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UN.¢kED STATES DEPARTMENT OF sUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Cha.lotte, Worth Carolina COR In Reply, Please Refer to July 6 , 1972 zs AF HE iva. tee BLAC. PANTHER PARTY (BPP) EXTREMIST MATTERS ee we ne ne ee me ee ee A we ee On June 19, 1972, Hr. . f \ wets North Carolina Central son, Kaleigh, North : arolina, advised JOSEPH IRWINAVADDELL, Negro male, | born tay 27, 1950, Forsyth County, forth Carolina, FBI number 225-683 H, died June 13, 1972 in Central Prison. Dr. R. PAGE WUDSOIT, Chief Medical Exeminer for the State of llorth Carolina, edvised that WADDDLL apparently died of severe heart disease, WADDELL's body was moved from Central Prison to Wake liemorial Hospital, in Raleigh, North Carolina, where an autopsy was performed. Dr. JANES R. EDWARDS, M.D., Pathologist, performed an autopsy on June 14, 1972, and established cause of death in preliminary - findings as severe heart disease. CE ‘’-1 identified \/DDELL as a member of the ilorth Carolina Chapter of the Blaci: Panther Party for a short time prior to his arrest for axmed robbery in High Point, North Carolina. On Janua y 20, 1971, WADDELL . Was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to 15-20 years imprisonment, WADDELL was confined to Central Prison, Raleigh, Uorth C-rolina, follo ing his conviction. & rod 4 The Blaci: Panther Party (BPP) is a black xitvemist organization started in Oakland, Colifornia, in December, 1965. It edvocaces the use of suns and cuerrilla tactics to bring about the overthrow of the United States Goverment. THIS DOCULIELTE COWTATUS WNELTHER RECGIGGDAYLCONS TOR CGuCTUSTIOWJS Ol Tile FRI. Lit IS THe PROPESRTY OF THE FBL AND 1S LOARED TO YOUR AGENCY; IP AD ITS COHTETYS AE ior TO BE DISTRIBUTED OUSIDE YOUR AGENCY, ° {GON MVLIVEAS GROUP 1 EXCLUDED FROM AUTOMATIC DOWNGRAD.NS AND DECLASSIFICATION ER eS gua mt tty % >) 3 ere — s, . . ve Mee le ye ae aa ad 7 tla Tw cote og eee Page eae Leja, - #* ve Pm NR = ge. o* - At GTS Rt grantees ieee Pres tn bao aE oT NE Og EG ne” a 2 a RE Ce Cat a Cae e, aT er L eeee ) S e n T oe