More than merely an indictment of the committees work, fonzi tells the story of the important leads he developed as an investigator, which sent him into the milieu of kennedyhaters among anticastro exiles and cia officers. Gaeton fonzi, the last investigation thunders mouth press, 1993. Jfk assn ebooks jfk assassination debate the education forum. In his book, the last investigation, fonzi argues that the assassination was organized by david atlee phillips, head of the cias western hemisphere division. We were reissuing the last investigation in 20, mrs. The last investigation is a modern masterpiece of american history, one of the few great and truthful books about the role of the intelligence community in united states. A former federal investigator reveals the conspiracy to kill jfk, by gaeton fonzi, is without a doubt one of the top ten books about the jfk assassination. William pawley, the kennedy assassination, and watergate.
The last investigation by gaeton fonzi, paperback barnes. Preorders are being taken now at the mff store this classic work, first published in 1993, is at once a compelling personal narrative, a fascinating story of fonzis. The last investigation is a compelling post mortem on the house select committee on assassinations, as well as a riveting account of fonzi s pursuit of leads indicating involvement by officers of the central intelligence agency. First published in 1993 and now with a new foreword by dick russell, new york times bestselling author of they killed our president. On november 22, 20, veciana sent a letter to fonzis widow, marie, and told her that he admired her late husbands work and that bishop.
Gaeton fonzi is former senior editor of philadelphia magazine, a frequent contributor to the chicago tribuneand the new york daily news, and a consultant to 60 minutes, nbc nightly. Gaeton fonzi october 10, 1935 august 30, 2012 was an american investigative journalist and author known for his work on the assassination of john f. The last investigation by gaeton fonzi cuban information archives. I wondered what it meant in terms of schweiker continuing with a kennedy assassination investigation. Jun 19, 2005 it took me quite a while to find this post again. He was hired as a researcher in 1975 by the church committee and. Gaeton fonzi october 10, 1935 august 30, 2012 was an american investigative journalist. I thought it worth while to resurrect it for the excellent resources it presents. Stiles portrait of the assassin 1965 simon and schuster pb fox, sylvan the unanswered questions about president kennedys assassination 1975 award books pb fox, sylvan the unanswered questions about president kennedys assassination 1975 award books.
Gaeton fonzis the last investigation, now republished by the mary ferrell foundation, is an insiders account of the house select committee on assassinations, where reality became irrelevant compared to the need to produce a report. The senator and newhall kicked it around and decided it was the last chance for the moderate wing of the part. Let fonzi take over from here, from an article he wrote for gold coast in 2008. Cia kennedy assassination conspiracy theory wikipedia. What insiders know about the assassination of jfk by fonzi, gaeton. Jul 23, 2015 24 nov 1973 interview with bernard fensterwald, an investigator still inquiring into the assassination of president john f. Nov 22, 2016 the last investigation is not that of the warren commission. Gaeton fonzis masterful retelling of his work investigating. Fonzi, an investigative journalist who acted as an investigator for the house select committee on assassinations in 19771979, casts two significant lights on the. The fact that veciana never quite said bishop was phillips left the matter unresolved. It evolved in book form in 1993, and in 2008 was republished in an updated version. Russo adds that, at schweikers request, luce herself contacted fernandez russo, live by the sword, 3. The last investigation by gaeton fonzi, 1994, thunders mouth press, distributed by publishers group west edition, in english 1st trade pbk.
The mary ferrell foundation is republishing the last investigation, which will be available june 30. Hb fonzi, gaeton the last investigation 1993 thunders mouth press hb ford, gerald r. The last investigation by gaeton fonzi original manuscript part 1 of 2 note. November 22 1963 the assassination of president john f. In 2008, while fighting an illness that claimed him three years ago, fonzi recounted how a florida sociallifestyle magazine happened to run such a historic story. Gaeton fonzis gripping tale of his work for two congressional committees investigating the jfk assassination is back in print. That week, in the summer of 1978, there was a heat wave and the temperature had climbed to 106 degrees. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Fonzi early found the warren report dependent almost entirely on doctored intelligence from the cia and biased toward proving oswald the lone gunman. An excerpt of the last investigation by gaeton fonzi, the definitive book on the seventies senate investigation of the 1963 assassination of pres. The last investigation by gaeton fonzi part 2 of 2 note. The last investigation by gaeton fonzi t he title of my book, the last investigation, was meant to convey an element of cynicism and more than a touch of irony.
I also thought it might be helpful for members to know that michael t. The secretive nature of the cia, and the conjecture surrounding highprofile political assassinations in the united states during the 1960s, has made the cia a. Who killed jfk, by gaeton fonzi, the washingtonian, nov 1980. He was a reporter and editor for philadelphia magazine from 1959 to 1972, and contributed to a range of other publications, including the new york times and penthouse. First released in 1993, the last investigation was a landmark book upon its release. The last investigation by gaeton fonzi excerpt free download as pdf file. Gaeton fonzi in his book the last investigation said there will never be another investigation, that the house select committee had their chance to do something but blew it big time. Gaeton fonzis masterful retelling of his work investigating the kennedy assassination for two congressional committees is required reading for students of the. Gaeton fonzi, 76, investigated kennedy assassination the new.
