The Kennedy Contract: The Mafia Plot to Assassinate the President

THE KENNEDY CONTRACT is another book from John H. Davis author of MAFIA KINGFISH which I reviewed two years ago. This book is more recent, four years newer to be exact and in that time some more information has come to light. The book starts off with mob attorney Frank Ragano's claims relating to a mafia hit on JFK. Mr. Davis addresses J. Edgar Hoover's actions before and after the assassination. Internal FBI memos make it clear that Hoover was privy to key information in both time frames. Possible motivation for why Hoover took actions/inactions with the knowledge that he had is examined. The mafia connections involving the usual characters is investigated. Players such as Jimmy Hoffa, Santos Trafficante, Carlos Marcello, Jack Ruby, Lee Harvey Oswald, David Ferrie, and Johnny Roselli are discussed. There were a lot of provable connections even as far back as 1963. I don't recall previously reading some of the material like: Karen Carlin's statement in 1992. The "mock target practice" by unidentified men on the grassy knoll November 20,1963. A theory about who may have placed the "pristine bullet" on a gurney at Parkland Hospital. Mr. Davis criticizes the illegal removal of the President's body from Texas and explains why the autopsy was sloppy. The author addresses Jim Garrison and the movie "JFK" and why Garrison was not trustworthy, and the movie was mostly fiction. Two noteworthy quotes are found on pages 257 and 266 respectively. "If Jimmy Hoffa, Santos Trafficante, and Carlos Marcello concluded that President Kennedy had to go they most certainly had the guns, the guts, and the power to get the job done." The author makes a very convincing case for that. "Although there still remain many unanswered questions about the assassination, I believe it is now reasonable to affirm that thirty years after the murder in Dallas we at last have an inkling who was ultimately responsible for the crime." This book also contains 34 pages of Source notes and an Index. This is the best book on this subject that I have read so far.

In 1979, after a wide-ranging two-year investigation, the House Select Committee on Assassinations concluded that President John F. Kennedy's assassination was most likely the result of a conspiracy, and that the Mafia had the motive, means and opportunity to execute JFK. Identified as the probable conspirators were Jimmy Hoffa, Santos Trafficante, Jr., and Carlos Marcello. But until 1993, there could be no corroboration by a living witness of the Committee's supposition.In early January of 1992, Frank Ragano, attorney for Hoffa and Trafficante and friend to Marcello, decided to break his twenty-nine-year silence. John H. Davis (the author), here reveals the riveting story behind Ragano's allegation. Included is new informatiion from key witnesses and shocking details surrounding the cover-up. This 1993 book blows the lid off the most fascinating murder case in U.S. history!