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Pate ina Patt Fda oe ml na tale ea ater a pci hei fire, Sat nt Nar Pail a a a SL 7-h29 Plymouth station wagon and rapidly drove to Kansas City. «© -.— ee i He stated he drove up and down Broadway locking at mail boxes to make sure that the letter would be picked up that night. He | stated it was about 6:00 p.m. when he gct to Kansas City and as he remembered it he mailed the first letter on Broadway somewhere Detween the Coates House and Twelfth Street. After mailing this letter he immediately returned to St. Jcseph, Missouri but upon getting to north Kansas City got to thinking about the address he put on the letter, He stated he stopped and looked at a telephone bock and . - realized tiuat he had put the wrong address on the GREENLEASE letter. _ He could not recall what address he had put on the letter but he was : definite’y sure that it was wrong and that the correct address was 2920 Verona Road, HALE stated he got to wondering about whether they would get the letter or not, but stated he figured that since GREENLEASE was well known and he “had addressed the letter to Verona Road, which was a short residential street, it would eventually get to him. He ’ stated he sent this letter special delivery, hoping it would get to the victim's family before they reported the matter to any law enforce- ment agency. At this point HALL was shown a photostatic copy of ransom letter number one in instant case and the two envelopes and he readily admitted that he had prepared and mailed all three of these documents, well knowing that BOBBY GREENLEASE was already dead when he did so. HAIL stated upon returning to BONNIE HEADY's home at St. Joseph, Missouri, he stayed up all night drinking and as soon as it got light, around 6:00 a.m. he went out and finished filling in the hole which was BOBBY GREENLEASE’s grave, HALL was questioned in detail as to — the clothing worn by the victim at the time his body was found in the ~ basement of BONNIE HEADY's home, and he stated that due to his panicky. condition he could not accurately remember any details concerning the. boy's clothing, but does definitely recall that he was fully clothed although he could not remember whether he had on shoes and socks.. At this point in the interview the Jerusalem medal apparently worn by victim at the time he left the French Institute School and enclosed in the. second ransom note, was exhibited to HALL. He readily admitted’ ‘removing this medal from the clothing of the dead victim for the sole purpose of enclosing it in a ransom note as proof that he was the actual kidnaper of BOBBY GREENLEASE. ‘ At this point in the interview Agents made every effort to point out to HALL the fallacy of his story, its inconsistencies, but he continued to steadfastly claim that there was such a person as -26- - ! a eS eens ee AR RET ge a ET LCC A AR LORNA a