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Whitney Houston FBI Files
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Whitney Houston FBI Files
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128 pages of FBI files related to the singer and actress Whitney Elizabeth
Houston (1963-2012), released by the FBI through the Freedom of Information
Act.
In the 1992 film "The Bodyguard" starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner,
Houston plays a famous singer who is plagued by death threats from an
unknown stalker. Houston was able to draw from her own life not just as a
international superstar, but as the FBI files show, as a victim of threats against
her well being.
However, the film was much more exciting than real life as presented in these
files. The files mostly dating between 1988 and 1992, cover the investigations
into two threatening people and one extortion attempt against Houston.
In one case a man in Vermont became annoyed that his "love" for Whitney
Houston was unrequited. The files contain copies of several of the letters and a
summary of an interview conducted by FBI agents of the subject at his home.
The man wrote numerous letters to Whitney Houston and members of her
family. The text of these letters expressed the obsessed man's love for Miss
Houston.
One of these letters written to John Houston, Whitney Houston's father, stated
"I might hurt someone with some crazy idea and not realize how stupid an idea it
was until after it was done." When interviewed by the FBI on June 8, 1988, the
subject said that he had no intention of threatening or harming Whitney
Houston. He said that the crazy idea was his considering making his love for
Houston public through the "National Enquirer" or on "The Phil Donahue Show".
He said he believed this "crazy idea" would have hurt Houston's reputation, so
he decided not to follow through on it.
In a second investigation an attorney for Whitney Houston contacted federal
authorities after a former associate of Houston attempted to extort $250,000 to
not reveal personal information concerning Houston. The FBI concluded that the
actions by the person, who Houston described as a friend, in an FBI interview did
not constitute a Federal crime.
The third investigation involved threatening correspondences from a man
residing in Holland, who claimed that Houston recorded many of his songs that
he sent to Houston on audio cassette. The man also claimed to be the President
of Europe, responsible for the end of apartheid in South Africa, and to be the
owner of Brazil, which he bought for $66 billion. An FBI legal attach in Holland
interviewed the subject and warned him that his actions constituted a violation
of U.S. federal law and that if he continued he would be prosecuted. The Dutch
man pledged there would be no further attempts on his part to communicate in
any way with Houston.
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USPO And Courthouse
44S'Broadway, Sth Floor
Albany, New York 12201-1a19
June 28, 1988
-Honorable George J. Ter-will ige r, II I
Uni ted States Attor-ney
District of
PO _Box 587
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At tention:- Assi stant Uni ted States At tor-ney
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Dear Mr. Ter-wi.11iger:
The pur-pose of this .lette_r is to confirXll a conversation
that occurred between Assistant United States
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.let ters to singer Whi tney Hous ton and XlleXllbers of her faXllily
The text of these letters expressed Mr. 1 I :love for Miss
Houston. One of these written tol I Houston's
1 1 stated, "I might hurt someone with SOXlle- crazy idea ".
Mr .1 1 was inte_rVi ewed on June 8, 1988', he ad vised tha t
he had no intention of threatening or harXlling Houston or her
aXllily and friends. The intent- of the letter to I I
elJ.cit a response from Houston. The l.1ne in question referred to
his Xllaking his love for Houston publ_ic through the
"National Enquirer" or on "The Ph.!l Donahue Show". He believed
this "crazy idea" would have hurt Houston's reputation, so he
decided not to follow through on It.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: PRIORITY
To: Criminal Investigative
Newark
From: Brussels
Contact:
Approved By:
Drafted By:
Attn:
Attn:
Case ID #:
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9A-NK-98794 Pen lng
Title:
WHITNEY HOUSTON - VICTIM,
MENDHAM, N.J.
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Date: 02/24/1999
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Synopsis: Lead coverage, interview of subject.
Reference: 9A-NK-98794 Serial 6
Enclosures: Enclosed for Newark is one original and two copies
of a FD-302 reflecting the interview of subject on 02/05/99.
Also enclosed are the original notes generated by the interview
and a photograph of the subject.
Details: As requested by Newark, the subject, was interviewed on
regarding the threatening letters and tapes which he
sent to Whitney Houston in the U.S. The subject admitted sending
audio tapes to Houston but did not admit to sending letters. He
was informed that his actions constit'uted, a violation of u. S.
federal law and that if he continued he would be prosecuted. He
pledged there would be no further attempts on his part to
communicate in any way with Houston.
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