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Caryl Chessman — Part 4
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Mr, -John Edgar Hoover
4936 - 30th Place
Washington 8, District of Columbia
Ny dear Mr. Hoover:
Quite some time ago I believe Author Wenzell Browns
Comuittee, organized to save the life of Caryl W.-C
he was scheduled to be executed on July 30th 198 ain San ¢
to the case had been forwarded to the President of the
number of other high government officials,
Copies of documents’ relating
United States, yourself and a
mittee believed that certain fatets of the case were str
new trial. In fact, out of N
I wonder if you would be kind enou
formation regarding this hig
at that time in respect to the, foregoing,
A promt reply would be much appreciated,
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own of Hamps lead
Montreal 2 9, Quebec
ew York had come a news release that "™
sideration may have played an important role in the conviction
death Caryl Chessman as Californ's notorious red-light bandit."
hly controversial and much publicized case
December 11, 1957 ©
AIR MAIL
Cnairman of the Writer's
just two days before
ugly gas chamber,
The Con-
ange enough to warrant a
political con-
and_.senticing to
gh to furnish the undersigned with additional in-
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