Title: Mafia Kingfish : Carlos Marcello and the assassination of John F. Kennedy /
Authors: Davis, John H., 1929-
Publisher: McGraw-Hill,
Year: 1989
Subjects: Marcello, Carlos.; Kennedy, John F. Assassination.; Criminals United States Biography; Mafia Louisiana Case studies.
Abstract: Story of the Mafia leader who the author believes was involved in the assassination of President Kennedy and other crimes and scandals in addition to running an organized crime empire in Louisiana.
Contents: The United States v. Carlos Marcello -- From Sicily to Louisiana, 1908-1934 -- Taking root in the bayou -- The Louisiana Mafia -- Rise to power, 1934-1947 -- Back in business : Carlos joins the mob -- The slot machine coup : Carlos joins Frank Costello -- Gambling and murder : Carlos enters the big time -- Meeting at the Black Diamond : Carlos annointed -- Making enemies, 1948-1960 -- Willswood Tavern -- Carlos defies the Kefauver Committee -- The Town & Country Motel -- Aaron Kohn : taking on Marcello -- The McClellan Committee : round one with the Kennedys -- War with the Kennedys, 1961-1963 -- Oswald and the Marcellos : summer of 1963 -- Marcello's Dallas -- Ruby consults the mob -- Aftermath : November 11, 1963-August 17, 1965 -- Ferrie in Dallas -- Ruby silences Oswald -- The suspicions of Eward Becker -- Hoover's investigation -- Deception and manipulation : Hoover and the Warren Commission -- The silence of Robert Kennedy -- A precarious power, 1965-1977 -- From Watergate to the Church Committee -- The fall of Carlos Marcello, 1978-1988 -- BRILAB : the plan to ensnare Marcello.