In this final episode of Skeletons in the Closet: Family Secrets, Janet and her guests grapple with the challenges that make JFK research such a murky venture, and Janet gives her recommendations on how to make progress.

*Thank you to today's guests-Chad Nagle, Jeff Meek, and Chris Tidmore.

*Huge thank you to co-creator Robert Vitt!  

*Podcast cover by Robert Vitt.

*Music provided by SlipStream.

*Audio mixing and recording by Aaron Morgenstern.  

*Research assistance from our local library. Go check out a library in your area! Librarians! They drink coffee and know things!

*Thank you so much to my Banister family. We couldn’t have done this without you.

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It's finally down to the $64,000 question: Was Guy Banister involved in the assassination? We'll go through the accusations that surfaced after his death, and evidence supporting or negating them, discuss the likelihood of his involvement, and discuss why our family viewed him so differently than the rest of the world.

Sources:

Jabberwocky Summary & Analysis by Lewis Carroll

29 "Jabberwocky Battle & Alice" (from 'Alice In Wonderland' Television Special) 1985

www2Chapter 16b: Digging in the Dirt - Chapter 19I: Lost in the Jungle with Kurtz

Transcript | Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? | FRONTLINE | PBS

https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKnovel.htm

GARRISON AND THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION: GORDON DWANE NOVEL

"JFK Revisited" Misleads on Guy Banister

Chad Nagle and Dan Storper Lay an Egg

https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=62414#relPageId=59

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP75-00149R000600030012-3.pdf

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/338/977/2182631/

https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=62414#relPageId=59

https://www.onthetrailofdelusion.com/blog/tags/vernon-gerdes

https://storage.googleapis.com/jfkweb-prod/180-10145-10295.pdf

https://storage.googleapis.com/jfkweb-prod/104-10305-10000.pdf

https://storage.googleapis.com/jfkweb-prod/104-10305-10000.pdf

https://storage.googleapis.com/jfkweb-prod/135-10001-10276.pdf

Mary Helen Brengel ARRB Letter, 1994

Delphine Roberts HSCA Interview, 1978

https://www.onthetrailofdelusion.com/post/did-delphine-roberts-see-oswald-in-banister-s-office

CIA-RDP75-00149R000600030012-3 - Novel Claims Agency 'Set Up' Munitions Burglary

https://64parishes.org/entry/clay-shaw

https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/104-10013-10348.pdf

Show Notes: 

*Huge thank you to co-creator Robert Vitt!  

*Podcast cover by Robert Vitt.

*Music provided by SlipStream.

*Audio mixing and recording by Aaron Morgenstern.  

*Research assistance from our local library. Go check out a library in your area! Librarians! They drink coffee and know things!

*Thank you so much to my Banister family. We couldn’t have done this without you.

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This week, we look high and low for missing files, which seems to be a theme nowadays. Were files really taken from Banister's office? Who took them? And what was in them? Let's deconstruct what did and didn't happen.

Sources:

Police Report of Guy Banister’s Death

https://www.onthetrailofdelusion.com/post/was-guy-banister-a-cia-fbi-mastermind

https://www.onthetrailofdelusion.com/post/was-guy-banister-s-office-at-544-camp-street

https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=149123#relPageId=3&search=mary_banister

https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=49346#relPageId=249&search=mary_banister

Mary Helen Brengel ARRB Letter, 1994

Delphine Roberts HSCA Interview, 1978

https://www.onthetrailofdelusion.com/post/did-delphine-roberts-see-oswald-in-banister-s-office

https://www.jfk-online.com/jfk100delphine.html

Show Notes:

*Huge thank you to co-creator Robert Vitt!  

*Podcast cover by Robert Vitt.

*Music provided by SlipStream.

*Audio mixing and recording by Aaron Morgenstern.  

*Research assistance from our local library.  Go check out a library in your area!  Librarians!  They drink coffee and know things!

*Thank you so much to my Banister family.  We couldn’t have done this without you.

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Before the Garrison Commission became history, it was a story built on lies. This episode digs into how false claims by Jack Martin and Dean Andrews—fueled by corruption and chaos in New Orleans—gave birth to an investigation that was flawed from the start.

Sources:

The Man Put On Trial For Killing JFK Deserves an Apology - Newsweek

Garrison's Weird Investigative Technique - The Theory of Propinquity!

Dapper Jackalope Interviews with Fred Litwin, Gus Russo, and Chris Tidmore-2025.

Show Notes:

*Huge thank you to co-creator Robert Vitt!  

*Podcast cover by Robert Vitt.

*Music provided by SlipStream.

*Audio mixing and recording by Aaron Morgenstern.  

*Research assistance from our local library. Go check out a library in your area! Librarians! They drink coffee and know things!

*Thank you so much to my Banister family. We couldn’t have done this without you.

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In today's episode, we examine the countless controversies regarding Oswald's arrest, and his eventual murder at the hands of Jack Ruby.

