Airtel
1-19-79
To: SAC, Sacramento
From: Director, FBI (89-4286)
PEOPLES TEMPLE
MASS SUICIDE – MURDER
JONESTOWN, GUYANA
NOVEMBER 18, 1978
(RYMUR)
Enclosed are photographic copies of 92 unidentified body prints obtained from victims in the captioned case. These plans have been searched through the Identification Division, Technical Section files with negative results.
In order to attempt to identify additional victims in this case, it is requested that the enclosed body prints be searched through the fingerprint files of the California Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation.
All enclosures, with the results of the searches, should be returned to the Identification Division, Attention Latent Fingerprint Section.
Lead
Sacramento Division
At Sacramento, California: Will have the enclosed copies of 92 unidentified body prints obtained from victims in captioned case searched through appropriate fingerprint files of the California Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation.
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Airtel to Sacramento
PEOPLES TEMPLE
MASS SUICIDE – MURDER
JONESTOWN, GUYANA
NOVEMBER 18, 1978
(RYMUR)
This lead should receive expeditious attention, as the unidentified bodies in this matter remain unclaimed at the Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Delaware.