JFK Assassination System Date: §/20/201 Identification Form Agency Information Peleased under the John AGENCY: FBI . Kennedy RECORD NUMBER: 124-10207-10300 . ; hasassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ ~ff44 USc 2107 Note). ases#: NW 45640 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER:  166-4355-132, 133 pinis—20i7 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: HARMON, P. GRANT TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE : DATE: 07/06/1972 “PAGES: 34 SUBJECTS : MANOCCHIO, LUIGI GIOVANNI, FUG, LCN, INTV, REL, ASSOC, BKG DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4; 11(a) CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 08/12/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS COMMENTS : INC RPT v9.1 14 HW 45340 Docld:32291524 Page 1
BS 166-845 LEADS: NEW YORK AT NEW YORK, N. Y.: Will contact logical sources knowledgeable about -_____.individuals moving in LCN circles for any information .. . concerning subject, MANOCCHIO. (It is noted that on 2/3/72, BS 1236-C-TE advised that subject, MANOCCHIO was: either in the New York area or Northern New Jersey area. On 9/21/72, BS 801-C-TE advised that subject MANOCCHIO had been seen with his girlfriend in New York City. The girlfriend is a school teacher and previous investigation at Boston indi- cates there is a possibility that this girl's name could be PEGGY and there are other indications that subject, MANOCCHIO might possibly be using the name FNU JACKVONY.) BOSTON AT PROVIDENCE, R. I.: tes Will follow and report the trial of FRANK ANTHONY VENDITUOLI for Conspiracy to Murder. This trial will be held at an undetermined date in Superior Court, Providence, \ Rhode Island. - Will follow and report results of the appeal by RAYMOND L. S. PATRIARCA of his ten year sentence by the State of Rhode Island for Conspiracy to Murder. Will maintain contact with relatives of subject, MANOCCHIO, in the Providence -area for info concerning his possible location. Will maintain contact with sources concerning the location of subject. , Will contact ANTHONY CATALDI at a Federal Hiil Settlement House concerning subject, MANOCCHIO. -B- . | a COVER PAGE HW 45340 Docld:32291524 Page ?
a HW 45340 with ANNA HENDRICKSON, BS 166-845 On 3/8/72, WHITNEY BOWE, Security Department, New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, Providence, Rhode Island, advised that telephone number 401/943-0939 ig a non-published number listed to NICHOLAS RICO, 174 Wallace Street, Providence, Rhode Island. ‘On 4/9/72, SA P. GRANT HARMON, JR. reviewed the wi telephone toll records for telephone number 401/943-0939 for the period from August, 1971 through January, 1972, and the following telephone numbers were called: AL 4 401/789-7697 Or 4B 53k0 401/568-2230 401/568-2515 401/762-9000. > ct, By communication dated 3/30/72, the New Haven Division furnished the following information: LA. | On 2/23/72, NH 604-C advised that telephone number 203/445-8277 is listed to ANNA HENDRICKSON, 37 Appleton Avenue, Groton, Connecticut. LA~ The New Haven Office indices contain no information identifiable with ANNA HENDRICKSON. The Groton City Directory LA indicates that she was a waitress in New London, Connecticut. The New London, Connectieut Credit Bureau indicated that she has been employed for the past eight years at Puritan Restaurant, State Street, New London, Connecticut. She was shown as being single and having Social Security Number 046-36-1544, The Groton City Police Department on 3/3/72, advised that their department had no information identifiable On 2/10/72, BS 1943-PC advised that TOMMY (TEX) CURCIO, who commutes between Providence, Rhode Island ana Miami, Florida, had been in touch in the past with LUIGI MANOCCHIO. OA _ -D- COVER PAGE a - : — - = . - eo ee — DoclId: 322915274 Page 6
HW 45340 BS 166-845 : SECREE . A review of Bogton indices reflected that “Boston file 87-14109, dated 7/71, had THOMAS CURCIO as the main subject and that Boston file 26-33807, dated 5/71, had THOMAS CURCIO as the main subject. On 2/17/72, BS 769-PC advised that RAYMOND PATRIARCA had sent orders by way of HENRY TAMELEO to "SONNY" DIAFERIO that when DIAFERIO was called to appear for the defense in the murder trial in Rhode Island that DIAFERIO was to appear. Informant stated that RAYMOND PATRIARCA and his co-defendants in this murder case were still "schooling" CARL VELLECA, aka "BLUE JAY" to testify. VELLECA will testify that JACK KELLEY knew nothing about a child being killed by a weapon left around by SCIARRA until he, VELLECA, told this to KELLEY. VELLECA will also testify that KELLEY had a master plan that if SCIARRA got caught on anything that he was going to furnish infomation about a lot of Italian racket guys. Infomant advised that. "SONNY" DIAFERIO was going to refuse to testify in the Rhode Island ease, saying that JACK KELLEY would involve him in other matters and he could not afford to do this. LA ' On 3/2/72, BS 1943-PC advised that JOE TIMPANI was the individual who made the telephone call to RED KELLY, which caused the MANOCCHIO contingent, including PRO LERNER and BOBBY FAIRBROTHERS to go to the Pocasset Market, where RUDOLPH MARFEO and JOSEPH MELEI were murdered. Informant stated that TIMPANI bragged about the fact that he did not have to stand trial inasmuch as he simply made a telephone call to REP KELLY notifying him of the presence of the two murder victims, ~ On 3/8/72, BS 769-PC advised that the "organization" people were going to try to use CARL VELLECA to furnish false testimony as a basis for RAYMOND PATRIARCA and his associates to get a new trial on their murder case in Rhode ‘Island. Infcrmant said that they also had a Chinese woman from Lowell, Mass., who would say that MAURICE LERNER and RUPY SCIARRA were With her when it was alleged that they were in Rhode Island. LA . as wane SeNeIeN COVER PAGE Sate il we ee DoclId: 322915274 Page 7
