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all consistent with and could have originated from the dog
present at the home of Williams.
It was the unanimous opinion of the technical
specialists present, who examined and compared the above
fibrous materials, that each of the abovementioned fiber
and hair! associations, when taken individually, would
be significant. However, the combinations of the above
four types of fibrous materials found on many of the victims
lend an extremely high degree of certainty that many of
the victims were in contact with items in the residence
of Wayne Bertram Williams.
It is recommended by several of the technical
specialists that it would be desirable to conduct additional
confirmatory scientific tests on the materials examined
in order to further reinforce the findings.
It has been the experience of this examiner that
identifications and direct comparisons of synthetic textile
fibers through microscopical techniques are very discriminating.
It is the routine practice of the FBI Laboratory that cone
firmatory tests be performed to verify the conclusions determined
through microscopical techniques. the type and nature of
these confirmatory tests depend on a number of considerations
which would include the nature of the item being examined
and the amount of fibrous material available for analysis.
It should be noted that in every case in the experience
of this examiner that an association was made utilizing
microscopical techniques, the additional tests performed
did, in fact, confirm the original association.
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I. INVESTIGATION OF WAYNE BERTRAM WILLIAMS*6
AT THE JAM§§ JACKSON PARKWAY BRIDGE
on THE Mogggns OF MAY 22, _1_9§i
This section contains the FD302's of interviews
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over the Chattahoochee River on South Cobb
Geor ia. This sur i ance team was comprised
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Innoted during the early
on a surveillance located
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team had been surveilling the bridge for the past five days.
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Recruit who was at a surveillance point
under, and 50 feet scu_ uest of, the bridge, broke radio silence
and inquired, Did that car stoo , something big hitthe water down here. SA asked of Recruit _
who was at the surveillance porn feet east of aforesaid
bridge, fwhat about it Freddie? After a pause, Recruit
advised, its coming this way " notner pause,_ _ - .. . _ . .. 1: advised ' urning around. SA n uired g'7¢ecruit heading my way? an ecru th
paused and a vise , 'yea.' S -
At this time, SA Foved his vehicle from
his surveillance position on e northwest corner of Bagwell
Sales which was located approximately .15 of a mile northwest
of the
at the
west
SAaforesaid bridge» onto South Cobb Drive and looked
bridge. Se observed a single vehicle proceeding
bridge and was close to exiting the bridge.
observed no other vehicle in view. Upon seeing
d be unable to block the car on the_bridge,
backed off of south Cgpp_Q;igg_and watchedd _ SA
the ?e5icIe procee past him. SA bserved the
vehicle at the time he first s idaw e r ge until
it was sto d b Patrolman nd himself. At this
ti Sme, Acalled Re and asked him
if he see - -_ ees throw "FF this "Q ld"i- d htha
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As the vehicle drove by SA?he pulled l
in behind the vehicle that exited e r gen. While doing
so and as it passed him, SA observed a single
individual driving a late 19 ea ly 1970, white Chev o et
station wagon. Once pulling behind the vehicle, SA
observed that the vehicle bore Georgia license tag L . .Recruitadvised a car ha lust pulled in behind the
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and Patrolman to the driver. The still unidentified
bla .%HT3T5T§-Thguired, What this all about?" 'SA sked for identification from the black -1 eand e pro uced a driver's license, which Patrolman M
took to his car. At this time, the black male, who en ied
himself as Wayne Williams of l8l7 Penelope Road, AtlantaGeorgia, again inquired what this was all about. SA
advised Williams he could not say at this time.
After a pause, Williams gtated, I know this mustbe about those boys. SA asked Williams what
he was doing out at this t me o e night. Williams stated
he was in the area trying to contact a Cheryl Johnson, telephone
b 934 7766 h li d t A t t F S i h T num er , w o ve a par men , pan s race
Apartments, which was northwest of I-285, in the vof South Cobb Drive. Williams was asked by SAwhy he was trying to contact her at that time o e morn ng, _{?Oand he replied that he wanted to find out where she lived Q"
so he could return later that same day to talk with her |
regarding an entertainment job with the company he was associated f
with, Nova Entertainment Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia.
Williams advised he was a self-employed photographer and
was Vice President of Nova Entertainment Corporation, 3140
East Shadow Lane, Atlanta, Georgia, also known as Southern
Media Corporation. He advised he recruited talent for the
talent agency and they primarily handled bands, singers,
et cetera. He stated he wanted to ont ct hnson abouta possible singing engagement. SA ashed Williams
if he would allow his car to be seaTEhEdT'Ed Williams gave ,/
his permission. It should be noted that Williams was
initially very nervous, exhibiting shaking and nervousness
in his voice. However, after about one to two minutes of
questioning, he became composed». S
Williams advised he had failed to contact Johnson
and had proceeded south on South Cobb Drive over the Chattahoochee
River to Starvin Marvin's a gas station and convenient store
at Bolton Road and South Cobb Drive». Williams continued
by stating that on his way to Starvin' Marvin's, he stopped
at a liquor store just east of the bridge and picked up a
cardboard box in the vicinity of the liquor store. He continued
on to starvin Marvin's and placed a telephone call to Johnson's
residence from a pay telephone across from Starvin Marvin's.
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He was unable to get an answer and picked up another cardboard
box in that area and returned to I-285 via South Cobb Drive, __
where he was stopped.
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d white w ack and green design: in the
f the station wagon and two brown, paper grocery
ar seat on t sen er's side». While 9car, SA eld Williams that the
and it looked as if he had some animals in 1
iams replied that he had a dog in the car,ised
it had been in the station wagon on several occasions.
Comento works part-timeDuring further
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rived on the scene,
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interviewed regarding the murders of the children. Jim
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boxes for band equipment
them for books that his
rat Nova Entertainment Corporation.
stated he was getting the cardboard
.n He later advised he was getting
mother owned».
Williams was going back on I-285 to pick
up a tape recorder location unknownr,
i The 1970 white Chevrolet station'wagon that
Williams was operating belonged to Williams uncle, Ralph
Barnhart, who resides in Columbus, Georgia and who can be
reached at telephone number 689-6380. Williams advised
his uncle lets his father use the station wagon.
Si Williams advised that the two brown, paper
grocerytype bags in the rear seat were his and his mother's. ,
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observed long, dark colored pants in the bag and asked where
his basketball shoes were. He advised he did not have them
with him ahd they were at home. He stat- h~ did play baske
in long pants. -e
: SA seized ah electrical wire, wrapped
in blue plastic, that consisted of one section approximately I
30 inches long, the other section approximately 16 inches '
long. when seized, the wires were lying on the shoulder
of the road approximatel oot behind Williams vehicle's
b d h ' d ' d rear bumper P trolman o serve t e wire an mentionsit to SA i at _-.e me Patrolman brought the Mwire to S attention, Williams stated som n to 1the effect a e wan ed Patrolmanmand SA pg
to remember where he was when they rs o served e w re.
This was nrior to sAarrival.
During this questioning, SA _ asked Williams
why he stopped on the br'd e W'lliams advised he did notstop on the bridge. SA asked Williams why he _¬,was driving slowly on the r1 e. Williams denied driving "!c-slowly on the bridge. SA then asked Williams
what he threw off the bri . ~ iams denied throwing
anything off the bridge. Williams advised he was not the
only vehicle on the bridge, and that he observed two vehicles,
white and blue in color, which he believed were small trucks
or station wagons, with shells on them. He saw the vehicles
at a self service gas station in the area of Starvin' Marvin's
and believed they belonged to Purolator. He advised they l
were on the bridge when he was proceeding northwest on South {
Cobb Drive just before being stopped.
At this time, roving Supervisorarriiid oi iihe scene and began interviewing amg !n i
SA vehicle. A short time before SA arrived, ICapwand an unidentified, a ro man arrived I
on the scene and were briefed by SA and Patrolman y- regarding the events that had a en p ace.
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time, and advised him hewas going to pick up Recruit
eturn, and have him look at the station wagon.
departed the area and returned with Recruit
Upon arrivin o scene, Recruit_advised, that's the car. SA sked if he was sure. RecruitEthan reiterated a e was sure the vehicle he saw
ng slowly on the bridge heading towards him and thenturn around and proceed toward SA position was
this vehicle. »
Upon returning on the scene, Roving Supervisor
h ea. SA lked with Patrolman Captaing and Recru Supervisorg anda vised that Williams was o be release , a er obtaining
' Iidentification data regarding Williams
' time, the unidentified, uniformed patrolman
asked if the vehicle had been searched. SA
a vise the vehicle had been inspected from the
s e, ut no one had entered the vehicle to do a detailed
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turned to Williams and asked if "we" could search his car.
Williams advised it was all right with h m A search of
the 1970 Chevrolet station wagon by SA
unknown, uniformed patrolman was conduc . -
searched the driver's side of the station wagon, w e e I,
unidentified patrolman searched the passenger's side of
the station wagon, and the following items were observed:
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Located_underathe.driverismside,_£ront_seat -
One torn, Iarge sized, men's JOCEGY underwear, which were
covered with dirt, grease, oil, et cetera.
Located_§no;he¢pac§:§eat,lpassengerIslside - two
grocery bags. One bagcontainédkmen'§ cI3¬T§;T6n¬ dark
colored, possibly black, pair of pants; one black, leather
loafer shoe with approximately two-inch heels; one long
sleeve, light colored shirt, exact color unknown». The other
grocery bag contained ladies clothing one white blouse;
one red jacket and pantsuitr. The ladies clothing appeared
to be that of a woman whose build was heavy and short in
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stature. Additional clothing was in both bags, as both
bags were filled nearly to the top; however, additional
desoriptive data cannot be recalled.
Locatedein-theerear_pprtionso£_the_station~uagon,
behind"thEZIEEETEEE$I": Une"5edspreadi IEfg¬*§iie T5¬ "
Y5F E ?E§UTEf BEHTT§ite with green and black patterned
design. The bedspread was in a thrown position. No blood
stains were observed.
Two cardboard boxe markings were noted»,
approximately 2 l/2 feet by feet by 12 inches.
Additionally, the vehicle's wheel well, motor
compartment glove box and under carriage were checked bySA and the unidentified, uniformed patrolman.
Upon completing the search of the vehicle, SA
advised he was going to the bridge and contact
ecru t regarding the activities he witnessed.
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departed th in his assigned SA atvehicle and interv ewed Recruit at his assigned
surveillan e location regarding s o servations and actions.when S1 departed the area, Williams was still
being 1 8 I i
In conc o liams advised, during interview pof Williams by SA that he would shoot photographs 3*
overnight and prin . e following day. He advised
that he took photographs for his company, Nova Entertainment
Corporation.
The following information was obtained through Y
observation and interview:
"'J Operator Wayne Bertram Williams '
Address 1817 Penelope Road, Northwest
. - Atlanta, Georgia
Telephone number 794-B980
Social SecurityAccount Number ' ,
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Date of birth
Height
Weight
Weight obtained from
driver's license»
Race
Sex
Georgia drivers
license
Employment
Position
Friend
Education
Major
Vehicle
License tag
Vehicle Identi-
fication Number
Items in vehicle
Farents
Tag decal number
William's dress
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Hay 27, 1958
5 feet 7 inches
Approximately 180 pounds
155 pounds
Negro
Male
4690690
Self employed Photographerl
Nova Entertainment Corporation
3140 East Shadow Lane
Atlanta, Georgia
Southern Media COIpOIBtiOh1
Vice President
recruits talent:
Jim Comento
works part-time for
Nova Enterprises Corporation92
10 to 15 hours short of
four~year degree at
Georgia State University
Psychology;
Business Administration
1970 Chevrolet station wagon
LLM 866 0
136360L132547
One paper bag containing male
clothes;
One paper bag containing large
women clothes:
Two cardboard boxes;
One bedspread d
Homer and Fay Williams
1817 Penelope Road,
Atlanta, Georgia
0848472
Black or dark blue fatigue
or baseball cap; black and
orange jacket; dark slacksNorthwest
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The following pertinent activity was noted at
Team Number 4, surveillance location at the bridge over
the Chattahoochee Rivet on sooth Cobb orive, Atlanta, -'1
Georgia. It should be eveillance team wascomprised RecruitRecruit e all wi
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Approximate Time Activity
2:50 A.M. Recruit inquires over
the radio Di a car stop...
...something big hit the water down
here.
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ridge ming towards him
and turned around thus finally
ea ing a northerly direction!. "
inquired if the vehicle
as needing towards SA
ecruit replies to the
affirmat W
SA in his position
approximately .15 miles north of the
bridge observed a white, late 1960 or early
1910 Chevrolet station w ulled inbehind the vehicle. SA requested a
l0=28 and l0=29 on the vehicle s tag, Georgia J
tag LLM 866. Upon receiving no response, he 3
continued to follow the Chevrolet station
wagon and again called in the vehicle's tag. »
At this time, the vehicle crossed over Inter-
state 285 and turned in a Westerly direction
and headed sout terstate 285. At this V
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their blue lights. The white Chevrolet
station wagon stopped approximately .5 miles
south of the South Cobb Drive Exit on Interstate
285.
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The following information was
vation and interview:
Operator
Address
Phone Number
Social Security Number
Date of Birth
Height
Weight
Weight obtained from
Driver's License!
Race
Sex
Georgia Driver's License
Employment
Position
Friend
Education
Vehicle
Tag
Vehicle Identification
Number
Items in Vehicle
Parents
Tag Decal Numberobtained via obser-
Wayne Bertram Williams
' 1817 Penelope Road, Northwest
Atlanta, Georgia -61¢.
5'7
Approximately 180 pounds
155
Negro
Male
4690690
Selfemployed Photographer!
and Nova Entertainment
Corporation, 3140 E.
Shadow Lane, Atlanta,
Georgia Southern Media
Corporation!
Vice President - Recruits
talent!
Jim Comento
works part-time for Nova
Enterprises Corp!
l0 - 15 hours short of four
year degree at Georgia
State University
1970 Chevrolet station wagon
LLM 866
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1 paper sack male clothes!
