“Here, Edward Partin, a jailbird languishing in a Louisiana jail under indictments for such state and federal crimes as embezzlement, kidnapping, and manslaughter (and soon to be charged with perjury and assault), contacted federal authorities and told them he was willing to become, and would be useful as, an informer against Hoffa, who was then […]
But then came the killing shot that was to nail me to the cross. Edward Grady Partin. And Life magazine once again was Robert Kenedy’s tool. He figured that, at long last, he was going to dust my ass and he wanted to set the public up to see what a great man he was […]
Partin Reign May be Short-Lived Edward G. Partin, start witness in the trial of Jimmy Hoffa, is now reigning supreme over the Teamsters in central Louisiana. ‘I’m not going to have Partin and a bunch of hoodlums running this state,’ Gov. McKeithen told us. ‘We have no problems with law-abiding labor. But when gangsters raid […]
But then came the killing shot that was to nail me to the cross. Edward Grady Partin. And Life magazine once again was Robert Kenedy’s tool. He figured that, at long last, he was going to dust my ass and he wanted to set the public up to see what a great man he was […]
But then came the killing shot that was to nail me to the cross. Edward Grady Partin. And Life magazine once again was Robert Kenedy’s tool. He figured that, at long last, he was going to dust my ass and he wanted to set the public up to see what a great man he was […]
“Here, Edward Partin, a jailbird languishing in a Louisiana jail under indictments for such state and federal crimes as embezzlement, kidnapping, and manslaughter (and soon to be charged with perjury and assault), contacted federal authorities and told them he was willing to become, and would be useful as, an informer against Hoffa, who was then […]
“Ain’t no white man need to go to jail for anything he did to a negro girl.” – Unnamed juror explaining why he voted not guilty and freed Big Daddy in Woodville, Mississippi, circa 1945; that’s according to the self-published 2014 memoir, “From My Brother’s Shadow: Douglas Westley Partin Finally Tells His Side of The […]
“[Jimmy Hoffa’s] mention of legal problems in New Orleans translated into his insistence that Carlos Marcello arrange another meeting with Partin, despite my warning that dealing with Partin was fruitless and dangerous.” “He wanted me to get cracking on the interview with Partin. In June, Carlos sent word that a meeting with Partin was imminent […]
“These [Baton Rouge Teamster] hoodlums make Marcello and the Mafia look pretty good.” – Louisiana governor John J. McKeithen
“Following the completion of its investigation of organized crime, the committee concluded in its report that Carlos Marcello, Santos Trafficante, and James R. Hoffa each had the motive, means, and opportunity to plan and execute a conspiracy to assassinate President Kennedy. Congressional committee on assassinations report on the murders of John F. Kennedy and Martin […]