Gus G. Russo (born 1950 in

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) is an American author and researcher of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Russo was part of a team of researchers that worked on the 1993 ''

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documentary, ''Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?,'' for PBS. He is the author of ''Live by the Sword: The Secret War Against Castro and the Death of JFK'', a book which states that

alone killed the president in retribution for Kennedy's policies toward

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and

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. Russo has also written books about the

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and mob lawyer Sidney Korshak. In ''The Outfit,'' Russo points out that while the

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is responsible for heinous crimes, they aren't the only "business" that engages in destructive and illegal activities. The Mafia's "upper world" counterparts,

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, has been responsible for many crimes themselves (

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), have escaped punishment, and still operate without being prosecuted. Co-authored by Stephen Molton, ''Brothers In Arms: The Kennedys, the Castros, and the Politics of Murder'' states that Castro's regime employed Oswald in retaliation for plots against the Cuban leader.

Personal life

As of 2013, Russo was a resident of

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Books

*''Supermob: How Sidney Korshak and His Criminal Associates Became America's Hidden Power Brokers'', by Gus Russo (2006) *''The Outfit: The Role of Chicago's Underworld in the Shaping of Modern America'', by Gus Russo (2003) *''Gangsters and Goodfellas: The Mob, Witness Protection, and Life on the Run'', by Henry Hill, Gus Russo (As Told to) (2004 , 2007 ) *''Live by the Sword: The Secret War Against Castro and the Death of JFK'', by Gus Russo (1998) *''Brothers In Arms: The Kennedys, the Castros, and the Politics of Murder'', by Gus Russo and Stephen Molton *''Boomer Days'', by Gus Russo (2011)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Russo, Gus 1950 births Living people American male journalists American non-fiction writers Researchers of the assassination of John F. Kennedy Writers from Baltimore 20th-century American journalists