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.?¢., Rcpo oi: SA_ W Office: BC J ks on I7 ? DOTI: U? 12/19/64 .-.: . C ' Field Office File No.1 92 . J-N Bureau File N0.: 92» 92".. TH : EERNARD L. AKIN; EARL B. ARIN; JIMMY NMN! ARLEDGE; HoRAcE DoYLE BARNETTE; TRAVIS MARYN i EARNETTE; oTHA NEAL BURKES, PATROLMAN, PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI POLICE DEPARTMENT; issmuae oLEN LovELL BURRAGE; JAMEs T. HARRIs; FRANK J. HERNDON; ToMMY A. HoRNE- JAMES E. JORDAN; EDGAR 1
Character: CIVIL RIGHTS - ELECTION LAWS; MISPRISION OF FELONY - JUVENILE DELINQUENCY ACT Ii n-q,~ P B Q § E E H I I EMA § H H E A 5.1
-C-_ .-_¢_ --<'|."'- ' A. NARRATIvE_9§ OFFENSE -L.- T Victims JAMES EARL CHANEY, ANDREW GOODMANand MICHAEL HENRY SCHWERNER, Council of Federated Organizations CQFO! workers, left Meridian, Mississippi around 11:00 AM, 1-. - . Sunday, June 21, 1964, en route to the Mount Zion Comunity ....ld east of Philadelphia, Mississippi where they visited the former l ~./. site of the Mount Zion Methodist Church which burned to the ground on the evening of June 16, 1964. After viewing the charred remains of the Mount Zion Methodist Church, the victims visited with several Negro families before driving toward Philadelphia, Mississippi en route to Meridian, Mississippi.
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92 n1 I. _1 -J *0 -1.. 1--"'-j ,. . .-u1 . bjm I-1 at __-0--_ while driving their 1963 Ford Fairlane Ranch Hagen, bearing 1964 Mississippi License H25503, to Philadelphia, - < . - Mississippi, they were arrested by Deputy Sheriff CECIL RAY PRICE, Neshoba County, Mississippi, at approximately 3:30 PM, -§, June 21, 1964, allegedly for speeding within the city limits of Philadelphia, Mississippi. At the request of Deputy :- Sheriff PRICE, Mississippi Highway Safety Patrolman HARRY J. 1 d WIGGS and E, R. POE assisted PRICE in transporting the victims J tn the Neshoba County Jail where CHANEY was incarcerated for _- speeding and GOODMAN andSCHWERNER were incarcerated "for " X investigation". b7C .92-r v __ pang ~1'»."927 :;-'¢ .- ._'='|'_-V v '92v-. .';-- l >' SCI-[WERNERbookedinvestigation. CHANEY for for speeding victims and GOODMAN and were held -.'-.111 in the Neshoba County Jail until Justice o Peace LEONARD WARREN was available to set bond for CHANEY, After 10:00 PM, Justice of Peace WARREN was contacted at which time he set t CHANEY s bond at $20. After the bond was paid, the three victims were released from the Neshoba County Jail at approximately 10:30 PM, June 21, 1966. b?£,g7D I Victims departed from the Neshoba County Jail in
-_.92-' the ranch wagon and were followed until they approached . P 1 the Philadelphia city limits by Deputy Sheriff PRICE and RICHARD A WILLIS a Philade Mississippi patrolman.
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- I On June 23, 1964, near the Bogue Chitto Creek on -I Highway 21, approximately thirteen miles northeast of . Philadelphia, Mississippi, the 1963 Ford Fairlane Ranch 2.. .»,-4 Wagon,which was last seen in the possession of the three .4- civil rights workers, was located in a completely burned - : : .vp- condition. Examination of the ranch wagon indicated that the interior and exterior of the car, with the exception '7"-1-r_ of the left front fender and door along with a portion of the hood and bumper, had been affected by flames and intense _-_-.f1I'92 e _' - I ? heat of fire. A meticulous examination by Special Agents ':'-.- ~~¢.-':from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory revealed !'__I . _._.: that no human remains were in the debris which contained a - '-.' -_.?-»" wristwatch, automobile keys and tools. A resident of the ??d1 area, T. HUDSON, stated he had traveled by the pkace where f92 the car was burned shortly after 1:00 AM, June 22, 196k, and observed what apparently was the burning car. Flames :- . ten to twelve feet high were noted, even burnini the bushes. .1-.
.' _. it" 5761570 On August 4, , a search warrant signed b Y L! I 5 Q Q 92Jk |-Ll-Ul-I-:,a.l-92J|-I-Cl, 92C" I'92I'92l'>'l- TFDTA 4192ll-l T'l?I; 1-Jldl-J 92JI'l J-|.l.1M'92.l-I, QI.1"l';""|"92_£A N! ll-L1- u 4'92i- ui ln ll-I-DDLD: ordering a search of the OLEN BURRAGE farm in Neshoba County, was served on OLEN BURRAGE at Philadelphia, Mississippi. Excavation was conducted on the farm dam and the bodies of the three civil rights workers, CHANEY, GOODMAN and SCHWERNER, were located and exhumed. The bodies g §- were transported to the University of Mississippi Medical .4 -.- Center, Jackson, Mississippi, where Dr. WILLIAM P. FEATHERSTON, _ i a local pathologist, conducted an autopsy and pronounced the cause of death to be gunshot wounds. _l /~92 '1
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".- ositive identification of the three bodies as '~.. JAMoom- . EARL 1 'n:'v CHAhai, mioHAEL u'rr~ _ HENRY SCHUERNERand ANDREW .,,..- GOODMAN wasestablished by the FBI Identification Division
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5;} construction of the earthen -0, cn_ dam was started around June 14, 196A and that work on the E"- . ,., dam was going on du the week endcf 20-22 196&. -.-J ' Essa» s 1 was in progress on §unday, _ -;.~._ vr. June , and againon Mon dJail une 22 1964, , b egin n in g early in the morning. id not observe any evidence of tampering or irregularities at the dam site.57C,b7§? I JAMES EDWARDJORDAN, a white male from Meridian, Mississippi, an admitted participant in the abduction and l ' .F.~ -3. murder of the three civil rights workers, stated that on a, - ' June 21, 1964, EDGAR RAY KILLEN, JERRY SHARPE and 8 person whom he believed to be JIMMY TOWNSEND, all residents of Philadelphia, Mississippi, traveled to the Longhorn Drive In, .,. . k . Meridian, Mississippi, where KILLEN informed JAMES T. "PETE" .1 -1' if ;-._ .,,. HARRIS, FRANKHERNDDN, andJORDAN that three civil rights _ ~..-j workers were incarcerated at the Neshoba County Jail in '92 92 Y Philadelphia, Mississippi on minor charges. He indicated these men could not be held long and he wanted Lauderdale Countyin '-we Ku in Klux ~- Klanwas membersmenn to 'oinNeshoba a Count rou 1;- JORDAN related that six pairs ofcloth gloves " 92 were obtained from OLIVER RICHARD "DICK" WARNER, JR.'sstore in Heridian before leaving the city en route to Philadelphia. b£,e?o Z¥JD
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HORACE DOYLE BARNETTE, another witness who admitted being a particiiant in the abduction and murder of CHANEY, GOODMAN and SCFWERNER related tha ening of June 21 1964 telephonically a Job". DOYLE and ad JAMES EDWARD JORDAN ! learne ! W8 dian Mis S
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The three a civil rights workers, JAMES EARL CHANEY e ANDREW GOODMAN and MICHAEL SCHWERNER, were released from the 5 Neshoba Count Jail at a roximatel 10 30 PM June 21 1964 ii». and . _._-_. __ _-. _.. -4.__¢___+ ___.- --.-I--__ V C
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were shotby the group that had followed-from Philadelphia. L".-.1» 92 HORACE DOYLEBARNETTE statedthat SCHWERNER and G DFLA_N-- ,- were shot bv and JAMES Cl-IANEY was l killed b a volle of shots in the presence of- JIM JORDAN and himself. 1
-_92~.', The bodieswere takento t e OLENBURRAGE near dam Philadelphia, ~ 1';" Mississippi where a bulldozer operator performed the interment. Afterwards, the groupcongregated at I. i:4-._ _where pr0Vided a jug of gasoline to burn 1 . - .1 -.,'. the three civil rights workers 1963 Ford ranch wagon. 1-.r92:"::--.2 _informed the group that the victims station :--,-_. wagon wasto be taken by '-to Alabamawhere it would be burned," I.
{"":'-. After leaving JORDAN - T BARNETTE were stopped by t,_ in Phi] "':I . '1 . a the group against disclos by stating, "I'llkill anyone who talks, if it was my own a brother . " /_ " A-»_ 3:4 _ liai- .1 -,-_, lo _ . *1 -__,.._
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.'!-- I PREDICATION, BACKGROUNDINFORMATION CONCERNING VICTIMS AND CIRCUMSTANCES PERTAINING TO CIVIL -u PAGE *8? RIGHTS WORKERS PRESENCE IN NESHOBA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. 1-35
II. PURSUIT OF VICTIMS BY DEPUTY SHERIFF CECIL RAY ;i PRICE PRIOR TO ARREST, . _ ' J_.. 36-50 ..._ L21 III ARREST OF VICTIMS CHANEY, GOODMAN AND SCHWERNER .. '1}! 4 f- ON JUNE 21, 1964, AT PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI. ., _, -"15. IV. VICTIMS INCARCERATION AT THE NESHOBA COUNTY 51-126 JAIL, PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI, JUNE 21, 1964. ,-_m".. 92'5: _ g 2'--": :5= ' . Q1 ;-"_ 127-169 - I V WITNESSES TO THE ABDUCTION AND MURDER OF THREE CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS.
17O 27& VI. RECOVERY OF THE VICTIMS BODIES AT OLEN BURRAGE'S >1? DAM ON AUGUST 4, 1964. VII AUTOPSIES OF CHANEY, GOODMAN ANDSCHWERNER AT 275-376 UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, ON AUGUST 5, 1964. 377-A25 ' 2 VIII DESTRUCTION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS 1963 .;; FORD STATION WAGON. -
426-488 .,:'=_Y IX. ACTIVITIES OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES -- AT PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI. ,7 489-554 .,' X COMPENDIUM REGARDING SUBJECTS EHO ARE INVOLVED IN OR COGNIZANT OF THE ABDUCTION AND MURDER OF CHANEY, GOODMAN AND SCHWERNER. F _. 555-778 - Ia»-.4
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INFORMATION CONCERNING SUBJECTS ACTIVITIES 770-921 »' XI. ,_,_..-_'. ON JUNE 21 AND Z2, 1964, AND ALIBI INTERVIEWS » 1 OF SUBJECTS. XII ABDUCTIONiIS RELEASEFROM 0F SUBSEQUENINESHOBA THE JAIL COUNTY T0 on922-965 3 _/I-! y-.-
XIII BACKGROUND CONCERNING PREVIOUS INCIDENTS OF 966-986 ARRESTS FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS IN NESHOBA .T' ' .-11" COUNTY. 2 . ¢ XIV PRELIMINARY PROSECUTIVE ACTION. 987-996 -A
XV NAMES OF DEFENDANTS. ' 997-999
1- '1 XVI. APPENDIX. 1000
A. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE WHITE KNIGHTS OF THE 1001 KU KLUX KLAN OF MISSISSIPPI F. ._92_ - _»-!,'.~.. =1;-T -1' , ,92 -:1. B. CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ORIGINAL KNIGHTS -5- OF THE KU KLJJX KIAN IDUISIANA!. 1002
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¢_. , I. PREDICATION, BACKGROUNDINFORMATION CONCERNING VICTIMS AND CIRCUMSTANCES [.',1.»_ PERTAINING TO CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERSi PRESENCEIN NESHOBA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI...... 1
A. Map of Philadelphia, Mississippi indicating location of Neshoba County I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I2 g B. Information concerning predication of this investigation. _ _ , , _ , , _ , , _ _ ,3,4 e -, . c 1* - . -I. g_n-":"r~* . ._. _4 _'.__, p -r, _-I. ! Information from FRANK SCHWELB, Attorney, Civil Rights Division, U. S. Department of Justice, ~ advising that the three civil rights workers were missing...... 3
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5: . 4»-*;. F '5 Council of Federated Organ tions CQFQ!, advising three civil rights 1%? workers had not returned to Meridian, Mississippi...... 3 §¢ -11 §~ F C. Interview with HUNTER MORLEY who made an *' 2 official request for investigation to locate missing civil rights workers, , , , _ , 5
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07'! Background information concerning ' .:s 0 I 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 u 0]-3']-5 Background information concerning 0 0 0 I Q I O16-20 I 2 Interview with ERNEST KIRKLAND who furnished information concerning .,-1. victims previous activities in l I I: ,. . Neshoba County, Mississippi...... 21-30 -H -.92' . ';. V. ':-._92¢ ¬-'-,-,;>" '. ..I -;»~-'.' ~» . ,__. L . Interview with regarding . '-_ !_._'-u _ 2'.: L.-' subjects leaving Meridian, Mississippi @- on 6/21/64 for Philadelphia, Mississippi. .31
