Episode 80: Camelot, my ass!

Tina and Hillary cover former New York City Councilman James E. Davis and the mistresses of John F. Kennedy.

Tina’s Story
James Davis served in the New York City Council beginning in 2002 after a decades long career in law enforcement. BUT, when a political rival holds a grudge over alleged political fraud, things turn deadly.

Hillary’s Story
The era of President John F. Kennedy was affectionately termed Camelot alluding to the idyllic era of Kennedy’s reign. BUT, after his death, several former mistresses come forward tarnishing his reputation.

Sources
Tina's Story
Wikipedia
James E. Davis

Politics NY
Op-Ed: Remembering Councilman James E. Davis--By Joe Gonzalez

The New York Times
Councilman Is Shot to Death in City Hall--by Michael Cooper

CBS News
NYC Shooter Feared Being ‘Outed’
New Details in City Hall Murder

CBS News NY
Brother Of Slain City Councilman Holds Hunger Strike To Stop Gun Violence

Biography
James E. Davis Biography

Gotham Gazette
Murder in City Hall--by Julia Vitullo-Martin
A Hunger Strike in Memory of a Slain Councilman--by Latima Stephens
From Cop to Councilmember--by James Davis

Brooklyn Paper
FIVE YEARS LATER; SLAIN COUNCILMAN WAS RISING STAR--By Mike McLaughlin
JAMES E. DAVIS REMEMBERED 5 YEARS AFTER SLAYING

Los Angeles Times
N.Y. Gunman Complained He Was Being Blackmailed--By JOSH GETLIN

The Village Voice
How a City Hall Shooting Gave New York a Potential Attorney General--by Lauren Evans
Death by Outing--by Richard Goldstein

The Baltimore Sun
Rival guns down councilman in N.Y. City Hall; shooter killed--by NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Chicago Tribune
NY Killer said victim attempted blackmail--by Tribune Newspapers: Los Angeles Times

New York Magazine
Killer Competition--By Robert Kolker

Our Campaigns
James E. Davis

Queens Chronicle
St. Albans Officer Honored After Gunning Down City Hall Killer--by Bryan Joiner

The Advocate
Former lover says councilman's killer was always "calm"

Photos
Councilman James E. Davis--via Stonewall Rebellion Veterans Association
Othneil Askew--by Associated Press/WCBS-TV via The New York Times
Officer Richard Bert--screenshot via New York Post

Hillary's Story
The Vintage News
The mysterious demise of John F. Kennedy’s mistress--by Katie
Vernon

Grunge
The Mysterious Murder of a Mistress--by Aimee Lamoureux

Wikipedia
Mary Pinchot Meyer

History
Historic Presidential Affairs That Never Made it To the Tabloids--by Becky Little

Bazaar
A Scandalous Love Letter From JFK to His Mistress Has Been Unearthed--by Megan Friedman

Slate
The Logistics of Presidential Adultery--BY DAVID PLOTZ

CNN
'If you don't marry, come over': JFK love letters to Swedish mistress fetch $88K--by Megan C. Hills

Medium: The History Magazine
John F Kennedy’s Sex Affair with His mistress--by Krishh

The Smithsonian
44 Years Later, a Washington, D.C. Death Unresolved--by Lance Morrow

The Economic Times
'You are wonderful and I miss you': JFK's love letters to Gunilla von Post go under the hammer

Photos
JFK in Wayfarer Sunglasses--via Ray Ban
Mary Pinochot Meyer--by Robert L. Knudsen via Public Domain
C&O Canal Tow Path--by David from Washington, DC via CC BY 2.0
Mimi Alford--from Mimi Alford via People