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Sidney Zion on Jim Garrison
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...

Fred Litwin
Jan 53 min read
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Bull Sessions - L. A. Times Cartoon on the Shaw Trial
This cartoon from the L. A. Times of February 13, 1969 is a reference to the testimony of Perry Russo during the trial of Clay Shaw:...

Fred Litwin
Jul 14, 20242 min read
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GQ Magazine - "The Case Against Jim Garrison"
The January 1992 issue of GQ featured an article by Nicholas Lemann titled "The Case Against Jim Garrison." Here is the text of the...

Fred Litwin
Oct 5, 202318 min read
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Did Donald Trump Get this from Jim Garrison?
This is an excerpt from an interview of Perry Russo by Clay Shaw's attorneys: The Robertson in the story is Willard Robertson, one of the...

Fred Litwin
Sep 26, 20231 min read
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Perry Russo Talks - in Baton Rouge, Part Five
Baton Rouge State Times Advocate, February 24, 1967 Our blog post yesterday discussed a memo that Garrison staffer Tom Bethell sent to...

Fred Litwin
Jun 23, 20233 min read
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Perry Russo Talks - in Baton Rouge, Part Four
Richard Billings with Robert Blakey Dick Billings was an editor at Life Magazine and for a while, was working with Garrison on his JFK...

Fred Litwin
Jun 22, 20235 min read
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Assume Nothing
Encounters with Assassins, Spies, Presidents, and Would-Be Masters of the Universe Edward Jay Epstein, author of Inquest and Counterplot,...

Fred Litwin
Mar 29, 20232 min read
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An Early Interview with Perry Russo
You can watch the video on YouTube. The date is marked March 15, 1967, but this is from a taped interview with Jim Kemp, February 24,...

Fred Litwin
Mar 3, 20233 min read
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Exclusive: Perry Russo Talks in Baton Rouge, Part Two
Just after David Ferrie died, Perry Russo called the media in Baton Rouge to talk about his experiences with the man. Here is an audio of...

Fred Litwin
Mar 8, 20222 min read
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Perry Russo Describes his Session on Sodium Pentothal
On February 27, 1967, Perry Russo was injected with sodium pentothal and was then interviewed by Andrew Sciambra who was an Assistant...

Fred Litwin
Jan 20, 20222 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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Perry Russo Admits Clay Shaw had "nothing to do with anything."
In April 1971, Perry Russo sat down with Shaw's defense team for one last interview. Here is the entire transcript: Some highlights of...

Fred Litwin
Oct 9, 20213 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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James Phelan Writes to Richard Popkin
Richard Popkin, the author of The Second Oswald, took a keen interest in the Garrison investigation. He wrote a long article on Garrison...

Fred Litwin
Sep 19, 20216 min read
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Arthur Strout could have been another Perry Russo...
Once the so-called Garrison investigation became public, all sorts of people came out of the woodwork. Arthur Strout was fortunate. He...

Fred Litwin
Sep 15, 20211 min read
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Layton Martens is Interviewed by Clay Shaw's Attorneys
Layton Martens was questioned before the grand jury on March 29, 1967. He told Garrison that he never saw Clay Shaw and David Ferrie...

Fred Litwin
Aug 2, 20212 min read
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Perry Russo Talks to Layton Martens
Here is a memo from 1967, probably written by one of Clay Shaw's attorneys, that you won't find quoted in any conspiracy book. Here is...

Fred Litwin
Aug 1, 20211 min read
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It's Good to be the District Attorney...
Steve Derby was one of Perry Russo's closest friends, and when he got into trouble, he knew that Russo could help. Here is an excerpt...

Fred Litwin
Jul 30, 20211 min read
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Niles "Lefty" Peterson - Another Forgotten Witness
Niles "Lefty" Peterson was a close friend of Perry Russo's. Russo told Andrew Sciambra that Lefty Peterson, and others, would be able to...

Fred Litwin
Jul 28, 20215 min read
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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...

Fred Litwin
Jul 23, 20216 min read
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