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On September 8, 1935, Huey Long, a United States senator and former Louisiana governor, was fatally shot in a back corridor of the Louisiana state capitol. Although the most widely accepted theory holds that Dr. Carl Weiss, son-in-law of Long's political opponent Judge Benjamin Henry Pavy, was responsible, the assassination remains one of the most debated events in American political history. In Killing the Kingfish: The Huey Long Assassination, author Jack B. McGuire offers a comprehensive and revelatory examination of what really happened that night.
Killing the Kingfish explores critical incidents leading up to the assassination, including Long's investigation of a murder plot in early 1935 and his battles with Judge Pavy. These events, often overlooked by other historians, are crucial to understanding the volatile climate that surrounded Long's leadership. The volume also presents previously undisclosed information, including secret state investigative files that have never been made public—until now. McGuire uncovers secret plots to assassinate Long, some involving local political figures and law enforcement officials. He details planned attempts on Long's life originating from influential factions in Louisiana. McGuire's findings suggest that, had Long not been killed when he was, an ambush would likely have occurred within weeks.
McGuire's scholarship not only corrects the historical record but also offers essential insights into the dangerous political landscape of 1930s Louisiana. Incorporating rare investigative materials, Killing the Kingfish will be an invaluable resource for scholars and readers interested in the true story behind Huey Long's tragic end.
Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. The Kingfish
2. Hatred of Huey and His Regime
3. The Bodyguards
4. Confrontations and Altercations
5. The Square Deal Revolt
6. Dictator Laws
7. The Desoto Hotel Conference
8. The Pavy-Long Battle in St. Landry Parish
9. The Gerrymander
10. Carl's Hatred of Huey
11. The Racial Slur
12. The Shooting
13. The Inquest
14. The Bodyguards Defend Themselves
15. Justice Fournet's Stories About the Shooting
16. The Death of the Kingfish, by Richard Briley (1960) 251
17. The Huey Long Murder Case, by Herman Deutsch (1963)
18. The Day Huey Long Was Shot, by David Zinman (1963)
19. Dr. T. Harry Williams Reviews Deutsch and Zinman (1963)
20. Requiem for a Kingfish: The Strange and Unexplained Death of Huey Long, by Ed Reed (1986)
21. The Mortician's Tale
22. Ed Reed's Conclusions
23. The FBI and the Shooting
24. Russell Long Meets with the Doctors Weiss
25. The Exhumation, Gun, and Guerre Papers
26. The Louisiana State Police Final Investigative Report (1992)
27. The Huey P. Long Assassination Collection at the State Archives
28. The Guerre Papers and Murder Plots
29. Guerre's Investigative Files from the McGuire Collection
30. Huey At 100: Centennial Essays on Huey Long (1993)
31. The Grevemberg Affidavit (1993)
32. Accident and Deception: The Huey Long Shooting, by Dr. Donald A. Pavy (1999)
33. A Voice for the Dead, by Dr. James Starrs (2005)
34. The Huey Long Symposium (2010)
35. The Debate Over What Happened Has Continued
36. The Author's Conclusions
The Guerre Papers and the Gun
The Grevemberg Affidavit
Huey's Cut Lip
One Shot
Huey Could Not Have Been Shot by a Bodyguard
Weiss's Gun Was Not "Planted" at the Scene
The Inquest
Weiss's Normal Day Sunday
The Racial Slur
Weiss Distressed by Long Dictatorship
Weiss's Motives
Final Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