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Z"- 92.. Interview with concerning 1 victims presence in Philadelphia on --V - I 6/21/6h between 1:00 and 2:00 PM...... 34
5% Interview with who relates she last he three v ctims '¢._ at about 2:30 PM, 6/21/64...... 35
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B Diagram and summary of events prior to Q7: ' 92 .l - I .- -- |. arrest...... - ...... - . . . 43,44 A4 C Photographs pertaining to pursuit and arrest of victims, , , , , , , _ , _ _ _&5_43
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92. PAGE :3 l . *1 III. ARREST OF VICTIMS CHANEY, GOODMAN AND SCHWERNER ONJUNE 21, 1964 AT - -O Z} PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI...... - . . . 51 92. ;_ '§ _l-._ 92-'. A. Information reflecting a request for ." -.' license registration information from Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol on R@ 1%was :. }. . License H25503 on 6/21/64 at 4:34 PM. . . .52 waéi wsis Intervi
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C. Interviews with Mississippi Highway Safety Patrolman EARL R. POE who _4 furnished information concerning his 1 assisting CECIL RAY PRICE, Deputy Sheriff, in arresting three civil rights workers on 6/21/64...... 69-84
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Interview with furnished information concerning the arrest Qf rh - e rhree- -__ civil__.__ rights__D_,t w ror kers . 124,125_ P 1' 1 .0 xiii L/L -~1 J - 92 U O u ----u 92 I JN 44-1 In :;_". 92_. __ _'v bjm PAGE _i furnished informationconcerning Eei arrest of the three civil rights workers u n 0 I I 0 I I I 0 I I I 0 a Q I __A-ii ----Q -;;-..'92_- ' ".."-"~__:' '-_'.j .51 . ___ - :13 fj **""i .,_. all _¢- ._. ,___.'Z. . - /" / L 1 ~ ,__. . A , 1 O it O ._ . _ 5 JN 44-1 bjm '* . PAGE IV. VICTIMS INCARCERATION IN THE NESHOBA COUNTY JAIL, PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI, ON I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I A A review of the Neshoba County Jail w Docket which indicates that JAMES EARL - ..-| 1 .1,- CHANEY, Negro male, was arrested by -.- 92' Deputy Sheriff PRICE for speeding on twig. ' -1 6/21/64 and was released 6/21/64 after "" _ 92 -I paying a $25 fine...... 128 1'- B. A review of the Jail Docket indicating TFQQQ that CHANEY, GOODMAN andSCHWERNER were ' '-'9~- 1--. jailed and released on 6/21/64. } . . . 129-136 ,"_._:" ._P». .I- 7 ' r 7 "W ' ' ¬. Interviews Iwith e concerning incarceration 0 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I .137,l38 D. Interviews with Mrs. MINNIE HERRING concerning incarceration of victims. . .139 144 0- E Interview regarding .-' . n1-1 F with Interviewincarceration of victims. . . . . 145 G. roonrdinn ""'D"""_ Dwith H. incarcerationoi victims- - - 146'143 Interview with regarding details of victims incarceration. . . .149-153 Interview with Neshoba County Jail...... l54,l55 1 C O --"1 -= .' I 43-" _ 92- '. JN 44-l bjm PAGE P 1 I Interview with ff. Neshoba P.-T! C unty Jai 1_';"_;'.:"1J Interview wit Neshoba County Jail. . . . 157,158 92 .1 ._&~ - 5&5; K. Interview with Neshoba County Jail...... 159 L Interview with '. %? .._!_'.. Neshoba County Jail...... 160 YE M Interviews with .,J identified CHANEY es the person who was _ ! in the cell /21/64 in the »- I-1 .- -5 N¬Sl'lOba CO'L1ntyJail. 0 u 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 1" yw N Interview with -_ eshoba CountyJail, who . ~ Ir-. rnls ed details of the three civil £1. rights workers incarceration in the _ I Neshoba County Jail...... 163-l65 "3- "3. ; O. Interview w1ch who furnished information concerning the victims incarceration in Neshoba County Jailoo00|oIn00oun0uI0o].66,].67 -cf P. Information furnished by J-..- CU CEL l g the arrest an- iei -- 0! the three civil rights workerson 0 n | Q 1 n 0 0 I I 0 I 0 I I 92 ~|- ---1|. . . . O 4. .- 0 92- Q JN Q4-1 ._ Q- . bjm "fl D. git PAGE V. WITNESSES TO THE ABDUCTION AND MURDER OF THE THREE CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS...... 170 #'1 A. Interviews with HORACE DOYLE BARNETTE I 1 '.>. "92~92 who furnished a statement and infor- m¢; mation identifying the abductors and Q hw murderers of the three civil rights 92 » 5":-1; : workers...... 171-186 _"'.,"; 1" era Interview "i rt .187 C. Information concerning the 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Sedan formerly belonging to BARNETTE and which vehicle was used ii to transport the group who participated in the abduction and mrder of the three *1: civil rights workers from Meridian, Mississippi to Philadelphia, Mississippi ' OH 6/21/64- 0 I q c 0 I I 0 0 0 0 0 u u u188'190 v I _a D. Interviews with JAMES EDWARD JORDAN who furnished information concerning details of the abduction and murder of the three civil rights victims...... 191-238 Interview w .=.-._ . . 239 E?C_ bT1 92' Q! ~- -yup JNQ4-1 bjm ._ " . ..__, '1'_ _ ,r. PAGE aw; = ,92_!H, ' I F. Information identifying photographs f of area surrounding the murder site é and photographs of the mrder site. . 241-253 G. Description of area near site where gunshot sounds were heard on the - #2 evening of 6/21/64...... 254,255 Interview wi I H. ts on ' _-4. ' 6/21 4 . .256,257 :r-1'-Ff . .: _;'~: "'=;_-1 I Interview wi , L.I._n._.._ hearing "1 Q 9 shots fir 11'00 PM 1 I b 3 - ;.,?- - withard shots at approximate y ?ix 11:15 PM on 6/21/54. . .259-262 , -407* Interviews with t 11.00 PM, Sunday, gt 1 64- u 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q 0 5 u I n "L5 L Interviewwith d several gunshots Ii approximately 11:00 266,267 I 92 xviii C 2Q, bfsq P 7 / ._ _ __ .__ .._ _ ¢__~_ I 92- - - i V. JN 44-1 M I t¬IV1EWS wlth J P had not heard any shooting 6/21/64 268 270 ear any ru r__ . -= -L, n 6/21/64 1-. '92 .:92.-Y .-,| . 0 Intervlew wlth -~n-.-_ r denled hearlng $.-_ I -4-!- on 6/21/64 ill .- _-:1 -:- --92_--1. 2'-I :":-Q» . *7-J P. _hJ K OPIHIOH, could have been r -. ecracxers or gunano s » l-r~_ --.,-r, . Q Intervlew Wlth ., . -1.:-1d no recollection 0 hearlng any snots on evenlng of u -1 92' "4 I u I O 1* -i 4 _ u 0- Q , -i o JN Q4-1 bjm 'r pl PAGE H? VI. RECOVERY OF VICTIMS BODIES AT OLEN 5. BURRAGE'S ONDAM AUGUST 4, 1964...... 275 .~'."-V. /-:" 7". '- A. Map indicating the location of the victims burial site at BURRAGE {+ !3.~?"'§ dam in Neshoba County. . - ...... Z76 B. Information concerning serving a search warrant to OLEN BURRAGE, Rural Route 9, Philadelphia, 5;] Mississippi...... - . . . - . . . 277 v. " :.'-13>. _.v!, , .4. C. Information concerning furnishing 7,».-;.1,. iv . OLEN BURRAGE with an inventory of property seized under the search warrant-273 92.. __ 6.-P D, Information concerning excavation and 1. recovery of the bodies at BURRAGE'sdam 280-287 w E, Detailed information concerning BURRAGE s dam and the exhuming of victims bodies I 288-292 F. Photographs of the dam site located on @- .- the property of OLEN BURRAGE, Neshoba ~1- County, Mississippi. . . . - - . . . 293-305 H-7. . -_ 4:-. G. Interviews 0f_regarding the _ I finding of the victims in BURRAGE'sdam -5 P 306-316 H. Interview with_ Soil Conservation Service Technician, regarding r dam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q 0 0 0 _- L _ -_ _.._ 1 .__..... _._____.,_¢.Z--..._-_. ___ c 0 92 _ 5 p--+1 Q P -r JN 44-1 bjm l» .. -.,_ V PAGE IQ: U. S, Departmentof 5'/C» Agriculture, regarding BURRAGE's dam.. . . 319 .- J. Interviews with .-_ regarding construction ,. Of am. 0 0 I 0 I I 0 0 0 n Q Q . 4% . .,-I J K. Interview with ~ i - : 5-,-.-'-_ ¥;7l';1;;£~ - HERMANTU 326-328 ;~.",1;-.19. ._ -_..1- VI|_.»_. LIMMHMM-I-I--I regarding HERMAN TUCKER...... 329,33O M. Interviews with W. H. PETTIS regarding -u construction of BURRAGE dam...... 331-337 N. Interviewwith regarding construction o am. .338,339 .- - Q 0. Interview with __, regarding construction of BURRAGE dam. .340 349 H.',.._Q i'=..- ., "" P. Interviews with o regarding construction of BURRAGE dam, .350-356 Q. Interview with § concerning the burial of victims in BURRAGE's dam,, , . , . . , ...... 357,358 .lIIIIII-I-in R. Interview with_ regarding construction of BURRAGE's dam. . - . . .359-361 92 I. A I _1" _-v_/ xxi J 1; c %Q_£; i -. - -% n O I 92.¢ .92 92 _|. s L-u Q J ?--.' ... JN 44-l f bjm PAGE '. S. ,_ -1. T. sf ,5 § &= U. 't.I'~§f =-.'r.',V. l_"'. WI". ._ . ,.-. W. Z I V u .1. 1 . F n. _= I . L I Ha I-. ft O -err JN 44-1 bjm ._ ;_|-r,~4, 6:" "- PAGE .§ VI AUTOPSIES OF CHANEY, ooonwm AND SCHWERNER '1 W... AT "ms UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, ON AUGUST5,l964...... '.377 I": -. A. Autopsy procedure and identification ii of the bodies of the three civil rights v~ workers at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.378-383 .1. -Ir - B. Information furnished by Dr. WILLIAM P. .1 FEATHERSTON, Pathologist, University of F1 ,';1';{'. . ».91.1? n I 0 0 0 0 c c c 0 0 0 I . _,'~'. "1'_I' C. Information concerning autopsies performed by DAVID M. SPAIN, M, D. . . 391-393 *1 92. i 1 D. Information concerning autopsy of the "a bodv believed to be JAMS EARL CHANEY . 394-396 opinion concerning autopsy performed by Dr. DAVID M. SPAIN 0- on the body of JAMES EARL CHANEY. . . .397-399 "1'. opinion concerning the autopsy performed by Dr. DAVID M. SPAIN on the body of JAMES EARL CHANEY.400,40l G. Informationfurnished by :oncerning the radiological examinations of the victims...... 402-40¢ I H. Information concerning FBI Laboratory examination and results of identification of Q I I I I I I I I I I I I I U fa K, 92; xxiii 5 [cf 1' _/ "- - /7 - . .,. m. m, ,.-..W..I_--..- .-,,...--.-NI.,.,,.,,__,,,_._,r,1,.,.-,r Q 92- _ 92-. Q --- -u JN 44-1 . *- ~43! bjm PAGE VIII. DESTRUCTION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS' 1963FORD STATION NAGON- - - . - . 426 A. Information concerning location of the victims 1963 Ford station I wagon near Bogue Chitto Creek on Highway 21 in a burned condition. . 427,428 ll B. Information furnished by_l / Tag Division, Motor Vehicle V ;-.-- -" Comptroller's Office, Jackson, »_'."..92 , L -I :":iv' Mississippi, indicating 1964 , Iii :-: __:,'_,_, Mississippi Tag #H25503 was issued to Congress of Racial Equality CORE! for a 1963 Ford,four-door, .__! ranch station wagon . . . . , , , , , , 429 / lo '92 __.- .-' '.-I - - _.- C. A sketch showing geographical ;. location of victims burned station wagon which was found in Neshoba County, Mississippi...... 430-432 c- Y5 D, Information concerning condition of I the victims 1963 Ford Fairlane ranch 4"? wagon after it had been found near "-" Bogue Chitto Creek and photographs of vehicle...... 433-444 as -3 gt =20 =1 E. Information regarding FBI Laboratory examination of the vehicle and its unl- COIICEHCS. Q Q 0 0 I 0 0 u 0 I 0 Q Q xxiv ,2};q g,/ __,L, _.r___-__-__. _ _ .__.._._-i.__._____._>__. O I 92. u 0 Q -'1 JN 44-1 -.5-..' 7 bjm .L PAGE 1 F. Interviews with obs ll .~. burning along Highway 21 in the Bogue I-2- Chitto swamp on 6/22/64...... 458,459 RBE ox?t G. Interviews with T. HUDSON who related he saw a fire near the Bogue Chitto ?%, Creek shortly after 1:00 AM, 6/22/64,460-464 -_'::',-7 ._92- _;__ 1-.1r-':*-J» H. Interviews with :.'J-- -|-_- ~,..._§,_¢. ._92_ observed the burned vehicle an .--.:,,.:. ta smoke coming from underneath the hood I _ on 6l22l64¢ 0 0 I 0 u 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .465-469 1 ; p m§ I. Interviews with observed a burned station wagon near Bogue Chitto Creek, Monday, I I I I I I I I I I I I I I U *3 ; J. Interviews with observed the burned station wagon near Bogue Chitto Creek on 6/22/64...... 476-478 my .2 K. interviewwas at the with scene where the victims station wagon was found and states it was definitely not there between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM, 6122/64¢ I 0 0 0 J 0 0 0 0 0 I 479 L. with i was certain the burnedstation wagon was not near Bogue Chitto Creek between < 6:00 AM or 7=00 AM and 11:00 AM, 6/22/64.480 92 / f , xxv éwf"E W 1216? /l: ,_Q%U b?;QD » _ ._ .. .