Guy Banister

William Guy Banister (March 7, 1901–June 6, 1964) was a private investigator alleged by New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison to have been involved in the Assassination of John F. Kennedy. File links The following pages link to this file: Guy Banister Categories: Images with unknown source ... File links The following pages link to this file: Guy Banister Categories: Images with unknown source ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining // 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice 1513... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... A district attorney is, in some U.S. jurisdictions, the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminals. ... Earling Carothers Jim Garrison (November 20, 1921 - October 21, 1992) — who changed his first name to simply Jim in the early 60s — was the Democratic District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Louisiana from 1962 to 1973; he is best known for his investigations into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. ... John F. Kennedy The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, USA at 12:30 PM Central Standard Time (18:30 UTC). ...

Banister was born in Monroe, Louisiana. After studying at the Louisiana State University, he joined the Monroe Police Department. The city of Monroe is the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ... Official language(s) de jure: none de facto: English & French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans [1] Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 16  - Latitude 29°N to 33°N  - Longitude 89°W... Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ...

In 1934, Banister joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He was present at the death of John Dillinger. Originally based in Indianapolis, he later moved to New York City where he was involved in the investigation of the American Communist Party. J. Edgar Hoover was impressed by Banister's work and in 1938 he was promoted to run the FBI unit in Butte, Montana. He also served in Oklahoma City, Minneapolis and Chicago before he retired from the FBI in 1954. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... John Dillinger John Herbert Dillinger (June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American bank robber, considered by some to be a dangerous criminal, while others idealized him as a latter-day Robin Hood. ... The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... The Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA) is one of several Marxist-Leninist groups in the United States. ... Hoover in 1961 John Edgar Hoover KBE (January 23, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was an influential but controversial director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). ... Butte near Sedona, Arizona A butte is an isolated hill with steep sides and a small flat top. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Downtown Oklahoma City The State Capitol of Oklahoma From The South Motto: Nickname: Capital of the New Century Founded 1889 Incorporated County Oklahoma County Cleveland County Canadian County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Mick Cornett Area  - Total  - Water 1,608. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... This article is about Illinois largest city. ...

Banister moved to Louisiana and in January 1955 became Assistant Superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department, where he was given the task of investigating organized crime and corruption within the police force. It later emerged that he was also involved in looking at the role that left-wing political activists were playing in the struggle for black civil rights in New Orleans. New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ...

In March 1957, he was suspended after pulling a gun in public in a bar. His suspension ended in June, but when he refused to be transferred to the N.O.P.D.'s Planning Department, he was dismissed from the force. After leaving the New Orleans Police Department he established his own private detective agency, Guy Banister Associates.

In 1963 Banister and David Ferrie began working for a lawyer named G. Wray Gill and his client, Carlos Marcello. This involved attempts to block Marcello's deportation to Guatemala. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Mugshot of David Ferrie, August 8, 1961. ... George Wray Gill, Sr. ... Carlos Marcello (born Calogero Minacore Tunis 6 February 1910 – Metairie 3 March 1993) was born to Sicilian parents in Tunis. ...

On 9th August, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald distributed leaflets that supported Fidel Castro and his communist government in Cuba. On these leaflets was the address 544 Camp Street, New Orleans. From October 1961 to February 1962, this had been the address of the Cuban Revolutionary Council, an anti-Castro group. Around the corner from 544 Camp Street, located in the same structure but with a different entrance, was 531 Lafayette Street, which housed the detective agency run by Guy Banister. This caused Garrison to suspect that Oswald had been involved in a right-wing conspiracy to kill Kennedy. Wikisource has original text related to this article: Lee Harvey Oswald diary Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was, according to four United States government investigations, responsible for the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. ... Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born on August 13, 1926) is the current President of Cuba but on indefinite medical hiatus. ...

On the afternoon of November 22, 1963, Banister and Jack Martin went drinking together. On their return to Banister's office, the two men argued about a missing file. Banister became so angry that he drew his Magnum revolver and struck Martin with it several times. Martin was treated at Charity Hospital. November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Charity Hospital is one of two teaching hospitals which are part of the Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans (MCLNO). ...

Over the next few days Martin told authorities and reporters that David Ferrie had been involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He claimed that Ferrie knew Lee Harvey Oswald from their days in the New Orleans Civil Air Patrol and had given him lessons on how to use a rifle with a telescopic sight.

This information eventually reached Jim Garrison, the district attorney of New Orleans, who, in 1966, interviewed Martin about the accusations. Martin claimed that during the summer of 1963 Banister and David Ferrie were involved in something very sinister with a group of Cuban exiles. Earling Carothers Jim Garrison (November 20, 1921 - October 21, 1992) — who changed his first name to simply Jim in the early 60s — was the Democratic District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Louisiana from 1962 to 1973; he is best known for his investigations into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. ...

Garrison now became convinced that a group of right-wing activists, including Banister, David Ferrie, and Clay Shaw, were involved in a conspiracy with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to kill John F. Kennedy. Garrison claimed this was in retaliation for Kennedy's attempts to obtain peace settlements in both Cuba and Vietnam. Clay Laverne Shaw (March 17, 1913 - August 14, 1974) was a successful businessman in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an intelligence agency of the United States Government. ...

Guy Banister died of coronary thrombosis on June 6, 1964. Thrombosis is the formation of a clot or thrombus inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. ...

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Guy Banister appears as a character in James Ellroy's 1995 novel American Tabloid. Banister also is a character in Oliver Stone's 1991 movie JFK where he is portrayed by actor Edward Asner. He is also central to the plot of Don DeLillo's novel Libra. James Ellroy (born Lee Earle Ellroy on March 4, 1948 in Los Angeles, California) is an American writer. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... American Tabloid book cover American Tabloid is a 1995 novel by James Ellroy. ... JFK is an American film, first released on December 20, 1991, which purports to follow the 1967 to 1969 investigation led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison (played by Kevin Costner) as he investigates the assassination of President Kennedy. ... Edward Asner (born November 15, 1929 in Kansas City, Kansas) is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and later continued in a spinoff series, Lou Grant. ... Don DeLillo (born November 20, 1936) is an American author best known for his novels, which paint detailed portraits of American life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. ... Libra (1988) is a novel written by Don DeLillo. ...