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Atlanta Child Murders — Part 23
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14. Is Lhere any internal investigation underway of posell
FBI misconduct? If such an internal review is complete, ¥:
any problens discovered?
There is ne isteros? jav igation underway portwining
sitsJe FRI misconduct" com ning the investigation of
the missing and mur od children's cases. If the Senater is
aware of any reason that euch an inva tigation should be
conducted, Ne is requested to provide whatever information he
Ppossesrer to the PHI.
Lo “po
15. Wae the inventigation of mc. Wiliisms, expecially the
Occurrences immediately following the incident si the bridge,
less than a first rate job in your timation?
No.
bo you think IL wan appropriate for the FRI to press for an
toin the case before 1008] prosecutors felt they were road
Ry June 3, 1981, it wan spparent that wayne b. Williams
had determined he was under surveillance and, therefore, aearch
warrants obtained by the FRI from stare court judges were
executed and Williams was interviewed st tho Atlanta FHI office.
Present at t orn duri this period of time were the two
Assistant U. S. Attorneys arsigned to the case who were kapt
abreast Gf a)]] developments. IL was their opinion at that Cinie:
that eufficient evidence existed to arrest Willjams for the
Murder of Nathaniel Cator and that had thie kiilting posse
federal jurisdiction, they would h authorized gam
date. In the subsequent thr weeks, surveillance
on Williawss ta inaure that no turthor individuale fe
to him, with Willioms, of course, vr gnizing the fact he was
under surveillance, This Iced to protracted, ljigh epoed driving
in a reckless fashion Lhroughout the city of Atlante by Williama,
jeopardizing net only Williams ami the surveilling SJents and
police officers but citizens as well. Furthermore, Williams
bgan able to lose the surveiljJance, there ia every an to
believe he woutd have returned to killing AtJanta area youths.
27. Finally, a high Jevel official on the Special task Fores
quoted in the New York Times last July as asying, “The FEL
to smive the case themselv They wanted all the
inatead they have made it more djfficult to rezolve th i
innocence of the suspect™ Whak can we do and what cari you do he
minimise the rivalries, which can digropl inves if the
Federal Covernment ia going to involved more } in
erimes, which in the past have besn Jett to state and local é
authorities? 4
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