1 paper sack large women
clothes!
2 cardboard boxes
Homer and Fay Williams,
1817 Penelope Road, Northwest
Atlanta, Georgia
0848472
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Rec_ruit, Atlanta, Georgia,Police Depar ent, was interviewed at the Chattahoochee Riverand James Jackson Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia. He advised thatat approximately 3:00 A.M., on May 22, 1981, he was in the '
grassy area on the banks of the Chattahoochee at James Jackson
-Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia, approximately 15 to 20 yards in
front of the bridge. He related that he heard a huge Obj¬Ct A
»' enter the water accompanied by a loud splash. he indicated 4
that he shined his flashlight on the spot where he believed §
the object to have entered the water and observed huge ripples
of water whi h made their way to the shoreline where he was- standing. ' then stated that he observed headlights _é/!¢/
on the bri him and saw a vehicle which a eared to
have just started moving slowly toward a fellow p
' ecruit who was on the brid e iling.W stated that he radioed to asking him if he
coal- see a vehicle moving tos='d h4mq replied that '
he had the vehicle in sight. indicated that
in addition to having visual with vehicles,gbing over
the bridge, he was also able to hear them as a metal strip
across the bridge made a noise as vehicles passed over. He stated
that before the vehicle in question had crossed over the bridge,
there had been no other vehicles crossing the bridge for at least
ten minutes. He related that the vehicle was the only vehicle *.
on the brid e at the time he radioed to I-" g i /~ ,1I1
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' Recrui*t, Atlanta Police Department,
contacted it the orr1ces of the Special Task Farce. advised of
identity of the interviewing Agent, and provided the followingwas
the
inforwation:
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He was on duty on the eveningluorning of Kay Zl-22. l98l.
at the bridge where Georgia 280 crosses the Chattahoochee River.
He was positioned on the north bank of the river, about 20 yards
west of the bridge.
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animal splashes he had heard during the previous nights. He shone
his flashlight out on the river and about one-third of the way across,.
noticed ripples on the water where an object had entered the river.
At the same time he noted that the splash was
on the riverbank. About five seconds had passed when he looked upcausing waves to break i
at the bridge and noticed it was dark on the bridge. Immediately
after that observation. he noticed car lights appear and start moving
south across the bridge The car lights first appeared directly
stated he never heard the car start across theDabove the area ta the river ehere the ripples eere noticed. ..7
bridge, an! t!at a Ietal plate at the north end would make a noise
when a car st d across at a normal speed.
located, taed he could not see the
car cross ng ridge.
stated that it had been at
any other traffic oh the
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Recruit, Atlanta, Georgia,eolice Department, was interviewed at the Chattahoooh -
River and James Jackson Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia. He advised.
that at approximately 3:00 A.M. on Hay 22, 1981, he was on
the James Jackson Parkway at the Chattahoochee River behind a
ted that he received a call on the radio from
a lice recruit who was under the brid e
m . He Qniliie 9'e observed a vehicle coming toward him
stated that he observed a white station wagon moving very
slowly from the center oi the bridge toward him. He related
that he observed the vehicle pass him and nahe a U turn in A
a liquor store parking lot and head in a northerly direction -{tcll
toward nterstate 285. He related that at this time, Officer
who was in a vehicle hidden in the area of the
qu , pull behind the white station wagon and followed
it. stated that for at least five to ten minutes before
the w e station wagon came over the bridge, there was no
traffic. Be further stated that no vehicles came over the
bridge for approximately five minutes after the white station
wagon. he stated that the station wagon was the only vehioleon the bridge at the timeradioed to him. Z
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APDI, was contacted at the office of the Special Task Force,'
advised of the identities of the interiewing Agents and
provided the following information:_
He was on duty on the evening/morning of May 21-
22, 1981 at the bridge where Georgia 280 crosses the Chattahoochee
River. He was located on the west side of the south end
of the bridge where he had a clear view of the road all
north to the traffic light at the top of a hill.wanted he could not see all the bridge on his side
o e road, because the bridge's guard rail blocked a small
portion of the road at the north end of the bridge.
At appro atel 2 0 a m., he received a radiocall from Recruit who was on the other side
of the bridge, ask r was a car stopped on the
' as he had just heard a large splash. At that time,
stated he looked up, saw a white station wagon movingsmut towards him on bridge at approximately one to
two miles oer hour. stated that the vehicle, a white1969-1970 Chevrolet 2% wagon, with luggage rack, drove
past him into a liquor store Parking lot, located on the
west side of Georgia 280 just south of the bridge. The
vehicle turned around in the liquor store ing lot andproceeded back north across the bridge. é stated he
saw the vehicle at all times from the time e saw it on
the bridge, through its turning around at the liquor store
parking lot and ck north across the bridge.He saw Officer vehicle proceed onto Georg
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that when he first saw the station wagon, was on the
bridge crossing the river; however, it was located towards
the far end of the bridge.
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22, 1981, at the bridge where Georgia 280 crosses the Chattahoochee
River. He was located in his vehicle on the south end of
the bridge, just south of a liquor store rking 1the west side of Georgia 280. He heard call Q
on the radio and ask if there was a car s opped o e ridge
as he had just heard a loud splash and had seen car lights
stopped on the bridge.
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b k across the bridge towards Interstate 285 I-2851.
t t d h o th the b d d th t #5 a e e saw n o er cars on ri ge an aI a been three to sev inutes since he had last seen_ a car on the bridge. stated he saw the wagon from
the time it d the r1 ge until he and Special Agent SA|
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observations were made: s
At approximately 1:50 am, May 22, 1981, while in
the vicinity of Fulton Industrial Boulevard and Gordon Road,
I overheard radio traffic between the members of the '
surveillance team located at the bridge on Georgia Highway
280 and the Chattahoochee River regarding a loud splash in
the river and the movement of a white station wagon. I
proceeded towards observing the vehicles
of Special Agent and Atlanta PoliceDepartment Patro , in company with 45a white station wagon, on Interstate 285, South *r7Q-
of the Georgia 280 overpass, jo n d . at that location.Upon my arrival, Special Agent advised me as to
what had transpired in the vic n y 0 e bridge and that
the driver of the station wagon, one Wayne Williams, had
consented to a search of the station wagon.
A search of the station wagon revealed a sack of
men's clothing on the floor of the right front side of the
vehicle, and a large bag of women's clothing in the load
area of the station wagon. Williams stated that the men's
clothing was his, having been worn at a gym in Ben Hill,
Georgia, while he tried out for a basketball team, and
that the women's clothing was his mother's, which he was
to throw away. Williams displayed the items from the sack
in the front seat, which were a pair of dark colored slacks,
black shoes, white jockey shorts and a red or red and black
striped tank top.
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Wayne Bertram Williams,l8l7 Penelope Road,
Northwest, Atlanta, Georgia, having been advised of the I
identity of the interviewing Agent and the nature of the
interview, advised as follows: It should be noted that
Williams had been sto ed b S ecial A entY P Qand Patrolman i Atlanta Police Deplgnu-III
Upon being stopped, Williams was asked for identi-
fication and supplied a Georgia Driver's License #4690690
which listed his full name, address 1817 Penelope Road, _Northwest, Atlanta, date of birth May 21, 195a, heigh _éq¢__5'7, 155 pounds, brown eyes, brown hair. Patrolman v
took subject's driver's license and returned to his ve 1c e.
i Special Agent SA! asked Williams £ he could
look in his car an consented. Williams inquiredwhat this was all about and Sam stated he could
not say at this time. After a pau , iams stated
I know this must be about those boys.
Williams advised he was in the area trying to
contact a Cheryl Johnson, 934-7766, who lived in the Spanish
Trace Apartments, Apartment Number F, North of Interstate 285,
in the vicinity of South Cobb Drive. He stated he wanted
to find out where Johnson lived so he could return later
in the day to contact her regarding an entertainment job
with his company, Nova Entertainment Corporation, Atlanta,
Georgia.
Williams advised he failed to contact Johnson
and proceeded south on South Cobb Drive over the Chattahoochee
River to 'Starvin Marvin a gas station at Bolton and
South Cobb Drive!. On the way to Starvin Marvin's, he
stopped at a liquor store and picked up a cardboard box
at a liquor store. He placed a telephone call to Johnson's
residence at a pay telephone across from Starvin Marvin's
and was unable to get an answer. He picked up another
cardboard box in that vicinity and returned to Interstate
285 via South Cobb Drive where he was stopped.
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Williams made the following pertinent statements:
l. He lives with his parents and they have
a German Shepard. The dog is fourteen years old and has
been in the station wagon.
2. The male clothes in the paper bag were his
basket ball clothes {they were dress slacks, black dress
shoes with 2 heels and several shirts}.
3. His friend, Jim Comento has been previously
interviewed regarding the "murders." Jim Comento works
parttime at Nova Entertainment Corporation.
4. Williams initially stated he was getting
the boxes for band equipment and later stated he was getting
them for books that his mother owns.
5. Williams was stopped en route to pick up
a tape recorder.
6. The vehicle he was operating belenged to
his uncle, Ralph Barnhart, who lives in Columbus, Georgia.
His uncle lets his father use the vehicle!. Barnhart
can be reached at phone number 689-6380, in Columbus,
Georgia.
7. Williams recalled seeing two vehicles white
and blue in color! which he believed were small trucks
or station wagons, with shells on them. He saw them at
a self service gas station in the area of Starvin Marvin's.
It should be noted that Williams was observed
to be wearing a black or dark blue, fatigue or baseball
cap, a black and orange jacket and dark slacks.
Within the vehicle, two grocerytype paper bags
of clothin were observed. Both bags of clothing were inspectedby SA 1d an unknown Atlanta Police Officer.-47¢, One bag d woman apparel and from the size of the
clothing, it appeared to be that of a heavy, short statured
woman. A blouse in this bag was believed to be white in
color, and it-also contained a red pant and jacket type
suit. In the other paper bag, male clothing was observed.
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They consisted of a dark colored possibly black! pair of
pants; one black, leather dress shoe'with approximately
a two-inch heel; and a shirt of unrecalled color. Both
ba s of hing contained additional clothing; however, ISA is unable to recall specific descriptions. ,@J]C,
Wil iams a vised the lady's clothing belonged to his mother,
while the male clothing was his basketball clothes. However,
the clothes did not appear to be basketball-type clothing.
When questioned about the shoe and long pants, Williams
said he left his basketball shoes at home and he did practice
in long pants. Williams, upon being questioned further,
advised he practiced on a basketball team sponsored by Schlitz.
An ins ection of the 1970 white Chevrolet stationwagon by SA found it to be in normal condition
for a vehicl age Although it appeared to be in
an unkept condition, no peculiar scratches, dents or marks
were noted on the vehicle. Located in the vehicle, besides
the two aforementioned bags of clothing, were the following
items:
! Two cardboard boxes approximately two and
one half feet by two and one half feet;
! One bed spread, white with green and black
pattern;
! One pair of men's underwear, large size,
old and appeared to have been used for mechanical purposes
on a car. .~ -
In questioning of Williams, he advised he was
also a photographer and would shoot photographs over the
night and print the following day. He advised he took photo-
graphs for his company, Nova Entertainment Corporation.
detainment and questioning of Williams,
present for a major portion of this
arrived on the scene where Williams
was detained at imately 3:60 a.m. approximately l
to 15 minutes after Williams was detained!. Afteradvised of information that Williams related to SA w
departed the area to contact his superiors. Furthermore,SA was present during Williams detainment
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for approximately ten to fifteen minutes.
Williams had been interviewed by Special
Agent Rev ral Bureau of Investigation FBI! !upe|rvii1s|L r was briefed on Williams c
statements. He aoviseo ne wanted to contact his superiors to
determine if Williams should be taken to the Atlanta Office
of the FBI for further questioning. He departed the area and
returned later stating he was advised that he should obtain
identification rega ' ' liams and to let him leave.when Special Agent departed the area, to return to the
bridge, Williams was s 1 eing questioned by FBI Agents
and Atlanta Police Department personnel.
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At approximately 3:20 a.m.. Wayne Bertram Williams,lBl7 Penelope Road, Northwest, ia 794-8980,
was advised of the identity of as being
a Special Agent SA1 of the Fe era urea vestigation
FBI|.
Williams was described as follows:
Race Black
Sex Hale
Height 5 feet 6 inches
weight 160 pounds
Hair Medium afro
Date of birth Hay 27, 1958
press wearing a navy blue sweater
with orange trim; dark
blue pants: a black baseball
A hat; black shoes; and glasses
Complexion Ruddy
Williams gave SA verbal consent for SA's
of the FBI and members of t e anta Police Bureau to search
his vehicle. During the initial search, a pair of gloves
and a flashlight were observed laying in the front seat --A
of the automobile. In the back Iloorboard was a white,
nylon cord, approximately 24 inches long. It appeared to
be braided like the type used in water skiing. Also numerous
dog hairs were observed in the rear of the vehicle. Hr.
Williams stated that he owned an old German Shepherd dog,
and the dog had previously ridden in the vehicle.Williams was then asked if he would accompany SA &to vehicle £or the purpose of an interview.
Mr. Williams advised that he was the owner of
a city licensed business by the name of Southern Media
Communications/Nova Entertainment. He stated that he worked
out of the Atlanta Studios. 3140 Bast Shadowline Avenue,
Atlanta. Georgia. Be stated that he had owned the business
since 1977. Williams explained that he worked various bour8*»@"!c,
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Williams continued by saying that he had previously
left home at approximately 12:30 to 1:00 a.m. for the purpose
of locating the address of two sisters by the names of Cheryl
and Barbara Johnson. The sisters supposedly lived at Spanish
Trace Apartments. Williams stated that he had an interview
lined up with the two sisters at approximately 9:30 to 10:00
a.m., nay 22, 1931, and wanted to locate their residence
before the interview. He continued by saying that he could
not find the address and had used the telephone in order
to call them, but he had been given a bad number. He explained
that he then picked up several boxes, one at the liquor
store across from the Starvin Marvin store on Bankhead Highway
and the other at the Race Track service station located
on Cobb Parkway. He said that he then left the service
station and was later pulled over by the Atlanta Police
and SAs of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Williams denied stopping his vehicle and throwing
something off the bridge which crosses the Chattahoochee
River on James Jackson Parkway. He stated that he presently
lived with his parents and had no knowledge of the missing
or murdered children in Atlanta. He stated that his only
knowledge concerning the case was what he had read in the
papers or heard on television. Williams then complained
that the news coverage, especially Channel ll, was too ennlicit.
