A retired CIA agent, Bill Oxley, has made a shocking confession about his involvement in the death of reggae legend Bob Marley.
Speaking from his hospital bed in Maine, the 79-year-old claimed responsibility for 17 assassinations carried out between 1974 and 1985, including that of the globally influential musician.
According to Oxley, Marley’s growing influence posed a threat to the CIA’s objectives, making him a target for elimination.
Oxley revealed that his role in Marley’s demise began after an attack on the singer’s home in Kingston. “It’s not like we didn’t warn him.
We sent a few guys to shoot up his house,” he stated. Despite the violent intrusion, Marley remained defiant.
Oxley then reportedly gained access to Marley by posing as a photographer, presenting him with a pair of Converse shoes.
“When he tried on the right shoe, he screamed out ‘OUUUCH.’ That was it. His life was over right there and then,” he admitted.
The shoe, according to Oxley, had been tainted with cancerous bacteria, marking the beginning of the singer’s untimely decline.
The retired operative also disclosed that he maintained close surveillance over Marley’s health care in the years leading to his death in 1981.
His medical advice was allegedly manipulated to accelerate the disease rather than cure it.
“The last time I saw Bob before he died, he had removed the dreadlocks, and his weight was dropping like a stone,” Oxley recalled.
Despite his years of service to the CIA, he admitted that Marley’s death left him with deep regret.
“The day he died in Miami was definitely one of the most difficult moments in my career. I felt real bad.”
Marley’s passing at just 36 years old has long been the subject of speculation.
While official reports attribute his death to melanoma, Oxley’s confession raises further questions about covert actions taken against cultural and political figures during that era.
“Eventually, I came to realize it had to be done, for America,” he concluded.
His revelations, if true, bring to light the extent to which power and influence can shape history, leaving many to question whether justice will ever be served.
