The FBI transcribed the tape that D avy gave them. Here is the transcription:
He says in the tape that his lie detector test came out negative. But, given D avy s mental state, I cannot tell if he means he passed or failed the test.
The FBI then searched their files for information on D avy. And, they found an interesting tidbit:
Leander D avy was interviewed by Belford Lawson and Jack Moriarty of the HSCA on June 23, 1977 in Washington. It appears that D avy just showed up:
I have the full 33-page transcript, but I ll be only be posting excerpts here.
D avy recounts his meeting of Oswald in 1962 - of course, we know this is impossible because Oswald is living in Dallas. He had earlier told Garrison 1963. But, he then starts to tell the story of going into the Court two weeks before the assassination:
An important question is whether the FBI knew that Clay Shaw was the elusive Clay Bertrand. Here s an FBI memo from March 2, 1967 that seems to indicate they did have information that Shaw was Bertrand.
We can see that one source was Aaron Kohn, head of the Metropolitan Crime Commision. But, who was the other source that Shaw was Bertrand? In an FBI Airirtel, we see that the source was informant 1309-C, which is none other than Joseph Oster, who had once worked for Guy Banister.
The Airtel gives us additional information regarding the identification of Shaw as Bertrand:
So, we can clearly see that Aaron Kohn s identification of Shaw as Bertrand was only based on news sources. New Orleans was a cauldron of rumor, innuendo, and gossip (Indeed, the New Orleans
As you might know, Garrison indicted Clay Shaw for perjury after his acquittal on conspiracy charges. He claimed Shaw lied when he denied knowing David Ferrie and Lee Harvey Oswald. Garrison told his staff to go out and find new leads to help prove his perjury case.
Garrison had strict instructions on the maintenance of this file:
There are many memos of Shaw Leads II. Most of the leads are nothing more than rehashed rumors or stale leads that were of no interest when first reported. Needless to say, none of the leads panned out. Here is one of the first memos:
Jim Garrison s Exhibits to his HSCA Memo on Fred Crisman and Thomas Beckham From:
Yesterday, I posted Jim Garrison s memo to the HSCA regarding Fred Crisman and Thomas Beckham. The memo included two pages describing several exhibits Garrison included:
Here is my transcription of these two pages. There are still a few words that I cannot make out, so if you have an idea, please let me know.
Now, here are the exhibits:
Exhibit 1: Beckham s Arrest Record
This was his rap sheet from 1968 - there was more to come.
Exhibit 2: Anonymous Letter A
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Jim Garrison s Exhibits to his HSCA Memo on Fred Crsiman and Thomas Beckham From:
Yesterday, I posted Jim Garrison s memo to the HSCA regarding Fred Crisman and Thomas Beckham. The memo included two pages describing several exhibits Garrison included:
Here is my transcription of these two pages. There are still a few words that I cannot make out, so if you have an idea, please let me know.
Now, here are the exhibits:
Exhibit 1: Beckham s Arrest Record
This was his rap sheet from 1968 - there was more to come.
Exhibit 2: Anonymous Letter A
(see the link above for comments on this letter)