Investigative insert re interviews at Bozeman, Montana (BT 164-26)

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The following investigation was conducted by SA [redacted]

AT BOZEMAN, MONTANA

On May 18, 1973, [redacted] LIFE OF MONTANA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bozeman, advised that [redacted] [redacted] left town when he was approximately [redacted] [redacted] and resided with [redacted] in Oregon for approximately one year. [redacted] then enlisted in the U. S. Air Force and apparently entered pilot training before he got into some type of trouble at an air base located in Florida at which time he received a discharge. [redacted] then re- turned to Anaconda, Montana, and resided [redacted] and shortly thereafter left Anaconda, Montana in the company of a young lady en route to Oregon. He stated that [redacted] was [redacted] near Eugene, Oregon, for [redacted] [redacted] which had been [redacted] Anaconda, Montana.

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[redacted] then went to trial in Oregon and was convicted. He received a sentence [redacted] a portion of which he served in [redacted] Oregon. He advised that [redacted] and then returned to Anaconda, Montana, where [redacted]

[redacted] then had [redacted] and was returned to [redacted] [redacted] pointed out that while [redacted] he became interested [redacted] It was as a result of [redacted]

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After leaving [redacted] ultimately went to UCLA at Los Angeles, California, where he became a [redacted] [redacted] He states that

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in 1968 he visited [REDACTED] in Salt Lake City, Utah, at which time he believes [REDACTED] was working at [REDACTED] and later worked at the [REDACTED]. Both positions were held by [REDACTED] advised that he mailed [REDACTED] in 1968, to purchase [REDACTED] which he intended to move to Denver, Colorado. [REDACTED] does not know if he [REDACTED] move this laboratory or if he ever resided in Denver, Colorado. [REDACTED] advised that he then received a telephone call from [REDACTED] in either late 1968 or early 1969 that he was coming home to Anaconda, Montana, supposedly to [REDACTED] The last [REDACTED] heard was that [REDACTED] was and had to stop somewhere in Wyoming where an [REDACTED] [REDACTED] states that he then received several telephone calls from [REDACTED] which he felt were from the west coast or Canada and [REDACTED] refused to give him an address or telephone number, but advised that [REDACTED] could contact or write [REDACTED] and that she in turn would contact [REDACTED]. States that by this time [REDACTED] and that she is presently residing at [REDACTED] [guess: Yreka], California, and that she has with [REDACTED] then advised that the last contact he had occurred in December, 1971, in which he received a telephone call from [REDACTED] stating that he was in Canada. [REDACTED] advised [REDACTED] that he was [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] in turn said he guessed he, [REDACTED] said yes and arrangements were made to turn [REDACTED] over to a friend of [REDACTED] in Canada, and this friend would in turn forward [REDACTED].

[REDACTED] states that [REDACTED] never contacted this friend and that he has not been in contact with [REDACTED] since then.

He reiterated that he has not physically seen [REDACTED] [REDACTED] since 1968 and that the last contact he had with [REDACTED] was in December, 1971.

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He pointed out that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] having [REDACTED] while he was in Salt Lake City.

[REDACTED] states that [REDACTED] has worked [REDACTED] [REDACTED] in Salt Lake City and apparently Denver, Colorado, and for KAISER in Seattle, Washington. [REDACTED] stated that he has been contacted several times by postal inspectors, one being [REDACTED] Postal Inspector's Office, Seattle, Washington, and the other being a postal inspector from Butte, Montana. He stated that [REDACTED] showed him a Washington driver's license in the name of [REDACTED] Seattle, [guess: WA] Washington, which bore the picture of [REDACTED] states that [REDACTED] had this driver's license under the name [REDACTED] prior to December, 1971, since he asked [REDACTED] about the use of the name when he called in December, 1971.

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[REDACTED] stated that he had his name changed in Canada and would never again use the name [REDACTED] further advised that he gave to the postal inspectors the current pictures he had of [REDACTED] and same have not been returned. He further stated that he is in contact with [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Yrica, California, and to his knowledge she has not been in contact with [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] advised there would be no objection to contacting [REDACTED] but requested that no other member of his present family be contacted since they do not know the background of [REDACTED] stated that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and that she died when [REDACTED] approximately [REDACTED] at which time [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] never accepted [REDACTED] [REDACTED] therefore, they do not know of [REDACTED] and use of various aliases.

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[REDACTED] has been fully cooperative and pointed out that if anyone approaches or arrests [REDACTED] that they should be extremely careful since he is an individual who is capable of killing someone with his hands. [REDACTED] doubts if [REDACTED] would ever kill anyone with a gun.

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In closing, [REDACTED] was advised by postal inspectors that [REDACTED] was located somewhere in a small town in the State of Washington and the postal inspector supposedly wanted the Sheriff to go in and get him but did not have a warrant, there- fore the Sheriff would not honor their request. [REDACTED] reiterated that anyone approaching [REDACTED] should be careful since [REDACTED] had said that he does not want to go [REDACTED] [REDACTED] feels that if [REDACTED] [REDACTED] he might harm anyone within his reach.

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