Mr.(Dan) Harmon has a long and colorful career in Arkansas
law enforcement. In 1980, he was running unopposed
for a second term as prosecuting attorney when he
abruptly withdrew and declared personal bankruptcy.
He came back from political oblivion with the train
deaths case. When Ives and Henry were found dead on
railroad tracks southwest of Little Rock in August 1987,
Gov. Clinton's medical examiner, Fahmy Malak, quickly
ruled the deaths "accidental," saying the teenagers had
fallen asleep after smoking too much marijuana. After a
public outcry, a second autopsy concluded the boys had
been murdered, and Mr. Clinton's solicitude for Dr.
Malak in this and other cases became a subject of
controversy. Gov. Clinton named Department of Health
Director Joycelyn Elders to head a commission to
review Dr. Malak. She cleared him of improprieties and
recommended a raise. Dr. Malak was eased out of
office on the eve of Mr. Clinton's 1992 presidential run.