Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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EP 65-951and making allegations to the Los Angeles Police Department, which he later stated were not true.NAGELL stated that he is presently unemployed, awaiting a hearing on his suspension. He stated that he hopes to be reinstated so he can clear his name and then he will resign his position. NAGELL advised that on the evening of July 16, 1962, he was returning from Oxnard, California. He noticed an automobile on two occasions behind him, and at about 8:00 PM stopped his car on the highway near Malibu, California. Two men from the car jumped into his car. They were dressed in business suits, and he thought at first they were police officers. One of the men asked him where his gun was, and he told the man it was locked in the glove compartment. He gave this man the key to his 'glove compartment, and while the man was opening the compartment, NAGELL took his gun from his waist. The man struggled with NAGELL for the gun and four shots were fired, one hitting NAGELL in the chest. The man said that if NAGELL had not grabbed for the gun he would not have been shot.NAGELL advised that these men drove him to a medical center in Malibu, California, and left him. NAGELL stated that he then drove himself back to Los Angeles, California, and ended up at the Veterans Hospital Sawtell California NAGELL stated that he is sure now that the men were not police officers. He stated that he does not know who shot him or why he was shot.As a result of the shooting, detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department came to the hospital to question him. He stated that he did not like their attitude and refused to tell them any details. The investigating officers impounded his 1957 Ford and also took all of his personal belongings he had with him at the time, including his driver's license, Social Security card, and Selective Service Registration. NAGELL stated that on July 25, 1962, he received a money order from a relative, and because he had no identification was unable to cash it He advised that he has a quick temper.and that this situation made him "hot under the collar." For this reason he contacted the FBI.8.
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EP 65-951complaining that his civil rights had been violated in hopes that the FBI would contact the Los Angeles Police and facilitate the return of his property. Later, on the same day of July 25, 1962, the Police Department did return all of his property except the automobile, which was returned on July 26, 1962.Mr. NAGELL stated that in retrospect he believes that the Police Department did have a right to take the above items in line with their investigation. He stated that if it would be possible, he would like to rescind his original complaint. Mr. NAGELL declined to furnish a signed statement.The following article appeared in the Santa Monica Outlook of July 18, 1962:"Police Probe Mystery Shooting of Detective"West Los Angeles police today are investigating the strange shooting of RICHARD C. NAGELL, 32, former investigative officer for the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board."NAGELL, in satisfactory condition in Veterans' Hospital in West Los Angeles with a bullet wound in the chest, isn't talking,according to police."Officer JIM MAXWELL said he received a call Monday from NAGELL asking that the California Central Investigative and Identification Bureau be notified that he had been shot Then NAGELL hung up."A few moments later, a second call came in from a witness who said that a man suffering from a bullet wound had driven up to him and asked for directions to a hospital."At the Veterans' Hospital, officers found:9.
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EP 65-951"NAGELL being treated for wounds from a bullet which had penetrated into his chest and out his back."Powder burns and a hole in NAGELL's shirt"A .32-caliber bullet embedded in the back of the driver's seat of NAGELL'S car."A dent in the roof and a hole in the upholstery in NAGELL'S car, which were caused by a second bullet, officers believed."NAGELL would say only that his wound was not self-inflicted, officers said."Detectives are continuing to investigate all possibilities of the case."September 28, 1962 and October 1, 1962On September 28, 1962, the subject appeared of his own volition at the American Embassy, Mexico City, Mexico, and volunteered the following information:Although he declined to furnish a local residence address for himself in Mexico City, he stated he could be contacted through a friend named ARTHUR GREENSTEIN, Room #415, Hotel Luma, whom he said he contacts every day. He also exhibited his Tourist Card Number 152087, which listed his address as 4037 Leeward Avenue, Los Angeles, California. This card showed that it had been issued at Los Angeles on August 17, 1962, and that NAGELL had entered Mexico through Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, on August 24, 1962. The card also reflected that he established his identification by exhibiting United States Passport Number C526729.He related that he had formerly been employed by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control of the State of California as a Special Investigator. He stated that as a result of his investigation of some large cafes and bars in the Los Angeles area, one of which he named as the Mauna Loa, and some controversy which he had had with
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13-00000EP 65-951officers of the Los Angeles Police Department during the course of his investigations, he had been suspended on June 8, 1962, and later, on June 22, 1962, had been dismissed.He mentioned that on July 15, 1962, "while making a meet" between Malibu and Oxnard, he had been shot in the chest. In connection with this latter incident, he exhibited a brief newspaper clipping which mentioned that he had refused completely to identify his assailants or furnish information which would assist the police in identifying and locating the person or persons involved.He stated further that on August 6, 1962, he had withdrawn his request for a hearing so that he could get the money which he alleged was due him from the State of California, consisting of $800.00 retirement contributions and $300.00 for unused accumulated leave.He stated that he felt he had been "let down" by the United States Government, both in the United States and during the time he had been in Mexico. He stated that representatives of the United States Government could have assisted him in obtaining his money from the State of California, but were only interested in soliciting from him information concerning hoodlums and other lawless elements, for the giving of which information he "could get his head blown off." He stated that he felt he had been let down by the United States Government in Mexico because nothing had been done by the Embassy in regard to his requests to have it assist him in collecting this money, which he alleged was due him from the Stateof California. He said that he himself had sent letters to California asking for payment of this money.By way of further background, he claimed to have served in the United States Army from August 5, 1948, (then 18 years old) until October 29, 1959, and had held the rank of Captain between the ages of 22 and 29. He stated that he had received an honorable discharge and had been wounded11.
