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bee ee i ne Unique Deception tion Metheds Used a wf bE . a. eral aa + k a By Federal Agents in Solving . Mysterious Cases Revealed H : iL yste rious aS¢s evea. C ere ‘ 9 ae ~ * ‘ 0 , so (Continace From Page One) ance salesman” and “cattle buyer” - cafle convinced that a “murder | found It necessary to meet in re- r 2? syndicate” ronsiting of 2 group of mole canyons and “hide-outs” of . 3 white men was and had been oper- | the reservation. ; ating. More than a2 dezen Inaians, The “medicine man” was 60 SUC- : _4 both men and women, had diec cessful that he finally sat in the \ 5 under mystrtiods circumstances, | inner tribal council and actually i agents learned. All of the vic- | helped pass resolutions, taking ' '6 tims were immensely wealthy from | Part in the Judian admintstration 9- royalty Tights ie aimiust 1000 Gil -| affairs. The “insurance salesman” ; - wells whiess Were Sputing forth’ ; actually sold life insurance during i Bo. = | muons cf! gallons of liquid | the investigation. i a) ue ‘wealtb ! Serving life sentences after be- , i 5 ° | In severs} cases) the victims | ine convicted of murders in con- ‘ Ss 4 = a | were young Indian women who toalien woah peste Cast lea i : i. ; bad been married Shortly before | at “Ki . t th 0. was ¢ eq : 2% | their deahy {0 white men. Agents | <"* ng of the Osage,” Johh 1 Pa: became convinced that the imur- Ramsey, Emesi Burkhart an - ‘ders of the wcemen were plotted Kelsey Moi rison, records of th "4 by the gang before the wedding. TRI reveal, according to Banl i 5 Ceremonies. isn, Indiar:. and white residents of - 6 the reservation vere extremely eared . hesitant to talk about the deaths. — hee Bay They feared that tuey, too, might ~ — _ go become viciims. i “ “gy - Agents seni on the investiration | ¢ were able to speak the language | q ) of ‘the Indians on the reservation | : if wl and were those familiar with a 2 tribal Guowms and traditions. An ‘ Ther decided that it would be . os 3 necessary to use unusual tactics “ i4 in “breaking” the case, ; - One agent became an Indian | is 13 medicine man. His skin was b, 16 painted and he donned suitable | es 4 clothing, A second ugent posed as; . Ms ' a Texas cattic buyer, seeking to | wa +8 purchase stock. A third agent ; 19 acted as an insurance salesman, =| ; ‘ ‘During the long investigation £ 10 which ultimately brought life 7 gsentences to four white nen, the . - * psucdo “qedicine man,” “imsur- | - sure 13 % | 6 i 36 ae | i“ 16 49 i 0 sm Bri OUTS TROT ote ct em eg mee er ae - ~ rs f Slop oe . : oo oh ar et ~ ~ ve ~ FO a a TT RCS ea et orieeatiremenes eee. . Sc ii7 - ! ~aeo os oo - * we . . ad _- wat ae we ry pre i oe