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Frank Sinatra [| fh 1 ar ta Mrs, Sinatra and I have been meticulous ‘ in conducting ourseives to conform to the deci- sion that we each arrived at independently, that the. determination of the guilt of Keenan and Amsler ana’ the punishment to be imposed in the event of ae their guilt were matters with which we should not | be concerned or'take a position. We were concerned that the persons accused of the kidnaping should receive a fair and impartial trial and that if found guilty, the punishment imposed upon them be an intelligent punishment. Fortunately, we live in a country that expends great sums of money to assure defendants of a fair and impartial trial. After the trial, we were thankful that a procedure had been established by Congress and invoked by low, Panwt na Un Amal a pursuant tn Judge Last 43 uo necnan and AMS IGT , PME OMcY ww which extensive medical, psychological, and other evaluations were made at the Medical Genter in Springfield, Missouri, so that Judge East would have all the guidance that it is humanly possibie | to make available to assist him in his decigion. vy + to a De af EM Ey a OT oe . =m a From the ‘time our son was kidnaped, we lpascea the entire problem in the hands of the United States Department of Justice and we were indeed thankful that the Department, through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was able to return our son to us unharmed. We were also thankful that the kidnapers did not harm our son. Just as we left the solution to the crime to the FBI, we have never taken any position with ithe Department of Justice with respect to the | prosecution 0 of the he persons alleged to have committed the orimé-«and di@yet 7in any way communicate with | Judge East to make any recommendations whatsoever va