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Each subject's military records have been reviewed for lead value, and all locations where they were stationed will be sent leads to have those individuals who knew them interviewed. According to their military records, both subjects had no disciplinary action taken against them and were honorably discharged from military service. William Matix enlisted in the’ U. S, Marine Corps in October 1969 and was discharged in July 1972. At the time he left the Corps, he was an E 5 Sergeant and had worked as a cook during his tour of duty. In August 1973, Matix enlisted in the U. S. Army where he served as an E 5 Sergeant in the Military Police until his discharge in August 1976. Michael Platt enlisted in the U. S. Army in June 1972 and was trained as an infantryman, He was an E 6 Sergeant when he was discharged in May 1979. The two met at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, became very close friends, and eventually partners in a landscaping business they currently had owned in southwest Florida. Local police in Columbus, Ohio, have reopened the December 30, 1983, murder of William Matix's wife and another woman who were left bound and gagged with their throats slashed in the laboratory of a local hospital where they were employed. The killings were never solved, and although Matix was a suspect, the Columbus Police Department did not have enough evidence to charge him at that time, Matix received almost $400,000 from his wife's insurance policies after her death. He recently had filed a three million dollar lawsuit against the hospital. On December 21, 1984, Michael Platt's wife allegedly committed suicide by shooting herself in the head with a shotgun. The coroner's report claimed that the death was a suicide. There is speculation at this time, without any solid evidence to substantiate it, that the subjects may have been involved in the murder of each other's wife. Miami is aggressively pursuing all aspects of this matter and you will be advised of pertinent developments as they occur. p F. I. Clarke a ERE Gre a