in reading "I Heard You Paint Houses," and the mob's assertion that they were the mastermind behind JFK's murder, I never heard their POV regarding Oswald and his role. I mean, I "get" why they wanted Oswald to play the patsy - to focus all the attention on Oswald takes the attention away from the mob, and that's a good thing.

But why would Oswald submit to "being" the patsy? What's in it for him, aside from a long prison sentence? Oswald must have known he would never get away with it. His wife Marina wasn't "provided" for with a huge bankroll. It is for "this" reason why I disbelief the Mafia's claim to the murder of John F. Kennedy.