalds Confession Other Tales from the War that was published by Cremo Studios, Inc., in 2. In February 2. 01. Marrs Our Occulted History Do the Global Elite Conceal Ancient Aliens Harper. Collins. Marrss avocations included American Civil War reenactment, collecting Civil War memorabilia and researching the history of World War II. However, according to his wife, Carol, who met him on a blind date while they were students at the University of North Texas, He was almost a pacifist. He didnt believe we should be in a war unless you were defending your home. Illness and deatheditIn March 2. Marrs official Facebook page about an unspecified illness that caused him to cancel appearances at two upcoming events, the 5th annual Out of this World UFO Conference in Edinburg, Texas, and the Free Your Mind Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, both in April. In June 2. 01. 7, additional announcements were made about health issues Marrs was experiencing, including being on kidney dialysis at home, and problems with his remaining good eye. Marrs died on August 2, 2. CrossfireeditIn 1. Marrs book, Crossfire The Plot That Killed Kennedy, was published and reached The New York Times Paperback Non Fiction Best Seller list in mid February 1. It became a basis for the Oliver Stone film JFK, released in 1. According to Stephen E. Ambrose in an essay generally critical of conspiracy theorists, Marrs wrote in Crossfire that motives for the murder of Kennedy were Attorney General Robert F.