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INTERVIEW WITH HARRIS PICKINS DAWSON III Mrs . Maurice "Linda" Cusak, 4905 Tarhell Way, Annandale, Virginia 202-461-9607, was contacted at 0800, August 27, 1969. She stated that she was Dawson's sister and that Dawson had been staying at her home for several days. She said he had left her home the day before (Tuesday) and she had not seen him since that time. She volunteered to attempt to contact him by phoning friends with whom he might be staying. Mrs. Cusak phoned several times during the day and at 1400 hours, Pic Dawson arrived at the hotel room of the Mayflower Hotel in downtown Washington. Dawson was dressed in bell-bottom levis, open sandals, and a dirty white T-shirt. He was disheveled, appeared to be highly nervous and under the influence of some narcotic, probably an excitant drug. He had a bandage on his left hand. The cut appeared to be very recent in nature. Dawson stated he had not slept for two days and was starting to hallucinate due to the sleep loss and the drugs. He said, "Someone is out to get me in the hotel" and suggested we call his sister and ask permission to use her home for the interview. Permission was received. After leaving the hotel, Dawson appeared to calm down somewhat and conversed rationally en route to Virginia. The interview was conducted in the den of the Cusak residence in Annendale, Virginia. Dawson did not object to the use of the polygraph, but his loss of sleep, coupled with t h e use of drugs, made it almost impossible for him to follow instructions or remain still during the testing period. He was, therefore, interviewed informally and the following information was obtained:Dawson admitted to drug use since a teenager and stated that his worst experience with drugs was during the period he spent in Los Angeles. At that time he was on heroin and "was out of it" most of the time. He indicated this was the reason he was unable to recall some incidents. Dawson stated the Cielo address was always full with people who were under the influence of narcotics. He gave a video tape to investigators, indicating the tape pictured Abigail Folger, Witold Kaczanowski, Wojiciech Frykowski and an unknown female under the influence of narcotics. (This tape was reviewed at Scientific Investigation Division Lab and does in fact show the above-mentioned people smoking marijuana. The tape is in Evidence, item No. 74). Dawson stated he was the son of Harris Pickins Dawson II, who is the Secretary to the State Department Attache in Bonn, Germany. He stated he was born in Alabama, but due to his father's career, he had traveled extensively throughout the world. He stated he is the principal of a trust fund which is in the hands of Brown Brothers and Harriman, 59 Wall Street, New York City, phone 212 809-1650. He claimed this fund to be his principal source of income and during the period of August, 1968, through April, 1969, he received $12,000 from the fund. REMAINDER OF REPORT NOT YET AVAILABLE |
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