Never-seen-before footage of JFK assassination shot by a Texas businessman emerges: What we know

Carpenter's grandson, James Gates, said the film was not much talked about in the family though everyone knew about it. Gates said he came into the possession of the film in 2009 or 2010 when his mother handed him a milk crate that had some 30 film reels including this one. When he first viewed the Kennedy footage, he was underwhelmed as it did not show Kennedy but he was struck by Hill's bravery.