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oe eee. ea EN eT be ae en 8 OR, Was. me © . . a Memo Bates to Gebhardt Los Angeles (LA) Office during coverage of payoff 2/8/74, involving $50,000 demand made on Hearst affiliate, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner on 2/5/74, noted no unusual. activity except that 4-door Dodge Dart observed in area. Driver turned off the lights, stopped the automobile, got out - for approximately 5 to 10 seconds, reentered and drove away. This unknown individual was surveilled to his residence in i DMV check reflect to registered to LA conducting involved in extortion of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner. In connection with the $15,000,000 ransom negotations no contact was me my ay: rates t: mae Later erenene eee Es SZ ETI ~ Fare vier 7% ——.. ; x: : - ose: are ee an Th ee ee ~ te The FBI Laboratory has examined the 25-9mm warteiayos found in the victim's apartment. These cartridges were appar- ently dropped by the abductors during the scuffle in the . apartment since the victim's fiance Steven Weed stated he never saw the ammunition before and is certain there was no ammunition in the apartment prior to the kidnaping. The FBI Laboratory advised that a number of these cartridges bear mechanism marks which suggest they have been loaded and extracted from a weapon. These marks are of possible value for comparison and identification with suspect weapons. “wee -2- ve