-. _... -..-__.___;-..__-I _ __ O 92 3 _ 5 r- -, ¢92 ._....-__ ._.-. ___- -___¢.___ '_'hl Q v. JN Q4-1 bjm E . ,_ M. Interview .11 was at -4 _-. wagon _,. 11:00 J. was wagon PAGE time.AM, with _ the scene where the station 1._ =:-.-1 -. wasburned between ?:00 AM and ?;.'. ;I__;-[--92_» _ J W: , . '- --,1 5:. ._ 6/22/64, and the station ,¢. -. .-.~'.-1. 92 _ 92 I . . not at this location at tha t 1;-.14 I I I I I I I Q I I I I I . . .481 1- N- h terview with was in the vicinity where the station wagon was found between 8:30 AM and 11:90 AM, 6/22/64, and 8'. that the station wagon was definitely k i big r not there at that time...... 482 0. FBI Laboratory report furnishing -1 results of examination of the burned 1963 Ford station wagon belonging to -1 the civil rights workers and its -2 - 5. -1: contents...... 433-438 , .._ _ A. _- -._~ .-..._-.4._.-._.,,_ .. ., -._- f2 -iggp n ,§EE _ 92- , . I,-,. J5 .-"-5 Q pu»1 »_ JN 44-1 1- bjm PAGE IX. ACTIVITIES OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES AT PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI , _ _439 A. Radio logs furnished by Philadelphia, Mississippi, co 4 messages logged by the Philadelphia S_:9__92_,t Police Department, , , , , , , _ _ , 490-495 ~i'-.=" :.'-1 #9 B. Inter '.,'.. ._ '-_ r 1,'. 1 '1 .-9._ I 999-999 C, Interview with --- D. Interview with HAROLD BURNIS HOLLEY, 92--*V 4!?"- Patrolman, Philadelphia, Mississippi Police Department,regarding his activities on 6/21/64. . , . , , , , 502-505 ~- AI-I E, Interview with WILLIAM D, PERRY, . 54 9 6 , ': Patrolman, Philadelphia, Mississippi - 2 Police Department, regarding his Ff? activities on 6/21/64...... 506,507 Interview *3 regarding his r~-_. _.-_-¢ .9 U .-.-:r92'l'"i921- ii-"Inc. . _ . L . _ u U9. nn 1/ ll -., - 92:92.-I regarding his i!, n I I 0 I I 0 bl H11. _._ _. *_.__..- ._..---_ -- ___-.., -__. __.-_. 4-i....t__ _ O $_il .1 I _ 1. Q . JN 44-1 bjm '~_ :'l'- .*..-"-xv PAGE H. Interviews with 2; >4-.-- I-an -l regarding his activities on 6/21/64...... 522-532 . *3 -I I. Interview w' I regarding activities on i I I U I I I I Q I U I I I Q C J. Time analysis ofactivities of- ;.-.-- V -. -.:- _;_ - J1, -; ::- .1, 1 I 0 0u u 0 1 ._,_ .. -92, |'_92.' §".f.f9'I: L/L! ' /92"__/ -H _. ,'92 I 1 -r . I.0 -- 1 J M. F _ _-»- - - -92 aa- -.- .-92 X [,{tqn/_;;;7f /tn xxviii _ _ ._.._ .-,-_..- _» .-Q. -_.---V _..._..__-:-_.. I» <.' 1 n 92> "-an 7. r. 92 JN 44-1 .» bjm PAGE 4-T-" ~' ==,L' COMENDIUM REGARDING SUBJECTS WHO ARE Z___ X. INVOLVED IN OR COGNIZANT OF THE 1: ABDUCTION AND MURDER OF CHANEY, GOODMAN .4- AND SCHWERNER :0 A Interviews, 1'.Lll.J-92J'Ln Fm-v-r~nni" |I-LLIEI. I.llLJ- an 1- ARIN. . . . ' .. 92-_"" B .-. _.4 ;_-.j'.I'92'-'_ g_ Interviews, '2'-I : ~.£#T C .:.- - '1. '-' . 92.4 information ,': '_.. D background Interviews,I I I I I I I I I O O I I . . . 555 informationconcerning I I I I I and arrest ? Ill-|{92L92§lJ-92IJR PDRTA D l"92 T I-J J 0 .0 0 0 n 0 -I. Interviews, __,,. F background 92- information and arrest of EARLB. AKINO n 0 0 0 G Interviews,background and arrest informationof JIMMY AR - 0 n H. background and arrest Interviews,of HORACE DOYLE BARNETTE.588-591 :. I informationbackground and arrest of TRAVIS MARYN BARNETTE.592-608 background an _.t'l'92I I'l III1 or uinn u ,3 ____..- t ...; ; ?u__ _A 5 6 -P 3 . Q ,,. JN 44-l r, A bjm M. , J 1 .~_, .6: J. -. Q -. ~ Interviews, information -J : K. PAGE 4Q *¬: Interviews,background and arrest L. informationOf J. 0 0 0 0 - '.. background and arrest - {ma- M. of TOMY A. HORNE, , , , , , 643-649 Interviews, _._l-__ _1_}_ lmnur lHIOImBElOH .$,J background and arrest wm_q of JAMES EDWARD JORDAN, , - -,-.'=';__ N. Interviews, information 0. 1» . background and arrest - I - P. of EDGAR RAY KILLEN. . . . . 656-667 Background information and interviews - -yr. 16- Q. - - 666-616 -* I . dk Interviews, -r _ -1 R. information 5. Interviews, information L--n-_-"_AUdUR5LUUHU -_4 auu aTf:SC - - Interviews,of BILLY WAYNE POSEY. . . . .677-684 informationback est AC!" _ DAT92T E'U U1-LI on _ ¢ r- n E JN 46-1 ii bjm 4, 1., ',|. J... .- T. Interviews, ?'?1 information 3 U. ..'3 r background and arrest ; 5 Interviews, L. I D.l of JIMMY SNOWDEN. . . I I I A1 x _, 4 information EAQE _ 1 background and arrest . F i_ W. of JIMMY LEE TOWNSEND 1 Interviews, 6-753 informationbackground and arrest 11'-.'_;":-1'. of HERMAN TUCKER. . . .; '_.__*'"' _ ._'. 754-763 :-.".: 7"_'.I II -'v-1-&_ Interviews, background and arrest »-._ -| ¢ information of OLIVER RICHARD WARNER, JR. . . . 764-769 77 _| 0-778 @- - 2'. 4. . . 1 -1 v ~ '.I . .41. L-u-I2?: __,___.I_.-__ ._._.. .._.___-92...-__.____-.4-. _.-____ < <1 - - -wlllr I 92- of =1.|. w PAGE K XI. INFORMATION CONCERNING SUBJECTS ACTIVITIES ON JUNE 21 AND 22, 196a AND ALIBI INTERVIEWS OF SUBJECTS...... _ . . . . 779 A. Information concerning BERNARD L. AKIN. . 780 :, , B. Information concerning EARL B. AKIN. . . .781 . '__.- C. Information concerning JIMMY ARLEDGE. 782-784 ? I ! ¢_. -'. -~ -.=.""1-4. D. Information concerning HORACE DOYLE -- ,;'- -.. ._ - Jig _.: I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Q I Lu!_ '1VP, - E. Information concerning IRAVIS MABXN I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ! BARNETTE declines to advise where he was on night of 6/21/64. ! In terview with if _ ! Interview wi I-5 :4 F. Information concerning OLEN LDVELL I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ! Interv I M _ __. -...h.-.- .--A- --- ...._-_.__,-_-...----'--~.----- Q I ~ wn u -_! Q, JN 44-1 bjm K PAGE 5 J G. Information concerning OTHA NEAL U I U I C I U I I C I C U I I I H. .4" . Information concerning JAMES THOMAS HARRIS. Q 0 0 0 0 I I I 0 0 O O O 0 0 I I I 796 B. 3 F-' ..- whereabouts on 6/21/64. . . . . , . . ;797 I. ..-92 Information concerning FRANK J. HERNDON. . .798 . MWJr__ L . .'_ ,; .--' <1! Interviewwith concerning FRANK HERNDON...... 799,8OO J. Information concerning TOMMY A, HORNE who would not present any alibi. . . .801 H K. Information concerning JAMES E, JORDAN. . . 802 -2 I ! Interview w1'.th concerning i. JAMES E. JORDAN. . . . . . . . . . 803,804 .-_-. - ! Interview with - Q0805 L. Alibi furnished by EDGAR RAY KILLEN for _ -a ! Interview with . .808 yhgjk xxxiii. I ,2 / Kn __ ,__ _. _ ,__ __,,______,_.,___;_...-______.--.a.__ _ ' U I B. -ism! Q JN 44-1 bjm PAGE - ! nterview with_ doesseelng KILLE notat the McClain- recall Hays Funeral Home on 6/21/64. . . . .809 A 'I ' ! Interview F 5 on 'l'|nr lQ a~ c J.92.r92-l.4L&92-so . . see al home 22!._ q but could not specify any time. . . .810 5! ! i 'g-;'-I92 -Y ILLEN was at the '1'-.¢=:~.:-1 ' -.'_. funeral home o and on dur - -.1. /~ C -,'_ 1117-, 6/21-22/64 .. .- i IIIIII ' ' ! Interview with -'3, does not knowKILLEN and does not recall seeing him at the funeral home, , , , , , , , , . .812 ! 3' g _ Interview with Kelsi ! ' . A was at the home ved, and he believes he was still at the funeral home when he lef 6/22/64. 813 lnterview with who neral home nd oes not recall seeing KILLEN at the funeral _..._ . --.. .__ -_ ....t_-...-l-92¢..._.- c-.. _ .. __ _ __ ' O 92 .- -on 0 .~~__:1 92- 9. JN 44-l 9 , bjm av. ii I. '. 5-.' PAGE $1 8! Intervi -.-LJ -'i1 ..= __ 4 not _-5.. .4 going to '~-Iribl home On 6/21/64...... 815 ._f ' .-_ -1-9,, M. . _;,, Information concerning who E??? offered no alibi for the night oi P15 6/21/64 other than being at home...... 816 N. Information concerning BILLY WAYNE POSEY g.j.'C92' T .- .7-,=92 ;":;»_, who stated he could not recall what his =1- - activities were on 6/21/64 . . . - . . .317-819 "-.-- 1.. O. Information concerning CECIL RAY PRICE's -1 activities. . . on 6/21/64 = v". '. 1 I-4 1. ! Interview P. EaK ' z.:- ! E Ti". 111,1 7 836 O 0 __..____ A u I. JN 44-1 bjm PAGE Interview with /. concerning activities at Philadelphia Police Department on Q. . 6/21/64...... - - - . . . .837,838 .¢ Interview with Deputy Sheriff PRICE and HOP" BARNETT arrived 1"»- at the home between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM to ' ',_ I-1 -_'."..92_.'__ answer a family disturbance...... 839 _;'-.92';':f :;_J'. ,_ .q-_ __. u Interview with Q _Deputy PRICE and Q-aw BARNETT came to the home around 7:00 or 8:00 PM, at :- 6/21/64, remaining for approximately 1- 30 I30 minutes. u n 0 I I 0 0 0 Interview with who ' ed substantiall the same L-_-6 .. F12 *- -.v-'- 1- Interview with -,'n concernin acti ties E n 6/21/64...... 844,845 JI .-?, Interview with who stated PRICE and BARNETT 92 visitedi on Q 0 0 0 I 0 I I 0 I I I I ¢ r X A ~ /L;L J.. r hp _3 LI J Q xxxvi _ iJ} Q," Q -éiw 0 u Q JN 44-1 3 bjm 92w+ 'I> '- J-I I ,,_A "'| ¢ ._1. PAGE -w- 9! Interview with_ _furnished information concerning activities in Philadelphia, Mississippi on 6/2l"22/64¢ u 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 u I 847,848 J n 0! Interview with _ __ _- _ -_ » w_ concerning activities at City '4' Hall, Philadelphia, Mississippi, - on 6/21/64...... 849 c~<_ -M imn §TJR 1! Interview wi th concerning f? i activities of CECIL RAY PRICE on 6/21/6&0 n 0 0 I I I 0 0 0 0 0 0 o85O,85l "=1;-=;1 . 2! I311 Kl M i. 53-859 m <13! Interviewwith _ concerning activities of CECIL RAY 1-. PPIPE92 92J on ll fk-L 6I01_99IAA L&[92I-TQ R -R79 I Q Q I I I .92n'92I92-IY .- 4! Interview with furni Li_ _ r4i* 873 L?-' <1» i L eencerning activities011 7'1 6 2 u I 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 i874-880 I k>_Q/ Q xi xxxvii b - 0 /V3 J - .-av 0 5 i Q -'- . q JN 44-l _92 J bjm 1., PAGE ._~. v P. Information concerning LAWRENCE P1 ANDREW RAINEYI Q Q 0 Q n n 0 0 Q u 0 0 .881-883 ! Interview with _ concerning RAINEYs ' V. alibi OH 6/21/Bal Q Q I I I I 0 I Q884 886 2*. f pf ! Interview with r _ q concerningRAI sa :|. on 6 21/64...... 887-891 ? iF 'l'».f,{":-QI ! Interview with *HFJ -- '-r. * furnished supplemental information .o¢~ concerning RAINEY'salibi on 6/21/64...... 892 FéiiJ. ! Interview with Oncerni'ng '!vI'_..,_. i. RAINEY's alibi on 6/21/64. . . . . 893,894 ,.! -I Int . » ! - oncerning RAI. s a 21/64. . . . . 895,899 L Q'2- ! Interview with '19". concerning RAINEY s alibi on 6 21 64 900,901 ! oncerningI iew with RAINEY' s I I I I I I I I I I ! Interview mi concerning RAINEY'salibi on 6/21/64I 0 0 0 I 0 I n 0 0 0 I 0 0 903,90& I 792 {K . 92 - K 92 q O -- _q-Q O _ 5 Q _ 4 JN 44-1 bjm 1.- vm PAGE %= <9! Interview with _ concerning RAINEY's alibi on 92 I I I I I I I I I I I I I 908 I 1'4. Q. Information concerning ALTON WAYNE v ROBERTS who refused to furnish an alibi. . . 909 ¢m¢= R. Information concerning JERRY MC GREW SHARPE who advised he could not furnish E @ an alibi due to the lapse of time since '." '.'_'! Z -I-" . _,: t. .' 6!2l'Z2l64======e ======910 z <1! Interview wich : concerning SHARPE's activities on -_ .4 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 911 I. S. Information concerning JIMMY SNOWDEN who advised he could not recall his whEIEabOUES OH 6/21/64. a i i i i 6 u - 6 i 912 $1 I T. Information concerning JIMY LEE . -5': TOWNSEND who advised he was probably home the night of 6/21/64...... 913 914 Q9 . tact with " .1 'i 915 @ ! Interview with concerning JIMMY LEE TOWNSEND. . . . . 916 ! concerning TONM on nq»/Q ~. r '*h|$ n. -= 95! I _ 92- '. , I . JN 44-1 bjm :5, ' PAGE U. Information concerning HERMAN TUCKER..9l8,919 "_~ ! Interview with _ ;;;¢-I- 25$; concerning HERMAN TUCKER's Q activities on 6/21/64...... 920 '5 L1- V. ;:_. Information concerning OLIVER RICHARD »_ ,_. JR; 0 0 I Q I 0 0 Q Q I O 0 O U I '-'- 1 7_.v.-3.f 2;f. ,_ ._;-;-7_'<_._: - !:- - :';I _ E c'% -~ lé 3;. 1 1 ¢ I-" 0 . V.» "' xl Li C? ifq/Kxign < i . - -Q-Iv 0 u Q . U . . _ Q_v JN 44-1 . 