Of SA Edward C. Rudiger re Charles Andrew Tuller: background, record, residences, employments (pages 1-13)
Document date 24 November 1972
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Copy to:
Report of: SA EDWARD C. RUDIGER Office: Alexandria, Virginia Date: 11/24/72
Field Office File #: 100-1367 Bureau File #:
Title: CHARLES ANDREW TULLER
Character: SECURITY MATTER - REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES
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Synopsis: CHARLES ANDREW TULLER, a white male, with FBI #119-944G, was born 11/5/23, in Detroit, Michigan. His last known residence was [REDACTED] Alexandria, Virginia, b6 and place of employment was Community Services Division, U. S. b7C Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C. On 10/26/72, TULLER was charged in United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, with violation of USC, Title 18, Section 1073 (Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution - Murder) in connection with the killing of two people during an Arlington, Virginia, bank robbery the previous day. TULLER also indicted by Federal Grand Jury, Houston, Texas, on 11/6/72, and charged with air piracy, kidnapping and the Hobbs Act as a result of hijacking Eastern Airlines plane on 10/29/72, from Houston to Havana, Cuba. Official notification received on [REDACTED] that subject [REDACTED] BRYCE [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Search of TULLER's residence on 10/25/72, uncovered voluminous literature on revolution, guerrilla warfare, explosives, in addition to numerous weapons and personal correspondence. The latter indicated subject [REDACTED] had plans for some course of action dangerous enough for them all to be killed. Information regarding corporation formed by TULLER and utilized for purchase of over $7,000 in mobile radio equipment plus preparation of false identity by him in name of CAMERON ALLEN THOMPSON set forth. [REDACTED] describes discussions involving subject's [REDACTED] wherein TULLER, who did not approve of the way the govern- ment was being run, made plans to rob a bank and start a new life in Alaska. [REDACTED] recalls CHARLES TULLER as violently anti-establishment and as soliciting [REDACTED] Physical description set forth. ARMED AND DANGEROUS. -P-
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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. nor duplicated within your agency.
U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1970 O - 406-840
DB Cooper-11192
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DETAILS:
This investigation is predicated upon information furnished by the Arlington County, Virginia, Police Depart- ment on October 25, 1972, that at about 10:00 a.m. that date, during the robbery of the Arlington Trust Company, Crystal City Branch, 2001 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia, an Arlington police officer and the manager of the Arlington Trust Company were shot and killed. In connection with these slayings, a search of the last known residence of CHARLES ANDREW TULLER BRYCE MATHEW Alexandria, Virginia, was conducted during which time considerable revolutionary-type literature, weaponry and documents on guerrilla warfare were found.
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I. BACKGROUND DATA
A. Birth Data and Citizenship Status
CHARLES ANDREW TULLER was born November 5, 1923, in Detroit, Michigan.
(Personnel Records, United States Department of Commerce, 14th and E Streets, N.W., Washington, D. C., October 27, 1972)
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B. Education
Rossford, Ohio, High School - graduated May, 1941 University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 1946-1948 New School for Social Research, New York City, 1948-1952, graduated with A.B. degree in 1952 New School for Social Research Graduate School, 1952-1953 Rutgers Graduate School of Education, Newark, New Jersey, 1963-1964
TULLER's personnel folder at the U. S. Department of Commerce also reflected that he spoke no foreign languages and his major field of study at his highest level of college graduate work was Economics.
(Personnel Records, U. S. Department of Commerce, supra)
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C. Military Service
CHARLES ANDREW TULLER served in the United States Army as an enlisted man from March 11, 1943, until February 16, 1946, Army Serial Number 35 766 140. He received an honorable discharge and the only disciplinary action contained in his file reflects that after a Summary Courts Martial on November 10, 1944, he was fined $10 for not saluting an officer.
TULLER's military occupational specialty was clerk- typist and he served in the Rhineland, Ardenes and Central Europe campaigns. His citations included the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 Bronze Stars, and the World War II Victory Medal.
(National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), Military Personnel Records Branch, St. Louis, Missouri, [REDACTED] b6 b7C
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D. Marital Status
TULLER at the time he was in the United States Army b6 listed [REDACTED] Toledo, Ohio, as his b7C [REDACTED]
(NPRC, supra)
File Number [REDACTED] Circuit Court of the City of b6 Alexandria, Virginia, reveals that [REDACTED] b7C Alexandria, Virginia, filed [REDACTED] CHARLES A. TULLER, 3123 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia. The complaint noted that [REDACTED] There was [REDACTED] and the [REDACTED]
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DB Cooper-11194
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According to this file, the subject [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Long Island, New York, and [REDACTED] BRYCE M. TULLER, born January 16, 1953, [REDACTED] [REDACTED]
(Records, Circuit Court of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, [REDACTED])
[REDACTED] Alexandria, Virginia, advised that [REDACTED] CHARLES TULLER since [REDACTED] and has been [REDACTED] [REDACTED] moved to this area approximately two years ago from New Jersey where he was employed by the Business and Industrial Coordinating Committee, Newark, New Jersey. At that time he resided at 291 Park Avenue, Nutley, New Jersey.