Williams denied being homosexual.
After the interview was comp iilliams returnedto his vehicle. It was observed by SA that the agqc
glove compartment of his vehicle was tape s.ut. when asked
about the taped glove compartment, Willlam stated that
it was broken and would not stay shut. He then took the
tape off and voluntarily opened the glove compartment.
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interview to be conducted.mess shown a photographic spread containing Ja photograp o Wayne Bertram Williams. He identified
the photograph of Williams as one of his clients. He did
not recognize any of the other photographs.
He advised that williams does not work for the
Atlanta Studio and that the Southern Media Corporation
is not located at that address. Be advised that Williams
must tell people that this is his business address and
telephone because they frequently receive telephone calls
from people asking for Mr. Williams.
Be advised that Williams does business under
the name ova Entertainment and previously did business
as Omega Entertainment. He advised that Williams does
a lot of business with him and has already spent about
$2,500.00 for studio time this year, and he usually paid
with checks drawn against his parents account.
He stated that a review of his billing records
disclosed that Williams has been booked in the studio at
the following times so far this year:
DATE HOURS
January 3, 1981 4:30 P.M. 7:45 P.H.
February 7, 1981 1:45 P.H. - 3:30 P.M.
February 25, 1981 10:30 A.H. - 1:30 P.H.
April 30, 1981 6:15 P.M. - unknown billed
for four hours!
Hay 9, 1981 12:20 P.M. - 4:40 P.H.
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He advised that Williams would conduct auditions
at the studio. He stated that Williams acted as a talent
scout and rented studio time. He stated that either he or
his wife were always present in the studio when Williams
was there. He stated that Williams has conducted at least
a couple of hundred auditions. _ ~"d
_advised that Williams would record the
auditions on cassette tapes and each person auditioned
would start the tape by stating his or her name, age, and
school. He stated that the auditions lasted only 15 to
2 minutes. He stated that at the conclusion of the audition,
Williams would thank them and state that he would get in
touch with them later.
He advised that Williams always auditioned black
children between the ages of B and 16. He stated that
he believes that they were mostly girls. He stated that
once a white girl about twenty years of age showed up in
response to one of his handbills and Williams did not know
what to do with her.
Padvised that his control booth does not
have a w n ow, so he never saw the people working with
Williams. He stated that Williams frequently carries a
camera and he assumes that he uses it to take photographs 92
of the people who come for an audition.
He advised that many of the kids who come for
auditions arrive by bus because he hears them say that 92
they took the bus or that they have to catch the bus.
He stated that these kids would come both alone and with W
their parents. He stated that on occasion, Williams would
take them home in his own car.
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coming w W iams to the studio were aand a Er must Name Unknown. »that la rda 0, 1981! a girl named
Last Name Unknown came in with Williams. He s a at
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a big disco hit in Europe. Be said that he felt that Williams *
was a little to young to have made such a recording.
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He said that a producer should have some type of "hook"
so that he could make some money, but almost everything
he saw Williams do would never bring him any money. He
said that Williams just kept doing the same type of short
auditions over and over.
He stated that within the past few months, Williams
came in with some very severe scratches on both his arms.
He said that they appeared to be possibly knife or fingernail
scratches. He said that Williams told him that he had
fallen.
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in. She was shown a photographic sprea containing a photograph
of Wayne Bertram Williams. She identified the photograph
of Williams as one of their studio clients. She did not recognize
any of the other photographs.
She advised that she had also seen the cuts and
scratches on Williams arms. She stated that she thinks
that it was about two months ago and Williams said that
he had fallen. She advised that she did not believe that
these particular marks could have come from a fall.
She advised that the marks went the whole length
of both arms and were very ugly. She stated that they
looked like they had bled a lot and were very swollen.
She stated that the marks were up and down, not across
his arms.
At this tim accompanied £76the interviewing Agents o e era ureau o nvestigation
FBI! Headquarters, Atlanta, where they were shown a
series of photographic spreads containing photographs of the
victims in this investigation. They advised that they did
not recognize any of the pictures as individuals who were with
Williams at their studio. They advised that it would be
possible that one or more of these individuals had been to their
studio but at this time, they were not sure.
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was advised of the identity of the interviewing
Agent and nature of the investigation. He, thereafter,
furnished the following information:
He is familiar with Wayne Bertram Williams in
a professional capacity Williams utilizeshis sound recording studio which heo perates. cgb
Wi iams u 11 will average abo t 15 to 20 s s o the studio
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80 percent of the visitors are black males. In general,
the children would be brought in ostensibly for the purpose
of having their voices recorded, either in speaking parts
or singing. Williams would have the children state their
name, age and school, and then would tell them to begin.
Each of these tapes were furnished to Williams in the form
of a cassette.
F indicated that he wished to assist this
investigat on n every way possible and would cooperate
with the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI: completely.
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interviewing Agents and of the nature of the investigation.
She, thereafter, voluntarily provided the following
m was shown a photograph of Wayne Bertram
Williams, w 1c she i d as We n i11iams,' whom
she had known through for the past four
to five years. e group of boys who he
taught to sing. would sometimes go to Wayne's
m where he s parents, to practice singing.
thinks might have received $10 to $20 at
-le most from leyne.
Wayne would pickg Wayne's father'sburgundy Ford or in a blue ymou . HBS not aware
that Wayne had ever worked as an Arson estigator, but
thou ht Wayne's father worked as a photographer and detective.bers met Wayne's parents on several occasions and has
o their home. Wayne's mother is a retired school
teacher. She taught previously at Walton Middle School.
has never seen Wayne with women. She stated
he seeme a ttle funny, and he never seemed interested
in women; however, she could not say that Williams was gay.
had never seen Wayne with a gun.
last saw Wayne two a Saturday
when he came over asking her to bring to the stu
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Wayne: Boy, what do you do with so much money?"
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ago, on a Saturday
the conversation. advised
were sports and gir s.
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8 x 10 glos e photographs, and five Sr colorslides o who was shown posing in different
clothes ou_tt,s ege_nt_ e s_edio beekground, These photogrephe
and slides were taken sometime around December, 1979. They
were to be used in portfolio.
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much in the past few mont s e had in the past. She
believes this is because is not interested in
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, oint, Georgia, 0as located at his place i
of the nature of the
interview, and of the identity of the interviewing Agent,- voluntarily provided the tollowing information.
According to - after a comprehensive review 92
of operational records, he had determined that there is no Jroute near the James Jackson Parkway Bridge the time 92
period 2:00 A.H. through 3:00 A.M. Further, stated
that a review of records determined that no v c es had been
out on any type of delivery or pickup during the early morning
hours, s ec fically 2:00 A.M. through 3:00 A.H., on Hay 22,
1981. stated that if anything in that area had beenhandl , uld have been handled by Route 54. However, _ 1
pointed out to the interviewing Agent that Route 54 would no
have departed the Purolator premises until at least 8:00 A.M.
own or opera e pe of pickups or passenger-type vehicles
with campers. stated that the Purolator firm utilizes
only Ford vans, r vans with large type carrier boxes and i
diesel trucks with 20 foot trailers. The latter vehicle, the
diesel trucks with the 20 foot trailers, are utilized for
overthe-road type of deliveries.on May 22, 1981. stated that the Purolator Corporation does not
stated that as a matter of practice, no vehicles
are on any ype of ries or pickups from the hours ll:00 P.M.
through 6:00 A.H. stated that he would cause a search j
to be made of all cor s, including time cards, with regard
to May 22, 1981, in an attempt to determine whether any vehicles v
or employees had been in operation during the hours 2:00 A.M.through 3:00 AJI. on May 22, 1981. Following this review, _
stated that he would immediately telephonically contact the
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On June 9, 1981,_ Hlmrolator Cour ier
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telephonically contacted the
that after a review of the corporation's records,
determined that one vehicle had been in service on the
2 , 1981. This vehicle had been d n
According to the manifest that
_ted that there should be no reas
why the veh would hav near the James Jackson
Parkway Bridge. Further, stated that according
to the manifest, the driver a been in the northeastern
part of Atlanta during the hours 2:00 A.H. through
3:00 A.M. on May 22, 1981.
pointed out to the interviewing Agent thatall 1ayover drivers who drive through the Atlanta area 4¬,7t
normally maintain the o their vehicles while staying
in the Atlanta area stated that is was possible
that one of these drivers could have been in possession
of a Purolator vehicle and could possibly have been driving
near that area. However, due to the fact that most of the
drivers are logged in and out and that a mi ecordis maintained with regards to each vehiclefstated
that the prob of this occurrence was qu e remote.
Additionally, stated that his records indicated that
one over-theroa ruck had been in operation during the
hours of 11:00 P.H. through 6:00 A.M. during May 21 - 22,
1981. However, this vehicle was described as diesel
tractor, cabover, with a twenty foot
stated that he would make the driver, ilable
for interview and would also provide Agent
with the documentation governing this particular 92
On June 9, 1981, _ provided a xerox copy of r
the manifest with re ards to oute Number 026, currentlybeing driven byh After reviewing this manifest, /
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according to the log, were not in an area near theJames Jackson P rkwa . Further, a review of the stopsindicated that Qshould not have been e
Northwester s1 tlanta. Thereafter, intro-duced $ to the interviewing Agent and was
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a great deal abou dent of giving the tape recorderto Wayne Williams. Hstated that he had been re-thinking Z
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arriving at the Sans Souci Lounge
ful of his paperwork and carried
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s is brother to retrievestated that his brother pl deck in theo ice area of the Sans Souci Lounge. Hestated that he
was positive that this was Friday even ng, ay 22, 1931,
s brother only works on Friday evenings at the lounge.
stated that a short after the tape deck was
p ace in the office area, from the fwr
taking tickets, buzzed the pnonerrrtne office. ,1stated that he looked out of ice and saw llims V
standing by the front door stated that he immediatelywent into the office picked up lel tape deck ook it tothe front door area and gave it to Williams. xated l
that the conversation was very brief and very c u . Then
Williams took the tape deck and left the lounge. E
restated that he was absolutely certain that y
" i i cident took place on Friday evening, iiay 22, 1961. I stated that he was positive that Williams had
the loun e on Thursday evening, May 21, 1981: . $1! jtruck. Afterup an arm- 4?7C/'
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evening and that he was certain Williams come in
for the tape deck as Williams had called on Friday
afternoon to ask him to bring the tape dec n o the Sans
stated that in retrospe had never seenSouci Lounge.
Williams !n !!e company of a female. said that the
only person he had en Williams in pany of w s a
man known to him as believedand Williams to be b casion in iler ordin f hildren's 1: . stated that he did ,6 ec g o cnot know very much about $ d attempt to find
out more information abou im. stated that he had
seen Williams driving a "gray polr type of automobi
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assist hls !ro!Ler
Saturday evenings.
at the lounge
that his broth
f hihad asked a tape deck rom s s truck. stated that this
incident took Friday even ng about 8:30 P.H.,May 22, stated that he went to the front
eeet et -rue_ and retrieved a eoepenent type tape 0,--cassetteeck. fpstated that he carried the '6/L
tape deck into the 0 ce area of the uci Lounge and
placed it on the floor near the door. stated that
he did know Wayne Williams on si stated that
he did not see Williams come
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on Friday and
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Friday evening, Hay 22, 19 advised that he
generally worked the rear lounge by thebackdoor and would not have necessarlan customers
who entered throunh the trent deor= etetnd_that hedid not see Williams leave dith the tape deck. Q
advised that he was positive this incident occurr on
Friday evening. May 22, 1981.
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The Eollowing observations eere noted on Hey 22,
D1981.
Telephone number 934-7767 is subscribed to by
the Southern Bell Telephone Company, Tucker, Georgia. It
is referred to as an assignment number and is essentially
a working number for in-house operations for Southern Bell
Telephone Company. The number is not manned after 6:00
p.m.
Telephone number 934-7766 has a changed recording
answering the telephone. The caller is advised that the
number has been changed to 768-2710. In dialing this number,
it comes to a Merle Norman Cosmetics Studio, Old National
Village, 5151 Old National Highway, College Park, Georgia.
Both of the above two telephone numbers, 9347767
and 768-2710, were unfamiliar with the name Cheryl Johnson
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made an,appéarance before Fulton County Judge, omas on,
bei ged in the Ful y u
Dillon requested that a 9rcbatic:: OE
the interview. Due to the fact thatOfficer i telephoneit was agre Dillon and SA
would represent the Fulton County Authori
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1at the Juvenile Court, 445 Capitol Avenue, Southwest, Atlanta,
Geo At that time, Jud e D sued an order permittingSA mo interview who is currently
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who is currently lodged at the Juvenile ~é*7C-
Home, and s currently on probation, was advised of the nature
of the n r w and of the identity of the interviewingAgent. w stated that he has not been solicited for
any type o au ition ards to his ability to play
the drums. Further, stated that he was not familiar with any of the indiv ua s 92-Iiai depicted in a photographic
spread that was displayed to This photouranhic' Fspread, which included' the bIac'?a''white photograph of
Wayne Bertr s, date of birth Hay 27, 1958, wasdisplayed t at the time of the interview. Further,
a Xerox copy 0 y h t ha tilized by Williams,was also displayed t tated that he wasnot familiar with anyon te n tographic spread
nor was he familiar with the flyer. stated that
at no occasion had he ever visited any s one in an attempt
to either audition or be interviewed with regards to his
musical abilities.
