‘Released under the John F. DATE: 11-14-2017 v9.4 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER: ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: . TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Docld: 32330812 Page 1. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USc 2107 Hote;y. JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90093-10018 HQ CR 91-17937-5 Document Information FBI NO HQ 11/01/1963 4 NOFIO PECORA WHITNEY NATIONAL BANK OF NEW ORLEANS ST. ROCH MARKET BRANCH PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/16/1998 INDEFINITE, INC ADMIN PAGE RPT Date: 6/8/2015
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Re ae a " . cords Collection Act of DATE: 11-14-2017 of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD REPORTING OFPICE Orrice oF CRIGMm NEW ORLEANS me OR LEANS 11/1/63 8/12/63 - 10/25/63 8A LESTER G. DAVIS 2 ja UNSUB.; nttnay tonal Bank _8A LESTER G. DAVIS __id|_ Js of New Orleans, St. Roch -Mar ‘CHARACTER OF CASE Branch, 2337 8t, Claude Avenue, Ovew Orleans, Lovisiana, 7/11/6 SN REFERENCE: | : ° Report of SA EARL L. HASSELL, JR., 8/7/63, at New Orleans. | a i” LEADS MEW ORLEANS DIVISION | | oo | gl "ay GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, ., , eo Bs Ue ees : : NO [01'7-C. ane ornrA Will maintain contact wit for additional <~ 4nformation which may lead to the identification and location / of NICK RUSSO, JEAN (LNU), and ABE COCHRAN concerning this. bank robbery. AT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 1. Will continue efforts to identify, locate, and OO NOT WRITE IN SPACES GLOW COPIES MAD: . fd Sa Ci) Bureau (91-17937) | 3 - New Orleans 491-2046) 4 2 Jos OF anesice ." ° — . =~ - B1 MOV 6 1963 CS. GOVEREUEST PRIETIES EFFIOS —T680e-4 ee ee cmeneeene ae rma came es me te ee ee man en ae ee eer earns ve ee TO em eet ae ee me ee dt eg yee te TE TEE ttm ne agp SE TORRE IN Te ee ee Docld: 32330812 Page 2?
Released under the John F. EK 1 1 e . ennedy Assassination R i 4 Epare: Lisa ots ecords Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). — a WO 91-2046: jas Poe. are “ interview one NICH RUSSO, who is alleged to have perpetrated this bank robbery. . _ 2. Will continue efforts to identify, locate, and interview JEAN (LNU), who allegedly has stated that NICE RUSSO, with whom she was residing at the time, robbed instant bank. oot a 3. Will continue efforts to identify, locate, and interview one ABE COCHRAN who, according to an informant, had been hired by NOFIO PECORARO to steal the bank robbery loot from NICK RUSSO in New Orleans. oe _ | 4. Will maintain contact with Detective Division, NOPD, for any information they might be able to develop con- cerning this bank robbery. Z 5. Will continue efforts to develop additional suspects who may have been responsible for this robbery. 6. Will locate and interview WILLIAM ALFRED ROUSSEAU, NOPD #57187, concerning his whereabouts on 7/11/63, and for any information as to whether or not he might have been involved in this robbery. . «W411, 4£ possible, arrange Yor him to be interviewed in person by the witnessess to this robbery. . . Will ascertain whether he will submit to an inter- view with the aid of a lie detector. oe INFORMANTS 7 aynSe | NO [017 -C rs ee oO . Ses ™ contacted SA WILLIAM F. DUKES at Gulfport, Mississippi, on 63, and advised that he had what he believed was reliable information that captioned bank was robbed by NICK RUSSO (PH) possibly ROUSSEAU, white male, about 40, 5'11", 190-2 pounds, slightly dark complexion, flashy dresser and wears dark glasses, white straw hat with black band, drives 1960-61 white or cream Cadillac, two door, with Louisiana iacense unknown. Be possibly has record with NOPD. | - Lo Docld: 32330812 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records” Collection Act of 1992 ie USC 2107 Hote}. DATE: 11-14-2017 — see moa the a lan Nes C ey . ws NO 91-2046: jas _ Informant advised RUSSO hangs out at the Golden Slipper Tavern on St. Claude and is believed