} i i I JFK Assassination System Date: 6/1/2015 Identification Form a AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : Agency Information FBI 124-10195-10323 HQ 92-11305-22 ee ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Document Information FBI COLARELLI, THOMAS L. DIRECTOR, FBI 02/19/1970 44. JAMES, DONALD LESTER, INVEST, TOLL CALLS, SUSP, UNK PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 03/02/1998 INDEFINITE RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 2 gp v9.1 UDacld: 32256547 Page 1
TR ai NS 5 “ wo 7 . 7 ; . Bg vURS ei-6n a ros oe are) | 1 ‘FEDERAL: BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ‘DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD 2/19/70 12/23/69 - 2/12/70 OFFICE OF ORIGIN NEW ORLEANS REPORTING OFFICE NEW ORLEANS TITLE OF CASE CHANGED JOSEPH ROBERT PROVENZANO, aka - ET AL; DR. SALVATORICLARUSO, aka - ET AL - VICTIMS SA THOMAS L. COLARELLI CHARACTER OF CASE POSSIBLE ITSP Vo \ Title is marked "CHANGED" to delete subject DONALD LESTER JAMES, who was killed 1/11/70 at Biloxi, Miss., cere en ene, DR. SALVATORE CARUSO, aka - ET AL - VICTIMS.” J Title previously carried as "DONALD. LESTER JAMES, aka - ET AL; REFERENCE: New Orleans report of SA THOMAS L. COLARELLI, 12/11/69. - p- -p- % tt e ra F ' By INFORMANTS : On 12/5/69 NO 1734-€-TE advised SA JOHN C. MC CURNIN II that CARLOS MARCELLO received a telephone call from ; REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY CONVIC. ACCOMPLISHMENTS CLAIMED AUTO. FINES | SAVINGS CASE HAS SEEN: RECOVERIES PENDING OVER ONE YEAR [_JYeés [X]NOo PENDING PROSECUTION OVER SIX MONTHS CLJyves, Exjno i APPROVED { seo cuanes. DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW '2)- Bureau 94-1308) (RM) - Departmental Atty., N.O., La. 2 - Jackson (92-248) (RM) 2 - New Orleans (92-1029) Dissemination Record of Attached Report © Notations Agency Request Recd. Ca, nt. Date Fwd. How Fwd. octet 2 ee Se te tach ane 2 ae endian tat a a et ee ee ee RT oo i DoclId: 322386547 Page 2
NO 92-1029 CLYDE ROURGEOISeon 12/4/69, stating that he has physically assaulted JUNIOR PROVENZANO by hitting him over the head with a chair. BOURGEOIS explained that the reason he — - attacked PROVENZANO in a bar in Marrero, La., was that he suspected PROVENZANO had burglarized his home, stealing some $4,000 worth of guns. : On 1/8/70 NO 1283-PC advised SA THOMAS L. COLARELLI , and SA HAROLD V. HUGHES that he had not seen ELDON LEGAN recently, but would attempt to ascertain his whereabouts. © | On 1/27/70 this source advised the above Agents that he had still not determined LEGAN's current whereabouts, but would contact NELLO PACINI, close associate of both LEGAN and PROVENZANO, in an attempt to do so. Re the JAMES killing, he offered the opinion that a good suspect would be PEPRY COOK i HENRY COOK SALISBURY, who has had a grudge against JAMES for several years and is quite capable of killing him. On 12/31/69 JK 358-C advised he observed DONALD LESTER JAMES at CHUCK CLARY's Bay View Supper Club in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., and heard a conversation in which JAMES remarked that he was staying at the Howard Johnson Motel. On 1/29/70 NO 1793-PC advised SA THOMAS L. COLARELLI ‘that JOE ODDO is back in the 4th St. area of Marrero, La., and | is frequenting Dano's Drive-In, and has been seen in the company I of JUNIOR PROVENZANO. Source advised that he was talking to TINY BARNES, who is running the Royal Motel in Marrero, and BARNES seemed to know all about the JAMES killing, and could probably offer some suspects if he chose to talk, because he knows the whole crowd. ¢ OE ya tye meer Loree ooo Source advised that PROVENZANO is dividing his time between the horse stable during the day arid Dano's at night. B COVER PAGE \ i ia fo ne ct ; nner | Docld: 32206547 Page 3 |