1§l. _ bjm .1 . t .,, . ¢T"9292 PAGE - XII. ABDUCTION 0F 5UB5EQUENT L-._-._ T0 HIS RELEASE FROMTHE NESHOBA CONTY ~""V-. '- JAIL °" '° 9 I I O I u 0 0 I I 0 _ A. Eel ".L',w, 3... -944 %___I_ B Q '? _ --=-~ _-;:{:_92'T'1_' T2 -F."-if- t If- -'. '._ 2:. ,-* C - ! ...... 946,9a7 ~_--- i D. Information, Photographs and sketches concernin the details of his abduction .-'7 _-1 4-L ' / h------948-952 ¥EI | K5. . 1. . 954,955 i"~L F. 0 » _C92¬ if ly*§5{ X 11 1 _...... _..- i...... -.;_- -1 1 92 »-' s - -1 V 5 Q . IQ JN 44-1 bjm PAGE H. 3 0 0 0 -1. I. 963-965 0- ;. <.92~_; . -:1r':'-=11! I - ;§.'"""- L . .~ - 3. ;.--;' -92 -1:? ,1, g, _,-. -l - 1* 2» 0' r»- 4f " 1; -- -- xlii _... _ ...~.._..._4 -. .--.,-..i_..._..-.@~.---.__...-...._.._i 1- iv 6 O ,>_'.' . u -Q?". an an-1 amh -1? PAGE 2 ,- 7-I XIII -.-S-'." - BACKGROUND CONCERNINGINCIDENTSPREVIOUS OF ARREST66 FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS IN NESHOBA COUNTY I O Q I I 9 -3!. ii , I .-''3 -n n who inform .~ J ii. @- B. Information concerning fines for speeding in N» Neshoba County, Mississippi ...... 978-979 provides information concerning his arrest and subsequent fine for speeding in -..__92' Neshoba County, Mississippi ...... 980-981 .-- 1;. -' '-"'L;l"l7"': rovides information 92 concerning his receiving a ticket for . .-E,. speeding in Neshoba County, Mississippi . . 982 provides information concerning his arrest for speeding in - _-.-1 Ifgnhnho I :-n0n§'1r II ! QQQ 63¢ ! 7515 . . _ _ _ _ Fri -.4. ]1¥DlJU'LICl- UUMLAUJ, I'l-LHJI-ILL-l92JJ-1-1!-I'LI I I I I I I I --.. . . _§ F . f1.1rnishes information concerning rges receive ora r speeding in Neshoba County, Mississippi . . Q 984-985 .*. 0. prov1aes information "14 concerning his receiving a speeding ticket -& in Neshoba County, Mississippi...... in -1 9 J4 XIV. . 986 PRELIMINARY PROSECUTIVE ACTION...... - . . $1 1- 9 XV. NAMES n 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 987-996 ii XVI, , . . . . 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Z5-MUNICIPAL IIRPORT 3 -.. -, " -92 '~llE ST I 1 I I I ~-I / I . ~q , "J /-~=?I: 5' zss::i sf 92-I I . - . . I D ,_ '_._ L - LEE . '_I I I 1 I9-HELLE-LAHSNT Cuaronnrnnu I I 1_-+=~~;* 5' I 92 _ - '. '-"-i- N0 44-2227 , .., . 4" ush 1 L, -- . ,_ -3 5'5 , 'i."I I At 10.03 p.m., June 21, l96&, Mr. FRANK SCHWELB, Attorney, Civil Rights Division, U. S. Department of Justice,. _.,. telephonically advised the New Orleans Office of the FBI 12.. that three Civil Rights workers all in their early twenties, MICHAEL SCHWERNER,a white male, JAMES CHANEY, a Negro male, and ANDY GOODMAN, a white male, left Meridian, Mississippi, the morning of June 21, 1964, en route to Philadelphia, Mississippi, where a Negro church had been "burned cr bombed a few weeks back." The group left with the intention of being back in Meridian at 4 p.m. on the afternoon of June 21, 1964, but had not returned and had not been heard from up 1".- ' -u u '£'. .-_ to the time of his call. *f."-if _ F J ;',.- *~,:= - M 10 15 P-E»,M . -,_ ;.-';- Councilte ephonically advised of Federate Ck50 ,SA r M18515 -anizations COFO!, sippi, that ANDY GOODQl§, MICHAEL SCHWERNERand JAMES CHANEY had left Meridian, Mississippi, via automobile early the ,- . _.--4 .. .-_! ."'I . ' afternoon of June 21, 1964, traveling to Philadelphia, .; '_-I .1115 Mississippi, with the intention of investigating a recent IF? church burning there. They were due to return to Meridian 5 late the afternoon of June 21, 1964,_but at the time of- . 4.. call they had not returned and had not been 9 . heard from since leaving Meridian. He stated that the Z11 I police in the towns between Meridian and Philadelphia had BlI - '. been contacted by COFO and no inforpation had been developed ='-.-f§- regarding their whereabouts. 54¢ £5 At 11.34 p.m., June 21, 1964, Mr. FRANK BCHWELB . - telephonically advised the New Orleans Office that the -u. '1 car in which the three above persons were traveling is a -in-iI 3.4.. He196i Fairlave stated thatpf Ford, bearing COFO, Mississippi Jackson,Licerse M25503.called had the Lauderdale an Neshoba Philadelphia Police Department! County Jails by 9 p.m., June 21, 1964, in an attempt to Oq; /-. _ ___ ._-_~.___.___._ .. _~ _._§._. -.__.- ...__ _ _ .___..,--, -92 . :1; _ . I 5 ~ U 2 'H -'2 J -'. -,- J, 1- Y -- v- lecate the three persons and was advised that "No one of .4- the descri P tion he gave were being held," 4- , -> - |_..- -.'_ {"31" 2 :""*§* -fi"? . ,__! __:_._. _ a_,., e .+ I'- /es. :L: 5-ink -:5 5/1 -~_ ; " | -. -..-_-- ._.4,-- _...,-.--._.--._-__-..~1. - FD 302 F1ev10-ll-63! "' - ' FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATBON t 6/30/64 '- *3-r ' Dale _ , _ r . ..'|'92 1 ' 1 / At 3:20 p.m., HUNTé§ HOREY,_Legal_Coordinator, §ouncii_p§m ~@; "--. Federated Organizations COFO!,_Jacks0n,Mississippi, telephonically advised the Meridian, Mississippi, Resident Agency that he desired to make an official request for an investigation to locate JKMES CHANEX MICHAEL SCHWERNER and ANUREW GOODMAN and that his request was the result of his receipt of conflicting stories concerning the time the three individuals had been released from the Neshoba County Jail at Philadelphia, Mississippi, and because of the church burning near Philadelphia, Mississippi, he feels the three boys were in physical V=L= II danger. -_>,"..'92 fq '7 I7. :*.if; - '-; .' ..'-'1 ._- f L _ i . .7- . I 92 "'13. .- _-4, at 2.4 ~ iv 92?%. r-- :-_ On 6/22/6b aw ___at Meridian, ~ 7 Mississygpi ~ File?! . New Orleans ,_ as 44-2227_ as t , /. by W SA _ _ _ _, _' _ _;inj hits _,_ _ _ Date _ This documenl contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It in the property of tip-FBI and is loaned to your agency-, it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 5 5 . , if /. _/ 5.0-1 __ ,______._ ., -..-.-_..__._4- ___»-~.-¢-._---4 ----..--.-n---- - -- FD-302 Ruv-1-25-593 =EDERAL BUREAU OF |wvEsT|cA92"92I T/P/6 _ Duh _ e W i ~ <-in -. -1 U L we »-. ~=he following 1: information: 7 Mr. GOODMAN is President of the Grow Construction __._':' Company, 313 west 53rd Street, New York City. firm constructs roads and highways throughout the eastern par P-¢Ifc§,r 4. ~Z3.'rf- .2 of the United States. Mr. GOODMAN himself is a civil engineer. -- g__. -, ' { -. ANDREW does not ave a m dle name or middle :-1 initial. -0'11. _ a L- ANDREW L__ . completed the first ha f of his junior year a ueens College, G;» j New York in June, 1964. He is an anthropology major and '.- - -I. expected to return to school in September, 196% to complete 71": his studies. .13 1' ,.,! ANDREW is a volunteer 92. _ worker for the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Comittee SNVCC!. ANDREW became affiliated with SNVCC at Queens College, New York. 5 , Approximately ue e one and month icketed ago he theJoined New York a group Worlds of Fair. students q from -2.»- o not know of his engaging in any 0 er civil rights activities in New York City. p ¢ l - 4 | 1*? Elia , My 6/24/61+ sAs if W _ 'G _Fil0 # ,_ G 6V _ 29 _o_61+ 1_.. ca V, _ TI ~» Dsfe dlcisfld '/ / LI!! i W Thu ducumem conmlna nehher n.-commendullona nor Conclullonl oi the FBI. ll in lh P1'°P'"Y °1 "'9 FBI °"d 1'1°° *d t° your qqg|1¢y- nd 11¢ contqnil are not to be distributed outslde your uqunC!'- J. 1 O-;_ 6 sq is ~ /"'1 _ _ _ __-.._ --....._. 1.4- .--_-_-,J_v.. ---.. -.,.._.----» --- -- L, 92 "._,= f I 1 - --'suu- 5. I1 On June 13 ad to Oxford, Ohio wi ile was t were BC YE!-YO92.1ng ose name and address she does not know, Ehis girl intended to work with the group of c 011 students on ci 1'1 .i activities at Oxford, the irl on one occasion J ... 8 V T800 10! ! L hasphys cal escription. be ve that she could be readily located through whose last known IE1» . ,l address was Oxford, Ohio. if . T'1. -Ar ~ ;'-.r_':"=;-Er 1*-l' .-_'_:_{ _' ':!<'.' -_p I ;.--2-. ephone call was made from Meridian, e 19, 196M. ANDREW on this occasion had arrived in Meridian and was on voter registration drives. 2.1- address was 255o% Fifth Street, Meridian furnished the interview !. . agents wi received in the |' II morning of ... H ._V 5!]| _ . 7'r 41 _~"*"* r *7 ' 2 17' r- ._¢»__ -.» I have arrived safely in Meridian, Mississippi. This _ 1 is a wonderful town and the weather is fine. I wish you were here The people in this city are wonderful and our reception was very ood. "All my love, 1 nAndy!| WU/s -7% [9 sq;v ' Q ! 3 I -- '.-uh _ 92- ' -v %._ .=' * NY an-1"o19 3.. ANDREW has 4 1 1 friend 1 Q0 !- E. ._;_ his possess on in ca and a group of American Express Company _.1 cks in either ten or twenty dollar denominations. 92-.~I. 92'Ifs. - " '*' ~- "» did tal cash value of the Travelers ?-.*.';£_T: 5_f_1§ Z "-'"-'."'. er, the serial -'-1' '7.- r.numbers of the che revealed the _ "W merican ExpreH ompanv Trave s carried 1 ered DREW were numb AA 61+-use-8914to andincluding AA - - 3. e. mnsaw had in his possession a brown wallet. In his wallet were small slips in ofNew papers York with the City. namesANDREw's and addresses of friends wa1let and asso~iates did not contain personal photographs,nem ers p ca s or s ar dntn_ _ 3 ANDREW, : . was no 05- rings or other ornaments. he has never been arrested y any po do not believe he was ever fingerprinted, however, in 1959, ANDHEW applied for and received States -u Passport for t r v ael to Europ e it . is possible that ANDREW may have been __ngerprin-e_ wien appl for the passport. .n If ? LL» Qtgi Z/f J I bbip » ._._. . - _ _ _. i. .._ ._._-__.,._n. ..__ _. -,.._..@4--__.._..._.-_-M-t-. --._ _. _ O __-,_-. h i _ U1.» I '?'_ _ 5 NY RU IDl9 . 7.-,-- ANDREwIs clothing u--;" w4-' consisted and trousers either tan or b . -.'2 __,- _. u-4 "- |'_, '* ..92'.-,.-..' ,.-,-.:';1 33:1I--x t 's closest friend 4?A.-. , a private both '-_~.'--.- 2~.'L*:;-92- . wh#1 .. ;_..,-,- .'92- ANDREW left New York C ty e ossession a current New York State driveris license and e salmon-colored sheet of paper with the names of five different individuals in New York City whom he could cavtact for bail money if he ever were arrested in Mississippi. did not keep B 11% ~13 - of these people wom ANDRE .-Jshould contact,_ was .4~ able to identify them from memory as being: R4-. 1. ruefI"l'l__ law _.. zirm l'92J_i of_ 92l'_921'92 woix, ropper,U92.___ _ OI.noss, . no woii 92p-5 and .5 Jones, 8&5 Third Avenue, New York, New York; _1r . ._¢ n _/3 !"}_,"'V_I . L F- s, 3~:= x/,_i IIEEII Lqr , cf; 0 +-Iii .. 4--=1,I NY HQ 1019 New ,|. York, New York; _'Z»v' - 3. New vié York, New Yor , r -. New York, New York; L.-.4 5. who the fifth erson was, but believes it may hav ____-' and Mrvn RORFWT hf GOODMAN - g. New York,New York. QQ .41-1 was reques 92 ANDREW GOODMAN'spresent physician and dentist. m~'- In advised the interviewing agents that ANDREW'sdentist was 92 -. - _ -'.': WILLIAM- DIAMOND, DDS, Dr. 1 57th office is located on ? 1 itreet ii Hiwas ANDREw's YorkCity. personal physio an. '_h0 1-,_~ furnished the interviewing agents with current photographs of ANDREW. furnished samples of his handwrit ng. _ -5 5 Awmw was a leve ea e , responsible young boy who never was involved in any trouble with the local police department and was not the type of boy whoengaged in "practical Jokes". .. I: n 1 vread several items inNew YorkCity newspaperswnicn _"L92 -;~, in ca ed that sane people believed that ANDREW and the other two boys missin n Mississippi might have intentionally dis- appeared. was vab e ANDREW would be -a ., -1 inv l o ve d in suc a h h oax. i ; wouldif they immediatelheardhor advise received the e era Burmu any o information Inves gs con- on cernirg his whereabouts. qlq it-»~ 0 gegjg .§ §. »¢Il 10 _ i_ ...... at _ _. _- - -.,._ __...... -___._..~_--..- ___.-i,.___-._,___..____-.-_._j__._.._..._ - F O 6 viyulr NY 44-1619 _i urnished the following physical description of ANDREW GOODMAN: __; _ ." = r-~,_- I Full Name Race 4 Sex , r Date of Birth Place of Birth I Height s;_§ weight I 1., Build ANDREW GOODMAN v. f9292_ ,. Hair white E..ll". .:":l ~'-__- . .,-~__- -. ._,._.