Santos Trafficante Jr., based in Tampa, was one of the most powerful Mafia godfathers in the countryand he was brutally vicious to his enemies. Sam Giancana: The Chicago Godfather Turned CIA Collaborator [1] In 1997, further declassified documents indicated that some mafiosi worked with the agency on assassination attempts against Castro. Second, to Ken S, as someone else said above, the whole Carl Mather,Collins Radio, Texas Theater matter is dealt with well in Jim Douglass book, pgs. Maybe my imagination, but thats a look of recognition. And other than potential embarassment for the agency, why not? Ruby gained entry with help from the DPD. In 1950, Senator Kefauver began an investigation organized crime and held hearings, during the hearings Tampa mobster Charlie Wall, was called in to testify, to avoid testifying both Trafficante Sr. and his son fled to Cuba. Couldnt remember who the owner whose estate he was guarding; said he got the job from a fellow officer, a motorcycle cop who worked the Oaklawn area, but couldnt remember his name; couldnt remember the address of the place he was guarding and the WC let him get away with those answers. He wrote a memo to Warren about this. I do like Dulles for an individual complicit in the assassination, but I have a hard time swallowing the idea that he would allow himself to be put on the committee. James DiEugenio: I think that one of the more telling photographs of that weekend is that which captured Jim Leavelles reaction as Ruby lunges forward. The dictator of Cuba, Fulgencio Batista, received a large cut of the profits. Las exhibiciones, Santo Trafficante y la Sierra | OnCubaNews You need to know that Dulles was appointed at the behest of RFK. Antinori took notice of Santo Trafficante and invited him into his organization and together they expanded the Bolita games across the state of Florida. He could never recall who he had spoken to in telephone conversations made to the DPD. Many former employees of JR provided accounts that described JR and LHO as knowing each other on a practical basis. Sorry I am late to get back to this thread. The hit man and the mobster: Jack Ruby and Santos Trafficante And yet you WC devotees are always trying to emphasize how apolitical and disconnected he was. Two central characters serving in official capacity in the hours after the assassination were Justice of the Peace David Johnston of Precinct 2 Dallas County ( Richardson), and Theron Ward, Precinct 3 (Garland). We need to review the fact of the cop-car with the two horn sounds as LHO was leaving his boarding house. Download Full Book A Legacy Of Secrets PDF/Epub Ive read the statements made by Leavelles granddaughter (if memory serves) and she seems to be highly credible and in fact her reflections are very poignant. I also remember an assistant parish attorney in new Orleans who once said that someone who believed was Oswald came to his office inquiring about the legality of some drug, LSD I think it was. Trafficante remained the boss of Tampa until he died of natural causes in 1954. I have no idea if this is true, though it does seem solid that the WCC was used for various purposes, including as a stop-gap covert action agency during the time between the disbandment of the OSS and the growth of CIA operational power. Santo Trafficante Sr. (May 28, 1886 - August 11, 1954) was a Sicilian -born mobster, and father of the powerful mobster Santo Trafficante Jr. Santo Trafficante Sr. gained power as a mobster in Tampa, Florida and ruled the Mafia in Tampa from the 1930s until his death in 1954. I do not believe LBJ joined a dallas mob conspiracy as Norths book asserts, but that the mob was much more active in dallas than many realize in the setup and coverup by them being leaned on by the CIA. http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segreti_di_Stato_(film). Involved? There is so much information still classified that could assist a genuine JFK investigation. Yet, interestingly enough, its the one area, as crucial as it is, where I feel the defenders of the official story are at their weakest. As Douglass does, its necessary to link that to the testimony of Bernard Haire. His only rival for criminal rackets in the Tampa Bay area was Italian Mafia boss Ignacio Antinori.