Estated that he was not familiar with the
Atlanta, Georgia. Finally, stated that he has never
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was e was a res
name yl Johnson living in Apartment F-C.
_ advised that there are only three !
buildings in the apartment complex: A complex, B complex
and C complex; there are no F complexes.
reviewed her listing of all occupants
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_stated that one week ago on Hay 22, 1981, a
young blac male wearing glasses appeared at oor of
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the Sans Souci Lounge and asked for Gino. stated she didnot know ' i ividua1's name but believed she Had seen him
before he man asked for Gino and she
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was shown a phot ra h Bertr W'l1i - esp amlams
and asked If she ized the man. ated
she ha t seen man be e to theher knowledge. stated that she did not see the man
have any convers on wi§h_§nyone in the lounge and did notnotice when he left. p restated that she was positive
that the photograph 0 ayne Bertram Williams was identical
t h o t e man that asked to speak to Gino on Friday evening,
May 22, 1931.
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eetEast Point, Georgia. After being advised of the nature
of the interview and of the identity of the interviewing
Agent, voluntarily provided the following informa
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ning shift commencing at
terminating at approximately 4:00 A.M.
assigned to Route Number 026. As such,
eastern part of the Greater Atlanta ar
asked if he had ever been on the James kway j
Brid which is an extension of the South Cobb Drive Parkway.1 stated hat he had never been on that extension.r, stated that he would have no reason cause to n hat bridge with regards to his job. h
was asked specifically if he could recall his movements
on the night of
to a xerox copy
the time period
the Atlanta Ga ompany on Caroline Street. Following 1this stop, had gone to Peachtree Street, nor on Peachtre reet to the Interstate 75 Exchange. ty
had then traveled Interstate 75 North to tateEast, exiting at the Powers Ferry exit. t had then
made a stop at ADP nd then had reentere nterstate285 Freeway. Q stated he had traveled east bound
on the 285 Exp y to Interstate 85 and then had tr
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Rat the Pershing Point area of Peachtree
, ree 447 North Peachtree Street. ex lained
" that sometimes makes a pickup r
. schedule. that
_stated that he would be willing tosubmit to a po ygraph examination with regards to the
above information and with regards to his res cenear, or on, the Jackson Parkway Bridge. W stated 1/that the only exits that he had made off o erstate
285 Highway were the Powe
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On May 22, 1981, Wayne Bertram Williams, 1817
Penelope Road, Northwest, Atlanta, Georgia, telephone number
04: 794-8986, was located at his residence. After being
advised of the nature of the interview and of the identities
of the interviewing Agents, Williams was provided with an
Interrogation: Advice of Rights form {FB=395s. williams
read this form, stated that he fully understood his rights
as set forth on this form and subsequently signed this form.
Williams then voluntarily provided the following information:
Williams stated that during the early morning
hours of Hay 22, 1981, he had had occasion to be at the
intersections of South Cobb Drive and Interstate 285 I-2851.
Williams explained to the interviewing Agents that he had
been in this area in an attempt to locate an address that
had been furnished to him by an individual known as Cheryl
J. Johnson. Williams explained that he had had a telephone
conversation with Johnson on May 20, 1981 during the afternoon,
at approximately 2:00 or 3:00 p.m.
Xerox copy of a flyer wherein Williams produced a
printed to provide a response his home telephone number was
to an inquiry for individuals interested in performing.
Williams, who operates Nova Entertainment, stated that he
is into producing records and movies. As such, this individual,
Cheryl Johnson, had contacted Williams and provided Williams
with the following address and telephone number:
"2300 Benson Road, Marietta Drive
Marietta, Georgia
Telephone number 934-7766'
Williams displayed a handwritten message wherein
this name, address and telephone number appeared. Williams
explained that his mother had taken this message on Thursday,
May 21, 1981, when Johnson had called Williams again. Williams
stated that he was not certain of the address and that it
night have been Benson Pool Road instead of Benson Road.
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Therefore, Williams was of the understanding that
he had a 6:30 a.m. appointment with Cheryl Johnson on May
22, 1981 with regards to an interview concerning her acting
in a local commercial. Williams, therefore, as was his
stated custom, had attempted to locate Johnson's address
prior to interviewing her. Williams explained
went to addresses to locate them in advance so
find them when his appointment was scheduled.that he always
that he could
When asked to recount his activities on the night
of May 21, 1981, Williams stated that he had stopped at
the Sans Souci Lounge, on West Peachtree, to see Wilbur
Jordan. Williams was attempting to pick up a tape recorder
from Jordan which he had loaned to him. Williams recalled
that he had talked with a Negro female, who he stated was
in her 40's, and who was taking admission. This individual
had informed Williams that Jordan had been in but was not
around at that time. Williams had left a message with her
regarding the tape recorder and then had driven to Smyrna,
Georgia in an attempt to find Johnson's address
Williams stated he had driven around
Georgia area in a futile attempt, and had been
locate the address. Williams recalled that he
his search for the address on Church Street in
around 1:30 a.m., May 22, 1981. When Williamsthe Smyrna,
unable to
had started
Smyrna, somewhere
was unable
to locate the address, he started to drive back to the Dixie
Hills area of Atlanta in which his parents reside. This,
according to Williams, explained his presence on the James
Jackson Parkway.
Williams stated that some time between 2:15 a.m.
and 2:45 a.m., he had placed a call through telephone number
934-7766. Williams had asked the individual who had answered
the telephone for Cheryl Johnson or Barbara Jackson either
name being the same person, according to Williams!. The
individual who answered the telephone stated, she ain't
here, and then hung up. Williams stated that he had placed
this telephone call from a pay telephone located near a
liquor store that was at the south end of the James Jackson
bridge. _
Special Agent SA! at this point,
asked Williams to reiterate his movemen s over the James
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Jackson bridge. Williams replied that he had driven west
on Interstate 20 I-200 and north on I-285 and had driven
around the Smyrna, Georgia area. Then Williams had driven
in a southeasterly direction towards the city. Williams
stated that he had driven south, over the bridge, stopped
to use the pay telephone, placed the call and then had driven
north over the bridge towards I-285. Williams had intended
to drive southward towards I-20, but his traffic stop by
the Atlatna Police had interferred with his travel.
Williams was asked to describe the speed at which
he had been driving when he had crossed the bridge on both
occasions. Williams stated that he had been driving his
normal speed. Williams explained that inasmuch as the
automobile that he was driving was an old automobile, he
had not driven over S0 miles per hour. Due to the fact
that there were bumps in the road near the bridge, Williams
stated that he had possibly slowed down to 25 miles per
hour. Williams denied stopping on the bridge and denied
throwing anything from the bridge into the river.
Williams stated that when he had been driving
south, over the bridge, he had observed a white vehicle,
such as a small pickup or small truck, that had blue writing
on it. Williams recalled that the license number of the
vehicle that he described had the letters WB and possibly
the numeral '1. Williams could not recall in what order
these letters appeared, nor any other number. -
Williams stated that he had observed this vehicle
on the bridge at the same time that he had been on the bridge,
but could not state whether or not it was when he was southbound
or northbound.
Williams was asked to explain the nature of his
appointment with Cheryl Johnson. Williams stated that he
intended to interview Johnson with the purpose of determining
whether or not she would be suitable for an audition. Williams
stated that inasmuch as he had had a lengthy conversation
with Johnson on May 20, 1981, he felt that Johnson would
be suitable for a commercial spot that Williams was attempting
to fill. Williams stated that this commercial was to be
filmed on May 22, 1981 at approximately 10:00 a.m.. at Atlanta,
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Williams did not elaborate on the nature of the
commercial or the location of the filming.
Williams was asked to identify the owner of the
vehicle that he had been driving during the early morning
hours of May 22, 1981. At this point, Williams introduced
his father, Homer C. Williams. Williams, who referred to
his father as Hr. Williams, stated that his father was
a retired school teacher. Homer Williams stated that he
had obtained the station wagon from his brother-in-law,
Ralph Barnhart, Columbus, Georgia. Williams had permitted
his son to utilize the vehicle with regards to his business.
with regards to the nature of Williams business,
Williams explained that he was a producer of records, as
well as a talent scout. Williams stated that he did not
take many out-oftown trips but was on the road most of
the time. Williams described his business as a 9:00 p.m.
to 5:00 a.m.-type job. Williams often visits clubs and
private residences to conduct numerous interviews.
SA asked Williams to recount the incidents
with regards o s being stopped by law enforcement officials
on the morning of May 22, l98l. Williams recalled that
he had told the officers that he had not stopped on the
bridge and that he did not drop anything into the Chattahoochee
River. Williams had indicated that he had had in his vehicle,
at that time, two cardboard boxes, which he had picked up '
from a garbage dumpster behind the liquor store near the
James Jackson bridge. hilliams explained that he had picked
these boxes up to give to his mother for her use in storing
books. Additionally, Williams recalled that he had had
items of clothing in his car. These items of clothing belonged
to his mother and to Williams. 0
At the time that Williams was stopped by the law
enforcement officers, he had permitted them to search his l
vehicle. Williams stated that he had been interviewed at
the time of this search and see thereafter released.=
Williams was asked if he could account for his
whereabouts on specific dates, notably March 30, 1981; April
2, 19811 and April 21, 1981. Williams stated that it would
require a review of his records and requested that the
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maintained a small office area.
The interviewing Aqents accompanied Williams to
a bedroom located in the rear portion of the home, wherein
a small desk and two metal file cabinets were observed.
Williams then searched through his papers on the desk and
in the file cabinets and stated that his whereabouts on
those particular dates were as follows:
March an, Lesa:
Williams stated that he was at City Halso been at home had been visited bytelephone number Williams explained a e an_
several of his fr en s p eyed in a small group. Williams
provided the following names es members of his group:
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April 2,Ml98l:
Williams stated he had been in College Park, Georgia
practicing with the above-mentioned group.
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out his business flyers: "
ll Anderson Park Elementary School;
: Fulton High School;
r Archer High School;
r Crawford Long Middle School.
Williams was asked if he would give written consent
to have his automobile and residence searched by the interviewinq
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Williams made the comment, You people must have
a very tough job because of the news media. They tell too
much. Williams and the interviewing Agents engaged in a
brief conversation with regards to the recent information
on the Atlanta murder case. Thereafter, the interview was
terminated.
The following descriptive data was obtained through
observation and interview:
Name
Race
Sex
Heiqht
Heiqht.
Date of birth
Place of birth
Social Security
Account,Hnmber
Eyes
Hair
Facial hair
Vehicle
Arrest recordWayne Bertram Williams
Negro
Mal!
5 feet 7 inches
165 DOundS
May 27T*r95B
Atlanta, Georgia
Bron customarily wears
glasses»
Dark brown
medium afroa
Williams appear to have a
wispy mustache
1970 Chevrolet station
wagon; white in color;
bearing 1981 Georgia license
LU»! 866 registered to
Ralph Barnhart, 3822 Montrose
Drive, Columbus, Georgia»
Williams stated he had been
arrested for the Unauthorized
use of Emergency Equipment by
the Atlanta Police Department;
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arrested by the Bast Point
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Scars and tattoos
MiscellaneousI I
It was noted that Williams
had pronounced facial scars
on both cheeks as a result
of a possible skin irritation
Williams stated he had pre-
viously been associated with
the news media in the Atlanta
area. Williams purportedly
had been a reporter with a
local radio stationa.
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Wayne Bertram Williams was located at a public pay
telephone booth at the intersection of Emily Place and
Bankhead Highway, at approximately 3, 1981,
A! by Supervisor S scial t SS Special
Agent SA! and I the
Atlanta Pol .
ssa advised 111111 is identity at -which time, Atlanta Police Sergeantlwladvised Williams *é*'7f/
of hi id tit d th fact th t h a n hi sion s en y an e a e s posses a |
search warrant for Williams 1970 Chevrolet station wa 0 which
he was driving, and for Williams person. Sergeant
provided Williams with a copy of these warr nd rethat Williams accompany him and FBI Agents hand
to the Atlanta FBI Office so that the searc o s person could
be conducted. Williams voluntarily entered an FBI vehicle and
was transported to FBI Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Wayne Bertram Williams voluntarily appeared at
the Atlanta Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
PBI|, Atlanta, Georgia. He was advised of the identities
iewin A ents and of the identity of Sergeant 9 9 _
Atlanta Police Department. He was further
a_v-se_ o- -"e nature of the investigation being conducted:
Williams was furnished a copy of the standard
form, Interrogation; Advice of Rights. He read this form,
stated he understood his rights and proceeded to execute
this form. He, thereafter, furnished the following information:
His full name is Wayne Bertram Williams, Social v4_J-'7 <2,
Security Account Number _ . 9 Q/
On early Thursday, May 21, 1981, at approximately
1:00 p.m., he was out on the streets looking for Thomas
Johnson in the vicinity of Pairburn and Campbellton Roads.
Be went to the Ben Hill gymnasium in that vicinity and ended
up playing basketball for about 30 to 45 minutes. He recalled
playing with a team wearing uniforms with the word Schlitz
on the jerseys and one of the ball players was called Red.
On Thursday. May 21, 1981, he further recalls
that at approximately 4:00 p.m., he received a telephone
call from a female identifying herself as Cheryl Johnson.
She spoke with him concerning an interview for possible
audition with Williams and furnished an apartment address
of the Spanish Trace Apartments, off South Cobb Drive and
Church Street in Smyrna, Georgia. She left a telephone
number of 934-7766. He talked regarding her background,
and she finally indicated that she would prefer the interview
on the morning of May 22, 1981, at approximately 7:00 a.m.
She indicated that she went to work at about 7:30 a.m. and
therefore, would not be available after that time. She
was advised by Williams that in all probability, a second
appointment would be scheduled for Saturday, May 23, 1981,
as either a fo1lowup interview or audition.
