Series 1547
Governor Matheson Extradition case files

Dates: 1975-1983.

6.00 cubic feet and 11 microfilm reelsSkip to Containers

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

An agency history is available.

Scope and Content

This series contains correspondence between Governor Matheson's office and officials from other states concerning extradition of fugitives. From 1977 to 1981, the extradition coordinator for the State of Utah was Tina Falvo; from 1981 to about 1983, the extradition coordinator was Debra Jones. The fugitives concerned include those who committed the crime in Utah and fled to another state, and those who committed the crime out-of-state and fled to Utah. Most of the crimes committed were burglary, forgery of checks or checks written with insufficient funds, and custodial interference/kidnapping. A notable fugitive whose 1976 extradition file is included in this series is Theodore Bundy, accused murderer who fled to Utah from Colorado. Much of the correspondence and many of the records are from California and Colorado, although a wide variety of states are represented in this series. Other documents in this series are waivers of extradition signed by the fugitives, related court materials, and extradition logs kept by the Governor's office which contain information such as the name of fugitive, the alleged crime, from whom the Governor's office received the extradition request, and the location of the prisoner.

Arrangement

Alphabetically by document type, thereunder chronologically by year.

Related Records

Criminal extradition records from the Lieutenant Governor, Series 348, maintained by the Lieutenant Governor's office, dated from 1881 onward, covers the terms of multiple governors

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Processing Note

This series will be microfilmed and the hard copy will be kept because of the intrinsic value of the papers. It was processed by Kira Robertson in August 2001.

