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

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

3. Synagogue film clip

10. 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)

11. POTENTIAL EVIDENCE FROM OIL JUGS
TRACE
FINGERPRINTS
ACCELERANT
CONTAINER

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

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

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

21. DOUBLE HOMICIDE MOVIE CLIP

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

23. MEDICAL CLINIC MOVIE CLIP

24. 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

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

27. BLACK WRECKING BAR

28. BLACK PRY BAR

29. OBSERVED ON THE BLACK WRECKING AND PRY BAR
BLACK WRECKING BAR
Glass
BLACK PRY BAR
Green Paint

40. 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

41. 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

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

51. 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

54. 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

55. 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.

56. INTERVIEW MOVIE CLIP

57. 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.

58. COURT PROCEEDING
1st 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

59. 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

60. QUESTIONS