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a’) "The twin probes involve three mysteries of the kind that have marked the career of Anastasia through t he years - a murcer and the baffling disappearances of three other persons who were important potential witnesses against the gangland czar. "The exact nature of the new evidence that hes revived interest in Anastesia wesn't clear, but Miami authorities did say they want to question Willie Pep, the former featherweight boxing champion, as quickly as possible. Pep is fizhting in Tampa tonight and isto be brought in for questioning as soon as he cen be subpoenaed. "Friend of Guaré" "Pe: was a close acauaintence of Vincent Macri, former Anestasia bodyguard who was bumped off'in April, 195). About the seme time his brother, Benecicto Macri, garment center figure aquitted in the William Lurye murder case and an associate of Anastasia, mysteriously disappeared. "KR year leter, in Mey, 1955, a retired Fort Lee plumbing contrector and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Cherles Ferri, vanished from their home leaving only. bloodstains behind them. Mr. Ferri had been a key witness in a pending income tex evesion case against Anastesia. tanestesie is the comron denominator in all of these cases,' Assistant U. S. Attorney Albert Blinder declered in Miami today. "Checking Leads." "ir, Blinder said Pep had been questioned in New York because of his close acqueintence with the Macris, but he added that the fighter was wanted for further questioning in Florida because ‘we also have some confidential information.! "Plorida sources seid that Eronx Assistant District Attorney Fred Baroni had spent from Feb. 21 to 25 checking out new leads in the case in Miami, and Miami authorities sent Chief Investigetor Fred Jones Jr. to the Eronx to work on the cese here.