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Later that same day, he recalls being at his
residence for most of the remaining hours. He recalls
having dinner at his residence with his mother at about
6:00 p.m. Also on the same-evening, he slept for a brief
period of time. Also at one point during the evening, he
spoke with Willie Hunter by telephone. His parents had
gone out for a while and had taken the car.
At approximately 1:00 a.m., on the morning of
May 22, 1981, he was at the Sans Souci Lounge in downtown
Atlanta. He stopped in there momentarily to talk to the
manager, Mr. Jordan, to retrieve a tape recorder belonging
to him williamsl, which was on loan to Jordan. He talked
to the girl at the door, who worked the admissions office.
She indicated that Jordan was tied up and with that, he,
Williams, departed the area. He decided he would try
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his appointment at 7:00 a.m. on the same morning. He could
not specifically recall the apartment number, but indicated
that perhaps it was F4 or some other two-digit apartment
number. He drove around for a brief period of time looking
for the Spanish Trace Apartments on Cobb Parkway and in
the Smyrna area; however, he had no luck. While he was
on the Cobb Parkway, he tried to call her telephone number,
934-7766. The telephone line was busy. He noticed there
were some bores at the liquor store in the vicinity of where
he made the call and decided to pick up two boxes for his
mother. Also, a short time later, while on Cobb Drive
outside the perimeter, he made another call to the same
number and this time, he got no answer. He proceeded south
on Interstate 285 I-265i and crossed over the Chattahoochee
River via the James Jackson Parkway bridge. As he crossed
over the James Jackson Parkway bridge, he pulled off to
the right side of the road the south side: ontb a gravelled
parking lot area. There were several stores in the background
and it was here that he checked the number that he had called.
He proceeded to the Starvin Marvin store near the intersections
of Bolton Road and James Jackson Parkway. At that location,
he once again called Cheryl Johnson's telephone number,
and the individual that answered the telephone stated, there
is nobody here by that name, and hung up the phone.
About the same time, also in the vicinity of James
Jackson Parkway and Bolton Road, he picked up some additional
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items at his residence.
He proceeded back from Bolton Road and James Jackson
Parkway on James Jackson Parkway towards the bridge. As
he passed the same gravelled parking area where he had initially
stopped to check the telephone number, he noticed a vehicle
pulling out from the general area of the store with its
lights on. He believed that this was a blue Pontiac and
it fell in behind him immediately. He continued to drive
across the bridge.
The total time it took him to drive from the first
stopping point on the gravelled parking area to the Starvin
Marvin and back again was two minutes. He continued to
cross over the bridge for a second time, headed back towards
I-285 and entered that road in a southerly direction. A
short distance after he entered I-285, he was stopped by
officers of the Atlanta Police Department and Agents of
the ?ederal Bureau of Investigation FBI!.
He recalls that while proceeding towards the James
Jackson bridge in a southerly direction, there were several
additional vehicles in the vicinity. There were a total
of four vehicles, including his own, which crossed the bridge
in the span of time of a minute or two. The first vehicle
was a brown Toyota with a CB Citizens Band! antenna on
the back. This vehicle had passed him earlier on South
Cobb Drive and proceeded at a high rate of speed across
the James Jackson bridge. The second vehicle was an El
Camino, being white in color, with a campertop back. The
camper back was only big enough to lie down in and was con-
structed in contour with the passenger compartment. The
rear windows of the camper were more round than rectangle.
It was driven by a white male with shoulder1ength hair.
wearing a blue cap. He anpeared to have been a big man,
and Williams could not describe him further. This vehicle
was only a short distance in front of him as he Williams!
crossed the bridge. However, when he Williams! arrived
at the intersection or Bolton Road and James Jackson Parkway,
be did not see this vehicle again, as it apparently continued
straight across on James Jackson Parkway. Vehicle number
four, which was behind him, was the same description as
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the El Camino mentioned above. This vehicle was only a
short distance behind him as he crossed the bridge on James
Jackson Parkway. This vehicle was also driven by a white
male, not further described. He recalls as he was leaving
the Starvin Marvin, headed back towards James Jackson Parkway,
seeing this El Camino sitting at the light on James Jackson
Parkway. He recalls that there were some writing on the
side of the front door panel, possibly advertising a company.
He could not state as to the name of the company. During
the time that he was on the bridge, his speed never dropped
below 20 miles per hour.
He indicated that following his experience with the
Officers of the Atlanta Police Department and Agents of the
FBI, approximately an hour or so after he was stopped on
I-285, he drove into several apartment complexes trying to
locate some of his friends, but was unsuccessful. He,
thereafter, proceeded to his residence.
ht no time during his travels on the early morning
hours of May 22, 1981 did he have occasion to stop on the
James Jackson Parkway bridge. He did not, after he crossed
the bridge, immediately turn around and head hack in the
opposite direction towards I-285. He, further, did not
dump anything off the bridge at that time and denied either
knowing Nathaniel Cater or in any way being involved with
his death. In connection with the investigation regarding
the murdered and missing children, he stated that he does
no know any of the victims in this investigation, and has
never had any contact with these persons.
Concerning the events which transpired once he
was stopped by Agents of the FBI and Officers of the Atlanta
Police Department APO!, he provided the following information
He was pulled over to the side of the road and
questioned at length regarding his activities on the bri
He gave the officers on the bridge essentially the same
information as furnished above. Additionally, he gave his
consent to have his vehicle searched.
Concerning his personal background, he indicated
that he is the President of the Southern Media Corporation
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under which Nova Entertainment Corporation functions. Lawrence
Williams, also known as Hike, is affiliated with the Corporation
and he is employed by Channel Five television station.
There are two other individuals, John Tilman, who is a publisher:
and wade Marcus, who is an arranger,-who occasionally become
involved in the production of a finished product concerning
records or various entertainment projects. Currently, he
is involved with a group known as Gemini, and he considers
himself their manager. His job is to teach them singing
and handle various aspects of production which would lead
to a contract arrangement for performances, as sell as ge
an album recorded. The story behind the Cheryl Johnson
caller is that one of his clients, Darlene Evans, needs
another girl to sing with her in her act. This is why he
was actively seeking another entertainer, specifically,
Cheryl Johnson.
Regarding vehicles owned or operated by Wi1llamS,
he recalls that he has only driven his girlfriend's car
once in the past several weeks and outside oi that, the only
other car he has driven has been his parents 1970 Chevrolet.
The above Chevrolet station wagon is the one he was driving
the night
bridge on
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access tohe was stopped on I-285 near the James Jackson
Hay 22, 1981. In October, 1980, he had a red
which was repossessed and at that time, he lost
that vehicle.
Williams was asked at this time if he would consent
to a polygraph examination conducted by an Agent of the
FBI. The purpose of the polygraph was explained to Williams,
and he voluntarily consented to that interview H
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h r t that the results of t is polyg aph could no tuse aga ns
him in a court of law, nor could it be used in his favor.
In addition to previous background data furnished
by Williams, he also provided the following information:
He attended the Frederick Douglas High School in
Atlanta and graduated in 1976. He is presently a student at
Georgia State University as a sophmore. He is enrolled in
their Psychology and Business Administration programs. He
has had no military service, nor has he been treated for
any mental disorders. His father, Homer C. Williams, is
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retired from the Board of Education for the City of Atlanta.
He does, at this time, do photography work on a limited
basis. Wayne Bertram Williams was hora in htlaata, Georgia
at the Huqh Spalding Pavilion, Grady Memorial Hospital.
He is limited to wear glasses for corrective vision, and '
at this time has no beard or mustache}
Williams stated that he wished to point out that
he believes the police have been surveilling the funerals
of the victims in the case concerning the murdered and missing
children and that they probably have recorded his father's
driver's license tag number on at least several occasions.
His father is a photographer and is occasionally associated
with the Atlanta Daily World. He has taken photographs
at the victims funerals in the past. His father further
knows Mrs. Mathis, the mother of one of the victims, Jeffrey
Lamar Mathis. In connection with this fact, an associate
of Williams, James Comento phonetic!, was assisted by Hr.
Homer Williams in attempting to gain influence with various
city officials to further his voluntary first aide and rescue
programs.
Wayne Williams association with Comento has been
very limited. He has only seen Comento on several occasions
since January, 1981. Comento will occasionally do photographic
work for Williams in connection with Nova Entertainment. _
He recalls that on one occasion, while he was with Comento,
Comento had asked him to take some photographs of him, Comento,
while Comento was performing his emergency service tests.
The purpose of the photographs was to display to the City
Commissioners the nature of Comento's service and also to
demonstrate his professional abilities.
At this point, the interview with Wayne Bertram
Williams was terminated.
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was obtained through observation and interview:
ame wayne Bertram Williams
Address 1817 Penelope Road,
Northwest, Atlanta,
Georgia, 30314
Race Black ='
Sex Male
Date of Birth Hay 27, 1958
Place of Birth Atlanta, Georgia
Height 5'7
Weight 155
Social Security Number ' 259-11-1996
Marital Status Single
Children None
Employment Current! Novave
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Southern Media Communi-
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Number of Employees Two other employees
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Education
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Carla Bailey
Lawrence Williams,
Doug Candis,
employed from
1977 to present!
wsssrv, photographer
special assignment!,
1979 three months!
WGST radio, Researcher,
Programming, Assistant
Production Director,
977! six months!
W315 Radio, announcer
- Reporter, 1976 eight
months!
WRA2 Radio, Genera
Semi-part-time, 1 -
WIGO Radio, Announcer, 1973
six months!
Graduate, Frederick Douglas
High School, 1976
Attended Georgia State
University, January, 1977 -
Harsh, 19?9, Business
Administration - Psychology
East Point Police Department,
August, 1978, charged with
making a false report;
charges dismissed
Arrested by Atlanta Police
Department, May, 1976,
Unauthorized use of police
Equipment used blue light
in news car while employed
with Southern Media!:
charges dropped
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1817 Fenelope Road, 15.14.
Atlanta, Georgia 30311,- w1.">- 1%-8920" "
PERSONAL IN'FOR.MATION: .
- Date of birth'- May 27, 1958 , Atlanta, Georgia
Height 5'7? . s
Weight -- 160 lbs.
was - Dark Brown
Health Good .
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Primazqr _ Anderson Park E].ernentary' School, Atlanta, Georgia General Studies !
Secondary '- Frederick Doug1ass__High_School, Atlanta, Georgia General Studies !
College Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia Psychology/Business Admin.!EDUCATION:
SCHOOL ACTIVTTI5 AND PECGHIITION:
D..u-ing nwielementary years, I became the first student government president of
our school. Upon entering high school, I became Evolved with the band,
ROTC rifle team, baseball, and became a member of the National Honor Society._
I also became heavily involved with various media - related activities which
continued through college.
Awards include: ROTC I~1a.rksma.nship Award
"' ' FBLA Club Outstanding Member Award
Douglass High School Mass Iiedia Award
First Place Science Fair Awards several ! S
United States Congressional Award for Media Accomplishments
National Assn. of Media .iomen_'s Award for Leadership in I-iedia
OTHER I_Ei'OFF.5SIORAL TR_AI?¥I_¥G:
I am a Thinrl Class, I-.C.C, licensed broadcaster; current status. '
I have completed Basic E}-nergency Hedical courses with a current C.P.R. rating.
_I have completed training as an arson identification photographer for
the City of Atlanta Public Safety Department. _ _
I have attended various performing arts workshops including the Youth £2>:perimentaJ.
Ooera Jo:-1-cshop as well as various music production workshops, video 6; film 'workshops, management -- artist relations seminars, and several radio programming
seminars and workshops. ' _ S - -
- I am a professional photographer in the film, video, and still fields. . .
I have completed Ii.-.5355. race - courses and have a track rating. -
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My interests include various sports, reading, fJ,vin,g, photography, u-II' I"
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PROFESSIONAL m-:ms:mczs= _ , .
I-Es. Felecia Jeter, NBC TEI.'=-VISION NETIIORK, Los Angeles, California
nr. Jim Rutledge, cam:-3 anus nsrwoax, enema, Georgia -
M1-{James Thompson, CAPITOL It?-:.CORD COMPANY, New York, New York
ur. Doug Candis, APJHSTA moan COMPANY, New York, New York
Hr; Jade Marcus, INDEPEIIDE1-IT PBODUCR Los Angeles, California
Mrs. Jocelyn Dorsey, WSB TELEVISION STATION, Atlanta, Georgia
Fr. Zenas Sears, '1-mox sumo snnon, Atlanta, Georgia.-
Hre Charlie Parrish, W015 RADIO STATION, Columbus, Georgia
Chief A.D. Bell, cm or m..-am naamemn or PUBLIC spam -
lieutenant J. A. Byrd, CIT! OF ATLANTA DEPARTI-E92T OF PUBLIC SAI*'F-I!
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Mr. Lawrence M. Hilliaxns no relation !, Atlanta, Georgia AOL!. 792-3190
Hrs. Celestine Billings, Atlanta, Georgi; 3145-3798-
rh-. Archie s. Wilson, Atlanta, Georgia S wt! 361-3222
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June, 1-W3 to November, 1973
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Atlanta, Georgie."
POSITION: Staff announcer
In addition to lqy on - air shift, I did ;r-oduction and produced a weekly
public: affairs program. Later, I did on -- air news reporting.
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HRAZ RADIO STATION
Atlanta, Georgia.
POSITION: News Director ._
I was responsible for the general operation of the news department, I also
started a training program and instituted a total news policy for the station.
I.-.:as responsible for investigatiife reporting, and also starting, a
fast - reaction team to cover bz-ealdng stories via live on - scene coverage.
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WFLAZ RADIO STATION ._
Atlanta, Georgia.
POSITION: Program Idrector
Ry duties included the overal operation supervision of the prog1'.a.rnm:1.n.g, news,public affairs, and general operations . I installed a passive/active audience
research system, devised a mnctional music classification/rotation format,
and established a denite style for the station. I started an intense
orientation program for the air - staff because of the special format we used.
