Episode 148 is the first of two episodes  in a two part series related to the CIA/Mafia plots to kill Castro. Plots  that were an integral part of the  the Bay of Pigs invasion.  Listen to this stunning story as Sheffield Edwards pitches the idea to use the mafia, and Richard Bissell buys into it.  And how they then use a "cut out" operative Robert Maheu to engage Johnny Roselli, a mafia don, to get the plot rolling.  Shortly thereafte,r Sam Giancana and Santo Trafficante join the mission team.  The plot takes us to Miami and to a classic scene that includes Frank Sinatra in the heyday of the exile movement in South Florida and the counter revolution that was mounting against Castro. Part two of this series completes this  part of the Castro assassination story in episode 149. The ongoing efforts to assassinate Castro as part of operation Mongoose and ZR Rifle will be addressed in later episodes. And as a reminder, listen to another  bonus episode  in episode 150 as we bring you an epilogue that tells the tragic story and ending of Peppy San Romain and also the equally stunning story of the four US Airmen who died at the Bay of Pigs including  men from the  Alabama National Guard.  Let us know what you like about the podcast or just provide us with comments on the episode via email at podcastjfk@gmail.com or get active in our blog for each episode at www.podcastjfk.com   Either way, keep listening, and join us for the whole series of episodes about the fantastic goings-on that encompass this part of the JFK story. We will return to our regular programming in the next episode. Join us we continue to enter the unknown with evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over  the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it,  were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts,  themes, and  events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We  review  key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the  possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching.  Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This  real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as  we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.