Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday November 28 2003 A8 Justice Department to In WASHINGTON IAIN rate step' the Justice 1 Vpurt-uici- ii is ii examining its mves-iigaininlu tin I WS death uf a lederal prisiihehhut the Iannis alleges was a mur-Je- f al the hands uf the official l giixermnent-Severaileal h a ruled the has c ''inquiries suicide ' ' r " y Justice iJcpartnicnt public ! SV-i : integrity M’ctinu chief Niel L I Iilliiuin recently disclosed his decision in a sworn affidavit in ' Alter I rcnludiic-'- hod was louml with his lace bloodied uid biuiscd and Ins llimat cut prison nlticials concluded he hanged hnusell Ilie local mcdicalVxamiiier ovnly questioned the conclusion Numerous internal probes by the gox eminent reaffirmed ihe suicide riding but found Justice s i m vic-lin- ’ fs 1995 prison death re-exami- ne employees hud lied during the case and that evidence was lost or mishandled including a bloody sheet that was stulfed in an iBI car and putrefied destroying its yuluc as evidence The cell was cleaned before forensic analysis and the noose that prison officials claimed had been cut down with the body was found intact - An FBI agent divulged in court that he found two different types of blixnl stains on the mattress one belonging to Trentudue and another from an unidentified person But the second blood spot wasn't test: ed because there were no sus- ' peels and the mattress hud Trentadue's brother hits relentlessly pursued the mutter in court Congress and the news media frequently ing federal officials of a ' coverup The persistence paid off uncovering possible evidence “ smaoun been used by several prisoners over the years officials said A federal court recently awarded the Trentadue's faini-l- y $11 million lor intentional infliction of pain because the ' government failed to fully divulge to the family the pum-melcondition of Trentadue’s body cd ur ft SECE© — They ants access to government lv of a struggle in the prison cell iSf SsJ 0GDD570 H :i& vf iJubTivoPJirnjii’ iklahoma federal detention jvhtcr in suiruner 1)5 and iFthe government rilled he'ISSM 5 in ihu years mucc: intormurff & oflicials lied and potential evi- deiice of a struggle in the cell" he fine Trentadue's death was ' overlooked Ai the family1 V request “the iiblic Integrity Section is conducting an ongoing review for purpose of criminal law enforcement of all investigative materials including altor- ney work product grand jury materials and related docu ments" I lillman's affidavit “ ENTIRE STOCK OFCHRISTMAS m6tif1ppareiT“ staled V' he Justice iX'partmenttold court in the civil case tins? week that the department does I tk V: 1 "jkeaise criminal ifeWed m of thihongbing investigation JP & cf l'-- fe '7v r&ijiJ Am IntegritCand KfiTeiehcylheJ 'eVatuaiv ihecondlict offeder il t irsiTcvtOrgeneral AitueJe’ntniJM InJrused J ustiee fX'piirtnient Inspel'iGeneral (ilehn 'A rihiili'ieeoTchmgi'ng in iniscinulucfand ctinductmg a i glit it in when tr hod d office feafiirmed eartier find mgs that the"deiiih wuiiasui wever JtheFi nejvtnqmrhi rsl official ly ident i fi t i fypt fa eyeral problems with the honjii of federal prison and FBI s§ TilJjclaJsw'hdiirjgmaUyinvesti-ftlie case and the handling firlwgiited i Sfi :i c s 99 ' - ' ( Jlllcrafysaid Hillman's new inqui isn't focusing in any Z? way (in bine or the inspector gLneral's review and instead is examining the core issues of whether the death was a niur- der and whether prison and I IJfempliiyces did anything ip tamper w itft evidence or cover upinlormation1 Hillman's decision is extremely rare particularly ' ylmt1 1INCI ’ SATIH'TRIH SHUTERS ' ' - MmS' HRir rimv iiRMUMni CLARKSCLOG LEATHER EMBOSSED MUX SUEDE SHIRTS JACKETS From Lemon Grass Choose from a beautiful selection of edors ' From 499 South Choose from boatneck wjth satin pbeketorribbed ' polo with satin collar ' because his predecessor as public integrity section chief’ ix'e Kadck declined to priisc- cute anyone inthc case after an investigation in the late 1990s ruled tlie death a suicide (jfitcials familiar with the decision said Hillman was ' moved in part by the pleas of the family Mime members of fongress and federal Jaw cnlorcemcnt officials — all who raised concerns abiiut irregularities in the initial prison and FBI investigations! 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