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EP 65-951three times in the Korean War. He stated that he made the major mistake of his life when he did not re-enlist and continue in the Army. Besides combat duty in the Infantry, he worked as an Investigator in the Counter Intelligence Corps.He mentioned that he spoke Japanese fluently and had been married to a Japanese woman, who he said was divorcing him in California. He also complained in this connection that the California Courts had awarded the custody of their children to her.He stated that he thought he had been approached here in Mexico City for recruiting, but although asked specifically in this regard, refused to state by whom or for what or on behalf of what country. He stated that one job of this sort would be in New York. He volunteered in so many words that he fully realized that what he was saying could be used against him in any court or prosecution. He stated that he had almost made up his mind definitely that he would leave Mexico, but that he would not go back to the United States. He stated that he did not care to return to the United States. He stated that so far he had "done nothing inimical to the United States." He stated that he was completely "disaffected," and that he knew the full significance of that term. He also stated that he was "bitter, disgusted, disillusioned and disaffected." One thing, he said, that he could say was that if he did go to some other country, it would cost the United States millions. He stated that he was "through being a good citizen" and thought he had gotten a "dirty deal all around."He was told to go to the Protection Section in regard to any problems in Mexico as an American citizen. He stated that he had been to the Protection Section and would not go there again, and that the way he was feeling, he would not go back to the United States. He said that he had nothing to go back for, and that his dismissal record would prevent him from getting a good job anywhere in the United States. He mentioned that the only job he had ever worked at was that of an investigator.12.
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EP 65-951He also mentioned that the Veterans Affairs Attache in the American Embassy had his military record in connection with a request he had previously made to attend Mexico City College on the G.T. Bill, but to do that he would have to enroll first and pay tuition himself which he could not do in view of his financial straits.He stated at first that he was behind in his hotel bill, but later indicated that he had been keeping his hotel charges paid. He also mentioned that he had previously obtained a small loan from the American Benevolent Society, which he had since repaid.In regard to finances, he stated that he was receiving $150.00 disability pension a month because of wounds received in the Korean hostilities during which he was wounded three timesHe stated that he had come to the Embassy to state his side in case something should happen and was told that the statements he was making would be made a matter of record with the Embassy. He was advised not to do anything he might regret, to which he replied, "What have 1 to lose?"He stated that unless he received the $1,100.00 soon, that the State of California owed him, he was going to some other country, and that it would not be the United States, but he refused to say what for or what the country might be even through specifically questioned as to whether he had in mind Russia or Cuba. He said he wanted to have the Embassy know how he felt, but added, "I'm not going to lay my head down on the chopping block."It was noted that he was very tense, nervous, agitated and antagonistic throughout this interview.On October 1, 1962, this same individual reappeared at the American Embassy and wanted to know what had been done in regard to his case. When asked what he meant by this, he stated he meant in regard to getting the State of California to pay him the money due him. He was told that at his13.
