{"id":87679,"date":"2020-11-05T18:04:57","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T02:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=87679"},"modified":"2022-08-03T09:25:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T16:25:26","slug":"rymur-section-39-serials-2652-2710","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=87679","title":{"rendered":"RYMUR Section 39 \u2013 Serials 2652-2710"},"content":{"rendered":"

The FBI’s investigation into the events of November 18, 1978 focused upon the assassination of Leo Ryan and any actions of members of Peoples Temple which may have shown evidence of a conspiracy related to that assassination. Code-named RYMUR \u2013 short for Ryan Murder \u2013 the investigation yielded 2750 serials totalling more than 10,000 pages, eventually separated into 42 large sections.<\/p>\n

This page includes the contents of Section 39, including serials 2652-2710. They are dated between August 1981 and April 1985.<\/p>\n

The table below lists each document by serial number, the number of pages within each serial, the date the serial was generated, the federal agency originating the serial, and a brief description. Each entry then includes the PDF and the text of the serial. Additional notes appear at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n

A listing of abbreviations used in the RYMUR documents \u2013 including FBI field offices and State Department embassies \u2013 is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In citing these documents, each serial should open with the official designation of “RYMUR 89-4286.” As an example, Serial 2695 would be cited as “RYMUR 89-4286-2695.”<\/p>\n

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Serial<\/strong><\/td>\n# of pages<\/strong><\/td>\nDate<\/strong><\/td>\nOffice of Origin<\/strong><\/td>\nDescription<\/strong><\/td>\nPDF<\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSection 39 Administrative Memoranda<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2652<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n8\/4<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nGuyana witnesses traveling to Layton trial<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2653<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n8\/4<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nGuyana witnesses traveling to Layton trial (dupe of 2652)<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2654<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n7\/14<\/td>\nAmemb Panama<\/td>\nTransfer of Panamanian safety deposit box to Receiver<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2655<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n8\/1<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nJury selection begins<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2656<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n7\/31<\/td>\nFBI-SC<\/td>\nBackground sought on court transcriber<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2657<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n8\/6<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nRequest for FBI lab to test shell casings<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2658<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n8\/6<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nRequest for FBI lab assistance<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2659<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n8\/18<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nTrial begins<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2660<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n7\/28<\/td>\nFBI Identification Division<\/td>\nReport of FBI fingerprint lab<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2661<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n7\/30<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nDOJ providing security clearances for trial<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2663<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n9\/8<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nLayton defense offers no witnesses<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2664<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n9\/3<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nJudge suppresses some govt evidence<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2665<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n9\/9<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nLayton defense declines to reconsider decision to rest case<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
After 2665<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n9\/8<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nGovernment memo for court appearance<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2666<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n8\/21<\/td>\nSecState<\/td>\nPoints of contact for prosecution and defense witnesses<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2667<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n9\/28<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nJury deadlocks, judge declares mistrial<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2668<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n10\/1<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nJudge sets date for retrial<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2669<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n11\/3<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nJudge denies motion to dismiss indictment<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2670<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n11\/24<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nJudge sets new retrial date<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2671<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n12\/4<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nAudiotapes turned over to FOIPA unit<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2672<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n11\/13<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nAudiotapes turned over to FOIPA unit<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2673<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1\/5\/82<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nJudge postpones date for motions in retrial<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2674<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1\/15<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nJudge denies government motions, will be appealed<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2675<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n1\/15<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nJudge denies government motions, will be appealed (dupe of 2674)<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2676<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2\/2<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nGovernment files appeal, trial delayed<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2677<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n3\/12<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nNew trial date<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2678<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n3\/1<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nLetter-writer claims knowledge of JT<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2679<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n4\/23<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nUS seeks additional time in case<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2680<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n4\/23<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nUS seeks additional time in case (dupe of 2679)<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2682<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n8\/6\/82<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nLetter writer seeks further investigation of PT<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2683<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n8\/18<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nCourt of Appeals to hear arguments<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2684<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n8\/18<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nCourt of Appeals to hear arguments (dupe of 2683)<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2685<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n9\/21<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nNBC videotapes are returned to SF<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2687<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n11\/3<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\n[mostly withheld under privacy, previously deleted under b1]<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2690<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n3\/16<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nPT Receiver to donate FBI materials to CHS<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2691<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n4\/1<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nFBI replies to Fabian<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2692<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n7\/1\/83<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nUS v. Layton on appeal (dupe of 2693)<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2693<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n7\/1\/83<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nUS v. Layton on appeal<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2694<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n8\/16<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nFBI reports Appeals court reverses lower court<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2695<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n8\/11<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nAppeals court reverses lower court<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2696<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n8\/11<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nAppeals court reverses lower court (dupe of 2695)<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2697<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n10\/3<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nDefense asks for en banc hearing<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2698<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n10\/3<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nDefense asks for en banc hearing (dupe of 2697)<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2699<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n12\/12<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nCourt of appeals denies motion<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2700<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n12\/12<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nCourt of appeals denies motion (dupe of 2699)<\/td>\nPDF<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2701<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n1\/16\/84<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nAppeals court denies defense motion for stay pending SC appeal (dupe of 2701×1)<\/td>\n PDF <\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2701x<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n3\/28<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nNew trial date set; request for prosecution to travel to Guyana<\/td>\n PDF <\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2701×1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1\/16\/84<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nAppeals court denies defense motion for stay pending SC appeal<\/td>\n PDF <\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2702<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n3\/28<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nProsecutors to travel to Guyana<\/td>\n PDF <\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2703<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n3\/28<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nProsecutors to travel to Guyana (dupe of 2702)<\/td>\n PDF <\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2703x<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n3\/29<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nProsecutors to travel to Guyana; Status check on Layton case<\/td>\n PDF <\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2706<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n6\/20<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nJudge denies govt motions again (dupe of 2707)<\/td>\n PDF <\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2707<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n6\/20<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nJudge denies govt motions again<\/td>\n PDF <\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2708<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n8\/31<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nRetrial date postponed (dupe of 2709)<\/td>\n PDF <\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2709<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n8\/31<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nRetrial date postponed<\/td>\n PDF <\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2709x<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2\/19\/85<\/td>\nFBI-SF<\/td>\nAppeals court hearing on government\u2019s motion to admit tape<\/td>\n PDF <\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2709×1<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n2\/19<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nAppeals court hearing on government\u2019s motion to admit tape (dupe of 2709x)<\/td>\n PDF <\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2710<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n4\/22<\/td>\nFBIHQ<\/td>\nTransmittal of photos in Layton case<\/td>\n PDF <\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nText<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The pdf of the complete section is here<\/a><\/strong>. It should be noted that this document is unique to this site, based upon the FBI\u2019s official release of documents in 2014 and augmented with additional documents. The additional documents include: those released by the State Department; those released through the litigation of McGehee et al v. Justice<\/i>; and those released by the FBI in 2001 but not included in the later release.<\/p>\n

The information released in these serials may change as the FBI releases additional information pursuant to ongoing litigation under the Freedom of Information Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The FBI’s investigation into the events of November 18, 1978 focused upon the assassination of Leo Ryan and any actions of members of Peoples Temple which may have shown evidence of a conspiracy related to that assassination. Code-named RYMUR \u2013 short for Ryan Murder \u2013 the investigation yielded 2750 serials totalling more than 10,000 pages, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":71069,"menu_order":39,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-87679","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=87679"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117571,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87679\/revisions\/117571"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=87679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}