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A key figure in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK) for many researchers over the years is Frank Sturgis (a.k.a. Frank Fiorini). Sturgis had ties to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for many years and his name has been brought up when the assassination of JFK had been discussed with witnesses over the years. He has even been considered to be one of the three "tramps" detained after the assassination in Dealey Plaza (DP) by some researchers in the following decades. Sturgis was also supposed to be part of a caravan that traveled from Florida to Dallas days before the assassination according to Marita Lorenz.
As you can see he has many ties to the events of November 22, 1963, according to multiple sources. On April 4, 1975, the Church Committee (CC) took a deposition from Frank Sturgis. This post will look at the contents of this interview to see what Sturgis had to say about all of this. On page 18 of the deposition we finally arrive at this topic.
[Robert] Olsen: ...And I would like to go into the subject a little bit further about any connections that you may have had with the assassination of President Kennedy. First, let me ask you, have you ever in your life met Lee Harvey Oswald?
Sturgis: Not that I can remember, sir.
Olsen: Do you know if you had any contact with him in Florida?
Sturgis: Not that I can remember, sir.
Olsen: Do you recall ever having had any contact with somebody by the name of Jack Ruby--either in the United States, Cuba, or elsewhere?
Sturgis: No, sir.
Olsen: Jack Ruby, I understand his real name was Rubenstein, did you ever meet anybody in Cuba or in Florida by the name of Jack Rubenstein, or Jake Rubenstein?
Sturgis: Not that I can remember sir.
Olsen: Have you ever met in your life Clay Shaw of New Orleans?
Sturgis: No, sir.
Olsen: Have you ever met a man by the name of David Ferry (sic) of New Orleans?
Sturgis: No, sir.
Olsen: Or David Ferry (sic) or Clay Shaw from any place else?
Sturgis: No, sir.
Olsen: Did you ever have any contacts with anybody at 544 Camp Street or that vicinity in New Orleans?
Sturgis: No, sir.
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Olsen: Have you ever been to New Orleans?
Sturgis: Yes, sir, I have. Several times.
Olsen: And do you know whether you were in New Orleans at any time during 1962 or 1963?
Sturgis: I can't remember, sir. I don't remember the dates. (Deposition of Frank Sturgis, April 4, 1975, NARA Record Number: 157-10005-10126, pp. 16-17 in original)
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Notice how faulty Stugis' memory is. He constantly could not remember important things, but he did of course remember not meeting key people like Jack Ruby, David Ferrie and Clay Shaw. How very convenient for him. He will bring up a visit by the FBI a few days after the assassination during questioning about New Orleans.
Olsen: Were you contacted and visited by the FBI shortly after the assassination of President Kennedy?
Sturgis: Yes, sir.
Olsen: Who contacted you?
Sturgis: two Special Agents from the Bureau, FBI. I believe one of the agents--if I'm not mistaken--his name was Bob Davis.
Olsen: And do you know the name of the other one?
Sturgis: Offhand I forget, sir.
Olsen: And do you know how long after the assassination that that the interview took place?
Sturgis: No, sir. I don't; I really don't remember the exact date.
Olsen: Did they tell you why they were interviewing you?
Sturgis: They wanted to know my whereabouts before, during and after the assassination of President Kennedy.
Olsen: Did they say why they wanted to know your whereabouts?
Sturgis: Yes, sir...And they said, "Well, Frank, we feel that you are one of several persons that are capable of doing this sort of thing." (Ibid. pp. 17-18 in original)
This is an important disclosure as the FBI didn't go around visiting everyone shortly after the assassination. They knew that Sturgis was capable of doing this type of assassination and clearly had suspicions to come visit him in Miami, Florida, so quickly. Why was this let go so fast? Well, it seems Sturgis made comments about the assassination that would appear in the Miami newspapers. He of course didn't remember stating any names that may have been involved in the assassination. He is then asked the key question.
Olsen: Do you remember at that time stating whether you thought that there was a conspiracy or not a conspiracy in connection with the President's assassination?
Sturgis: I believe that to this day, that there is a possibility that there was a conspiracy to assassinate the President of The United States.