HW 45340 “area with "CONN. PETE". NaN BS 166-845 | ee On 3/15/72, BS 769-PC advised that the Chinese o woman, previously described, owns a restaurant in Lowell, Mass,, and rather than use the Chinese woman, "BLUE JAY" VELLECA and VELLECA'S mother, to get a new trial, they will use them as phony defense witnesses in PATRIARCA'S upcoming trial in about a month. . oP ty On 2/3/72, BE 1236-C-TE advised that LOUIS MANOCCHIO is supposed to be "south"; meaning New York 5 or New Jersey. The following information was furnished by BE 1745-PC: PC advised that PETER BARILE has left the Fall River, Mass. area for awhile and went to Texas and Califor- nia. On 2/17/72, BARILE, PC advised, is afraid that he will be called as a witness in the murder case against FRANK VENDI in Providence, R.I. On 2/17/72, PC advised that VENDI'S lawyer was looking for BARILE on thie date to use him at the trial as a witnees for VENDI. On 3/14/72, PC advised that VENDI beat the murder case against him in Providence, R.I., amd PC said that VENDI now plans to go straight and is going to marry PEGGY HEYWORTH of Fall River, Mass. on 3/17/72, at Bristol, R.I. PC said that VENDI had been married to PEGGY HEYWORTH once before and she has been taking care of some rental propexty that VENDI owns on Whipple Street, Fall River, Mass. PC said that VENDI still thinks that "CONN. PETE", ORLANDO LE PETRIANO (sp), was the individual who turned him into the FBI. PC said that “CONN. PETE” is from Hartford, Cohn., and that BARILE is currently in the Hartford, Conn. PC said that VENI still has some sort of conspiracy case pending against him somewhere in New York, but thet he ie not at all worried about _the case. LA conpGesnnn t ~Po COVER PAGE H eebiae ths J DoclId: 3227915274 Page 6
HW 45340 BS 166-845 ‘ SECRET | PC said that VENDI wants to open some type of business when the conspiracy case is completed, and VENDI ~ | has plenty of money put away. PC said that he does not . know what type of business that VENDI plang on getting into at this time. , PC gaid enc pantae is traveling around selling Corningware and uses this job to line up some good scores. ( ot. PC said that VENDI is very cocky now and thinks that the FBI will never be able to touch him again) fe On 3/31/72, BS 769-PC advised that the "“organi- zation" people are still preparing CARL VELLECA, also known as "BLUE JAY" to testify on behalf of RAYMOND PATRIARCA in his upcoming murder trial in Providence, nel On 3/20/72, BS 1938-PC advised that all the people involved with RAYMOND PATRIARCA and PRO LERNER in the double shotgun slaying in Providence, Rhode Island, were very worried about CANNY RAIMONTI talking to the Federal Government since the defendants in that case wanted to uee DANNY RAIMONDI as a witness on their behalf. \_, On April 7, 1972, BS 1663-PCI advised that THOMAS DPI LUGLIO and FRANK CAPRIO are presently outside of the United States to contact LUIGI GIOVANNI MANOCCHIO, also known as LOUIE MANOCCHIO, and "BABY SHANKS" in Venezuala, possibly on the island of Aruba. PI LUGLIO and CAPRIO are attorneys Prom Johnston, Rhode Island, DI LUGLIO has been a close friend of MANOCCHIO and has been his attorney for a number of years, DI LUGLIO is. described as a white male, in his early forties, six feet two inches tall, with graying hair. CAPRIO is described as a white male, presently ‘with dark suntan, short in stature and fin his early thirties. \)\ « -G- ; - ea. COVER PAGE | poner vil DoclId: 3227915274 Page 9
* | | On April 10, 1972, Roderick Lowe, Executive Assistant April 4, 1972, Mr. Thomas Di Luglio, 934 Hartford Avenue, Johnston, Rhode Island, Attorney, checked into the hotel at 10:17 PM, occupying a suite of rooms, 600-602, ; Manager, Hotel Tamanaco, Caracas, Venezuela, advised that on | | AH. “ At the same time, Richard Oster, 400 Harris Avenue, 3 Providence, ylity Island, checked into the hotel, occupying Room GLO. Di Luglio.and Oster checked out of the hotel at 6:04 AM, April 7, 1972, . Lo A review of the billing charged to Rooms 600-602 and 6190 determined that payment in the amount of 8s 3,079.35 ($699.85) was made by use of American Express Credit Card Number 02 010 176 5 in the name of R. M. Oster, A, J. Oster Company. \n A rumber, of long-distance telephone calls were made as follows: yl On April 5, 1972 | By Di Luglio, station-to-station, 351-3772, Providence, Rhode Island. By Frank Caprio, station-to-station, 725-2784, Providence, Rhode Island. By Oster station-to-station, 245-7005, Providence, Rnuode Island. oN By Frank Gabriel (Caprio?), station-to-station, ~. 274—~4848, Providence, Rhode Island. By Oster, station-to-station, 245-7005, Providence, | Rhode Island, ‘ . . of —_ one ri j ~L- i Coven WAGE : a ' [6-Y35e7152 SEI Eh HW 45340 Docld:32291524 Page 10