Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: LYNCH, TRAVIS L.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 12/30/1969
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

5/26/201

AGENCY :

FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10197-10359

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 26-419514-1

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel .

Cased:NM 54027 Date:

08-23-2017

Document Information

ORIGINATOR:

FBI

FROM:

LYNCH, TRAVIS L.

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 12/30/1969

PAGES:

17

SUBJECTS :

JCGR, AKA, BOLEN, MICHAEL JOHN, SUSP

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/01/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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LEADS :

INFORMATION COPIES:

An information copy of this report is being

furnished to the Buffalo, Las Vegas and Sacramento Offices

in view of investigation

conducted by those Offices, interest

of those Offices in this matter and possibility of additional

investigation being requested within those Divisions.

PORTLAND DIVISION

AT GRANTS PASS, OREGON

Will attempt to identify the house van manufacturer

from whom suspect JOHN CESAR GROSSI, aka BOLEN, CRAIG, claimed

he purchased a van in about September, 1969, and obtain details

regarding the purchase of the hou e van and

any information

which may

assist in location of GROSSI.

AT SALEM, OREGON

Will check Department of Motor Vehicle Records

for information regarding suspect GROSSI and his known aliases,

MICHAEL JOHN BOLEN, JACK BOLEN and JOHN CRAIG, a white male born

8/5/27.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

The period of this

report is extensive,

however, all

investigation to date has been conducted in an effort to establish

"indicated an ITSMV violation and has tentatively identified the

subject in this case, but no prosecutive consideration can be given

to the matter. until

the car is recovered.

The investigation has

been kept current through referenced interoffice communications and

this report is being submitted in view of the length of the

investigation to correlate information

developed to date.

On 4/21/69, the Las Vegas Office advised that one

while there he contacted the Buffalo Office.

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On 5/5/69, the Buffalo Office furnished the

following information:

JOHN CRAIG appears to be identical with

JOHN CESAR GROSSI, who is BU 475-PC. Informant returred

to Buffalo in approximately February, 1969, driving a

Lincoln Continental,

which he claimed he borrowed from a

friend, ROBERT CURTIS.

He left the Buffalo Area in this

car claiming he was returning the car to CURTIS.

He stated

that during the trip enroute to Buffalo he had considerable

difficulty with the car and had made numerous repairs.

Informant claimed that prior to borrowing the Lincoln

from

CURTIS, be had allowed CURTIS to use a Chevrolet automobile

which had beensloaned to him by a girlfriend. He stated he

did not want to bring the Chevrolet to Buffalo since he did

not desire to be seen driving this car in the Buffalo area

by relatives of the girlfriend who reside in the Buffalo area.

Informant has FBI No. 3967794. He has convictions

for ITSMV, Armed Robbery and Check Passing. He may be considered

a suspect

in connection with thefts of other automobiles.

On 7/29/69, the Buffalo Office advised as follows:

Investigation at Tonawanda, New York revealed that

CATHERINE CAMPAS has departed the area

and reportedly gone South

to Florida.

It is not known whether CAMPAS has rejoined her

husband, but it is known that CAMPAS was the girlfriend of

JOHN CESAR GROSSI, BU 475-PC.

There is no stolen report at Buffalo for the

Chevrolet belonging to CATHERINE CAMPAS, which GROSSI claims •

he had borrowed from CAMPAS and left with ROBERT CURTIS from

whom he had borrowed the 1963 Lincoln Continental, as set forth

above.

On 11/28/69, the Buffalo Office advised that

sources in that area have been alerted concerning the desire

of the Buffalo Office to locate and interview suspect JOHN

CESAR GROSSI concerning captioned case; however, ho positive

information concerning his whereabouts

has been

received.

The Buffalo Office advised that when and if GROSSI is located,

he will be interviewed regarding this matter.

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