What physics reveals about the jfk assassination history. On hoffa, marcello, trafficante, and the murder of president john kennedy praise for the hoffa wars by dan e. The book also details the fbi confessions of notorious mafia godfathers carlos marcello and santo trafficante to reveal exactly who killed jfk. Five decades after one of americas greatest tragedies, this compelling book pierces the veil of secrecy to document the small, tightly held conspiracy that killed. Impossible to kill rfk, new book alleges was robert maheu, an aide to howard hughes, responsible for bobby kennedy s assassination. This theory is based on the idea that the mafia were angry with both john f. He headed the trafficante crime family and controlled organized criminal operations in florida and cuba, which had previously been consolidated from several rival gangs by his father, santo trafficante sr. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Kennedy, a new book by helen odonnell, launching lbj, reveals new details about the presidents death. He said that trafficante complained about the honesty of the kennedys. In the days after hunt died there were several articles covering the same material. In his 1994 autobiography mob lawyer, ragano recounted his career in defending members of organized crime, and made the controversial.
Like ruby, trafficante was a smalltime mafia capo, she wrote see p. Oswald and soviet officials feared a missile strike after kennedys. In the book, cowritten with the veteran times reporter selwyn raab, ragano. Moldea for saying it first the following are quotes which credit the 1978 book, the hoffa wars, for. The men started to drive away when another sedan drove past the mercury, the occupants unloading a blast of buckshot as they passed. A gary revel breaking news release in the developing story of the jfkmlkrfk assassination investigation. Central standard time in dallas, texas, while riding in a presidential motorcade through dealey plaza. Yet this interpretation involves a complete misreading of the available evidence of castros perception of kennedy at that time. I was nervous about setting a novel in november of 1963. And now, on the 51th anniversary of jfks tragic death, the enquirer can finally reveal the blockbuster truth behind the crime that shocked the world.
Jul 14, 2017 the mob did it we think a new book on the jfk assassination adds credence to the theory that the mafia was at the center of the presidents murder. He planted forged memos in the national archives blaming jfk for the diem assassination, for example. Kennedy, an event so shocking and cataclysmic that it continues to hold a grip on the. In his book, ragano claimed that hoffa, who was being hounded by attorney general robert kennedy on corruption. It has been put forward that if trafficante was involved in the kennedy assassination, then a possible explanation is that he was working for castro. What the mob knew about jfks murder washington post.
Hoffa, marcello, trafficante and the murder of jfk. Godfathers carlos marcello and santo trafficante took out the. Santo trafficante married josephine marchese on 17th april, 1938. Former governor of texas john connally 1917 1993 examines frames from abraham zapruders film footage of the assassination of president kennedy, san antonio, texas, 1966. In fact, neither ruby nor trafficante fit that description. Santo trafficante jfk assassination debate the education. Santo trafficante and the business of murder with the cia. Another aspect of the new orleans connection to the assassination lays in the possible involvement of organized crime, with the louisiana mafia boss, carlos marcello, being a prime suspect. For the first time, this concise and compelling book pierces the veil of secrecy to fully.
Kennedy was murdered in dallas in 1963, researchers have laid the blame on everyone from organized crime to shadowy government officials. Howard hunts taped deathbed confession is not new news. Carlos marcello and the assassination of president kennedy. Kennedy was riding with his wife jacqueline, texas governor john connally, and connallys wife nellie when he was fatally shot by former u. But ragano said trafficante, on his deathbed in 1987, confessed that he and marcello did, indeed, follow through on hoffas favor. Frank ragano january 25, 1923 may, 1998 was a selfstyled mob lawyer from florida. Kennedys and king jerome corsi, who really killed kennedy. Kennedy, vincent bugliosi has pointed out many flaws in raganos claims, including the fact that trafficante was most likely not in tampa on the day in question, but was rather in north miami beach, florida, receiving dialysis treatments.
Kennedy, vincent bugliosi has pointed out many flaws in raganos claims, including the fact that trafficante was most likely not in tampa on the day in question, but was rather in north miami beach receiving dialysis treatments. Trafficante took full control of these operations when his father died of stomach cancer in august, 1954. Fifty years on, slew of new books add fuel to conspiracy fire. Fiftythree years after the warren commission concluded that president john f. With deft investigative skill, david kaiser shows that the events of november 22, 1963, cannot be understood without fully grasping the two larger stories of which. Frank ragano january 25, 1923 may, 1998 was a selfstyled mob lawyer from florida, who made his name representing organized crime figures such as santo trafficante, jr. One of the most enduring mysteries of 20th century history is the 1963 assassination of u. After staying briefly with relatives, he got a job at the reily coffee company, the makers of luzianne coffee, and he rented an apartment at 4907 magazine st.
