In the first half, investigative reporter and historian Mark Shaw revisited the enduring mystery surrounding President John F. Kennedy's assassination, marking nearly 62 years since the event. He criticized the initial investigation led by J. Edgar Hoover, which swiftly pinned the assassination on Lee Harvey Oswald without thoroughly exploring other leads. Shaw detailed the subsequent government inquiries, including the House Select Committee and the Church Committee, which failed to provide conclusive answers. He highlighted recent efforts by Congresswoman Luna's task force to declassify assassination records, expressing frustration that the investigation remains fixated on Oswald and potential CIA involvement, neglecting alternative theories.
A pivotal revelation Shaw shared was the discovery of 1,400 FBI documents absent from the National Archives, including what he called the "Carlos Marcello confession." According to FBI records, in 1986, while imprisoned, mob boss Marcello allegedly confessed to a fellow inmate, "Kennedy, yeah, I had the SOB killed. I'm glad I did. I'm sorry I couldn't have done it myself." Shaw emphasized the credibility of this account and suggested it could illuminate previously overlooked motives and connections. "The confession by Marcello validates my research through the years," he remarked, as he called for renewed government transparency, urging authorities to locate the missing audio tape of the inmate and thoroughly re-examine the evidence.
Shaw reported finding a "most important document" that connects the assassination to broader 1960s tragedies, including the deaths of Marilyn Monroe, Dorothy Kilgallen, and Robert Kennedy. Further, he underscored the role of organized crime, noting that on the night of JFK's assassination, key mob figures, including Jimmy Hoffa and Santo Trafficante, were reportedly celebrating. He also drew attention to the pattern of "patsies" like Oswald and Sirhan Sirhan, used to conceal the true orchestrators behind these high-profile murders. Shaw accused FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover of obstructing justice, motivated by jealousy and personal gambling debts tied to mob figures.
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In the latter half, author Jerome Corsi continued the discussion on the Kennedy assassination, which he views as a coup d’état involving multiple shooters and a broad conspiracy. He pointed to forensic evidence from X-rays analyzed by Dr. David Mantik, concluding that Kennedy was shot from both the front and back. Corsi detailed the trajectory of the bullets, identifying shots from the Texas School Book Depository, the Grassy Knoll, and possibly a railroad overpass, suggesting "at least three" and likely "five or six shooters." Describing the so-called "magic bullet theory" as a fabrication to reconcile conflicting evidence, he revealed that "doctors tried to alter the wounds to eliminate evidence of a frontal shooting" during a secretive autopsy.
The conversation also explored the broader political context, including Kennedy's contentious relationships with the CIA, the mob, and the military. Corsi argued that Kennedy's opposition to the Vietnam War, his crackdown on the drug trade, and his challenge to the Federal Reserve made him a target. He accused the CIA of orchestrating a cover-up and discrediting dissenters, citing a 1964 memo threatening to ruin anyone opposing the Warren Commission's findings.
Corsi contended that Lee Harvey Oswald was "a CIA operative" monitoring gun-running and was framed as a patsy. He suggested that Oswald was aware of the assassination plot but never expected to be blamed, citing the paraffin test evidence that Oswald "had not fired a weapon that day." Oswald's murder was intended to silence him, he continued, describing Jack Ruby as a mob-connected operative who may have been a "Manchurian Candidate," as he claimed not to have any memory of shooting Oswald.
News segment guests: Jeff Nelken, Kevin Randle