Gaeton fonzi is former senior editor of philadelphia magazine, a frequent contributor to the chicago tribuneand the new york daily news, and a consultant to 60 minutes, nbc nightly. It is still the best book that i have read on the subject. Cia kennedy assassination conspiracy theory wikipedia. Cuban information archives document 0019a main site. Beginning in the early 1960s, gaeton fonzi startled the city month after month. Gaeton fonzi was one of the most relentless investigators on the house select committee on assassinations in the late 1970s, remembered by former colleagues with. Biography of gaeton fonzi at spartacus educational. David sanchez morales, talking about the cia, morales was the former chief of operations at the cia station in miami jmwave and a consultant to the deputy director of the joint chiefs, cited by gaeton fonzi, the last investigation.
Kennedy a lincoln city libraries booklist compiled on the 50th anniversary of the historic events at 12. The title of my book, the last investigation, was meant to convey an element of cynicism and more than a touch of irony. An autopsy report written by fbi agents who witnessed the autopsy included. He was a reporter and editor for philadelphia magazine from 1959 to 1972, and contributed to a range of other publications, including the new york times and penthouse. Consequently, in addition to a flurry of new books on these two cases plus the mlk case publishers have decided to reissue three important books from the past.
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Gaeton fonzis the last investigation is the most readable and comprehensive body of work yetif there are others to share less. First released in 1993, the last investigation was a landmark book upon its release. According to abc news, the central intelligence agency cia is represented in nearly every theory that involves american conspirators. Only the second edition of larry hancocks some one would have talked comes close. More than merely an indictment of the committees work, fonzi tells the story of the important leads he developed as an investigator, which sent him into the milieu of. Gaeton fonzi s the last investigation, now republished by the mary ferrell foundation, is an insiders account of the house select committee on assassinations, where reality became irrelevant compared to the need to produce a report. Gaeton fonzis the last investigation jfk assassination. More than merely an indictment of the committees work, the last investigation. Fonzi s work is a keystone text cited by all the major assassination researchers who have followed. Gaeton fonzis the last investigation was the book that got me interested in the assassination of jfk. Fonzi early found the warren report dependent almost entirely on doctored intelligence from the cia and biased toward proving oswald the lone gunman.
Obsolescence management application guide article no. In 1963 bethel had organized and directed an anticastro coalition called the citizens committee for a free cuba. Gaeton fonzi, the last investigation thunders mouth press, 1993. This is the story of government investigator gaeton fonzi and his threeyear search for the. The ron brown plane crash did cia hawks assassinate ron. What insiders know about the assassination of jfk updated by fonzi, gaeton, fonzi, marie isbn. While killing lincoln has been deemed a pageturning work of nonfiction, i think we should we call killing kennedy a work of fiction.
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Kennedys and king gaeton fonzi, the last investigation. They no longer accept as totally truthful what anyone says in washington or. Original manuscript for the last investigation at gordon winslows. That week, in the summer of 1978, there was a heat wave and the temperature had. Gaeton fonzis the last investigation, now republished by the mary ferrell foundation, is an insiders account of the house select committee on assassinations, where reality became irrelevant compared to the need to produce a report. The new york times said in 2012 of fonzis the last investigation that historians and. Who killed jfk, by gaeton fonzi, the washingtonian, nov 1980. A laying of tombstones on 1964s warren commission report and 1979s house assassinations committee report. David atlee phillips october 31, 1922 july 7, 1988 was a central intelligence agency officer of 25 years and a recipient of the career intelligence medal.
Igor vaganov jfk assassination debate the education forum. First published in 1993, the last investigation was a landmark book upon its release. Gaeton fonzi, 76, investigated kennedy assassination the. The last investigation gaeton fonzi, marie fonzi on. The last investigation is of interest to anyone who wants to understand what went wrung with the government probe. In 2008, while fighting an illness that claimed him three years ago, fonzi recounted how a florida sociallifestyle magazine happened to run such a historic story. April 17, 1911 march 29, 1977 was a petroleum geologist and professor who befriended lee harvey oswald in the summer of 1962 and maintained that friendship until oswalds death, two days after the assassination of us president john f. It referred to the justcompleted inquiry into jfks murder by the u. Igor the turk vaganov few individuals stand out as suspects and have such an intriguing background as igor vaganov. A former federal investigator reveals the conspiracy to kill jfk, by gaeton fonzi, is without a doubt one of the top ten books about the jfk assassination. Vincent salandria and gaeton fonzi discuss problems with the warren commission report, philadelphia 1966 blowback. Vincent salandria and gaeton fonzi discuss problems with. The last investigation is not that of the warren commission. This is the story of government investigator gaeton fonzi and his threeyear search for the truth, his efforts to track down a mysterious american spymaster seen in dallas with lee harvey oswald in september 1963, his work for the house assassinations committee that was supposed to tell the american people what really happened on november 22, 1963.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. First published in 1993 and now with a new foreword by dick russell, new york times bestselling author of they killed our president. Cuban information archives document 0019b main site menu back to fonzi menu jfk menu index to site documents original manuscript the last investigation by gaeton fonzi part 2. Let fonzi take over from here, from an article he wrote for gold coast in 2008. The last investigation is a modern masterpiece of american history, one of the few great and truthful books about the role of the intelligence community in united states government, politics, and foreign and domestic affairs during the cold war and vietnam years of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1975 he founded the association of former intelligence officers afio, an alumni association comprising intelligence officers from all services. William pawley, the kennedy assassination, and watergate.
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