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Oliver Wellington "Billy" Sipple (November 20, 1941 – c. February 2, 1989) [a] was an American man known for intervening to prevent an assassination attempt against ...
You are saying that Oliver Sipple grabbed SARAH JANE Moores shoulder, arm, etc and saved the President. That is a complete fabrication. Sipple was onthe same side of the street as POTUS. He received the bullet in his groin area fom the ricochet off the wall of the St Francis hotel.
Oliver Sipple was commended at the scene by Secret Service and the San Francisco Police for his actions; [12] the media portrayed him as a national hero. Three days after the assassination attempt in San Francisco, Sipple received a letter from President Ford praising him for his heroic actions.
Sipple died in 1989 at the age of 47. His health had deteriorated and he was drinking heavily. That year, Ford wrote a letter saying he was “forever grateful” for the former Marine’s action ...
A bystander, Oliver Sipple, grabbed Moore's arm and the shot missed Ford, striking a building wall and slightly injuring taxi driver John Ludwig. [93] Moore was tried and convicted in federal court, and sentenced to prison for life.
Oliver Sipple, the disabled former U.S. Marine who had helped save President Ford from assassination, was "outed" by San Francisco Chronicle gossip columnist Herb Caen, who received information from gay activist Harvey Milk that Sipple was homosexual. Without specifically calling Sipple gay, Caen wrote that Sipple "was the center of midnight ...
[57] [58] The bystander was Oliver "Bill" Sipple, who had left Milk's ex-lover Joe Campbell years before, prompting Campbell's suicide attempt. [citation needed] The incident drew great attention to Sipple. On psychiatric disability leave from the military, Sipple refused to call himself a hero and did not want his sexuality disclosed. [59]
Oliver is one of a handful of attorneys who specialize in representing whistleblowers who bring lawsuits under a Civil War-era law that encourages people to report fraud against the government. These so-called qui tam cases are filed under seal, with the hope that the Justice Department will investigate and then join in.