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Greenlease Kidnapping — Part 1
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He stated that he handprinted the message in ransom letter number two _
and signed it "M* and addressed the envelope to Mr, ROBERT C, GREENLEASE, |
2920 Yerone Road, Méastinn Hills. Kanese He thereunon. placed geven
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three cent stamps and marked it Special in the upper left-hand corner, \
A photostatic copy of ransom letter number two was exhibited to CARL /
HALL and he stated that it was a true likeness and replica of the
letter he prepared at BONNIE HEADY's home and addressed to Mr. ROBERT
‘GREENLEASE, However, prior to sealing the envelope he put the
Jerusalem cross medal which he had removed from victim's beady in this
envelope in order to show Mr. GREENTEASE that it wes the writer of
this lett«r who had custody of his son.
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After preparing this letter he drove to Kansas City,
Missouri with BONNIE HEADY and dropped this letter in a United States
mail box, the locetion of which he was unable to recall, Aftér mail-
ing this letter they returned tc St. Joseph, Missouri. HALL also
stated that in ransom letter number two he requested Mr, GREENLEASE
to pul an ad in the Kansas City Star personal column as follows;
"Meet me in Chicago, signed 'G’." He advised that he also instructed
Mr, GHEENLEASE that this would be the signal to him, HALL, that Mr.
GREENLEASE had the money available and was willing to negotiate the
ransom payoff, He also advised that in this letter he informed
Mr. GREENLEASE that his boy was “okay” put homesick and repeated the
instructions to put the money in an army duffle bag. Subject HALE ,
was also shown the photostatic copy of the envelope which contained
ransom letter number two and he admitted that he had prepared it and
addressed it as above stated.
HALL continued that these actually were the only two ransom
lettera he had sent to the GREENLEASE family but did admit that he
had left notes at various places in Kansas City, Missouri while they
were negotiating the ransom payoff, He stated, however, these were
notes of instruction as to where to put the ransom money rather than
any additional demand for same,
TELEPHONE CALLS AND ADDITIONAL RANSOM NEGOTIATIONS
HALL stated that on Wednesday, September 30, 1953, he and
BONNIE HEADY drove to Kansas City in the Plymouth station wagon and
had’ dinner at the Coates House. While eating dinner he excused himself
and made a phone call from a pay station in the hotel to the GREENLEASE
residence, Glimore 6200, As soon as some man answered the phone HALL
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