{
  "id": 20186234,
  "title": "\"November 1963\": Did the mob kill JFK?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/november-1963-did-the-mob-kill-jfk",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T14:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/november-1963-did-the-mob-kill-jfk/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 1963, the mob may have been involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, according to Nicki Celozzi, a great-nephew of the feared leader Sam Giancana. Celozzi claims to have been given a secret tour of a passage by the family's former hideout, where he discovered a photo of Giancana. He says his great-uncle revealed over a few weeks that he believed Kennedy was responsible for a crime that would change the world. Celozzi's screenplay, \"November 1963,\" was produced and starred Mandy Patinkin, Dermot Mulroney, and John Travolta. The film suggests Giancana and his associates helped secure Kennedy's 1960 election, and in return, expected protection from organized crime. However, when Attorney General Robert Kennedy cracked down on the mob, Giancana and his associates felt dishonored, leading them to seek revenge. The film proposes that Lee Harvey Oswald was not the lone gunman, but rather Johnny Roselli, a mob sharpshooter, fired the fatal shot from the grassy knoll. Despite the film's assertion, the House Select Committee concluded there was likely a conspiracy with a second gunman from the grassy knoll. Bonnie Giancana, Sam's daughter, maintains her father was involved in Kennedy's assassination, but she has no message for the Kennedy family.",
  "summary": "A new film posits that the Kennedy assassination was tied to a Chicago crime boss, Sam Giancana. Screenwriter Nicki Celozzi, actor John Travolta, and Giancana's daughter, Bonnie, discuss the mob's alleged connection to a murder that changed the world.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}