Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 UsS¢ 2107 Hotey. DATE: 11-14-2017 ne O -2- "It has cost me a great deal of effort not to write this letter to you before, As I mentioned previously, your brother, John F, Kennedy, had asked me to wait until now. "“Y want to let you know confidentially that [I had foreseen the assassination of your brother. [I also know quite accurately the precise circumstances of the Dallas assassinations "Therefore, I.shall be looking forward to hearing from you in the near future. "Of course, the precise details must be of very great interest to you. "With kind regards, I remain "Sincerely/ yours, {signed) “Alfred Hiller" 7 riminalamt (BEA - West German Federal Criminai Police cabedon, Germany, arranged for an inquiry regarding ALFRED 2 and an inquiry regarding the matter outlined in his lettes, The BKA furnished the results of this inquiry in the form of a report dated June 25, 1964, at “Stuttgart, Germany, prepared by the Criminal Police Office ef the State Police Directorate for North Wuerttemberg, which was approved forwarded by Chief Criminal Commissioner EGETEMAIER. (atu 7 The report stated that inquiries had been made at the towns of BGoeblingen, Altdorf, Rottenburg am Neckar and Tuebingen, German ¥ederal Republic. It was found that there was no record with the police regarding HILLER in Altdorf or uebingen, He was known to the police in Boeblingen and hotte nburg. While employed in Boeblingen HILLER had written incoherent letters to various citizens in the Village of Altdorf. _ ~——-CONAAJENTIAL _ + 79 Docld: 32163725 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. DATE:, 11-14-2017 The records of CONE | ion TIAL State Police at Rottenburg revealed that on April 8, 1994, at about 11:50 AM, HILLER had partially undressed himseif on "the Neckar River bridge in Rottenburg; had thrown pieces of his clothing in the river and had also thrown a number of phonograph records in the river and distributed cthers to children. The rgcords stated that FILLER had religious hallucinations and that he was receiving medical treatment in Tuebingen from Dr, STERMANN oT * Ot Hos spita 1 following the Occurrence. . June 23, 1964, at his home in Altdorf, Germany, and th following information regarding his background and the circumstances of his writing the letter to Attorney Géneral ROBERT KENNEDY was obtained. (~) as aa The report states that HILLES was ce sols | | HILLER's full name is ee ae He was /born April 13, 1942, at Altdorr, County of Boeblingen in the’ State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany / His current address r is #14 Buehl Strasse in Altdorf. He is an electric installer by occupation and is single. His parents are CHRISTIAN and ANNA HILLER who are farmers having the same address a nm tate portion of the report containing descriptive data which reads "if unemployed, since when" it is stated "ill Apria€ 7, 1964," In the portion of the same form whidh deals Pith current status of health it is stated “since 1963 under doctor's care for nerve condition." Aa) In discussing his past with the interviewing officer, HELLER furnished the following informations: Au HILLER has been under medical treatment Since the age of 12 and suffers from an overly sensitive nervous system, He had suicidal theughts as early as the age of 13 and claims that Since the age of 4 has been dreaming in series of things which later occur and says he thus dreamed in advance about the death of President KENNEDY about a year and a half ago. He attended primary school in Alitdorf from 1948-1954 and a higher secondary school in Boeblingen from 1954-1957. He said that he was the best student in his class but began to neglect his work and could no longer be promoted in 1957, He, therefore, left school and became an apprentice electrician. He says Cq \UW) ee enna Docld: 32163725 Page 4
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 WS¢ 2107 Hote} . DATE: 11-14-2017 eo. 0? Co Cc -6- "As Kennedy told vLohic iTast conversation, he himself had determined the people who were to murder him. He also told me that the people were envious among themselves and that each fought to be able to commit the murder, "It was most likely for this reason-that it later came to the murder of the murderer, whose action was begrudged hin. "f had originally predicted, and had also made it a condition in conversations with the President, that I would not make known the truth about the murder to the public until half a year after the deed. I also ‘suggested the founding of a memorial library. "However, Kennedy did not agree that the announcement of the truth about the murder should wait so long ; rather, he demanded that his family be told about it in time. Therefore, some 14 days after the deed, I informed Robert | a Kennedy, who then informed the widow of the President. Jacqueline