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Guilt by Orientation
Jamie Kirchick has just published an important article on Oliver Stone, his so-called documentary JFK Revisited, and "his three-decade...

Fred Litwin
Jan 30, 20222 min read
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Jim Garrison on Judge Haggerty's Guidelines
In April 1967, Judge Haggerty handed down strict "guidelines governing conduct" of the prosecution and the defense in the Clay Shaw case....

Fred Litwin
Jan 4, 20221 min read
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The Persecution of Clay Shaw
This article appears in the August 26, 1969, issue of Look Magazine and is a very good overview of the treatment of Clay Shaw. You can...

Fred Litwin
Dec 31, 20215 min read
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A Look Back at Clay Shaw's Trial
Clay Shaw outside the courtroom Baton Rouge Advocate, February 27, 1994 Some highlights: Dave Snyder, a reporter for the New Orleans...

Fred Litwin
Dec 28, 20212 min read
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Is this the Smoking Gun that ties Oswald to Ferrie and Shaw?
Yup, here it is! Courtesy of the Malcolm Blunt archive (found in the David Ferrie folder in the New Orleans -Louisiana section) Ok, there...

Fred Litwin
Dec 27, 20212 min read
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The Conspirators at Permindex wish you a very Merry Christmas
Clearly there must be a coded message here somewhere. This is where the cryptologic abilities of Jim Garrison would have come in handy!...

Fred Litwin
Dec 25, 20211 min read
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ACLU had Concerns about a Fair Trial for Clay Shaw
The ACLU had some early concerns about a fair trial for Clay Shaw. I was happy to find this article, but I wish they had been far more...

Fred Litwin
Dec 19, 20211 min read
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Two Reasons why Clay Shaw Never Admitted to being a Domestic Contact of the CIA
Clay Shaw testified at his trial that he had never worked for the CIA. Irvin Dymond: Mr. Shaw, have you ever worked for the Central...

Fred Litwin
Dec 8, 20212 min read
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Holland McCombs' Memo to Life Magazine about Clay Shaw
Here is an important internal Time/Life Magazine memo from journalist Holland McCombs to editor Richard Billings regarding Clay Shaw....

Fred Litwin
Dec 4, 20211 min read
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Oliver Stone with "JFK Revisited" Crucifies Clay Shaw Once Again
Today is the 58th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He was only 46 years old when he was gunned down in...

Fred Litwin
Nov 22, 20214 min read
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Was Clay Shaw a "Contract Agent" for the CIA?
The recent Oliver Stone documentary, JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass, makes the claim that Clay Shaw was a "highly valued...

Fred Litwin
Nov 15, 20216 min read
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Max Lerner: Garrison and Shaw
I posted an important Max Lerner opinion piece yesterday on Garrison's early thinking on the JFK conspiracy. Garrison told Lerner, just...

Fred Litwin
Oct 16, 20211 min read
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Clay Shaw's Journal - March 14, 1967
Here is a link to Perry Russo's testimony at the preliminary hearing. Here is the front page of the New Orleans Times-Picayune for March...

Fred Litwin
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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Search Warrant for Clay Shaw's Apartment
Here is the document that Jim Garrison submitted in order to get a search warrant for Clay Shaw's home. An interesting description of the...

Fred Litwin
Sep 25, 20211 min read
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Carlos Quiroga Writes the Press and Clay Shaw
Here is a letter that Carlos Quiroga wrote to Clay Shaw: Here is the letter Quiroga wrote to the press. I don't know if his program ever...

Fred Litwin
Sep 22, 20211 min read
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Did David Ferrie Have a Picture of Clay Shaw in Drag?
When Delphine Roberts (secretary to Guy Banister) was interviewed by the HSCA, she told them several things she clearly made up. Here is...

Fred Litwin
Sep 18, 20211 min read
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Clay Shaw's Attorneys To-Do List
Here is a letter from Edward Wegmann to Irvin Dymond with a to-do list. They had a huge task list -- in addition to checking out a...

Fred Litwin
Sep 11, 20212 min read
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Now Here's an Important Lead!
Here is lead #4 from Garrison's November 1967 leads memo: This lead was followed-up and here is the memo from Richard Burnes, who is one...

Fred Litwin
Sep 8, 20211 min read
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Yet Another Important Witness Implicates Shaw and Ferrie...
You never know who's going to phone... Here's the transcript of their conversation: Thank god they preserved the transcript of this...

Fred Litwin
Aug 27, 20211 min read
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Jim Garrison epitomized "insolence in office"
Here is an article from the New Orleans Times-Picayune from February 19, 1973: Previous Relevant Blog Posts Clay Shaw's Journal His...

Fred Litwin
Jul 11, 20211 min read
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