Pipe Bombings
Dec. 1975, Dade County
[Reference:
Dade County OCB file # 3-86-15 p2]
CASE NO: 3-86
DATE: January 20,1976
Continuing investigation into the series of bombings that
occurred during December 1975 in Dade County.
SYNOPSIS:
Status report of ROLANDO OTERO as of January 20,1976.
DETAILS:
AT 1:23 P.M., Tuesday, January 20, 1976, Units 145 and 147
were
dispatched to Miami International Airport by the OIC, Unit
102.
The assignment was a result of a telephone communication
from the Miami
Field Office of the FBI informing this office that the
suspect would be
aboard the Dominic-Air inbound flight number 302 due to
arrive in Miami
at 1:30 p.m. this date.
The aircraft was met by elements of the Public Safety
Department, the
Miami Police Department and the FBI. All passengers
were
scrutinized at length and neither the suspect nor the agents
assigned
to the escort were found to be on the aircraft. At
this point
there was a long distance telephone call from the agents in
Santo
Domingo to Agent Joseph Ball at the airport.
The substance of the call was the following
information. The
agents did not make the flight and they were unable to
account for the
whereabouts of the suspect since 10:00 a.m. Atlantic
time, 11:00
a.m. Eastern Standard time. The suspect was released
to a
government official (a political power in that country) in
time to be
put on the assigned flight. However, one hour elapsed
before the
local jail officials notified the waiting agents of the
release.
The agents then called Miami and asked the field office to
check the
flight due to the fact that it had already departed the
Dominican
Republic by the time they were notified of the
release. According
to the agent's call, the suspect was released to Retired
Admiral Cesar
deWINDT.
The Admiral is the father-in-law of FRANK CASTRO, an
American citizen
from our community and an active member of the GOLDEN
FALCONS, a
skydiving club. CASTRO is also in the Dominican
Republic at this
time.
The FBI is contemplating a request to the Justice Department
to have
the United States Department of State notify the Dominican
Republic via
telegram tonight requesting that the suspect be rearrested
and held and
extradition papers will follow. According to the
extradition
treaty between the two countries, our government would have
two months
(60 days) to process the papers. The treaty, based on
a 1904
extradition agreement, does not cover bombings; however, it
covers all
forms of arson which may possibly cover our case.
Reliable information received by other Tactical units
indicates a
strong belief that the suspect will flee to Caracas,
Venezuela.
It is known that one of his former roommates now lives
there.
Attached is some background on the roommate which is
furnished
confidentially and is requested not to be
disseminated. The
roommate will assist us in our case where possible.
Investigation continues.
PREPARED BY:
___________________
J. CURTIN, Officer
Criminal Activist Unit
APPROVED BY:
___________________
R. McGAVOCK, Sergeant
Criminal Activist Unit
REVIEWED BY:
___________________
T. LYONS, Supervisor
Tactical Investigation Section
JC/de
Attachment
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