For my research proposal I will be examining the hypothesis of the American Mafia’s involvement in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. While there are many theories to why JFK was assassinated one theory that stands out the most would be the Chicago Family and Santo Trafficante Jr, of the former Havana Mob, ordering the hit as retribution on the Kennedy Brothers crackdown on organized crime
From analyzing events in American history during the 1950’s-60’s there can be evidence collected that would support the motive for why the hit was placed as well as events that took place after the assassination to hide the involvement of organized crime. While it was well known that the Kennedy family was involved with the National Crime syndicate from the days of Joseph P Kennedy’s Bootleg operations, it was John’s own involvement in Cuba and the relationships he made there that would cause his demise. There are many studies into why President Kennedy was assassinated, the theory that organized crime had been involved has the strongest backing and would make for a excellent research topic due to the uncertainty of who really was involved in the assassination of Kennedy.
Sources
Frank Sinatra, The Kennedys, and the Chicago Mob
Organized Crime Expert Sees Mob Connections
Did the Chicago Mob Send Jack Ruby to Dallas?
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/killing-kennedy/articles/jfks-secret-mafia-history/
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