David Ferrie: Mafia Pilot, Participant in Anti-Castro Bioweapon Plot, Friend of Lee Harvey Oswald and Key to the JFK Assassination
Copyright 2014 Judyth Vary Baker. All Rights Reserved.
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Baker, Judyth Vary.
David Ferrie1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes index and references.
Epub (ISBN-13) 978-1-937584-55-9
Mobi (ISBN-13) 978-1-937584-56-6
Print (ISBN-13) 978-1-937584-54-2
1. Ferrie, David William -- 1918-1967. 2. Kennedy, John F. -- (John Fitzgerald), -- 1917-1963 -- Assassination. 3. Baker, Judyth Vary. 4. Oswald, Lee Harvey -- 1939-1963. 4. Assassination -- Investigation -- Louisiana -- New Orleans. I. Baker, Judyth Vary. II. Title
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Publishers Foreword
T his is a book like no other, written by an author like no other. We are all extremely lucky for the pluck and courage of Judyth Vary Baker. She is a first-person witness, her understanding goes beyond what can be read in books and documents. She knew and worked with David Ferrie. She met Clay Shaw, Jack Ruby, Carlos Marcello, Guy Bannister, and others that sultry summer in New Orleans.
She was nineteen in 1963, and alone, having arrived in town early for her work with famed surgeon and cancer pioneer Dr. Alton Ochsner. Then a chance meeting changed her life forever. Judyth met a handsome young ex-Marine, Lee Harvey Oswald. They were soon working together, and later became lovers, even though both were married. Its a long story, and is told in her book, Me & Lee: How I Came to Know, Love and Lose Lee Harvey Oswald. We published that book in 2010, after several years of vetting her story and her abundant archive of documentation.
That her story was published by our small company speaks volumes about the state of our Fourth Estate. Most of our free press has been captured by what is currently being called the Deep State, the same forces that murdered John Fitzgerald Kennedy in November of 1963. Is it any wonder that Judyths story has been suppressed?
But then this is nothing new. After Judyths kids were grown-up and out of the home in the late 1990s, and she began to tell her story, Judyth was contacted by 60 Minutes. They checked out her story and had her in make-up, lights on, and in front of cameras when they were stopped. Don Hewitt, legendary executive producer and the man who created 60 Minutes had this to say about Judyths tale: I brought that woman to New York ... Gloria and I were convinced we were about to break the biggest story of our times ... The door was slammed in our face...
This left Judyth in limbo and open to attack. And attacked she was: her credibility, her sanity, her work, her friends her life. We became aware of Judyth through author Ed Haslam, when TrineDay published his astounding book Dr. Marys Monkey in 2007. Judyth was living overseas, after too many accidents, lost jobs, and attacks on friends and family. Ed Haslam approached us about publishing her book, and we soon received her manuscript and documentation. We were overwhelmed: there were bus tickets, trolley stubs, receipts with lipstick kisses, newspaper articles, W-2s, and most amazing her pay stubs from Reily Coffee Company, where she and Lee worked together hired the same day! There were many other eye-popping items.
We asked her to come to the States for the release of her book, she wouldnt, she had been pushed out into too many intersections. She was afraid. Most of her friends from 1963 New Orleans were dead, many murdered. Finally with the release of her book in soft cover, we were able to get Judyth to come to North America, she came to Toronto in 2012. We celebrated Lee Oswalds birthday and were pleasantly surprised with actual news coverage: newspapers, TV, radio and Internet. Of course it didnt translate into coverage in the States, but it was a welcome change from the usual stonewall. There was hope, and Judyth began looking ahead. We started to talk about a book on David Ferrie. Judyth knew Dave, she was his friend. They spent time together, working and talking. She saw him interact with the world.
Once she started to look into Ferries life she found that there were many untruths and misunderstandings being promoted on the Internet. Judyth saw it as her duty to refute those claims, and give readers and researchers a place to start an honest discussion of Dave Ferrie: who he was, what he did, who he knew, and who he was working for.
Ferries life was not an open book, and there are many, sometimes opposing, tales told. We have used typesetting devices to try to present clearly Judyths testimony, rebuttal and research into this fascinating individual. We hope this book helps us all along our journey of discovery towards the truth.
Onwards to the Utmost of Futures,
Peace,
Kris Millegan
Publisher
TrineDay
September 10, 2014
That, of course, is the great secret of the successful fool that he is no fool at all.
Isaac Asimov, Guide to Shakespeare.
Dedication
T o all my dear friends and supporters: Id attempted to make a list to acknowledge all the faithful supporters, friends, witnesses, and champions of this Just Cause, but it would fill pages. Even then, it would surely be incomplete, as our ranks grow daily. Instead, I humbly dedicate this book to all of you, with particular gratitude to the people of New Orleans, without whose help, knowledge and kindness, this book would not be possible. The task to clear Lee Oswalds name has been a difficult one, but because of you (though I may not live to see it), I am now certain that Lees standing as a true patriot and hero will be recognized and that the governments role in letting the CIA and Mafia kill Kennedy then covering up the evil deed will be acknowledged in tomorrows history books. David Ferrie: Mafia Pilot supplants and clarifies many aspects of the Kennedy assassination that could not be fully addressed in Me & Lee . David Ferries tormented life was a very important one. This book exposes the methods used by the government, the media and associated specialists in deception to keep the truth about Dave and about the Kennedy assassination from being understood. We have a useful yardstick to measure how corrupt our government is and how extensively our media is controlled: just ask yourself, What do they say about the Kennedy assassination? Meanwhile, we still have work to do, and I am grateful that because of your courageous support, I do not stand alone. God bless you all.
Foreword
I n Homers The Odyssey, it takes Ulysses ten years to find his way home from the Trojan War. In this epic journey he encounters storms, sorceresses, sirens, monsters, cannibals, and even descends into Hades to consult the spirits of the dead. Eventually, he is reunited with his true love, Penelope, and regains his kingdom of Ithaca.
No such closure has been achieved in the fifty years and counting since the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Despite tireless efforts by modern heroes who dare to reveal the truth and others, the murderous monsters, the sorcerers of deception, the sirens of spin, and cannibals of history have kept us in a sea of confusion and mutual doubt. This storm of controversy has made certain that the shore of truth always remains just out of reach. And the tide of time washes away the interest of the great majority.