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FD-20¢ (Rev. 3-3.59) er oes UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ce FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | Copyto: 2 - USA, SACRAM: (ATTN: nSAt Report or | Office: Sacramento, California Date: 3/9/77 Field Office File #: 9-515 Bureau File #: Title: UNSUBS, aka Manson Family; TOP EXECUTIVE NATIONAL ENQUIRER ~- VICTIM Cheracte: POSSIBLE EXTORTION AND/OR INTERSTATE HARRASSING OR OBSCENE TELEPHONE CALL Synopsis Assistant Editor, TOM KUNCL, National Enquirer Newspaper, Lantana, Florida, furnished information indicating staff for National Enquirer had been threatened by CHARLES MANSON. MANSON had written a letter to KABC TV, Lantana, threatening these individuals. Staff head additionally received threaten- ing telephone calls possi om DENNIS RICE, long time MANSON associate. AUSA EDC, declined Federal prose- cution noting MANSON currently serving seven consecutive life terms and additional prosecution would serve no useful purpose. DETAILS: This is case is predicated upon receipt of information from Assistant Editor, TOM KUNCL, National Enquirer Newspaper, Lantana, Florida, who telephonically contacted the Washington Field Office on January 27, 1977, and advised as follows: vember, 1976, reporters ee interviewed CHARLES MANSON, an ollowing publication of the story both[___Jand [___] received a etter from MANSON expressing displeasure concerning the article and demanding that a tape recording of the interview ____. be furnished to him. National Enquirer refused to provide’ _..... MANSON with the tape recording. ~ KUNCL stated during September, 1976 [eee of National Enquirer staff, received a long diStanc a DENNIS RICE i to be a member of the MANSON family, and instructed to send a copy of the taped interview to MANSON, and refused this request. , KUNCL under the imperssion there had been a number of abusive and threaten- ‘This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. U, 8, GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1970 © - 405-840 bE bIC b6 b7C b6 b7C b7C