WILLIAM BROTHERS CASES 1999 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA Faye Springer Sacramento County District Attorney’s Forensic Services Laboratory.

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WILLIAM BROTHERS CASES 1999 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA Faye Springer Sacramento County District Attorney’s Forensic Services Laboratory

SYNAGOGUE ARSONS June 18, 1999 B’Nai Israel Beth Shalom Kenesset Israel

Synagogue film clip

Other Evidence Newspaper in crate left at one of the synagogues that was from Redding Fliers left at two of the synagogues blame the Jews for the bombings in Yugoslavia by NATO forces (eventually traced to Kinkos in Redding) Palm print on one flier (eventually linked to Benjamin Williams)

POTENTIAL EVIDENCE FROM OIL JUGS TRACE FINGERPRINTS ACCELERANT CONTAINER

ORDER OF PROCESSING REMOVAL OF SOME OF THE REMAINING LIQUID TRACE EVIDENCE REMOVAL FINGERPRINTS – (NEGATIVE FINDINGS)

TYPES OF TRACE EVIDENCE ON JUGS RAG ANIMAL HAIRS FEATHERS PAINT CHIPS FIBERS

DOUBLE HOMICIDE - REDDING July 1, 1999 Gay Partners Killed while asleep in their own home Rural area near Redding Vehicle and credit cards missing

DOUBLE HOMICIDE MOVIE CLIP

COUNTRY CLUB MEDICAL CLINIC Arson – July 2, 1999 Clinic reportedly performed abortions Arson occured approximately two weeks after synagogue arson

MEDICAL CLINIC MOVIE CLIP

SIGNIFICANT EVIDENCE AFTER MEDICAL CLINIC ARSON Mawder and Matson’s vehicle recovered in the Oroville area Williams brothers arrested for murder in early July trying to retrieve items ordered with victm’s credit card in Yuba City, approximately half way between Sacramento and Redding

ITEMS REMOVED FROM SUSPECT VEHICLE IN REDDING BY ATF BLACK PRY BAR BLACK WRECKING BAR

BLACK PRY BAR

OBSERVED ON THE BLACK WRECKING AND PRY BAR BLACK WRECKING BAR –Glass BLACK PRY BAR –Green Paint –Glass

INTIAL EXAMINATIONS BLACK PRY BAR Green Paint on bar consistent with green painted trim on front door – Butano Dr. Glass on bar similar to broken glass at the Medical Office Paint transfer on broken glass in door at the Medical Office similar to black pry bar

INITIAL EXAMINATION OF BLACK WRECKING BAR Glass similar to broken glass at the Medical Office and Black paint transfer on Sanctuary door window at B’Nai Israel consistent with black paint from wrecking bar

SEARCH WARRANT WILLIAMS RESIDENCE PALO CEDRO January 2000 Assisted in collection of trace evidence reference materials FBI and ATF

ADDITIONAL EXAMINATIONS LINKING OIL JUGS AT B’NAI ISRAEL TO WILLIAMS RESIDENCE Oil Jug Comparisons Dog hair similar to dogs “Jessie” and “Caleb” Feathers consistent with fowl in coop Paint chip similar to paint from coop

MISCELLANEOUS COMPARISONS Numerous glass fragment from a blue coveralls from suspect’s residence similar to broken glass at Medical Office Fiber transfers between coveralls and seat fabric in homicide victim’s stolen car Glass in homicide victim’s stolen car similar to broken glass at Butano

IN SUMMARY Trace evidence examination showed an association between the suspect’s pry and wrecking bar and the crime scene at B’Nai Israel and the Medical Offices the oil jugs left at B’Nai Israel and the Williams residence the homicide victim’s vehicle from Redding and Medical Office scene as well as a pair of coveralls from the Williams brothers.

INTERVIEW MOVIE CLIP

Other Williams brothers had a large cache of arms and ammunition Had a list of prominent members of various synagogues and other politically important individuals. This was likely a hit list. May have had some connections to the World Church of the Creator and other white supremacist groups but was never proven.

COURT PROCEEDING 1 st trial was to be held in Federal Court in Sacramento Defense Attorneys requested a Daubert hearing on the hair evidence, glass evidence, paint evidence, and fiber evidence Declarations were written by myself, Jose Almirall, Hal Deadman, and Scott Ryland Request for the hearing was denied

COURT PROCEEDING Two brothers pled guilty to the Arsons crimes in Sacramento in 2001 Moved to Redding for the Homicide- Special Circumstance Trial Benjamin Williams committed suicide before trail in 2002 Tyler Williams pled guilty and is servicing a Life Sentence

QUESTIONS