[2]. If you do not have the Douglass book, please purchase. Tippit knew his killer, the guy who leaned into the passenger-side window and talked to him. This is not a unique argument but, just suppose that Ruby was looking for an excuse to blame the authorities in charge of Oswald for his missing him. OswaldIF he had continued on his path would have been able to ring his doorbell within 2 or 3 minutes. Good synopsis. If one recalls, Vaughn, the guy the WC pinned the whole thing on, passed his polygraph. The Trafficante Family - American Mafia History Seth Kantor had a good take on Rubys roller coaster weekend. Narrative Decryption on Touched by Fire. Mafialand (formerly published as Shadowland) - Google Books After years of reading, after work, as Im not a researcher Meyer Lansky, who led the U.S. mob's exploitation of Cuba in the 1950s, set up a famous meeting . "[11] Aleman claimed to have reported Trafficante's comments to his FBI contacts, who "dismissed the Kennedy warnings as gangland braggadocio. , good chance he was one. Reputed Crime Boss Dies at 72 | AP News If you dont like it, youre going to have to deal with the evidence. Foto: Pinterest. Smart move on Trafficantes part. The weapon was detected by an X-ray scanner. Ive read some theories about that, including Tippits mysterious phone call at a coffee shop just beforehand. Whats really curious is that the supposedly apolitical Ruby (who upon once seeing an Impeach Earl Warren billboard is alleged to have asked a companion whos Earl Warren?) was aware of the name of the group Oswald was supposedly a member of and thought quickly to correct this error by Wade. yes, in the coverup demonstrably, maybe some planning. He walked outside and got into a 1951 Mercury sedan driven by one of his associates. Thought Id read some years ago that Ruby dined there with O or someone after a trip to Houston. Olsen said he was asked to leave the DPD in the latter part of December by no less than Chief Curry, for the serious offense of being out of sick leave. The hit man and the Mobster. He's also the son of a Sicilian noble, and being the arrogant playboy that he is, he can't help trying to seduce Ella with his sweet smile. The transcript of Rubys Warren Commission testimony reveals Ruby was anxious, most anxious. HSCA Press Release on organized Crime. I think at the time, RFK couldnt rule out a Communist conspiracy or mob retaliation, and perhaps felt that the Commission should have someone with experience in national security or intelligence issues. El fundador de la estirpe, Santo Trafficante Sr. (1886-1954) -un emigrante siciliano radicado en Tampa a principios del siglo XX-, se entrelaz con Lucky Luciano y Meyer Lansky para sacarle buen partido a la Prohibicin e introducir alcoholes de contrabando en los numerosos clubes clandestinos ( speakeasies) de Ybor City y otros puntos de la I went to that location last year on the Lancer tour. Tippit failed to carry out the assignment earlier. Santos Trafficante - It Should Have Been Bobby Diaz was a confirmed hit man connected to Santo Trafficante, long a suspect in the JFK plot. They approached the store owner behind the counter and fired five bullets into him before fleeing. Executive Session of House Subcommittee on the Assassination of John F. Kennedy met. Ruby had entered Cuba from New Orleans on August 8, 1959, and left on September 11, 1959. Actually Id read about and forgotten it. Thanks for the reply. According to Larry Crafards testimony, it was unusual for Ruby to be carrying his revolver, but somehow the idea of Ruby stalking Oswald has never resonated with me. She was born on March 24, 1920. Santos was a member of the decision making level. By the early 1940s, Santo Trafficante Sr. had taken over most of the organized crime activities in the city and started teaching his son Santo Trafficante Jr. how to run these criminal operations. No, I cant believe that Tippit getting shot was any part of the conspiracy. Tippit, and, consequently, incriminated not only elements of the DPD in the murder of JFK, but incriminated other top level conspirators as well, who could not afford to be named. Newfield believes Trafficante and Marcello eventually will be shown to be the missing pieces to the "30-year jigsaw puzzle" about the assassination. Trafficante, had lived in Tampa since the age of 18, and had already set up Bolita games throughout the city and was becoming powerful mobster. Two comments, its amazing that McAdams is still marketing in unqualified terms that LBJ tale about RFK wanting Dulles on the commission. My belief is that an agency liaison contacted someone in the Mob who ordered Ruby to make the hit. My view. From Admin Folder H-1. Thus the difference in emotions. what this shady, sleazy character with over 20 arrests (usually for violent crimes) in his background was doing interrupting the DA in the middle of his press conference, a press conference to which he should never have been admitted. Bush called it a most interesting read. The book tells an amazing American story. That wasnt gonna happen and didnt. However, Santo's fame isn't limited to the film industry. In any event, it seems odd that hed have been the one to correct wade. Santo Trafficante was born in Tampa, Florida, on 15th November, 1914. Mother Violeta Fueyo(1907-2000) 14510People8Records10Sources Santo Trafficantefound in 60 treesView all And there is no doubt Ruby was lying in wait. WC did not press Olsen for the real reason. Last year at the Newseum I watched dumbfounded as Edward J. Epstein and James Swanson, both smart men, unconvincingly agreed with each other that Ruby was simply another lone nut. I think about things this way: Who controlled JFKs movements immediately pre- and post-mortem?