Until then, if you can’t wait any longer, check out this Snap Judgment podcast about him. From multiple alleged attempts on his life, to wild animals in his backyard, to telephones mounted in palm trees, to claims of speaking double-digit languages and dialects, the story gets crazier and crazier. Armes had a prosthetic that also included a gun – a gun that would actually shoot real bullets.Īnd this is just the beginning. Real life is crazier than the toy knock-off: Jay J. He’s worked on cases for Elvis Presley, John. The action figure came with “interchangeable hands” that included suction cups for scaling walls and another that was a magnet for picking up metallic objects. Armes KLAQ 14.8K subscribers Subscribe 109 9.9K views Streamed 7 years ago Mr. He would go on to become a famous private investigator who was so larger-than-life, he had an action figure styled after him. The details of the explosion change depending on who is telling the story, but the outcome was the same – his hands were amputated at an early age and he was given hooks in their stead. He lost his hands in childhood via an explosion. Armes is a real person although that is not his real name. Armes, and has two hooks instead of two hands, even his name is fishy. He is not from Dallas, but rather the El Paso area. The fish course, and a second installment for the Main Course, include a famous Texan. He also made movies and was the model for a comic book character.Fish. Supposedly he has never lost a case, and has even succeeded where the FBI and CIA have failed. He is considered one of the best private investigators, receiving awards and recognition as 'the man who has made the greatest contribution to the investigative profession.' His clients included Elvis Presley, Howard Hughes, Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando, whose son, Christian, was rescued by Armes from kidnappers. The almost 90-year-old private eye says he and his wife Linda are downsizing and everything has to go Although, he says some things are hard to part with. Armes is pulling back the curtain and opening up his home for an upcoming estate sale. Armes went on to become a International Private Investigator, Chief Deputy Constable for El Paso County, Law Enforcement Instructor for El Paso County, and Director of Security for a number of major manufacturing firms abroad. EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) El Paso’s iconic Private Investigator, Jay J. His hands were replaced by two alloy steel prosthesis, that he mastered.

He lost both hands when a older friend brought a box of railroad explosives to his home. Armes by John Purvis Mon, November 2nd 2015, 10:10 AM PST NTc2ZjZmYTdkZTdh.mp4 EL PASO, Texas - He calls himself Jay, but everyone else knows him as Jay J.

Arms with his children in front of his home.

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