JFK Assassination System Date: 6/17/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: _ 124-90118-10085 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: — 92-2897-13 Document Information ORIGINATOR: — FBI FROM: DL TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 02/17/1958 PAGES: 18 SUBJECTS : HARRY RAYMOND POPE DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION : — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: = 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: — 08/17/1998 . OPENING CRITERIA: = INDEFINITE COMMENTS : RPT v9.1 4 HW 45922 DocId:32334726 Page 1
INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD ]2 /6-10,13,14,20- 9 ‘ OFFICE OF ORIGIN : DALLAS | SS UDALLAS = > CHARACTER OF CASE 3 fies ea "HARRY. RAYMOND POPE . ANTI-RACKETEERING 1OPSIS: POPE, presently being sought by Dallas SO, believed to be hiding out in West Texas or New Mexico. Additional background information, results of contacts with informants and associates set out, SUBJECT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO USE A KNIFE IN DETAILS: A. PERSONAL HISTORY AND BACKGROUND On January 9, 1958, Dallas Confidential Informant T-1, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised JACK ANDREW PARKER, FBI #3569302, is POPE's cousin and would assist POPE in anything. T-1 stated PARKER lives at 1203 North an Washington and that both he, PARKER, and POPE are the nephews of the owner of that fesidence, Mrs. WINNIE BRISSON. 18 FEB 26 1958 —This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned. Wi 45922. : Docld: 32334726 Page 2
Qo Q DL 92-34 the first part of December, 1957, at which time he was accompanied by a large blonde named LINDA. T-e stated T-2 4s well acquainted with most of the prostitutes in the Dallas- Fort Worth area but had never observed LINDA prior to the above-described meeting. On January 9, 1958, a 1952 Pontiac bearing Texas license MW 8923 was observed at the residence of SANDRA NOBLE, 1618 Exeter Street, Dallas. It was determined this vehicle was registered to RUBY CORSER, ‘mother of SANDRA NOBLE. On January 13; 1958, Deputy COX advised that based on his past dealings with RUBY CORSER, he believed she would assist POPE in any manner and is most uncooperative with law enforcement officers. He stated she should definitely be considered as an associate of POPE. D, CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES 1. Prostitution On December 24, 1957, Dallas T=] advised that T-1l had last heard POPE was in Fort Worth, living with his : prostitute wife PEGGY GAFFORD. T-1 was of the opinion that GAFFORD hustled at the Westbrook Hotel in Fort Worth and was, probably helping support POPE. On December 20, 1957, Dallas Confidential Informant T-3, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised that T-3 is very closely acquainted with RAMONA PARKER, the ex-wife of JACK PARKER, cousin of POPE, and a prostitute. On January 31, 1958, T=3 advised that on January 25, 1958, Dallas pimp and police character LAWRENCE WILLIAM THRASH, FBI #2128280, had advised T-3 that RAMONA PARKER and JACK ANDREW PARKER, along with POPE, were hiding out together from the police. THRASH indicated to T-3 that he knew POPE's present whereabouts. THRASH advised T-3 that RAMONA PARKER, who had formerly hustled for THRASH, would probably get tired of POPE and leave him in the very near future. a erm verre On February 4, 1958, T-2 advised that sometime in October of 1957, POPE had taken Dallas prostitute LUCILLE JEAN FAULK, FBI #3312825, away from her pimp-husband NORMAN W. "BABE" JONES, FBI #3042754. POPE worked FAULK for a while and then after giving her a beating, she ran away from him and = 8 « HW 45922 DocId:32334726 Page 3
DL 92-34 INFORMANT PAGE PCr [ OTHER 4 perL_ sd DL-83-C. op Special Agent R. W. BURROW, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Dallas, contacted 1/21/58, by SA ROBERT C. rexL__| por[ sd ommtnet ev D, MADLAND. 7-8 is PCI[______] contacted by SA ROBLEY D. T-1 is T-2 is T-3 is T-4 is T-5 is LISH. T-6 is SA ROBLEY MADLAND. All of the above except T-5, T-7, and T-8, were contacted by SA ROBERT M. BARRETT. In addition to the above, the following informants were contacted but were unable to furnish any information concerning the activities of POPE. per[__] contacted 12/23/57, by SA KENNETH R. ALBERT. PCI KENNETH R. ALBERT. contacted 12/23/57, by SA per[ _-___| contacted 12/20/57, by SA ROBERT M, BARRETT. DL-28-C contacted 1/14/58, by SA ROBLEY D. MADLAND. HW 45922 DocId:32334726 Page 4 « 16 =