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Congressional pressure, combined with the prospect of a CBS 48 Hours segment that was in active preparation on the case and which was ultimately never broadcast, prompted the Department of Justice to reopen the matter. No CBS staff member or producer has publicly explained why the segment was killed. An October 26, 1993 memo from Acting Assistant Attorney General John C. Keeney tasked FBI Assistant Director Larry A. Potts with a preliminary inquiry into the CIA interference allegations.[^3]
The Washington Times published what became the key investigative piece in the reopening: reporter Paul M. Rodriguez, a four-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, published "CIA tied to cult accused of abuse; Justice probes links to Finders" on December 17, 1993.[^3] U.S. News & World Report followed on December 27, 1993 with "Through a glass, very darkly: Cops, spies and a very odd investigation" by Gordon Witkin, Peter Cary, and Angel Martinez, which contained the interview with Marion Pettie confirming his wife's CIA employment and his son's Air America service, as well as CIA spokesman Christian's formal statement.[^4]
The Washington Times published what became the key investigative piece in the reopening: reporter Paul M. Rodriguez, a four-time [[Pulitzer Prize]] nominee, published "CIA tied to cult accused of abuse; Justice probes links to Finders" on December 17, 1993.[^3] U.S. News & World Report followed on December 27, 1993 with "Through a glass, very darkly: Cops, spies and a very odd investigation" by Gordon Witkin, Peter Cary, and Angel Martinez, which contained the interview with Marion Pettie confirming his wife's CIA employment and his son's Air America service, as well as CIA spokesman Christian's formal statement.[^4]
The DOJ and FBI concluded their inquiry in late 1993 and early 1994. A November 16, 1993 memo from Tallahassee Police Chief Mel Tucker stated that no outside agency had contacted anyone in his department to influence the investigation.[^8] No criminal charges resulted and the case was again closed.
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### Dissolution and Continued Activity
On March 11, 1987, [[Robert Garder Terrell]] announced that The Finders were "breaking up" after approximately seventeen years. He gave a follow-up statement to the Associated Press on March 23, 1987 confirming dissolution: "You won't hear from the Finders again until the year 2000."[^5][^2]
On March 11, 1987, [[Robert Garder Terrell]] announced that The Finders were "breaking up" after approximately seventeen years. He gave a follow-up statement to the [[Associated Press]] on March 23, 1987 confirming dissolution: "You won't hear from the Finders again until the year 2000."[^5][^2]
On October 22, 1991, MPD Intelligence officers observed activity at the former Fourth Street NE warehouse, which the group did not sell until 1994. Officers documented "numerous well-dressed males, who operate rental cars and expensive luxury type models" entering the building at late-night and early-morning hours. Officers also observed adult males with a young male child entering the building. A van operator stopped by officers claimed to have "baby sat children for diplomats" and acknowledged the neighborhood was "not fit for babysitting activity." The MPD report, included in the FBI Vault release (pages 147-148 of the released materials), noted "possible child pornography." No follow-up federal investigation of this incident was documented in accessible records.[^3]