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FEDERAL: BUREAU 01* INVESTIGATION
VIOLA LIUZZO MURDER Y
PART 10 OF 14
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bama Ku Kiux Klan and Int
Collie LeRny Wilkins charged
with the murder of a white
Civii tiihls Worker, said yes-
terday in Birmingham that an
FBI undercover atlent who
lestilied against Witkins it as
been located in Tampa.
Jsebh F. Sitnioiana, iinni
in charge oi the Tampa FBI
office said: "I don! know
at-iything about it."
Pressed for further iniorm a-
liou, Sautniana persisted he
simply didn't know alfthiag
bout it.
The unrlercover n|:r-nt. Gary
omae Rou e, 31, testified at
Wilkins trial iast itiay that
he was in the car hen Wil-
kins and two other men itrrri
on and killed Mrs. Vioiet Li-
uzw oi Detroit.
Mrs. Liuzm, a civil ripitit
worker, was driving: a car in
Lowndes County, Ala, return-
ing a Negro from a civil
rights demonstration in
Selma.
ltowe was
ness in the
which endeda lrvrise wit-
iriai 0| Wiikini
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because two of the jury-men
said they could not bClit'92'e
Ituwe because he hart said he
haci ioined the Klan, taken
Klan oa lh 5'0! secrecy and
was violating his oath by testi-
fying at the trial.
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tieheriuied Sept. 21 Ia Ila!'nrs-
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Since the trial Rowe
dl'0DPl'92l out of algii.
Y9 -9Tdl!'. llaii Ivltlrjtiiy
who defended Wilkins. aaid in
mrminlhlm that Rowe hart
been located in Tampa - "liv-
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the sands, eating chicken and
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Ltprgr also said six [Bi
agents we're guarding R o w e
round t.he clock and "cosLing
the taxpayers Sim a duh"
Murphy laid he has a auii.
a':ain.<t Rowe to be heard in
a Jellerson Cu nty court Sept.
7 Inr the collection oi back
llfnrrtavu BPSan . -H. .-on
Murphy did not explain has
he reeeiwd his information
that Rowe was in Tampa.
Rowe testified he had been
an undercover agent {qr um
i-'BI for five year: and had
"'11 Plid by the government
urinr: that lime, that hi; in-
tructions were to infiltrate
'ian and Communist :!'t;N_ip5,
it was pointed out by a rod.
erai employe yesterday that
It would be I natural [hing
irtr the FBI to |zt.ard Rowe.
in the Itrsl place he 1; me
of them and is a federal em-
P|!'e who might p¢.mr,|_92- M
in dlliler of his life [mm
members oi the Klan.
Without lore; leatimgny
the atate el Jiabama would
not have at tilht I case
against 9292'ilki.ns. lore was an
e_92-e-witness, riding in the ear
ltnm which the shot: wee e
iired. '
The FBI has been engaged
in inveatizaling civil rithts
tiolatimts {or tome time and
the J u r I i e e Department.
a7?niF-F iehirh the hurt-iii" im-
erates, I; charged with entere-
inr; civil richla laws under the
lflli Cttil Right; Act.
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Tampa. today said he "knew
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FBI Informer Gary Thomas
Rowe was under heavy [nerd
in Tampa.
Rawe aiiniiiy hid been
accused. along with three other
members of the Kn Klux Klan,
with the alaying of a rivli
rights worker, lrtrs. Viola
Liumu. shortly alter she took
part. in the March 25 Selma-
Montgomery civil rights march.
