Serial 1678

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Washington, D.C. 20537
REPORT
of the
LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

January 4, 1979

FBI File No : 89-4286
Latent Case No. : B-68366

TO : [name deleted] A.R.T.
Manager
Medical Record Department
John Muir Memorial Hospital
1601 Ygnacio Valley Road
Walnut Creek, California 94598

RE: People’s Temple;
Jonestown, Guyana
November 18, 1978
Mass Suicide – Murder

Reference: Letter November 28, 1978, to Mr. W. Courtney, Base Mortuary, Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Delaware
Examination Requested By: Addressee
Specimens: Birth certificate bearing footprint of Mark Hartley Gosney

The footprint appearing on the birth certificate was examined and determined to be of no value for identification purposes.

The birth certificate, as well as the authorization to release medical records form, which was also submitted, is enclosed.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
LATENT FINGERPRINT SECTION WORK SHEET

FBI File No : 89-4286
Latent Case No. : B-68366

Recorded: 12/21/78 1:45 PM
Received: 12/21/78

Answer to: Mrs. [name deleted] A.R.T., Manager, Medical Record Department, John Muir Memorial Hospital, 1601 Ygnacio Valley Road, Walnut Creek, California 94598

Examination Requested By: Addressee

RE: People’s Temple;
Mass Suicide – Murder
Jonestown, Guyana
November 18, 1978

Date of reference communication: Letter: November 28, 1978, to Mr. W. Courtney, Base Mortuary, Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Delaware

Birth certificate bearing footprint of Mark Hartley Gosney

[Handwritten notations (duplicate typed notes, page 1)]

The footprint appearing on the birth certificate was examined and determined to be of no value for identification purposes.

The birth certificate, as well as the authorization to release medical records form, which was also submitted, is enclosed.