</s>JFK Assassination System. Date: 4/22/201 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: HSCA HSCA RECORD NUMBER: 180-10125-10172 RECORD SERIES: SECURITY VIOLATION CASE FILE AGENCY FILE NUMBER : AGENCY FILENUMBER: SECURITARY VIOLATIO CASE FILE ORIGINATOR: HSCa Document Information FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: 07/00/1978 PAGES: 100 SUBJECTS: PHOTOGRAPHS AND FILM KENNEDY, JOHN, AUTOPSY BLAHUT, REGIS HSCAA, REGISS BLAHUUT, ADMINISTRATION CIA, STAFF HScA, FILES DOCUMENT TYPE: REPORT CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: CURRENT STATUS: Consulted CURRENT STATUS. Conducted DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 09/20/1993 Withheld OPENING CRITERIA: COMMENTS: Box 1: Released under the John F. Kennedy assassination Records Collection Act of 9994 44 USC/107 Note( Case#NV) 8826 Date: 20/25 1 NV 88326 Dcdl:32269709 Page 1

Summary  
The document contains records related to fingerprint analysis conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) in 1978. It includes latent fingerprint comparisons between specimens provided by the HSCA and inked prints from photographs, confirming matches involving items such as a safe door lift. The FBI Latent Fingerprint Section reported that four latent fingerprints matched known individuals, with specific comparisons noted between lifts from a safe door and other materials. The document also details administrative correspondence between the HSCA and FBI officials regarding fingerprint card requests for staff members under investigation. A separate entry describes an incident in June 1978 where Kennedy autopsy photos stored in a secure safe at HSCA offices were found tampered with, leading to an investigation involving fingerprint comparisons of staff members, including Regis Blahut (CIA), and subsequent polygraph examinations. The HSCA sought assistance from the FBI and Metropolitan Police Identification Section to analyze fingerprints and verify access to the secure room.  

Key People  
- Regis Blahut (CIA employee questioned about accessing Kennedy autopsy materials)  
- G. Robert Blakey (Chief Counsel, HSCA)  
- William H. Cross (Assistant Director of Security, HSCA)  
- Robert Morrison (Director of Security, HSCA)  
- Mark Flanagan (Security Staff member who discovered tampered photos)  
- Lance Svensen (Security Staff member involved in the investigation)  
- Gary Cornwell (Individual involved in outside contact with Blahut)  
- Admiral Stanfield Turner (CIA Director informed about the incident)  
- John Moriarty (Committee Investigator)  

Key Locations  
- Room 3381 (HSCA offices where the secure safe was located)  
- Safe #10209 (Secure storage for Kennedy autopsy photos)  
- Safe #10205 (Reading Room containing tampered materials)  
- Metropolitan Police Identification Section (Facility involved in fingerprint analysis)  
- CIA Headquarters (Regis Blahut’s employment location)  

Key Events  
- June 23, 1978: Discovery of tampered Kennedy autopsy photos in a secure safe at HSCA offices.  
- July 11–14, 1978: Fingerprint comparisons conducted between HSC, FBI, and CIA personnel to identify potential perpetrators.  
- July 1978: Polygraph examination of Regis Blahut and internal CIA review of his involvement.  
- June–July 1978: Requests for fingerprint cards of staff members under investigation by the HSCA.  
- Implementation of upgraded safe security measures to prevent future tampering.  

Key Organizations  
- House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- United States Department of Justice  
- Metropolitan Police Department  
- U.S. Government Printing Office

JFK Declassified Files

180-10125-10172.pdf

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