Anatomy of a Court-Martial: Ghost Witnesses Testify | The Post & Email
TESTIMONY ABSENT FROM THE RECORD IS CITED IN “OFFICIAL” DOCUMENTS
by Sharon Rondeau
The USS MARS was built in San Diego, CA in 1962 and launched in 1963. It was removed from service in 1998.Oct. 18, 2010 — In this fifth segment of our series on the court-martial of LCDR Fitzpatrick, he reveals two “ghost” witnesses from his court-martial and states that the charges against him were completely falsified.
The previous four segments can be found here, here, here and here.MRS. RONDEAU: In our last segment, you had touched upon why there might have been a conspiracy to end your Navy career. Could you expound on that?CDR. FITZPATRICK: If Admiral Bitoff didn’t like me personally, that could have been a motive. I don’t know what I don’t know.
The rest of the staff didn’t like me; that much I can tell you, and if this was some kind of way for them to take out their vengeance on me, that’s certainly possible. I had my swordfights with the staff, and Zeller certainly knew that.
These guys were full of glee that I was being court-martialed and that they were behind it. It was payback.
MRS. RONDEAU: When you say “the staff,” does that mean the people on board the ship, or the chain of command?
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