On the night of October 11, 2001, Federal Prosecutor Thomas Wales was working in the basement of a Seattle home when someone walked up to the window and opened fire.

Thomas struck multiple times and later died at the hospital.

At first, it wasn't clear if the motive was personal or something connected to his work.

While Tom was well-liked, he had prosecuted dozens of white-collar criminals, was active in

gun control reform, and had potentially made enemies in both spaces.

Investigators eventually zeroed in on one man who seemed to have a grudge with Tom for multiple reasons.

But despite one of the most extensive investigations in FBI history, no one has ever been

charged with Tom's murder.

The with Tom's murder. Hey, everyone back to Detective Perspective.

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All right.

So to open this one up, I have a confession to make to you guys.

As I was looking over the information in this case and seeing how extensive of an investigation

was conducted and how multiple federal agencies and personnel and technology was utilized in this investigation. I said to

myself, what am I really going to do here? What is the point? What else could I bring to this case

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