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Rocky Marciano — Part 3
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' Memorandum for Mr. Rosen
was training at Grossingers in New York, his father received a
threatening letter through the mail which contained a threat
against Marciano's wife and child unless he let Ezzard Charles
beat him in the title fight on June 17, 1954. Three letters were
forwarded through the U. S. mails from Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
' Considerable investigation was conducted by the Philadelphia Office.
in this area,which is known as the Chester Pike area, but failed to
identify the author of the letters... Information received indicated
the possibility was that the letters were a publicity stunt and had
been. prepared by one of Marciano's camp followers. . These
individuals were eliminated. “
Philadelphia. letter dated ished
information that the Post a Be
contacted their division and ind 6 Was aw the :
previous tigation conducted at the Chester Pike area. The Post | 3
office eee seven handprinted anonymous letters © *
receive girls living in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
These seven letters are obscene.
The Laboratory report dated January 25, 1955, identified
the handprinting on obscene letters with the threatening letters
sent to the victim.
On February 2, 1968, the Philadelphia Division furn
ett 2
y s Handprinting of
identical with the handprinting in the letters sent .
and the obscene letters sent to the young girls residing in Delaware” :
County. (McCabe advised may be mentally retarded).
No record located that could be identified in Bureau ,
indices on f os
ACTION TAKEN ——
McCabe was instructed to furnish full details by ‘teletype
and to submit any recommendations for commendation inasmuch as he ~
advised that SA had, in his opinion, done a good job in this.
th the handprinting specimens of at the
matter by comi.
local draft board.
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