Write a 3 pages paper on the wayne williams. Early fiber evidence collected showed 2 types of fibers present at the crime scene. "a violet-colored acetate fiber and a coarse yellow-green nylon fiber w

Write a 3 pages paper on the wayne williams. Early fiber evidence collected showed 2 types of fibers present at the crime scene. "a violet-colored acetate fiber and a coarse yellow-green nylon fiber with the type of tri-lobed qualities associated with carpets".

The yellow-green carpet fiber that was found on the body of Cater was later compared and analyzed alongside a similar looking yellow-green carpet that was found at the home of Williams. He used the carpet to cover the floor of his home. The carpet, thanks to the cooperation of the manufacturer DuPont, was traced down to the company that manufactured the fiber known as Wellman 181B, a common carpet that was commercially sold by the manufacturer. Due to the high volume of carpet sales, connecting the yellow-green carpet to Williams and the murder became a game of odds. The importance of connecting the fiber to him became even more imperative when the dog that Williams owned showed up on the body of other murder victims as part of trace fibers (Ramsland, K., “Fibers and Probability Theory”).

In an effort to create a convincing case, the prosecution decided to include a 2nd victim in the Williams murder trial. That of Jimmy Ray Payne who had trace fibers similar to those found in Williams' car, a single rayon fiber that was consistent with the carpeting in Williams' station wagon. Chevrolet, the car manufacturer informed investigators that there was a. “1 in 3,828 chance that Payne had acquired the fiber via random contact with a car that had this carpeting installed.