The Finders Investigation, Part III

The following text was reproduced from Radiation, Ritual Child Abuse and the C.I.A., an article published in the Summer, 1996 issue of the Believe the Children newsletter, pp. 5-6. 

Finders, Keepers
A recent case establishes a direct link between a ritual child abuse investigation and the C.I.A.  In 1987, six hungry children were discovered playing in a park in Tallahassee, Florida.  Two men claiming to be the children's guardians were arrested on child neglect charges. The men said they were taking the children by van to attend a school in Mexico for gifted students. the children, who ranged in age form 2-6 years old, said they had not seen their mothers for several months (Poughkeepsie Journal, 1987). 
    Evidence found in the van linked the travelers to a District of Columbia-based commune known as "The Finders." A police search of a home and warehouse in Washington, D.C. resulted in the seizure of "several bags of evidence reportedly containing photographs, computer records and other documents." (Cawley, 1987.) A customs agent investigating the case noted that the documents "revealed detailed instructions for obtaining children for unspecified purposes." (Tamarkin, 1994).
    In an article published in Treating Abuse Today, investigative reporter Civia Tamarkin described the evidence confiscated in the raids:
    "One telex specifically ordered the purchase of two children in Hong Kong. Other files referred to The Finders activities and members in foreign countries. And there was a large amount of data collected on various childcare organizations."
    "In one area of the warehouse, according to the investigator's report, there appeared to be an altar. Jars of urine and feces were located nearby. The search warrants also turned up nude photos of children with their genital areas accented and 'on display.' An album contained a series of photos of adults and children dressed in white sheets and participating in the execution, disembowelment, skinning and dismemberment of goats. One photo showed the testes of a male goat being removed. Another showed a crying child looking at a decapitated goat. In fact, the goat's head and goat skins were recovered by Virginia state police during a search of a farm belonging to The Finders group." (Tamarkin, 1994).  
    What began as an investigation into suspected trafficking in children, child pornography and satanic ritual abuse ended in an official whitewash. Washington metropolitan police issued a statement saying they had found no evidence of criminal or satanic activity. Health officials in Florida reversed earlier findings and said they found no evidence of sexual abuse. A spokesperson for the F.B.I.'s Washington field office said the F.B.I. investigation was "pretty well winding down... At this point we have not uncovered any evidence of federal violations." (Cawley, 1987).
    Tamarkin described the official suppression of evidence that transpired:
    "The U.S. Customs agent urged a full scale inquiry into the possible procurment and smuggling of children for pornography production. His suspicions were further aroused when he discovered that one of the confiscated computer disks contained the names of C.I.A. staffers from C.I.A. headquarters in Langley, Virginia. But his superiors ordered him to terminate further investigation. Later, he was advised that the investigation into the activity of The Finders had become a C.I.A. internal matter. According to an internal customs memo I have obtained, the C.I.A. admitted to 'owning the Finders organization as a front for a domestic computer training operation, but that it had "gone bad."' The C.I.A. turned the matter over to the Foreign Counter Intelligence Agency within the F.B.I. And all reports regarding Finders were classified 'Secret.'" (Tamarkin, 1994).
    "They dropped this case," said a Tallahassee investigator, "like a hot rock." (Witkin, 1993).
    In 1993, the U.S. Justice Department began an investigation into The Finders group and the 1987 probe to determine whether the investigation was improperly handled. (Witkin, 1993).
    Representative Tom Lewis, a Republican from Florida, gave voice to the questions that remain unanswered:
    "Could our own government have something to do with this Finders organization and turned their backs on these children? That's what all the evidence points to. And there's a lot of evidence. I can tell you this: We've got a lot of people scrambling, and that wouldn't be happening if there was nothing here." (Witkin, 1993).

Sources:
Cawley, Janet (1987). "2 cult children show signs of sex abuse," Chicago Tribune, February 9.

Cawley, Janet (1987). "F.B.I. dropping investigation of Washington commune." Chicago Tribune.

"Satanic cult feared in child abuse arrests," (1987). Poughkeepsie Journal, February 7. 

Tamarkin, Civia. (1994). "Investigative Issues in Ritual Abuse Cases, Part II," Treating Abuse Today, 4(5), 5-9.

Witkin, Gordon and Peter Cary. "Through a glass, very darkly," U.S. News & World Report, December 27, 1993, 30.

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