The Warren Omissions Read Free Page B

Canadian passport, as well as a “red-haired negro” two months prior to the assassination. It was a settled fact that Lee Harvey Oswald was in Mexico City on September 28, but Ugarte’s date was off by 10 days. The CIA quickly dismissed Ugarte’s testimony when he recanted, claiming that as an operative of the Nicaraguan military trying to infiltrate Mexico, he made up the claims to get in the good graces of the United States. He then recanted his initial recant, saying the Mexican government pressured him to recant his story. It all seemed like a rabbit trail until Mexican poet Elena Garro corroborated Ugarte’s story. She claimed to have seen Lee Harvey Oswald with the same company on the correct date. Garro was dismissed as a nut case and her eyewitness account was also dismissed in the initial report by the Warren Commission.
    Flynn concluded his explanation by glancing at the polygraph test in front of him. He put his hand to his mouth, expressing utter awe at the information divulged on the polygraph test. The polygraph affirmed that he was telling the truth on every question. But in the CIA’s official report, Ugarte was shown to have been lying on four questions:
    * Did you see a large sum of money on September 18?
    * Did you see this money given to a person you described as Oswald?
    * In the Cuban Consulate, did you hear someone say, “$6,500”?
    * Did you hear someone say, “I can kill him”?
    Flynn saw the handwritten note from Emma’s grandfather, explaining how the question “Did you see a large sum of money on September 18?” was interpreted incorrectly. The question was actually asked about September 28. And Ugarte passed. Another note explained that he passed the other questions, too.
    Emma finally asked the only question that mattered in this titillating piece of evidence: “What does all this mean?”
    “In and of itself, nothing,” Flynn replied. “The House Select Committee on Assassinations conceded that JFK’s death was likely a conspiracy and that Lee Harvey Oswald was acting on the orders of others. But since Ugarte’s testimony is true, the most important aspect of this story that needs to be investigated is determining who were the men with Lee Harvey Oswald that night. That might actually reveal who was behind JFK’s assassination.”
    Emma stared blankly at Flynn before finally breaking the heavy silence.
    “Wow,” she said. “This is obviously something big.”
    “Yes, this is the holy grail of all modern-day conspiracies. And this just might be the clue to help point us in the right direction.”
    Flynn requested to take pictures of the entire contents of the folder, a request that Emma granted.
    When he finished, Flynn advised Emma to return the files to the safety deposit box and to not speak of them to anyone. She nodded, as if she agreed. Flynn thanked Emma and promised her that he would include her in his acknowledgments should he ever write a book about this one day. He bid her a good evening and walked back to the Metro, lost in thought over the evidence he had just discovered.
    ***
    FLYNN’S RETURN FLIGHT to New York was scheduled for 2 p.m. on Tuesday, affording him the opportunity to sleep in. But that ended abruptly at 9:00 a.m. when his cell phone began buzzing.
    “Hello?” Flynn said groggily.
    “Is this James Flynn?” a voice asked.
    “Yes. Who is this?”
    “I’m Greg Harper of the D.C. police department. We need you to come in for questioning.”
    “Come in for questioning? What on earth for?”
    “Do you know a Ms. Emma Taylor?”
    “Sure. I met with her last night about a story I’m working on. Is everything OK?”
    “I’m afraid it’s not, Mr. Flynn. She was murdered this morning as she was walking to her car.”
    “What?!”
    “You heard me. And we need to speak with you since we suspect you were the last person who saw her alive.”
    “Why in the world would you say that?”
    “Her Twitter feed. Last night she posted, ‘Who killed