Admiral Boorda’s death roused widespread local suspicion of a mafia hit.
Evidence
Even a single shot to the chest is a relatively uncommon method of suicide. Veljko Strajina and Slobodan Nikolić, “Forensic Issues in Suicidal Single Gunshot Injuries to the Chest: An Autopsy Study,” … I’ve worked in Naples, Italy for less than a year and the word about Admiral Boorda out here is he was the victim of a mafia hit by the commorah [sic]. He helped land a contract with a suspected member of the mafia in building a military base … All the Italians here claim he was murdered. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 1333
Categorization
Category: Connection Points
- QUESTION: Worth chasing: did the mafia angle on Boorda’s death ever get serious investigation, or was it dismissed?