Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DL
To: HQ
Document date: 09/29/1959
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

'6/1/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

RECORD NUMBER:

FBI

124-90091-10017

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 63-4296-12-293

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

TO: HQ

TITLE :

DATE:

09/29/1959

PAGES:

1

SUBJECTS :

CRIMDEL

RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/16/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

MEMO

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Released under the Fohn F.

Kerretty

Assassination Records CollectioniAct of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote):

DATE: 11-14-2017

-ANDARD FORM NO. 64

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Office Ment

UM • UNITED

S

GOVERNMENT

TO

DIRECTOR, FBI (63-4296-12)

DATE:

9/29/59

Smon SA, DALIAS (04-288)

SUBJECT:

O CRIMDEL - CRS

Re Dallas letter to Bureau, 9/28/59.

Item 1.

ANTHONY CAREANO KILLING IN NEW YORK CLE

Captain JAY

BANKS, /exas

as Ranger,

advised SA VINCENT L•

DRAIN on 9/29/59, that he had received a telephone call

from the District Attorney's Office in New York City

advising that office/ had received an anonymous telephone

call regarding NICK ASCIO, Aka

- New York City stated his department had attempted to

check out the whereabouts of CASCIO andrit was doubtful

that CASCIO was in New York City at the time CARFANO was

killed.

DI-95-C advised on 9/28/59, that about & week or 10 days

prior to the time CARFANO was killed, he had observed

NICK CASCIO and RUSSELL

DOUGLAS

MATHEWS in a conterence

with each other.

Subsequently,

Mboth left the Dallas area

and were gone about five days.

Their whereabouts during

that period were unknown. DL-95-C stated he was attempting

to obtain more information relative to the whereabouts of

these two individuals.

An article which appeared in the Fort Worth Press 9/28/59

stated that CASCIO and another Texas hoodlum arrived in

New York a short time prior to the murder of CARFANO

and left a short time later. Clipping attached.

An article appeared in the Dallas Morning News 9/29/59,

which reflected that NICK CASCIO stated "I can prove I

was in Dallas County all day and night Friday."

take any kind of lie detector test to prove that I had

nothing to do with or have no knowledge of the slaying."

Clipping attached.

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