T H E E X A M I N ER8 T U E SDAY, SEP T E M BER 2 9, 2009
By FREEMAN KLOPOTT
and SCOTT McCABE
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BANK ROBBERY
On this day, Sept. 29, in 1982, the
Chicago Tylenol murders began with
the first of seven people killed by
cyanide-laced capsules in northwest
Chicago.
Twelve-year-old Mary Ann Kell-
erman died after taking the over-the
counter pain reliever. Over the next
six days, six other people suddenly
died of unknown causes in the greater
Chicago area.
Firefighters Richard Keyworth and
PhillipCappitellirealizedthatallseven
victims had ingested Extra-Strength
Tylenol capsules before becoming ill.
Investigators confirmed their hunch
and found that the bottles had been
laced with cyanide. Three other tam-
pered bottles also were discovered.
Police believe the killer took the
packages from the shelves, put in the
solid cyanide compound at another
location, and then replaced the bottles
on the grocery store and pharmacy
shelves. Tylenol makers pulled the
bottles from the shelves and halted
production nationwide. The murders
led to new tamper-proof bottles.
The crime was never solved,
although a New York man, James
W. Lewis, was convicted of extortion
for sending a letter to the capsule
maker demanding $1 million to stop
the killings. Lewis served 13 years of
a 20-year sentence and was paroled
in 1995.
First victim killed in
Chicago Tylenol slayings
By Scott McCabe
Examiner Staff Writer
D.C. police are asking for the
public's help to find the well-
dressed man who robbed a
downtown bank Monday morn-
ing.
At about 9:15 a.m., police said,
a man in a dark suit and fedora
walked into the Presidential Bank
on the 1600 block of K Street
Northwest. Once inside, the man
passed a note demanding money.
The clerk handed over cash, and
the robber fled the bank. He was
last scene walking west on K
Street.
The robber is described as a
black male in his 40s, between 5
feet 10 inches and 5-11 in height.
He has a black and gray beard,
and a thin build. He was report-
edly wearing a black suit, white
shirt and tie.
TheMetropolitanPoliceDepart-
ment is offering a reward of up to
$10,000 for information that leads
to the arrest and conviction of the
person or people responsible for
any bank robberies committed in
the District of Columbia.
Anyone who has information
regarding this case is asked to call
police at 202-727-9099 or 888-919-
CRIM[E] (888-919-2746).
Additionally, anonymous infor-
mation may be submitted to D.C.
Crime Solvers at 800-673-2777
and to the department's text tip
line by text messaging 50411.
smccabe@washingtonexaminer.com
District police seek sharp-dressed bank robber
Maryland freshman basket-
ball player Jordan Williams
was charged with assault in
his hometown of Torrington,
Conn.
Williams, 18, is one of five
teenagers arrested for an
alleged assault Aug. 8. The 6-
foot-10 forward turned himself
in to police Saturday. He was
charged with misdemeanor
assault and breach of peace. He
faces up to 18 months in jail.
Williams averaged 35.7
points last season as a senior
at Torrington High School.
Rivals.com ranked him the
No. 85 basketball recruit in
the nation.
"We are aware of the situ-
ation and are monitoring any
changes," Terps coach Gary
Williams said in a statement.
"We will let the judicial system
run its course before making
any decisions. Any discipline
coming from the campus will be
in accordance with our Student-
Athlete Code of Conduct."
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Terps forward arrested on assault charge
By Scott McCabe
Examiner Staff Writer
The District of Columbia has
agreed to shell out hundreds of thou-
sands of dollars because of a second
separate sexual harassment lawsuit
against the chief of the police photog-
raphy lab.
Former photographer Mary
Gilkey had accused longtime photo
chief William Gresham of making
unwanted sexual advances.
The District last month agreed
to pay Gilkey $200,000 to settle her
suit, according to her lawyer, Ted E.
Williams. In 2001, the city settled a
similar complaint against Gresham
by former employee Tina Hall-John-
son.
Gresham, who supervised both
women, remains the chief of the
police photo lab, according to the
Metropolitan Police Department's
Web site. Williams has worked for
the city for 39 years.
Williams said Gresham, whose
duties for decades have included
being the official photographer to
the police chiefs past and present,
believes his association with high-
ranking police officials allowed him
to sexually harass his workers with
impunity.
"Gresham apparently believed he
had a green light to create a hostile
environment with females under his
control," Williams charges in the
suit. "It's clear the District failed
to protect its employees from this
sexual predator."
Police spokeswoman Traci Hughes
said she could not comment on per-
sonnel matters.
According to Gresham's own tes-
timony, the police department never
disciplined him after the Hall-John-
son case. He also testified that he has
not had sexual harassment training
since 2002, court records show.
According to Gilkey's lawsuit,
Gilkey complained to her bosses
about Gresham's advances, but they
failed to take action.
In 1998, Gilkey said she told investi-
gators in the Hall-Johnson probe that
while working in the darkroom, Gilkey
turned around and saw Gresham
exposing himself and smiling. Gilkey
said she ran out of the room and
reported it to his supervisor.
Among Gilkey's claims are that,
over the years, Gresham offered her
thousands of dollars to perform sex
acts, commented about her breasts
and showed her pornography.
Court documents do not say how
much the city settled with Hall-
Johnson, but records show that the
District paid more than $76,000 in
attorney fees.
In 2003, two years after the Dis-
trict settled with Hall-Johnson, the
police department awarded Gresham
with a lifetime achievement service
award for "exemplify[ing] the quali-
ties of dedication, commitment and
service to others in furthering the
Department's mission."
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City pays $200K in 2nd sex suit against photo lab chief Von Brunn in N.C. for
competency hearing
An 89-year-old white suprema-
cist charged with killing a security
guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memo-
rial Museum has arrived at a federal
prison in North Carolina to be evalu-
ated for competency to stand trial.
James von Brunn is now at the
Butner Federal Medical Center in
Butner, N.C. A spokeswoman for the
Federal Bureau of Prisons says he
arrived Friday from the D.C. Jail.
Body found at Pr. George's
church playground
Prince George's County police
are investigating the death of a
man whose naked body was found
behind a church Monday morning.
Police said the body was found near
the playground of the Ascension
Lutheran Church at about 7:30 a.m.
The man appeared to have suffered
trauma to this chest.
Bethesda `ambassador'
charged with sex crime
A 23-year-old goodwill ambas-
sador for downtown Bethesda was
charged with having sex with a 14-
year-old Friendship Heights girl,
according to Montgomery County
police. Police said Pedro Ernesto
Herrera met the girl while he was
working for the Bethesda Urban
District and took the girl to a hotel,
where they had sex in a public
bathroom. He was charged with
third-degree sexual offense. Under
Maryland law, an individual at least
21 years of age cannot engage in a
sexual act with another person who
is 14 or 15 years of age.
Scooter rider killed in
hit-and-run in NW D.C.
D.C. police are investigating a
hit-and-run that killed a North-
west D.C. man Saturday night.
Police said a man was riding a
foot-pedaled standup scooter on
the 4300 block of Georgia Avenue
NW at about 10:30 a.m. when he
was struck from behind. The car,
described only as dark-colored, fled
the scene. The man on the scooter,
40-year-old Allen Parker, of the 400
block of Emerson Street NW, was
pronounced dead at a hospital.
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The D.C. police are searching for this
man, who robbed a bank on K Street.

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