Robert Groden, Ralph Schoenman, Dick Gregory and Stephen Jaffe were deposed by the Rockefeller Commission on March 26, 1975. Robert Groden on the Umbrella Man. Robert Groden was questioned about the three tramps. He believed that two of them were E. Howard Hunt and Frank Sturgis, but he would not state that it was definitive. Robert Olsen, counsel for the Commission, wanted to know if that was because Groden was worried about a lawsuit. He said he wasn't concerned. But Groden

Tosh Plumlee being interviewed in 1991. Tosh Plumlee has long insisted that he was part of an abort team which was flown into Dallas on November 22nd to try and stop the JFK assassination. I have posted two videos from an interview conducted with Gus Russo in 1991. 1991 Tosh Plumlee Interview, Part One Part One of two parts. 1991 Tosh Plumlee Interview, Part Two Second of two parts. The whole story is ridiculous from start to finish, and it changes every time he tells it. So,

A short clip of Garrison's appearance on the Tonight Show. The above clip was just uploaded to YouTube -- in fact, the video of the entire episode is still not available. This clip illustrates how Jim Garrison lied in his book, On the Trail of the Assassins. The relevant portion starts at about 1:28. Let's start with an excerpt from my book, On the Trail of Delusion -- Jim Garrison: The Great Accuser : (pages 27 -31) A staple of conspiracy theorists are pictures showing three

This is the picture that Jim Garrison showed on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. The tall tramp in front was supposedly Edgar Eugene...

Was General Edward Lansdale in one of the pictures of the three tramps? Allegation #9: General Edward Lansdale was in Dealey Plaza on the afternoon of the assassination, and can be seen in one of the "tramp" photos. (Prouty has made this statement at several public conventions, and repeats it during the interview.) Here is the "tramp" photograph in question: The man with his back to us is supposedly General Edward Lansdale. Here is are some excerpts from Prouty's interview wi

The three tramps have been a favorite topic for conspiracy theorists for decades. Jim Garrison was no exception. And in September 1968 in a discussion with a few of his investigators and some buffs, the topics of the tramps came up . Here is a photo that conspiracy buff Richard E. Sprague found interesting: The escorting police officer, on the right, is Marvin Wise. Here is a close-up of his face: What exactly is in his ear? Richard Sprague printed that photograph (Exhibit 2)

Leander D'Avy is a witness that James DiEugenio believes helps establish that Clay Shaw was Clay Bertrand. Here is an excerpt from his book, Destiny Betrayed: (page 387) As DiEugenio says, D'Avy's interview (of November 29, 1967) was "utterly fascinating." We will get to that interview in a minute. Leander D'Avy was the doorman at the Court of Two Sisters, a bar/restaurant in New Orleans. He first contacted Jim Garrison's office on August 14, 1967. Gene Davis was a gay bar ow

I have already blogged about Jim Garrison's belief that Fred Crisman was perhaps behind the JFK assassination. But, Garrison also...

Jim Garrison thought he was a very significant witness. Garrison subpoenaed Crisman to testify before the grand jury in New Orleans, but he had little to say. For quite some time, Garrison believed that Crisman was one of the three tramps. Here is an excerpt from Crawdaddy Magazine in 1975. Of course, we now know that Crisman was NOT one of the tramps. By the way, when I was last in Dallas, Robert Groden insisted that Crisman was one of the tramps. Garrison submitted three me

The three tramps figure prominently in the Garrison story. He was obsessed with them - and was determined to find out who they were. So,...