Difference between revisions of "John Paisley"
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| + | When Paisley was two-years-old, his father left the family.<ref name="The Washington Post; October 11, 1978">{{cite news |last=Harden |first=Blaine |author-link=Blaine Harden |date=October 11, 1978 |title='No Clues' to Suicide Given by Paisley |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/10/11/no-clues-to-suicide-given-by-paisley/410a68ad-55c6-4c81-81c0-8267e9a32532/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=August 3, 2015}}</ref> He was raised by his grandparents when his mother went to work as a practical nurse.<ref name="The Washington Post; October 11, 1978"/> | ||
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| − | In 1948 Paisley went to work as a radio operator for the [[United Nations]] where he was employed as a radio operator with the Bunche-Bernadotte Peace Mission in [[Palestine]]. This included visiting [[Iraq]], [[Egypt]], [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]] and [[ | + | In 1948 Paisley went to work as a radio operator for the [[United Nations]] where he was employed as a radio operator with the Bunche-Bernadotte Peace Mission in [[Palestine]]. This included visiting [[Iraq]], [[Egypt]], [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]] and [[Jordan]].<ref name=spartacus>http://spartacus-educational.com/JFKpaisley.htm</ref> |
Paisley officially joined the [[CIA]] in December, 1953. However, his friend, [[Leonard Masters]], believes that Paisley was in fact recruited several years earlier at university by [[Richard Innes]]. Paisley joined the CIA's new Electronics Branch as an Economics Intelligence Officer. While based in Washington, Paisley became friends with [[Bernard Fensterwald]].<ref>http://educationforum.ipbhost.com/index.php?/topic/3017-john-paisley/</ref> | Paisley officially joined the [[CIA]] in December, 1953. However, his friend, [[Leonard Masters]], believes that Paisley was in fact recruited several years earlier at university by [[Richard Innes]]. Paisley joined the CIA's new Electronics Branch as an Economics Intelligence Officer. While based in Washington, Paisley became friends with [[Bernard Fensterwald]].<ref>http://educationforum.ipbhost.com/index.php?/topic/3017-john-paisley/</ref> | ||
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| + | During his career, he was heavily involved in Soviet operations.<ref name="Snider">{{cite book |last1=Snider |first1=L. Britt |author-link1= |year=2008 |chapter=Chapter 10 - Oversight of Security and Personnel Matters |chapterurl=https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/agency-and-the-hill/13-The%20Agency%20and%20the%20Hill_Part2-Chapter10.pdf |chapter-format=pdf |title=The Agency & The Hill: CIA's Relationship with Congress, 1946-2004 |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/agency-and-the-hill/The%20Agency%20and%20the%20Hill_Book_1May2008.pdf |format=pdf |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Center for the Study of Intelligence |page=316 |isbn=978-1-929667-17-8 |accessdate=December 10, 2014}}</ref> | ||
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| − | On September 24, 1978, Paisley disappeared after setting sail on the Chesapeake Bay with his sloop ''Brillig''.<ref name="Chicago Tribune; January 14, 1979"/> On October 1, his body was found floating in the Bay near the mouth of the Patuxent River with a gunshot wound to his head and a weighted [[diving weighting system|dive belt]] around his waist.<ref name="Snider"/> His boat was found the previous week run aground.<ref name="The New York Times; January 5, 1984"/><ref name="The Washington Post; October 11, 1978"/> Paisley's death was officially recorded as [[suicide]], although very widely believed to be [[murder]]. Indeed, Police investigators described it as "an execution-type murder".<ref name=spartacus/> Former CIA agent, [[Victor Marchetti]], told [[Harrison Edward Livingstone]] and [[Steve Parks]] of the ''[[Baltimore Sun]]'' that he thought that Paisley was killed because of fears that he was "about to blow the whistle" to the [[House Select Committee on Assassinations]]. | + | On September 24, 1978, Paisley disappeared after setting sail on the Chesapeake Bay with his sloop ''Brillig''.