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Youknowwhat?theycouldcallupRevAlSharptonandgivetheinfotohim.They couldcallupMichaelMooreattheDOJ.Yourinsistencethatkidsaretooscared totellonanotherkidisjustridiculous.Laughableeven.Highschoolkidscannot keepsecrets.Iftheyknowsomething,theywilltellit.Butconspiracytheorists suchasyourselfneedtocreateeverwideningcirclesofconspiracyto"explain" theirinsaneideas.

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TheweightrecordedintheGBIautopsywassomethinglike200300grams?not sure,butthisisjustfrommemory.Thosearenormalweights.TheGBIautopsy recordedthatKJ'slungswerenormalinweight,nopulmonaryedema(lungfluid.) Dr.WilliamAnderson,thesecondpathologist,sentacommunicationtoValdosta Todaysayingthatinpositionalasphyxiathelungsaresupposedtoweightcloser to800900grams(orwhatevertheunitofweightis)butwhenyougotothe medicalliterature,asI'msureyou'regoingto,right?youwillfindthatthe diagnosticcriteriaforpositionalasphyxiadoesnotrequirepulmonaryedema. (Pulmonaryedemamayormaynotoccurandisnotnecessarytothediagnosis ofpositionalasphyxia.)WhatAndersonquotedwereweightsmoreappropriatefor drowningvictims.KJwasupsidedownandbodilyfluidsweredrainingoutofhis nose,mouthafterdeath.Drainingoutofhisstomachandlungs.Andersonisnot anexpertonpositionalasphyxia,hehasneverpublishedonthissubject.

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Goreadthesecondautopsy!WhatdoyoumeanI'mdancingaroundtheissue? I'mtheonlyoneonthissitewhohasgoneoutandactuallygottenthecasefile, readallthepublications,andwrittenopenrecordsrequestsforWilliam Anderson'spersonnelfiles.Aweek?IttooktheschoolTENMONTHS!Why?

becausethefamily'sattorneyWOULDNOTSETUPAHEARINGTOGETA JUDGETORULEONRELEASINGTHEVIDEO.Doyoustillnotunderstand FERPAandthefederallawthatrequiresajudgetomakearulingtorelease video?I'mtalkingtoabrickwall.Carryon. Foranyonewhomightbereadingwhoactuallyisinterestedinfactsasopposed tosensationalism,theonly"expert"whosaysthetapewastamperedwithisa privateconsultantinWashingtonstate.IftheFBI/DOJsaysthetapewas tamperedwiththenwehaveaproblem,butI'mnotabouttobelieveanythingfrom any"expert"hiredbyCNN.VictorBlackwellhasbehavedegregiously(lookitup) andhasnotfollowedthejournalist'scodeofethics. Thehallmarkofaconspiracytheorist(amentalconditionakintoparanoid schizophrenia)istoexpandtheconspiracyineverwideningcirclesto"explain" factsthatdon'tfittheirpreconceivedconspiracy.SoaccordingtoTrinnathe ValdostaDailyTimesisnowpartofthemurderconspiracy.Totalinsanity.You believeablacksensationalreporternamedVictorBlackwellwhodidnotair anythingfromthe"otherside"ofthestory(coincidentally,thestoriesranduring sweepsmonthandCNNwasdeadlastinratingsandobviouslydoingprettymuch anythingtoimprovetheirmarketshare)ratherthanprofessionalswhoworkfora newspaperwhohavecoveredBOTHsidesofthestory.Insanity.(Incidentally,the ValdostaDailyTimeshasabouta50/50ratioofblack/whitereporters.Youought tosubscribetotheonlinepublication,lotsofstoriesfromourcommunity, representingALLSEGMENTSofourcommunity).
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KennethJohnson,thefatherofKJ,toldmethisstoryoftheFBIagentinvitingKJ overtohishousetofight.WhatIwastoldfrompeoplewhoweredirectlyinvolved inthelivesofthesekids,isthatKJandmanyotherLHSathletesroutinelyspent thenightortheweekendattheboy'shouse.KJlivedwithhisgrandmother,hedid notlivewithhisfather.Ican'tfindanyoneelsewhocorroboratesthefather'sstory abouttheFBIagent"invitingKJovertohishousetofight."Onthecontrary,many peopleIspokewithtoldmethe2childrenwerefriends.ButobviouslyIamnotan investigator,Iamjustapublicfigurewhospendsalotoftimeaskingquestions andwritingopenrecordsrequests.Istillthinkit'stotallybizarrethatthefamilyand