Indexing Terms

Container List

REEL BOX FOLDER DESCRIPTION
1 1 1 Alphabetical case files; A; 1978-1981
1 1 2 Alphabetical case files; A; 1982-1983
1 1 3 Alphabetical case files; Abbott, Jack; 1979-1981
1 1 4 Alphabetical case files; Ascarte, Christopher; 1979
1 1 5 Alphabetical case files; B; 1976-1977
1 1 6 Alphabetical case files; B; 1978
1 1 7 Alphabetical case files; B; 1979
1 1 8 Alphabetical case files; B; 1980
1 1 9 Alphabetical case files; B; 1981
2 1 10 Alphabetical case files; B; 1982
2 1 11 Alphabetical case files; B; 1983, Jan-Aug
2 1 12 Alphabetical case files; B; 1983, Sep-Dec
2 1 13 Alphabetical case files; B; 1985
2 1 14 Alphabetical case files; Beavers, Mary James; 1979
2 1 15 Alphabetical case files; C; 1978
2 1 16 Alphabetical case files; C; 1979
2 1 17 Alphabetical case files; C; 1980
2 1 18 Alphabetical case files; C; 1981
2 1 19 Alphabetical case files; C; 1982
3 1 20 Alphabetical case files; C; 1983
3 2 1 Alphabetical case files; Cross, James A.; 1982
3 2 2 Alphabetical case files; D; 1978-1979
3 2 3 Alphabetical case files; D; 1980-1981
3 2 4 Alphabetical case files; D; 1982-1983
3 2 5 Alphabetical case files; Dumas, George Oliver; 1976-1977
3 2 6 Alphabetical case files; E; 1977-1980
3 2 7 Alphabetical case files; E; 1981-1983
3 2 8 Alphabetical case files; F; 1975
3 2 9 Alphabetical case files; F; 1978-1980
4 2 10 Alphabetical case files; F; 1981-1983
4 2 11 Alphabetical case files; G; 1978-1979
4 2 12 Alphabetical case files; G; 1980-1981
4 2 13 Alphabetical case files; G; 1982-1983
4 2 14 Alphabetical case files; H; 1976-1978
4 2 15 Alphabetical case files; H; 1979
4 2 16 Alphabetical case files; H; 1980
4 2 17 Alphabetical case files; H; 1981, Jan-Jun
4 2 18 Alphabetical case files; H; 1981, Jul-Dec
4 2 19 Alphabetical case files; H; 1982
5 2 20 Alphabetical case files; H; 1983, Jan-Aug
5 3 1 Alphabetical case files; H; 1983, Dec
5 3 2 Alphabetical case files; I; 1978-1980, 1983
5 3 3 Alphabetical case files; J; 1978-1979
5 3 4 Alphabetical case files; J; 1980
5 3 5 Alphabetical case files; J; 1981-1983
5 3 6 Alphabetical case files; Jacobs, Lawrence Daniel; 1979-1980
5 3 7 Alphabetical case files; James, Robert Scott; 1979-1980
5 3 8 Alphabetical case files; K; 1977-1980
5 3 9 Alphabetical case files; K; 1981-1983
5 3 10 Alphabetical case files; L; 1978-1980
6 3 11 Alphabetical case files; L; 1981-1982
6 3 12 Alphabetical case files; L; 1983
6 3 13 Alphabetical case files; Lebaron, Ervil M., et. al.; 1977-1978
6 3 14 Alphabetical case files; Lipsky, Leonard; 1983
6 3 15 Alphabetical case files; M; 1977-1978
6 3 16 Alphabetical case files; M; 1979
6 3 17 Alphabetical case files; M; 1980
6 3 18 Alphabetical case files; M; 1981
6 3 19 Alphabetical case files; M; 1982
6 3 20 Alphabetical case files; M; 1983
7 4 1 Alphabetical case files; Mueller, Carol Ann; 1981
7 4 2 Alphabetical case files; Murphy, Richard Dennis; 1981
7 4 3 Alphabetical case files; N; 1978-1982
7 4 4 Alphabetical case files; O; 1978-1981
7 4 5 Alphabetical case files; O; 1982-1983
7 4 6 Alphabetical case files; P; 1977-1979
7 4 7 Alphabetical case files; P; 1980
7 4 8 Alphabetical case files; P; 1981
7 4 9 Alphabetical case files; P; 1982
7 4 10 Alphabetical case files; P; 1983
8 4 11 Alphabetical case files; Q; 1977, 1979, 1981-1982
8 4 12 Alphabetical case files; R; 1978-1980
8 4 13 Alphabetical case files; R; 1981-1982
8 4 14 Alphabetical case files; R; 1983
8 4 15 Alphabetical case files; S; 1977
8 4 16 Alphabetical case files; S; 1978
8 4 17 Alphabetical case files; S; 1979
8 4 18 Alphabetical case files; S; 1980
8 4 19 Alphabetical case files; S; 1981
9 5 1 Alphabetical case files; S; 1982
9 5 2 Alphabetical case files; S; 1983
9 5 3 Alphabetical case files; Stewart, Cynthia L. and Michael E.; 1978-1979
9 5 4 Alphabetical case files; T; 1978-1979
9 5 5 Alphabetical case files; T; 1980-1981
9 5 6 Alphabetical case files; T; 1982-1983
9 5 7 Alphabetical case files; U; 1979, 1983
9 5 8 Alphabetical case files; V; 1977-1983
9 5 9 Alphabetical case files; W; 1978
9 5 10 Alphabetical case files; W; 1979
10 5 11 Alphabetical case files; W; 1980
10 5 12 Alphabetical case files; W; 1981-1982
10 5 13 Alphabetical case files; W; 1983
10 5 14 Alphabetical case files; Weaver, Alan Kelly; 1980-1982
10 5 15 Alphabetical case files; Y; 1982-1983
10 5 16 Alphabetical case files; Z; 1978, 1980, 1982
10 5 17 Chronological cover letters outgoing; 1978
10 5 18 Chronological cover letters, outgoing; 1979
10 5 19 Chronological cover letters, outgoing; 1980
11 5 20 Chronological cover letters, outgoing; 1981
11 6 1 Extradition log; 1975-1978
11 6 2 Extradition log; 1979-1981
11 6 3 General correspondence, notes, information; 1967, 1974, 1976-1977
11 6 4 General correspondence, notes, information; 1978-1983
11 6 5 Sample and blank extradition forms; n.d.

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