John Bockmon Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 This article appered today on courttv.com. Anyone have any thought's on this. John Woman sues Fidel Castro over pilot father's presumed death BELFAST, Maine (AP) — A woman has sued Fidel Castro, alleging that the Cuban leader caused the wrongful death of her pilot father after he was shot down over Cuba and imprisoned in 1963 while on a covert mission. Sherry Sullivan filed her lawsuit in May in Waldo County Superior Court, but Justice Nancy Mills delayed action until last week while considering how to serve papers to the defendants, who also include Castro's brother Raul, the Cuban army and the Republic of Cuba. Mills decided to send a certified Spanish translation of the suit to Cuba by registered mail, but has yet to receive proof of its delivery to the parties named. The suit alleges that Geoffrey Francis Sullivan, who was 29 at the time, was shot down and captured and that he died while being held in a Cuban jail for political prisoners. His daughter contends that Fidel Castro "intentionally, unlawfully and with complete disregard for human life" caused Sullivan's imprisonment and death. The Social Security Administration has declared that Sullivan is dead, and the Department of Veterans Affairs has listed him as missing in action. "I don't have any actual proof that my father was executed, but I believe he was," Sullivan told the Bangor Daily News. The lawsuit says Geoffrey Sullivan and New York newspaperman Alexander Irwin Rorke Jr., who was believed to be a CIA operative, took part in numerous anti-Castro operations in the three years leading up to their disappearance. The last known sighting of the pair was when they took off from Mexico on Oct. 1, 1963, in a twin-engine Beechcraft. A month earlier, Sullivan and Rorke allegedly had taken part in a bombing run over Cuba, an act that received widespread news coverage that identified both men as being involved. The suit says Castro and his co-defendants are liable under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, which allows victims of states that have been identified as sponsors of terrorism to sue for damages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Drago Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 There is, I believe, a Tosh Plumlee connection to all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bockmon Posted July 25, 2007 Author Share Posted July 25, 2007 There is, I believe, a Tosh Plumlee connection to all this. Charles, Please explain. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Drago Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 John, et al, It was my great pleasure to meet and speak with Sherry Sullivan at a JFK Lancer conference. She delivered a moving tribute to her father and a powerful plea for justice. We were introduced by Gordon Winslow Over the next few months we corresponded to discuss the possibility of co-authoring a screenplay based on her noble search. Working title: "Parting the Clouds." If you'll excuse the expression, the project never got off the ground. At the time, I was advised that Plumlee too was assisting Sherry in some form or fashion. Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Howard Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 John, et al,It was my great pleasure to meet and speak with Sherry Sullivan at a JFK Lancer conference. She delivered a moving tribute to her father and a powerful plea for justice. We were introduced by Gordon Winslow Over the next few months we corresponded to discuss the possibility of co-authoring a screenplay based on her noble search. Working title: "Parting the Clouds." If you'll excuse the expression, the project never got off the ground. At the time, I was advised that Plumlee too was assisting Sherry in some form or fashion. Charles I for one, would be more than slightly curious, as to what Alexander Rorke's relatives would have to say.......not to say that the late Geoffrey Sullivan is not extremely compelling as well. Some people believe Alexander Rorke didn't get whacked by Trujillo's group, as the historical record recalls the event; I tend to agree with them, but not without reservations..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Sullivan Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 John, et al,It was my great pleasure to meet and speak with Sherry Sullivan at a JFK Lancer conference. She delivered a moving tribute to her father and a powerful plea for justice. We were introduced by Gordon Winslow Over the next few months we corresponded to discuss the possibility of co-authoring a screenplay based on her noble search. Working title: "Parting the Clouds." If you'll excuse the expression, the project never got off the ground. At the time, I was advised that Plumlee too was assisting Sherry in some form or fashion. Charles I for one, would be more than slightly curious, as to what Alexander Rorke's relatives would have to say.......not to say that the late Geoffrey Sullivan is not extremely compelling as well. Some people believe Alexander Rorke didn't get whacked by Trujillo's group, as the historical record recalls the event; I tend to agree with them, but not without reservations..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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