Olsen: Well, what I am asking you is do you remember stating at that time to the press or otherwise in Miami that you thought there was a conspiracy?
Sturgis: I would say yes, because I felt that way all along. (Ibid., p. 19 in original)
maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=1400#relPageId=22
He would then be asked why he felt there was a conspiracy and he stated it was because of the Cuban exiles that were here in America. He noted that they connected with the American crime syndicate and the CIA, and in fact, a good number of them became CIA agents according to Sturgis. He further said that as of 1975 they were still involved in some of the "biggest international crime and drug smuggling" that was going on in the country (Ibid., p. 20 in original) He also mentions how the Cuban crime syndicate had moved to Miami after Fidel Castro took over Cuba and that they had a working relationship with the CIA as well. (Ibid., p. 21 in original)
Sturgis then goes on to discuss why the anti-Castro Cubans wanted JFK dead. Most of this is just a red-herring as the anti-Castro Cubans by themselves could not remove JFK. Ditto the mob. He then gives us the statement of using the team or teams of people that were meant to kill Castro to kill JFK. He was the first one to bring up this possibility and it is a red-herring as he admitted that he had no facts or evidence for this possibility. (Ibid., p. 23 in original). There is no doubt that some of these people and groups were used, but they did not do this assassination alone.
He is then asked if he had heard any contacts between the anti-Castro groups and Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) in the United States and he said no. (Ibid.) He did say that he heard that LHO was in Miami trying to penetrate the "DR" anti-Castro group who had been working with the CIA. (Ibid., p. 24 in original) When was it shown that LHO was in Miami? IF this wasn't LHO, who was it? Sturgis goes on to say a "top official" of the DR (he doesn't remember his name of course) had told him that LHO was in Miami and had tried to penetrate their organization. This is interesting stuff, but none of it was proven to be true.
The rest of his deposition was about CIA activities outside the JFK assassination. Do you agree with him that LHO was in Miami? Or that the anti-Castro Cubans along with the crime syndicate killed JFK?
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A key figure in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK) for many researchers over the years is Frank Sturgis (a.k.a. Frank Fiorini). Sturgis had ties to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for many years and his name has been brought up when the assassination of JFK had been discussed with witnesses over the years. He has even been considered to be one of the three "tramps" detained after the assassination in Dealey Plaza (DP) by some researchers in the following decades. Sturgis was also supposed to be part of a caravan that traveled from Florida to Dallas days before the assassination according to Marita Lorenz.
As you can see he has many ties to the events of November 22, 1963, according to multiple sources. On April 4, 1975, the Church Committee (CC) took a deposition from Frank Sturgis. This post will look at the contents of this interview to see what Sturgis had to say about all of this. On page 18 of the deposition we finally arrive at this topic.
[Robert] Olsen: ...And I would like to go into the subject a little bit further about any connections that you may have had with the assassination of President Kennedy. First, let me ask you, have you ever in your life met Lee Harvey Oswald?
Sturgis: Not that I can remember, sir.
Olsen: Do you know if you had any contact with him in Florida?
Sturgis: Not that I can remember, sir.
Olsen: Do you recall ever having had any contact with somebody by the name of Jack Ruby--either in the United States, Cuba, or elsewhere?
Sturgis: No, sir.
Olsen: Jack Ruby, I understand his real name was Rubenstein, did you ever meet anybody in Cuba or in Florida by the name of Jack Rubenstein, or Jake Rubenstein?
Sturgis: Not that I can remember sir.
Olsen: Have you ever met in your life Clay Shaw of New Orleans?
Sturgis: No, sir.
Olsen: Have you ever met a man by the name of David Ferry (sic) of New Orleans?
Sturgis: No, sir.
Olsen: Or David Ferry (sic) or Clay Shaw from any place else?
Sturgis: No, sir.
Olsen: Did you ever have any contacts with anybody at 544 Camp Street or that vicinity in New Orleans?
Sturgis: No, sir.
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Olsen: Have you ever been to New Orleans?
Sturgis: Yes, sir, I have. Several times.