- j 1'-. '2.»-r Male Eyes November 23, 1933 New York City Approximately 5'9%" Approximately 150 pounds -. CharacteristicsSlim to medium Dark brown, wavy Brown Does not wear glasses, Jewelry, wrist watch, Z medals, rings or other ornaments; occasionally L! smokes a pipe, but does not smoke cigarettes; has never been confined I to any hospital and has never undergone an ._. »_ Military Service operation or extensive -1 Scars and Marks medical treatment. None ANDREW does not have any marks clearly on visible his bodi scars or e oes ave many smal brown mo his body. ANDREW does have a sma mper- ceptable scar at the corner of his left eye _ ._ 92' -- . -my I - I Y _ 5 .2 NY an-1619 Brothers and Sisters No sisters; ,_ 7 .I _" . I I » @""1 '.*.'_ i?! r** on Education w rm 1_.'.. 92 . -. '1.- ;.r-'~;.1-_* Walden, a private school .53. . __ in New York City, in 1961. . .; ,-_'. . ." - .,-,5 -_-;-_.--. He attended the University of Wisconsin for approxi- mately one year and then transferred to Queena 1. 92-'. -.'- I77; . J College, New York, where La. ,3 .' he is an anthropology ,_ . major and has completed two and one-half years of school. Hobbies ANDREW is an avid reader 1 ur-. and is interested in the ; .. arts. He has performed 1;; in several amateur stage .3 - plays and is interested so in folk music. _--, -t- !"'Te ,4-r kn-ql / "" reef? .5 ' ' <" FD ° "' " "°' FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION l Duh __iii ~ i-vw 1 1' . .1" ' ., ... _,.. Q l JAMES, between EARL 8:00 AM and CHANEY, lei 8:30 AM. that he would be back "directly." seen nor heard from him since and has no a re he may be, -.-"'1' -Y qw- he was ---'2' '. ._ i wearing dark green cotton trousers which were worn white in the seat. The seams of the pockets on each side were torn. He was: also wsnrinv 2 whi to "I" nhi rt and hr-nwn leather nlin in heelshoes with portion rubberof each soles. shoeswas flattened out. We were old probably and the had no socks on. He also had a western-s y e s raw hat with Pf _ several integration movement buttons attached to it. ere;11, . . > -2!.- ,.=*g:."i _.. 4. driving a ue he or s ation wagon belonging to the Council of Federated Organizations core!. m$»% ' ;'»_q ;92_;,2; , ..-L1,_,. -. 1_. .- ,-.- -Z ._A_-r _:_. t _was taken he P1'1°1><>%I'aphin the spring of19 3and iwhlchwas an excellent likeness. I 1'1 Name N s ;.,._ Race .| Sex JAMES EARL CHANEY, also Height known as JAMES, J. E. Negro 6 -7 . Weight Male _; 1355'7" -1&0 pounds '* t¢ . Hair Black, short l f On i,/_6_L2jZ_6.u__ Eyes Brown -qae q ..- _ - _-_ -am. .. ..J_.._.-._-.v- __._-..._._. _.-_.a_- ,4 <7» ___"§ 2"-i Complexion I 92- Q5- °. NO an-2227 2 .11-.7 J- Dark brown Date of birth May 30, l9U3 Place of birth Meridian, Mississippi Q131 . Teeth Good, no fillings, none missing Scars 1" cut scar 2" above left ear, 92 ..'L. ._,_ _,:_ .:}_ scar on big toe, possibly ' -*- _~! $*.@ ri"ht foot If. Residence 61$ 39thAvenue, E2~i:3 Meridian, Mississippi Employment _ Is an apprentice plasterer, has at. .- '-92'.' _ worked for father and various I-.I|" - -1L1? construction companies in the ..,- Meridian area _s Military service None r »> Education leted l Friends iii Girl friends 1 Illness as was giving him considerable trouble at the time .1 of his disappearance. Has on _=y - I,5 Q occasion been admitted to the we hospital for this condition. Takes nonprescription tablets *2! which he left home. 3: Habits Smokes Winston and Salem . cigarettes, Does not drink hard liquor but may on occasion 7- drink a little beer .- Relatives: -":92'9292J ' Father Q irt c" F ---Q-r 33$ N0 nu-5227 H2, Q r¢@. mu, Sisters a,w, J . _,_s- _ Brother Uncles and aunts r_J < -92 I .-. <"¢5§':'.i% '.'-1". "2' 1 -1 "ff .»~< . _ ;w a-< ._ I .-. '1 - r 5-TV.w=- Grandparents and CHANEY, "92 Kb 92-_ : 4- r-VL 1 llg g ii? "' ti? 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Duh June -_v--~ 1 2:»->;~.'1z.;'-Tb KI_Rr 5 , F: . _- _-1 :- -Iv, .L_,?_ L:L_, b75219"? !.,-- aft ? _,.I9292.'| :-1.' .92 :z=;n- "~ l; inc, 1:70 KIRKLAND furnished the following descriptions: .".: N ' Name: MECKEY SCHWERNER ' ~ '9 Age: 24-25 . _- Height: Five feet I 1.4-=1gm:= 160-165 pounds Build: Medium _ ... f Peculiaritiee: Wore goatee and carries a wristwatch, without band, in pocket " Wearing apparel: Light blue denim workshirt with long sleeves rolled up to elbows. --,92 -_.. Black dungarees faded!. Shoes - medium high boot-type,.suade, possibly green. on _6/23£6§=|_, £hiladelphis,_Missil___.FH-#_lKLiHk駧qE?______- 157-93 w SA a Dmedkmndc:§/2 /5 ~eii< Th!-Iyour documoni Itagency;comalnl andIto cements nollh recommendation:are lo no! dlllribuludbe ccméluulonn your nor92hl cuilldo FBI. H15uqoncy.ol Q P'°P°"Ythe[I IUII Bl1 "5 ll |°°"'d t" _.. _ -_¢...--. _-_..-. ....__-..___ .-.__.o..-___ _.-..._._¢__ V i. I _ 5 -- -was NO an-22';f 7 15?-2345 2 Nana: .2 Age: *9 ». Height: 1 Weight: 26-27 .g_ J»- gr? B1111: Slender 4 _. If 92 -1 .I' P 1?. qmcglexionl Dark _ .".._h is: - Negro . .. _,_,. .v _ 551. . ::.92'7§: White T P."..:'.7, '5 5:'u~ :'=~-E .:-_.' I In '-_. Name: I- Height:Age: Q- E, JAHE3 CHANEY c Weight: 1,... - Five feet s."_x L-zones 1&5-150 pounds TI E1113: 2': 92 92 .ff E4 A V - e -shirt; dark trousers; shoes grey euaie, walked with backs of them pushed down E 5:. e;u1iarit1es:ANDREW GOOHWUI 20-21 Five feet six inches 155 I'M-I MQR1 92L-L nfhLlbl-I gqglexion:Needed shave, round fsoe Iurk lbthes: He daearibed the Ford stationwsgon as follows: Cclozw Trousers Medium blue- fairly new dark blue denzuns Year: About 1 961 ti-D-302 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date June 30¢ 1 ll 1 92. E"'~"E$1 qhiladelphia. KIEIMND Miseissippi, furnished the following n ormation- - @-vp ._=;- -.: {'2 1. :.".92- Fm . 3 _._ if o P -, <1 -. _,|=- 3. 1 ¢. -| I. an.- I5 . 4. ,1 . --=:'?."?~.'a .*_ g__. -. --.-1 92,. , ~ _ .- .. .- . '.?' -. M K 1,;- A1 . 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XXXXXX Pagelsl referredfor consultationto the following govemmentagencytiesl; W _ _ __- 7 as the informationoriginated withthem. Youwill XXXXXXbeadvised of availability upon return of the material tothe FBI. _e._ ._ _.-.___-.._ ,__ .__....__.-._._.._.. _L._._t.,. -_ .. < r» FD-J-D2 How. 5-25-O0] I-EDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 92 . L ' ,,_,_ i 7J"_;ne zs, wee. I ii u I v /2 I June 21 1'56! a"' _ 0 J: 11:00 a.m. FE s-d c,_. -1 .-1" _...__. at one _-_i -_ _ tea t ey in Ph , Mississippi, by 1:00 p.m. tha: dey. not know why they had to be there as there was never an reason mentioted other than the fact _ that they wanted to E0 to the Philidelphia area to investigate the church hurhi g. none of them mentioned any person by name or implication t the intended to meet while in the Philadelphia area. the three of them left J the house sometime shortly after 12:00 .ocn possibly about 12:15 p.m. v 92 ..'J-',. =- Z g_-_. J; PS-'3HlJER1~I! .R was we.a':ir.g a blue, long sleeve __._ 4,, T - _ 3'-.'_ ',.--: shirt and ace trnusers made out of the same material as cover- alls. He does not recall what sort of shr.-es SCPJJERNER was wearing. SQl-£1.»1ER_92ER. was weering, a white ifeeed, yellow gold, round, kg wrist watch. which has the n-_'merals 12, 3, 6, and 9 on its face and wedge like marks in place of the remaining numerals. thinks that scmranra generally wears s wedding band. HANEY had on bib - t"pa J overalls and a tee s .'.:'.":t. He was wearing a straw sun hat and possibly had some tlack leather shoes on. He does not think that CHANEY was wearing Z1 any jewelry. has hardly ever seen CEANEY with a wrist x watch. _ GOODMAN was wesrl:-.5 bl-as jeans and short sleeve shirt the color of whichhe does rt: remember. U | . loes not recall what kind of shoes GOODMAN was £ wearing sad does not remember if he was wearirg any jewelry. D .a' bl D 0.. W5/.° * -i.. ilm-w_t__ ° *'i?* Z t b »¥_ 1 K _ _ 7 1 Date dicfofed .6 /*2"/69 : fer Thin documcnl ctmlulnl neither rccommondcllong nu: conclullq j of tho FBI. ll in lhc property OI IhI FBI Ind.ll lounid tog I00! Oqency; N and lts conianls are not to be dlairlbutod outside your nqqne-y, ;* . /3 "- I I ___ If . * 3 _ - 1.... 57*? -1 v *7 pr 92..-- J ' W FD-352 IRQV. I-25-$0! FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Duh, qune 5 . .92 . F" <- --in ,. -was cont acted b Y MICKEY SCHWERNER, a white male, another Y- white male, and FNU CHANEY, a Negro male, and talked with 3. them on June 21 Bi: , 196 rd the _ 92 Zion Method ist 9:- 1:30 M., traveling in t rec on 0 residence near the Mount Zion Methodist 1,?c,b?0 : . A 4 ' . j. ~,f.| -- ' ,._. -'3 12- 1 2*"- lI.r...'L r 92 :15;-.:-2. ;-_'. -. .; ,_-, :1 .,-r J. _-'r< Q H: he t < ' 1' 5 ti 71-_ __ it i i i 7 1 3'3 0.. 6/_@@/2., _tPhti1ad¢i1ign1e»mss~t fi|=»-#110 Le-2@2z__._ _ SA and by L _ _ _;______.._ ii Data dactaied - _ * _ _ 6426/61* 7 K 7 i _ Thll documnn92 coniuinl nollhlr rccommondullonl no; conclullonl ol ihi FBI. ll ll lhl Pfbpiflf of [III FBI nd ll Ioqnld to YOU! uqihcy; ll Ohd Ill c'onl0n92l urn no! to bu dlnlrlbulod outlidc four dqcncf. _ _-5 .. M I- M F -. >'92 _? - ";;,» . _ . t . - _.,..,r-t 1 t ~ ti F " '| r | 7-1 92 . ¢ .. 4 |IA .-.._--..,...... i..,., . , H , , _, ,,_,_,p" r_,_1" '_ _ _"_ q'__"* _ _"M_W "11 mgy we . | 4wA .._. ~_. a--.~t.-_..- -_ ___i_i.._ he t ID 302 FEDERAL BUREHUOF INVESTIGATION .~? O ; 1 I Date i¬q_ht June 30, 196R *-"w ; --_- vs"!-e.v _.4,_ 7'-'.. '1 92 92 V1 92 x_ 44 5 -'3 -71 g. -v.-Q- ..- .- .._ 1:4. -I-.-___ _§'*. 3 .*f"__- _ _-'7. . - ¥ ., _ -.__.__ _ _ Q. -¢._....c ...-..-..¢-_.o.-<.V..-__ - L __ Adi _ _ , f H1 FD"°* " "" "° FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ~ iii .14-1 - $- re - UQTQ 7 i 7, 1 ' 1 v=>1~====-r11v r r==1-M the followingin_ormet on: 4 ]/}92;---1.. ___,7, |a_ ' /%A,g5¢' ,2 " tr ._ On Sunday, June 21, 1964, between 1:00 p.m. end 2:00 p.n., four males drove up to his residence driving a solid blue atation wagon which had e rack on top and asked to see his perente. He told #4 him that hie parents were gone end the melee then left in their station wagon. ~'1.'_-T '-1 - Two of the males were Negro, one of which he knew hy the 'c**s. name of_and the otherNegro whohe did notknow end who he could not deoorioe. The other two white melee were unknown ;. --j -.I '-' ".-.'5_;{~--: tc tim but he described one white ea being heavy set and short with -"-Z-if It black hair and a beard on his chin. This white male was wearing . ._|.:: Zr.- blue jeans.-could not recall thedescription ofthe otherwhite male. -.0 does not know MICHAEL scum-zanzaor ARTHURcoonmm. _. ~ : r .=_o92K c+ U 5 7V .1 '1 1. J9 ,.. -- la I 34 N0 44-2227 _ -_._ '__-___.___...... -_-__ ..-._ ..-... ___..4 _, X FD : "" " "° I-EDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION". D, Jone 26, 19614 -- --war - ii; -@ lq '1 .. ro maie, and two white males, came "1 thelast saw early afternoonthe three onwhen Junethey left? 21, 196#. ut 2:30P. u nthern that1same y rec di ti date. on oward t Hi hwa , Bk- beforethey 1ef they indicatedwere they returning to Meridian, Miss ss . Mississippi_ . was , pas the t or a e oun Zion Methodist Church;church however,was and he had replaced by recently newa been pastor, transferredReverenrh om that from Sumrall, Mississippi. -. 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W .2 of a mile west, met victims station wagon; were An additional .5 of a mile where Patrolman WIGGS ';'-.q; ::F:.and POE were parked near a shade tree; An additional .8 of a mile to a point where he . !|_{...___ indicated this to be the first time he caught sight of .'._' T.