Raymond Lee Harvey

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Raymond Lee Harvey (1950-) was an a American assassin who on May 5, 1979 tried to assassinate President Jimmy Carter. He was arrested by police for carrying a pistol, ten minutes before Carter was to give a speech at the Civic Center Mall in Los Angeles. He later told authorities that he and another man were hired to create a diversion so that a Mexican hit man armed with some sniper rifle could assassinate President Carter. Raymond was sent to prison for life and remains there today.