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EP 65-951request he had been permitted to make statements on theprevious occasion for the purpose of having those statementsmade of record with the Embassy and he was assured that thiswas being done. However, he was told that for any assistancein regard to his financial situation in Mexico, he shouldcontact the Protection and Welfare Section to see if thatsection could be of any assistance. At first he stated hewould not visit the Protection Section again, but on leavinghe stated he was going there and also asked what sectionof the Embassy he should contact to renounce his UnitedStates citizenship.A short time later on October 1, 1962, he didcontact the Protection and Welfare Section, where he wasadvised that the section could not intercede for himin the collection of his alleged debt from the State ofCalifornia.Shortly thereafter, he appeared in the Passportand Citizenship Section, where he refused to give his namebut asked what the penalty would be for going to an IronCurtain country and what effect it would have on his citizen-ship. He was advised that such an action would be a violationof Federal law.NAGELL also on October 1, 1962, appeared in theOffice of Veterans Affairs, American Embassy, Mexico City,and stated that he was withdrawing his request for G.I.educational benefits as a Korean veteran.A short time later on October 1, 1962, he leftwith the Embassy a copy of his letter of August 7, 1962,to the State of California Personnel Board, which forthe purpose of further background, is set out in itsentirety as follows:"August 7, 1962"State Personnel Board"801 Capitol Avenue"Sacramento, California"Gentlemen
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EP 65-951"I hereby withdraw my appeal of the punitive action taken against me for dismissal by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. I withdraw my request for à hearing in this matter by the State Personnel Board"I hereby state that the sole reason for this withdrawal of my appeal and request for a hearing is because of my financial situation. Continued, and what I consider to be unjustified, postponements of my hearing have created a situation in which I cannot afford to meet my daily living expenses until August 30, 1962, the most recent date given to me as the date of my hearing. Also, I am unable to obtain employment in Los Angeles because of the stigma attached to my dismissal."Previously, I had hoped to remove such stigma by showing at the hearing that my dismissal was not only improper, but that the alleged reasons for my dismissal were exagerated, distorted, and untrue, and the result of vindictiveness on the part of certain senior members of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control after it came to their attention that I intended to disclose to the State Attorney General's Office adverse information pertaining to corruption within sald Department and the liquor industry here in Southern California"I request that my retirement contributions and reimbursement for unused leave be forwarded to me at the below listed address as soon as practical."Yours truly,"/s/ RICHARD C. NAGELL"RICHARD CASE NAGELL..."Box 76121, Sanford Station"Los Angeles 5, California"November 16, 1962On November 16, 1962, the subject advised Special Agents of the New York City Office of the FBI that he was15.
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EP 65-951a Special Investigator for the Department of AlcoholicBeverage Control (ABC), State of California, Los Angeles,California, and had been dismissed in June, 1962, forhis failure to answer questions pertaining to allegationshe made concerning corruption within that organization.NAGELL stated he was presently residing with hissister, ELEANOR GAMBERT, 82-25 Grand Avenue, Elmhurst,Queens, Long Island, New York, telephone number HA 6-6830,and was attempting to obtain employment in the New York area.NAGELL advised his present objective was to have the CaliforniaARC exposed, and he was willing to furnish "court roomtestimony" that would result in the prosecution of manyLos Angeles hoodlums and their attorneys, who have actedas go-betweens in securing alcoholic beverage licensesthrough payoffs.NAGELL advised that he was shot in July, 1962, asa result of his refusal to "lay off" the Mauna-Loa investiga-tion; however, he declined to disclose the details concerningthe actual shooting.NAGELL stated he had furnished some information tothe State of California investigators assigned to theCalifornia Attorney General's Office; however, nothing wasaccomplished through this.NAGELL appeared overwrought and obsessed with adesire to expose the ABC, and, as a result, clear his name.He stated this situation has caused a separation betweenhimself and his wife and children, who are still residing inLos Angeles.NAGELL advised he had spoken with SA "DICK" RICHARDSof the Los Angeles Office on three or four occasions; however,he had given limited information to him, due to personalcircumstances at the time. He requested that apologies beconveyed to SA RICHARDS for not "going all the way" onrevealing all he knew concerning individuals in whom SARICHARDS expressed an interest.The following information was presented by NAGELLto the interviewing Special Agent on two typewritten sheets:16.
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13-00000EP 65-951"As of the aforementioned date, and prior thereto, responsible authorities of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control were aware of the foregoing information. The two agents who handled special ownership investigations in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area (consisting of 3500 licensees) were OWEN J. MC CARD, a hanger-on and close friend of WILLIAM G. BONELLI, former Director of SBE, and myself. During the course of my investigations I received pressure from both MC CARD and certain superiors to fluff off on certain investigations, and to press others - depending on the licensee or who the hoodlums were in back of the business concerned. This I did not do. In my opinion this resulted directly in my dismissal from the department, regardless of what other ostensible reasons were tendered. It is a fact that I was shot as a result of one of my investigations even though it could have been avoided by myself. Certain reports of investigations which I turned in were not forwarded thru proper channels; some of them were destroyed; I was pulled off of some investigations before their completion (which were not reassigned); certain licensees were notified that I was investigating them; and I was aware of bribes boing offered in quite a few instances. Some of the attorneys who acted as go-betweens in these affairs were as follows:"Murray ChoitnerPaul AngelilloMichael FlynnNate SnyderHarry Weissa Mr. HallCarl SturzenackerGoodwin J. Knight"Los Angeles:"Following is a partial list of persons who are not qualified to hold alcoholic beverage licenses, but who in fact owned businesses, partly or completely, which were licensed (or which were in the process of being licensed) as of August 21, 1962."Morris BortRudy CleyeMickey CohenSam CudaMartin CusimanoLouis Dragna17.
