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Jack Martin Biography and Timeline

Follow Jack Martin through 15 dated historical records for United States of America.

Jack Martin, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1963

Arrest of David Ferrie

New Orleans · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

David Ferrie is turned him over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which interviewed Ferrie and Martin on November 25.

Arrest of David Ferrie

New Orleans · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Nevertheless, the FBI interviewed Ferrie twice about Martins allegations.

Arrest of David Ferrie

New Orleans · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The FBI also interviewed about twenty other persons in connection with the allegations, said that it was unable to develop a substantial case against Ferrie, and released him with an apology.

Arrest of Jack Martin

New Orleans · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jack Martin told the FBI that Ferrie might have hypnotized Oswald into assassinating Kennedy.

Arrest of Jack Martin

New Orleans · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The FBI considered Martin unreliable.

Arrest of David Ferrie

New Orleans · Politics / Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

David Ferrie is turned him over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which interviewed Ferrie and Martin on November 25.

Arrest of David Ferrie

New Orleans · Politics / Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Nevertheless, the FBI interviewed Ferrie twice about Martins allegations.

Arrest of David Ferrie

New Orleans · Politics / Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

The FBI also interviewed about twenty other persons in connection with the allegations, said that it was unable to develop a substantial case against Ferrie, and released him with an apology.

Arrest of Jack Martin

New Orleans · Politics / Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Jack Martin told the FBI that Ferrie might have hypnotized Oswald into assassinating Kennedy.

Arrest of Jack Martin

New Orleans · Politics / Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

The FBI considered Martin unreliable.

New Orleans Civil Air Patrol

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

He claims 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.

New Orleans Civil Air Patrol

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jack Martin tells authorities and reporters that anti-Castro activist David Ferrie had been involved in the assassination.

New Orleans Civil Air Patrol

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Martin also claimed that Ferrie drove to Texas on the day of Kennedys assassination, to serve as a getaway pilot for the assassins.

1966

Arrest of Jack Martin

New Orleans · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

In the autumn of 1966, Garrison began to re-examine the Kennedy assassination. Guy Banister had died of a heart attack in 1964, but Garrison re-interviewed Jack Martin, who told the district attorney that Banister and his associates were involved in stealing weapons and ammunition from armories and in gunrunning

1968

Investigation

New Orleans · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

New Orleans D.A. Jim Garrison began an investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy in the fall of 1966, after receiving several tips from Jack Martin that a man named David Ferrie may have been involved in the assassination

Records, sources and methodology

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