Evening star., 1963-12-11


pEivots potroImon tVo yeon sso,
found himself in the middle Of q
dromotic news story eorIy todoy.
Here is hov he told his story TO
Associoted Press Reporters Doris
Klein end Bob Thomos.
Tahoe and he thought from
the starter sound that it was a
Chrysler product. He said he
was blindfolded from the time
he was abducted until he was
dropped off on the freeway.
! frankie looked tired and !
said. You had rough time"
Yeah. it's been a rough two
and one-half days" he said.
well. you're young and
you'll get over It," told him.
I told frankie that my wife
had been terribly worried about
him and kept saying, IF any,
thing happens to that boy, I'll
sure be mad"
frankie Gets in Trunk
Since there was a big crowd
around the Sinatra home, 1
thought 1t was a better idea to
go first down to the patrol
headquarters and figure out
how to get him home. I.
walked in and said to the
supervisor:
Guess who I've got in my
carr"
He was really flabbergasted
when I told him.
Frankie and I figured out it
would be better for us to drive
UP to the house with him in
the trunk. I asked him If he
wanted me to take the tire out
and he said. mo, I can sit
okay."
closed the trunk and got
In the car.
Can you hear me?" I asked.
Yeah, I can hear you."
Frankie said.
So I drove up to the Sinatra
house, which was about q mile
away. The traffic didn't look
too bad, although there were
about 100 reporters in the
driveway.
Anything new, fellows?" /
asked them as innocently as /
could, and continued up the
driveway.
I thought to myself. "Oooh. If
you only knew who I have in
the trunk!"
1 wanted to drive right up to
the front door and back up,
but there was a car parked
there. so I said to Frankie,
you wait a second. I'll get
your dad and your NOM"
! went to the door and called
out, "Bel-Air patrol" because
that's what we're supposed to
do. The door was opened by
two men, apparently FBI
agents. and I could see Mrs.
Sinatra behind them.
"I have Frankie In the car
land he's okay," I told her.
She gasped and didn't say
q word. Mr.. Sinatra walked
in from the living room and
I told him the same thing.
He didn't smile but Just said
sternly, Let's get the trunk
open"
Mr.. and Mrs. Sinatra and
four or five other people walked
out to the car with me and I
opened the trunk. Frankie
stepped out and said:
Hi, Ma"
He embraced his mother and
then said to Mr.. Sinatra:
Hi, Dad"
There was much hugging
and kissing and then we all
went into the house.
Talks to Sister on Phone
Mrs. Sinatra Just looked
tickled and Mr.. Sinatra got on
the telephone and called
Frankie's sister, Nancy, in New
Orleans. He put frankie on
the phone to her and the FBI
agents took me into the kitchen
to question me about how I had
found the boy.
After about a half hour. 1
left.
I started to say goodbye to
Frankie. but he was all tied up
with his family.
I went back to the patrol
headquarters and all of a sud-
den I was being interviewed
all over the place. finally got
a chance to break away and
call my wife.
Honey. the Sinatra boy has
been found and he's okay," I
told her.
"Oh. I'm so glad" she said.
Who found him?"
II did," I said.
She could hardly believe it.
It's hard for me. too. missed
the rest Of my calls for the
remained Of the morning.
But the boss said it was
okay.
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