The hidden history of the jfk assassination by lamar waldron. Any time i saw the words lee harvey oswald or grassy knoll or jack ruby, my mind quickly skipped away to other things. Mary, has the largest online collection of jfk assassination records and the most concise. Nixon press conference releasing the transcripts of the white house tapes, 04291974.
Book links mafia and plot against castro to jfk killing. According to the 1994 book written by attorney frank ragano, who represented hoffa, the teamster leader asked mob bosses santos trafficante and carlos marcello to arrange the assassination of. Not every worthwhile book on the jfk assassination is included, and not every included title is recommended. Jfk murder plot deathbed confession aired on national radio, by paul joseph watson. Santos trafficante was a tampabased crime boss who was among those who lost out on gambling revenues when castro took power in cuba, and trafficante was jailed there and eventually deported. Davis claims that ruby ran dallas businesses for marcello lieutenant joseph campisi. According to davis, oswald and ruby had strong ties to marcello.
Carlos marcellos pilot and employee, david ferrie, is by far the oddest character in the kennedy assassination saga. The hidden history of jfks assassination draws on exclusive. Marcello had plenty of reason to despise president kennedy and his brother, attorney general robert kennedy. John and robert kennedy, the plan for a coup in cuba, and the murder of jfk so much has been written about jfk s assassination what in your book is new. Oct 25, 20 according to the official warren commission report on the assassination, oswald acted alone in shooting kennedy. According to the 1994 book written by attorney frank ragano, who represented hoffa, the teamster leader asked mob bosses santos trafficante and carlos marcello to arrange the assassination.
Best books about jfk 71 books share book recommendations. This book builds on the work of the last congressional committee to investigate jfks murder, which concluded that jfk was probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy, and that godfathers santo trafficante and carlos marcello had the motive, means, and opportunity to assassinate president kennedy. Kennedy, vincent bugliosi has pointed out many flaws in raganos claims, including the fact that trafficante was most likely. Santos trafficante, florida crime boss and participant in the ciamafia plots to kill fidel castro. The best books about the jfk assassination, from norman mailer to don delillo will the release of the latest cache of classified papers unleash a slew of books about the death of the charismatic. Of the countless books written about jfk s death 50 years ago, these are the only five that countfrom the boiling hate pot of dallas to definitive debunking of all the conspiracies. In the book, cowritten with the veteran times reporter selwyn raab, ragano revealed that a client, a florida mafia boss, santo trafficante, jr.
In the 1940s he joined up with lucky luciano, fran. Nov 21, 2014 with those words, a mafia kingpin confessed to orchestrating the november 1963 assassination of president john f. Old paper sheets, vintage photo frames and corners, open book. Though i am impressed at the sheer amount of work and information that lamar waldron provides in the hidden history of the jfk assassination, and while he has pretty clearly lain out the most compelling and likely networks of both cause and activity related to jfk s murder, i found his writing and presentation styles in this book to be opaque. He believes that it was organized by carlos marcello, santos trafficante and jimmy hoffa. Theories of mafia involvement have made headlines since the presidents november 22, 1963 assassination. The kennedy assassination explains the various facts and theories surrounding the assassination so that the reader may draw informed conclusions about this cataclysmic historical event. Hoffa was involved in a plot to assassinate president john f.
Archives of thousands of files about the 1963 assassination of president. His father, santo trafficante senior, was a leading figure in the mafia. Watergate plotter may have a last tale, by carol williams. Nov 01, 2017 in the book, cowritten with the veteran times reporter selwyn raab, ragano revealed that a client, a florida mafia boss, santo trafficante, jr. New details have emerged about a topsecret killing plan in the 1960s. Book links mafia and plot against castro to jfk killing the. Kennedy, vincent bugliosi has pointed out many flaws in raganos claims, including the fact that trafficante.
Kennedy published by harvard university press in 2009 contains much valuable. John fitzgerald kennedy, the 35th president of the united states, was assassinated on november 22, 1963, at 12. The best books about the jfk assassination, from norman mailer to don delillo will the release of the latest cache of classified papers unleash a slew of books. Did mission impossible cia contractor robert maheu kill. Aug 31, 2014 escalante also told the cuban version of events to claudia furiati, a brazilian journalist and author of the book entitled zrrifle, the code name of the cia assassination program. His relationship with lbj dates back to the 1948 senate election. But in the famed zapruder film that shows the presidential motorcade moving through dealey plaza, kennedy is first hit from behind, where oswald was located in the texas school book depository. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Nov 22, 2003 the man who solved the kennedy assassination. As with any controversial subject, readers should keep an open mind and should actively look for alternative opinions. The definitive account of the most controversial crime of the twentieth century ebook written by lamar waldron.