theattorneydisbelievetheLowndesCountySheriff'sDepartmentinvestigators andtheGBI(GeorgiaBureauofInvestigation)officials:these2agencies investigatedtheboysandrenderedtheirfindings,andobviouslytheFBIagent doesnotworkforEITHERofthese2agencies.Butfor10monthsI'veheardthe familyandtheirattorneysclaimtheywanttheDOJtoinvestigate.Theydoknow, right,thattheFBIistheinvestigativearmoftheDOJ?Aretheythengoingto conclude"theFBIiscoveringforoneofitsown?"Itdoesn'tmakeanysenseto me,nordoesLancelot'sconspiracytheory,becausehethenturnsaroundand sayshewillbelievetheDOJ.Hey,great,Iagree,let'sallbelievetheDOJ,butmy pointisthereismuchmorereasontobelieve2agencieswhoDON'Thavea workingrelationshipwiththeFBIwhentheytellthepublicwhattheresultsoftheir investigationwereinsofarasFBIagents'children.Folksneedtostartthinking rationallyaboutthis.
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Hewasfoundwithnoshoeson,hemighthavetakenthemoffbeforegoinginthe mat,maybehetriedkickingthemoffhisfeetwhilehewasinthemattoget someonetonoticehim,maybeheleftthemonthetopsofthematsandtheyfell inafterhim,Idon'tknow,thereisnovideoofhimgoingintothemat.

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Whatdoyoumeantuckedunderhisbehind?Thedeathscenewasintotal disarraybecausethe2girlstoldthecoachtherewasapersoninthemat,the coachwiththeassistanceofanotherboybeganfranticallypullingdownthe1520 matstotrytofreethechild.Matsandstuffin,on,andaroundthematswent everywhere.Getthecasefileandyoucanseethelocationsoflotsofitems,they diagrammedthegymandmarkedwheretheitemswerelying.THISwasdone AFTERthematshadbeenpulleddown.Theforceofimpactcausedhisbodyto comeoutoftheendofthematwhichwasonthefloor,infact,whenthecoach pulledthematover,itbrokeasealofdriedblood/fluidonthefloorandbodilyfluids washedeverywhere.Thesmellofdecompositionwassostrongthatthecoach knewthechildwasdeadanddidnottrytorenderfirstaid.Heaskedastudentto

call911.The2schoolresourceofficerswhoworkasdeputiesfortheLowndes CountySheriff'sDeptrushedtothegymandsetupalineandwouldn'tletother peoplein,holdingthedeathsceneforforensicinvestigators.Noforensic investigatorworebootiesbecausethedeathscenehadalreadybeen compromised,therehadbeendozensifnotacouplehundredormorestudents andcoachesinthegyminthepreceding21hours.Ifyou'dreadtheValdosta DailyTimesarticlesaboutthemotionsensorsyouwouldunderstandwhyit appearsthatpeople"disappear"fromthesceneandwhyweseeKJ"disappear" inthemiddleofthegym.I'mnotspoonfeedinganonymousposters,ifyouwantto understand,thengodotheresearch,thereisplentyofpublishedinformationon realmediaoutlets.TheValdostaDailyTimeshaspublishedthemostindepth articles,asyoushouldexpect,sincetheyareaprofessionalLOCALmediaoutlet andhavedirectaccesstothepublicofficialsandthedeathscene.Itwasvery troublingtomeandmanyotherstolearnthatthefamilyandtheirattorneydidnot invitetheValdostaDailyTimestoANYoftheirpressconferencesuntilvery recently,givingONLYCNNexclusiveaccesstoTHEIRsideofthestory.CNN interviewedsomepublicofficialsandpublicfigureshere,andchosenottoairany oftheirinterviews.DoesthatinclineyoutobelievethatCNNisfollowingthe journalist'scodeofethics?
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Screamallyouwant.Whenyouusephraseslike"lilwhiteboys"allyoudois advertiseyourbigotry.Youdon'tcareaboutjustice,youwantvengeance.Noone saidhefell,canyouseriouslynotcomprehendanythingthathasbeenpublished aboutthiscase?apparentlynot.

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Youareaccusinganentireteamofhighschoolathletesandtheircoachesoflying aboutachildbeingwiththemonthebus,competingintheevent,andhaving videooftheevent?Seriously?that'syourposition?

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GoeducateyourselfonFERPA(FederalEducationalRightsandPrivacyAct)and beawarethatfederallawsprohibitschoolsfromreleasingeducationalrecords, includingvideo,ofchildrenwithouttheirparents'permission.Theattorney/family weretoldtheyneededajudge'sruling,theyweretoldthisatleastasearlyofApril oflastyear.Insteadofpayingtheirattorneyapproximately$1,000togetahearing infrontofJudgeforaFERPAruling,theyraised$7,000attheAlSharptonrally andspentabout$8,000(I'mtold)toexhumethebodyandhaveasecondautopsy priortogettingtheirhandsontheschoolvideotapes.Inaddition,theywereinvited tocomeinandsitdownandwatchallthevideotapesintheschoolattorney's office.Theyrefused.ItwastheschoolsystemthatpressuredtheOctober30 courthearingatwhichjudgemaderulingtoreleaseallthevideotapetothepublic. Youdon'tknowanythingatallabouttheparticularsofthiscase,thehighschool, ourtown,orme,butyousuredon'tmindparadingyourignorancepublicly.

