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[ “Be147 (e188 Wy) CRIMINAL INVESTIG ” TIVE DIVISION - INFORMATIVE NOTE Date 9/25/86 at RYMUR; Al TBP Ao Do CONT ALR Re- MAJOR CASE Air. OO: SAN FRANCISCO 4,5, Meals aed On 11/18/78, Congressman Leo J. Ryan was murdered at Jonestown, Guyana, South America, by Lawrence John Layton and others. Layton was charged by Guyanese authorities with the attempted murder of three individuals he shot. He was found not guilty.\wj In 1981 Layton was in icted and tried in the Northern District ar Malifta fA winlatian 5. =. : - : of California tOr Violation of Title 18, U. Ss. Code, Section 351 (D), Conspiracy to Murder; Section 351 (A), 2 ~- Aiding and Abetting the Murder of a Congressman; Section 1117 - Conspiracy to Murder an Internationally Protected Person; and Section 1116 (A), 2 - Aiding and Abetting this Attempted Murder of an Internationally Protected,Person. This trial resulted in a mistrial. On 9/18/86, retrial of Layton commenced in the Northern District of California. Witnesses will be called from Guyana. It is anticipated that the trial will last for approximately two months. The United States Attorney for San Francisco, Joseph a 2 Ussoniello is we . persona conductj rogecution of | ee oe bayton cad a a oo. oof Of. o' Cong of - —. Ane & Paks ‘ eee abar, wenect___.. Tesi. § . Bev eit! wae I he | - » Revell l - Mr. Baker 1 - Mr. Clarke i - Mr. Daniels 1 - Mr. 1 CID Duty Office