Yes, Jim Garrison suspected that Larry Crafard, a handyman who cleaned up Jack Ruby's nightclub every morning, was a grassy knoll gunman,...

Sounds like a game of Clue, no? Jack Martin James DiEugenio, in his book Destiny Betrayed, writes: (page 389, see also page 112 for the...

Thomas Beckham was a con man who had lived in New Orleans in the early 1960s. He tried his hand in the music business with Jack Martin as...

Here is a letter that Jim Garrison wrote Jonathan Blackmer of the HSCA in July of 1977: Here is my transcription of Garrison's letter:...

Our blog post from yesterday looked at L. P. Davis who provided information about a possible Clay Shaw - David Ferrie Link. Here is...

One of the most bizarre accusations by conspiracy theorists is Clay Shaw's supposed involvement with the Freeport Sulphur Company. The...

Hat Tip: The leg work for this story belongs to David Reitzes and Stephen Roy (under the name David Blackburst). This story starts with...

This story starts with an HSCA interview of Thomas Beckham in October of 1977. He was a con man who had conned Jim Garrison (see my book,...

We all know the scene in Oliver Stone's film JFK in which Guy Banister (Ed Asner) pistol-whips Jack Martin (Jack Lemmon). Later on, Jack...

John Manchester said in his statement to Jim Garrison that the black Cadillac, seen in Clinton, was identified as being with the...

Jim Garrison received this anonymous letter in May 1968: It reads: Dear Sir: Concerning: Woodrow Hardy 910 S. Oregon Avenue Tampa Florida...

Clay Shaw's maid, Virginia Johnson, worked for him for eight years. Did she perhaps know that he was Clay Bertrand? Did she see mail at...

Leander D'Avy is a witness that James DiEugenio believes helps establish that Clay Shaw was Clay Bertrand. Here is an excerpt from his...

On May 18, 1977 Raymond Broshears was interviewed by the HSCA in his home resulting in a 42-page transcript of their discussion. Here are...

Raymond Broshears surprised everybody while he was in New Orleans. He confirmed a longstanding conspiracy belief about the Oswald...

Thomas Beckham claimed he was friends with Lee Harvey Oswald in New Orleans. This post examines what he told the New Orleans grand jury...

Thomas Beckham's book, Remnants of Truth, is very hard to find. I was lucky that an antiquarian book shop informed me they had a copy -...

Yesterday, I posted Jim Garrison's memo to the HSCA regarding Fred Crisman and Thomas Beckham. The memo included two pages describing...

In July 1977, Jim Garrison submitted a memo to the HSCA regarding Fred Crisman and Thomas Beckham. Both men had testified before the New...

Jim Garrison thought he was a very significant witness. Garrison subpoenaed Crisman to testify before the grand jury in New Orleans, but...