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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70) < oe Sa CO @. . ; FEDERAL BUREAU OF. nvesnoarft aon Date of transcription 5/ 2 9 / 7 3 2 PhD Psychologist, Medical Health Coordinator, U. S. Penitentiary, Leavenworth, ‘Kansas (USPL), advised that approximately 3:15 Friday, May 18, 1973, Correctional rs a brought to him inmate RONALD DEAN KESSENICH, USPL #25520-138. KESSENICH was quite agitated and had a sloppy speech and rambling thoughts. He spoke without prompting andstated that he had written ten letters which were threatening over the last week period. When asked what they were, he could not describe the contents of these letters other than that they were threatening. He stated he had done the exact same thing when he was incarcerated at the Federal Prison, Terre Haute, Indiana, and he indicated that he had been sent to the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, ‘Springfield, Missouri. . - At this time,/ was not sure these letters had been written at all and he initially felt that they were a device for KESSENICH to gain attention. He has seen KESSENICH then and on last Tuesday, and he feels that KESSENICH was depressed when he wrote these letters and he did not think of the consequence of his acts. feels that KESSENICH knows right from wrong; is capable .o} assisting in his own defense. During the © second contact, that is Tuesday, May 22, 1973, KESSENICH indicated that he had placed another inmate! 8 ’USPL number on these letters. [—____|states that the fact he put another inmate's number on ese letters indicates that he was rational and had logical thoughts when he wrote _ -these letters. ; 5/24/73 Leavenworth, Kansas _,,,, KC 174-1558 Interviewed on . at SA enl/jrt 5/24/73 by ; _ Date dictoted This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; - it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 25