<ref name="Chicago Tribune; January 14, 1979">{{cite news |last=Coates |first=James |date=January 14, 1979 |title=Probers ask; Did top spy 'die' and go to Russia? |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1979/01/14/page/38/article/probers-ask-did-top-spy-die-and-go-to-russia |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |agency=UPI |at=Section 2, page 14 |access-date=August 3, 2015}}</ref> On October 1, his body was found floating in the Bay near the mouth of the Patuxent River with a gunshot wound to his head and a weighted [[diving weighting system|dive belt]] around his waist.<ref name="Snider"/> His boat was found the previous week run aground.<ref name="The New York Times; January 5, 1984">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Senate Committee to Enter CIA Death Case |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/05/us/senate-committee-to-enter-cia-death-case.html |newspaper=The New York Times |location= |agency=AP |date=January 5, 1984 |access-date=June 8, 2015}}</ref><ref name="The Washington Post; October 11, 1978"/> Paisley's death was officially recorded as [[suicide]], although very widely believed to be [[murder]]. Indeed, Police investigators described it as "an execution-type murder".<ref name=spartacus/> Former CIA agent, [[Victor Marchetti]], told [[Harrison Edward Livingstone]] and [[Steve Parks]] of the ''[[Baltimore Sun]]'' that he thought that Paisley was killed because of fears that he was "about to blow the whistle" to the [[House Select Committee on Assassinations]]. |
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Revision as of 16:34, 30 November 2016
 John Paisley     (spook) | |
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| Born | August 25, 1923 Sand Springs, Oklahoma, USA |
| Died | September 24, 1978 (Age 55) |
Cause of death | gunshot to the head |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Victim of | Premature death |
Contents
Background
When Paisley was two-years-old, his father left the family.[1] He was raised by his grandparents when his mother went to work as a practical nurse.[1]
Career
In 1948 Paisley went to work as a radio operator for the United Nations where he was employed as a radio operator with the Bunche-Bernadotte Peace Mission in Palestine. This included visiting Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.[2]
Paisley officially joined the CIA in December, 1953. However, his friend, Leonard Masters, believes that Paisley was in fact recruited several years earlier at university by Richard Innes. Paisley joined the CIA's new Electronics Branch as an Economics Intelligence Officer. While based in Washington, Paisley became friends with Bernard Fensterwald.[3]
During his career, he was heavily involved in Soviet operations.[4]
Sex parties
In 1971 Paisley began organizing sex parties in Washington. Along with CIA colleague, Donald Burton, Paisley formed the Rush River Lodge Corporation. According to Joseph Trento, "Burton and Paisley staged several sex parties at the lodge." Those who attended these parties included politicians and journalists. Burton admitted that a "high-level Nixon appointee enjoyed tying up women and beating them" at these parties. Another person who attended was the beautiful Hana Koecher, an agent with the Czech intelligence service.[2]
When Jimmy Carter took office he sacked George H. W. Bush and replaced him with Stansfield Turner. Paisley continued to work for the CIA and records show that Paisley briefed Turner in 1977 and 1978. Paisley's address book included both Turner's home and White House telephone numbers.[2]
Death
On September 24, 1978, Paisley disappeared after setting sail on the Chesapeake Bay with his sloop Brillig.[5] On October 1, his body was found floating in the Bay near the mouth of the Patuxent River with a gunshot wound to his head and a weighted dive belt around his waist.[4] His boat was found the previous week run aground.[6][1] Paisley's death was officially recorded as suicide, although very widely believed to be murder. Indeed, Police investigators described it as "an execution-type murder".[2] Former CIA agent, Victor Marchetti, told Harrison Edward Livingstone and Steve Parks of the Baltimore Sun that he thought that Paisley was killed because of fears that he was "about to blow the whistle" to the House Select Committee on Assassinations.
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