Overview

• Bonhams is offering the typed and signed letter in Los Angeles with bidding scheduled to close on September 25, 2025.
• The document is postmarked July 28, 1964 and addressed to Father Roger Schmit, the chaplain at the Missouri federal prison where Barry Keenan was held.
• Sinatra rejects a request to forgive the kidnappers and condemns the media for enabling “hoax” accusations that he says damaged his son’s life and career.
• Provenance traces the letter from Father Schmit to the family of the current seller, a detail highlighted in the auction listing.
• Coverage cites differing price points for the lot, reporting either a €25,000 opening or a $30,000 estimate, as interest focuses on the letter’s personal and historical significance.