Olsen: And do you know whether you were in New Orleans at any time during 1962 or 1963?
Sturgis: I can't remember, sir. I don't remember the dates. (Deposition of Frank Sturgis, April 4, 1975, NARA Record Number: 157-10005-10126, pp. 16-17 in original)
www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=1400#relPageId=18
Notice how faulty Stugis' memory is. He constantly could not remember important things, but he did of course remember not meeting key people like Jack Ruby, David Ferrie and Clay Shaw. How very convenient for him. He will bring up a visit by the FBI a few days after the assassination during questioning about New Orleans.
Olsen: Were you contacted and visited by the FBI shortly after the assassination of President Kennedy?
Sturgis: Yes, sir.
Olsen: Who contacted you?
Sturgis: two Special Agents from the Bureau, FBI. I believe one of the agents--if I'm not mistaken--his name was Bob Davis.
Olsen: And do you know the name of the other one?
Sturgis: Offhand I forget, sir.
Olsen: And do you know how long after the assassination that that the interview took place?
Sturgis: No, sir. I don't; I really don't remember the exact date.
Olsen: Did they tell you why they were interviewing you?
Sturgis: They wanted to know my whereabouts before, during and after the assassination of President Kennedy.
Olsen: Did they say why they wanted to know your whereabouts?
Sturgis: Yes, sir...And they said, "Well, Frank, we feel that you are one of several persons that are capable of doing this sort of thing." (Ibid. pp. 17-18 in original)
This is an important disclosure as the FBI didn't go around visiting everyone shortly after the assassination. They knew that Sturgis was capable of doing this type of assassination and clearly had suspicions to come visit him in Miami, Florida, so quickly. Why was this let go so fast? Well, it seems Sturgis made comments about the assassination that would appear in the Miami newspapers. He of course didn't remember stating any names that may have been involved in the assassination. He is then asked the key question.
Olsen: Do you remember at that time stating whether you thought that there was a conspiracy or not a conspiracy in connection with the President's assassination?
Sturgis: I believe that to this day, that there is a possibility that there was a conspiracy to assassinate the President of The United States.
Olsen: Well, what I am asking you is do you remember stating at that time to the press or otherwise in Miami that you thought there was a conspiracy?
Sturgis: I would say yes, because I felt that way all along. (Ibid., p. 19 in original)
maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=1400#relPageId=22
He would then be asked why he felt there was a conspiracy and he stated it was because of the Cuban exiles that were here in America. He noted that they connected with the American crime syndicate and the CIA, and in fact, a good number of them became CIA agents according to Sturgis. He further said that as of 1975 they were still involved in some of the "biggest international crime and drug smuggling" that was going on in the country (Ibid., p. 20 in original) He also mentions how the Cuban crime syndicate had moved to Miami after Fidel Castro took over Cuba and that they had a working relationship with the CIA as well. (Ibid., p. 21 in original)
Sturgis then goes on to discuss why the anti-Castro Cubans wanted JFK dead. Most of this is just a red-herring as the anti-Castro Cubans by themselves could not remove JFK. Ditto the mob. He then gives us the statement of using the team or teams of people that were meant to kill Castro to kill JFK. He was the first one to bring up this possibility and it is a red-herring as he admitted that he had no facts or evidence for this possibility. (Ibid., p. 23 in original). There is no doubt that some of these people and groups were used, but they did not do this assassination alone.
He is then asked if he had heard any contacts between the anti-Castro groups and Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) in the United States and he said no. (Ibid.) He did say that he heard that LHO was in Miami trying to penetrate the "DR" anti-Castro group who had been working with the CIA. (Ibid., p. 24 in original) When was it shown that LHO was in Miami? IF this wasn't LHO, who was it? Sturgis goes on to say a "top official" of the DR (he doesn't remember his name of course) had told him that LHO was in Miami and had tried to penetrate their organization. This is interesting stuff, but none of it was proven to be true.
The rest of his deposition was about CIA activities outside the JFK assassination. Do you agree with him that LHO was in Miami? Or that the anti-Castro Cubans along with the crime syndicate killed JFK?