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Vatican Assassins
“ . . . I ran into Johnny Roselli in the yard at Terminal Island . . . He was
associated with Al Capone . . . Paul Ricca, Tony Accardo, and Sam
Giancana . . . He became closely associated with studio moguls, union
chiefs, and stars . . . Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin sponsored him for
membership in exclusive clubs like Friar’s Club…Roselli [his CIA
handler being “Knight” David Atlee Phillips, a friend of “Dame” Clare
Boothe Luce] had long been rumored to have been involved in the plot
against Kennedy. Being linked to Sam made that seem almost logical.
And knowing his background – that he was an accomplished marksman,
one of the suspected gunmen at the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre – made
the long-standing rumor that he was involved in Dealey Plaza also seem
plausible . . . Roselli’s linking [Jack] Ruby to Sam shocked me . . . Roselli
was also loose-lipped around the handful of Cubans who were doing time.
Some of these people had been involved in the Bay of Pigs, were up to
their eyeballs in exile politics, and had been engaged in illegal anti-Castro
activities for years. They knew that Roselli, on hire to the CIA, had been
involved in several attempts on Castro’s life. They also seemed to know
that Roselli had been a triggerman in the assassination — and they
regarded him as a hero because of that [and because of his incriminating
admissions, his dismembered body was later found in 1976, packed in an
oil drum floating in Miami’s Biscayne Bay] . . . There were all kinds of
questions I obviously was curious about but did not ask him — about the
parade route, for example. Why were the windows in the Texas School
Book Depository all opened at the time of the assassination? Why wasn’t
that storm drain on Elm Street sealed? He couldn’t have taken up his
position without knowing something about the involvement of the Secret
Service, which was responsible for the routine securing of the area, such
as the sealing of the windows and storm drains. I already had far too
much knowledge, and I had no desire for more.” {6} [Emphasis added]
Bill Bonanno, 1999
American Ex-Mafioso
Bound by Honor
“I don’t doubt the involvement [of the Mob] but at a lower level. Could
the Mob change the parade route . . . or eliminate the protection for the
President? Could the Mob send Oswald to Russia and get him back?
Could the Mob get the FBI, the CIA and the Dallas Police to make a mess
of the investigation? Could the Mob get the Warren Commission
appointed to cover it up? Could the Mob wreck the autopsy? Could the
Mob influence the national media to go to sleep? And since when has the
The Jesuits – 1964 - 2000