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Greenlease Kidnapping — Part 1

77 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Kidnapping & Ransom · Topic: Greenlease Kidnapping · 76 pages OCR'd
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SL 7-429 DETAILS RELATIVE TO KIDNAPING CARL HALL advised that on the morning of instant kidnaping, September 28, 1953, he and BONNIE HEADY arose very early for them and proceeded to Kansas City, Missouri, at 6:00 a.m., via Highway #71. Upon coming into North Kansas City, they stopped at Lynn's : Tavern in North Kansas City for an eye-opener, after which they pro— fe ceeded into Kansas City proper where he purchased scme chlorophyll and Clorets to kill the odor of liquor on BONNIE HEADY's breath. He - stated they rode around and looked over the French Institute Notre Dame de Sion School, as he felt that hia plan was not fool-proof, _ : due to th. fact that BONNIE HEADY was undependable due to her drinking. He stated that had he been able to get BOBBY GREENLEASE from the school without sending BONNIE HEADY in through the front door he would have done so and changed his plans at the last minute. He stated they parked in the neighborhood and observed the children, but that he could not conceive anyway of getting the victim out of the school withcut using the front door appreach. He stated he again briefed BONNIE HEADY on exactly what she was to say which consisted of telling the Sisters that she was Mrs, GREENLEASE’s sister and had been shopping with her on the Plaza when she suffered a heart attack and that she desired to take BOBBY from the school to take him to hig mother, HALL stated that he decided around 11:00 a.m. would be the best time to pull this ruse since it would be getting close to the iunch hour and that there would be considerable natural confusion octasioned by this. HALE stated that at approximately 11:00 a.m. he drove west up Main Street to the comer of Thirty-ninth and let BONNIE HEADY of f at the filling station on the southwest comer and instructed her to walk down to the Toedman Cab Company and get a cab and go to- the French Institute, according to his plan. HALL stated that he immediately drove into the Katz parking lot after letting BONNIE HEADY out of the station wagon and sat in the parking lot waiting for BONNIE as planned. He stated that in a very short time he observed a Toedman Cab drive into the lot off of Main Street and saw BONNIE HEADY and a boy get cut of the cab, He immediately lmew that his plan had been _ successful, but in order to avoid detection, he drove further on to the Katz lot around the corner to the south so that the cab driver could not possibly see him. He stated after the cab drove off the lot BONNIE and BOBBY walked over to the station wagon and got in with BOBBY sitting in the =P3e See Pe TR MENT aR TRE EET aT TS Rf we Se ocean: SS | scien —es - oe eee ; a SO .
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