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- Mr. Gallagher 1 - Mr: O'Connell 1 - Mr. Cooke. 1 - Mr. Hawkins 1 - Mr. Moore June 1l, 1976 REC-92/00 -//39 2 lr. Louis jSchneider Arierican Triends Service Committee,. Inc 1s0l Cherry Street Philadelyiia, Pennsyivania 19102 Dear Mx. Schneider: This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated June 2, 1976, concerning the death of Anna Mae Ayjuash. The body of Ms. Aguash, then unidentified. was found on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, on February 24, l976, by a rancher who notified the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BiA). Within 20. minutes of receipt of the repcrt, officers of the BIA, Ieaeu pey oym Iga aua yo auoby negdads e Aq paguednonan had any personal contact with Aquash and had never seen. a photoyraph of her, arrived at the scene. The body MAILED I0. was renoved to the Pine Ridge Public Health Hospital. sOn February 25, 1976, an autopsy was performad at the "reguest of 3IA by Dr. W..O. Brown, pathologist, Scottsbluff. Nebraska. No FBi Agents were present during the autopsy: . however, FBr Agents had photographed the body prior to the .autogsy. One FBI Agent wno assisted in the photographing did know Ms. Ayuash fron previous personal contact; however 3u did not recognize her on this occasion due to the aavanced decomposition of her facial features. Dr. Brown estimated the woman had been dead 7 to l0 cays and he concluded in his exanination that She had died of exposure. Due to the difficulty of Asoc. Dir D.pabadmobtainiay fingerprints at the scene because of the D..aonr.-deterioration of the body, an Far Agent suggested that Asst. Dit.: Ur. brown could remove the hands for transmission to Adm. Serv Fin.& Pas. -for exansination. This was done.. Renoval of hands or. Gan. Iny fingers of unknown deceased for identification purposes Jdan Ins pa ction is a proceuure followed by many jurisdictions. Although Intell. 1 Assistant Attorney.Genera]. Laboratory Qffice_of.Leqislative Affairs (enc. - copy of incoming ett Legat Cou AsAC,, Rapid City (enc. - copy of incoming letter). -s SAC, Minneapolis (enc copy of incoming letter) Rec.Mont Spec. Inv. I 10 Treini HHH:caw SEE NOTE PAGE 3 Telephe MAIL ROOM PE UNIT 54 JUN231966