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Yes,Ibelievehewentheadfirstintothemattoretrievehisshoes.Istoodona ladder,4feethigh,torepresentareenactmentofthe4feettallbleachersthat usedtoberightnexttotheseupright,cylindricalmatswhicharesixfeetwhen upright.Ibentoverandcouldlookinsidethe2ndand3rdmatfromtheendofthe stepIwason,andhewasfoundineitherthe2ndor3rduprightmat,bothof whichcameuptoaboutwaisthighonmewhenIwasstandingontheladder.I am5feetsixinches.Icouldeasilyimaginegoingheadfirstwithonearmovermy headandonedownatmyside,thinkingIwouldhaveenough"leg"leftoutsideto wigglemyselfbackout.Midwivesanddoctorswillpullonearmoverababy's headandpushoneshoulder/armbackalongitssidetochangetheplaneofthe baby'sshouldersinorderto"fit"throughabirthcanal.Thematsarefoamrubber, coveredinvinyl,theyareslickandIcouldpressaboutaninchintothesides.KJ wasfoundwithonearmoverhishead,onebentbackalonghisside(notstraight back,butelbowbent).Didhepanic?didheloseconsciousnessquickly? Probably.Humanbeingsarenotdesignedtobeupsidedownforextended periods,Iwastoldthatunconsciousnesscouldhavecomein30minutesorless. Iwastoldthatotherstudentstestifiedthattheydidgoinsidethosematsto

retrieveballs,etc,andtheirfriendswouldpullthembackout.Iwatchedaman climbinsideamatthatwasonthefloor.Therewereonly3ofusinthegymand about1012feetaway,wecouldbarelyhearhimyellingforhelp.About5minutes afterKJislastseenoncameraenteringthegym,anentireclassof30?40?kids comesin.Imaginetheechoesandthenoisereverberatinginthisgymandachild upsidedowninamat,oneof1520matsstackedinacorner,andheisinoneall thewayupagainstthewall,headdowntowardthefloor.Couldyouhaveheard himyelling?Mostpeoplewho'vevisitedthegymandseenthisthinknot.WhenI visitedthegym,thereweresomeacousticpanelsonthewallbecauseitwas beingrenovated,andevenwith3ofusaloneinthegym,onemaninasinglemat withhisheadtowardtheOPENendofthematinsteadofitbeingblockedonthe floorandsurroundedby1520othermats,andwithacousticpanelsonthewall, wecouldstillbarelyhearhim.WhenKJislastseenoncamera,therewereno acousticpanelsonthewallssoimaginetheechoes.(acousticpanelsadded becausetheoldgymbeingrenovatedintobandandchorusrooms).DoIbelievea 17yearoldboywoulddosomethinglikethis?yes,Ihavetaughtteenagersand yes,theirjudgmentisnotasmatureasadultsandtheyallmakedecisions sometimeswithdisastrousconsequences.Yes,it'sdifficulttoimagine,because thishasneverhappenedanywhereelseinthecountry,butyes,thisexplanationis theonlyonethatfitsthepreponderanceoftheevidence.Astowhatanyparticular boysaid,thecasefilethatIhavehasalltheirnamesredacted,Idon'tknowwhat anyindividualboysaidtoinvestigators.Idoknowsomethingaboutthe2FBI agent'schildrenbecauseKJ'sfathertoldmetheirdad'snameonJuly25andIdid mybesttofollowupontheallegations.AsIstated,Iamconvincedthose allegationswere/areuntrue.Iamalsooftheopinionthattheattorneyandthe familyhadbeentoldthesamethingsIwastoldaboutthewhereaboutsofbothof thosechildrenonthattragicday,buttheydidnotshareanyofthiswiththe approx.60peopleontheconferencecall.Thescufflethe2boyshadonafootball busoccurredoverayearbeforeKJwasfounddead.(Thefatherdidnotshare thiswithanyoneonthecall).Thelikelihoodthatanathleteharboredayearlong grudgeandplannedamurderoverafootballscuffleisimplausibleIMOand furthermore,theotherevidencedoesnotsupportthatallegation.Ialsostoodat the"outerring"ofthesematsandlookedupattheoneagainstthewalltoseeifI couldhaveseenhisfeetstickingoutofthemat(theywerestickingoutwhenhe

wasfound).Icouldnotseethetopofanymatthatwasagainstthewall,Iamfive feetsixinchesinheight.Apersonwouldhavehadtohavebeenatleastsixfeet plussomeinchestohaveseethetopsofthematsfromthegymfloor.Itwas2 girlswhoclimbedupontopofthematswhosawhisfeetandcalledforhelp.

