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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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RA Ie a. ETE a ne a ei a Nel 4 SL 7-429 HALL stated that he called LENTERMAN, as arranged, at exactly 11230 p.m. at telephone Valentine 9279, making the call from a pay " phone in a filling station on the south side of U. S. Highway #40 between Blue Ridge and Stevenson's Cafe. He stated that at the time of this | call he told LEDTERMAN to proceed east on U. S. Highway #40, past Stevenson's Cafe to road 1OE, and then turn south on this road for about z one mile until he came to a bridge where he should throw the bag out | . : on the right side of the road on the north side of the bridge. HALL ; fF stated that he remembered parking near this filling station from which : he mad the phone call until he saw a dark Cadillac go by going east on Highway #40 with two men in it whom he took to be LEDTERMAN and his partner, HALL stated that BONNIE HEADY was with him at the time i all of these negotiations were going on but as usual was inebriated and did not know what was going on. HALL stated he was driving the rented Ford and started out three or four minutes behind LEDTERMAN in the Cadillac. He stated he drove down road 10E to the south off Highway #40 but did not see the bag as he drove by ao he went on scuth 4 couple of miles and then pulled off the road and turned around headed back north. He stated minutes until he saw car lights coming toward him. He then started up and drove past the Cadillac which was coming south. He stated that BONNIE HEADY was with him all the time and that as soon as he crossed over the bridge he stopped on the north side, got out, and picked up the bag which was on the west side of the read and put it in the trunk of the Ford. He estimated that he actually received the ransom money about 12:30 a.m, Monday morning, October 5, 1953. HALL stated that after getting the money bag he drove back + Yanana Otte ant maa a eallo fren ha 1 rthwe Ti HGNSES Vay GMa Macs &@ Caan Pom 4a oar Iscated on the northwest omer of 3ist and Forest to the GREENLEASE residence, Gilmore 6200, where he talked to Mr. LEDTERMANN and told him, "Ne got the bag." HALL also remembered making the remark about, "I might buy a Cadillac." HALL stated that he promised LEDTENMAN he would send him a wire in a, cee tne pf Uinetaee Weatan tn Dittehine Vana #a114 . Lhe MOming, C/O AEBSLETN UMLON iff PAitLSourg, aansas vessing him where he could pick up BOBBY and assuring him that BOBBY was alive and well and full of hell, knowing of course that BOBBY GREENLEASE had been dead and buried since Monday afternoon, September 28th. He stated that pricr to the picking un ef the ransom money he and BONNIE HEADY had checked out of their motel around 6:00 or 9:00 p.m. and he stated that agreeable to a prior arrangement they departed en route to’ St. Louis about 2:00 a.m., driving oat Highway #40 toward St. Louis. a cg Ey TT ELE NS ESET
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