"November 1963": Did the mob kill JFK?
Summary
Screenwriter Nicki Celozzi says his great-uncle, Chicago mob leader Sam Giancana, was involved in John F. Kennedy’s assassination, based on claims he says he heard from Giancana’s brother Pepe. Celozzi’s film “November 1963,” starring John Travolta, dramatizes a theory that mob figure Johnny Roselli fired the fatal shot from the grassy knoll; the account presents this as the film’s premise, not an established finding.Key Facts
- Nicki Celozzi is the great-nephew of Chicago crime boss Sam Giancana.
- Celozzi says Giancana’s brother Pepe told him the mob was behind Kennedy’s assassination.
- Celozzi developed the story into a screenplay called “November 1963.”
- John Travolta plays mob figure Johnny Roselli in the film.
- The film depicts Roselli firing the fatal shot from the grassy knoll in Dallas.
- The film’s plot links the mob’s alleged support for Kennedy’s 1960 election to its anger over Attorney General Robert Kennedy’s crackdown on organized crime.
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