-;. victims station wagon. ._r After traveling another 2.1 miles he pointed this out as the place where he got within two to four car lengths of victims station wagon and began clocking them at 65 m.p.h. This point is near the Brewer-Chapman .. . -, Grocery Store. From this point to the Philadelphia City limits is .6 plus of a mile. He continued to clock the victims station wagon at 65 m.p.h., an additional .6 of a mile, at int he turned on his red light, honked his horn w lIIIIIII!!II!!I!!!II At thii _--v- point, the station wagon cou i not pu 0 e road due ' . to some posts being on the shoulder to keep persons from driving into the ditch. The station wagon proceeded another .3 of a mile where he took the right fork of the road near , . 1 the Methodist Church and at this point came to a stop. J.- "FL1 __ k _. _ | v XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX FEDERAL BUBEQU DF INVESTIGATIDN i _ FUIPA DELETED PAGE INFORMATION SHEET I 5 .. I'i1L:¢ >9292 ~|lhh§-I [!|'|l 11~1i~|11-| Q F 7Q! wllh . nu svgrv;.:;1h|0 Il|;:l|'r1;|| &192a::i¢1|||1-[hr rvll-;:.~u I1>92,"|=|;_ ln11>r'n::11s~n in-rtuirnn-r§ 1-ul92. I1-:1 thmi |mrt92 9292|th |1~>re-fl-rm-m-v [ nrthv |92 >l1 .-11hjm-X ni' xruzr T l l|Ll H1 [I|!»1r'r:..|!1~-T|}n'rtu|Hl'r1r-HI . lAm|H|1I'f||mrl92, 92~|1r|m||;;~|~.1g~.1¢-ri1I1I|im-l1i|1- |1~"m1.~'nI* ~' wri L'i192ziHI|:.' 92*-iT|1I|1l- f'r»lI~929211w' IH I». LH-921~r|1||:|~ul ;1'< |192-Mic->1 ______. 92x:1.-/ M-r|- f'nr'9292;1|'!i1-rl in thvm fur riiriwl r1- ,_._ l 11L'<-=~" rvll-I'M-|.i inf w=:1-921§t:ni=92!1 In t|1~- I}1l}m92i1;g L_[u92'£'I HI]! ;:,=_11-m'92 u- ~'; 'i:[ , ,, 92 ah %|1l~ ir1f}|nna1ti¢>:1nri;1irm11-cluilh 1h<-m. 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He went on to the Legion Lake Road 4.! victims T of a mile from Point B he observed Mississippi Highway Safety ._ '55 Patrolmen HIGGS and POE parked at KEy Point C. During this period the station wagon was not in his sight. -1 He saw it again at Point D which is l 1 0 l.H miles from Point B. He proceeded _ ._ '7 /.¥ an additional 2.1 miles to Point E 1 <92 s where he began to clock victims speed. This was 3% miles from Point B. 4.1 miles from Point B he passed 792 4' '7 .3 .I the Philadelphia City Limits ¢nw~- Pognt P!. Clocking the car an 2" ;-:1I. F 1-,F92Z .S-I , additional .6 of a mile, he turned . '._ ,j» .'92_, '31.1 on his red emergency light and sounded his horn to signal victims to stop at Point G which is 4.? miles {1} s _,- L from Faint B. They_travelled an additional .3 of a nile to Point H F1..92 - . 5.,.,]__ where they pulled off the road, I, ; 3>..'..1'?.;.¥ T changed a tire,¥. and were placed under ' 4 - s arrest. This is approximately 5 : miles from Point B. All distances b and 1 meas -_ ; '.4 /1. --es Milan. 3 c RLQJSs UP mapq e approximate. Qu, u|a+;vL Photographs of Points A through H are on the following pages. £;; Q/L / 1 T'92_I"' / I1 LH Ki QrbU 9-W 5%? 0? EVENTS - _ _ - .. _ i_ < -F-. 'D92 n@~-FII- 492M-In,,,_ ,__A.ai....,_-...._-_-_. _._ ,,.,__,__ .. ___ ' K TD-302 [F1!v.IO-Ii-63] I 1 E ? ._ _ __ F EDERAL BUREAU OF lNVE$T|GAT|UN ' I 92- I Daw Aagust1§y4}96U -r -4-. _-_v._ 1 On Au gust 11, 1963, the distances from the various places on Highway 16 pointed out by Deputy Sheriff PRICE were gauged on the speedometer of Bureau automobile, a 1963 Chevrolet. Tne distances are as follows: LOCATION Legio "'-" § -Van Point g;LaAsE It-.;-its." 92,§ statin lake Road 29,525¢l wmma where victims seenon wagon first "1-F Z"-: by PRICE 29,525.3 Loca¬ ion fatroimen WIGGS and POE 29,525.8 7; Victims station wagon PRICE POi f again seen by F__ began Pa,5a6.5 Phila speed check I-|__J4. 29,528.6 Jlmlb delghia City -4-r s 29 = 2 plus 92 ,-~ by SA PRICE wrfj .111 light Place turned on red wagon , sounded hcrn 29,529.B victims arrested where station vn atopped and 29,§3O.l ~1- % e¢ @ E, ___ -W __-_~r__ .-.- ._,.- -an "I" Point where PRICE saw victims car traveling P @~ _1n opposite direction. Legion Lake Road where PRICEturned around to pursue victims car. Locatien MHSP Officers WIGGS and POE were parked. __ _ e....._._:--no--4»--1- '"" .14...... a.-_-|:._x__.J:. .= 45 I L/ ii M - K W2 ~- -=-:-1--v.-.. _....-...... ¢.-_.; , ' * k... ~- .. ._. -----4. -:Ih~1l92-=1 . .= - . .. _ ~. _-__-ea, ._ uv_... Y Q D. l F.i Location at which PRICE O ~ - a ain saw victingl car .- _ 2 1;! - ' _' " :§L=_" : "3, after tuP"1"8 around at w F .,- 92 _ . 92 =v-ww¢$ ,H_, Q h i - ._ H 4-:1 L¢8ion Lake Road ~ u -4.» * "T" - ;~;@@,@-~~ v; ; M, £1 "§%? Cw = .~'. p iv 2 .-1;-:-_.~1 M _.~,:.fl T k» .¥@ J@ _-.."r.'? -'Z£~ ii. .1--I - " ,' .111-J" ,6 3 f"¢"[- 7 Q _-*>~ --~,=- --..- - . ._ ' X :' .*;:;~*-*=92..:-_ -»: .".92. ¥T";: 3 ; =P ::: l;-- , -2 . - '- ;='- - ," l=, .. _- " :. "- _/K 92 v-___.;_~.__1_....- 1~ - r - 5 ___._ -1 _.""," -- =..92' ., z, - ._ I _§ '5';-.--ama. .-3,, 'X -_,~92u- 92 __-_,,, *3!" _ _.; 1-,;_ ._.;_g-- _. <; _ __ __, = ;;:, '2 H ; _ _ . M, P: -_ _;fe=~¢- e-._1;.- _-1-_ a-5.1 -<1? - 92_- , l ". _| _ :__ ..=¢. " '*'" l *~£-" 3." g z _ ~.-. __,. .:_l' E _ . ,:~t§ |___ - ,» :E:3_,$=_5%.|: ._h;,:.-¬_,.. . 1__ _ -- ,, - $2 I 3a..~ ._l _ " 4_ _m. ;92 . . .4 , f.. .- ,,,.=..-"- ,1 _ , ,3 - .=_.~,. __ ~_ ;¢_1-' . - .1-' . _-.. "_- _ ff; ,»#~¢~ w""' '. 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Point at which victims .""; i .=_ i»-,..,.,_ ,1 _q *1 1' - ma 5t°PP¢5; changed tire, _ ,5- and were placed under *§#@ 92 .- T. -2%? . "k 92 arrest. - " , _ = ,. L .- - . ' -. _ <4- W _ .l I y"- __ J. vi; '1-.:_"__ .. - ;..92' :1 =- . ~f"~?'~ .--av? a. 1'. ' I :. "WT... .1 1 . 1.";- - - -= =92-. . . i. ,-; fa : '5'.. = - ii} l ' :3 1. ; Q13 - * , __ v:_~ .w =1 ." 1iPIP 1 . . 01..-, - ' ¥* u*»'-,@wq§&~* - - .' -J -Ji '. 3 .¢; $§ §%@c»»q¢¢» - -e.-_'<"~? K» =-- "- .»- K ...-:'-- 157?. -"Iv . ..* ?f""_ e w N it ... '3 I - _ "Is. Q -"' "'.-7 ? g _, .. _,_. i, ; . . 4' ="' i-;;@-_ h w .. g "1»-._-""_-,. =I92 ~ ::_& - "1.-1".-.'. . R . N3; "'_ LP . 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JN an-1 -_92~.h - em L r. q of Based the tests upon FederalBureau conducted byInvestigation of Special Agen ory on Highway l approximately 5 miles east of Philadelphia, Mississippi, it was concluded that an average l8O4degree high reI Q speed turn would require approximately 1O seconds to complete from the tmne braking was begun at a speed of 65 miles per hour until the car was turned around and started to move forward in ~ _ the opposite direction. 5;; Taking into account the above detenmination and under the following conditions: P 9 92 1. The car CHANEY was driving was traveling west . ~--e on Highway 16 and maintaining a constant speed a_.;=r; . . iv ;_.-5 of 65 miles per hour into Philadelphia. The speed estimate is based on observations of Officers WIGGS and POE who observed the car :I92-I-Ilnlhn n 1'hn'1'r92 UAl92v-I-L run 'n:n'v'|.n=92rill-92-P92A Idhrlvl-I-U-I-92¢IAA1n an:-1 nnn fi92d-IAQQ nq f'.'Im:a l'.:-'192-lid V-I-lllhn92i92-rul Uliblv1' +.'h § - was traveling within the s eed limit which is leahen he per washou1~- c1ose-Bnough ~ o e car . - was driving to clock it he clocked it at a speed '92 of 65miles perhour intothe cityof Philadelphda.F 7,57, 2. Deputy Sheriff PRICE passed the car CHANEY was driving moving in the opposite direction at a point 4.8 miles east of thb Plate in the city of Philadelphia where this car was subsequently .- stopped and the occupants placed under arrest. ; ~ _ " 2? 3. Deputy Sheriff PRICE drove at 65 miles per hour .2 of a mile further east of the point where he passed the car driven by CHANEY, turned around, and pursued this car. It is noted that Highway Patrolman WIGGS and POE estimated that PRICE was traveling at approximately the same speed the car driven by CHANEY was traveling and within view of this car at the thme it passed their position. _ 1 Z7[62* <;92/5t i;§% t < <1 -itin- g 'It JN U4-1 a PM Basedon u' thedata setforth above won we ad _,. ¬5'drive at*fhe following average speeds to achieve the results "-1: he described in demonstrating the circumstances surrounding the apprehension of CHANEY and his companions. gwigqn 1. In order to approach and clock the car CHANEY was driving at a point 1.5 miles east of the final stopping and arresting place within the city .se= of Philadelphia, he would have had to drive at av- an average speed of approximately T8 miles per hour. - ,'¢ 2. In order to catch and stopgthe car CHANEY was Q . driving at the point of arrest, he would have had to drive at an average speed of approximately 1. '.I92-2 : 1". T11: ,- T3 miles per hour. 4.1"-r-". -. '-;'92, In evaluating the data set forth above, one additional known n III app- ovimately "' l m rvel PRICE e., proceeding eas past the position occupied and his return 4 W _ -1- following the C oar driven by CH 13', bk,' q _" -,. K» PRICE'sAnothe te f interest apprehensionin evaluatingof csarmv Deputyand Sheriff his F companions is he ac a he was in radio communication with : l Highway Patrolmen WIGQS and POE who customarily work their 1. ' traffic on Highway lb at the spot where they were observing and pursued speeders from this spot.g There was no need for him to follow the car CHANEY was driving to bring i Within the observation of the officers since a radio alert to the Highway Patrol would have caused this car to be pursued if the speed was such thcv.were in obvious violation of the traffic re gu1ations'on'Highway 15. ,_,;,', nj l 5 rd YA at .1K < <.» I 5 O ': - . a; 1-. t -u~ Q .4 _1 I {- a.92, - ,1_; .,' r -.".T92 -, 4 ' -9 - -'.-"!:":-=¬ H -'1 - . ;..,. . III. ARREST OF VICTIMS CHANEY, GOODMAN AND SCI-{WERNERON JUNE 21, 1964 AT -> PHIIADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI 1 .---, -..._. . /'_ .-.,. _ 4-. F I ~ F .|. | r-an ------_ _- -_~ e~_-.-..__ -e.-s-1 '_._.-sl_.._-.__-.-__...--...... _.-.._-..__,,_.,_.___ .92-r .1 K n . 0. Ti A-é227 Klee Q 1. 03 1 4 v On uJ 1 y 2, .,19611SA_re-viewed "Radio tation Log, Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, Meridian, . =- - LJ_-1».ssissippi i see-=+etion"92 u furnished July 2, 196A, by !'gm _ Mississippi Highway Safet Patro Commanding,: . Officer, leridian Sub station,to SA /-;.; _i or the date of June 21, 1961i, and the following '1-'!924. entra was recorded thereon The operator was 1..., _ Mississippi Highway SafetyPatrol, Meridian Suo -£5 station. At the tine of 163A n 3h p.m.!, from Unit Station 4-v.. llo Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Car 110, Officers POE and WIGGS, assigned Neshoba County! to Unit Station H _ -.--;. 51 A929 lO 28 on H2550} I . . . .'/ - .- - :'=.; ;*:';r.* ' er ' ;',-'.'_2 'i.3- A 10-28 is "full registration information - J1 vehicle - J2 driver". Entry recorded at 1637 §4=37 p.m.! from Station A929 to Car 110 was "10-28 reply . S ...v -;'92.' I. This entry reflects that the reply for the above IV I. requested information regarding 196M Mississippi License -1 I B25503 was received by Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Car 110. ¥l .4_ 5 Q-%' k:% %¥_ not - - _.. _ .._ -.-.~.-.-- p-.-,7 __,._._-._. Q- FD 3' "' " 5'°°! FEDERAL F1 BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION -*- I-r Duh- June _ __ 26, s___ N _; 1-: .. H 1.. 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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1, 1 Date June/3B,fl364 --#3 if» ix tr,t=»f -_. 1'-Q Pa trolmanEARL R ./PUE, Philadelphia , Mi s si sis p pi, Mississipp i Highway Safety f Special Agents and was advised by D pee al t to consult with I an attorney r any statement or furnishing any information. He was vised that any statement he sed :7- madebe must viuntary and could be u h w court of law. lg ' Patrolman POE advised as wel as he could recall about 3:OO p.m., June 21, 196%, he and Pgtrolman HARRY s _, - WIGGS of the Mississippi Highway Safety Yatrol received a call over their radio from Deputy Sheriff CECIL RAY PRICE asking '9¥f for assistance in bringing three people to Jail. He gave his 1-v location as the Methodist Church which is at the intersection of Beacon and Main Street, Philadelphia, Mississippi. 