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Reallydon'timpressmeasbeingtooconcernedformywelfaresinceyoudon't bothertoidentifyyourself.Whatconflictsofinterestdoyouimagineexistbetween LowndesCountySheriff'sdepartmentinvestigatorsandGeorgiaBureauof InvestigationofficialswhentheyhavetoinvestigateFBIagent'ssons?Youthink thereisanylovelostbetweenFBIandlocallawenforcement?andwhyareyou happyaboutDOJ/FBIinvestigationNOWwhenobviouslytheFBIisgoingtohave toinvestigatethesonsofoneofitsown?Imean,atleastmakeyourconcerns makesomekindofsense.

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Noitdoesn't.Isuggestyougotothemedicalliteratureandreviewpositional asphyxia.Dr.AndersonsentacommunicationtoValdostaTodayclaimingthat theweightofKendrick'slungswerenormalbuthesaidtheyshouldhaveweighed about700900grams(ifmemoryserves,Idon'tremembertheactual#). UnfortunatelyforDr.Anderson,thatisnotadiagnosticcriterionforpositional asphyxia.Lungedema(fluidbuildupinthelungs)mayorMAYNOToccur.And theweighthequotedwasmoreappropriatefordrowningvictims.Additionally,KJ wasfoundupsidedown,andtherigormortisandlivermortisandlividity(blood pooling)indicatedhehadbeenupsidedownabout20hours,consistentwiththe lasttimeheisseenonvideotape.Fluidsdrainedoutofhisnose,mouth.Fluids drainedoutofhislungs.Whydon'tyouunderstandlividity(bloodpooling)?Ifhe diedinahorizontalposition,therewouldhavebeenbloodpoolingonthesideof hisbodythatwasonthefloor.THEREWASN'T.Thebloodpoolingwasall perpendicular,whyaren'tyougettingthat?


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WhytakehiswordovertheFBI?ANDhehasaprivateconsultingpractice,does henot?

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Who'stryingtoinhibitfurtherinvestigation?YoudorealizethatIandRevRose havebeenbeggingtheDOJtocomein,aswellaseveryoneelse,including SheriffChrisPrinewhoinvitedthemtoreviewthecase?TheFBIhasalready beenoutatLowndesHighinterviewingpeople.Whatexactlyareyoureferringto?

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I'msorryyouchoosetobelievethatCNNisabettersourceofinformationthanthe actualcasefile,butyouareentitledtoyouropinions.Letmesayitagain:thebody doesnotrecordanyevidenceofbeating.Nosignsofbeingmovedpostmortem (afterdeath).Thebloodpooledinaperpendicularupsidedownpositionindicating KJdiedinsidethemat.Novideoevidenceofrolling/unrollingofmatordraggingof abody.Unclaimedreward.Nowitnesstestimony.LastsightofKJishimbreaking intoaruninthemiddleofthegym.Secondpathologistreportofbluntforce traumaandbruiseonrightmandiblevehementlyopposedby3medical examinersatGBI,andtheyarenotpaidtorenderaconclusionbasedonwhata "client"mightwant.ManyquestionableissuesregardingDr.WilliamAnderson, feelfreetothoroughlyresearchhisbackgroundaswellasthatofDr.Maryanne GaffneyKraft.Inorderforyourclaimofanhourofvideotobemissing,itwould requirethatallthevideotechniciansatLowndesHighSchoolareconspiringto coveritup.Thesearepeoplewhohavespenttheircareerscaringaboutkids. Theywouldallhavetobelyinginconcert,repeatedly,sayingtheexactsame thing,riskingtheircareers,retirements,andprisontime.Thesearepeoplewho arewellknownandwellrespectedinourcommunity,theyhavefamiliesand childrenoftheirown,oneisacoach,andallhavedevotedtheirlivestoteaching andcaringaboutkids.Allkids.Whywouldanyparentconspiretohideamurder

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Goingtotellyouagain,shehasbeenallovertowntellingpeoplethatFredRosen andBeauWebsterarenotassociatedwiththeKJmovementandare"tryingto makemoneyoffmyson'sdeath."Ofcoursetheyknowtherealnames,thefather toldmetherealnameoftheFBIagentonaJuly25NAACPconferencecall. Followupsrevealedthatthe2boyscouldnotpossiblybeinvolved.