[REDACTED] said CHARLES is presently employed by the U. S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D. C. She stated that she has maintained very little contact with him [REDACTED] BRYCE M. TULLER [REDACTED] [REDACTED] CHARLES, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Alexandria. She stated that she has also had very little contact [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and indicated that her [REDACTED] CHARLES, has a tremendous amount of influence over [REDACTED]
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She stated that CHARLES had purchased a number of guns during the period of time that they lived together. She stated that she was very upset at the sight of guns and that they made her extremely uncomfortable. CHARLES to her know- ledge did not do much hunting but liked to have guns in the house. She could give no reason why he preferred to have so many guns in his possession.
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(Interview by SA's MAURICE M. CARROLL and O. FRANKLIN LOWIE on 10/25/72)
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DB Cooper-11195
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E. Foreign Travel
A review of the Passport Office files, United States Department of State (USDS), Washington, D. C.; both current and retired, revealed no record of a pass- port application for CHARLES ANDREW TULLER.
Passport Office, USDS, Washington, D. C., October 26, 1972, to SA KENNETH J. HASER)
TULLER indicated in December, 1971, that other than travel in England, France, Germany, and Luxembourg while in the United States Army, he had never traveled abroad.
(Personnel Records, U. S. Department of Commerce, supra)
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On November 6, 1972, the USDS, Washington, D. C., advised Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Headquarters that [REDACTED] had advised that CHARLES ANDREW TULLER, [REDACTED] BRYCE [REDACTED] and another individual were currently [REDACTED]
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F. Identification and Criminal Record
Records of the Identification Division, FBI, Washington, D. C., revealed on November 3, 1972, that CHARLES ANDREW TULLER has FBI Number 119-944G. According to this record TULLER was arrested on October 25, 1954, by the New York City Police Department (#B-349352) on a charge of indecent exposure. There is no disposition listed for this arrest.
On October 26, 1972, in the United States District Court (USDC) for the Eastern District of Virginia, CHARLES A. TULLER was charged with violation of U. S. Code, Title 18,
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DB Cooper-11196
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Section 1073 (Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution - Murder) in that he fled the State of Virginia to avoid prosecution for the murders of Arlington, Virginia, Police Officer ISRAEL GONZALEZ and the manager of the Arlington Trust Company, Crystal Plaza Branch, HARRY CANDEE, on October 25, 1972, during the course of robbing that banking institution.
(Records, USDC, Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria, Virginia, October 26, 1972)
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The files of the Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, D. C., were caused to be reviewed relative to the subject; however, no record could be located.
(SC [REDACTED] November 15, 1972)
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The files of the Fairfax County, Virginia, Police Department contained no record of the subject.
(SC [REDACTED] November 16, 1972)
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The records of the Alexandria, Virginia, Police Department reflect that CHARLES ANDREW TULLER, a white male, born November 5, 1923, in Detroit, Michigan, received a traffic ticket for speeding on January 15, 1968, and was fined $25 plus costs of which $15 was suspended.
(SC [REDACTED] November 15, 1972)
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A Federal Grand Jury at [REDACTED] 1972, returned three-count indictments charging CHARLES A. TULLER, [REDACTED] BRYCE MATHEW [REDACTED] with air piracy, kidnapping, and the Hobbs Act in connection with the hijacking of Eastern Airlines Flight Number 496 on October 29, 1972, from Houston, Texas, to Havana, Cuba.
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DB Cooper-11197
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G. Residences
As of October 25, 1972, CHARLES ANDREW TULLER's last known place of residence was [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Alexandria, Virginia. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and TULLER resided there from June, 1972.
(Records, Arlington County, Virginia, Police Department, October 25, 1972)
412 Fontaine Street, Alexandria, Virginia, from summer 1971 to summer 1972.
(Interview, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Alexandria, Virginia, October 25, 1972, by SA EDWARD F. MC LAUGHLIN)
3935 Haddon Road, Denver, Colorado, as of spring 1970.
(Records, Credit Bureau, Inc., Washington, D. C., by SA [REDACTED] [REDACTED] October 26, 1972)
3123 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia, as of spring 1969.
(Records, Circuit Court, City of Alexandria, Virginia, supra)
3110 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia, as of January, 1968.
(Records, Alexandria, Virginia, Police Department, supra)
219 Park Avenue, Nutley, New Jersey, as of February, 1967.
(Personnel Records, U. S. Department of Commerce, supra)
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1177 Anderson Avenue, Bronx, New York, as of September, 1954.
(Bureau of Vital Statistics, New York City, October 27, 1972)
5 - 21st Street, Toledo, Ohio, as of March, 1943.