1."-."92 " 5; -.=~':'~.;»'. PCE said they were in the vicinity of Philadelphia and arrived at the intersection of Beacon and Main Streets in a very short while. when they arrived, PRICE and those under arrest were changing a tire on the blue -.. stationrolled wagon. theoff They Jack wereonce all hel ne in andof the station those wagon under arrest to get into the station wagon an put his foo on the brake to kee it from rol Iv ,5.3 _.. .-i-_ . y._ I 1- ! }',7[ -,.. F. - onggg/23/§§g at Philadelphia, MississiPPl,__ *File # no u5;22g7 .- [email protected]., v -- Ehtlllllllllllllllana t I 1--n by rem c IIIII we dictated 6 30e This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of *1e FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 69 "; >"> ' ,1 92. -ii I g 292- ._92..-a ' *2-. lg? NO bE~2227 ... .1 _ 1'nut 92 ___'it-.1 92- I¢ R2 He stated when they got the tire fixed, Patrolman fr _ WIGGS got into the station wagon. At the time, he thought . -a-9*-I LHU negro boy got into the automobile with PRICE but _ .57.; learne It stat fa: ~ d later from WIGGS that the Negro boy rode in the -T. whition wagon with WIGGS to the Jail. He said the two G a seat boys got into his Highway Patrol Car in the back 92-..;_ --92_ The station wagon 1 they F e ded d tr -. ?;-'}3..;f- a, '2'115. . , ,_ I: -. = 'r ~_ '$1.! .": "2 T21 F. ~ ,1. f t t 92 F A W9 ~ - 151!,; I- D-3O2[R1*v. 10-ll r'| A-_..______... _._y _..._.._.______...,, -._--._ 1-1-r I FF 92 -1; ._ C _ O B92 x: _ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION __,,_ -¢ _u. if. -5 WY 'H. "f Missis pm .. E7/1/64 _ 1. Agents Patrolman E, R. POE Philadelphia, 5 si of the viewing n the fo He furnished 11 voluntary orma on: 1| ;'-1"- :"~E. 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POE, Philadelphia, Misaiseippi, Mississippi Highway Ea ety Patro , was informed of the identities of the interviemirg Agents = ** = f the Federal Bureau of Inveetiguticn by EA He was if informed he had a right to ccn-u1t = an a tcrney pr or 0 making any statement, th at any etatezent he might make could be used } against him in a court of Jaw, that no threats or promises were made to him, and that eny etetement whieh he night make should e be freely and voluntarily made. ~ Thereafter, he cuniuzted the Agents from Philadelphia, Mississippi, over State H3gh¥&y Number 1 pointing to the location 5;- __=,_ where the three missing iniiviiuals were observed with Deputy . », -v Sheriff CECIL PRICE on June 21, 196k, changing a tire on a Ford etationwagcn, the losaticn where he and Mississippi Highway Safety Patrolman HARRY J. WIGIS in their patrol oar were parked on that highway on June 21, 196M, when they zeeeived the Iirat radio request t;.".f-{- from PRICE for assistance and other locations along that route. -1"." :31!! '. |_ |_'| 4-' --., -.; - .< 92 . .v§L ~': - 1. ¢A-_ _- 5| la : -',: i ,_,H or 3 P -e-. - C V; Ii .4_,:.;' I - :3-e i._..i¬i.-1 i . 1TFI f ~_ ,, 7 ___ _ i_e f} bqd hqc} ,_92 4"-' .. Un I/2/6 A =1.h Ph11§i?1Ph;a; Migsjiiie F e N0 h 922To, _ IIIIII ' -IIIII by m¢e i~ dictated iil l&L6#to Thi d0Curnen co u: it-r al recommendations nor conc1u6iOl'lu of the FBI. It in lhe property of the FBI and in loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outnide you: agency. ______,_ J 72 . ,.;.; .;.92 r-» 4 --1-IF -» l { -¢-e» 1.--¢>.._1_--1-5 6 ;» I _ 92> 5. J--a-p NO hh-2227 '.-|- 2 '1' At approximately 1:00 P M une 21 196% he t on H +_~ dut . oar on State hway Number 1 , Ea: Philade phia, ..-1.J. -7'-' Mississippi, at theplooaticn previously designated to the interviewing /-'~;- . Agents. The time o- taking up the. position could not be precisely recalled 3:00P. M." but he Thethought point where it was they about parkedswae 3:00 P. located M. or at not the long entranceafter _,. of a seldom used lane entering Highway 1 from the south one that was well shaded by large trees and one located so that 92 r se in the lwa 1o~ati »' '5'-'""-3 - ',. 92j_ A8171 J .0 .,. .,.n Q K a recent model Ford stati ed on d Phi ade car t opped the riee ' 3 92t ! 1 -"ii ooa ion, the car was observed to "let off of it" as it came into re; view of the patrol caro This was explained as something the average motorist automatically does on obaerving a marked patrol ear at the side of the highway. Thie vehicle passed hie locatio n 5 ~ 1 FK 2;: 1* , *1 .731 iii .. . , --w-l_:_'M....,~.,...... _ ....1.'_....._i,,-.7;iT;i-M1,- _, ,,;_ . ..,~___,__A,;___j___,, ¬ i _ _ __n__'__4_*__ '1 /2 -. - --. 0-_._-4--Q u_,[email protected]¢i_,|_.-,.n.__ __.._ _ _0 V I I 5 '. l 3 N0 43 32227 3 at a epeed he could not estimate nor could he express an opinion as to whether it was or was net exeesiingthe lawful speed limit at that point. This car then paeeed out oi his xieion to the west continuing to Philadelphia, Mississippi. Shortly thereafter Deputy Sheriff PRICE, in his patrol car, was observed passing this point from east to west also headed toward Philaielphia, Mississippi. Again Patrolman POE could neither estimate the speed of PRICE nor could he estimate how far behind the etaticnwagon PFICE was at the time of passing his location. J Shortly thereafter, again time not resalled, he heard Deputy Sheriff PRIUE on the patrol radio state he was chasing a apeeder and~ - requesting as eiecence.t H e and Pa t rolman HIGGS, in their car, then started to-ward i res to this 2.1 h III F '1' Patrolman WIEJS arriaed at o and re this etaticnwagcn, he observed the occupants and PRICE engaged in ! r changing a tire on the stationwagon. 92- » x After leaving the Neehcba County Jail he and Patrolman 1 WIGGS had parked on the eqqare of Philaielphia, Miesiss and had met their euperior, Inspector KING of the Miss 1- quest a ma record nae on This request was made during the time he and Patrolman were conferring with their superior. _ .92 92.92 i ' @3455 '74 U; ;4- _ ._- ._.-.-.._._._. r Z-Iv-0 ._ -.-_.. -Iii -Q _...._.... <3 <; 92 I _ 92 i no an-22é7'D l 5 .__,_: 92. .'--I ._., 1:|__ .....r-.-._.-..-_ 4..- Ll-. ll:-ui_-_. Q92__1_|'I 92_-_l...J. _ _ Dy 1"! - J1 ¬I1:Jl .;U DU {Ll-Z LIUU.-I §-301$ I1: Ilvab 1-. had issu C. Ivq ul ._-Q w E , ~ It was his recollection this citation was issued about I 2:05 P. M. on June 21, 196b, but he coul not be positive without examining the original citation or one of the copies. None of these were any longer In his possession. ~ r r I 9292l 1» 2" t u, '1 92 . 92fr -1» hm 9 . Q er 4? , _ _.._,-_ -'.;_ -I_ - -_-1 >._Q- a-u ll%-I tu--k- Y-.7 re ac: en.-.. no-1|-an -- _ - FEDERKL BUREAU OF |NVE5TlGAT|DN : Dale ____Ju]-Y 64 196' be L. trolman EARL Mississi ~.../ During the same described interview, the following distances were recorded by speedometer as Patrolman POE pointed out indicated locations, All distances measured from the location of the Dallas welding and Repair Shop, inside the Philadelphia 92 .1 I l City Limits on State Highway 16 proceeding in an easterly .?__ ?.T direction. Distance to the intersection of Main and Beacon f_ H . f_:., streets, the point identified by POE as the location of the 5'"! station wagon when he arrived at the scene on the afternoon of June 21, 1964, 1 10 mile. City limits sign for the city of Philadelphia, 9 lOths mile.e Location where Patrolmen POE 3 and WIGGS parked when station wagon passed them going in a westerly direction, 4 and A/loths miles. Turn off to American f Legion Lake, 5 miles. Road turning off to Mount Zion Church, 7 and 3/lOths miles. Distance to Mount Zion Church, 10 and 7/lotns miles, In It was further observed that the location pointed out by Patrolman POE as the location where he and Patrolman .__ & . WIGGS were parked on Highway 16, east of Philadelphia, Mississippi, on the afternoon of June 21, 196R, was thelocation of a lane leading into Highway 16 from the south and was shaded by large / trees. The location in addition had a low hill or "rise" in U Highway 16 immediately to the east thereof. L r Z 0n__ZL2,Z5H_._.|c_2hila eJ.p.hia,_M1B§_.___Fiie#_1ID_!+£l 2£ZZ by 2- andbx:AM ~~~ e_en-leum-ed e Thu do umeht contain: neither recommendations not conclusion! of I-he FBI. It il llle property Of it FBI Ind it loll l W your agency; it and its contents we not to be dnembxled outside your agency. ' ll! W I U e s- Fo3o2|u- to-It-all J - reotut auaeau or mvesnsanon S D... 11'/1a_l__67 _;_'T_ 1 The following is a signed statement furnished by EAPL RCBEFI POE on November ll, 196k: "November 11, 1964 Meridian, Mississippi "I, Earl Robert Poe, do hereby make the following statement to Jcseph A. Sullivan whom I know to be an Inspector in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This statement is made of my own J w free will. No duress or threats have been employed to cause me to make this statement. I have been advised of my right to legal counsel before making this statement. I realize that it may be used 4 - against mt in a court of law. I- '- 92_ "I am a patrolman in the Mississippi Highway ;»-. Safety Patrol HHS?!and an assigned to eshoba County. Mississippi in the performance of my normal duties. 1. "Ebe following data relates to my activities Ql while on official business as a trooper in the MQSP on Junt 2l_ 1965: f "I urderrcck my official duties assined by Patrolman Harry J. Wiggs at approximately 1:00 PH. L. we e pliyéd Car #110 and initiated the day's activities with rcutine patrol. Z. '1. -a »,¢ b|,"rD .1 onll/ipg11=13/Q H=ridianA Mississippi Fn.# TN 44-1 4 b, 1r 0 92- 9. ,1J. I - 8 at approximately 2:05 PM on this afternoon I issued a traffic citation on Hi 19 at Tucker ssissi i Following this at about 885 patrolled east of Philadelphia 7 weon Highway parked our 16. In ehicle connectionin a s with this activit *.;_»' dapproximately 4.4 miles outsideof 57-". the city. We assumed this stationary observation - post at about 3:00 PH. Sometime thereafter and . relatively shortly, Neshoba County Deputy Sheriff ti Cecil Ray Price passed our observation post. _>- "Sometime after this and while Price was still I- east of our position on Highway 16, he made radio contact with us and made a coment to the effect I I P that I ve got a go od one, e Raymond »- .- '- "Shortly after his transmission and within about ,; . ten minutes from the time he had passed us traveling § east, Price passed us again proceeding in a westerly i direction. He was traveling within approximate eye r view of a blue station wagon occupied by three -l individuals whom I subsequently learned were James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman. Price' smiled in our direction but there was no radio communication. "Neither t his station wagon nor Price appeared to be exceeding the speed limit at the time they passed our posi tion. I did note that the station , 85 wagon eased off it toonedfl in the rise behind us but F 92 4', N-92 Q --_-_-.--- ..-a-----. ._-u-.-.- ¢-_ _Q.q-.i_- .- - , J I 5 .. _ JN 1.4-1 Q 3 this is a customary gesture for a driver upon observing a marked patrol vehicle and did not indicate that the speed was excessive. I "Shortly after this, the precise time being uncertain, Price called on the radio stating he was chasing a speeder and he requested assistance. Wiggs and I proceeded toward Philade a in r to this r est Jhen I arrived upon the scene where Price r had the Speeders in custody, I observed that the occupants of the station wagon were engaged in changing a tire on their vehicle. "wiggs and I assisted Price in his activities by participating in transporting the prisoners and their vehicle to the Neshoba County Jail where Price proposed to book them - James Chaney he was to charge with speeding, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman were to be held for investigation. "At the time of the initial transmission by Price, which I have described above, I did not understandhe a had oodthe one significancenimond. of Price's commentthat ' familiar with the activities ofithe head of the Council of Federated Organizations COF0!, George Raymond. It is my understanding that Geocge Raymond was also supposed to have operated at times in Neshoba County. "After delivering the prisoners to the jail in r fulfillment of Price's request for assistance, wiggs J. 0, '79a " >14 1; 2 ' ' """" """"' "" ""' ' " fr" - - I-vm1 -*1-T---Er--T--v-Y»----~ ;Pi ,______,._....._-__-.