William Davy

Paul, I'll let the book speak for itself at this point. Bill Francesca, There was a mechanic and a student pilot who ID'd Ferrie. Their names are not in the telegram. 2 other pilots are mentioned in the telegram as being connected to Ferrie and their names are given as Bernie Guthrie and Joe Truhill. I believe I found the telegram in the Billings Papers at Georgetown University Library. Bill Thanks for the information, the story of the farm has always intrigued me and i have wanted to know more. I was wondering what happened to the farm after 1963 and if it is still there today. I think I may have come across it as I have found a place that seems the right size and is in the right place but am waiting to hear from a historian from the West Feliciana Historical Society to see if they know any more. Unfortunately being in London I can't go there and look it up myself. Do you happen to know the names of these individuals who saw Ferrie or if these telegrams are available to read anywhere? Thanks again

Francesca, Yes, Ferrie was connected to Belle Chasse. Check out pp. 30-31 of my book. Bill

Thanks Francesca. As best as I can remember (and I haven't been in that area for about 10 years), Marydale Farm was right on the main road that leads to St. Francisville and west out to the river. So that probably was Route 10. I think I put everything I learned about Marydale Farm in the book, including the training of anti-Castro Cubans there, Shaw's visits there, the spotting of Lawrence Howard and Reeves Morgan being warned to forget what he saw there. As for Ferrie at White Rock, that comes from internal LIFE Magazine telegrams, specifically from Holland McCombs who was a LIFE bigwig at the time and a close friend of Clay Shaw's. He apparently found 2 individuals who remembered Ferrie being in Dallas shortly before the assassination. Of course, Ferrie denied ever being in Dallas during that time. Also, the report never made it into any of LIFE's articles - just Garrison/Mob smear stuff. Regards, Bill

A lifelong resident of the Washington, D.C. area, William Davy is the author of "Let Justice Be Done: New Light on the Jim Garrison Investigation" as well as numerous articles, criticism and reviews on the JFK case for various publications.