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Why do Conspiracy Theorists Still Believe Julia Ann Mercer?

Fred Litwin

Oct 26, 2021
14 min

Why do Conspiracy Theorists Still Believe Julia Ann Mercer?

Hat tip to David Reitzes who did an amazing job on the Julia Mercer story. Here is the complete Julia Mercer story. I know it's long, but...

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Was Lee Harvey Oswald a Man of the Right?

Fred Litwin

Sep 12, 2021
13 min

Was Lee Harvey Oswald a Man of the Right?

Warren Commission critic Harold Weisberg played an important role in shaping Jim Garrison's thinking. Here is an excerpt from Dean...

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Jim Garrison Writes to Arch Kimbrough...

Fred Litwin

Sep 7, 2021
2 min

Jim Garrison Writes to Arch Kimbrough...

Here is a letter that Garrison wrote to Arch Kimbrough, another JFK assassination researcher: James Dondson was the man who was with Clay...

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Edgar Eugene Bradley - Another Garrison Victim

Fred Litwin

Aug 30, 2021
2 min

Edgar Eugene Bradley - Another Garrison Victim

Clay Shaw wasn't the only person that Garrison charged with conspiracy to assassinate JFK. He also claimed that Edgar Eugene Bradley, a...

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Jim Garrison on the JFK Assassination, 1989

Fred Litwin

Aug 25, 2021
1 min

Jim Garrison on the JFK Assassination, 1989

The Los Angeles Times of March 12, 1989 gave Jim Garrison some excellent coverage of his book, On The Trail of the Assassins. Here is...

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Why Didn't Richard Case Nagell Testify at Clay Shaw's Trial?

Fred Litwin

Aug 9, 2021
5 min

Why Didn't Richard Case Nagell Testify at Clay Shaw's Trial?

Conspiracy theorists offer different reasons why Richard Case Nagell did not testify at Clay Shaw's trial. James DiEugenio, in his book...

208 views

Rosemary James Reviews Patricia Lambert's False Witness

Fred Litwin

Jul 26, 2021
1 min

Rosemary James Reviews Patricia Lambert's False Witness

Rosemary James was the reporter who broke the story about Jim Garrison's investigation into the JFK assassination for the New Orleans...

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Sandra Moffett (Lillie Mae McMaines) - The Forgotten Witness

Fred Litwin

Jul 23, 2021
6 min

Sandra Moffett (Lillie Mae McMaines) - The Forgotten Witness

Sandra Moffett [born Lillie Mae Moffett] hung out with Perry Russo in New Orleans in the 1960s. She considered herself to be his...

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Jim Garrison Feigns Indignation at the Mention of Clay Shaw's Homosexuality

Fred Litwin

Jun 20, 2021
7 min

Jim Garrison Feigns Indignation at the Mention of Clay Shaw's Homosexuality

In 1982, Jim Garrison sent the first five chapters of his new book on the JFK assassination, The Execution, to McGraw-Hill. He wanted to...

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Was The QUICK Article About a Homosexual Conspiracy Written by Jim Garrison? (Part Two)

Fred Litwin

Jun 16, 2021
5 min

Was The QUICK Article About a Homosexual Conspiracy Written by Jim Garrison? (Part Two)

There are several other clues which indicate that the QUICK article about a homosexual conspiracy represented Garrison's views. 1. "I...

208 views

Fred Litwin

Jun 9, 2021
3 min

The Sorry State of Jim Garrison's Files

Here's a picture of Jim Garrison packing up his office from the March 30, 1974 issue of the New Orleans Times-Picayune: You can see the...

177 views

Did William Morris Know Clay Shaw as Clay Bertrand?

Fred Litwin

Jun 6, 2021
4 min

Did William Morris Know Clay Shaw as Clay Bertrand?

Hat Tip: Jerry Shinley at David Reitzes' terrific website for the insights in this blog post. Kevin Bacon played Willie O'Keefe in the...

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Perry Russo Talks - in Baton Rouge, Part One

Fred Litwin

May 13, 2021
3 min

Perry Russo Talks - in Baton Rouge, Part One

Just after David Ferrie died, Perry Russo called the media in Baton Rouge to talk about his experiences with the man. But he did not...

284 views

Did Clay Shaw Admit to Aloysius Habighorst that he was Clay Bertrand?

Fred Litwin

May 12, 2021
9 min

Did Clay Shaw Admit to Aloysius Habighorst that he was Clay Bertrand?

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

713 views

Was There a Link Between Jack Ruby and David Ferrie?

Fred Litwin

May 7, 2021
6 min

Was There a Link Between Jack Ruby and David Ferrie?

{Note that I am standing on the shoulders of giants - David Reitzes wrote a terrific article on Lawrence Meyers years ago, and Stephen...

334 views

Fred Litwin

Apr 10, 2021
3 min

The Search for Clay Bertrand

Clay Bertrand supposedly called lawyer Dean Andrews, who was in the hospital with double pneumonia, on November 23, 1963 and asked if he...

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Why did Jim Garrison Ask for a Preliminary Hearing?

Fred Litwin

Mar 30, 2021
1 min

Why did Jim Garrison Ask for a Preliminary Hearing?

Jim Garrison claims he asked for a preliminary hearing on the Clay Shaw prosecution because of fairness. Here is what he says in his...

165 views

Did Lee Harvey Oswald Have David Ferrie's Library Card?

Fred Litwin

Mar 29, 2021
6 min

Did Lee Harvey Oswald Have David Ferrie's Library Card?

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

632 views

Was Louis Bloomfield a Member of the OSS?

Fred Litwin

Mar 27, 2021
2 min

Was Louis Bloomfield a Member of the OSS?

On March 4, 1967, a Communist-controlled newspaper in Rome, Paese Sera, began a series of articles on Clay Shaw, his board membership on...

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Does Clay Shaw's Address Book Incriminate Him?

Fred Litwin

Feb 25, 2021
1 min

Does Clay Shaw's Address Book Incriminate Him?

Jim Garrison, in his book On The Trail of the Assassins, found an entry in Clay Shaw's address book that was curious, to say the least. ...

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