SUMMER FOR TERROR

CLINIC SUMMARY
A garbage truck driver, who was picking up trash early that morning from the clinic, saw the fire, and two men in jumpsuits speed away from the scene in a small dark colored box-like car. The description of the vehicle was similar to Gary Matson’s car.

EVIDENCE

• Paint on the blade of the Black Pry bar in the Williams’ vehicle similar to the door from the medical clinic

Paint on the broken glass of the door of the medical clinic similar
to the pry bar paint

Glass on the pry bar similar in refractive indexand semi
quantitative elemental analysis to the glass from the window in the
door of the medical clinic

Glass on the floor of Matson vehicle similar in refractive index and
semi quantitative elemental analysisto the glass from the medical
clinic

Fibers on the jumpsuit recovered from Palo Cedro residue was were similar to the upholstery of the Matson vehicle

Fibers on the front seats of the Matson vehicle similar to the fabric of the jumpsuit

DNA (analyzed by FBI laboratory) on the jumpsuit matching the younger brother James Williams indicating that the younger Williams brother wore this jumpsuit .

Synagogue
The night of June 18, 1999, the Williams brothers attempted to burn down three synagogues using a mixture of gas and oil. This mixture when set on fire didn't last long and cause damage, other than the library. Because the fire didn't last long, some evidence wasn't damaged or destroyed. The accelerant bottle had fabric strips, hairs, and other trace evidence that could be linked to the Williams brothers. Papers were found beneath a woodie crate that had anti- Jewish propaganda on it, that could link to the Williams brothers participation in groups like this.

EVIDENCE

Paint on the broken glass of the window at B’Nai Israel was
similar to the wrenching bar paint from the Williams’ vehicle . o Oil jugssimilar to the Mobil oil jug from Williams’ Palo Cedro
residence

Dog hairs and feathers on the mouth of the oil jugs and rags tied to
the oil jugs were similar to animals at the Palo Cedro residence.

Blue over red paint chips on the mouth of the oil jugs were similar
to the paint from the shed at the Palo Cedro residence.

Newspaper in the bottom of a crate left at the synagogue arson was
from the Redding area

A palm print on oneAnti-Jewish flyer left at the synagogues was
identified as from (Benjamin) Matson.

Home murders
The Williams brothers broke into the Home of Gary Matson and Winfred Mauder and killed them and took their car and credit cards. The car was identified at the scene of the clinic arson the next day. The credit cards allowed police to track down a suspect by the purchases after they cards were stolen. This led the police to the Williams brothers.

Paint chips with a light blue top coat over a red layer

Red plastic chip

White cotton strips of fabric

White and brown dog hairs

Numerous feathers primarily white and brown in color Nume rous miscellaneous fibers of various types and colors

Daubert ruling
Factors relevant: The Court defined "scientific methodology" as the process of formulating hypotheses and then conducting experiments to prove or falsify the hypothesis, and provided a nondispositive, nonexclusive, "flexible" set of "general observations" (i.e. not a "test") that it considered relevant for establishing the "validity" of scientific testimony:
Empirical testing: whether the theory or technique is falsifiable, refutable, and/or testable.
Whether it has been subjected to peer review and publication.
The known or potential error rate.
The existence and maintenance of standards and controls concerning its operation.
The degree to which the theory and technique is generally accepted by a relevant scientific community.