Consisting of Melvin Frohike, John Fitzgerald Byers and Richard Langly, the Lone Gunmen were the publishers of a magazine called "The Lone Gunman" (originally called "The Magic Bullet"). The trio originally took their name and the title of their publication from X who, in May 1989, said, "I heard it was a lone gunman", in reference to the Kennedy assassination. Although Frohike and Langly knew each other beforehand, it was not until this time that the trio first joined forces and also met FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder. (TXF: "Unusual Suspects)