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. “- Mr. Gallagher - Mr- O'Connell Mr. Cooke Mr. Hawkins June 11, 1976 by Pree t ' REC-92 / 02 St. 292 - ly’ f . yO kr. Louis e"“Schneider Auerican friends Service Committee, Inc. - _is01 Cherry Street TE EO Ne a cay “Pailadelpula, (Peansyivania 19102 | AA ef ep ee Dear Mr. Schneider: . ‘ , ee a $2.2 oe receipt of your letter This is to acknowledg c death of Anna Mae e dated June 2, 1976, concerning the ®yjuash. + The body of Ms. Aquash, then unidentified ' was found on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, “uo, South Dakota, on February 24, 1976, by a rancher who notified the Bureau of Indian Affairs {BIA). Within 29 c= inutes of receipt of the report, officers of the BIA, | neem. acconpaniad by a Special Agent of the FBI who had never { ‘nad any personal contact with Aquash and had never seen a photograph of her, arrived at the scene. The body | was removed to the Pine Ridge Public Health Hospital. spn February 25, 1976, an autopsy was performad at ths “request of BIA by Dr. W..0. Brown, pathologist, Scottsbluff, Webraska. Wo FBI Agents were present during the autopsy; ‘however, FBI Agents had photographed the body prior to the Sautopsy. One FBI Agent who assisted in the photographing ” did know Hs. Aquash from previous personal contact; however, Ce ————s aid not recognize her on this cccasion due to the boy aavanced decomposition of her facial features. os br. Erown estimated the woman had been dead 7 to 10 Gays and he concluded in his examination that Auee. pe._24@ had died of exposure. Due to the difficulty of Dep. AD Adm. ODtQiniayg fingerprints at the scene because of the Dep ADI. CLaterioration cf the bodys an Fur Agent suggested that Beat. Dirw: MAILED 10 th 11 Ms ‘Sper ow de. Sov. Ee BLOWN Could remove the hands for transmission to ~*~" Ew. alee tne Fut Identification Division, Washington, D. C., ‘ Fin & Pes, EOE examination. ‘this was done... xcmoval of hands or \h fw? Men wu kangers of unknown deceased for identification purposes «: Vi “hapection LS @ proceaure followed by many jurisdictions. Although fate. 1 - Assistant Attorney Genera - Leberntory Office of. Leqisiative Affairs. (enc. - copy of aye petter) | teset Com— 1 — ASAC, | Pavia city tenc. - copy of incoming letter) \ Se "\ Rec. Men. L 5 SAC, yo (enc. - copy of incoming letter) wt f Spec. Inv. oj all ye Training ent (le (ew IY ag S Telephone R H: As SEE NOTE PAGE 3 Duscter Sect \ N MAIL ROOM Grn PE NIT (J aE eal _ a 7 me