Tosh Plumlee Writes Fiction!

Fred Litwin
2 hours ago
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I just received my copy of Tosh Plumlee's new book, Deep Cover, Shallow Graves. It's one of the finest pieces of fiction I've read in a long time, and for those of you who like fantasy, well, you can't go wrong.

Kris Millegan wrote a publisher's foreword which immediately gives you a sense of the seriousness of this book:

I heard about Tosh from the intrepid Jim Marrs. I was working on Judyth Vary Baker's book, Me & Lee: How I Came to Know, Love and Lose Lee Harvey Oswald, and she was talking about Lee being on an "abort" team, and Jim told me she had heard about that from only one other person, Tosh.

But then Millegan met Tosh at a JFK conference and signed a contract for this book.

It didn't happen. "They" reached out and put a hand on Tosh's shoulder -- typical spycraft protocol -- threatening his pension, employment, character assassination, and general trouble.

I love that term "general trouble."

But thank God, we now have Tosh's book!

Dick Russell wrote the foreword -- not surprising since he used Plumlee's story in the Rob Reiner podcast series on the assassination.

Even if it was only a Hollywood thriller, it would be compelling. But I'm convinced that Plumlee's saga is for real -- and verification has surfaced over the years with various federal investigative bodies. His specific claims regarding the "abort" operation were recorded under oath by the FBI on April 6, 1964, as the Warren Commission was nearing completion of its probe (thought it never saw fit to call Plumlee as a witness or even mention him in the ensuing 26 volumes of testimony.

First, the Warren Commission was nearing completion in early April. And where is this supposed Plumlee testimony? It's not included in the book.

Russell also writes that Plumlee testified under oath before the House Select Committee on Assassinations. Where is that testimony? It's not included in the book.

However, he was interviewed by Gary Hart's staff:

The Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee decided to ignore Plumlee's allegations, or at the very least, did not seem to be interested in having him testify.

The ARRB took an interest and didn't find anything:

The only time that Plumlee mentions being interviewed by the HSCA is this passage:

Soon after that, I was visited by the FBI and then two investigators from the CIA. They warned me to keep my mouth shut and not say anything further to the Church Committee. They also told me if I revealed specific CIA methods or procedures, I would be subject to criminal prosecution.

At the same time lawyers from the Church Committee and the newly formed House Select Committee on Assassinations were asking me more questions about my trips to Cuba, Operation 40 and what I had experienced in Dallas on November 22nd.

I was trying to walk a fine line between the two. The FBI and CIA were telling me to keep my mouth shut, and the Church Committee investigators were urging me to talk. What was I supposed to do? The only thing I could think was to try and discredit myself as a reliable witness -- someone who couldn't remember dates and names.

Wow! Plumlee decides to discredit himself. That sounds like a very good strategy, no?

Well, he certainly succeeded.

There is lot more to come from this book. E. Howard Hunt, Frank Sturgis, Johnny Roselli, Chauncey Holt, Bill Harvey, Jack Ruby ... there is enough for several blog posts!

Stay tuned.

Previous Relevant Blog Posts on Tosh Plumlee

1991 Tosh Plumlee Interview, Part One

Part One of two parts.

1991 Tosh Plumlee Interview, Part Two

Second of two parts.

Tosh Plumlee in 1959

Some of Plumlee's interesting activities in 1959.

Tosh Plumlee Admits He is Not a Credible Source

A bizarre story in which Plumlee writes to the FBI that he has provided bad information to an article about him in a Denver magazine.

Tosh Plumlee Steals a Plane

Plumlee steals a plane and writes some bad checks.