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Whoareyou?Iusemyrealname,whyaren'tyou?Youobviouslydon'tknowme verywellifyouthinkthisisunusualforme,youshouldseethewayIwentafter formersheriffAshleyPaulkinprint.Youdon'tknowmeatall.Asfarasthe "cheeringon"oftheDOJinvestigation,I'vebeenonthephonenumeroustimes withMichaelMooreandotherfolksinhisoffice,beggingthemtocomeintothis case.SCLCPresidentRevRosehasalsobeencallingandsendingletters.We areDELIGHTEDtheyarehereinValdostainvestigating.Ithinktheywillconclude thatthiswasatragicaccident.IfIamwrongandfolkshavebeenlyingtome,I'll callthemoutontheirliesandleadsomekindofpublicactivismtogetthem removedfromtheirpublicpositionsandgetcriminalchargesbrought.DoIthink thatislikelygiventheevidencethatIhaveseen?Nope.

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Idonotagreethatthereisanhourmissing,andtherearemorethan4cameras intheoldgym.Isaw4attheentrance,2outsidethelockerrooms,andIthink2at thebackdoors,maybemorethan2.Thentherewereseveralonthecovered walkwaysoutside.IabsolutelydonotbelieveanythingCNNreportsastheyhave notbotheredtoairanyoftheinterviewsofpublicofficialswhorebuttedtheir outrageousclaims.

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Nosir,she'sbeenallovertowntellingpeoplethatFredRosenandBeauWebster arenotassociatedwiththeJohnsonfamilyandthattheyarequote"tryingtomake moneyoffmyson'sdeath."

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Canyouimagineifawhitepersongotonhereandusedthephrase"lilblack boys?"Wipeyourconscience,Trinna.

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Notunderduress,unlessbeingextremelyangryattheliesIwastoldbyAttorney CheveneKingcountsasduress.HetoldagroupofNAACPleadersinGeorgiaon aconferencecallonJuly25thattheschoolwasrefusingtoreleasethe videotapestohim(FERPArulingwasrequired,andtheschool'sattorneysent himlettersdatedbacktolastspringexplainingtohimthattheyneededajudge's rulingonthereleaseofthevideotapebecauseoffederallawcalledFERPA),I spokeuponthisNAACPconferencecallandtoldhimthis,Iwasattackedby mostoftheotherleadersonthecall.Heandthefathermadeaseriesof statementsthatIdeterminedtobefalse:"noonefromtheschoolattendedmy child'sfuneral,thesonofanFBIagentisinvolved,theGBIwon'tgiveustherest oftheirautopsythat'swhywecan'treleaseourautopsyresults"(theirautopsy wasconductedJune14,theGBIautopsywasreleasedaroundMay5ifmemory servesandafewphonecallstotheGBIresultedinaValdostaTodayartclein AugustinwhcihGBIstatedthattheyhadabsolutelyNOTHINGtodowithsecond autopsyandthatalltheirresultshadbeenreleasedtothefamily attorney)....PeopleonthecallwereoutragedovertheseallegationswhichI determinedtobeFALSEandeveryonewasencouragedtosendmoneytothe NAACPhomeofficeandacheckwouldbebundledtothefamily.I'mangryandI haveeveryrighttobebecauseinmyopiniontheGeorgiaNAACPwasalsoliedto. Iresignedfrommyofficerpositioninourlocalbranchoverthis.Rev.AlSharpton was"coopted"onceinhislifetimebysomeonewhoclaimedawrongwasdone

tothemanditturnedouttheywerelyingaboutitandAlSharptonlostagreatdeal ofcredibilityoverit.I'mnotevenclosetothestatureofAlSharpton,butIam knowninValdostaforspeakingthetruthasIknowitandtakingmylumps.Iresent beingliedto.IabsolutelybelievethatIwasliedtobyAttorneyCheveneKing.

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Pleasepay$35andgetthe500pagecasefile,nowthatthejudgehasmadehis FERPAruling,apparentlyit'sunredacted.Thebloodspatteronthewall:behind themats,that'swhycustodiansdidn'tseeit.Driedtherefordaysorweeks, thereforenotthoughttobepartofKJdeath.Howdoforensicinvestigatorsknow this?becausetheyhaveextensivecoursesandtraininginbloodspatteranalysis, it'safieldthatisinhighdemandnationwide,andthereareveryfewexpertsinthe nation,andtheycommandhighsalaries.Theytestedtheblood,itwasnotKJ's. TheyranitthroughCODIS,thenationalDNAdatabaseofoffenders.Nohits.The redsubstanceonshoethatfatherofKendrickclaimedwasbloodwasnotblood. Howdidtheyknow?Averysimpletestcalledapresumptivebloodtest. NEGATIVE.Investigatorsthinkit'spaint.ForsomeonetogetonCNNandclaim thataredsubstanceonashoewhichisn'tbloodissomehowevidenceofa murdercoverupislaughable.Yetthatisexactlywhattheattorneysforthe Johnsonfamilywantthepublictobelieve.

