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ee ce en Sen FO-302 (REV. “Interviewed - . eh. ; en ed a a nt AM lt tn A ibe alli Ne tet he a a” naa FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION —_ ry Date of transcription O/ 14 L 76 MIKF ROYKO, Columnist, Chicaao Daily News. 401 North Wabash, Chicago, Tllinois, advised that he received a threatening letter from FRANCIS JUDF BLAKFLY who is also known as MICHAEL CORLEONE. ROYKO furnished the letter and envelope dated June 2, 1976, and postmarked June 2, 1976, at Chicago. The letter stated, "Dear Mr. ROYKO, I won't be calling you any more, but you'll be hearing From me other ways. CORLEONE." The envelope contained a return address of “BLAKELY, 4236 N. Broadway, 60613." ROYKO advised that he first saw BLAKFLY in March, 1973, when BLAKELY appeatted at his. office at the Daily News and stated, "I am MICHAEL CORLEONE." BLAKELY told ROYKO that he wanted to run fox mayor. and that he wanted ROYKO to handle the campaign. When BLAKELY would not leave, ROYKO had the building guards escort him out. ROYKO stated that one time BLAKELY cine in with a minister who was there to make sure that BLAKELY did not hurt anyone. ROVKN statéd that BLAKELY had been in the office several times and had been stopped by 1 ‘bub piing | guards several times when he attémpted to get tin. BLAKELY also telephoned numerous timés. ROYKO stated that BLARELY had an intense way of talking, using cryptic phrases and veiled threats. ROYKO stated that he had determined that BLAKELY was a mental patient in 1973 and that he kept escaping from the institution and would then attempt to contact either himself (ROYKO) or a Chicago alderman. ROYKO wrote a column about this in July, 1973. ROYKO stated that on May 10, 1976, BLAKFLY acain appeared at his office and had his hand in his coat pocket. ROYKO told him that -he did. not have time to talk to him and BLAKELY replied, “I won't put up with this much longer.” ROYKO stated that the letter was the only letter he received from BLAKELY, . eis CG 976699 =x? 6/3/76 . _ Chicagd, Tilinois 6/7/76 Dote dictoted, This document contains .neither recommendotions nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBl and is loaned to your agency; #? ond its contests ore not to be distributed outside your agency. Be