Kennedy then sent me a telegram which stated ; that she thanked me very much and was of the opinion that what Y had reported was the best solution of the case. Unfortunately Ivno longer have the telegram." f The document setting forth the information obtained from HILLER on June- 23, 1964, was signed. by him and witnessed by Criminal Yolice Commissioners SCHABER and YOEKHRINGER. The report continues with/a portion sigzed by Commissioner SCHABER stating that Dr, OSTERMANN could not be reached for questioning but that Dr. von KREUTH, who had charge of HILLER in the _ sanitarium from April 8 to June 5, 1964, had stated that HILLER suffered from schizophrenia and that his visions and series dreams are symptoms of that illness. ‘The statement by SCHABER concludes with the following comments: (Vt) "As the inquiry shows, we are concerned in the case of Hiller with a mentally, ill person. He ‘suffers from Schizophrenia. (AVY } CONFIDENTIAL fast Me a = = oS : I Docld:32163725 Page 5
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). : -14-27017 ; DATE 11 t an aor eg {f° ‘ ; LO i "His accounts acim rfyeports about his meeting with the ‘Chié "french Secret Police, and his knowledge about the grounds for the murder of President Kennedy, are symptoms of this illness. Le (A, _. "Hiller has released the doctors who treated hin, in a written statement, from_their duty to keep his communications secret. "The examination of Hiller was conducted so thtxoughly in order to Gh what his mental state actually is." CONFISENTIAL a BDocld: 32163725 Page 6
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hoter= DATE: 11-14-2017 naG a FD-9638 (Rev. 5-1-59) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION REPORTING OFFICE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD DALIAS | 11/29/63 - 8/26/64 ' TITLE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY SA R P. GEMBERLING tf ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT _SA ROBERT P. GEMBERLING | jtf _ CHARACTER OF CASE JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY, NOVEMBER 22, 1963, DALIAS,. s MISCELIANEOUS ~- INFORMATION CONCERNING _ REFERENCES : Reports of SA ROBERT P. GEMBERLING, 12/18/63, 3/30/64, 5/15/64, 6/19/64, 7/16/64, and 8/7/64, at Dallas. ENCLOS s TO THE BUREAU, NEW ORLEANS AND SAN ANTONIO Enclosed herewith and attached to appropriate copies of this report for the Bureau are three photographs of Exhibit D=-233, and ten copies. of a page containing the contents of an obscene postcard - postmarked March 18, 1964, Newton Falls, Ohio, received by Dallas - County District Attorney HENRY WADE on March 19, 1964. oo, ‘wo copies of Exhibit D-233 and two copies of the page  eontaining the contents of the obscene postcard are listed as enclosures for the President's Commission in the body of this report with those "SPECIAL AGENT APPROVED : : IN CHARGE DO NOT WRITE iN SPACES BELOW G- 43- LUO - COPIES MADE: a: 10 = Bureau (62-109060) (Enc. 13) (RM --' 1s = New Orleans (89-69) (Bnc. 1) (Info 1 San Antonio (89-67) (Enc. 1) (In£o) a®- Dallas (89-43) oe — w- 2E ES /- vc ete / J ‘’ Docld:327163725 Page 7
’ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1993 (44 USC 2107 Hofe;. DATE: 11-14-2017 oe owe C. crn , . — a SW , "It has cost me a great aeal of effort not to write this letter to you before. As I mentioned previously, your brother, John F. Kennedy, had ‘asked me to wait until now. "IT want to let you know confidentially that I had foreseen the assassination of your brother. [I also know quite accurately the precise circumstances of the Dallas assassination. "Therefore, I shall be looking forward to hearing from you in the near future. "Of course, the precise details must be of very great interest to you. "With kind regards, I remain "Sincerely yours, (signed) "Alfred Hiller" The Bendeskriminalamt (BEA - West | German Federal Criminal Police}, Wiesbaden, Germany, arranged for an inquiry regarding ALFRES HILLER and an inquiry rogarding the matter outlined in his letter. The BKA furnished the results of this inquiry in the form of a report dated June 25, 1964, at , Stuttgart, Germany, prepared by the Criminal Police Office ef the State Police Directorate for North Wuerttemberg, which was approved and forwarded by Chief Criminal Commissioner EGETEMAIER. C¢ ky sO tne report stated that inaquiries head been made “at the towns of Boeblingen, Altdorf, Rottenburg am Neckar and Tuebingen, German Federal Republic. It was found that there was no record with the police regarding HILLER in Altdorf or Tuebingen. . He was known to the police in Boeblingen and Rottenburg. While employed in Boeblingen HILLER had written ) incoherent letters to various citizens in the Village of Altdorf. a —CONFIGENTIAL es EM EE — ane —ene-um-stn——— Docld: 32163725 Page 68
