Lp £370 Yl FO Pines Heeltrn ge & Seg lS Be KANSAS CITY DISTRICT Novenber .10, ,1970 4 ‘MEMORANDUM OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATION ~ NOVEMBER 6, 1¢ Between: (Tir. Gary Prewitt, Assistant Vice-President, Bannister Bank, 9300 Blue Ridge, Kansas City, Missouri, Phone: 763-0844 And: Frank A, Mosetar, Supervisory Inspector, FDA, Kansas City District 4 Re: Church of Scientology Los Angeles, California, Minneapolis, Minnesota, St. Louis, Missouri, & anses City, Kensas (ite. Prewitt) who lives at(Route fl, Drexel, Missour,) called today to ‘inquire if Anything could be done Gbout the referenced church. Mr. (rewitt) seta (nis brother) was en Auditor in the Church of Scientology, ‘and had been for several years. He seid(his brother) just committed suicide on(October 29, 1970. Mr. Prewitt)said that he had no proof; however, he directly related(his brother's/suicide to his involvement with the Cmirch of Scientology. Ger. Prewitt] said(iis protner,’Weyne L. Prewitt,) vas age: 35:at the tine of his death. He has been deeply involved with the Church of Scientology for some time. He bad, in fact, recently been traveling to St. Louis, Missouri end Minneapolis, Mimesota working to set-up satellite churches in those areas. In addition, he had been deeply involved in trying to set-up @ church in Kansas City, Kensas. (we. Prewitt) said(his trother) was totally enotion@lly involved in this movement. He apparently was so involved that he would sometimes reach the ‘bresking point. (itr. Prewitt/seia that apparently this was the sitution at the time of(his brother's/death. (tr. Prewitt/said that iis trothey ma gone to(ios Angeles, California lest week) for treatment because he had been very “up-tight". He committed suicide vhile at/Los Angeles in MacArthur Park,) Gir. Prewitt) ‘mows tust (his brother was using @ device described asa black ‘box with two metal tubes benging from it. /Mr. Prewitt)said thet he understood(his brother) was using this device in the St. Louis Clurch of Scientology. 7 Gers. cary Previtt,) who helped(her sister-in-lew)pack her possessions after her ‘mustand's.desth, reported that the Was one of these devices in her possession. (Mtr. Prewitt) seia that sister-in-law) has receivedMemo of Telcon re: Church of Scientology 11-6-70 ‘treatments at the Kansas City, Kansas Church of Scientology. The widow of(Wayne Prewitt lives at, 8524 Troup, Kansas City, Knsas.) (cary) (Prewitt) said that fis sister-in-law] hes apparently been "hooked" into ‘the Church of Scientology, tut that due to the recent suicide of her husband,. ‘she uey break end disclose important informtion about the church if questioned. (cory Prewitt) seid that he would be willing to cooperate in any way possible with FDA in case we conduet an investigation. He wes considerably discouraged that the/los Angeles Police Department )aia not conduct any real investigation, He feels strongly that the Church of Scientology is respousitle for(his brother's death. He further feels that the church should be stopped from capturing other imocent people. He said that the church drains © person emotionally, physically, end finencially with resulting emotional breakdown. Just a Melar A. Mosetar Supervisory Inspector FAM:aJb 11-10-70 (orl - B/office of Compliance (BD-300) ec: = LOS-Do Pa MIN-DO or i DF B/E