A handful of detectives were assigned to follow other clues, but it became clear that the leaders of the investigative team were not interested in their results. Summary reports went unread. Suggested actions pertaining to other lines of inquiry were rejected by the investigative leads without explanation. There was a lot of frustration, but as is typical with the police, any dissatisfaction was kept within the organization and did not make it past the newly installed bombproof doors of the Palme Room, which contained a trove of materials related to the assassination investigation, or out to
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