BURKETT:The authorities said he committed suicide.
FOSTER:The authorities said he committed suicide.

BURKETT:BEFORE looking at the body the chief investigator told Tommy's mother, "I'veseen lots of these 'suicides' and there is nothing you could have done."
FOSTER:Lead Park Police investigator Cherly Braun testified in her Senate deposition,"we made that determination [suicide] prior to going up and looking at thebody."

BURKETT:The authorities said he died from a gunshot to the head.
FOSTER:The authorities said he died from a gunshot to the head.

BURKETT:Not much blood was found at the scene.
FOSTER:Not much blood was found at the scene.

BURKETT:The revolver was found in his hand. No fingerprints were on the gun. (thecylinder was not completely closed)
FOSTER:The revolver was found in his hand. No fingerprints were on the gun.

cheap hotels in AntwerpBURKETT:The body was found neatly sitting in a chair, legs crossed hands on his lap.
FOSTER:The body was found lying perfectly straight, "as if laid out for a coffin" armsand hands at his sides.

BURKETT:The medical examiner was Dr. Donald Haut.
FOSTER:The medical examiner was Dr. Donald Haut.

BURKETT:The autopsy doctor was Dr. James C. Beyer.
FOSTER:The autopsy doctor was Dr. James C. Beyer.

BURKETT:Dr. Beyer changed his story after showing Tommy's father several autospyphotos. Dr. Beyer said he just took one.
FOSTER:Dr. Beyer changed his story after explaining his x-ray results to Park PoliceDetective Markland. Dr. Beyer said he did not take any.

BURKETT:Tommy had a broken jaw and mangled ear a second autopsy revealed.
FOSTER:Paramedics said they saw an additional wound on Foster's neck.

BURKETT:A note was forged note was found that said, "please cremate me." Dr. Haut'ssignature was forged on the death certificate.
FOSTER:A torn forged note appeared in Foster's briefcase after it was searched twiceand found empty. The forgery read in part, "I made mistakes from ignorance."

BURKETT:Neighbors saw strange men in Tommy's car outside his home.
FOSTER:Two witnesses at Fort Marcy Park saw unidentified men in and around a brownHonda car at Fort Marcy Park.

BURKETT:An extra car was seen parked outside Tommy Burkett's home.
FOSTER:An extra brown Honda was seen by numerous witnesses at Fort Marcy Park.

BURKETT:Fairfax County police refuse to discuse Tommy Burkett's case.
FOSTER:Fairfax County police officer Dave Tipton on duty at the Fairfax hospitalmorgue the night of Foster's death has been ordered to remain silent.

BURKETT:Tommy and his neighbor called 911 but the tape somehow got erased.
FOSTER:The maintenance worker who called 911 to report Foster's death said the 911transcript does not reflect what he said.

BURKETT:Tommy's clothes vanished from police custody and never were returned to hisparents.
FOSTER:Crime scene photos of Foster's death vanished from police custody with noinvestigation or explanation.

BURKETT:Paramedics tell a different story from police about how Tommy died.
FOSTER:Paramedics saw missing evidence including a brown Honda.

BURKETT:Police made no effort to determine who's blood (not Tommy's) was on the wallsof other rooms of Tommy Burkett's home.
FOSTER:Police and FBI agents made no effort to determine the source of hair and fiberevidence found on Foster's clothes.

BURKETT:Neighbors of the Burkett family were not questioned by police about what thesaw or heard.
FOSTER:Police did not question neighbors around Fort Marcy park to ask what they sawor heard.

BURKETT:Tommy had been doing undercover work for the Drug Enforcement Agency.
FOSTER:Foster had been known to visit Mena airport with Jerry Parks. After JerryParks was gunned down gangland style his widow said he once returned from Menawith his car trunk jammed full of $100 bills. Mena has been alleged to havebeen used to smuggle drugs.

BURKETT:Local county police determined it was a suicide in minutes and FBI agents(including Robert Bryant) covered up the cover-up.
FOSTER:Local Park Police determined it was a suicide in minutes and FBI agents(including Robert Bryant) covered up the cover-up.

BURKETT:Tommy's wallet was missing from his body. It later somehow appeared at hiscollege.
FOSTER:Foster's home and office keys were missing from his body. They somehow laterappeared at the morgue.

BURKETT:The media hid the true facts about Tommy's death from the public. His deathwas not even reported for 18 months.
Kranjska Gora hostelFOSTER:The media hid the true facts about Foster's death from the public. Only theofficial government version of events is presented.

BURKETT:Citizens and witnesses have protested the a cover-up of Tommy's death.
FOSTER:Citizens and a witness Patrick Knowlton have protested the cover-up of Foster'sdeath.

BURKETT:The FBI told Tommy's parents and they have a 1800 page secret report that noone can see.
FOSTER:Ken Starr has concluded Foster's death was a suicide and 20 pages of his reportare concealed from the public by the press. Footnotes supporting Starr'sreport are not available.

December 7, 1997
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