Russo was part of a team of researchers that worked on the 1993 FrontlineLee Harvey Oswald documentary, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?, for
PBS.[2][3] He is the author of Live by the Sword: The Secret War Against Castro and the Death of JFK, a book which states that
Lee Harvey Oswald alone killed the president in retribution for Kennedy's policies toward
Fidel Castro and
Cuba.[1]
Russo has also written books about the
Chicago Outfit and mob lawyer
Sidney Korshak. In The Outfit, Russo points out that while the
Mafia is responsible for heinous crimes, they aren't the only "business" that engages in destructive and illegal activities. The Mafia's "upper world" counterparts,
big business, has been responsible for many crimes themselves (
white collar crime), have escaped punishment, and still operate without being prosecuted.[citation needed]
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.[4]
Supermob: How Sidney Korshak and His Criminal Associates Became America's Hidden Power Brokers, by Gus Russo (2006)[6]
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 {
hardcover}, 2007 {
paperback})
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)
References
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abCastro, Max J. (February 15, 1999).
"Why Oswald killed Kennedy?". The Day. New London, Connecticut. p. A6. Retrieved May 28, 2015.