JFK FILES: Oswald, the mafia, and the CIA's dirty secret



Over 80,000 pages of the previously classified JFK files have finally been released into the public domain via the National Archives — and unsurprisingly, they didn’t reveal much.

The files do, however, contain new details on Lee Harvey Oswald’s activities, which include a trip he took to Mexico City in 1963. Oswald was tracked contacting the Soviet and Cuban embassies where he asked about visas.

The second shooter theory was also entertained in the files, including one from a bystander that aligns with the 1979 House Select Committee’s acoustic evidence, which suggests a possible shot from the Grassy Knoll.

“And mafia connections are popping up again,” Dave Landau of “Normal World” comments. “Wiretap transcripts mentioned mob bosses venting about Kennedy with a link to the Cuban exiles and anti-Castro ops.”


One document even ties Chicago mob figures to CIA-backed Cuban militiamen, which hits at the “revenge motive” as retaliation to JFK’s crackdown on organized crime and the Bay of Pigs fallout.

Shockingly, there was also evidence revealed in the files that JFK Jr. called then-Senator Joe Biden (D-Del.) a “traitor.”

“I don’t know if it means anything in the big picture, but it’s nice to see,” Landau comments, adding, “He called him that in ‘94, and then JFK Jr. died right after.”

“Not right after, it was a few years after,” Matt McClowry jumps in.

“I look forward to learning nothing more about this,” Angela adds.

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JFK files: What do these NEW documents reveal?



On Tuesday, March 18, the National Archives released over 80,000 pages of previously classified documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

What does this avalanche of new information reveal?

Glenn Beck and his chief researcher and security expert, Jason Buttrill, dig into what’s been revealed so far.

1. CIA memo / Gary Underhill

A CIA memo marked secret that’s dated July 19, 1967 included an excerpt from a June 1967 Ramparts magazine article, in which the story of Gary Underhill, a military intelligence veteran and CIA contractor, was told through the lens of his friend and confidant, who said that Underhill arrived at her place of residence in New Jersey shortly after Kennedy’s assassination. He was clearly “agitated” and blamed the president’s death on a CIA cabal.

He also allegedly indicated that he feared for his life. Six months later, Underhill was found dead in his apartment from a gunshot wound to the head. His death was ruled a suicide.

Glenn notes that while the story about Underhill has long been known, the CIA’s explicit documentation of the Ramparts article is news.

2. Oswald was a “poor shot.”

“The KGB watched Oswald closely while he was in the USSR, but files indicated that Oswald was a poor shot when he tried target practice in the Soviet Union,” says Glenn.

3. Letter about Oswald’s alleged plotting

“Another detail released was a letter sent by a man in 1978. He was a Soviet, and he made this comment to the British embassy. He claimed that he was detained in London on July 18, 1963, and questioned by authorities. He said that he told them about Lee Harvey Oswald, saying he planned to kill the president. He added that he warned American Vice Consul Tom Blackshire of the plans of Oswald, who was trying to defect to Russia,” Glenn reads, adding that this points to government incompetence.

“Right now, there is no ‘who’; there is no ‘okay, this is the person who pulled the trigger,”’ says Buttrill. “There's no deflection from the official Warren Commission report so far.”

The information that has been sifted through thus far certainly “[provides] more context,” though.

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The Mob Wanted Kennedy Dead. But Did They Do the Unthinkable?

Tell me what you think about Lee Harvey Oswald, and I'll tell you how you vote. Every year since 1963, Gallup has polled Americans on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In the weeks after Kennedy's killing, less than 30 percent of Americans believed that Oswald acted alone and 52 percent believed that "others were involved in a conspiracy." In the 2023 poll, those numbers were 29 percent and 65 percent.

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Life of a Lone Gunman

This remains Gregory’s firm conclusion and a central theme of his book: Oswald shot President Kennedy and did so on his own. He concludes, in addition, that Oswald’s motives in the assassination were mostly personal and unrelated to his ideological convictions. He shot the president because he (Oswald) was a failure and at odds with everyone, including his associates, employers, and his wife—not because he was a communist.

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