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and the general management. .~ . ' '
October, 1971. to January 1976'
HRAZ RADIO STATION '
Atlanta, Georgia
POSITION: V. President 8: General Manager
I was responsible for thetotal operation of the station. The duties wereoverseeing sales, operations, techincal operations, pr0m&.ions, and public"
relations. I did reg'u.la.r reporting and co - ordination with the Board of _
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until the sale of the radio station.
March, 1926 to July, 1976
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Marietta, Georgia .4
POSITION: Assistant News Director
I handled basic news gathering operations for the station. I also did fill - in
on - air work for the stations. H ' .
July, 1976 to January, 1977'
ass? RADIO STATION. - s ' "
Atlanta, Georgia _
FOSITION: Researcher / Assistant Production Director
I was responsible for conducting passive and active research activities to determine
prograrruning effectiveness. Also, I headed the P.I-1. production department operations
in addition to the research activities. I was also a producer of THE ATLAJITA FALCONS
Football games and a producer of some GEORGIA TECH Football games during the season.
January, 19?? to June, 197? ,
DEARTI-ENT OF PUBLIC S!-..r' E.I1', BUREAU OF FIFE SEVICES
City of Atlanta
POSITION: Arson Identification Person
During this period, I was asked to create an arson identification unit for
the Bureau. I was responsible for arson - scene photography and assisted
' ' ' ' ' I th B eau I Fire Senices.in such investigations. I also shot training £11411 or e ur 0
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At approximately 5:00 p.m. on June 3, 1981, and pursuant
to the issuance of a search warrant issued by Fulton County,
Georgia, Superior Court Judge John S. Langford, Jr., on June 3,
' k 1817 P lo e Road N W Atlanta 1981, for the premises nown as ene p , . ., ,
Fulton County, Georgia, the below named Special Agents of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI!, Photographic dLatent Fingerprint Specialist, along with Detective
of the Atlanta, Georgia, Police Department APD! arr a
Penelope Road, N. W., A rgia. Upon arriving at L -
ion, and Special Agents SAs!andg were met at the front door by a
ac ma e who i lf as Homer Williams. Homer
Will s was a ised of the identities of De andSAs end mhe was advised by Detective t a
searc warrant a een issued for the resi addat which time Mr. Williams admitted Detective and Silsli 6and Detective _then provided Mr Williams a '7C~
copy or the search warrant which had been issued for the residence
t th' dd e f Mr Williams to read Detective also a 15 a r ss or . . i
explained to Mr. Williams the purpose ch warran . Homer IWilliams upon being questioned by SA advised that he
h ess is w 1 s and their son resides at t is addr with h ife, , , i
Wayne Bertram Williams. Williams further advised that he and his
wife are retired school teachers. 1
After being advised that a search warrant had been issued
ior the premises at this address and arter Mr. Williams had read
bove search warrant, which had been provided to him by Detective
the other below named Special Agents of the FBI and FBI -*
a search of the premises at this address.em oyees entered the above residence at the above address to conduct
A preliminary survey of the residence located at 1817
Penelope Road, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia, determined that the residence
at this address was a red brick onestory single family dwelling with
white trim and an aluminum screen door on the front door which had
the letter "W" on the screen door. It was further noted that the
house at this address faced south on Penelope Road and that the
house would be on the north side of Penelope Road. A driveway was
noted to run along the east side of the house. A survey of the
interior of the house determined that the front door led into the
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living room which would be on the east side of the house and at
the far east end of the living room was a dining area. Behind the
dining area was the kitchen and behind the living room was a den.
On the front of the house on the west side was a bedroom which
Mr. Williams identified as being the bedroom for he and Mrs.
Williams. Behind this bedroom was a combination bedroomutility
room. Approximately middle way of the house on the west side was
a bedroom which Williams identified as being the bedroom of his
son, Wayne Bertram Williams. Behind this bedroom was another room
on the west side designated as a storageoffice room and behind
this room on the west side at the far north end of the house was
another small room designated as an office. In addition to the
above, behind the kitchen and the den was a storage room and an
inside porch. At the north end of the house and on the east side
of the storage room and office, was a covered porch area. Two
bathrooms were located approximately in the middle of the house.
A sketch was prepared of the interior of the above house with the
following designations:
Living room designated Room J.
Dining area designated Room L.
Kitchen designated Room K.
Den designated Room F.
Front bedroom designated Room I.
Combination bedroomutility room designated Room H.
Bedroom of Wayne Bertram Williams designated Room D.
Storage and office room designated Room C.
Office designated Room A. "
Two bathrooms designated Rooms G and E.
Covered porch at the north end of the house
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1. One brown paper bag containing numerous pieces
of paper which wasatting on the floor in the back room
designated "Room A Office" which was placed in a brown paper
bag and marked "A-1".
2. Miscellaneous business papers from office letter
in back room designated "Room A Office" including box of
and unused carbon paper; numerous loose sheets of paper
handwritten names and telephone numbers and typed sheets
with names and phone numbers; a number of manila folders
containing miscellaneous pieces of paper containing typed and
handwritten documents, some of which are from young adults and/or
teenagers and placed in a brown envelope marked "A-2".rack
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3. One slapjack found over the drop ceiling in room
designated "Room A Office" and placed in a manila envelope
marked "A-3".
4. Numerous index cards containing names, addresses
and telephone numbers; one piece of paper with telephone numbers
and business cards containing names "Hotlanta" and "C.F.B. and Co
found in gray colored index box on shelf in bookcase in room
designated "Room A Office" and placed in a manila envelope marked
"A-4".
5. One steno pad containing numerous names, addresses
and telephone numbers and other writings and notations, and one
sheet of paper with blue writing from room designated "Room A
Office" and placed in a manila envelope marked "A-BL
6. A manila folder containing numerous papers both
handwritten and typed, correspondence, photographs, including
audition folders with names, telephone numbers and photographs;
personal intawiew evaluation forms and autobiographies from young
people, all removed from a file cabinet in room designated "Room
and placed in a paper bag marked "C-1".
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In addition to the seizure o£'the above items, the
following samples of debris, fibers and hair were also collected
and seized:
Fibers from a purple throw rug: fibers and cloth samples
from qlorange glove for the right hand; samples and debris from a
yellow carpet; animal hair and debris from a yellow rug; a portion
of a yellow rug; samples from a red bathrobe; samples from a blue
toilet rug; samples of a purple rug; a portion of a green rug;
samples from a throw rug; a comb and brush; various items from a
box in center of porch area; bluegreen fiber samples; swatch of
a pink blanket; fibers from a blue blanket; a swatch of green
drapery; a swatch of blue-green drapery; a swatch of a pink throw
rug; a swatch of a purple toilet back or cover; fibers from a
purple toilet seat; swatch from a pink bedspread; blue yarns from
a toilet cover; and a swatch of a yellow rug, all located and
recovered from the covered porch in the back of the house marked
on the sketch as Room B .
Also located and seized were vacuum sweepings from a
Regina Sweeper and vacuum sweepings from a World Sweeper, both of
which were located in Room marked seem C"=
Vacuum sweepings were also obtained from the floor in
the room marked Room A".
Also located, collected and seized was a swatch from a
purple and pale green bedspread; green carpet fibers; green carpet
fibers from a burned area of a rug; a purple robe; a swatch from a
yellow blanket; a swatch from a purple fabric; and a swatch from a
purple and yellow fabric, all lcceted,ccllected and seized ircm the
area marked "Room D" which is the bedroom of Wayne Bertram Williams
In addition to the above, samples of dog hair were collected
by Mr. Homer Williams from the family dog, which was in the porch area
at the above residence, marked Room B.
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The entire interior of the above residence, including
the areas from where the above listed items were located and
seized we er photographed by FBI Photographer
In addition to the above, Fingerprint Specialist
o e c llect d four latent fingerprint lifts.
Upon completion of the above search at approximately
9:30 p.m. on June 3, 1981, a copy of the search warrant along
with a list of the items seized was left with Mr. Homer Williams
This 1' t f t ' ' 1S o 1 ems seized was signed by Detective cfthe APD and SA >£ the FBI.
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search was conducted of this vehicle. The search was conducted
on June 3, 1981, and June 4, 1981, in the rederal Bureau
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as a result of the search of the vehicle:
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Vacuum sweepings from under cargo area
Yellow pencil from front floor
Vacuum sweepings from front floor and seat
Contents of glove compartment:
Sucrets container
Ice scraper for Scomers Funeral Home
Piece of paper
Two business cards for Greer Agency, Inc.
Carbon copy receipt, #35, from Glore Tire
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Two gloves - leather type for right hand and
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Geico envelope containing two insurance
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Ashtray and contents from ri rear passenger door
Ashtray and contents from left rear passenger
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area, text of Getaway Chase Game appearing thereon
Rear passenger seat
Fibrous type questioned material from under rear
passenger seat
Piece of carpet from rear passenger floor
Face panel from interior of right rear passenger
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Cotton swab
Three documents from under rear passenger seat:
handwritten sheet dated May 12, 1975; voucher
{G0-28119 for Muscogee County; Holiday Chevrolet
Inc., Vehicle Identification form
Green vinyl type note folder from rear passenger
seat area containing:
Seven photographs of black persons
Resume document for Wayne B. Williams
folder containing fourteen lyric sheets
music score Hanilla
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On June 4, 1981, at approximately 12:15 A.H.,Wayne Bertram Williams, 1817 Penelope Road, Northwest, Atlanta, -'7
Georgia, was contacted at the Atlanta Qttice of thesedernleau of Investigation by Special AgentWilliams, who had been interviewed an prev ous y a v sed
ights, was further advised that Special Agent SA!
would like to obtain hair samples from him. Mr.
Williams indicated his desire to furnish these hair samples.
SAFobtained numerous head hairs from Williams
by pulling an by cutting head hair from various areas of
Eilliams' seelp and by running a comb through the head heirof Williams. 1&3?
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On June 3, 1981, following the execution of a Fulton
County search warrant at 1817 Penelope Road, Northwest, Atlanta,
Georgia, the following observations were made pertinent to the
bedroom area previously identified as that room in the
care and custody of Wayne Bertram Williams:
The bedroom area that had previously contained a
fivedrawer, metal file cabinet, as well as a small, wooden desk,
had been rearranged, so that a bed, a dresser, and a small book
case were in the room. The items that had been previously
observed in the bedrggm Qn May 22, 1981, by Special Agents ,
and ad been moved to anL - ~57a h r . h h h d b t e area, w 1c a een
previously identified by Williams as a storage area, had
apparently been converted into a semi-office area and a storage
area.
As previously observed, papers that had been loosely
piled in the bedroom area had apparently been cataloged and
placed in appropriate folders and/or drawers of the metal file
cabinet. Additionally, business papers that had been identified
by Williams as being his property, had been removed from the
bedroom area and were not observed in the immediate area that
had been apparently converted into office space.
The storage area, which had been converted into office
space, had previously contained numerous boxes of unidentified
documents and/or books. What_appeared to be new indoor/outdoor
carpeting had been placed in the rear area that was designated
as office area. on the May 22, 1981, observation, this
carpeting did not appear.
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and examined for latent fingerprints. The following
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that room 204 was ast occupied by Nathaniel Cater and has
not been rented to anyone since he last lived there.
After the room was photographed, it was searched
and examined for latent fingerprints. In addition to
approximaely 95 latent fingerprints being developed and lifted,
the following items were removed from the room for possible
evidentiary purposes:
Paper matches and cigarette butts
Matchbook and cigarette butts
. Vacuum sweepings from floor of room
A glove
A blanket
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Matches and cigarette butt
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rime ' ta, deorgia, furnished to special Agent ' Sm a list of his preliminary findings con-cernin cer a n ypes f hairs and fibers that had been found
common to the bodies and/or clothing of n red children 92and adults in the Atlanta, Georgia area. also dis-
cussed the results of his comparisons of t ese a rs and fibers
with samples obtained from the home of Wayne Bertram Williams,
1817 Penelope Road, Northwest, Atlanta, Georgia, and fiber samples
and other debris taken from a white Chevrolet station wagon driven
by iilliams.
A chart prepared to reflect "findings, which
is an attachment to this PD302, conta ns e names of 28 murdered
and one missing victims presently being investigated by the Task
Force find ndicated on this chart were obtainedfrom was advised that these results are Hbased e par on m croscopical comparisons of fibrous Jg_7cf_
debris from the clothing and/or bodies of various victims in
these cases. Chemical tests, or tests other than a microscopical *
comparions have not been conducted. John Harold Porter is not
presently included on the Task Force's list of victims, but appears
to be related to these cases by fib r ence and is included *on the list as victim number 30. has also indicated
that in some instances, these fin 1d be considered to
be preliminary and additional microscopical work may be necessary.
The association of many of these fibers, as well as other fibers,
with Wayne Bertram Williams will be discussed later in this
interview, and are not indicated on the attached chart. =
Edvised that dog hair has been found on the nclothing an or ies of nine Qr victims. These dog hairs .-J
include both guard hairs and fur hairs, with the guard hairs
ranging in length from approximately one inch to three or four
inches, and generally have a white base with a black tip. The
fur hairs are almost all white in color. It was originally felt
that these hairs were consistent with coming from a Siberian
Hasty, an Alaskan Halamute, a horcegian Elkhocnd, a aeeshcnd
or a black and silver German Shepherd. There was some brown
coloration in some of the questioned hairs.
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The Williams family have a large, Shepherd-type dog
that was tied in the back yard of their house at 1817 Penelope
Road, during the search of the house on June 3, 1981. This dog
does not appear to be a pure breed and the dog's coat has several
shades of brown in it. Hair samples were obtained from the
Williams dog and are presently being compared microscopically
with the questioned dog hairs previously removed from the victim's
clothing and/or bodies.
Although this dog has more brown in its coat than
would be expected from an examination of the questioned hairs,
it is certainly consistent with the general type of large, long-
haired dog that was expected to be the source of the questioned
hairs. A microscopical examination and comparison of these dog
hairs has not yet been completed.
