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FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63) * - Security Tightened™ ver Informant in Tale Murder Case _ BY DIAL TORGERSON - ‘Times Staff Writer Police. tightened the guard over an informant in.the Sharon Tate mur- der case Wednesday. . Polish emigre artist Witold K. has been guarded by officers since he spoke to police after the Aug. 9 murders of actress Sharon Tate and four others in the Benedict Canyon home of Miss: Tate and her husband, Roman Polanski. The Times, which helped the artist arrange his first meeting with po- lice, kept his identity a secret be- cause of his fear for his life. His name and picture were published elsewhere Wednesday. Los Angeles Police Department detectives at’ Witold's Beverly Hills shop Wednesday ordered newsmen from the studio and one told a photographer that his LAPD police press card would be revoked if he took a picture of the informer as he ett Balding. ‘eternal (Mount Clipping in Space Below) Gained Repute as Painter —— Witold K.—who left his real name. " Wintact Kazerowski, behind in Po- land—gained considerable repute as a painter and lithographer in’ Paris before coming here. He is:a friend of film director Polanski and knew Miss Tate, Voityck Frokowsky and Abigail Folger, who were murdered at | Polanski's home. Frokowsky, whose real name was Wojciech Frykowski, was also from Poland. Four policemen were in Witold's studio Wednesday afternoon. Two officers have been on duty at all times to protect him since he first gave them the names of persons he said he thought might have been involved in the mass murder, An officer ordered Witold to cover his face with a newspaper as he led him to an-unmarked police car for a trip to Paramount Studios to confer with Polanski's attorney. Witold, asked the reason for the trip, was | tat By Ts police guard notte Tent. (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) I-3 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, Calif, Date: 8/28/69 Edition: Home Author: Editor: Title: Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: Los Angeles CI Being Investigated b7.-6¥1 SEARCHED... INDEXED SERIALIZED A <=. FILED 2 iis 3 toga \ ‘FBI-~-LOS ANGELES ALS das —