Knowing the why will lead us to the who?

[Evan Marshall]

No, but I had long conversations with two different Mafia hitman and the owner of the Horseshoe Casino in Vegas.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Evan Marshall said:

No, but I had long conversations with two different Mafia hitman and the owner of the Horseshoe Casino in Vegas.

It’s a great read but, he feels so conflicted about telling his story. And this is the tie-in that so many people have, who had something to lose if they chose to speak up. Perkins was incentivised monetarily to keep quiet, always indirectly. The spate of killings in the aftermath of the JFKA was enough to silence most people. 

[Evan Marshall]

My only interest in the actual shooters in Dealy Plaza was their background not their names and was told they were Anti-Castro Cubans

[Pamela Brown]

Ironically, the ultimate 'why' may lead us away from JFK to what it is that the ongoing coverup is actually protecting...

[Evan Marshall]

money-gobs of money

[Pamela Brown]

41 minutes ago, Evan Marshall said:

money-gobs of money

That too...

[Greg Doudna]

On 12/23/2022 at 1:51 PM, Evan Marshall said:

The shooters have probably all died of natural causes by now. Killing co-conspirators cannot be kept quiet and will certainly discourage likeminded folks in the future. I've been told by a bud who was a Vietnam Green Beret and was in charge of the folks who caught Che' that ONI "hid" a lot of folks.

Could you elaborate any insights from your memory on why ONI (Office of Naval Intelligence) specifically would be used to "hide" people? Thanks for your comments.  

On 12/23/2022 at 4:42 PM, Evan Marshall said:

My only interest in the actual shooters in Dealy Plaza was their background not their names and was told they were Anti-Castro Cubans

Do you judge the people who told you this as having had a basis for knowledge, or was this simply speculation by persons who did not have specific knowledge or claim of hearsay from anyone who did? 

The old television program "Dallas" with Larry Hagman as J. R. Ewing ended one season with a "who shot J.R." cliffhanger, and the problem is there were a dozen plausible theories based on motive. "Who benefits" and motive just isn't good enough in itself to know either the why or the who. At best it can suggest directions to look to see if there is evidence, or suspects. But think of how many miscarriages of justice would occur if the standard for criminal conviction was establishment of motive. 

[Evan Marshall]

That conversation took place shortly after Che' was shot. My CIA friend was in charge of that operation but could not get there in time. He mentioned ONI as covering him in some hot spots in Europe, but I didn't pursue it. He also mentioned the Dept of Agriculture on Guam. Sorry, I did not pursue it though he showed up at lecture I was giving at The US Secret headquarters with Dept of Agriculture id!

[James DiEugenio]

On 12/23/2022 at 3:07 PM, Evan Marshall said:

 

 

[James DiEugenio]

7 minutes ago, James DiEugenio said:

Looking too high in the food chain will leave us bewildered. I'm convinced that the plotters were covered by JM Wave.

I don't even want to go in to this.  

But obviously this leaves some problems:  what about the guy in Dallas who took Perry aside after the press conference and said, "Don't ever say that again."

Just what was Lemay doing that day with all of his shenanigans?  Why did he not reply to his aide de camp who asked him three times where he was and his destination.

What was Dulles doing as is indicated by his desktop calendar--which today is very difficult to locate because Princeton reorganized his collection.

I could go on and on.  But if you limit it to JM Wave, was it their goal to expand and explode the Vietnam War? I don't think so.  But the majority of the JCS did.

Edited December 25, 2022 by James DiEugenio

[Evan Marshall]

None of that inferred with my views. The president of a large plumbing firm will not show up to unplug your toilet. Going up the food chain goes in all sorts of direction. A retired Green Beret Master Breecher told me that was more than one team in Dallas, and they got paid and never fired a shot. All sorts of folks can grab a seat. Hiller Helicopter and Colt firearms made a bazillion dollars off a war that JFK planned to stop. Had dinner with the owner of the Horseshoe Casino in Vegas. His dad, Benny Binion, was a well-known mob guy. He told me his pop told him a number of names of folks he said was involved. I'm convinced from my LE experience that the team on the ground was small and they had learned to depend on each other during ant-Castro events. I especially learned from two separate tours in Detroit Homicide that conspiracies are real and that the benefices are often those who joined up AFTER the murder. 

 

Having written three books on wound ballistics I'm working on a couple of others that have nothing to do with JFK. I have satisfied all my questions about this event and simply share what is obvious to me. Others Can and Will disagree and that's fine

Edited December 26, 2022 by Evan Marshall

[Adam Johnson]

Evan,

I've met Jack Binion too, never spoke to him regarding JFK. Did Jack name names to you that his father told him? If so, did any of them sound familiar? Since their family was originally from texas, did any of the names have a relationship to texas?

On a separate wound ballistics question.....have you ever seen any evidence that a restriction close to the skin by clothing(collar/tie/wetsuit/bandage etc etc) can result in a gunshot exit wound being smaller and neater in size and configuration?

 

Thanks

AJ

[Evan Marshall]

no, he did not. Our dinner started at 4AM Detroit time and once he found out I was a former Detroit Homicide copper he became a lot more open. He did recognize Johnny Roseli and hinted that Ruby was an untapped gold mine. I had been up for 24 hours + and had a number of meetings at the SHOT Show the next day and I finally apologized and went to bed.

[Adam Johnson]

Hi Evan,

Thanks for the reply..........any chance you can comment on this section:

On a separate wound ballistics question.....have you ever seen any evidence that a restriction close to the skin by clothing(collar/tie/wetsuit/bandage etc etc) can result in a gunshot exit wound being smaller and neater in size and configuration?

thanks again

AJ

[Evan Marshall]

1 hour ago, Adam Johnson said:

Hi Evan,

Thanks for the reply..........any chance you can comment on this section:

On a separate wound ballistics question.....have you ever seen any evidence that a restriction close to the skin by clothing(collar/tie/wetsuit/bandage etc etc) can result in a gunshot exit wound being smaller and neater in size and configuration?

thanks again

AJ

We have to be careful that we don't become victims of our own experience. I attended several hundred autopsies between CSI and two tours in Homicide. I never saw a rifle wound where the exit was smaller than the entrance wound AND the only homicide, I saw with multiple rifle wounds to the head where the features were still recognizable was with a .30 caliber M-1 Carbine which was a much smaller and weaker round than the .30-06 round which was used in the M-1 Garand.  But again, a lot is not the same as all.