Joan Mellen

Biography:

Joan Mellen is a Professor in the Department of English at Temple University and an author of seventeen books. In 2004, Temple University awarded her one of their most coveted Great Teacher awards, for outstanding achievement. She is also well-known for her biographies of Lillian Hellman and Danshiell Hammett, Kay Boyle and Bob Knight.

Her latest book, "A Farewell to Justice: Jim Garrison, JFK's Assassination and The Case That Should Have Changed History begins with Jim Garrison's New Orleans investigation of the Kennedy assassination, and contains a biographical look at Jim Garrison, the man who became the only public official ever to bring anyone connected with the murder of President Kennedy before the bar of justice.

Past Shows:

	JFK Assassination Special III
	Monday November 21, 2005

Three authors each shared their theories about who was behind the assassination of JFK. Lamar Waldron said the legacy of secrecy behind the murder has continued to impact American history. He cited Bobby Kennedy as being a central figure in the story. Bobby was waging two wars simultaneously, one against Castro and the other against organized crime. Further, he and JFK planned a secret coup and invasion of Cuba for December, 1963, Waldron revealed. Yet that plan, was infiltrated by three "godfathers," Johnny Rosselli, Santo Trafficante, and Carlos Marcello, who were being prosecuted by Bobby Kennedy. Using information from the Kennedy's secret plan, these mobsters attempted to kill JFK first in Chicago, then in Tampa, and finally in Dallas, Waldron declared. In the next hour Peter Levenda joined the show to outline unusual connections to the assassination in Dallas and New Orleans. He pointed out how Oswald was associated with a Dallas family that was related to members of a spir ... More
Host: George Noory