Light violet secondary acetate fibers were removed
from the clothing and/or bodies of eighteen 8! of the victims.
In addition, light violet acetate fibers were also recovered
from John Harold Porter.
These acetate fibers have been found in large numbers
on some victims. This would indicate the acetate fibers came
from a fabric composed of spun staple yarns, which would be
expected to shed fibers very easily.
During the search of the Williamses' home, a large
bedspread was present on the king size bed in the bedroom of
Wayne B. Williams. This bedspread was composed of purple acetate
yarns and light green cotton yarns and has a fringe of long,
cotton yarns. The acetate fibers present in this bedspread
exhibit the same microscopic characteristics as the light violet
acetate fibers found on many of the victims and are consistent
with originating from this bedspread. This bedspread also appears
to be old and worn and would be expected to shed f i1 . Y
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not reported finding any cotton fibers on the vict ms or e r
clothing, which could be compared with the cotton fibers on the
bedspread. Light colored, cotton fibers are very common and are
usually of no value for significant comparison purposes. However,
these light green, cotton fibers would have also been transferred
to the victims clothing if the clothing had come in contact
with the bedspread in question, and, accordingly, the victims
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from the homes o 20 of the victims. These items of clothing
were generally obtained after the victims bodies were recovered.
Light violet fibers were found on the clothing from the homes
of ten of the victims. Of these ten_victims where light violet,
acetate fibers were found on their clothing from their homes,
only five ! of the victims had light violet fibers associated
with them when their bodies were recovered.
Barron Glass was reported missing on September 16,
1980 and has not yet been located.
Michael Hclntosh was recovered nude.
Eddie Duncan and Joseph Bell were recovered wearing
only shorts.
Accordingly, in the above cases, the lack of the light
violet fibers on the victims themselves can be accounted for
by the small amount of clothing on the victims and that Glass
has not been located.
Coarse, yellowish-green, nylon fibers were recovered
from the clothing and/or bodies of 13 of the victims. In
addition, a coarse, yellowish-green nylon fiber was removed from
John Harold Porter.
These coarse, nylon fibers were compared microscopically
with fibers present in the green, wall-to-wall carpet from the
williamses' home and were found to exhibit the same microscopic
characteristics as present in the carpet fibers from the Wil1iamses'
home. A coarse, green, nylon fiber, similar to the fibers in
the carpet from the Hi11iamse5' home, with the exception of having
been subjected to considerable heat, was located in the hair
from victim William Barrett. The green carpet in the bedroom
of Wayne B. Williams has several charred or burnt areas.
It should be noted that the morphology of these green
carpet fibers is somewhat different than carpet fibers normally
encountered. Attempts to identify the manufacturer of these
green fibers through contacts with fiber producers have been
negative to date.
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which also appear to be from a carpet, were recovered from
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nylon fibers exhibit the same microscopic characteristics as
light yellow, nylon fibers that were found in the vacuum sweepings
from the Chevrolet station wagon driven by Williams. Some of
the light yellow, nylon fibers in the vacuum sweepings from the
station wagon also had been subjected to some type of heat.
A number of light yellow, secondary, acetate fibers
were recovered from victims Terrell and Baltazar. Light yellow,
acetate fibers similar to those from Terrell and Baltazar were
also recovered from clothing obtained at the homes of Baltarar,
Joseph Bell and Eddie Lamar Duncan, after their bodies were
recovered. An apparent source of these acetate fibers has not
yet been identified.
Two dark green, nylon fibers were recovered from the
shoes of William Barrett and exhibit the same microscopic
characteristics as fibers present in the composition of the carpet
in the white station wagon driven by Williams. These fibers
recovered from the shoe of Barrett, could have originated from the
station wagon driven by Williams.
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microscopically like those in the lliams' home,
have been found on the clothing of who was missing
for three £3» days, but was found stated
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day absence, does not remember specifically his activities or
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fibers like those found on clothin from several of the victimswere also recovered from clothing. '
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Montgomery, a young, black female who was stabbed to death, has
not been examined, and accordingly, has not been linked to the
other murdered children by fiber evidence. Y
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that there are s l numerous microscooical examinations and
comparisons to be conducted, as well as other types of examinations
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On June B, 1981, Serologist,Georgia State Crime Laboratory, an a, Georgia, furnished
the Eollowin information telephonieally to Special Agent.. I
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Bertramadvised that enzyme analysis was
on two of e stained areas previously located on
aide of the rear seat cover of a hevrolet station
Georgia license LLM 866, which was driven by Wayne
Williams. Two of these stains had previously been determined
to be human blood, one being type A, the other being type
B, Enzyme analysis determined that these two stains both
contained phosphoglucomutase PGM type l-1!.
M advised that these results are consistent
with the b ype and PGM type of William Barrett type
R! and John arold orter type E!, two murder viotims that
had been stabbed.
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On June 6, 1981, Serologist
Georgia State Crime Laboratory, ntianta, Geor"ia, the following information to Special Agent h
P advised that she has determined that
there are ree stained areas on the underside of the rear >seat cover of a Chevrolet station wagon, Georgia License »{£-7,
LLM 866, which was driven by Wayne Bertram Williams. TheABO blood type was determined for two of the stains which I
eere found to be human blood.
One stain was determined to be type A blood and
the second stain was determined to be type B blood.
advised that additional examinations to
further characterize these blood stains are in progress.
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'Microanalyst for the Georgia
a number of glass microscope sl
contained hairs and fibers remo
from ing and/or bodies of numerous victims in
series of murders of young, black males in the Atlanta
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a bedspread and carpe ated in the home of Wayne Bertram
Williams and glass microscope slides containing dog hairs
obtained from the Wi11iamses' family dog.
' e lass 0 e slides were also furnished9 Pto SA mwhich advised contained yellow nylonfibers ere pres n n vacuum sweepings taken from the
automobile driven by Kayne Bertram williams.
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Numerous violet acetate f e located on seven-teen glass microscope slides which indicated were
recovered from seventeen of the vic his case. These
violet acetate tibers erhibit the same microscopic character-
istics as violet acetate fibers present in the composition
of yarns removed from a bedspread on the bed of Wayne Bertram
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In addition, light green, cotton fiber ocatedon several of the glass microscope slides which
indicated contained fibers removed from the bodies o v ctims
in this case. These light green, cotton fibers eghibit the
same microscopic characteristics as green cotton fibers present
in the composition of yarns removed from the bedspread of
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Green nylon fibers w§re located on fourteen glassmicroscope slides which mindicated were recovered
from fourteen of the vic im i his case. These green nylon
fibers exhibit the same micro 0 racteristics as green
nylon fibers obtained by from the carpet located
in the bedroom of Wayne Be am ams. These green nylon
fibers removed from victims in this case could have originated
from the carpet in the bedroom of Wayne Bertram Williams.
Dog hairs were on approximately five glass
microscope slides which indicated contained dog hairsremoved from five of the vicgims in this case. These dog
hairs are white and white to dark brown in color and exh' 'the same microscopic characteristics as dog hairs which h
advised were obtained from the dog located at the home oWayne Bertram Williams. These dog hairs removed from victims _é?7cL
in this case could have originated from the dog located at
the home of Wayne Bertram Williams.
white to pale yellow, nylon fibers were located on , - . - .five glass microscope slides whichindicated contained
fibers removed from five of the vic ims in his case. These
pale yellow, nylon fibers were compared with several nylonfibers located n vacuum sweepings from the automobile
of Wayne Bertram . Both similarities and differences
were noted in this compariso and because of the differences,it was not possible for O reach a conclusion as
to whether'br not the pale ye , nylon fibers removed from
victims in this case and the nylon fibers present in the vacuum
sweepings from the automobile of Wayne Bertram Williams could
have originated from a common source.
The green nylon fibers discussed above.are considered
toexhibit unusual properties and were probably manufactured
in"very limited quantities. Likewise, the violet fibers are
unique in that acetate fibers of this type are produced in
very limited quantities. In summary, green nylon fibers were
found on fourteen victims and violet acetate fibers were found
on seventeen victims. In addition, green cotton fibers, a
component_part of Williams bedspread, and several types
of dog hairs were-found on some of the victims. Through micro-scopical-agalysis, these hairs and fibers are consistent with
having ori inated from sources found in the Wil1iamses' residence.
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interviewed a s re en
official identity of the int
credentials and advised that he was i
garding the murdered and missing childr
was shown seven photog
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time, with no identifying data exposed
to indicate if he knew any of the individuals whose photo-
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photograph of Wayne Bertram Williams as
Be was asked to sign the back of this photograph and did
so and the photograph was also dated an
interviewing Agent.
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FBI! following a search warrant which
Williams residence. which many
by the government. was advised
on one sheet of papernw _c appeared to be an appointmentbook of Williams. mums then shown a photocopy of
that sheet of paper as the notat
Saturday. November 29, 1980.
of the page was '2:30 - miQ Southw
Ewes as ow e came o be
stated that he had heard an adve
radio station that asked in effect if a young person was
interested in singing and had talent to call Williams at -a number given over the air. He stated that he had failed 92
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to meet with his. Be stated that Ni
mother's house, which is located
shortly after he had called bin.
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before Thanksgiving, l980. He stated whe;Wi liams visitedthe house, he was accompanied by who was ablack female, approximately 26 or __ __-__ __ age. Be said I
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Chevrolet station wa on He said that this Chevrolet station pwagon was filty. d that during this initial
interview with Wil 1S grandmother's house, that
he had agreed to do an audition for Williams at Williams
house and gave the address at 3140 East Shadowlawn in Atlanta,
Georgia. He said that on a Saturday following his interview
with Williams a s grandmother's house, he and his oldersister. A and her daughter, traveled by Metro
Atlanta R!§TH'TTEH!Tt Authority MARTA b s from his grand-mother's house to Williams studio. gash-J that the
only other person that he could remem er y am being presentduring the audition was a black male named Last Name 92
Unknown {LED} who is a song producer. "e = e bad =phone number form which he gave as w Qsaid that there several other 1 ua s presen 76»he could not recall their names. stated that the only l
other time that he had seen Willie ' when he attended
a talent show at the Oasis Ballroom approximately Wednesday
following his audition. He stated that following the talent
show, he had seen Williams loading some amplifying equipment
into a green station wagon which he could not further describe.
He stated that he had only kept two appointments with Williams; 92
the first being at his grandmother's house and the second
was the Saturday following at the studio at Shadowlawn.
_was asked if he knew any of the murdered
children and stated that he was welleacguaiated with Jo 92
Jo Bell and knew Timothy Hill and Darron Glass. He stated
that he and Jo Jo Bell were good friends and played ball
together and that Jo Jo had n one occasion, spent the nightwith him in his house. stated that he had told Jo 4Jo Bell about his intervi'EW"'Eh'd audition with Hillwd '
that Bell had told him that he knew that dude.
stated that Jo Jo Bell was a dancer and not a singer, ,¢~*
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was contacted at his residence, i
an asked to accompany the interviewing
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Investigation FBI! and he agreed to do so.
At the outset of the interview, wassheen four sheets of photographic never, eaeh eontalningsix pictures of black males. 9213$ asked to indicate
if he recognized any of the per epicted in the photo-
graphs. He immediately picked number 6 of a sheet which
has been identified as sheet A. He indicated that the number
six pho on that sheet was his friend Jo Jo Joseph!
thi h t '6 is Bell. then wrote on the back of s s ee
Jo Jo Be , and signed the back sheet
was sEinei wth Special Agents and
and dated. Each o.. -_-e o__-er snee were 11an ated by Special Agents she! and Bmus asked photograph depicted i s ared when d last seen him. He stated
that it must be an old ph ph Bell did not lookas that photograph depicted him. stated that Bell's ,6?-QL_
hair was much shorter, his lips muc nner and he wasthinner than the photograph indicates. 1
was asked how well be knew the Bell family. 1
He stated that he did_not know them very well but had been
by their house on numerous occasions to talk to Jo J0.
He stated that he had never been inside the house but had
been on the at least one occasion to retrieve hisbasketball. tated t knows that Jo ' tsister's boy r en s named nd described
as a small, thin, dark complec e woman. Be eta e aJo Jo's younger sister's name is '
was asked to explain ex at Jo Jo
Bell had to m about Wayne Williams. tated that
he had told Jo Jo that he had called Nil ms a ter he had i
heard Williams talent scout advertisement over the radio, i
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had asked him what he had done over the weekend.
stated that he told Bell that he had spent the Wénéu
at his grandmother's and that while he was at his grand-
mother's, had talked to the man who had advertised on the
radio. He stated that Jo Jo Bell asked him What's that
man's name," and that he had told him Wayn ' 'ams, to
which Jo Jo Bell said '1 know that dude. said thatand that later when he was talking with Jo Jo that
the week before Thanksgiving, he spent Satur ay, Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday at his grandmother's, that he returned to his
home on Wednesday to get some clothes and went back to his
grandmother's on Wednesday night and spent Thanksgiving
Day, the following Friday, Saturday and Sunday with his grand-
mother and took the bus from his grandmo ' home directlyto school the following Monday morning. said that
it was while he was back at home on that e ay, that he
ran into Jo Jo Bell and told him about Williams omin tohis grandmother's house and interviewing him. msaid
that Monday after school, he was talking with ell
and told him about going to Williams "house" studio.said he told Bell about the studio and Bell said that 1!
had never been there, but that he did know Williams.
P described Williams studio as being clean
and neat, aving a lounge, and kitchen. He said that the
studio was nicely carpeted and furnished with couches and
nice chairs and in particular recalled there being a furry
love seat. He stated that the carpet was plush and a lighttan to brown colo said the walls were a light color,
possibly beige. said that the kitchen was fully
equiped. He said'TH3T5'was a small room with a drum set
and a guitar and there were lots of sound equipment pieces.
