Who Killed JFK? Strange Bedfellows
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Dec 20, 2023 Explore the motives of the Mafia, Cuban exiles, and intelligence community to assassinate JFK. Discover the secret Miami hotel meeting between Johnny Rosselli and Sam Giancana. Uncover the connections between CIA operatives, Cuban exile organizations, and the assassination. Learn about the shocking revelation of David Attlee Phillips' true identity as Marie's Bishop. Delve into Lee Harvey Oswald's involvement on the day of the JFK assassination
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Strange Bedfellows
- Mob leaders Johnny Rosselli and Sam Giancana met with CIA operative Bill Harvey.
- The CIA offered $150,000 to kill Fidel Castro, but the mobsters refused the money, claiming to be patriots.
Motives for Murder
- Three groups had motive to kill Kennedy: Cuban exiles, the Mafia, and CIA/military hardliners.
- The Cuban exiles wanted their homeland back, the Mafia lost money in Cuba and resented Robert Kennedy, and hardliners felt Kennedy was soft on communism.
A Cuban Exile's Disillusionment
- Ricardo Morales Jr.'s father, a Bay of Pigs veteran, turned against Kennedy after the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- He felt Kennedy abandoned the Cuban people by not invading Cuba.