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Memorandum , 1-Mr. Kelleher Exec AD Adm, Exec AD Inv, Exec ADLES Aast. Dies 1- Mr. Cronin 1-Mr. Subject : oe From UBF. elfen Je. f 4—Mr- a 1-Mr. LITE Mr. Ott f Date 6/1/81 TKID | Director's See'y — MAJOR CASE #30 OO: ATLANTA LA PURPOSE: To discuss work presently being conducted in the Microscopic Analysis Unit (MAU) of the FBI Laboratory with fibrous evidence related to the ATKID investigation. DETAILS: The MAU has in its possession four single fibers, each measuring approximately 1 to 2 centimeters in length, which is the evidence supplied to our Laboratory by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Laboratory. These single fibers are representative of fiber types found common to the clothing and/or bodies of more than one victim in these cases according to the GBI Laboratory and, therefore, the determination of the type of item that each of these fibers originated from could a possibly | be of considerable significance. voy % The MAU has identified and characterized these fibers and is presently initiating 7 contacts with fiber manufacturers and companies that use fibers and/or yar'as in their finished products in an attempt to obtain additional information. A trip to the Resear Laboratories of the Du Pont Company in Wilmington, Delaware, was made by SA f the MAU on 6/1/81, to discuss these matters with several of their chemists. ional similar contacts are presently being considered. Plans are also being made for Assistant Section Chief of the Scientific Analysis Section, and SA o attend a conference in Atlanta concerning the fibrous evidence in this case. is conference, scheduled for June 12 and June 13, is being organized by GBI Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia. The following individuals, in addition to swpresoniatiy’* of the FBI Laboratory, have been invited to attend: “/¢ 3h, C4 Ds if / =. q, . owe emus ne ee JUL 2 Ei _— —— 1- Mr. Otto 1- Mr. Mullen 1- Mr. Monroe : (CONTINUED-OVER) ke FBI/DOS AG