31-10-2010, 05:34 AM
RE: The Last Circle book
TO: Eddie Evans
FROM: Cheri Seymour
Eddie - Thanks for your interest and the great postings relative to The Last Circle book. I appreciate everything you've written and will try to answer your questions, though I can only speculate as to why the murder charges were dismissed against self-confessed "Mafia Hit-Man" Jimmy Hughes on July 1, 2010.
You noted that you believe Jimmy Hughes is/was "more than just a bag-man or a hit-man." That's a good observation, and I agree. I suspect that Jimmy would have revealed too much information in court and caused embarrassment to the California Attorney General's office and/or the DOJ.
In his own words, Jimmy declared to Patrick Healy, a T.V. reporter for NBC News in 1985 that the Alvarez homicide was an “ordered assassination,” adding that the hit was an “authorized, backed, government covert action.” You can hear him say this at this website:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/station/as-seen-on/Victim_s_Daughter_Decries_Dismissal_of_Murder_Charges_Los_Angeles.html
I can't speculate further because I am bound to secrecy by the people who investigated Jimmy Hughes, including Rachel Begley, as their case is NOT closed yet. Keep in mind that the murder charges against Jimmy were dismissed "without prejudice," which means the Riverside Sheriff's Department can re-file the case at some time in the future with another jurisdiction other than the A/G's office.
I'm sure if this occurs, you'll see plenty of media coverage on it --- so look for news of this in 2011.
Your readers can also read Jimmy Hughes' confession about his career as a mafia hit-man at this website (it appears that Jimmy was "moonlighting" as a hit-man when he was employed as chief of security at the Cabazon Indian Reservation in 1981).
http://www.fgbmfivoice.com/stories/996hughes.htm
EXCERPT from website. Jimmy Hughes speaking ---
“After a six-year hitch in the military, I became a professional hit man for the Mafia. I
collected money, hurt a lot of people and saw a lot of blood. I know what it’s like to cut
the throat of a man, see a man die, or throw a man in the trunk of a car and take him to
his death. I did many horrible things. I allowed myself to do whatever was necessary.
“One day I had a contract on a man. They had paid me a lot of money to kill this person.
I travelled over many states, and walked into the man’s house one day, pulled out my
pistol, and put a bullet in everybody’s head.
“There were many people there that day because he was having a party. As I stood
there with the gun in my hand, I suddenly realized that all those people were dead.
They had died instantly. I had been paid to kill one man, but had killed half a dozen
people. The rest had just been in the wrong place at the wrong time --- “
TO: Eddie Evans
FROM: Cheri Seymour
Eddie - Thanks for your interest and the great postings relative to The Last Circle book. I appreciate everything you've written and will try to answer your questions, though I can only speculate as to why the murder charges were dismissed against self-confessed "Mafia Hit-Man" Jimmy Hughes on July 1, 2010.
You noted that you believe Jimmy Hughes is/was "more than just a bag-man or a hit-man." That's a good observation, and I agree. I suspect that Jimmy would have revealed too much information in court and caused embarrassment to the California Attorney General's office and/or the DOJ.
In his own words, Jimmy declared to Patrick Healy, a T.V. reporter for NBC News in 1985 that the Alvarez homicide was an “ordered assassination,” adding that the hit was an “authorized, backed, government covert action.” You can hear him say this at this website:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/station/as-seen-on/Victim_s_Daughter_Decries_Dismissal_of_Murder_Charges_Los_Angeles.html
I can't speculate further because I am bound to secrecy by the people who investigated Jimmy Hughes, including Rachel Begley, as their case is NOT closed yet. Keep in mind that the murder charges against Jimmy were dismissed "without prejudice," which means the Riverside Sheriff's Department can re-file the case at some time in the future with another jurisdiction other than the A/G's office.
I'm sure if this occurs, you'll see plenty of media coverage on it --- so look for news of this in 2011.
Your readers can also read Jimmy Hughes' confession about his career as a mafia hit-man at this website (it appears that Jimmy was "moonlighting" as a hit-man when he was employed as chief of security at the Cabazon Indian Reservation in 1981).
http://www.fgbmfivoice.com/stories/996hughes.htm
EXCERPT from website. Jimmy Hughes speaking ---
“After a six-year hitch in the military, I became a professional hit man for the Mafia. I
collected money, hurt a lot of people and saw a lot of blood. I know what it’s like to cut
the throat of a man, see a man die, or throw a man in the trunk of a car and take him to
his death. I did many horrible things. I allowed myself to do whatever was necessary.
“One day I had a contract on a man. They had paid me a lot of money to kill this person.
I travelled over many states, and walked into the man’s house one day, pulled out my
pistol, and put a bullet in everybody’s head.
“There were many people there that day because he was having a party. As I stood
there with the gun in my hand, I suddenly realized that all those people were dead.
They had died instantly. I had been paid to kill one man, but had killed half a dozen
people. The rest had just been in the wrong place at the wrong time --- “