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AttorneysarewelcometogobeforeajudgeandrequesttodoDNAsampleson all3,000studentsatLowndesHigh,orjustthemales.DoyouthinkaJudgewill allowthatgiventheFACTSwhicharethatthereisNOphysicalevidence, videotapeevidence,orwitnesstestimonythatpointstomurder?

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ArticlesinTheOrlandoSentinel.

LookupDr.WilliamAndersoninthearticleswrittenabouthisdeparturefromthe MedicalExaminerofficeinOrlando,Florida.LookuparticlesinTheOrlando Sentinel.Iwroteanopenrecordsrequestandgothispersonnelfile.I'venever seensucharesignationletter,hebasicallyaccusedhisemployersofillegal conduct.They,inreturn,publiclyaccusedhimoflyingandofunethicalconduct whilehewasemployedthere.Heconductedhisautopsyonanembalmedbody whichhadbeeninterred5months.Heconductedthisautopsyinafuneralhome, hewasassistedbyafemalewithnoscientificormedicalcredentialslistedinhis report.Hisworkwasnotpeerreviewed,unliketheautopsyconductedbyDr. MaryanneGaffneyKraftoftheGBI,whoseworkwaspeerreviewedby2ofher supervisors.HerDirectorgaveaninterviewtoanAtlantatelevisionstationstating that"hewouldstakehisreputationontheautopsyconclusionsofDrMaryanne GaffneyKraft".Shehasastellarreputationandnoneofthe"baggage"ofDr. WilliamAnderson.WhatImeanby"baggage"istheverycontroversialnatureof Dr.Anderson'sverypublicdeparturefromhisemploymentfortheOrlando MedicalExamineroffice,whichwasapartoftheFloridaDepartmentofLaw Enforcement.IsuggestthatEbonycommentersgotalktoaprofessorofnursing orbiologyoranatomyorphysiologySOMEWHEREandgetanunderstandingof whatpeerreviewmeans.Additionally,theGBImedicalexaminerlaboratoryis ACCREDITEDwhichmeansthereisanoverviewboardthatmakessurealllab proceduresandequipmentandprotocolsarestandardandincompliancewith bestpractices.

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Right,that'swhytheRegionVNAACPgavemetheMedgerEversAward, becauseI"wouldlie."Trinna,thereissomethingwrongwithyoursoul,Ishallpray foryou,yourangerisblindingyoutoreality.

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I'mgoingtotellyouagain,oneboywasOUTOFTOWNonasportstrip,theother wasaccountedforinclassontheothersideoftheschool.Areyounowgoingto accusealltheteachers,students,coaches,andvideotapeevidencethatconfirms

whatIjusttoldyou?Youwerenotthereandthereforeyoudonotknowtheseboys hadanythingtodowithitsowhyareyoucallingthemmurderers?Shameonyou. Youwouldnotwantyourchildrentobetreatedthewayyouaretreatingthese children.

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Areyouatlastreadytoadmitthattheevidencetoarrestthemisnotthere?Listen upTrinna,youdon'tlivehere,andyoudon'tknowthefactsofthiscase.Ihave givenyousourcestoresearchthecase,youchoosetobelieveonlythe sensationalrumorsthathavebeenspreadonsocialmediaandCNN.Youhave notreadALLtheValdostaDailyTimesarticlesonKendrick'sdeath.Ifyoueverdo, pleasepayattentiontothepartswheretheysay"theattorneyswouldnotreturn ourphonecalls,Dr.WilliamAndersonwouldnotallowustointerviewhim".Then gotoWCTVandreadtheirreports.ThengotoValdostaTodayandreadwhat Rev.Rose,theSCLCpresidenthereinValdosta,hadtosay.Thengotothe AtlantatelevisionstationthatinterviewedtheDirectoroftheGBI.Iamamazedat anyonewhoclaimstobeanadultsayingthat"theyknow"thischildwas murdered.Ifyou"know"thenyouneedtocallupMichaelMooreattheDOJand tellhim"howyouknow."Iamsaddenedthatagroupofscientificallyilliterateblack folkswhocanshoutincyberspacearebasicallybeingthe"face"ofblackpeople onthiscase.NeitherBenJealousoftheNationalNAACPnorRev.JesseJackson hascometoValdosta.NeitherDr.JosephLowerynortheGeorgiastatepresident ofSCLC.AndIseriouslydoubtthatRev.AlSharptonwillbeback.YetALLof theseeminentcivilrightsleaderswenttoSanford,Florida,toadvocateforjustice forTrayvonMartin.Itisabsolutelyappallingtome,a14yearveteranofcivilrights advocacy,toseeblackfolkswithlittletonoreasonorrationalthought,alloverthe mediascreamingforthearrestofwhiteboysWHOWERENOTINVOLVED.How doyouthinkthewhitesupremacists/racistsarelookingatthis?theyarealready tellingme"See,Itoldyou,itwasonlyamatteroftimebeforeblackpeopleturned onyou."Isacrificedmyjob,I'vesacrificedmysocialstanding,myhusbandhas lostcontractsbecauseofthecivilrightsworkI'vedone,andIwasproudtodoit. Thewaythisfamilyandtheir"supporters"havegoneouttherewithnothingmore thanangerandhatredfueledbyCNNspeculationandsocialmediarumorshas