Rowe testified against One 0|
the accused men, klansman Col-
lie Leroy Willtins, and told the
court Wilkins was the trigger
man. Ihe trial ended in a hung
jury. and a new t-me t_a_at:hed-
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Matt H. Murphy, attorney for
the Ru Klux Klan. said yes1or-
day FBI informer Gary Thnmas
Rowe, I-{ho teslivd against aeanstnm on trial for the mum
r of I ciyil rlghls worker, is
rill Timpa, Fla., nder heavy
{Murphy said six FBI ngrnis
ere [uafding Rwe around lhe
flock "costing the taxpayers
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arge ul the FBI lq_J'a_n1pa.
the St. Peters-burg Times.
don't know anything ahout
Murphy mid his suit agaiml
Rowe in collect I lawyers for-
has been net in Jellerr-on Conn-
ly Court Sept. 7. Rowe original-
ly was accmvd with three Ku
Kluz Klammen in eonnecnnn
ifiih ihe inurder nl Mrs. Viola
I-iurzo shortly aer she Ir-nk
part in the March 25 Selma-Ir»
Montgomery civil rights mart-h.
However, ll turned out Rum-
jolned the Klln to lnlonn ihc
FBI, and charges against him
were dropped. Rowe testified at
CM Hayneviile murder trial of
Kiansman Collie Leroy Wilkinsthat Wilkins was the trigger-|
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Ind 1 new trial was eel [nr
SPIIL 27 in Haynevlllo. Th! hvn
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roclosed herovizb is a copy of the transcript 0!the trial of Collie Leroy ilkins;_Jr., at BaynevilllfAlnhcsni Hay 3,i!9B$lt *':l:'" *' § '
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pursuant to Sen Francisco s pf§?I3GE'rcquost. Iobils nnintain
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NOTE: In response to the request of the Ban Francisco Office that
the informant be allowed to review his testimony in the previous
trial of Collie Leroy Iilkins for the murder of Hrs. Viola Liuzzo,
before he is called upon to testify at the retrial currently
scheduled for 9/2?/65. A copy of the transcript was obtained from
Hr. St. John Barrett of the Civil lights Division. Since Agents a1
testified at the trial, Mobile will maintain the balance 0! the
transcript in order that Agents who testified at the former tritl
la ho able to review their testimony prior to testifying in 1 iutz
tr al in order to refresh their memories. Gary Thomas Rove is ouriniormant tho has been relocated to Ban Francisco, Due to the deatl
ofinefcnsc Attorney Matt Murphy, the retrial now scheduled for
9/27/65 will likely be postpon _ Q new defense attorney has notget been name!i3N"7**_§T3E g:: ; '-7 _ ~ --'1 . / ~ - " '= ' ,~ - . 1i11'3..°T"4//1 mi?-"~*" '~a - K-P" . n ~». ~- MHOIIQI __._%_. wO*! 1 92 ', | "_'|fL '__ V I;lILP *'I;j _1"r.1.cr~n=r.92nu-rT_:] " 1 I 92 - ' A
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This cie-Interns the murder of civilrights worke Viola Liuzzo near Selma . "'7 "Q ' e if ," ' ;' y 7 - - 1- =~'L-labama, 3/ /65. Matt 1'viiiTp'Y Was tihe -> 11 I . *- - *" "1 -*ciefense attor%y for three Klzmsmen,including Coll e_,LeRoy Wilkins, who were o - ' "
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Art Hanes when mayor of Birmingham - F _ A " ' *' ' ' ' , -.1 "' o 5 a- Ur q 1| ¢ 1was polmcally a£f1l1ated with Bull Canno . _ .. » $5..
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UN. STATES DEPARTMENT OF " ICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
1400 2121 Building
Birmingham, Alabama _ .
august 28,1965
RE: svosns THOMAS;
iihhiii URVILLE Biron; A
contra LEROY IILKIHS, JR.
