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GENERAL HBSESTIGATIVE | DIVISION Y = EARNAP This concerns the ongoing trial of Patricia Campbell Hearst in is a San Francisco, California, on 3/10/76. - ae RATILS | - ' Attached San Francisco teletype advises of the continuing i cross-examination of Doctor Joel Fort (physician, criminologist, and prosecution witness) by defense attorney F. Lee Bailey. ~ Bailey agxed Fort whether or not he knew that Mimi Swanton (Hearst & school adeociate). had financial interest in Steven Weeds book (Steven Weed is previous fiance of Patty Hearst). Fort, il dicated that he did not know. Mimi Swanton had préviously in@icated to, Fort that Hearst was "ammoral," willing to lie to get ‘outs, Of oP trouble, and not concerned with obeying laws she did not, agreé: with. | *, %, Fort, in his study of 35 kidnaping cases, recalled casetof a 14-year-old girl who had been kidnaped, horribly abused, and forced to commit felonies. Fort pointed out that this girl had attempted to escape on one occasion and had, on one occasion, hidden the gun of one of her captors. Fort testified that he had concluded that the SLA tapes made by PétriciasHearst “probably" represented her true feelings. Fort admitted that he had not sought the assistance of a speech analyst to confirm or deny authorship and that he had not called for®scliog] papers written by Hearst stating that he-was not aware of ‘any body of scientific experts who can claim to determine with scientific accuracy the authorship of papers based on strict scientific analysis. | Concerning Hearst changing her name to Tania, Fort testified that name changing generally signified (1} dissatisfaction with prior name and (2) allegiancé,or alliance with a group such as name changes which occur insconverts to the Black Muslim Religion. Fort admitted his father, had changed his Russian name "Freedman" to Fort upon immigrationxto this country. em “Fort testified that he had never fold Mr. and Mrs. Hearst that f[ USA Browning wanted to be a Federal “judge. USA Browning, on redirect examination, questioned Doctor Fort regarding period of residence at Herrick Hospital 20 years previous thus opening the door for recross-examination by Bailey. Bailey, on recross-— examination, exploted in detail the criticisms of Doctor Fort made by medical ers sonnel at Horrick Hospital during his residency. After=zetross— examination of Doctor Fort, Doctor Harry Kozol was. calléd, té:, testify. by the Government (Kozol is long-time director of a cetiter “for criminally dangerous sex offenders in Bridgewater, Massachusetts). Kozol listed his extensive qualifi- cations and experience and listed materials he had examined regarding this case. Court to reconvene 10:00 a.m., 3/11/76... LAY. Callahan 1 - Mr. Mintz x dams 1 - Mr. Moore 1 Mr. gLeavitt ,