Thomas C. Wales

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Thomas C. Wales (1952-2001) was a federal prosecutor and gun control advocate from Seattle, Washington, who was the victim of an unresolved assassination.

Thomas C.Wales was born 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts. After his graduation from Milton Academy, he went to Harvard and then Hofstra Law School where he graduated with distinction in 1979. He worked as an US Attorney in Seattle and specialized on the investigation and prosecution of fraud in banking and business. As a community volunteer, he was active in civic organizations and served as a trustee of the Federal Bar Association. He was president of a gun-safety organization, Washington CeaseFire [link]. He died on October 12, 2001, one day after having been shot by an unknown assassin.

In the aftermath, speculation about the murder and its possible relationship to his job or anti-gun activism has been rampant, but apparently no solid leads have been found. There is an open reward of one million U.S. dollars for information leading to the conclusion of the case.

In his memory, the Thomas C Wales Foundation [link] was set up to support civil commitment.

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