Charles (Chuck) Rogers American pilot and geologist suspected of killing his parents. Date of Birth: 30.12.1921 Country: USA

Biography of Charles (Chuck) Rogers

Charles (Chuck) Rogers was an American pilot and geologist who was suspected of killing his parents. He was born on December 30, 1921, and went missing in June 1965. In 1975, he was officially declared dead. Rogers was born and raised in Texas. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy and after the war, he returned to civilian life and earned a degree in nuclear physics from the University of Houston.

After graduating college, Rogers pursued a career as a petroleum engineer. He worked as a seismologist for the Shell Oil Company until his retirement in 1957. During this time, he also obtained a pilot license from the Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary civilian organization of the United States Air Force. It is believed that in 1956, Rogers was recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

As a member of the Civil Air Patrol, Rogers became close with David Ferrie, a private investigator and pilot. According to conspiracy theories, Ferrie was involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and personally knew Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin. Rogers' life was documented in the book "The Man on the Grassy Knoll" by John R. Craig and A. Rogers Philip. The Grassy Knoll refers to a location in Dallas where the second gunman, who was believed to have shot President Kennedy on November 22, 1963, was thought to have been positioned. Today, the expression "grassy knoll" signifies a secret conspiracy in the English language.

According to the book, Chuck Rogers lived a reclusive life. He was unmarried and lived with his parents, Fred and Edwina Rogers, at 1815 Driscoll Street, Houston, Texas. On June 23, 1965, the dismembered bodies of Rogers' parents were found in their own refrigerator. Rogers was the primary suspect in the case, but he disappeared before he could be located and questioned. The incident, known as "The Icebox Murders," is still remembered by Houston residents. It is believed that Rogers killed his parents on Sunday, June 20 and remained in the house for several days after the murders, seemingly unaffected by the presence of the dismembered bodies. When the police arrived at the house after a phone call on the morning of June 23, Rogers answered the call and fled through the back door.

Craig and Philip claim that Rogers killed his parents because they knew about his involvement in Kennedy's assassination and threatened to testify against him. However, there is no concrete evidence to support these claims, and they remain speculative. It is unclear why Rogers' parents took no action for a year and a half if they had knowledge of his alleged involvement.

On conspiracy theory forums dedicated to Kennedy's assassination, Rogers is identified as one of the three vagrants arrested in the Dealey Plaza area on the day of the assassination. Allegedly, E. Howard Hunt, a CIA officer, confessed to his son shortly before his death that he was involved in the conspiracy against the president, and one of the killers went by the nickname "Frenchy." The authors of the book suggest that "Frenchy" is one of Rogers' code names in the CIA.

Since his disappearance, there has been no information about Rogers. He is still considered a fugitive, although even if he is still alive, he would be nearly 90 years old. It is presumed that he was last seen boarding a plane from Houston to Mexico. Charles Rogers has become a character in two novels by the modern American writer James Ellroy, "American Tabloid" and "The Cold Six Thousand."