April 17, 1911 march 29, 1977 was a petroleum geologist and professor who befriended lee harvey oswald in the summer of 1962 and maintained that friendship until oswalds death, two days after the assassination of us president john f. Compliments of gordon winslow and gaeton fonzi, we offer this extensive interview. Jfk assassination books, ebooks, photographs and online. I came back with some significant pieces of new information, found a few of the witnesses i had been. Late in july, i wrapped up a trip to puerto rico and flew back into miami international airport. According to abc news, the central intelligence agency cia is represented in nearly every theory that involves american conspirators. Gaeton fonzi, former federal investigator breaks his oath of silence.
Historians consider fonzis book among the preeminent and most scholarly of the six hundred or so that have been published on the kennedy assassination. The title of my book, the last investigation, was meant to convey an element of cynicism. The complete photographic record of the jfk assassination, the conspiracy and the coverup by robert j. Dorothy kilgallen, abuse of power, and the most compelling jfk assassination investigation in history by mark shaw free epubmobiebooks. Gaeton fonzi was a staff investigator for the house select committee on assassinations. Jfk assn ebooks jfk assassination debate the education. Fonzi wrote for philly mag when it was edited by the late alan halpern, who mentored fonzi and secured the publication of his story in washingtonian magazine that became the last investigation.
Fonzi explained, and i wanted to put antonio vecianas letter in the book saying that he respected gaetons search for the truth. The last investigation gaeton fonzi, third decade, 111984. The last investigation by gaeton fonzi excerpt warren. As marie shared with me in a july 2017 email, today i found blakeys original. Sep 09, 2019 let fonzi take over from here, from an article he wrote for gold coast in the last investigation. An autopsy report written by fbi agents who witnessed the autopsy included a third. The last dissenting witness by bill sloan and jean hill 364.
While i havent seen the early articles fonzi is said to have written about vaganov, i did read the lengthly article later published in esquire. In this book, fonzi tells of the several leads he developed in anticastro and antikennedy milieu of south floridas cuban exiles and disgruntled cia officers. Jun 25, 2010 the last investigation by gaeton fonzi, 1994, thunders mouth press, distributed by publishers group west edition, in english 1st trade pbk. Fonzi was an investigator for the house assassinations committee and author of the book, the last investigation. In his book the last investigation, fonzi concluded that veciana was just protecting himself by hedging. An autopsy report written by fbi agents who witnessed the autopsy included. Gaeton fonzi s masterful retelling of his work investigating the kennedy assassination for two congressional committees is required reading for students of the. The title of my book, the last investigation, was meant to convey an element of cynicism and more than a touch of irony.
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In mossad, authors michael barzohar and nissim mishal take us behind the closed curtain with riveting, eyeopening, bootson the ground accounts of the most dangerous, most crucial missions in the agencys 60year history. The last investigation gaeton fonzi s gripping tale of his work for two congressional committees investigating the jfk assassination is back in print. Jul 06, 2006 fonzi wrote for philly mag when it was edited by the late alan halpern, who mentored fonzi and secured the publication of his story in washingtonian magazine that became the last investigation. The last investigation by gaeton fonzi hardcover warren. Gaeton fonzi s the last investigation, now republished by the mary ferrell foundation, is an insiders account of the house select committee on assassinations, where reality became irrelevant compared to the need to produce a report. I wish to express my gratitude to maria fonzi for letting me borrow her november 1980 copy of gaeton fonzi s washingtonian articleas well as the february 1981 issue with robert blakeys letter and fonzi s responsein order to scan the originals and craft this hypertext edition.
For decades, israels renowned security arm, the mossad, has been widely recognized as the best intelligence service in the world. I wish to express my gratitude to maria fonzi for letting me borrow her november 1980 copy of gaeton fonzis washingtonian articleas well as the february 1981 issue with robert blakeys letter and fonzis responsein order to scan the originals and craft this hypertext edition. The last investigation is of interest to anyone who wants to understand what went wrung with the government probe. Fonzi wrote veciana asking for his permission to do this and a mail correspondence between the pair resulted.
A former federal investigator reveals the man behind the conspiracy to kill jfk by gaeton fonzi pdf. Sep 24, 2015 1993, the last investigation was a landmark book upon its release. More than merely an indictment of the committees work, the last investigation. The last investigation is a modern masterpiece of american history, one of the few great and truthful books about the role of the intelligence community in united states government, politics, and foreign and domestic affairs during the cold war and vietnam years of the 1960s and 1970s. Let fonzi take over from here, from an article he wrote for gold coast in the last investigation. A laying of tombstones on 1964s warren commission report and 1979s house assassinations committee report. The new york times said in 2012 of fonzis the last investigation that historians and. The complete photographic record 1993 benson, michael whos who in the jfk assassination 1993. Fonzi, an investigator for the house select committee on assassinations in the late 1970s, cornered david attlee philips, of the cias mexico city station, and almost got philips to admit having played a role in the impersonation of oswald in mexico city.