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- Mr.. Monroe 1 ~ Mr. Castonguay ores 1 - Mr. Gilbert aorRas 1 - Mr. i . 1 = oe, POC The Attorney General March 19, 1982 Director, FBI \ WAYNE BERTRAM WILLIAMS; a \ MURDERS AND/OR DISAPPEARANCE a Ly / OF BLACK RESIDENTS WITHIN aan i THE ATLANTA, GEORGIA, METROPOLITAN AREA : The purpose of this memorandum is to provide a chronological synopsis of the FBI's involvement in the Wayne Bertram Williams kidnaping investigation. The Atlanta Office of the FBI first became involved in this matter on 6/22/80. At that time, the Atlanta Bureau of Police Services (ABPS) reported to the Atlanta PBI Office that Latonya Wilson, a black female aged seven years, had been kidnaped from her residence during the night. PBI liaison was established with the ABPS to determine if a violation of the Federal Kidnaping Statute existed. The remains of Wilson were subsequently recovered in Atlanta, Georgia, on 10/18/80. In response to a series of murdered and missing children, a Special Task Force was established on 7/17/80 at Atlanta, Georgia. This Task Force was comprised of ABPS detectives, as well as detectives from other mstropolitan Atlanta police departments and agents of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). The Atlanta FRI Office assiqned two Agents in a liaison capacity to offer the £2 See ps a ee am re ee ee a te a da i Oe services of the FBI's Laboratory Division and Training Division's Behavioral Science Unit, and to afford coverage of out-of-stat investigative matters, i U 2 | a é Exec AD Adm. Exec AD Inv. Exec AD LES On 7/31/80, the ABPS reported to the ‘Atlanta FBI offiGe that Earl Lee Terrell, a black male aged eleven years, had dis- appeared from a local swimming pool. During the evening, his family received a telephone call demanding $200 for Terrell's safe return. The FBI entered the case to daterminea if a kidnaping violation existed. No additional ransom demands were forthcoming. #hea:remains“of Terrell were subsequently discovered in East Point, Georgia, on 1/9781. vA 7 MAR 31 198 “Nem. Ss / ¢ On 8/6/80, Morris G. Redding, Deputy Director, ABPS 1. Ident. arupatad tha matatanen af #han FBI's Rath awertaewsT Gatanen The ek he Crim. W ASSAM Se LE MOOS A MLE VL BID Blk Behaviora Lo.SGacgca ONT? Via 4/80 in response to this request, an Agent assigned to tha— mr —-Behavioral Science Unit’ participated in a conference with local law ' Intell, les, _@n¥Forcement officials at Atlanta, Georgia. Legal Coun. OH. Cong. & Public Affs. _ = Tech, Serva. Training Telephone Rm, Director's fec’y _. MAIL BOOM ctor s ose Ff Na ( fmt c \ (8) SEE NOTE - PAGE 3 ‘\- \ . —