"Bloody Treason": It Really Was A Conspiracy

It was on this date in 1964 that Jack Ruby was sentenced to death for the murder of accused JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. It was the first time a verdict in a murder trial was broadcast to the nation. Of course, that pales in comparison to the deed itself---an actual murder broadcast on live TV.

Here is that amazing historical footage:




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awy3h5QK7WI

Ruby’s sentence would be overturned by the Texas Appeals Court—and Ruby, a nightclub owner with ties to the mob—would die in prison of cancer. It was the act of Ruby silencing the accused assassin that prompted many to wonder if JFK’s murder was not the act of a lone gunman.

It wasn’t.

While I always questioned the conclusions of the Warren Commission, I was also a bit skeptical of the wild “conspiracy” theories out there, too. Many seemed far-fetched, based on the bias of the author and/or the testimony of “witnesses” whose credibility could not be certified, nor their statements corroborated. Many of the people advancing these theories seemed like crazy folks.

There is, however, a definitive book on the JFK assassination (at least in my opinion!). I just finished reading it last night on my Kindle---and I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone with even a passing interest in the events of November 22, 1963.

The book is called “Bloody Treason” by Noel H. Twyman. It is a masterpiece of research and documentation of the murder of the century.

There are wild scenarios explored—and incredible evil deeds documented. The approach used by the author was methodical and oriented towards a courtroom trial. That is, Twyman presents his evidence to us, the reader, as if we were on a jury. Proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, presenting a preponderance of evidence, corroborated by different sources and documents whose credibility was solid was the end goal---and he achieved it.

I have been fascinated with the Kennedy assassination ever since I was a kid growing up in Washington, D.C. I was 5 years old at the time—and vividly remember sitting with my mother after kindergarten, watching TV when the dreadful bulletin was broadcast.

I went with my father to the funeral downtown. Two customers on my paper route delivering the Washington Post were connected to the succeeding administration: Bobby Baker, whose scandal as LBJ’s close aid almost torpedoed his political career, and Liz Carpenter, who I believe was Lady Bird Johnson’s Press Secretary (and the person who wrote the short statement that Johnson delivered at Andrews Air Force Base upon returning to Washington from Dallas on that fateful day).

In 1972, I had the privilege of attending a luncheon with former Texas Governor John Connolly, who headed up Richard Nixon’s “Democrats For Nixon” organization. There, he showed us the scar on his wrist from the bullet that struck him while riding with Kennedy in the motorcade. An amazing moment.

Perhaps most remarkable about Twyman’s monumental work is the sheer number of possible suspects. The author starts painting with a broad brush, listing all possible entities who would have motive to kill Kennedy.

It’s a long list.

In the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs fiasco and the Cuban Missile Crisis, Robert Kennedy’ crusade against the Mafia and the CIA and FBI’s use of underworld figures to assassinate Fidel Castro, there was no shortage of suspects.

The book’s conclusions are incredible and disturbing but it is likely they are also TRUE.
I won’t spoil the experience for those who plan to invest the time to read this book. Originally written in 1996, the book is available on Amazon and also in digital form for Kindle.

For anyone with an interest in the JFK murder, you must first suspend disbelief long enough to read the exhaustively documented “Bloody Treason”—and then decide for yourself if it is all too wild to believe.

I think you will be astounded.


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