Right at the end of the Clay Shaw trial, two surprise witnesses came forward for the prosecution. Nicholas and Mathilda Tadin took the stand on February 27, 1969. They had just come forward that very day with their story.
New Orleans Times-Picayune
, February 28, 1969
They testified that their oldest son, who was sixteen in 1964, took flying lessons from David Ferrie. They claimed to have seen Ferrie at the airport with Clay Shaw. Here is some testimony from Nicholas Tadin:
Note the dialogue - Tadin says when seeing Clay Shaw - Oh, Christ, look at this. His wife replied, what is the matter? And, Mr. Tadin then said, Clay Shaw over there. As Vincent Bugliosi notes in his book,