Monthly Archives: May 2011

For Henry, for Amber, & for all the others

Today is the first anniversary of my teenage son’s death. Also today, with the full support of Henry’s father and the rest of our family, I filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Henry’s death. The defendants named in this lawsuit … Continue reading

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Reader comment of the day

Knoxville Mancow commented on 2011/05/23 at 3:33 pm Because I am retired from the field of medical pathology my questions would be for the Knox County Medical Examiner. I would ask her what convinced her to offer the newspaper a detailed … Continue reading

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Only three more days…

Please help our family meet our goal of collecting 5,000 signatures by May 31 ON THIS PETITION asking authorities to fully investigate the circumstances of the brutal beating + overdose-related brain injury that killed our teenage child on May 31 of last … Continue reading

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Another blogger weighs in on Henry’s case

Thank you so much to Carol for her blog post today about  Henry, his struggle with drugs, and the crimes committed against him.

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The triumph of good over evil

For Henry.

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This is what it’s supposed to look like

Law enforcement officials push for drug-induced homicide prosecutions: (Illinois) The Tazewell County Coroner’s Office has long been doing what others are just now starting to put into place: that is, every drug overdose is treated as a homicide from the … Continue reading

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Texts between Henry and Y

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office seemingly accepts R and Y’s story that they had only met Henry for the first time on the evening they picked him up at the BiLo on John Sevier Highway – on April 26. There … Continue reading

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Tell us: what would you ask if YOU were the reporter?

If you were a Knoxville-area investigative journalist looking into Henry’s case, what specific questions would you want answered by the KCSO detective assigned to Henry’s case, by Knox County Sheriff Jimmy “JJ” Jones, by Knox County DA Randy Nichols, or … Continue reading

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NEW CASES: Arrests and prosecutions in overdose deaths

The drug dealers who encouraged my 18 year old son to take an extremely high dose of methadone, who hand-delivered the methadone to him,  and who then trapped him inside their house trailer over many hours that same night, refusing … Continue reading

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UPDATED WITH PART 3: Questioning those who are supposed to ask the hard questions

Let me preface what I am about to say by admitting how hard it is for me to address this particular issue – the issue of how my local newspaper of record – the Knoxville News Sentinel (KNS) –  has … Continue reading

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