I remember about 1968, either STAR or ENQUIRER had a front page article, with photos shot through a telescope lens, of the Onassis compound showing a man in a wheelchair with a bandage on his head. It was stated that in could be John Kennedy after the shooting.
It was stated that not long after those photos were taken, that a burial at sea from the Onassis yacht had taken place and the man was seen no more.
The above is an example of how stupid rumors/stories/lies are enhanced to become whopping lies. SHEESH!