Gerald Murphy person
also: Murphy, the American pilot
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Claims (5)
Rafael Trujillo ordered_assassination_of
Gerald Murphy documented
“He went too far and ordered the murder of three young American, the murder of the American pilot who had flown Galendez to the Dominican Republic. 23-year-old Gerald Murphy had dreamed of being a pilot his whole life. He had been prevented …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 15 @ 30:53
John Frank hired
Gerald Murphy documented
“for the CIA in Trujillo. It beats the hell out of Oregon, the young Portland native said. But Murphy's life took a fatal turn when he was engaged by John Frank to fly the heavily sedated Galendez to Trujillo. John Frank told Murphy that Gal…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 15 @ 31:22
Charles Porter demanded_investigation_into
Gerald Murphy documented
“It was known as the favorite disposal site for Trujillo's enemies and referred to as the swimming pool. Murphy's suspicious disappearance ignited a new uproar and the Oregon Congressman, Charles Porter, demanded Eisenhower get to the bottom…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 15 @ 32:51
Gerald Murphy carried_out_attack
Jorge Eduardo Galindez documented
“waded into the growing controversy, writing directly to his neighbor, Dulles, and asking for more information on the Galindez affair, which he called an incredible invasion of human being personal protection in our country. Wainwright told …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 15 @ 33:21
Gerald Murphy ordered_assassination_of
Rafael Trujillo host_asserted
“I think Gerald Murphy's mistake was going to Trujillo and asking for hush money. I mean, the diabolical thing in all of this was, you know, all he had to do was stay quiet or get involved with his own stuff. And then there would have sort o…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Devil's Chessboard Part 15 @ 1:05:04
Mentions (8)
▶ 30:53
He went too far and ordered the murder of three young American, the murder of the American pilot who had flown Galendez to the Dominican Republic. 23-year-old Gerald Murphy had dreamed of being a pilot his whole life. He had been prevented …
▶ 31:22
for the CIA in Trujillo. It beats the hell out of Oregon, the young Portland native said. But Murphy's life took a fatal turn when he was engaged by John Frank to fly the heavily sedated Galendez to Trujillo. John Frank told Murphy that Gal…
▶ 31:51
But after photos of Galindez began appearing in the press, the pilot figured out the true identity of the passenger. Given to reckless chatter when he was drinking, Murphy began boasting in Trujillo's watering holes about a big story that h…
▶ 32:19
preferred a more certain method of ensuring his silence. Frank brought Murphy to the National Palace, telling him that he was being granted an audience with Trujillo. It was the last time the pilot was seen. On December 4th, the young Ameri…
▶ 33:21
waded into the growing controversy, writing directly to his neighbor, Dulles, and asking for more information on the Galindez affair, which he called an incredible invasion of human being personal protection in our country. Wainwright told …
▶ 34:15
Hoover was further enraged by the suspicious disappearance of Gerald Murphy and a new round of embarrassing political fallout from the case. To make matters worse, the FBI soon tied John Frank to the crimes. A man who was not only a former …
▶ 37:27
on federal appeal in the D.C. courts. That ruled that Frank had been denied a fair trial because of the prosecutor's attempt to connect him in the jury's mind to Galendez and Murphy affair. As he entered the second round of legal battle, Fr…
▶ 1:05:04
I think Gerald Murphy's mistake was going to Trujillo and asking for hush money. I mean, the diabolical thing in all of this was, you know, all he had to do was stay quiet or get involved with his own stuff. And then there would have sort o…