The Assassination
"It was a death that touched everyone instantly and directly;
rare was the person who did not cry that long weekend."
CBS Washington Correspondent Roger Mudd
rare was the person who did not cry that long weekend."
CBS Washington Correspondent Roger Mudd
Mob Involvement
“The Kennedy assassination was a contract killing organized by top mob leaders working with the CIA and Cuban exile groups in response to Kennedy's crackdown on the mob and his secret 1963 plan to support a military-led coup in Cuba that promised to assassinate Castro.” |
“Something has to be done... The time has come for your friend [Trafficante] and Carlos to get rid of him. Kill that son-of-a-bitch John Kennedy.”
Conversation between mobsters Jimmy Hoffa and Frank Ragano about fellow mafia members Santo Trafficante and Carlos Marcello |
“Yeah, I had the son of a bitch killed. I'm glad I did. I'm sorry I couldn't have done it myself!"
The confession of Carlos Marcello, mob boss of Louisiana and Texas, to his attorney in 1985 |