Ruth Paine Has Passed Away

[Lance Payette]

The demonizing of Ruth Paine was to me always one of the most despicable things about the CT community. She seemed so completely decent, open and honest that the effort to cast her as a dark and sinister character just seemed (and seems) flat-out insane to me. All of it says far more about the lunacy within some segments of the CT community than it ever said about Ruth. As Richard says, she epitomized the truism that no good deed goes unpunished. I hope that perhaps she could find humor in it and perhaps even enjoyed her curious fame.

[Fred Litwin]

https://www.onthetrailofdelusion.com/post/ruth-paine-r-i-p-1932-2025
Ruth Paine, R.I.P. (1932 - 2025)

It was very sad to learn that Ruth Paine died on Sunday. She was a admirable woman whose only crime was being nice. She will long be remembered for her grace, her honesty, and her friendliness.

Unfortunately, she has been badly maligned by conspiracy theorists.

[W. Tracy Parnell]

Thanks for the mention in your article Fred. Remarkable woman who tried to help others and was unfairly maligned as others have said.

[Michael T. Griffith]

Ruth Paine was instrumental in setting up Oswald as the patsy. As a 21-year veteran of military intelligence, my curiosity about Paine was sparked when I learned that she studied Russian at the Middlebury Language School. Intelligence agencies frequently sent people to Middlebury to learn foreign languages in the school's language-immersion program, and Middlebury was very expensive. In the 1990s, I was slated to attend Middlebury but then my battalion's training budget got cut and my slot had to be cancelled. As many here probably already know, Ruth Paine had a wide range of intelligence connections, as did her husband.

On the day of the assassination, barely 30 minutes after the shooting, Michael Paine called his home to talk to Ruth. Among other things, he said he thought Oswald was the shooter but didn't think Oswald was the one who was responsible for JFK's death, and then he added, "We both know who is responsible" (FBI 105-82555 Oswald HQ File, Section 83, p. 75). Mind you, Oswald had not even been arrested yet.

Some recommended articles on Ruth Paine's role in the JFK case:

https://www.jfkpaine.com/the-story/

https://aarclibrary.org/the-jfk-case-the-twelve-who-built-the-oswald-legend-part-11-the-paines-carry-the-weight/

https://www.kennedysandking.com/john-f-kennedy-reviews/the-assassination-and-mrs-paine-part-1

https://www.kennedysandking.com/john-f-kennedy-reviews/the-assassination-and-mrs-paine-part-2

https://www.kennedysandking.com/john-f-kennedy-articles/our-lady-of-the-warren-commission-part-1-2

https://www.kennedysandking.com/john-f-kennedy-articles/our-lady-of-the-warren-commission-part-2-2

http://22november1963.org.uk/george-de-mohrenschildt-i-am-a-patsy

https://www.kennedysandking.com/john-f-kennedy-articles/a-new-look-at-the-enigma-of-the-backyard-photographs-part-5#_nref1

Some recommended videos on her involvement in maneuvering Oswald to be the fall guy:

[Tommy Shanks]

The demonizing of Ruth Paine was to me always one of the most despicable things about the CT community. She seemed so completely decent, open and honest that the effort to cast her as a dark and sinister character just seemed (and seems) flat-out insane to me. All of it says far more about the lunacy within some segments of the CT community than it ever said about Ruth. As Richard says, she epitomized the truism that no good deed goes unpunished. I hope that perhaps she could find humor in it and perhaps even enjoyed her curious fame.

Couldn't agree more, Lance. It's one of the worst examples of idiotic conspiratorial thinking in this case.

[Tommy Shanks]

Ruth Paine was instrumental in setting up Oswald as the patsy.

Complete, utter nonsense. She was a kind-hearted housewife who took the Oswalds in during a dire time of need. Gotta say.. I applaud your discrediting of Fletcher Prouty but you sure do believe in every other outlandish conspiracy in this case (every piece of medical evidence altered, the Babushka lady shooting JFK), don't ya?

[David Von Pein]

I was very much saddened by the news that Ruth Paine had passed away on August 31st, 2025, just three days before her 93rd birthday. Among all the people who have ever been associated in some way with the events of November 1963, I liked and admired Ruth the most. In her many interviews and public appearances since '63 (several of which can be found at the link below), Ruth always seemed very genuine and honest and forthright. I will miss her.



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