Guy Banister
William Guy Banister (March 7, 1901 – June 6, 1964) was an employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), an assistant superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department, and a private investigator. After his death, New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison alleged that he had been involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Guy Banister | |
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Photo of Banister from the House Select Committee on Assassinations | |
| Born | William Guy Banister March 7, 1901 Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | June 6, 1964 (aged 63) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education | Louisiana State University |
| Occupation(s) | Federal Bureau of Investigation Private investigator |
| Known for | Allegations made by Jim Garrison during his investigation of the John F. Kennedy assassination |
He was an avid anti-communist, alleged member of the Minutemen, the John Birch Society, Louisiana Committee on Un-American Activities, and alleged publisher of the Louisiana Intelligence Digest. He also supported anti-Castro groups in the New Orleans area: "Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Front"; "Anti-Communist League of the Caribbean"; "Friends of Democratic Cuba". According to the New Orleans States-Item newspaper, Banister "participated in every anti-Communist South and Central American revolution that came along, acting as a key liaison man for the U.S. government-sponsored anti-Communist activities in Latin America."