Alfred Trenkler Innocent Committee

of investigation. Already, the ATF stated that Alfred Trenkler had "engaged in homosexual relations with one Alfred Trenkler. Alfred's building of the

1986 "destructive device" was mentioned. Alfred had been interviewed

and he offered to take a lie detector test, but Alfred subsequently

canceled that appointment on the advice of his attorney. The Report

discusses the lie detector test failure by Louis Giammarco on 6

November.

9 November 1991. Agents Kerr, D'Ambrosio, Palaza and Wascom,

O'Malley, Thomas and Fogerty interviewed Thomas Creavin and

Denise Kraft.

12 November 1991. Boston Police Patrolmen's Association, together with

U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) announces $50,000

Reward for the "arrest and conviction of the invididual or individuals

responsible for the manufacture and placing of the bomb which took the

life of Boston Police Officer Jeremiah J. Hurley.

12 November 1991 Four page report of checks with companies in New

England which use explosives

13 November 1991 Thomas D'Ambrosio and Dennis Leahy and Boston

Det. Miller Thomas interview Mary Flanagan

13 November 1991 Interview with Richard Cook of Boston Fire Dept

denied making an anonymous call about Roslindale Bomb

14 November 1991 ATF report of ingredients components of Roslindale

Bomb. The report was sent nationwide to explosives experts in an effort

to determine if the Bomb Maker had build similar devices elsewhere.

14 November 1991 Interview with Jack Sodillo who had body shop at

Dedham Service Center and whose business had been subject to

arson and vandalism because he was gay

14 November 1991 Request to St Louis ATF office for military records

check for Jeffery Berry and Louis Giammarco

15 November 1991 ATF interview with Donna Shea on 5 November

1991.

See 4 June 2006 handwritten comments on this report by Alfred

Trenkler, and same as rekeyed MS-Word copy.

15 November 1991 Interview with Kerry Glasheen former employee of

Austin Explosives

16 November 1991. ATF interview with Richard Kacznyski tow truck

who also knows Louis Giammarco

18 November 1991 ATF Report of interview with Eastbourne St.

neighbors of Thomas L. Shay, James and Eleanor McKernan. The

McKernans saw an unidentified auto in the neighborhood on the day of the

explosion, 28 October 1991. Before the explosion they saw Thomas L.

Shay emerge from his car with two objects in his hands and one of them

looked like a tool box.

19 November 1991 Interview with Josephine Wallace at 7 Whitelawn

Ave, Milton

19 November 1991 ATF interview with Debra Joyce who had seen a car

in Roslindale around time of bombing

19 November 1991 ATF interview with Robert Thompson re: his potential

knowledge of bombs or case. He denied both completely.

20 November 1991 Interviews with Russ Bonanno and Richard Brown

and seizure of miscellaneous items, including roll of electric tape and

a Black & Decker Cordless Glue Gun from the ARCOMM office.

21 November 1991 ATF Phone interview by Dennis Leahy of Richard

Brown re Thomas A Shay and the bomb diagram

25 November 1991 ATF three reports relating to NYNEX and Cablevision

frequencies which might have set off Futaba switch

25 November 1991 Transmittal reports of a magnet sent to ATF

laboratory in MD for comparative analysis

26 November 1991 Four reports of inquires about radio frequencies of

nearby towers which could have set off bomb

26 November 1991 Interview with Richard Kacznyski tow truck person

also knows Giammarco

__ November 1991 ATF Lab Transmittal of sample items purchased from

a Radio Shack Store to the ATF Lab

__ November 1991 Forwarding report to the ATF lab with swabbings

from skin of Officer Jeremiah Hurley

__ November 1991 ATF Report to National ATF lab re exhibits from

ARCOMM 7 Whitelawn and 133 Atlantic

__ November 1991 ATF Seattle agents interview local police about

Thomas A. Shay's activities there in 1990

__ November 1991 ATF listing of personnel involved in investigation and

summary of same

__ November 1991 ATF request to other law enforcement agencies for

help

__ November 1991 Samples of Wood and Tape from Christian Science

building for ATF Chemist, Cynthia Wallace

__ November 1991 ATF request to Los Angeles ATF to interview Alfred's

father Freddie Trenkler

3 December 1991 ATF Thomas D'Ambrosio and Dennis Leahy

interviewed John Cates at his place of work at Fleet Bank on

Boylston Street, Boston

4 December 1991 ATF interview with Nancy Shay mother of Thomas A

Shay

4 December 1991 Dennis Leahy interview with Richard Brown

5 December 1991 ATF interview with Nurdan Cagdas by Thomas

D'Ambrosio and Dennis Leahy

5 December 1991 ATF report re wooden fragments retrieved from

Thomas L. Shay's garage. See also, photos of garage:

One,

Two (with paint mixing stick),

Three (in vehicle cab),

Four,

Five (spray paint silhouette),

Six, and

Seven.