setracerelationsbackinValdostabyatleast10years.Thenexttimeablack personisassaultedorkilledandwebelievewehavesolidevidencethatwhite folkswereinvolved,wewillnotbeabletoaddressitappropriatelybecause everyoneisgoingtosay"they"criedwolfoverKendrickJohnson,whyshouldwe believetheblackcommunityover"this?"Idon'tknowWHYblackministersin Valdostaaren'tstandingupforthetruth,buttheyaren't,sofar,it'sjustSCLC PresidentFloydRoseandmyself.Butuntil/unlessIseesomeproof,somereal solidproof,ofmurderandcoverup,I'mgoingtokeeponspeakingout.

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Ishalltellyouonemoretime:oneboywasoutoftownonasportstrip.Theother boywasaccountedforontheothersideoftheschoolwhenKJlastseenon video.Unlessyoubelieveinteleportationthereisnowayeitherboycouldbe involvedinthis.Youwantblackchildrentoreceiveeveryprotectionunderthelaw andNOTbearrestedwithoutprobablecause,thenyoubettersetthesame standardforwhitechildren.Dr.MartinLutherKingstoodfortruth.Thetruthisthe truthwhetherit'sawhiteorblackpersonspeakingit.I'mtellingyouthetruth.

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Thentellyourcaretakerstotakeyourcomputeraccessaway.Ebonyisa professionalmediaoutlet.Yourpostsareinfantile.

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Hardlyproved.Secondpathologistworknotpeerreviewed,conductedinfuneral homenotstateorfederallyaccreditedforensiclaboratory,andhisdeparturefrom OrlandoMedicalExamineroffice(aFloridaDeptofLawEnforcementposition) wasextremelycontroversial.LookupOrlandoSentinelarticlesonDr.William Anderson.Gotoyourlocalcollegeoruniversityandhaveadiscussionwitha medicalinstructoraboutconceptslike"peerreview"andthedifferencebetween

medicalexaminerswhoworkforastateinvestigativeagencyversusthosein privatepractice.AndthengototheValdostaDailyTimesandstudyboththeGBI autopsyandthe4pageAndersonautopsy.Payparticularattentiontothe conclusionofDr.WilliamAnderson.GBImedicalexaminerDr.MaryanneGaffney KrafthasastellarrecordandshealsooverruledlocalValdostaStateUniversity policewhoclaimedablackwomanfounddeadinadormtherediedof"accidental causes"fromalcoholconsumption.Dr.GaffneyKraftdeterminedthatshediedof strangulation.Sheisaprofessional.She,likeeveryothermedicalexaminerinany state,makeconclusionsaboutdeathsandarenotpaidanymoreoranylessto reportaspecificcause.ThisideathatEVERYONEisconspiringtohideamurder, whichthebodydoesn'tevenshowsignsof!,isridiculous.Ifbluntforcetrauma werethecauseofdeath,thenwhyaren'tthereanymarksconsistentwithbeing movedafterdeath?Whyisthebloodpoolingconsistentwithperpendicular,head upsidedownposition?WhydidTHREEmedicalexaminersforthestateof GeorgiaBureauofInvestigation(thisisNOTtheFBI)agreethatpositional asphyxiaandaccidentwerethecorrectdiagnosis?Whyaren'tthereany videotapesshowingrollingorunrollingofmatsordraggingofabody?whyaren't thereanywitnessestryingtoclaima$10,000reward?whydidalltheblood evidencecollectedturnouttobeNOTKendrick'sandNOTtheboysinquestion? Seriously,thefolksscreamingonthiswebsiteoughttospendalittletimewithan olderpersonwhoteacheshighschoolbiologyifyoucan'tfindsomeoneatthe collegelevelwhocanexplainsomemedical/scientificdetailstoyou.
LeighTouchton4daysago LeighTouchton4daysago

Shetweetedmorethanthat.:http://www.renewsit.com/2013/...

