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Kansas City Massacre — Part 3

123 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Jun 17, 1955 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 121 pages OCR'd
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“ : ’ oe op we epee es See at le : oe ‘Kensas City, Missourl 10D FOR WHICH MADE: REPORT MADE BT: - , 6/17-23/33 oe 7D AT . bRIGINATL ~ eo oT ‘ (Endeavor to deliver Federe= — £& “priser Frank Rash) AL “esis 2 FACTS: On the morning of June 17, 1955, while officially : Fi engage’ in transferring escaped Federal prismer, - ae po . ¥rank-Nesh, at Union Railroad Station, Konsas City, 822 be a +oo™ - “Missouri, unknown subjects attacked, with machine en i # |, re Coe ee gms, group of Federal and State officers, killing - ~~. eee oo tn ey” Syeoinl Agent Raymond yf caffreyp Police Officers - +, i. Se ae William J. Grooms, Frenk E,Hermanson, and Chief. oo emed —_ of Police Otto Reed, and seriously wounding Special Q _ Agent FP. J.OLackoys.. Prisoner Nash was instantly ; Killed. Indications are that asseilents acted an . Ce through motives to liberate Nash. Investigation oe ‘earried on through tracing of telephone communication . gndjeating a probable plot through eonfedsrates of Pp of hie apprehension, Jame wei ‘ :. Nash, origimting at + ime iE. 16, 1935, and executed by members of gaid groupe : Be beuy co: - Investigation at Kansas City, Missouri and Joplin, 2 rane o | Missouri eppears likely $o solve identity andi —— ee 2 “. @metivities of the partic responsible. Further in- = rn ' 3 -) . “westigetion being made through st. Paul, Oklatom » Le City, St. Louis, Kansas City, ami various other ah veh ‘offices. ."- , ; a on Saturday morning, June 17th, about 9:15 Ae Mo, OO | fasourd, Prank Nash, escaped Federal prisoner, Spec . ‘trey of the United States Bureau of Investigation, City } : Po wes Hermanson, end Chief of Police Reed of MeAleater, I foe tort, 2 sont om subjects, in front of the Union station,” or ce . *2 OF Parents eq Liberate escaped Foleral prisoner, Frenk . Fa “ee wa oe 4 . mo ~ a oe _ . . * Ok - 2 .. waemau OF NVESTIGATION thom City. 6 = SY suis
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