Here is an excerpt from his 1993 book, Trust Your Mother, But Cut the Cards : This section of Zion's book appeared in an opinion piece in the New York Times right after the acquittal of Clay. Shaw. Money Quote : This is not to suggest that the plot theorists will close up shop, for they are missionaries with all that the word implies in terms of resiliency. It is not too much to expect that the world will soon be treated to a revisionist treatise or two on the Clay Shaw tri

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...

David Chandler was a stringer for Life Magazine, and knew Garrison quite well. In fact, Garrison was the best man at his wedding. Chandler was in Garrison's office quite often in the early part of his investigation. That all changed after he reported on organized crime in New Orleans. He testified at the perjury trial of Dean Andrews : New Orleans States-Item, August 9, 1967 David Chandler was also interviewed by James Kirkwood for his book American Grotesque. Here is an ex

Few people realize just how much power Jim Garrison utilized in his position as District Attorney of the Parish of New Orleans. Milton Brener, in his superb book The Garrison Case , wrote: "By virtue of his office, the District Attorney is potentially the most powerful of the public officials domiciled at Tulane and Broad ... However, until 1962, the full extent of his strength had been convincingly impressed neither upon the community in general, nor upon the politicians the

In January 1968, police officer Aloysius Habighorst made the following statement to Garrison's investigators: Towards the end of July,...

James DiEugenio makes the following allegation in his book, Destiny Betrayed : (page 294) "Before and during the trials, Garrison's witnesses were being surveilled, harassed, and physically attacked." Ok, let's go over his evidence. First up is Richard Case Nagell: (page 294) "For instance, Richard Case Nagell had a grenade thrown at him from a speeding car in New York. Nagell brought the remains of the grenade to Garrison and told him he did not think it was wise for him to

You can read more about Michael Lesser here. Paragraph relevant to the Jim Garrison investigation: "While at Syracuse he helped form a...

Here is an excerpt from a memo written by Aaron Kohn, head of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, dated August 10, 1967. He bumped into Ed...

The story starts with Deuce Parent, a Sergeant on the Kenner, Louisiana police force, who told his friend Ronald Raymond that "an...

Fred Leemans came forward during the Garrison investigation with an incredible story. Here is his statement from May 5, 1967. So, Fred...

Right at the end of the Clay Shaw trial, two surprise witnesses came forward for the prosecution. Nicholas and Mathilda Tadin took the...

Well, time for some fun. James Kirkwood, a playwright who wrote "Chorus Line," attended Clay Shaw's trial and wrote American Grotesque....