VIOLA canoe LIUZZO - VICTIM
Leno! JEROIE lotsn - vlcrxu.*_ ___ '_____7 1 _ _ _ *__ ___ __" ___
Mr. Arthur Gamble, Jr., Circuit Solicitor,
' Greenville, Alabama who was the prosecuting attorneyin the trial of Coiiie Leroy Iilkins, Jr. at Haynevi11e,'
iiabana, advised that he hid discussed the iatter con-
cerning the revocation oi ii1kins' probation with
Assistant U. s. Attorney 8- "leer Taylor while in
Birmingham, Alabama during the Alabama Bar Conventionin July 1965. Be stated it had been agreed that any
federal action against Iilkins to revoke his probation
at this time would possibly jeopardize any chance of a
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Birmingham, Alabama, reported that the captioned was one oi the pemhearere at
the iuneral of Matt H. Murphy, Jr. , the Ku Klux Klan attorney who defended the threeKlansmen accused of killing Mrs. Lluzzo on March 25, 196%. *_ _ ___L 92
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"near tears throughout the ceremony. " It also speculated that Hanes may replace -
Murphy as Klan attorney and as such would defend the three Klansmen
murdering Mos. Liuzzo at their new trial scheduled Ior September 27th .
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At regular weekly meeting of Eastview Klavern
Number 13, United Klaus of America, Inc., Knights of the__ M"_
Ku Klux Klan, on September 23 1965,'which was attended " -
by 1'? members, includingsthe topic of the forth-coming trial of COLLIE LEROY WILKIIS was discussed from th
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murder of Mrs. Viola Liuzzo in Lowndes County, Alabama, on
3/25/65 is scheduled to take place in the Alabama Circuit Court,Hayneville, Alabama, 10/18/65. It nu be recalled that when /1/I
this case was first called ior retrial
Attorney General Richmond Flowers took
the case from Circuit Solicitor Arthur
tried the case initially in May, 1965.
resulted in a hung Jury. .' .}' .r A 'on 9/2?/65, Alabeme
over prosecution of
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In connection with the upcoming trial, SA Robert LIF 'e oi the Selma, Alabama, Resident Agency, received a
poena 10/12/65 commanding his appearance as a witness
_for*1he defendant Collie Leroy Wilkins on 10/18/65. From
iinformation available it is believed that defense attorney92Arthur J. Hanes, who is former FBI Agent and adamant
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At 2:25 a. m. on 10/19/65, Jolm Doar,
Iivil Rights Dion advised he received ;:____- Y_...a_ _ H . _.._ _,___rall from D r'.{Rosen: Medical Committee for .__ d,_,-_=,t1_=?-~.;p_,_"f5Iumu Egan; saima, Alabama, advising thatrs. -BarbaraButler, who is associated with 1' ' w "win" 4' ' ' "."
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1f Collie Leroy Wilkins, Jr. , on 10/18/65, as
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WIT! SOME 0* Tl? 1-l-FITE TEN CH THE-JURY WHO HAVE BEEN TINTATIVELY.
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The Héyneville Trinl '
t sm= Anrney General Katzenbaclfs glib dismissal
oi the Coleman acquittal in Hayneville, Alabama, la
the price you have to pay for the jury system, add-,
lug that he didn't consider it too high," is a shocking|endnr5em¬Ii at an even more ahocking traveriy cl
justice. Om can only hope that the Justice Departmmt
will look more deqaly into the implications of loch
perverted judicial proceedings tor nodal order Dd
justice in Deep South cormrnunitim. :
Part oi the price is already apparent in the lharp
dvrline of Negro voter registration tn Lowndes County-~
rcduced from 50 to 20 o day since the Angus I slaying
nl Jonathan Daniels, E iscopat seminar-inn and civilrights worker in the Alagama black heit. The lhooting r"
the speed-' or-rl predictable icqttal £ the kiii, ind
the many similar Incidents in recent years are ail parts
oi a pattern of deliberate terror, designed to frustrate
the long~ove1-due eil'orLs of the Federal government to
incorporate the Negro into American life. -
Jon Daniels and countless others will have
vain unless a radical reform of the court ayd
law enforcement pr-oeedurm is undertaken thy
adrninistratinnyand the next session oi Congress.
