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Greenlease Kidnapping — Part 3

77 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Kidnapping & Ransom · Topic: Greenlease Kidnapping · 77 pages OCR'd
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SL 7-129 FBI Laboratory Examination (I-173752 CJ and D-17380 CJ) states that based on Ki6 (three sheets of paper bearing known hand printing of BONNIE HEADY); K17 (twenty sheets of paper bearing known hand printing 6f CARL AUSTIN HALL}; K18 (eleven pages of Imown hand printing and handwriting of BONNIE ~ HEADY), it was ‘concluded that the questioned hand printing appearing on’ the” first ransom letter, specimen 22; the second ransom envelope and letter, | speti- mene Ql and Q5; and the envelopes and netes used in the First payoff attempt, © specimens Q15 through Q18, was written hy BCNNIE HEADY, whose known hand print- ing is contained on specimen Ki6. It was not possible ta reach a definite con- elaision as to whether HEADY prepared the hand printing appearing on specimen Q3,; the outer envelope Tor the firet’ ransom fetter, because of the disguise and distortion in the hand printing on Qh. “It was concluded that’ the hand printing appearing on the notes pre- pared on two self-sealed envelopes and used in connection with thé‘ proposed ” payoff scheduled ain North Kansas City on Sunday morning, Octobér 4, 1953, spé- cimens Q22 and Q23, was prepared by CARL AUSTIN HALL, whose known handwriting and hand printing are contained on specimens K8 and K]. Specimen K8 was per— scnally delivered to the Labsratcry by Special anaes the St Lon Louis Division on October 10, 1953. It could not be determined wnether HALL” A prepared the hand printing on Q3 because of the distortion apparent in the hand printing on this envelope. It was not possible tc determine whether BONNIE HEADY, KG and 18, prepared the questioned handwriting on Q30, the hand printing on Q52, the ~ hanewriting on Q6) or the handwriting on Q7C because these specimens are not comparable with the questioned writing. Further, it could not be determined ~ whether CARL AUSTIN HALL, K8 and Kl7, prepared the handwriting on Q30, the hand printing onQ52, the handwriting on G6i through Q66 or the handwriting on 470 because ef the Jack of comparable material. « ccacihaguintes nana Q30 is registration card’ for Pickwick Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri, No. 43602 dated September 29, 1953, signed “J. HALL and wife”. _ Q52 is the paper match cover containing ‘advertisement’ "LUPER'S ‘EL RANCHO MOTEL and TINY and MARTE'’S BLUE NOTE TAVERN” with writing *ROBT. LEDTERHAN" on the inside cover. wera! é 64, is the plain white envelope addressed to"Mrs. ESTER GRANT, 50h Arsenal St., City*. -219= tec cegp ee cee See
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