Interview of James Leroy Sender, Sarasota RA

FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 5/5/75

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JAMES LEROY SENDER, resident of 2224 Cambridge Drive, Sarasota, Florida, telephone number 813 - 371- 2986, voluntarily appeared at the Sarasota Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sarasota, Florida, and furnished the following information:

SENDER had resided at 2047 Couver Drive, Sarasota, up until three weeks ago when he moved into his newly purchased residence noted above. He has been employed since October, 1974 as a Revenue Agent by the Internal Revenue Service, Federal Building, Sarasota.

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SENDER, who was born September 4, 1924 at Chicago, Illinois, had graduated from Oak Park High School, Oak Park, Illinois, during June, 1942. From 1943 to 1947 he had served in the United States Army. During the winter quarter of 1948, he had enrolled at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, and had attended that school until he graduated during December, 1951. During June, 1949, he joined the Seattle Police Department with whom he had served until 1951, at which time he was called back to active duty with the United States Army, Military Police Corps. He had served on active duty until 1954, at which time he returned to the Seattle Police Department. During 1955, he had taken a leave of absence from the Seattle Police Department for a one year period to operate a grocery store which he had purchased with inheritance money. This store had proven to be financially unprofitable, and he had returned to the Seattle Police Department. He had continued his employment with the Seattle Police Department until March, 1963 when he had resigned and entered on active duty in the United States Army as a Captain, Military Police Corps. He had served with the United States Army until he was released to inactive duty as a reserve officer during June, 1973. He had been a Major at the time of his release to

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Interviewed on 5/1/75 at Sarasota, Fla. File# TAMPA 164-110 - 4/3 SA [REDACTED] :fwh by

Date dictated [REDACTED] FILED [REDACTED] MAY 1 5 1975 FBI - SEATTLE

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inactive duty. Subsequently, he served for one year as the Chief Constable for Security at the Candle General Hospital, having been employed by the United Security Agency at Savannah, Georgia. He had also sold life insurance for a short period of time prior to entering employment with the Internal Revenue Service at Sarasota, Florida.

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Specifically, on or about November 24, 1971 SENDER had been serving on active duty in the capacity of Deputy Provost Marshal at Fort Stewart, Georgia. He had served in this capacity from August, 1970 until June, 1973 when he was released to inactive duty status. He recalled that on Thanksgiving Day, 1971 he had been at Fort Stewart, noting that he had not visited his mother in Oaklawn or [REDACTED]. His presence at Fort Stewart could be proven by the various daily reports which he would have signed in his capacity as Deputy Provost Marshal. He estimated that he probably signed 90 percent of the required papers of this organization, the 298th Military Police Company, Fort Stewart, inasmuch as the Provost Marshal is normally only a figurehead. He recalled that the various documents associated with the daily operation of the Military Police Company were only maintained one year, and then they were placed in dead storage at an unknown location. Specifically, he had not been in the northwest section of the United States, including Portland, Oregon, or Seattle, Washington, on or about November 24, 1971.

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SENDER considered himself to be a skilled parachutist possessing a Senior Parachutist Badge, was a Qualified Jump Master, and had made 55 parachute jumps, all in the military service. He had made his last parachute jump during 1963 while on reserve status. From the early part of 1958 until 1963 he had been a member of the 17th Special Forces Reserve Group, an active reserve group of the United States Army, which met either weekly or monthly at Fort Lawton, Washington. The group in Seattle consisted of approximately 16 members who were mostly older persons then in their late 30's or early 40's. The entire reserve group consisted of approximately 100 members from various cities on the West Coast. He has not flown too much over the Portland-Seattle area, noting that his last qualification jumps had been made in Georgia and Utah. The only time he has flown over Portland was approximately three times during 1962 and 1963 en route to and from training missions in the

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State of California. Furthermore, he has not been in either the States of Washington or Oregon since he left there during 1963. The closest he has come to this northwest region would have been during 1967 when he was assigned to the United States Army at San Francisco, California.

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SENDER indicated that the only possible foreign extraction in his family tree would be his paternal grand- parents who came from Poland. He considered himself to be an "unpracticing" Catholic. He claimed that he hardly drinks anything alcoholic and believes himself to be very moderate in his drinking habits. Normally if he imbibes, it would be bourbon and 7-Up or Ginger Ale or some other sweet mix. For the past 20 years he has smoked Lucky Strike cigarettes and does not smoke anything with a filter tip. He indicated that he peels off the filters of [REDACTED] L & M cigarettes prior to smoking these. He has never smoked Raleigh cigarettes.

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During the period from 1968 - 1972, he and [REDACTED] [REDACTED] noting that during August, 1970 they had paid cash for a Ford LTD which they still drive. During 1971, he had had no particular personal problems, noting that [REDACTED] had served in Vietnam and had returned to this country alive. He is still a member of the inactive reserve and is scheduled to return to Fort Stewart to serve on active duty for two weeks during May, 1975.

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SENDER specifically pointed out that he had never left Fort Stewart, Georgia, on or about November 24, 1971 or the immediate Thanksgiving holiday. If he had so left, the records of Fort Stewart would so show this departure inasmuch as it was the policy for the officers to be required to sign in and out at the time.

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The following description was obtained through observation and interrogation:

Name JAMES LEROY SENDER Sex Male Race White Age 50 Born September 4, 1924, Chicago, Illinois Height 5 feet 11½ to 5 feet 11 3/4

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Weight 180 Build Medium Hair Medium brown, greying, combed straight back, parted on left side; SENDER claimed prior to his release from active duty during June, 1973 his hair had always been worn in typical military short crew cut style, and he has series of photos which might prove this feature. Eyes Blue, does not wear glasses Complexion Ruddy Military service numbers 0-2205768 or 338-18-5769 Security clearance Claimed he received Q Clearance from Atomic Energy Commission; Top Secret Clearance by U.S. Army and Cryptographic Top Secret Clearance by NATO

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