(NPRC, supra)
1110 Jefferson Avenue, Toledo, Ohio, as of January, 1943.
(NPRC, supra)
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H. Employments
As of October 25, 1972, CHARLES A. TULLER held a permanent critical-sensitive position as a Supervisor, Minority Business Opportunity Specialist (Chief, Non- urban and Resources Development Branch) in the Office of Minority Business Enterprise, Community Services Division, U. S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C. TULLER as of that date was a GS-15/02. TULLER's personnel folder contained a letter dated February 4, 1972, on the stationery of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce, to the Personnel Officer which stated that the investigation of TULLER required under Section 3(b) of Executive Order 10450 had been completed, the results reviewed and evaluated by the Office of Investigations and Security, U. S. Department of Commerce, with satisfactory results.
On January 31, 1972, TULLER signed his appointment affidavit in connection with his employment with the Depart- ment of Commerce wherein he swore his allegiance and loyalty to the Constitution of the United States.
(Personnel Records, U. S. Department of Commerce, supra)
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Technical Assistance Officer, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D. C., from December 5, 1969 to January 29, 1972.
Special Assistant to the President of the Rib Cage International, 1670 York Street, Denver, Colorado, from July, 1969, to November, 1969.
Community Relations Service, U. S. Department of Justice, 512 - 9th Street, Northwest, Washington, D. C., from October 2, 1967, to June 30, 1969.
Training Supervisor for Project Skill, Escalation and Employment Development (SEED), 46 Branford Place, Newark, New Jersey, from January, 1966, to July, 1967.
Case Worker--Public Welfare, Essex County Welfare Board, Newark, New Jersey, from May, 1964, to January, 1966.
Substitute Teacher, Rutherford Board of Education, Rutherford, New Jersey, from January, 1964, to May, 1964.
Partner and owner--House of Fabrics, Passaic, New Jersey, and C. A. Tuller and Co., Nutley, New Jersey, from September, 1955, to January, 1964.
Trainee--slip cover cutter, SAL's Industries, Bronx, New York, from January, 1961, to January, 1962.
Slip cover and fabric salesman (part-time), B. Altman and Company, 5th Avenue, New York, New York, from April, 1961, to February, 1962.
Slip cover and fabric salesman, W. J. Sloan Company, 5th Avenue, New York, New York, from June, 1957, to November, 1958.
Slip cover and fabric salesman, Bloomingdale Brothers, New York, New York, from May, 1956, to June, 1957.
Fabric salesman, Stearns Department Store, 6th Avenue, New York, New York, from October, 1955, to April, 1956.
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DB Cooper-11200
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Customer's Broker, Fahnstock and Company, 65 Broadway, New York, New York, from April, 1954, to September, 1955.
Customer's Broker, Bache and Company, 36 Wall Street, New York, New York, from March, 1953, to April, 1954.
(Personnel Records, U. S. Department of Commerce, supra)
Heat-treater, tank and jeep transmissions, Spicer Manufacturing Company, Toledo, Ohio, as of January, 1943.
(NPRC, supra)
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I. Health Status
[REDACTED] Alexandria, Virginia, advised that [REDACTED] CHARLES ANDREW TULLER, was under the care of a psychiatrist for approximately ten years on an intermittent basis. She stated that the psychiatrist's name was [REDACTED] whose office was located on Lexington or Madison Avenue, New York City, New York. The exact location b6 could probably be obtained through the New York Psychiatric b7C Institute which referred the subject to [REDACTED]
(Interview by SA's MAURICE M. CARROLL [REDACTED] on October 30, 1972)
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During the summer of 1972, CHARLES TULLER experienced b6 a serious surgical operation at George Washington University b7C Hospital, Washington, D. C. He left the hospital early against the advice of his physician and upon return to his residence at 412 Fontaine Street, Alexandria, Virginia, from the hospital appeared to be in a very weakened physical condition.
(Interview, [REDACTED] supra)
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[REDACTED]
(AX T-1, October 26, 1972)
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J. Financial Status
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[REDACTED]
(AX T-2, October 27, 1972)
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[REDACTED]
(AX T-3, October 27, 1972)
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[REDACTED]
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(AX T-4, October 27, 1972)
CHARLES TULLER, 412 Fontaine Street, Alexandria, Virginia, has a 1967 Mercury automobile registered to him which was purchased April 27, 1967.
(Records, Department of Motor Vehicles, Richmond, Virginia, October 28, 1972)
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DB Cooper-11203
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II. ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATION INDICATING ADHERENCE TO A REVOLUTIONARY PHILOSOPHY
A. Interviews and News Media Accounts Showing Subject's Revolutionary and Violent Tendencies
The [REDACTED] issue of The Washington Post on Page A-1, contains an article captioned [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The article states that CHARLES A. TULLER spent several nights a week in his Alexandria home planning with four teenagers to rob an Arlington bank. The article reflects that the timing, the training, the procedures, were discussed by a[REDACTED] [REDACTED] This individual, according to the newspaper account, [REDACTED] at one time and agreed to be interviewed by reporters only if his name would not be used. A review of this article reveals this unidentified individual to be identical to [REDACTED] whose interview by the Arlington County Police and a Special Agent of the FBI is set forth hereafter:
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Serials: AX 100-1367