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The photographs, both positive and negative copias, of these latent fingerprints heve been continuously retained in the file of the Kansas City Division Office, with the exception that under date of November 2lst, 1933 two complete sets of the positive photoatatic negatives of these fingerprints were furnished the Chicago Office with Kansas City letter of that date, in order that the knom fingerprints of Vivien’Mathias, paramour of Vernon C. Miller, could be compared with these latent prints. These Photostatic copies of latent prints were received back at the Kansas City Division Office from the Chicago Office on December 7, 1933 at the time of receipt of report of Special Agent E. P. Guinane, dated at Chicago, Illinois December 4, 1933 in the case entitled VIVIAN MATHIAS, with aliases, BORBIE .WOORE, with aliases, MISCELLANEOUS, HARBORING AND CONCEALING A PERSON FOR WHOL! WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED AND CONSPIRACY. With that exception, all copies, both positive and negative, of these photographs of the latent prints above mentioned have been retained in the file of the Kansas City Division office up until the time of their transmittal to the Division with Kansas City letter dated February 13, 1934. Although these latent prints were being compared with the prints of suspects in this case immediately after discovery of the prints, undoubtedly photographic copies of thie latent evidence should have been transmitted to tha Division for careful analysis there. However, it appears that in the excitement in connection with this investigation at that time shortly after the massacre happened, this was overlooked. At that time this case was being handled et the Kanaas City Office in the nature of a special assignment, ; numerous Special Agents being assigned to the Kansas City Office specifically H for investigation on this case. ’ Since the departure of Agents assigned to this case on special assignment from the Kansas City Office during the latter part of July, 1953, the investigation in the case has been pursued by agents regularly assigned to the Kansas City Division Office. A great part of this continued investiga- tion has been looking toward the location and apprehension of individuals who participated or conspired with the participants in this massacre. The results obtained relative to the location and apprehension of individuals connected with this massacre have been quite completely described in the letter from the Kansas City Office to the Division under date of February 15, 1934, ase Immediately upon the return of Special Agent H. E. Andersen to the Kansas City Office on January 31, 1934, he was placed in charge of the investigation of this case pursuant to Division instructions, Agent Andersen to work under the supervision of the Agent in Charge of this Office. Agent Andersen, together with Special Agent W. F. Trainor, immediately started to make a thorough review of the case file, in order that all leads could be checked from the beginning, both for evidence of the conspiracy in thia case and for ‘nformtion relative to the whereabouts of suspects. Through this review it was noted that photographic copies of these latent prints had not eM | 1 Se i De . sas Bye ae . ae ow ae -e - aes