He also said that there was a small closed in booth wherehe had done his singing. 9 stated that Williams managed
a group he Gemini although he was interestedin his, singing that since he was not a Gemini, he
did not no a he could do for him career wise.
At the conclusion of the interview, _ was
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was interviewed at his residence,
was advised of the official identit§ 6I'¬¬_TEf¬?VTewin§_ ' Y
Agent and that he was being interviewed regarding the Atlanta
murdered and missing children's case. '
- stated that about the first of March, 1980, *
he had played basketball at the Amanda Jones School court
with Jo Jo 'Joseph' Bell. He said that Bell had a new brown
basketball with him. He said that Bell was dressed in a
new mesh yellow shirt. Be explained that the shirt had H
a lot of design openings in it. He said Bell also was wearing
white or beige shorts with a black and orange stripe downthe sides; white socks with orange d light colored lathletic shoes with green stripes. tated that he
remembered the shoes because in play ng 1, he had stepped j
on Bell's feet and Bell had gotten most upset about it.He said that Bell was also wearin k or dark baseball ,é27C>
type cap with a real small bill. said that afterpla§ing for_sg:ett;me,_§§ll-ingigatei t at he was going_ Jo eave and a e q a r ed to get Bell to leave Ihis basketball with some g r s that wanted to play with i
e said that Bell refused to leave the basketball. he stated that he watched Bell walk toward Hestview
ree where Bell got into an older, approximately 1972,
light blue, raggedy, station wagon that had a lot of mud
splashed over it. Be stated that this station wagon was
being driven by a light complected black male who was wearing
a black shirt that looked like silk. He stated that he 3
watched this ' " wagon drive down Westview rive towardLee Street. wsaid that he knew Jo Jo Bell, as they
lived in the e neighborhood for years and had played
ball together. He stated that on one occasion,gJo Jo Bell .
had spent the night at his house.
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one at a t . ch photograph was presented tace up withno identifying iniormation exposed. -with no hesitation,
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stated upon being shown the photograph that was later
identified as Wayne Bertram Williams, that is the man
that was driving the station wagon and wearing the bl
silk-li ' t that Jo Jo Bell got in the station wa
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was contacted at his residence, i
an advised of the official identities
o . He e n erv ew ng Agents by show of credentialswas told that the federal Bureau of Investigation FBI! I
wished to interview him regarding the information he had 1
supplied the previous day regarding the Atlanta murdered f
and missing children. He was asked to accompany the Agents i
to the Atlanta FBI Office. which he agreed to do.
Upon arrival at the FBI office, was asked
to elaborate on t he ha prov ed
Special Agent previously. stated
that on the day ore o o oseph! Bell was repor e
nissing, he had played basketball with Bell at the Agnes g
Jones School court. He stated that in addition to himself L
and Jo Jo, there had been four other dudes playing with
him. He was asked if he could identify these other ball L
players and be replied that he just knew them from the neighbor-
hood and did not know their names or where they lived. Hestated most of them just hung around drinking wine and playing £70
ball when they felt like it. stated that there was
also a group of about fiv ing basketball and he
did know one of them as Last Name Unknown who lives 92
on the hill across from _"e -_sketball court. Be stated that the
girls were playing with Bell's new basketball and that
and the other males were playing with his basketball.
stated that his car was parked on Lawton Street along s e V
the basketball court and that he had parked on the wrong
side of the street facing the intersection of Lawton and
Hestview. He said that when Jo Jo Bell got ready to leave,he got his basketball from the girls ned off the
court in the direction of Nestview. said that he
continued to play ball for a few sinotes and as.he chased
the basketball, he happened to look up and see Jo Jo Bell M
getting in a station wagon. He said that at that time. q
cided to quit playing ball and walked up to his car. Yg said that as he was getting into his car. he saw then wagon with Jo Jo Bell in it, pull into the apartment IA
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driveway which is at the intersection of Lawton and
Westview, back out and turn left going
He said that on both occasions that heout westview.
saw the station
wagon, he got a good look at it.~ He described the station
wagon as being approximately a l972 Chevrolet Ispala=
He said it had a good paint job and was light blue in
color; he said it had a chrome permanent type luggage
rack on top, had a lot of dirty handprints on the windows,
no decals, bumper stickers, big hubcaps, no whitewalls
and was very mud splattered. He added
antenna on the right front fender. He
dirt-mud on the station wagon as being
that especially when the station wagon
apartment driveway, it came toward him
good look at the nan, whose photographthat it had an
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he had identified
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the identity of Wayne Williams and absolutely certain
that he saw Jo Jo Bell get into the station wagon, carrying
his basketball. He said that it had sprinkled a little
bit and was beginning to get dark and that he was supposed
to pick up his sister at 6:00 so he also turned left down
Hestview and was behind the light blue
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intersection of Lee Street and Glenn and had its left
turn signal blinking.
Estated that after he picked his sister up,O .the evening, a black
Jo Jo's brother, but
the house looking
black male was short
and had a pee wee head and a gold tooth in the front ofhe return s home and later in
male who identified himself as being
whose name he cannot recall, came to
for Jo Jo Bell. He stated that this
mouth. He said this man was dirty andhis
looked like he had
been laying cement. He said this man was carrying a heavy
stick resembling a policemans nightstick and said,he_wasreally going to get Jo Jo if he could find him. Q
stated that he told the man identifying himselt as s
brother, that he had seen Jo Jo Bell ge station wagon
with a light complected black fellow. stated that he
does not know any of the oth Bells hy name and only knewJo Jo through his brother w He stated that he had played
basketba1l_with Jo Jo on a occasions and that Jo Jo had
stayed at their house on one occasion overnight.
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Jo was dressed in a new mesh type yellow shirt: white or beige
shorts which had black and orange stripes down the side. He said
these may not have been regular shorts but appeared to be more
like cutoffs of a baseball uniform in that they were almost down
to his knees. He said that Jo Jo had on a brand name 'TRAX'
light colored shoes that had green stripes. He said that Jo Jo
was also searing shite socks that had an orange stripe around
the tops of them and had on a brown leather belt that had a
lot of holes in it.
was then shown four sheets of photographic
paper, eac o contained six numbered photographs of youngblack male s asked to identify anyone new, particularly
Joseph Bell. er approximately four minutes, stated that
he could not recognize any of the twenty-four pho ographs as
being anyone he knee especi=l1v Joseph Bell. The interview wasconcluded at this time. was returned to his
residence via Bureau car and en rou e to his residence, was taken
by the basketball court where he pointed out to the interviewing
Agents the portion of the court that he had been playing on;
th 1 t th t h h d Jo Jo B ll t i the static e oca ion a e a seen e ge n o -where the station wagon had turned around and where his &
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discussed. She voluntarily provided the following information:
Mterviewing Agents
6 appeared familiar to her,
or where she had seen theseI
advised
the indiv photographs 4 and
however, she could not recall when
individuals.
females between the ages of eleven and twenty-one to become
professional entertainers. She advised this flyer is like one
brought home Clifford Jones. Clifford's
older brother, ating this date, also had
seen the flyer, an ey had expressed an interest in that
type of thing.
advised since the family had moved, she
was sure e yer Clifford had brought home had
been destroyed.
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the interviewing Agents and
the matter to be discussed. She voluntarily provided the
following information. _
madvised FM her family were gone,and woul e ac very late a evening, if at all.
was shown a group of six photographs, andshe advise! !!e individual in photograph number 5 did look
familiar to her.
Hues then shown a flyer soliciting individuals
from ages o to become professional entertainers. She
broke down emotionally, upon viewin th fl er nd after
re ainin her com had one
of these flyers. li or , e ot
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had broug e ad been retained, and noted the family had
moved between the time Clifford Jones had died and the present. ,,J
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was shown a spread of six photographs,
numbered one rohh ix initialed and dated by Special Agent '
He ident hotograph Number two, {.. , . .. -illiams. advised that he has seen this individual on Marta us er fifty which comes 4from near Marietta Street, downtown Atlanta, out BankheadHighway. The individual exits the bus ihappel Avenue andBankhead Highway, Atlanta, Georgia. has noticed the
individual because the individual st assen ersand acts like he may be mentally disturbed. also
indicates that he recalls seeing the individual -ai.in,
possibly in the area of Wilkes Circle.
7 signed the back of photograph number 2, -Etc entify the photograph as the one he selected
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was contacted by
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Number 1 six initialed and dated by Special AgentM identified photograph Number two Wayne
Qms, as an individual he has seen around the ,,l
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picked out a photogiaph of Wayne Bertram
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Eddie Lamar Duncan when lhe last saw Duncan.
- described the person last seen with Duncan
as follows:
Sex
Race
Hair
Face
Height
Weight
BuildMale
Black High Yellow!
Medium Afro, real curly,
with a Jerry curl er
"California Curl permanent
In hair
High cheekbonas, big lips
5'10
185 pounds
Stocky, was not fat.
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the Atlanta Police
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picked photograph number 3 of Wayne Bertram
am_ as the photograph nest resembling the individual |
driving a Chevroiet station wagon with Larry Rogers in
it that he observed in the area of Hestlake and Ezra Church.
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nature of is interview tarily provided the
following information:
A photographic display which included a photograph
of Wayne Bertram Williams and five additional photographs
of similar appearing individuals ' 1 eaforementioned Special Agents to w qtpositively identified a photograp o 1 iams as an
individual whom he had observed present with murder victim
Michael McIntosh approximately one month prior to McIntosh's 1
disappearance. He advised that he was introduced to this
individual, whom he did not know by name, by McIntosh at the
time of occurrence of this meeting with Mc ating
that this individual was a friend of his. went
on to advise that this meeting occurred adgac n McIntosh's
residence which was located at 620 Windsor Street, Atlanta.
He went on to advise that at this time, he and McIntosh
carried on most of the conversation and that the other
unknown individual, whom he identified from the photograph, .
had very little to say.
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information:
-was digghxed a photographic spread consisting I
of six blacx males. picked photograph number four
and advised al looked like a person
who had come between one and three
prior to the me c ey Intosh came up missing
advised Hc was at that time working for him]advised that this individual wase ime and that he was twe -four to twentyf ve _é;Qcyears old, 5'8, with a chubby build. advised that thisindividual had the habit of blotting b s ps one against the 92other, sucking them in against his teeth and that is whyi
recalled him.
d ed that on the occasi hat this individual
had come n, was working: h did not recall
if this indiv ua ad spoken with a did not recall
the automobile that the individual was riving.
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Georgia Bureau of Investlgation [GBIJ was contacted at Lia
place of employment, GBI Offices at Atlanta, Georgia, advised
of the identity of the hgeht, the piirpose of the interview
and voluntarily provided the following information:
-advised that in January, 1981, he was employed
by Rockdale County Sheriff's Office and was present at the
recovery of Terry P ' body in January, 1981, specificdate unrecalled!. stated that he responded to the
call regarding the ered body and was the second
investigator to arrive on the scene. Upon his arrival,
he secured the area and obtained a witness statement from
the individual locating the body. At that time, GB! and
F deral Bureau of Inv tion FBI! Agents arrived at the escene, at whi released control of the crime scene
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_tn_Li.eutenant and the Crime Laboratory people. .stated t5a1"Fe"was remaining in the area to observe vgqa
stated that he proceeded to the road block
that was established by the Fulton E-ounty aheriffa Gffiee
at the intersection of Interstate 20 and Sigman Road at
about 9:30 Adi. Upon arriving at the road block, he was
advised by the uniformed officer on the scene name unrecalled!
that a free lance photographer had arrived at the road block
and offered to t in the photographic work regardingthe recovery. i stated to the best of his recollection,
the individual w n foot a with his an extensive
amount of camera equipment. specifically recalls
a black shoulder hag, believed to contain camera" equipment
and an expensi coking camera with a fairly good sized
lens on it, stated he recalled that the free lance
photographer d his equipment on the grass by the aide
of the access road,
described the individual as follows:
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5'10 to 6'
140 to 150
Wearing either
glasses or sunglasses,
not sloppy but not
- well-dressed either
and no coat
Pocxmarxea race
and some facial hairSex
Height
Weight
Characteristics
Complexion
stated that the individual appeared to
be approx ma e y 5'10 er, due to the slopingroad and the fact thatwas standing on the down
side of the slope lVldUB1 might have been shorter5'10". recalls that the individual
small to ., however, thought he might possiblythan the
appeared
he 5'10
F stated the individu eared verybusiness 1 e and professional an felt that he
was a professional photographer. ecalls the free
lance photographer stated that he a one some photo-
graphic work for other police departments and videda Georgia Driver's License as identification. also
ed received a business card from the individual an
that he recalled comparing the names on the driver's
license to the name on the business card, however could
not recall the name.or 6 t
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stated that he had asked the individual
to photo ra the crowd that appeared at the road block
area. believes the individual stayed at the road
block a Interstate 20 and Sigman Road which is
approximately one-half mile from the crime scene.
advised that the business card provided
by the un cent fied free lance photographer was turned
over to one of the investigators at the scene and he
believes the mo ely turned over to
Lieutenant stated other investiga-
tors that he eca s ein a the crime scene wereand phonetic!. -
i -stated th_a_t the Eire Department, City
of Rockdale, employees and took
photographs at the crim t they
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mostly likely took some photographs of the crowd.
then provided his da
ocial Security Number
pnone number home telephone
- advised that if he recalls any further
information regarding the unidentified free lance
photographer he had just described, he would contact the
FBI Office at Atlanta, Georgia.ice
was then shown a photographic spread of
six phot s containing a photograph of Wayne Bertram
Hilliams. after viewing the sis photographs, identi-fied the pmh of Wayne Bertram Williams as being the
photograph which most closely depicts the individual identi-
fied as the fre photographer at the crime scene inJanuary, 1981. stated to the best of his recollection,
the individual B!8'iEhorter afro than the one depictedinithe photograph and believed that there was some facial
ha r.
¢~rmld provide no fur"-er iniormation regardin-! o
the free I§5EZ'LE5E5§r§pne=. U l I H "d
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