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HEARNAP — Part 38

652 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Famous Crimes & Fugitives · Topic: HEARNAP · 652 pages OCR'd
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°° POPEYR = 35 e° Guthrie had anid that he had talked to him, he said that he had a bad memory. sas he sure that he had removed nothing from the file? Definitely! Under ques- tioning, he became very upnet and forcefully restated all that he had said, someone wha saw him later that day said that he was atill upset, Unfortunately for Rivers and whoevor gave the order, two people had seen and read the never issued .279 form in ‘Popeye's parole file, shortly before his curiosity moved him to call for it. The file had been in a particular place in the middle of a stack of similar files that were in no particular order and, since Popeye's death, no one else had asked to see it. While it is not appropriate to name the two persons who saw and read the 279 form at this time, they are both prepared to testify, under oath, in the unlikely event that any official body wishes to undertake an investigation of Corrections and the par- ole board. The governor and one of his aides were asked to break the wall of silence and deception that was being built, but he did not respond. It must be assumed that he approved of what his Chairman did. The 279 form wasn't even an important document; it used John Williams’ words, almost verbatim, as reasons for not violating Popeye's parole. When Pro orders a cover up, he gets everything. One can only wonder what was lost from the Sac~- ramento file or stripped from the file at Vacaville. The peoples* court con- cluded that no one orders a cover up when there is nothing to cover up. Tt is unreasonable to believe that the high-power D.A. was pulled off Popceyets cane becnune he had more important things to do. The case was airtight and required absolutely no effort, Judd Sectt admits that it fa possible Popeye mide A deal that he knew nothing about. , It is also unreaconuble to believe that Popeyefa case would have been dealt with so leiniently by a board that saw Ste peer guge RS PES ee Ect OR aay YY ees Resa ee eee eg RETINA DATE NO ANS a] SRY
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