Word: slaton
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Indeed, weaving an indictment, and ultimately a conviction, out of such slender threads may prove difficult for Fulton County District Attorney Lewis Slaton. Just a few days before he authorized Williams' arrest, Slaton had told reporters that the case was too weak to warrant the move. Why the D.A. changed his mind was the source of much speculation. According to some reports, Slaton's hand had been forced at a meeting he attended at the mansion of Georgia Governor George Busbee two days before Williams' arrest. Sources in both Atlanta and Washington confirmed that such a gathering...
...Williams awaits the grand jury hearing ("within a month, but not within a week," says Slaton), investigators continue to seek evidence linking him to Cater's murder and some of the other 27 deaths. Officials are particularly intrigued by his possible links to Atlanta's gay underworld: some of the victims are believed to have been homosexual prostitutes. They are also looking into the suspect's mysterious talent-recruiting and recording business, which after three years of operation and considerable investment had yet to produce a record. Williams auditioned and courted hundreds of young black singers, mostly...
...wrangling among investigators "makes us look like Keystone Kops," says a senior FBI agent, "the problem is not with the Atlanta police; the problem is we've got a local prosecutor who is balking at prosecution." The feds are so fed up with Fulton County District Attorney Lewis Slaton's reluctance to charge Williams, TIME Correspondent Evan Thomas has learned, that the U.S. Attorney's office may seek a special prosecutor in the case. "Someone with more courage," as one G-man puts it. Slaton might be more courageous if he felt the evidence were stronger...