5 December 1991 Transmittal of wood fragments and electrical tape from roof of Christian Science building to ATF National Lab

5 December 1991 ATF interview with Steve Winslow who dispatched

Richard Kaczynski who towed Shay's car away from the bombing

scene

6 December 1991 ATF interview with William Cody of Dexter Corp

Magnet Div who identifies the "button" magnets with bevels as

coming from Edmund Scientific in New Jersey, which is a mail-order

catalog seller of scientific/electronic/optics parts and devices. They are

manufactured by Eclipse Magnets in England.

13 December 1991 ATF to forward wood sample to Cynthia Wallace for

analysis

undated 1991-1992 Thomas A Shay letter to Russ Bonnano re: black

electric tape and bring to Atty William McPhee

1992

8 January 1992 ATF transmittal of photos and newspaper clippings to

Chief of Explosives Division

14 January 1992 ATF page 2 only of Initial ATF plan after jurisdiction

transferred from Suffolk County to ATF

16 January 1992 ATF report summarizing decision to move

investigation from State & Local to Federal Govt jurisdiction

17 January 1992 ATF report of 6 November 1991 visit to Alfred Trenkler

at 133 Atlantic Avenue and consented search. In this report, the

agents noted, "Also observed was a book on 'Dirty Tricks' containing

information on how to get even with people." [According to Alfred

Trenkler, in a July 2006 letter, this book originally belonged to the owner

of John Cates' apartment, Mike Green. He had left it in a utility closet in

the apartment. He told the ATF agents that it had been given to him as

as a gift some years previously.] See other Alfred Trenkler comments on

this report and search: written contemporaneously (9 pages)

and written on 31 July 2006(2 pages).

22 January 1992 ATF interview with Russell Bonanno who friend of

Thomas A. Shay

23 January 1992 ATF Request to customs service to bar the departure

of various people including Alfred Trenkler.

27 January 1992 ATF transmittal for letter to Russ Bonanno from

Thomas A. Shay after 22 January interview with Bonanno

28 January 1992 ATF interview with David Hanbury who was high school

student and knew Thomas A. Shay and Russ Bonanno

28 January 1992 ATF transmittal for 18 January 1992 Thomas A. Shay

letter to David Hanbury

28 January 1992 Application for Search Warrant for Alfred Trenkler's

apt at 133 Atlantic St. Quincy and Affidavit by ATF Agent Thomas

D'Ambrosio See nearly identical applications for ARCOMM office in

Weymouth and garage at parents' home at 7 Whitelawn Avenue,

Milton Also see Motions to Impound or seal the information about the

searches until released by the court. "133 Atlantic Avenue",

"ARCOMM Office", and "7 Whitelawn Avenue, Milton" Also, actual Search Warrant for search of Quincy Apt. Also inventory of items seized at Milton home of parents and inventory of items seized at ARCOMM. and inventory of items seized at Quincy Apartment of John Cates and Alfred Trenkler.

29 January 1992 ATF Personal History TECS input for Thomas A Shay

31 January 1992 Report of surveillance of Alfred Trenkler by Spec Agent

Henry Moniz and Boston Detective R. Ahern

31 January 1992 ATF interview by Dennis Leahy with Alfred Trenkler

during the search at his parents in Milton, Mass [Defendant's Exhibit

92 ID] (See Alfred Trenkler's 19 May 2006 detailed handwritten

response to this interview. See also rekeyed version in MS-Word.)

31 January 1992 ATF search of 7 Whitelawn and seizure of some items

and send to evidence storage. See ATF Consent form to Search,

signed by Josephine Wallace and Alfred Trenkler See Search Warrant

and inventory of items seized at 7 Whitelawn Ave. Items seized

included "Gray wooded box with black circles", "spray can, black", "red wire

on spoil", "various containers of glue", "Various red & brown wires", "1 qt

rust-oleum paint", "One gallon, paint, black", "Grey poupon jar with wick",

"French wine bottle, cut, green glass", "Small can of match heads", "Roll,

black tape, "AA battery, wires, etc.", "Tube of liquid nails", "Vacuum

cleaner bag". [Note: None of the seized items were ever found to be

connected to the Roslindale Bomb in any way.] See also ATF inventory

of items taken from 7 Whitelawn Ave

31 January 1992 ATF report of search of John Cates' Apt on Atlantic Ave

in Quincy and presence of Alfred Trenkler in morning. See Search

Warrant and inventory of items seized at John Cates apt at 133

Atlantic on 31 January. Items seized included 1 "black miniature speaker",

1 "bottle of LePage's rubber cement", 1 "stick Crazy Glue", 11 "ink pens", 2

"Radio Shack nine volt batteries, 3 Duracell AA batteries"... [Note: None of

the seized items were ever found to be connected to the Roslindale Bomb

in any way.]

