May 15, 1965 RCMP Memo Re Metro Grieshin

ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE

SVOBODNIKI — Information from Simma Holt.
7-APR-65:

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3. On 6-May-65, Pete ELASOFF (E335) was interviewed at Krestova, B.C., regarding any information he may have concerning the death of Peter Lordly VERIGIN. ELASOFF said that he had left the Brilliant community prior to Lordly's death and moved to Nelson, where he was employed by one J.F. HARRIS. He said that he knew very little about the death of Lordly because of his being away from the community. ELASOFF was asked about the manuscript written by John BONDEROFF as mentioned in P.C.R. dated 14-June-63, and he said that on Sam REIBIN wrote a book and used part of BONDEROFF'S manuscript "Dark Image" but he doesn't know if the book was published. I asked him if he knew the watchmaker Metro GRIESHIN and he said that he first met this man in 1929, at Porto Rico, B.C., when he was brought to the community from mental hospital by Peter SLASTUKIN and Bill CHERNENKOFF (both residence of the Svobodnik camp. Agassiz. B.C.). GRIESHIN disappeared shortly after and the next time ELASOFF saw him was in the mid 1930's at New Denver, where he lived in a Chinese Cafe and repaired watches for local miners. This was the last time ELASOFF seen GRIESHIN and he said that he appeared about sixty (60) years old and in poor health.

14-MAY-65:
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