The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination: The Definitive Account of the Most Controversial Crime of the Twentieth Century
This fascinating account of the most infamous crime of the 20th century draws on never-before-published information to reveal the Mafia conspiracy that led to the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

For the first time, this concise and compelling history seeks to answer the questions that have haunted Americans for decades: Why and how was JFK murdered?

The Hidden History of JFK’s Assassination draws on exclusive interviews with more than two dozen associates of John and Robert Kennedy, in addition to former FBI, Secret Service, military intelligence, and Congressional personnel, who provided critical first–hand information. The book also uses government files—including the detailed FBI confession of notorious Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello—to simply and clearly reveal who killed JFK. Using information never published before, the book uses Marcello’s own words to his closest associates to describe the plot. His confession is also backed up by a wealth of independent documentation.

This book builds on the work of the last Congressional committee to investigate JFK’s murder, which concluded that JFK “was probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy,” and that godfathers “[Santo] Trafficante [and Carlos] Marcello had the motive, means, and opportunity to assassinate President Kennedy.” However, it also draws on exclusive files and information not available to Congress, that have only emerged in recent years, to fully explain for the first time how Marcello and Trafficante committed—and got away with—the crime of the 20th century.
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The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination: The Definitive Account of the Most Controversial Crime of the Twentieth Century
This fascinating account of the most infamous crime of the 20th century draws on never-before-published information to reveal the Mafia conspiracy that led to the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

For the first time, this concise and compelling history seeks to answer the questions that have haunted Americans for decades: Why and how was JFK murdered?

The Hidden History of JFK’s Assassination draws on exclusive interviews with more than two dozen associates of John and Robert Kennedy, in addition to former FBI, Secret Service, military intelligence, and Congressional personnel, who provided critical first–hand information. The book also uses government files—including the detailed FBI confession of notorious Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello—to simply and clearly reveal who killed JFK. Using information never published before, the book uses Marcello’s own words to his closest associates to describe the plot. His confession is also backed up by a wealth of independent documentation.

This book builds on the work of the last Congressional committee to investigate JFK’s murder, which concluded that JFK “was probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy,” and that godfathers “[Santo] Trafficante [and Carlos] Marcello had the motive, means, and opportunity to assassinate President Kennedy.” However, it also draws on exclusive files and information not available to Congress, that have only emerged in recent years, to fully explain for the first time how Marcello and Trafficante committed—and got away with—the crime of the 20th century.
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The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination: The Definitive Account of the Most Controversial Crime of the Twentieth Century

The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination: The Definitive Account of the Most Controversial Crime of the Twentieth Century

by Lamar Waldron
The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination: The Definitive Account of the Most Controversial Crime of the Twentieth Century

The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination: The Definitive Account of the Most Controversial Crime of the Twentieth Century

by Lamar Waldron

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This fascinating account of the most infamous crime of the 20th century draws on never-before-published information to reveal the Mafia conspiracy that led to the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

For the first time, this concise and compelling history seeks to answer the questions that have haunted Americans for decades: Why and how was JFK murdered?

The Hidden History of JFK’s Assassination draws on exclusive interviews with more than two dozen associates of John and Robert Kennedy, in addition to former FBI, Secret Service, military intelligence, and Congressional personnel, who provided critical first–hand information. The book also uses government files—including the detailed FBI confession of notorious Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello—to simply and clearly reveal who killed JFK. Using information never published before, the book uses Marcello’s own words to his closest associates to describe the plot. His confession is also backed up by a wealth of independent documentation.

This book builds on the work of the last Congressional committee to investigate JFK’s murder, which concluded that JFK “was probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy,” and that godfathers “[Santo] Trafficante [and Carlos] Marcello had the motive, means, and opportunity to assassinate President Kennedy.” However, it also draws on exclusive files and information not available to Congress, that have only emerged in recent years, to fully explain for the first time how Marcello and Trafficante committed—and got away with—the crime of the 20th century.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781619024397
Publisher: Catapult
Publication date: 11/11/2014
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 528
Sales rank: 606,760
Product dimensions: 5.70(w) x 8.70(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Lamar Waldron's historical research and nonfiction books have won praise from Publishers Weekly, Vanity Fair, the Boston Globe, the San Francisco Chronicle, and major publications in Europe. Called "the ultimate JFK historian" by Variety, his groundbreaking research has been the subject of two prime time specials on the Discovery Channel, produced by NBC News. He has been featured on CNN, the History Channel, Geraldo Rivera, Fox News, and television specials in England, Germany, Japan, and Australia.

Table of Contents

Preface 1

1 Evidence of Conspiracy 9

2 "Single Bullet Theory" Demolished and a New Look at Oswald 29

3 A Mafia Godfather Confesses 61

4 Carlos Marcello's Rise to Power 77

5 Marcello, Cuba, and Jack Ruby 105

6 CIA vs. Castro, and The Kennedys vs. Carlos Marcello 125

7 Marcello and Trafficante: planning JFK's Murder 143

8 Marcello Meets with Ruby and Oswald 167

9 Marcello and Trafficante Infiltrate JFK's Secret Cuba Plan 195

10 Plans To Assassinate Fidel Castro and President Kennedy 225

11 Oswald in New Orleans, Dallas, and Mexico City 243

12 Carlos Marcello and the Hit Men for JFK's Murder 269

13 Targeting JFK in Chicago and Tampa in November 1963 301

14 JFK Is Assassinated in Dallas 327

15 Officer Tippet Is Killed and Problems Arise for Marcello 369

16 Another Mafia Murder in Dallas 399

17 Secret Investigations and Getting Away With Murder 429

18 Mafia Murders, Confessions, and a Million Files Still Secret 467

Selected Government Documents 494

Annotated Bibliography 499

Acknowledgements 507

Index 509

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