The FBI is attempting to again focus public attention on the unsolved 2001 murder of a federal prosecutor in Seattle.
Thomas C. Wales (FBI)
The bureau has published on its website details about the killing of Assistant U.S. Attorney Tom Wales, who was shot at his home on Oct. 11, 2001. The FBI noted that the Justice Department has offered a $1 million reward for information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of the shooter. Ticklethewire.com was the first to report on the FBI’s continued interest in the case.
Wales worked in the Western District of Washington U.S. Attorney’s Office from 1983 until his death, handling fraud cases.
Investigators handling his murder case initially focused their attention on a businessman, who was the subject of an unsuccessful prosecution by Wales, but authorities never charged the man.
Scott Kimball, a man convicted of several murders in Colorado, also has come under the scrutiny of investigators. He was in Seattle at the time of the murder and reportedly told the FBI after the murder that he could provide information about the case. But Kimball has denied that he killed Wales.
