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Carl Austin Weiss Sr. (December 6, 1906 – September 8, 1935) was an American physician who assassinated U.S. Senator Huey Long at the Louisiana State Capitol on September 8, 1935.
Aug 13, 2019 · Dr. Carl A. Weiss Jr. in an undated photo. He waged a campaign to have his father exonerated in the killing of Senator Huey P. Long. He died before that mission could be completed.
Carl Weiss was the son-in-law of a judge whom Huey Long had tried to oust from office. He shot and killed Long at the Louisiana State Capitol in 1935, but the motive and circumstances of the assassination are still debated.
Nov 9, 2009 · On September 8, 1935, Long arrived in Baton Rouge to take part in a special legislative session when he was approached by Dr. Carl Weiss, the son-in-law of Judge Benjamin Pavy.
Sep 8, 2017 · Carl Weiss was the son-in-law of a political enemy of Louisiana's "Kingfish" Huey Long, who was shot and killed in 1935. The article recounts Long's life, legacy and death, and mentions Weiss as the gunman who fired the fatal shot.
Sep 11, 2018 · Carl Weiss was a physician and a supporter of Huey Long, the Louisiana governor and senator who was shot in 1935. Letters from Alton Ochsner and Michael DeBakey, two medical experts, suggest that Weiss was framed and that Long was killed by a ricochet bullet.
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Oct 21, 1991 · Inside the coffin were the remains of Dr. Carl Weiss, who has long been believed to be Huey P. Long's assassin, and, a scholar hopes, the answer to one of Louisiana's major mysteries.
