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TED CRAIG BENTZ “ ous rege _ Marquette Penitentiary 4 piss. rs BANK ROBBERY _ OT RE Be 7 & EE a0 . mo . . : Po: mitt aos : er a yu Ref is made to the attached 1 ES = eference made to the a ed etter addressed to you — Pele. oe captioned subject dated October 1,.1944, in which he requests you 0 write _ —— ‘the Chairman of the ‘Michigan Parole Board in his behalf, - Lee UD —— BENTZ* CLAINS It is noted Bentz! letter ‘makes three gecera elaine a . (2) that he furnished information ‘te Bureau Agents at Portland, | an can tein » Which was directly responsible for our’ location of oa - (2) tha he: voluntarily furnished important testimony in the at a an > ; "Limerick" case at Burlington, Vermont, during June, 1940.-- tee, . (3) that Bureau records prove hea is innocent of the Grand Haven, aa . , . Michigan bank robbery for which he was prosecuted in State —-. ' Y . Court and is presently serving time, since our records show: . ; he was in Chicago, Tllinois, on August + 79335 when, the a wo - robbery was | Committed. oo, : a + yo, wey or “\ ANSWERS ‘NO BENTZ' CLAMS in . ~ PS (1) As you know, Dillinger was “located “polely. on the ‘pasig of : ": information furnished our Chicago Office by-Mrs. oe. commonly referred to’as "the woman in red." (62- 33): i, While Bentz did. fumish considerable. information-to—former: . SAC. L. . Do Nefoan and other. Agents..of the Boston Office when © . ’ questioned at Portland, Maine, which information he claimed. -. to ha S obtained fron a hie brother, the well-known banks robber ,° Eddie r’ ip (52-29777-2845), this -played_no actual part in": Dillinger's apprehension, As a matter of fact, ‘investigation ws, proved at least some of the data furnished by Bentz was apparently — untrue. You will recall Agents spent considerable time Looking ©... ~ for @ "Buman Island", -which Bentz described as being located in .”: a body of water near ’ Ranmond, Indiana, which island. is ‘apparentiy" non-existent. (62-29777-3104) - ie ¢- (2) No_“Limerick" case. ws handled. b ; the. “Bureau, at. Burlington? . Vermont, during June, 1940.° Limerick was killed at Alcatraz “ se Saat ” at Penitentiary on n May 23, 1938, | uae Bari} one his brothers > tur tia tibos 3 ih cawid