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- Mr.. Monroe ~ Mr. Castonguay Mr. Gilbert ore Pee + - Mr. wen a ae The Attorney General March 19, 1982 Director, FBI \ WAYNE BERTRAM WILLIAMS; _— . | MURDERS AND/OR DISAPPEARANCE _ : . OF BLACK RESIDENTS WITHIN aaa \U THE ATLANTA, GEORGIA, METROPOLITAN AREA yo o4 . he | _—— “ jis t The purpose of this memorandum is to provide a chronolog cal synopsis of the FBI's involvement in the Wayne Bertram Williams kidnaping investigation. The Atlanta Office of the FBI first became involved in this matter on 6/22/80. At that time, the Atlanta Bureau of Police Services (ABPS) reported to the Atlanta PBI Office that Latonya Wilson, a black female aged seven years, had been kidnaped from her residence during the night. PBI liaison was established with the ABPS to determine if a violation of the Federal Kidnaping Statute existed. The remains of Wilson were subsequently recovered in Atlanta, Georgia, on 10/18/80. In response to a series of murdered and missing children, a Special Task Force was established on 7/17/80 at Atlanta, Georgia. This Task Force was comprised of ABPS detectives, as well as detectives from other metropolitan Atlanta police departments and agents of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). The Atlanta PBI Office assigned two Agents in a liaison capacity to offer the services of the FBI's Laboratory Division and Training Division's Behavioral Science Unit, and to afford coverage af out-of-state | investigative matters, ') Lf _ |- 7 ve 7 ~ a On 7/31/80, the ABPS reported to:the Atlanta FBI Office that Earl Lee Terrell, a black male aged eleven years, had dis- appeared from a local gawimming pool. During the evening, his family received a telephone call demanding $200 for Terrell's safe return. The FBI entered the case to datermine if a kidnaping violation existed. rue av age? Additional ransom demands were forthcoming. dhe-remains~of Terrell tc ADin, Were Subsequently discovered in East Point, Georgia, on 1/9/81. nee AD LES »/ 7 MAR 8} 198 . OMe A ol On 8/6/80, Morris G. Redding, Deputy Director, ABPS,).- on wrrequested the assistance of the FBI's Behavioral.Sedenca Umit? On 4/80 in response to this request, an Agent assigned to the—” —Behavioral Science Unit’ participated in a conference with local law snforcement officials @t Atlanta, Georgia. a: ~ ‘ SEE NOTE - PAGE 3 \A : \ X SY ws lv or J) Ndent.