31 January 1992 ATF search of ARCOMM office in Weymouth See

Search Warrant and inventory of items seized at ARCOMM office on

31 January. Items seized included 1 "roll of silver duct tape", one "Bowman

electrical catalog", "vacuum cleaner bag from Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner", 2

Radio Shack receipts dated 10/21/91 and 10/24/91 and one "BJ's wholesale

receipt dated 10/22/91, and various pieces of wire. [Note: None of the

seized items were ever found to be connected to the Roslindale Bomb in

any way.] See also ATF inventory of items taken from ARCOMM office

31 January 1992 ATF Interview with David Wallace, half-brother to

Alfred Trenkler, about wooden box found in garage at parents' home

at 7 Whitelawn Ave Milton [He used it for target practice.]

31 January 1992 ATF interview with Donna Shea on 31 January and

also Alfred Trenkler on 4 February. See Handwritten comments on

4 June 2006 by Alfred Trenkler and in rekeyed MS-Word format.

31 January 1992 ATF interview with Nancy Shay mother of Thomas

A Shay at her home in Quincy

3 February 1992 ATF interview with Scott Douglas Critcher who was

friend of Thomas A Shay

3 February 1992 ATF interview with Stephen Murray re Halloween party

at Critcher's house in Quincy

3 February 1992 ATF Phone Interview by Agent Dennis Leahy with

Alfred Trenkler at 4:00 p.m., about Trenkler's need for the documents

seized by the ATF on 31 January.

4 February 1992 ATF interview by Edmond Cronin and Sandra LaCourse

with Sharpless Jones president of ATEL

4 February 1992 ATF interview with Alfred Trenkler at ATF office where

he went at 10:50 a.m. to retrieve documents in his briefcase which was

seized during the search of John Cates' apartment.

6 February 1992 Alfred Trenkler attorney, Scott Lopez, writes letter to Paul

Kelly to demand the return of documents seized from Alfred Trenkler

during searches (see above) and necessary to his business, which is

suffering by the absence of the documents. See Affidavit by Alfred

Trenkler in Support of Motion to Return Property. [The Motion is not

available.]

10 February 1992 ATF progress report Cates and Richard Brown to

Grand Jury and monitoring of Alfred

10 February 1992 Agents D'Ambrosio and Jeff Kerr interview Christoper

W Punis who lived and worked with Alfred Trenkler

10 February 1992 Transmital of tape of phone conversation between

Russ Bonanno and Thomas A Shay

13 February 1992 ATF surveillance of Thomas L Shay

15 February 1992 ATF Report Pirrello neighbor on Eastbourne St

17 February 1992 ATF Surveillance of Thomas L Shay

19 February 1992 ATF interview with Nancy Shay mother of Thomas A

Shay

19 February 1992 Interview with Louis and Roslyn Rotman who had the

Shay Buick as a Loaner just prior to the Roslindale Bomb Explosion

19 February 1992 ATF Report of 15 February 1992 interview with

Easbourne St. neighbors, the Pirrello's. Evelyn Pirrello is the sister of

Eleanor McKernan, who lived at 36 Eastbourne Street. Evelyn and her son

saw Thomas L. Shay with a toolbox-looking object in his hands as he left

his car.

20 February 1992. Agent Sandra LaCourse interview with Thomas

McKernan and his fiance, Rebecca Wright

20 February 1992 ATF interview with Robb (Steve) Distasio who worked

with Alfred Trenkler.

21 February 1992 ATF report of surveillance at home of Thomas L Shay

17 February 1992

21 February 1992 ATF interview with John Coyle who lived in home with

Alfred W Trenkler in 1978-79

24 February 1992 ATF interview with Dwayne Armbrister former Radio

Shack employee on Mass Ave.

24 February 1992 ATF interview with George Nightingale sales person at

Radio Shack

24 February 1992 ATF Interview with Jim Guy, employee at Radio Shack

24 February 1992 ATF report of 21 February interview with Randall

Stoller friend of Thomas A Shay

25 February 1992 ATF interview with Amy Lenar half sister to Thomas A

Shay

25 February 1992 ATF interview with Jeanie Maguire, half sister to

Thomas A Shay

25 February 1992 ATF interview with Richard Brown with IDs of people

in ARCOMM Christian Science work photo with helicopter. See

actual photo

26 February 1992 ATF report of 25 Feb. interview with Ed Carrion re

Shay and Alfred Trenkler

28 February 1992 ATF purchase of same items on 18 October 1991

Radio Shack receipt

28 February 1992 ATF interview with Joe Pelfrey at Christian Science re

security logs

28 February 1992 ATF lab transmittal of 2nd page of letter from

Thomas A Shay to his mother, in order to try to reproduce page 1

2 March 1992 ATF interview with Edward Carrion during which Carrion

drove with the agents to Milton and Whitelawn Avenue.

4 March 1992 ATF interview of Allan Kingsbury from Radio Shack

10 March 1992 ATF interview with Dwayne Armbrister and showed him

a photo array including Rich Brown and about SAHY receipt

12 March 1992