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hotery. DATE: 11-14-2017 > . ~ _ ° . Cc an ~3~ LUNA ac | The records of the Division of State Police at Rottenburg revealed that on April 8, 1964, at about 11:50 AM, EILLER had partially undressed himself on the Neckar River bridge in Rottenburg; had thrown pieces of his clothing in the river and had also thrown a number of phonograph records in the river and distributed others to children. The records stated that HILLER had religious hallucinations and that he was receiving medical treatment in Tuebingen from Pr. OSTERMANN who immediately committed him to the Tuebingen University Hospital following the occurre nee. CY The report states that HILLER was questioned on June 23, 1964, at his home in Altdorf, Germany, and the following information regarding his background and the circumstances of his writing the letter-to Attorney General ROBERT KENNEDY was obtained. ‘ : HILLER's full name is ALFRED FRINRICH HILLER. Ne was born April 13, 1942, at Altdorf, County of Boeblingen in the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. His current address is #14 Buehi Strasse in Altdorf. He is an electric installer by occupation and is single. His parents are CHRISTIAN and ANNA HILLER who are farmers having the same address as HILLER, fn the portion of the report containing descriptive data which reads "if unemployed, since when" it is stated "ili since April 7, 1964.'' in the portion of the same form which deals with current status of health it is stated “since 1963 under doctor's care for nerve condition. "(X)| In discussing his past with the interviewing officer, EILLER furnished the following informations CA\UY HILLER has been under medical treatment since the age of 12 and suffers from an overly sensitive nervous system. He had suicidal thoughts as early as the age of 13 and claims that since the age of 4 has been” dreaming in sevies of things which later occur and says he thus dreamed in advance about the death of President KENNEDY about a year and a half ago. He attended primary school in Altdorf from 1948-1954 and a higher secondary school in Boeblingen from 1954-1957 He said that he was the kest student. in his class but tegan to neglect hig work and could no longer be promoted in 1957. He, therefore, left school and became an apprentice electrician. He says Cc) © CONRRIENTIAL al Docld:32163725 Page 9
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 7107 Hoy DATE: 11-14-2017 . : * Lan . / . .* , ° }- @ ~ . . ee ‘ "As ‘Kennedy told me CONE MeN yay, conversation, he himself had determined the people who were to murder him. He also told me that the people were _ envious among themselves and that each fought to be able to commit the murder, "It was most likely for this reason that it later came to the murder of the murderer, whose action was begrudged him. "I had originally predicted, and had also made it a condition in conversations with the President, that I would not make known the truth about the murder to the public until half a year after the deed. I also suggested the founding of a memorial library. “However, Kennedy did not agree that the announcement of the truth about the murder should wait so long; rather, he demanded that his family be told about it in time. Therefore, some 14 days after the deed, I informed Robert - Kennedy, who then informed the widow of the President. Jacqueline Kennedy then sent me a telegram which stated that she thanked me very much and was of the opinion that what I had reported was the best solution of the case. Unfortunately I no longer have the telegram." The document setting forth the information obtained from HILLER on June 23, 1964, was signed by him and witnessed by Criminal Police Commissioners SCHABER and VOEHRINGER. The report continues with a portion signed by Commissioner SCHABER stating that Dr. OSTERMANN could not be reached for questioning but that Dr. von KALCKREUTH, who had charge of HILLER in the sanitarium from April 8 to June 5, 1964, had stated that HILLER suffered from schizophrenia and that his visions and series dreams are symptoms of that illness. ‘The. statement by SCHABER concludes with the following comments: i "As the inquiry shows, we are concerned in the case of Hiller with a mentally ill person. He suffers from Schizophrenia. Ox) , 3 CONF KENTA Loeora 32163725 Page 10
"Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 . x . { \ ws ae (- Qw . "His accounts GONE hi Kéports about his meeting with the Chief Of the French Secret Police, and his knowledge about the grounds for the murder of President Kennedy, are Symptoms of this iliness. (KK, "Hiller has released the doctors who treated hin, in a written statement, from their duty to keep his communications secret. Du "The examination of Hiller was conducted so | thisvoughly in order to denon trate what his mental state actually is.' Of )e) | ; CONF ENTIAL 4 2% ee SSS a aa Docld: 32163725 Page 11