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Although he won at trial the verdict was overturned on appeal. Hunt engaged in protracted litigation against Liberty Lobby, a political newspaper that had published conspiracy allegations concerning him. Hunt testified that he had absolutely no knowledge of anything pertaining to the assassination. Hunt’s deposition, each bizarre conspiracy theory involving President Kennedy was detailed exhaustively, and Mr. Hunt detailed each and every CIA assignment and every contact during his 21-year CIA career. In that recently declassified and released transcript, which is available online, Mr. Hunt repudiated and rejected these absurd theories as part of a 90-page sealed deposition before the Senate investigative committee. Allegations caused Congress to act and the JFK investigation was renewed in the early 1970’s. Hunt’s CIA background, some theorists have speculated that Mr. Unhappy with its findings that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, a veritable conspiracy industry has arisen, and because of Mr. The Warren Commission report investigating the Kennedy assassination is a matter of public record. Hunt’s tireless efforts to fight any and all conspiracy allegations during his lifetime. The theories advanced by his two elder sons after his death are totally inconsistent with Mr. Considering their source, reputable journalists should dismiss these claims as entirely lacking in credibility. John Hunt has actually revealed his decades of drug use, abuse and drug dealing in the Rolling Stone article. If these theories rest on the credibility of the two elder sons, then their own backgrounds and reliability are well worth investigation. Howard Hunt’s two elder sons were a deep disappointment to their father and family. There is nothing inherently newsworthy in the sad tale of rogue relatives sewing seeds of dissension after the death of a well-known public figure. Hunt’s alleged knowledge of a JFK assassination conspiracy involving the late President Johnson and now dead CIA agents have no basis in fact and are not credible. Motivated by an apparent need for notoriety and financial gains, these theories regarding Mr. John and David Hunt in recent articles published in the Los Angeles Times and in Rolling Stone magazine following Mr. Howard Hunt’s “Last Confession,” contrary to claims currently being circulated by Mr. Also, many other people have alleged involvement with Lee Oswald or some aspect of the JFK assassination story, but not with the murder plot itself.For what they are worth, I found these comments on a blog. The list above is certainly not a complete list of confessions. Holt names convicted murderer Charles Harrelson as one of his companions. James Files - Grassy Knoll Shooter? - James Files claims to have fired the fatal head shot from behind the grassy knoll fence.Ĭhauncey Holt - One of the Tramps? - Chauncey Holt says that he forged Oswald's "Hidell" ID card, among other activities, and is the oldest of the "three tramps" depicted in photos of Dallas on November 22, 1963. Santos Trafficante - It Should Have Been Bobby - "Mob lawyer" Frank Ragano wrote in his book that Santo Trafficante told him that he and Carlos Marcello "should have killed Bobby" instead of JFK. John Martino's Confessions - John Martino, who played a post-assassination role in the attempts to pin the murder on Castro, talked to his family and his lawyer about his peripheral involvement in the crime.ĭavid Morales - We Took Care of That SOB - JMWAVE Chief Operations Officer David Morales, aka "El Indio," told lifelong friend Ruben Carbajal and business partner Robert Walton that "we" had taken care of Kennedy. Howard Hunt named names to his son Saint John, and created a tape to be released after his death. So, were at least some of them telling the truth?Ĭonfession of Howard Hunt - CIA master spy and Watergate participant E. But people did talk about their involvement in the JFK assassination-some did so publicly, and some only to intimate associates. Someone would have talked, so the saying goes. In his 2007 book, discussions with his son, and a tape recording, Hunt outlined his "benchwarmer" role in a CIA plot to kill JFK.