Fred Litwin
Jun 15, 20231 min
Kerry Thornley was still awaiting trial on his perjury charges. He sent an update to Sylvia Meagher, and noted that the Berkeley Barb had run an article about how Garrison's preoccupation with the JFK assassination had led to a miscarriage of justice:
Here is the article from the Berkeley Barb that Thornley discussed in the last paragraph of the above letter:
Here is an article about the case from The Oregonian:
Here is an article from the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate about the case:
Garrison's lack of attention to the D. A.'s office was noticed, and the New Orleans States-Item called him the Phantom DA. In addition, Assistant District Attorney William Alford resigned in 1971 because he felt Garrison wasn't doing his job.
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