Guy Banister
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William Guy Banister (March 7, 1901 – June 6, 1964) was an employee of the
He also supported anti-
Early life and law enforcement career
Banister was born in
He also served in
In March 1957, NOPD Superintendent Provosty Dayries suspended Banister after witnesses reported he had drawn his revolver while threatening a bartender at the Old Absinthe House on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter.[10][11] Banister denied the allegations, and the bartender described the incident as an "unprovoked attack".[12] Later in March, Banister appeared before the state's Joint Legislative Segregation Committee where he told investigators that he had "documentary proof of clear and specific communist directions to promote friction between the races"; He also told of investigating the first Japanese fire balloon to land in the US.[13] Banister's suspension ended in June of that year; however, Dayries dismissed Banister from the force for "open defiance" after he refused to be reassigned as the department's chief of planning.[14][15] In supporting Dayries' decision, New Orleans' mayor Chep Morrison said that there was "no other course that one could sensibly follow".[15]
Private investigation, Cuba, Oswald, Marcello
After leaving the New Orleans Police Department, Banister established his own
Banister was implicated in a 1961 raid on a munitions depot in Houma, Louisiana, in which "various weapons, grenades and ammunition were stolen ... which were reportedly seen stacked in Banister's back room by several witnesses."
In 1962, Banister allegedly dispatched an associate, Maurice Brooks Gatlin — legal counsel of Banister's "
JFK assassination and trial of Clay Shaw
On the afternoon of November 22, 1963, the day that President
Over the next few days, Martin told authorities and reporters that anti-Castro activist David Ferrie had been involved in the assassination. He claimed that Ferrie knew Oswald from their days in the New Orleans Civil Air Patrol, and that Ferrie might have taught Oswald how to use a rifle with a telescopic sight.[23] Martin also claimed that Ferrie drove to Texas on the day of Kennedy's assassination, to serve as a getaway pilot for the assassins.[24] Witnesses interviewed by the HSCA indicate Banister was "aware of Oswald and his Fair Play for Cuba Committee before the assassination."[25]
Banister's secretary, Delphine Roberts, told author Anthony Summers that Oswald "seemed to be on familiar terms with Banister and with [Banister's] office." Roberts said, "As I understood it, he had the use of an office on the second floor, above the main office where we worked. Then, several times, Mr. Banister brought me upstairs, and in the office above I saw various writings stuck up on the wall pertaining to Cuba. There were various leaflets up there pertaining to Fair Play for Cuba.'"[26] The House Select Committee on Assassinations investigated Roberts' claims and said that "the reliability of her statements could not be determined."[27]
The alleged activities of Banister, Ferrie and Oswald reached New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison who, by late 1966, had become interested in the New Orleans aspects of the assassination. In December 1966, Garrison interviewed Martin about these activities. Martin claimed that Banister, Ferrie and a group of anti-Castro Cuban exiles were involved in operations against Castro's Cuba that included gun running and burglarized armories.[28]
As Garrison continued his investigation, he became convinced that a group of
Death
Banister died of coronary thrombosis on June 6, 1964.[32] Banister's files went to various people after his death.[33] Later, New Orleans Assistant District Attorney Andrew Sciambra interviewed Banister's widow. She told him that she saw some Fair Play for Cuba leaflets in Banister's office when she went there after his death.[34]
Fictional portrayals
Banister is a character in
References
- ^ "XIII. 544 Camp Street and Related Events". Appendix to Hearings before the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives. Vol. X. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. March 1979. pp. 126–127.
- ^ New Orleans States-Item, May 5, 1967.
- ^ HSCA: Material received from files of New Orleans district attorney's office pertaining to investigation and trial of Clay Shaw, 1967-69, attachment D, section 5, regarding Guy Banister, "Biographical Sketch" (JFK Document 007271).
- ^ a b Appendix to Hearings before the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives, Volume X 1979, p. 126.
- ISBN 9780803249660.
- ^ "Fort Collins Coloradoan 11 Jul 1947, page 1".
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- ^ a b c d e Appendix to Hearings before the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives, Volume X 1979, p. 127.
- ^ "The Daily Advertiser 30 Dec 1955, page 1".
- ^ "Grand Jury May Probe Banister Gun Charge; Chief Orders Suspension of Assistant". New Orleans States. March 4, 1957. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "Action by Dayries Suspends Banister". The Times Picayune. March 4, 1957. p. 1. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "Banister Suspended; Hits 'Discrepancies'". New Orleans States. March 4, 1957. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "The Town Talk 25 Mar 1957, page Page 6".
- ^ "Banister Is Where He Started". New Orleans Item. June 14, 1957. p. 32. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ a b "Chep Back Dayries Firing of Banister; No Other Course, Says Mayor". New Orleans States. June 10, 1957. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ a b David Ferrie, House Select Committee on Assassinations - Appendix to Hearings, Volume 10, 12, p. 110.
- ^ Appendix to Hearings before the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives, Volume X 1979, p. 123.
- ^ Appendix to Hearings before the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives, Volume X 1979, pp. 123–124.
- ^ New Orleans States-Item, April 25, 1967
- ISBN 1-56924-739-0
- ^ a b David Ferrie, House Select Committee on Assassinations - Appendix to Hearings, Volume 10, 12, p. 111.
- ^ Appendix to Hearings before the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives, Volume X 1979, p. 130.
- ^ FBI interview of Jack S. Martin, November 25, 1963 & November 27, 1963, Warren Commission Document No. 75, pp. 217-18, 309-11.
- ^ David Ferrie, House Select Committee on Assassinations - Appendix to Hearings, Volume 10, 12, pp. 112-13.
- ^ Appendix to Hearings before the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives, Volume X 1979, p. 128.
- ISBN 1-56924-739-0
- ^ Appendix to Hearings before the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives, Volume X 1979, p. 129.
- ISBN 0-941781-02-X
- ^ Jim Garrison Interview Archived October 22, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Playboy magazine, Eric Norden, October 1967.
- ISBN 0-941781-02-X
- ISBN 0-941781-02-X
- ^ Pope, John (November 15, 2013). "JFK assassination conspiracy: Former FBI agent Guy Banister was on fringes of investigation". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ISBN 1-56924-739-0
- ^ New Orleans District Attorney's Office, interview of Mrs. Mary Banister by Andrew Sciambra, April 29–30, 1967.
- ^ "Texas Monthly". December 1991.
External links
- William Guy Banister at Find a Grave
- Who was Guy Banister? at www.jfk-online.com