ReportButte investigative insert re Ben King inquiries at Lewistown, Montana9 December 1971page 1 of 2
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Part 104, page 213

DB Cooper-47175Serials BT 164-26, SE 164-81-1586

Document date 9 December 1971

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BT #164-26 HVR/hgb Page 1

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The following investigation was conducted by SA HARRY V. RYAN:

AT LEWISTOWN, MONTANA

On December 9, 1971, Chief of Police [REDACTED] ad- vised he had been on the Lewistown, Montana, Police Department for more than 20 years. He does not know anyone by the name of [REDACTED] BEN KING, and they have no reference in their files to either one of these individuals.

On December 9, 1971, Fergus County Sheriff [REDACTED] [REDACTED] advised a review of their files failed to reflect any information for BEN [REDACTED] KING. [REDACTED] advised he has served on the Fergus County Sheriff's Office for many years and does not recall anyone by these names.

On December 9, 1971, [REDACTED] Credit Bureau of Lewistown, advised a review of their files reflects no information for [REDACTED] BEN KING. [REDACTED] further ad- vised that a review of the city directories for Lewistown and area for the past 20 years reflects no information for either of these people.

On December 9, 1971, [REDACTED] Montana, was interviewed at the FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Lewistown, Montana. She advised that [REDACTED] named [REDACTED] She can recall no one in their family or residents of the area by the name of [REDACTED] BEN KING.

On December 9, 1971, [REDACTED] FIRST NATIONAL BANK, advised she can recall no one in their family or residents of the area by the name of [REDACTED] BEN KING.

On December 9, 1971, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] FIRST NATIONAL BANK, advised that a review of the bank's current and closed checking and savings accounts failed to reveal any information for [REDACTED] BEN KING.

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[handwritten] Jul. 261 164-81-1586 [stamp] DEC 2 9 1971 DB COOPER-47175

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