</s>FD-302 (Rev. 1:25:46) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 Date: April 27, 16:30 1 Mr. JERRY RAYNES, Route 2, Center, Nikouri, was contacted at his residence. Both interviewing agents from- tried thematic at his residency. Both interviewing agents are on- and he was advised by him that he may have been involved in the investigation- view he was concerned with him. THAT, who who believed to be his son. He was told of the seriousness of the invention- the son. It was told to the seriousness that he was involved in this investigation- View and of the provision of the harboring statue by the Mr. RAYRES stated he would willingly cooperate and conducted the agents through the bedroom and into the kitchen in order that they might see no one who was at the him. Mr. NAYNES stated he was 39 years old. He married to one ofe having I'm born now deceased. Light. He is married to me having I'm now deceased, high. He has been born on this war- I'm also born. children were born to this war - I'm not a resident that he had never been to me. I'm a. RAVNES stated that his memory was somewhere. that he experienced that he actually was in recalling children were events that he experienced the death of a child. his but was of the opinion that JAMES VARL, who had had been there. his alton, Illinois, in a state that was was his child. He also wore a suit. is but was not in his opinion that I was in an accident at his home. is PIZZY, or in his own home. I was an accident that has been Illinois, or about 1955. I was also in his home, I was another son, who is a. PIZZZY, in about 1965. I will tell him an incident at his quincy. C.A.H. PEPER, who lives on in Bellevue Avenue in I.P.I.Pewewor, Missouri, and another daughter, IELBA, who was born to be believed. was a mental case who had received treatment in the illinois. state Hospital at the hospital at his remote location. Illinois. He believed Mr. RAVENS stated he had little contact with his children during the past 17 years, except for CAROL. To the lost of his childhood was the last saw JAMES'S parent, 37, 17 years ago that recollection he was last saw the patient's last day. I am 17 was aware that subject he had been in the patient-lary from the items and from information he had received from the children's mother. LUCILLE. He stated that she had become an alcoholic 1/19/19 <loc_482><loc_850>On 2/18/73/75 Center, Missouri: <loc_325><loc_854><loc_330><loc_854>Center, Missouri,

Summary:  
The document contains a mix of FBI and St. Louis Police Department records related to Albert B. Pepper (also known as Albert Benny Pepper), his wife Carol Pepper, and their associates. It includes an interview with Albert Pepper on May 2, 1968, regarding his brother Ray Ray and other family members. Pepper denied any knowledge of Ray Ray’s whereabouts post-release from the Missouri State Penitentiary and stated he had not communicated with him since his escape. The document also references a theft investigation at the Grapevine Tavern in St. Louis on February 30, 1968, involving James Edward VanHorn and others. Additional records detail Pepper’s prior arrests and police file numbers, including an FBI number (581 723 D) and St. Louis Police Department case numbers. The text includes administrative notes about document classification and distribution restrictions.  

Key People:  
- Albert B. Pepper (Albert Benny Pepper)  
- Carol Pepper (wife of Albert Pepper)  
- Ray Ray (brother of Albert Pepper, incarcerated in Missouri State Penitentiary)  
- James Edward VanHorn (involved in theft incident at Grapevine Tavern)  
- Bugene Vaughn (arrested during tavern disturbance)  
- Clarence Hayes (identified as a victim in the tavern altercation)  

Key Locations:  
- New Market Hardware (Pepper’s workplace, 4064 Laclede)  
- St. Louis, Missouri (St. Louis Police Department records, Grapevine Tavern at 1982 Arsenal)  
- Jefferson City, Missouri (Missouri State Penitentiary)  

Key Events:  
- Interview with Albert Pepper on May 2, 1968, regarding Ray Ray’s whereabouts and family contacts.  
- Theft investigation at the Grapevine Tavern in St. Louis on February 30, 1968, involving James Edward VanHorn and others.  
- Prior arrests of Albert Pepper (e.g., theft charges in 1960–1961, traffic offenses in 1963).  
- Police records detailing Pepper’s aliases, marital status, and family members (including siblings and parents).  

Key Organizations:  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- St. Louis Police Department  
- Missouri State Penitentiary

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