Knievel FBI file details probes of '70s assaults
Evel Knievel never denied his scrapes with the law -- the late motorcycle daredevil often reveled in them. But even he objected to a 1970s FBI investigation of whether he was involved in a string of beatings.
According to documents, the federal government came close to charging Knievel, who in turn threatened to sue the FBI for alleging he was connected to a crime syndicate.
Neither followed through.
Knievel, who died last November in Clearwater, Florida, repeatedly denied his involvement to both investigators and victims, according to the documents.
"Knievel stated that he was not responsible for what just happened to (name redacted) and that he had no control over the 'thing"' according to one phone conversation recounted in an FBI interview.
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According to documents, the federal government came close to charging Knievel, who in turn threatened to sue the FBI for alleging he was connected to a crime syndicate.
Neither followed through.
Knievel, who died last November in Clearwater, Florida, repeatedly denied his involvement to both investigators and victims, according to the documents.
"Knievel stated that he was not responsible for what just happened to (name redacted) and that he had no control over the 'thing"' according to one phone conversation recounted in an FBI interview.