Perry Russo
Perry Raymond Russo (14 May 1941 – 16 August 1995) was the key witness for the prosecution in the trial of Clay Shaw in New Orleans in 1969.
Russo was an insurance salesman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Following the untimely death of Garrison suspect David Ferrie on February 22, 1967, the 25-year-old Russo sent a letter to the DA's office, saying that he had known Ferrie and would help the investigation in any way he could. He told reporter Bill Bankston that Ferrie had told him about a month before the assassination: "We will get him, and it won't be long," and on another occasion: "You know we can get Kennedy if we want him."
At the trial of Clay Shaw, Russo testified that he had attended a party at David Ferrie's apartment, where Lee Harvey Oswald (who Russo said was introduced to him as "Leon Oswald"), David Ferrie, and "Clem Bertrand" (who Russo identified in the courtroom as Clay Shaw) talked about killing President Kennedy. The conversation included plans for the "triangulation of crossfire" and alibis for the participants.
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