to live either nearby or possibly in the French Quarter. RUSSO is living with a New Orleans prostitute, name unknown, possibly JEAN, white female, about 25, with black hair. Informant advised this woman contacted NOFIO PECORARO, Operator of the Tropical Court on Gentilly Highway, New Orleans, and told PECORARO that RUSSO pulled this job, that he had the loot hidden and never carries over four or five hundred dollars with him at a time. This woman is help- ing PECORARO try to steal the loot. from RUSSO, and PECORARO ~ has hired ABE COCHRAN (PH), a New Orleans pimp and strong- _ arm man, to try to find the loot and heist the loot from RUSSO. Informant advised he has learned from other contacts in New Orleans that RUSSO pulled this job and | states ABE COCHRAN told him personally on the night of 9/4/63 that he had been unsuccessful in finding the loot but is certain that RUSSO has it. Informant advised that COCHRAN whom he believes to have a record with the NOPD, will probably talk if put under pressure, but. requested that COCHRAN not be interviewed until RUSSO is either inter- viewed or picked up in order to avoid compromising informant. Informant returning to New Orleans 9/6/63, and states will make effort to ascertain exact address of RUSSO there. On September 12, 1963, NO 1017-C telephonically ~- contacted SA WILLIAM F. DUKES from New Orleans and advised that from information he has continued to develop he is more convinced than ever that NICK RUSSO (PH) robbed captioned bank. Informant stated he learned from ABE COCHRAN (PH), whom NOFIO PECORARO hired to try and heist the loot from RUSSO, that RUSSO and his girl friend had a fight recently due to the fact that she was trying to elicit from RUSSO the whereabouts of the loot. According to COCHRAN, the girl, whose name informant still knows only as JEAN, apparently obtained about $1,400 of the loot from RUSSO, which she turned over to COCHRAN. Informant advised he had still been unable to ascertai Docld: 32330812" “Baye O00 Pree see ee et
- Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 on : .. FD-#04 (Rev. 83-59) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Copy to: Report of: SA LESTER G. DAVIS Office: NEW ORLEANS Date: November 1, 1963 Field Office File No: NO 91-2046 ; Bureau File No.: 91-17,937 Title: ‘UNKNOWN SUBJECT; Whitney National Bank of New Orleans, St. Roch Market Branch, 2337 St. Claude Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana, 7/11/63 Character: - BANK ROBBERY Synopsis: Photographs of suspects suggested by auxiliary offices exhibited to witnesses to this bank robbery, and such photographs have been eliminated by these witnesses :as being identical with subject. Investigation being conducted in an effort to identify one NICK RUSSO who is alleged by one JEAN, whose ‘last name and identity is not at this time known, to have been the person who robbed this bank. Efforts also being made i. jto identify, locate, and interview JEAN, as well as_one ABE tf “-GeCHRAN who allegedly has been employed by one NOFIO~PBCORARO K4- Ei: to steal the bank loot from RUSSO. ARMED AND DANGEROUS. -Pp- DETAILS: On August 12, 1963, the Memphis Division advised that SA HOLLOWAY CROMER, JR., had discussed this case with Captain N. E. ZACHERY, Robbery Squad, Memphis Police Depart- ment, and that Captain ZACHERY advised that the description of WALTER JOHN HENDERSON is quite similar to that af the person ' who robbed instant bank. Captain ZACHERY furnished a photo- graph of HENDERSON . The photograph of WALTER JOHN HENDERSON was exhibited by SA LESTER G. DAVIS to the following persons who were wit- 'pesses to this bank robbery. HENDERSON's photograph was ex- hibited among a group of photographs, and each of the following witnesses positively eliminated all persons whose photographs were included in the group as being the bank robber: This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; & ita contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. Docld: 32330812 Page 5