Cold Cases in Tucker County
On March 24, 2002 a young mother went missing. Bonnie Lueann Cale, also known as Bonnie Woods, 27 years old, was last seen in the vicinity of Rt. 1 Box 444 in Parsons. Bonnie went to her estranged husband's to visit her daughter. Her black 1991 Chevrolet Blazer was located abandoned in Webster County, WV. Bonnie has not been seen since.
http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/ncmaprofile_all.php?A200300116S
On August 23, 1982 Glenn David Roberts, father of six, was found shot to death in his trailer home on highway 219 minutes south of Parsons. His death was never solved. No one was ever tried for the homicide. His wife and children, brothers and sisters, remain cought in a time warp of that terrible day's pain.
These unsolved cases leave the families in limbo, unable to even form scars over their wounds. This unfinished business must not be forgotten or abandoned.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Writers and Readers Events
Bloody Words, http://www.bloodywords.com/ Canada's oldest and largest gathering of mystery writers and readers begins on June 6 in Toronto. I will be there learning, talking to readers, and talking about The Chaparral Murders.
BookExpo Canada http://www.bookexpo.ca/ begins the following weekend, also in Toronto. I will be there as well at the Crimewriters of Canada booth.
Book Expo America http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/ begins tomorrow in Los Angeles. The Chaparral Murders will be included in the New Titles Showcase of books at that event.
The New York Review of Books has a special issue for Book Expo America and The Chaparral Murders will be advertised in that issue.
Here's hoping the exposure generates some interest in this important case.
Bloody Words, http://www.bloodywords.com/ Canada's oldest and largest gathering of mystery writers and readers begins on June 6 in Toronto. I will be there learning, talking to readers, and talking about The Chaparral Murders.
BookExpo Canada http://www.bookexpo.ca/ begins the following weekend, also in Toronto. I will be there as well at the Crimewriters of Canada booth.
Book Expo America http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/ begins tomorrow in Los Angeles. The Chaparral Murders will be included in the New Titles Showcase of books at that event.
The New York Review of Books has a special issue for Book Expo America and The Chaparral Murders will be advertised in that issue.
Here's hoping the exposure generates some interest in this important case.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
The Chaparral Murders: Dollar Store Justice has been awarded Finalist in the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in two categories, Regional and Social Change. It will be listed in the catalog which will be distributed at Book Expo America in Los Angeles at the end of this month.
The Chaparral Murders: Dollar Store Justice has been awarded Finalist in the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in two categories, Regional and Social Change. It will be listed in the catalog which will be distributed at Book Expo America in Los Angeles at the end of this month.
Tamarack - The Best of West Virginia
The Chaparral Murders: Dollar Store Justice was juried by a panal of West Virginia published authors and accepted into the Tamarack system. It will be offered for sale in the Tamarack store in Beckley, WV.
http://www.tamarackwv.com/
The Chaparral Murders: Dollar Store Justice was juried by a panal of West Virginia published authors and accepted into the Tamarack system. It will be offered for sale in the Tamarack store in Beckley, WV.
http://www.tamarackwv.com/
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Who knows what?
There are people who can help solve this case. They are out there. Clifford Phillips is one. Cynthia Cosner is another. Joe Cogar might be able to fill in some gaps. The man who got into Timmy's truck at the Loop Club parking lot is important. Rusty heard the name "Stretch or Starch or Starky" in a conversation that night which may or may not have been this man's name. He was tall and slim and had frizzy hair. He may have been the last person to see Timmy alive. Perhaps one of the Shimbos know who this is.
Will someone speak up? Please.
There are people who can help solve this case. They are out there. Clifford Phillips is one. Cynthia Cosner is another. Joe Cogar might be able to fill in some gaps. The man who got into Timmy's truck at the Loop Club parking lot is important. Rusty heard the name "Stretch or Starch or Starky" in a conversation that night which may or may not have been this man's name. He was tall and slim and had frizzy hair. He may have been the last person to see Timmy alive. Perhaps one of the Shimbos know who this is.
Will someone speak up? Please.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Right the Wrongs
While The Chaparral Murders casts a huge cloud of doubt on the guilt of Rusty Phillips for Timmy Roberts' murder, it also presents strong evidence that Wayne Scott Alexander and Margaret Shahan were innocent of complicity in the case. These young people were casualties of the prosecution's flawed case against Phillips. Phillips couldn't have carried out this atrocity alone so kids he was associated with at the time were interrogated and theories of their complicity formulated to fill in the gaps.
More young lives ruined. Collateral damage. Along with their lives, the lives of their family, children etc. have been forever affected.
It's not too late to fix this error in judgement. Is saving face in this life so important that one is willing to risk one's soul?
The world has changed. People have learned to admire those who admit error. After all, to err is human. Admitting that an error might have been committed is a sign of compassion. The world welcomes compassion.
To deny it, at the cost of another, is far worse than the original error.
While The Chaparral Murders casts a huge cloud of doubt on the guilt of Rusty Phillips for Timmy Roberts' murder, it also presents strong evidence that Wayne Scott Alexander and Margaret Shahan were innocent of complicity in the case. These young people were casualties of the prosecution's flawed case against Phillips. Phillips couldn't have carried out this atrocity alone so kids he was associated with at the time were interrogated and theories of their complicity formulated to fill in the gaps.
More young lives ruined. Collateral damage. Along with their lives, the lives of their family, children etc. have been forever affected.
It's not too late to fix this error in judgement. Is saving face in this life so important that one is willing to risk one's soul?
The world has changed. People have learned to admire those who admit error. After all, to err is human. Admitting that an error might have been committed is a sign of compassion. The world welcomes compassion.
To deny it, at the cost of another, is far worse than the original error.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Russell Phillips Letter
Rusty Phillips has sent a short letter which he hoped I would post on my website. You can read it at http://www.mmstoddart.com/mm/library/RustyStatement2008April6.jpg
I am happy to do the same for anyone else who has something to say about this case.
Rusty Phillips has sent a short letter which he hoped I would post on my website. You can read it at http://www.mmstoddart.com/mm/library/RustyStatement2008April6.jpg
I am happy to do the same for anyone else who has something to say about this case.
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