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Who Killed the Dream? The Assassination of JFK and Who Did It. Parts I, II, and III below. By Gene W. Edwards, 12/31/2024.
Part I: The Shooters. (Revised and expanded.)
Let’s get right to it. Here’s the reasonably accurate, reasonably complete, list of the JFK assassinators/conspirators in position in Dealey Plaza in Dallas on 11/22/1963!
Command area on the second floor of the Texas School Book Depository (TSBD): Cliff Carter, Carlos Marcello, Jack Rubenstein [Jack Ruby], George Reese;
In the alley behind the fence and above the so-called Grassy Knoll: Clyde Foust, John Ernst, Jack Grimm, Joseph P. Dugan;
Under the bridge in case the president was not shot, and above the railroad area (these people were never used): Charles Harrelson, Percy Chauncy Holt, Charles Frederick Rogers, a man called “Dimitri” from the evangelical group ACCC;
Roof of the County Records Building: Harry Weatherford, Roger Craig, Richard Scalzetti [Cain?], Michael Victor Mertz;
Sixth floor of the TSBD in the nest and other setup areas: Ruth Ann Martinez, Lee Harvey Oswald (under a spell according to Mac Wallace), Mac Wallace, Lawrence Loy Factor;
The Dal-Tex Building (the team was supposed to be on top of it but had problems): Eugene Hale Brading, Frank Fiorelli (Sturgis), Raphael “Chi Chi” Quintero, Richard Cain [Scalzetti?]. One or more of those shooters ended up shooting from the Dal-Tex second…