FD: 245 (REV. 4:13:60) H. S. Department of Justire (MATERIAL MUST NOT BE REMOVED FROM OR ADDED TO THIS FILE) FEDERAL BUREAU of DO NOT DESTROY HISTORICAL VALUE NATIONAL ARCHIVES INVESTIGATION Volume Number: 11.29-18.255 Bureau File Number 44-8861 Santita. HOTESTOY. NATIONAL ACHIVES' See also Nos. ALL INFORMATION CORPORATED ENTIRE FILE REVIEWED FOR HISTORICIAL DECLASSIFICATION See W.P.F.S. Sootin MADE IN WALES 18-3-31715

Summary  
The documents detail an FBI investigation into a 1967 bank robbery in Alton, Illinois. On July 13, 1967, two unknown males wearing stocking masks robbed The Bank of Alton at gunpoint, stealing over $27,000. Clothing items recovered from the scene included a white Van Heusen Vanguard shirt and a pair of tan trousers, both bearing laundry marks and dry cleaning symbols. The FBI requested assistance from laundries and dry cleaners between August 12, 1967, and August 12, 1968, to identify potential suspects based on the clothing evidence. Multiple versions of the same request were sent with minor variations in text and formatting.  

Key People  
- Unknown males (suspects in the bank robbery)  
- Edgar Hoove (FBI Director, referenced as "Dhe" or "Edgar Hoovd" in some entries)  

Key Locations  
- The Bank of Alton, Illinois (scene of the robbery)  
- Laundries and dry cleaning establishments (targeted for information)  
- Van Heusen headquarters (implied as a location for clothing items)  

Key Events  
- Robbery of The Bank of Alton, Illinois, on July 13, 1967  
- Recovery of a white Van Heusen Vanguard shirt and tan trousers with identifiable laundry/dry cleaning symbols  
- FBI's repeated requests to laundries and dry cleaners for assistance in identifying clothing items linked to the suspects  

Key Organizations  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- United States Department of Justice  
- Van Heusen (clothing manufacturer, referenced in relation to recovered items)

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44-me-1987_hs1-852611265_69-01-part_1_of_6.pdf

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