"Not many people know this, but McGruff the crime dog was created because of the JFK assassination and the I have to challenge this of course Yes, there were four high-profile assassinations in the 60s JFK MLK Malcolm X RFK but I think it's more likely that the serial killer Uprising in the late 70s had more to do with people being afraid of crime and the ad council Coming up with a mascot To start an ad campaign about crime. I'd say McGruff the crime dog was closer to Smokey the bear than anything else and not the JFK assassination I think that that is misleading. Sorry"