Gerry Armstrong--In Re The Estate of L. Ron Hubbard (Riverside)

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AFFIDAVIT OF WILLIAM L. BOWMAN

State of California

County of Los Angeles

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I, WILLIAM L. BOWMAN, being duly sworn, hereby depose and

declare under penalty of perjury:

1. My name is WILLIAM L. BOWMAN. I am a recognized

Forensic Document Examiner and have been a Questioned Document

Examiner for more than twenty-two (22) years. I am qualified to

make the statements in this affidavit as reflected by my

qualifications, a partial list of which are attached hereto as

Exhibit "1".

2. My professional services as a Questioned Document

Examiner have been retained by Barrett S. Litt, attorney at law,

in the case "In Re the Estate of L. Ron Hubbard", Case

No. 41750, Superior Court of the State of California for the

County of Riverside.

3. I have been requested to examine an original of a

document titled "Declaration of L. Ron Hubbard" dated

"15 May 83" and consisting of seven (7) pages. Each of the

pages of the document have written initials next to a finger-

print. The sixth page also has a signature "L. Ron Hubbard" and

a date "15 May 83". The seventh page has a written statement

upon it. A copy of the document is attached hereto as

Exhibit "2".

4. I have made a thorough examination and comparison of

the initials on each page, the signature and date on page six,

and the writing on page seven with the following documents which

I used as exemplars:

a. A photocopy of a fingerprint exemplar ,

No. C1396 with the name "Hubbard, LaFayette Ron" and the date

"Aug 22 1948". A Los Angeles Special Officer card with Badge

No. 2484 and a Naval Personnel identification card with

Certificate No. 1354635. Copies of these exemplars are attached

hereto as Exhibit "3".

b. Fifteen (15) identification cards for the years

1968 through 1978 each bearing the signature "Lafayette R.

Hubbard" or "L. Ron Hubbard". Photocopies of these identifica-

tion cards are attached hereto as Exhibit "4".

c. A 16-page handwritten letter titled "HCO Policy Letter

of May 26" with signature "L. Ron Hubbard" on the last

page of the document, copies of the first and last pages of this

letter have been attached hereto as Exhibit "5".

d. A 22-page handwritten letter titled "My

Philosophy by L. Ron Hubbard" with "Typed 11/18/65" upon it and

with the signature "L. Ron Hubbard" on the last page. Copies of

the first and last page of that letter have been attached hereto

as Exhibit "6".

e. A 6-page handwritten letter with "HCO P/L

3 Oct 71" and titled "How Ethics Get Harsh" with the initials

"L. H." on the last page. A copy of the first and last pages of

this document have been attached hereto as Exhibit "7".

f. A 21-page handwritten letter titled "HCOB

25 MAR 75 Diet, Theory of a Natural Diet" which is initialed

"LH" on the last page. A copy of the first and last pages of

this document have been attached hereto as Exhibit "8".

g. A 1-page typed letter with handwriting and

signature "L. Ron Hubbard" which is addressed "Bank of New

England, N.A." and dated June 15, 1982. A copy of this document

is attached hereto as Exhibit "9".

h. A 4-page handwritten letter dated 3 Feb 83

addressed "To the Judge Presiding Over the L. Ron Hubbard

'Probate Matter'" with signature on the first and fourth page

"L. Ron Hubbard". A copy of that document is attached hereto as

Exhibit "10".

5. It is my expert opinion after comparing Exhibit "2"

with the above mentioned Exhibits "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8",

"9" and "10" that the handwriting, signature and initials were

written by one and the same person.

6. It is my expert opinion that the handwriting

characteristics of Exhibit "2" are consistent throughout with

Exhibits "3", "4", "5", "6", " 7", "8", "9" and "10" characteris-

tics such as letter formation, line quality and proportion of

one letter to another. Exhibit "2" and the other referenced

exemplar Exhibits represent a normal chronological development

of the unique writing characteristics of a specific individual.

These basic handwriting characteristics can be demonstrated if

necessary.

7. I have first-hand personal knowledge of all facts

stated in this affidavit and if called as a witness, I could and

would testify competently to them under oath.

Signed and sworn to under the pains and penalties of

perjury on this 18th day of May, 1983.

[signed] William L. Bowman
WILLIAM L. BOWMAN

Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 18th day of May, 1983.

[signed] W. Charles Armtrong Jr.
Notary Public in and for said
County and State

[stamp]
OFFICIAL SEAL
W. CHARLES ARMSTRONG, JR.
Notary Public - California
Principal Office in
Los Angeles County
My Commission Expires Dec. 15, 1986.

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