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Extensive interrogation failed to reveal a connection between Small and the concerned homicides. Fred Small is known to have learned that a warrant has been issued against him charging one count of Conspiracy to Sell Marijuana. He has presently left the State and is reportedly en route to South America through Mexico City. He is driving a leased 1969 Grand Prix. All three subjects' prints have been eliminated concerning the latents at the crime scene. Investigation is continuing on Fred Small. During the period covered by this progress report, 182 fingerprint cards have been checked including all of the police officers and Coroner's deputies at the crime scene. At this point in the investigation there are 16 partial or complete fingerprints from the crime scene that are still not identified. See Addendum 13 for a list of suspect's fingerprints that have been eliminated. On 9-15-69, investigators received a teletype from Blythe, California Police Department. It gave information indicating that an arrestee by the name of Robert Owen Greene was in custody of that department for 459 P.C. A teletype indicated that the word "pig" and also the two words, "fuck you" had been written on the wall of a drug store that was burglarized for narcotics. Investigators went to Blythe P.D. and returned him to Parker Center. He was extensively interrogated and readily admitted to two 459's in Blythe, but denied any knowledge of these concerned homicides. On 9-18-69, a polygraph examination was administered to Greene by Lieutenant Earl Deemer. The results of the examination were negative concerning the homicides. It is the investigators' opinion that Greene is not connected with the multiple murders. He was transported back to Blythe Police Department and filed on for 459 P.C. Between 9-3-69 and 9-5-69, 66 letters were mailed out to different law enforcement agencies in the State of California (See Addendum 12). The letters were concerning 131 different Longhorn model revolvers sold in this State. The intent of the letter was to request assistance from different police agencies in an effort to track down and eliminate as many of these firearms as possible. In addition to the 66 enforcement agencies, several of the guns had been sold to service men and assistance was requested in tracking down those revolvers. At the time of this report, responses to the letter have indicated that a great many of these gun owners have moved to jurisdictions other than where the gun was purchased. A total of 105 of these guns have been checked and eliminated by these concerned jurisdictions. Investigation will continue until all of the revolvers have been eliminated. On 10-1-69, investigators proceeded to Orange County Jail where they interviewed Stanley Arthur Sorling, booking No. 029766 (Possession of |
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