Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SAC, PG
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 03/17/1961
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/28/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-10216-10431

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

92-2918-22ND NR 95

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

TO:

TITLE :

SAC, PG

DIRECTOR, FBI

DATE:

PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

03/17/1961

SMO, SHAPIRO, MORRIS, BKG, TRA

DOCUMENT TYPE :

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT,

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

08/27/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

v9.1

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3/17/61

AIRTEL

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2914) (92-2918)

FROM:

SUBJECT:

ЗАС, РІТТЗВИЛОН (92-236) (92-228)

GABRIEL MANNARINO, aka.

AR

SAMUEL

MANNARINO, ska.

AR

Renyatrtels, 2/27/61, 3/9/61, and 3/16/61.

on 3/17/01, an effort to locate

• MORRIS SHAPIRO, ake., TOPSY,

at his reszdence,

3588 Beechwood Blvd, Pitteburgh, Fa., was

nace by BA ThORAS G. FORsi An unidentified elderly man

advised that SHAPIRO

la in florida, address unknow, trying to

obtain employment.

On the same date, former PCI ALFRED CHAFLES ZAPPA, Pittaburgh,

advised SA FORSYTH, as follows:

He heard rumor from

some gamblers at the Beacon Club,

Squirrel

H121 Section,

that on the morning of 3/17/61 TOPSY

SHAPIRO waS stabbed in Dia.

The extent ofhis injuries 18 not

known, but

it true,

it la belfeved that the assault sas ordered

by the MANNARINOS because TOPSY was trying to welsh on his debt

to them.

on 3/27/61, Mrs. A.J. WISE, JR,

812 30. Negley Ave., Pittshrgh,

advised 3A

FORSYTH that her husband, & Geological Engineek,

1o president of Kendil and das CO.y

New Kensington, Pass

1a out of town and will not return until the end of next

week.

She feels certain he will be glad to speak with 3A

YORSVIE because secretly he has expressed some discontent

with his New Kensington buainess assootates:

Pittsburgh will attenpt to verify that the info concerning

SHAPIRO after more detaile are obtained.

BOTH SUEJECTS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AdD.

91-2918-

6/: Bureau (3 - 92-2914)

92-2710

NOT

RECORDED

*2 - Pittaburgh (1 - 92-236)

192-220

183 MAR 22 1961

TOF sem (8)

<381

MAR 2 4 1961

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