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Fb x <at- Bex BUREAU OF nvesrioaTiong Bote of transcription _ __ 2/6/74 . : _ STEVEN ANDREW WEED, 2603 Benvenue, Apartment 4, - telephone number 848-7827, Berkeley, California, was... . |: interviewed at approximately 12:10 p.m. in Room 237, © Cowell Hospital, University of California at Berkeley. WEED was advised of the identities of the interviewing Agents as Special Agents of the FBI, as well as the nature of the interview. — Thereafter and promptly following this, WEED . was interviewed and provided the following voluntary information: . | j . WEED stated that he and his fiancee, PATRICIA HEARST, were in his apartment at approximately 9:00 p.m. February 4, 1974, when someone knocked on the door of his © apartment. WEED did not open the door and could not recall whether or not HEARST opened it. As the door opened, he heard a white female state something to the effect, "I need some help", and she indicated @ sense of urgency, although WEED is uncertain whether it was just car trouble, or if in fact it had been a car accident. WEED then observed a young white female inside of his apartment, and this unidentified femaie was followed immediately by an unidentified Negro male who was carrying what appeared to be a rifle. WEED likened this rifle to a deer rifle, which he stated he has observed on several occasions. WEED observed only the wooden stock and did not see any attachments to this rifle such as @ sling or a scope. WEED stated that this rifle appeared to be somewhat shorter than a deer rifle. He - could not describe the rifle any further. Immediately behind this first unidentified black male was a second person whom he did not see but only caught a peripheral giance at before he was knocked to the floor by the - first, black male. ‘ a After being knocked to the floor by the first unidentified Negro male, WEED was instructed to keep his —. face down and not move. At this time this first unidentifie . Negro male demanded to know, "Where's the safe and ' where's the money?" While this unidentified Negro male \-SA a - : | . : : : . . At . 3 . : ‘ : -. Vi document contatns neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and ia loaned to Our agency; it ‘and iis contents ure not to be distributed outside your agency. = ‘ . . . . t . a