Inside the cias plot to kill fidel castrowith mafia help. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the hidden history of the jfk assassination. Jul 11, 2017 the only books on jfks assassination you need to read. Three mafia bosses santo trafficante, carlos marcello and johnny rosselli are said. I wrote an historical novel about the jfk assassination. Learn more the trafficantes, godfathers from tampa, florida. Was jimmy hoffa really involved in jfks assassination. An annotated film, tv, and videography, 19631992 bibliographies and indexes in mass media and communications series this comprehensive bibliography is the first to catalog, describe, and index the vast body of tv, video, and film materials dealing with john f. A conversation with gaeton fonzi, by steve bochan and gordon winslow. The inside story of the cia, gangsters, jfk, and castro, is a.
Wall controlled tampa from the neighborhood known as ybor city, he employed italians, cubans and other. Santos trafficante it should have been bobby santos trafficante, florida crime boss and participant in the ciamafia plots to kill fidel castro. He chooses to believe frank ragano, santo trafficante s lawyer. Is it possible that clint murchison helped to fund the jfk assassination. The trafficantes, godfathers from tampa, florida and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The trafficante crime family also known as the tampa mafia, is the only original mafia crime family in the state of florida. Davis implicates marcello in the assassination of kennedy. The hidden history of the jfk assassination book scribe uk. The only books on jfks assassination you need to read. Santo trafficante, the florida godfather who had been driven out of the lucrative havana casino business by castro and who had been recruited in. Frank ragano, a lawyer who worked frequently with mafia and teamsters figures like hoffa, also alleged that florida mob boss santo trafficante, jr. Historian david kaiser makes the case in this cspan video that organized crime bosses carlos marcello and santos trafficante were behind jfk s assassination personally i dont agree with kaisers interpretation but he is an excellent historian whose book the road to dallas. Trafficante was born in tampa, florida, on 15th november, 1914. I thought it might be worth discussing the connection between santo trafficante and the assassination of jfk.
The conspiracy recounted in thomas maiers new nonfiction book, mafia spies. Santos trafficante was a tampabased crime boss who was among. Murchison was a close friend of both lyndon johnson and j. Jun 11, 1979 article on documentary novel about pres kennedy s assassination, blood feud, which uses fictional names in place of those of organizedcrime figures carlos marcello and santos trafficante.
Oct 03, 2009 but ragano said trafficante, on his deathbed in 1987, confessed that he and marcello did, indeed, follow through on hoffas favor. The hidden history of the jfk assassination counterpoint press. Tampa crime started with charlie wall, known as the dean of the underworld, who in the 1920s controlled a number of gambling rackets and corrupt government officials. Nov 21, 20 4 essential books on jfks assassination. Santo trafficante, the florida godfather who had been driven out of the lucrative havana. Kennedys assassin was a lone rifleman, lee harvey oswald.
Oct 27, 2017 the best books about the jfk assassination, from norman mailer to don delillo. As you might be aware, there have already been a few books written about john f. Read the essential details about the theory of the mafia being responsible for the assassination of john f. He walked outside and got into a 1951 mercury sedan driven by one of his associates. The mafia, the cia and the jfk assassination 9780984233304.
November 15, 1914 march 17, 1987 was among the most powerful mafia bosses in the united states. The mafia, the cia and the jfk assassination kindle edition by chepesiuk, ron. The hidden history of the jfk assassination by lamar. Scheim has published two books claiming that the mafia were responsible for the assassination of john f. Opinion piece and commentary on the business of murder related to santo trafficante, the mafia, the cia, jfk, mlk and rfk. Ragano wrote a book about the jfk assassination after the deaths of jimmy hoffa and santo trafficante where he claimed that both hoffa and trafficante had been involved in the assassination. When kennedy was shot and killed later that year, ragano wrote that hoffa always assumed that trafficante. An fbi informant in 1976 said trafficante told him kennedy was not going to make it to the election. By john mcadams a version of this essay appeared in a companion to john f. Nov 22, 20 after half and century of investigations, a number of commissions, books and documentaries, the debate around the circumstances of president john f kennedy s assassination continues. Reputedly the most powerful crime boss in batistaera cuba, he. Reputedly the most powerful crime boss in batistaera cuba, he never served a prison sentence in the us. The best books about the jfk assassination, from norman. Nov 22, 2019 according to the 1994 book written by attorney frank ragano, who represented hoffa, the teamster leader asked mob bosses santos trafficante and carlos marcello to arrange the assassination of.