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...committee particularly wanted to know whether he had in fact told Cuban Exile Leader José Aleman during a 1963 conversation about Kennedy that "he's going to be hit." This was Aleman's story when questioned by committee investigators in March 1977, and it seemed to lend credence to a theory that mobsters had plotted to kill J.F.K. because of his Administration's crackdown on organized crime. But Aleman, admitting that he was afraid of Trafficante's wrath, remembered differently last week. The mobster, he testified, probably meant only that Kennedy would...
...arrested for carrying weapons equipped with silencers and received a ten-year sentence. In exchange for the chance of getting an early parole, judicial immunity and protection, Almeida agreed to testify about past crimes. One was the murder of William Logan. Almeida told the police he had driven Aleman to Logan's home. Officials surmised that Aleman was after Logan because the Teamster had refused to help steal truck cargoes...
...victim. "I pulled up so the back door was where he was," said Almeida. "He was stepping off the curb when Harry hollered out, 'Hey, Billy, come here." " Almeida heard the shotgun blast and Logan cry out, "Oh, my God!"There was another shot, said Almeida, then Aleman got out and fired a third time. When Aleman got back into car, Almeida testified, he said, Drive slow. He's gone...
...stand, Lowe testified about his confrontation with the killer: "Me and that man just stared at each other." How far apart had they been? "Four feet." How long did look? "Four seconds." Did he call the man? "Yes, sir," said raising his arm and pointing at Harry Aleman...
...deciding the case, Judge Wilson noted the discrepancies between police records and what Lowe said in court. Declared Wilson: "The fact Lowe lied on the witness stand must cast a pallor over the testimony of this witness." Shortly thereafter, Wilson pronounced Aleman not guilty...