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Slit: lheiiossibility that there may have been a
miscarriage .. jusce E Hayne'-*lil'-3. Alabama is pd
nearly as frightening as the sell-righteous bloating oi a
host d quasi-liberals including many" cotnmnlatslwhich has ooded the land. How can anyone claimingtobeconcemedwithjuscemdtheaanctitydur
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This case concerns the retrial of
Collie Leroy Wilkins, Jr., in Alabama
State Court charged with the murder ofMrs. Vio1a.tIU2zo on the night of
3/25/65. H lkins was originally triedin Hay, 196?, on this charge which
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on the night of 10/18/65 in her Volkswagen was forced oi! of the
highway by three white male teenagers who accused her of being an '
"outsider" and a "troublemaker" and verbally abused her. She also -
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State Court charged with murder of Mrs. Viola Liuzzo on the night of 3/25/65._
Wilkins was originally tried in May, 1965, on this charge which resulted in a"" '
hung jury. Present retrial began l0/ 18/ 65. Retel sent to Bureau, Detroit and
Mobile; advised Chicago Otiice received anonymous call from male individual
stating, "Wilkins is innocent. H Wilkins gets convicted, I am going to get a '§bus tomorrow for Detroit and kill Liuzzo's husband. " This teletype confirms ~~~instructions telephonically furnished Detroit Oice by Extra Duty Sgrvisor
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This case concerns the retrial of - '_
Collie Leroy Wilkins, Jr. in State court -
charged with the murder of Mrs. Viola F
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This case concerns the retrial of Collie "Leroy Wilkins 4&1". in State Court charged ' .-1";-~..-¢""" "!T"*- ?fiii; I-*5 *with the murticr of l,92-'Irs. Viola Liuzzo on the 'night Of 3/25/55. Wilkins was originally I ' . __ ='.'-1'-"1: "- 1Y1?-'1?-2 '- " -. - ",-.1
tried in May, H965, on this charge which , .
resulted tn a hung jury. Present trial began
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This case concerns the retrial of
Collie Leroy Wilkins, Jr. in State Court
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GENERAL INVESTIGATT DIVISION
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This case concerns the murder of92Mrs. Liuzzof a
civil rights worker, near Selma, Alabama, on the evening of ,-3/zs/ss. _ = =1»
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In the rst trial in this case which was held in Maj,
1965, the jury was unable to reach a verdict. In connection with
the second trial which was held at Hayneville, Alabama, last week,
Alabama Attorney General Richmond Flowers assisted by Mr. "t -Ioe
Gantt presented the State's case before Judge T. Werth Thagard. The
defendant Wilkins was represented by Mr. Arthur Hanes, a tormeri
Special Agent. SA Marion E. Williams testified concerning his
examination of the automobile in which the victim was killed and T» I-
to the results oi Laboratory examinations of the bullets, bullet
fragments, cartridge cases and gun recovered in connection with this investigation. . . ' - .4» . -5 ~i kt
The State rested following SA Williams testimony
on the morning oi 10/22/65. The case went to the jury that r a '
afternoon. Alter approximately l hour and 45 minutes of deliberation,
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SUHECTF EUGEH§ THOMAS, ET AL; - Hr. Hills? __vxom-Lluzzo, AKA, ET AL - vlcrms - Hr. McGowan
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In connection with the trial of Collie Leroy w11k1|}§_,l. /
for the murder of Hrs. Viola Liuzzo by the State of Alabama
which began today in Circuit Court, Hayneville, Alabama, »~Gary Thomas Rowe, Jr" our informant, 15 expected to bet / .
sajor witness. The stats prosecutor his requested thatxi "F n
employee of our Voucher Unit appear and testify as to expenditures
made to Rowe and in his behalf from the time he became an FBI 1
informant to date. The same testimony was requested and 1authorized in the initial trial oi Iilkins in , 1955. !
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RE: EUGENE TIIOMAS, ET AL;
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testify in this case. Mr. Row's section has custody of all oi the documents as well
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is well qualified to handle this assignment. e He has already departed tor Hayneville, '
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