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category: PROMIS Scandal
summary: Los Angeles attorney hired to investigate the links between the Cabazon triple
  slayings and the Cabazon Casino operations.
tags:
- Person
- PROMIS
- CIA
- Lawyer
---

[William Cole](/people/william-cole/) was a Los Angeles-based attorney. He was hired to investigate possible links between the triple slayings of [Fred Alvarez](/people/fred-alvarez/), [Ralph Boger](/people/ralph-boger/), and [Patricia Castro](/people/patricia-castro/) and the [Cabazon Indian Reservation](/places/cabazon-indian-reservation/). Cole stated that his office was coordinating efforts with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department in investigating the murders and expected officials to turn over confiscated papers from the Alvarez home to his office.[^1]

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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.