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_FD7350 (Rev. 7-16-63) * gg % _ eg in Tate Medes Cuizzed, Freed Man Sought in Canada ° - Walks Into L.A. Police . | _ Headquarters, Clears Self “BY, DIAL TORGERSON © ee? ig. Times Statt Weiter. tr “hs maui “desciibed in-an ‘all- “points ; bulletin’ in: Canada, as” a prime suspect ‘inthe: ‘Sharon’ Tate murder - walked -into- Los" Angeles . police headquarters , Monday, was: ques- tioned and.then released. _ Thomas Michael Harrigan, 27, was ’ freed. after almost two hours of . questioning. “ The Royal- Canadian’ Mounted Police had -put’ out. a * broadcast asking for the arrest of Harrigan ! _and three other’ men: in- connection -with. the murder of Miss:Tate and ‘four other persons early Aug. 9. The RCMP said it was acting on: auth ty.of the LAPD. . . But LAPD interest in the — faded’ quickly after Harrigan.and his | attorney; Paul Caruso, talked to ; homicide® detectives Monday. ; Harrigan said he-had an alibi for . ‘the night of the murders, and the other three—all friends or acquain- | jorpesavere ia of om § at nig It. . ; _ occurred ;',at about. . midnight—‘in.” _iliount Clipping in Space Below) Was Friend of Frokowsky ‘ arrigan ‘said he was a friend 0 friend 3 SUS jusped \Voity ck *Frokowsky, who was killed - hwith Miss Tate, hair stylist Jay” ‘Sebring, Abigail Folger and Steven ‘Parent. ‘He .said : the- other’ whraa’ ‘men - named in the RCMP. ‘broadcast— iHarris Pickens Dawson, William Doyle and Charles Tacot—were, also -. friends of Frokowsky. Tacot and Doyle are at Ochos Rios, Jamaica, and Dawson “is working in upper New York State as a. truck. Jdriver," ‘Harrigan said.. . After” talking to Harrigan,’ police - said they were no longer seeking °‘ Tacot, Doyle and. Dawson, although ’ ithey. ‘would question them if, they . became available.: Harrigan said he had ‘been at'the ; Tate home Thursday, Aug. 7—the - jday before the ‘party that “ended in jthe multiple murder, He said it was the first time he had met Miss Tate. ! Present: were the actress, Frokow- i sky and Sebring, he said. He wasn't ‘Called Narcotics-Hippie Types © "wanted: for murder" and ‘gan .as° "narcotics-hippie" Spee the four j ty ty j available" in Los Angeles. | But no charges were filed avainst Harrigan, and ‘he was not booked. "I ” i don't use narcotics," he told’ new s* men.’ | drinking Irishman,"-said Caruso. j Harrigan‘said he didn't know he ;.was wanted until he heard a television broadcast saying he and his friends were being same in het . Tate case. He told ‘police, and, later, news- 'men, that he had been at a party at _okthe-shome of Eddie ..Roberts..in ‘Manhattan Beach - on Aug. 8. He . Stayed ‘until about 1'a.m. Aug. 9, he. said. Roberts, .26, went to the police : station to. verify Harrigan's story. The murders are believed to have- _ [invited to the Friday party, he said. . 1: The RCMP had described Harri- The broadcast said "w arrants’ are ° "Call. him an old- fashioned’ feack (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) T-1 Los Angeles Times Los Anreles, Calif, Date: 8/19/69 . Edition: Home ~ Author: Dial Torgerson Editor: Nick B, Wil} jem: Title: ; .| Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: LOS Angele: (] Being inxebal gaia