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Sources:

Robert Vitt’s Source List found at Dapper Jackalope Media, LLC

Detectives Just Used DNA To Solve A 1956 Double Homicide. They May Have Made History

T25 Report of Psychiatric Examination of Jack Ruby by Dr. Louis Jolyon West | The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Show Notes:

*Huge thank you to co-creator Robert Vitt!  

*Podcast cover by Robert Vitt.

*Music provided by SlipStream.

*Audio mixing and recording by Aaron Morgenstern.  

*Research assistance from our local library.  Go check out a library in your area!  Librarians!  They drink coffee and know things!

*Thank you so much to my Banister family.  We couldn’t have done this without you.

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While the world reeled from the assassination in Dallas, a violent confrontation allegedly unfolded inside Guy Banister’s New Orleans office, leaving behind a tangle of contradictory witness accounts and a notorious claim that Banister pistol-whipped Jack Martin to cover his involvement in Kennedy's death. This episode breaks down what can and cannot be corroborated, why Jack Martin’s story repeatedly changes, and the many reasons his word is deeply unreliable. What were Martin's motivations? What did he really want? We try to pull back the curtain in this week's episode.

Fred Litwin’s Blog Posts: Why did Guy Banister Pistol-Whip Jack Martin?

News Report on Martin’s allegations:  https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=104556#relPageId=72

Diploma Mill/Cult Scheme between Martin and Ferrie:  https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=62414#relPageId=41

Martin’s Unauthorized Possession of FBI Files: https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=62414#relPageId=48

Mary Helen Brengel, Letter to the ARRB, 1992: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/685d880ede0a4634e4d35da4/t/6917e144f71c2775700075c7/1763172676233/ARRB+-+Mary+Helen+Brengel+-+Guy+Banister+Nov+6+1994.pdf

https://www.jfk-online.com/jfk100whoban.html#N_40_

Posner’s Account of Delphine Roberts:  https://www.jfk-assassination.net/delphine.txt

FBI Summary of Jack Martin’s Commitment to Institution: https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=62414#relPageId=48

Martin’s Accusation Against Jimmy Hoffa: https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=129899#relPageId=2

David Reitzes’ Summary of Jack Martin, including diagnosis: https://www.jfk-online.com/jfk100whomar.html

Article with Ferrie/Martin Confession Rumor: Was David Ferrie a Nazi?

Delphine Roberts’ Statements and Campaign Ads: New Orleans witnesses - Delphine Roberts

Threats against Kennedy: Oswald Not in 1963 Million‐Name Secret Service File - The New York Times

Show Notes:

*Huge thank you to co-creator Robert Vitt!  

*Podcast cover by Robert Vitt.

*Music provided by SlipStream.

*Audio mixing and recording by Aaron Morgenstern.  

*Research assistance from our local library.  Go check out a library in your area!  Librarians!  They drink coffee and know things!

*Thank you so much to my Banister family.  We couldn’t have done this without you.

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Our episode is delayed due to a nasty windstorm. See you next week!

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In this week's episode, Robert takes us through the controversies surrounding Kennedy's autopsy, including whether or not the military was in charge, and Kennedy's missing brain.

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Robert Vitt's sources found at www.dapperjackalopemedia.com.

Janet's source: https://www.cnn.com/us/john-f-kennedy-assassination-fast-facts

*Huge thank you to co-creator Robert Vitt!

*Podcast cover by Robert Vitt.

*Music provided by SlipStream.

*Audio mixing and recording by Aaron Morgenstern.  

*Research assistance from our local library. Go check out a library in your area! Librarians! They drink coffee and know things!

*Thank you so much to my Banister family. We couldn’t have done this without you.

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In this episode, we discuss Kennedy's wounds, how he was treated, and the controversy over where his autopsy should occur.

Robert Vitt's sources found at www.dapperjackalopemedia.com.

Janet's source: https://www.cnn.com/us/john-f-kennedy-assassination-fast-facts

*Huge thank you to co-creator Robert Vitt, and our guest, Tony Sarkozy!  

*Podcast cover by Robert Vitt.

*Music provided by SlipStream.

*Audio mixing and recording by Aaron Morgenstern.  

*Research assistance from our local library. Go check out a library in your area! Librarians! They drink coffee and know things!

*Thank you so much to my Banister family. We couldn’t have done this without you.

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This is our final episode with researcher Bill Brown. He discusses the evidence, the timing of the murder, and the meaning of the contradictions in the timeline. Thank you, Bill!

*Huge thank you to co-creator Robert Vitt!  

*Podcast cover by Robert Vitt.

*Music provided by SlipStream.

*Audio mixing and recording by Aaron Morgenstern.  

*Research assistance from our local library. Go check out a library in your area! Librarians! They drink coffee and know things!

*Thank you so much to my Banister family. We couldn’t have done this without you.

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