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EP 65-951Herman DuboffCarlo FiorentinoSam HollockMickey KoomerJohnny LaGuardiaJog NeilHarry NishimotoFred SicaJoe SicaNick SimponisFujiko ThomasOscar WakefieldBenson WongEsther Wright"Following is a partial list of licensed premises(or premises in the process of being licensed) whose businesseswere owned, partly or completely, by unqualified persons, orin which such persons held a controlling interest, as of August21, 1962.""Beverly Hilton HotelBlack Bear CafeBlack OrchidBlarney CastleCarlo's Little ItalyDate RoomDorando's Pizza HouseEl RanchoFiger 8Harold's 901 ClubImperial GardensIt ClubJerry Lewis'The LargoMoma LionMauna-LoaMoulin RougeMy PlaceNew GinzaPapa LionSherry'sTJ's CafeThe AbbeyThe Annex"November 28, 1962On November 28, 1962, the subject contacted theNew York City Office of the FBI and advised as follows:The subject stated that he believed that theSuperior Court of Los Angeles County did not give him afair chance to be heard when it granted his wife MITSUKONAGELL (nee TAKAHASHI) an interlocutory divorce decree onNovember 19, 1962, of which he had just received notice.NAGELL claimed that he was aware of the divorce proceedingsand, in fact, did appear during preliminary bearings andactually entered a cross-complaint but it was his understanding18.
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EP 65-951that the actual trial would not take place until December next. He stated that he left California in August, 1962, and went to Mexico, where he remained until October 28, 1962. He claimed that his wife's attorney knew this and apparently brought the case on prematurely so that he would be deprived of his day in courtNAGELL claimed that he has written a protest to the court granting the divorce, claiming he was deprived of his right to be heard and to have a jury trial. He stated that he is consulting the Legal Aid Society and the Veterans Administration concerning this matter since his Army pension is his only current incomeDecember 15, 1962On December 15, 1962, the subject advised Special Agents of the FBI in Jacksonville, Florida, that he had served as a captain in the U. S. Army and had been involved in intelligence investigatiorsfor the CIC for approximately seven years He said he served in Japan for most of his period of time and married a Japanese woman named MITSUKI NAGELL from whom he is presently divorced. He advised that during 1957 and 1958 he became acquainted in Japan with one Doctor CHAKAO FUJISAWI, a professor of Political Science at Tokyo, Japan, University. He said this person was a member of the Cabinet Research Office (CRO), a rightist organization. He said this person is presently in the United States, place unknown and deems him detrimental to the safety of the internal security of the United States. He said in either 1958 or 1959 he directed an anonymous letter to the FBI in Washington, D. C. relative to the above information concerning FUJISAWI. He stated be was discharged honorably from the U. S. Army on October 29, 1959, and subsequently became employed on December 14 1959 by the State Beverage Department in Los Angeles, California He said in June, 1962, he was accused of taking a $20,000 bribe by the State Beverage Department and was released from his employment on June 8, 1962, for refusing to answer questions. He stated he talked to the FBI in Los Angeles regarding the possibility of his dismissal being a violation of his civil rights19.
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EP 65-951NAGELL advised that he went to Washington, D. C. where he resided until recently. He stated while in Washington, D. C. he had been approached by an individual whom he felt was either a Special Agent of the FBI or a Soviet Espionage Agent He said he met this person in a bar in Washington, D. C., located at 811 14th Street NW, Washington, D. C. He said this person talked of Domestic intelligence and also talked of giving him an intelligence assignment. He said the more he thought this matter over he was positive that this individual works for the SovietsHe said that in September, 1962, he was invited to attend a reception at the Russian Embassy. He could not identify the individual who invited him to the reception. He advised that he contacted the Central Intelligence Agency at either Langley, Virginia, or Elwood, Virginia, and used the name of JOE CRAMER or KRAMER during this.contact with CIA. He said he told them of the above information and wanted some advice as to whether to go through with such an assignment. He said he was to meet this individual who was to give him the assignment at the above-mentioned bar. on 14th Street, and in order to be recognized, he was to place three nickels on the bar in line with a dime placed directly over the middle nickel. He said the CIA told him that since this matter involved domestic rather than foreign intelligence he should refer this information to the FBI.He stated he went to the above bar and there was contacted by the same person and was told to go to Miami, Florida, to a bar and wear a red sweater, where he would be contacted relative to an assignment.It is to be noted that during the entire interview with NAGELL, he was noted to be in an inebriated condition and was very vague in answering questions. He was unable to identify by name any of the individuals he discussed and was also unable to furnish a physical description of any of these individuals. In addition to being slightly inebriated he also gave the impression to the interviewing agents of being mentally unbalanced.20.