-._..__.. | .-...... -_- --n-- Wt 0 ---- I 5 n I 5 JN bk-1 k 5 -. and I parked on the city square in Philadelphia and there met Inspector R. Maynard King, our Commanding Officer. While we were talking to Inspector King, Price joined us, discussed his arrest briefly and at his request we made an inquiry of the MHSP dispatcher in Meridian as to the registered owner of the vehicle the three arrested prisoners were driving. A short time 4 later the Meridian dispatcher responded to this request for license check and by this time Price <-. had already departed. However, it was learned through the radio transmissions that Price had received the identifying data concerning the vehicle through this radio transmission. Y1! 4 Q -a -P q . ii»921i -w H q _ E P P W 192%, 80 .. 92 4 ..,.. A i .92 ...... ..-...... 1...._-...-.n..T_...,a,._.~.,...92...-s-..aaaa W.--,a..' ~mf~qmn -nww-w '1 92 _'1 : _ __,____...., _..,__- --_.._--- -1» --;....._..._..e------. -~ - -- - K I 92 92 I In JN Q4-1 5 *3 '3' Prvseeded eheeeeh Philadelphia south on Highway 19 for the purpose of making a check for dragsters south of the city before eoine off dutv we drove beverg ggg gigv limits to a Standard 011 Company Service Station at the top of a hill where Pilgrim's place of business is located. After we pulled up at the service station, almost imuediatel a vehicle pulled ssed an d ed. st One 0 L occupants came to the ver s side of our vehicle and asked Riggs, where is Price? which way did he go? s answered that he had . . not seen Price '1" J,i _ ' II "1 recalled this car as a 1058 let which was red i Q tlfied him as Billy Wayne Posey. Since L s time I havelearned thatthe vehiclePosey wasdriving was K registeredhim. to Itwas usedfor some time by »nQb -0. 0 7 / an " " ' ""' """"""" """'81 ' '" " '' " "' ""T"*W?*"~*W'"'*""-~ ~-~-~ 92 ? 1 3 J1 -441 5 -u. u 3 7 1! *1 Q '|.- fu P . 1 -I :3 L i 92 Q °»"° f I 1 _.. - -.__.-.._._ -_.. , ._-.._..__._.___.._....- * < a In - 9. 1 | l JN 4Q-1 E |.,_. 5 4 ,. 1 r-* I havu road the fwzggving Statewunt of 10 pages and initialud each page. To the best of my Knowledge and h92li¢f Lhis is a {Tun SLaL¢ment. _"/s/Earl Rvbert Poe 1 v4c/ bbq O ll LG '5 . _... V ._» F-A»-»>.H ._»»<~**.., _~...-q,.»1....¢.»,-..-,|.H.,-»,M<_ +-wrrrw- __., 1- ; - - '-' .n:' an-1 witnessed: Ft "/s/Plnspector, F B I F Mezi ian, Mississippi 11-1 64 I- |__ "/5/_ .1 - 1 : k i The contents of the foreghing signed statement 1 *- were discussed with EARL ROBERI POE on November 10 and 11, 1964; thereafter, the results of the s s n r '.1 to a signed statcwcnt which 1-. .l-,._;. §Wvrmh¢r 13. 196$. e reduced if '5'? 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I_ i sDERALBUREAU OF lNVESTlGATlOn it - ' / Date July as _ 25, _T 196R ___ I 1'-T q1|5' furnished the following information: ' '"""5L;- aw a s wagon a hubcap rolling down the street. recalls that there were two white men one in the station wagon and only the Ne ro man went running down a few the streetseconds after the hubcap.station wagon stopped, Depu y erifr CECIL RAY PRICE stopped in 92 Z ~ '---:.'~ back of the station wagon and about ten minutes later, two l.{:"r' Mississi pi Hi hwa Safet Patrolman ulled up behind PRICE ! stant car.I wa =u¢c e s a on wagon but was curious enough notto 1ook ron time to time gob- / serve that the men in the station wagon changed a flat - z. tire while Deputy PRICE and the hiihwai iatrolmen waited for them to change it. the only other kd; thing she remembers about the incident is that after the boys had finished changing the tire they proceeded west on .__ Highway 16 towards Philadelphia and Deputy PRICE and the ___.. appearedtwo highway to patrolmen bea small followed procession.their automobile what to the beat of her memory the boys stopped to change their O tire on Highwa 16 between the Dallas Garage and t e Bethe- distfurther Church. details f or ea y o er formation she remembered about theany E missing boys she would notify the FBI at once. CI I . /1 s- a» b7 MD > Li- y__7/277/611 _ -t __ Philadelphia, Miss. File uo_uuy-gs??? W ._ _M sn v s <1 bll" _92;1_L___<1° <. Um med . 8 _ 142 / 614 e 5o¢u¢f,¢n1 es» xsins neiiher iecommendsiio s ior eoneiuiioni of the FBL B ii the opii-ty of the FE! and is Rained w aleacy; it lmd its contents are not to be distribmed outside your sgency. iI§i| ; 4'8 ____- - .. _., 4 -_ 4* --_; _--._ V :,_ _ ._ - FEDERAL BUREAU OF iNVESTlGATiON om E552 : I D 1'e_. _j _ _ _ - was re:-ontscta end furnishedthe followinginfometiion concerningher obser- vations of the arrest or the victims on Highway 1 , Philadelphia, on the afternoon of June 21, 19%: :A 5."- w _,_ -:1:-Li e reeiee eoming teen e h . n upons the 7 win on, sew e station _ .1 eto'.1twa onpullin off the he :1"-e of thercei samee they - saw a .u..~c:p ro ng own the street eni the Neg:-0 boy who had been 1 driving oin after same within just e fen A mnutee tf cscrr. an mics ¢.. pulling uE'behin the etation wagon,having core from the ei tdon A" H1qugckli hwe 1 to. PRICEthe stationwagon eni goteppeerei out of his beto car checking and we identi-e - 2;] fication. She did not see PRICE display any weapon cr arrest - 31': ~.-gr tickets. PRICE was driving a two-tone blue Chevrolet WT".., gziczrghe recognizedas thecar heuses inhis capacityas Deputy -sis er . I within five minutes after they saw the station wagon, a hi hwa atr:-1 car also arrived and pulled - U in behind PRICE's car. he highway pet:--:1 ear had like- wise come from the east on High».-my 16; _.m.uing the period of 15-20 minutesaft-erwards she observed that the two white boys err} the Negro appear-ed to be changing the right rear tire on the etation wagon while the police officers stood around. - had the imp:-essionthat the o1 1'ic=er-s must 1;- have beenchasing theboye for s;-e.e'.!ir.gmay havebut gotten thisrf lmn-r-n--clanill? ¥ Slsl ili ff m LL YIN nnuuqnnnn-r»II92uPUI3k/92-4*-FBG one-r-nnfn 92n92-'I'92I@'llI §'-' I. -_ .2: 9,, :_ B/17-V6 -l _,1e__j hi1adg1phia_.M155, piles e-J1! {W-_1______e_e SAs H. -is dictete.-d _. -W This dpggmgnl¢- Jlllinl neither recommendslionsnor conclusionsof the FBI. ll is the properlyof the FBI snd is loanedto your sgency; it and its oontenls Ire not to be distribmled ouiside WW lien !!- - _ _-.1 _._ Q , q'¢.-n_- ..-. . -Q.[ll -in----I-$11-- Cunh -It-l__Q --4. Ll - ._~ 1. .| .~: 14.11.11- 92 i 92-I .2] ___ r, . __ C3!-tC'LIn Q01 Q I.Qe+.i-l."ID IICJJG l.o. u92Q92.'hGll|.5I;' -| Q QQQQ -.he three cars followingone behinithe other p=~=>¢¢=!¢!i in the direction of Philadelphia on Highway 16 or Beacon Street. iii not constantly watch the nbove inzident but that from her observations she never saw any of the police officers display any weapon: :nd the ena re incident 4ppCBrCd very normal. w-J! -'1» ._,, r|L/ tee . -'-' vvqo .f2" _ -' "'1 x 3 < -,. T? ¢ Q ll 1 1 5 IIJKDE " "" "wi§-v_..._,.,,.,__, ,T,,T_ -gut , ,,,,_,__ _|,__ M_;;,___-__-____-'~ --- - ~ * - - ~-- - -'-~ Jr-"___- __ = .._..__.I an -..._.i_... - - WI ail. -I-1-- --v4- -- - ~II -- --- < K r FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATEON ~ i om : " 1";1,,osn 7 3 0 . 5 ' Q :1H . """l 4 Q5¥4_, _-.I '.'A' - :- 1n PpSun 195R, M ;%- when e v ctims' ta on on wa sto d -»Q- CE ICE wh e e saw the vehicle driven by the _,. F the Highway Patrol car that he can furnish absolutely no information conce the arrest of the or the i . 92' circumstances s their arrest "1;-T: .'-I .,___ [,1 liq 3'21 _ P aw, 1- D79 F if 4 r I ' w a f_ 92_ _; _ _. _ .._ , -.. _. _ -_.-._ ' u.J __.___-._...--.,_-....|-_--_-ig-_ _ -q... __ _ F - 1 so: in-~. ao-n-an ' ' FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION J- : Date __a___!T l1-I _ C une 21 1 afternoon at a I _ a 1- about 3:30 P.M . a blue-gray 1960 or 1961 station wa came into his view heaaed west on Highway 16 which rzl Philadelphia, but a few miles from the t car r ci he slowed up and came to a stop_ three persons got out of the ear. if was two a youngo pe colored man. the were oun white men car and had the a flat 5?! tire on the r-ear right wheel and his atten on was attracted to '-=3-- .' it when he hear-cl a huhcap fall off the tire I-.'¢- _ 92- ;1"I pjust as the station wagon was stopping he notice the car of Deputy CECIL PRICE of the Neshoba County Q ' Sheriff's J Office ullin u i hehini .' the station wa on and stopping.the c hange ree the n viduals rear tit-m hey that ot out of the remainedstation a on rocee e to J for about 15 minutes, ei"-ec.ing the change or .-..e tire, ah_ -.e noticed they picked up their tools, threw them in the back or the station wagon, and c-lost-:1 the door. by this time two highway patrolmen éthe had als come up twoto white the men area,got parked into their theback car, seat and of got out?the hi way patrol car and that the young Negro boy got into the station {-1 wagon Philadelphia,and the Mississippi;three car-s proeee ed westward in the direction of 5'21 _-Q K K, M%°_a n _7/@614 J, A 1=gni1ade1ph1_a,_M1_afa._ __ ink q gg_1~1og_l1h-_222'[ _ d y ____._.... S /es - 1 5 P _ Date dictated 1 _ _ 1 m/6*: a _ ~__ a 1.10 -ur agency;dgc mc l it corlllinl and ile eonienll neither Iecommgndltionl are not to be dulrabulediuizid; yournor concluai_ono of the agency.FBI. It in Ike property off-he FBI Ill! ii I0!-Mi 5° I "' ' ' ' "' ~-* - -- ..h.. 92__,' A.-. .._,.,__,,.--__-_-. :_ -. --Q-_' ___-_q-.-; = i J 92 $3 no nu- E227 2 ihd not notice picked up and put back into the Btati on wa has 3 not noticed any tools lying- 57¢! 670 . , ,3-5 ,< | 5-" -n4- "1;-I .- f .0 p J M E '>,s¬ J E _ in --¢_--'------ mam-v 10-I1-63] - K F ~' '_ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION i 1 E . Dale _ July Z!_196u to SAs relating ng a or 1 gun with two white men and a Negro Route 16, near Philadelphia, Missis June 21, 1963. was present during the period of time that this activ y 00 place, _ ac :-ount furnished by _ to the r FBI in connection with this matter is correct in every detail as far as she can recall. J . , _, ".';J'. .--. " 1 f . 0-"k»;<'; bbqg r - . i a' "Id1»: n_1/ 15/614 _. _-1 File# no 1&3-E222? E E _?ii 1____a"3sP 7 Date dnctated ~ Y/Y/6"~ L» =0llency; documem It contlinn and its content: neither recommendllioni are not to he diutribued nor conclunionn oulaidi3i92:,llell=I-of the FBI. It in the property of the FBI and in loaned In 92 I .92 _- __,-. -.....-__ _,,__4--.-____--_-.. --....;-1--Q-I-at-.1-92_-7 V e_ . ro :02 lFn- ID-H _ es! " <1 rv ' _ FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 2- E . .bate 411-I]-IL 6-O~ drove east the inter- -». se on on June 21 rved what he eves was arres o in this case by a local and state officer. A blue Ford station wagon with two young white men and one young Negro man had a flat on one of the rear tires at this intersection and two patrol ears were observed behind the Station wagon with all three vehicles headed west. He could not identify the officers or the ckl and did not st 2 -0u1d . LlA _ I 92 1 w ._,,, _1/<5/an_ o ,t o4~n11aae1pn1a_,_ 1;§osJ Filen low-oaeai 77 on; and 57¢. o___ -L/-P 9° - av_ ate dictated _e as Thinyour dgcum l agency;at containu andno nenthercontents f¢C0mmcl'|dll.iDhlare tonot bedutnbmed conclusions nor ;iq!Ibency. of!-beoutndeFBI. It in the properly1 ofdu FBI and il loosed toi kl ' 6 F J