Thankyou.Andletmejustheadoffthecriticismsthataregoingtofollowfrom "thinkers"onafourthgradelevel.ThiswasthesecondliveradiointerviewI've everdoneinmylifeandIMADEMISTAKESANDMISPOKE.Mythoughtswere goingfasterthanmyvoice.Ifthe"thinkers"herethinkthismeansIamcoveringup amurderohwell.I'vebeenaccusedofbeing"boughtoff"andsohasRevRose. RevRoseofferedhischurch,andhisAcademybuildingtothefamily,freeof

charge,gavehischurchfortheAlSharptonrally,putuphishomeascollateral whenJacquiJohnsonwasarrestedforcivildisobedienceattheLowndesjudicial building,andputtogethera$10,000reward.Arewardthatthefamilyhasbeen ANGRYabout.In10months,eventhoughRevAlSharptonpubliclyspokeabout themoneyraisedathisevent($7,000)shouldgotoareward,thefamilyhas neverofferedone.Why?WhyaretheysoangryatRevRoseforputtingtogether a$10,000rewardforinfoleadingtoarrest?Justaskyouselfthesequestions.

LeighTouchton4daysago

Idoubtthereareanymissinghours.Iimaginethatmotionsensorsturnoffandon andthatthetimestampsarenotallsynchronized.Ibelievetheserversarewhat theFBIwilllookat.Iamnottechno/computersavvyandyieldtotheFBIexperts. ButyoucanprobablysurmisethatnowthattheFBIisinvolved,therewillbe allegationsthattheFBIisalsocoveringup"oneoftheirown."WhatIwastoldwas thatnocamerasshowedanythinglikerolling/unrollingofmat(s)oranythinglike whatappearedtobedraggingabody.Nordoesthebodyrecordanysignsofa struggleorbeingmovedafterdeath,thelividity(bloodpooling)isallperpendicular, indicatinghediedinupsidedownposition,fromwhatI'vebeentoldandwhatI'm abletoconcludefromlookingattheGBIautopsy(notsurethesecondpathologist addressedlividitysincethebodywasembalmedandhadbeeninterredfor5 months,Idon'tknow,I'mnotapathologist).Additionally,therearenumerous letterstothefamilyandtheirattorneydatingbacktothespringofthisyearinviting themalltocomeinandviewthevideotapes"incamera"meaningintheschool attorney'soffice,sincetheyweren'tgoingtomakeaFERPArulingpriortohaving thebodyexhumed.Nowaskyourself,doesitmakesensetoexhumeabodythat hadbeeninterredfor5months(costsabout$8,000Iwastold)priortohavinga judgemakeaFERPArulingsoyoucangetthevideotapes?FERPAhearingcost about$1,000I'mtold.October30wastheFERPAruling,judgereleased everything.Priortothat,thefamilyattorneyandthefamilyrefusedtocomeinand viewthetapestheyclaimtheyweresodesperatetogetalookat.

LeighTouchton5daysago

KendrickJohnson'smotherhassometweetsdenouncingFredRosenandBeau

Webster'sEbonyarticles:http://www.renewsit.com/2013/...
LeighTouchton5daysago

IfthereissomethingthatUSAttorneyMichaelMoorehasissuedtothemedia sincehisoriginalpressrelease,pleaseletusknow.Whathestatesinhisofficial pressreleaseisthatheisopeninganofficialreview. http://www.justice.gov/usao/ga...

LeighTouchton5daysago

WCTV,reportersfromadifferentnewsagency,aretheypartofthemurder conspiracytoo?BasicallytellingusallthatthisEbonyarticlewasnotfact checked.http://www.wctv.tv/home/headli...

LeighTouchton5daysago

It'ssomuchmoregraceful,compassionate,andobjectivetoruinthelivesofkids whodidn'tkillKendrickJohnson.SHAMEonallwhoaredoingit,includingyou. I'vereadthousandsofpostsonthiscase,allofthemareasuglyandoutrageous asTrinna'swatchingblackpeopletryingtocrucifywhitekidswhoWERENOT INVOLVEDINHISDEATHisgross,disgusting,andoffensive.

LeighTouchton5daysago

Really?RegionVNAACPdidn'tthinksowhentheygavemetheMedgarEvers award.Beenelected4timestolocalValdostaNAACPpresidency.Foughtoffa biomasspollutingpowerplantsitedinablackneighborhood,foughtforaLiving WagecampaignforValdostaStateUniversitycustodiansandgroundskeepers, advocatedagainstschoolconsolidationwhichwouldhaveeliminated4 AfricanAmericanvotingdistricts,workedforjusticeforWillieJamesWilliams whosedeathinLowndescountyjailruledahomicide(undertheFORMERsheriff, AshleyPaulk,whosesecondincommandlosttothecurrentsheriffBIGTIME becauseeveryonerememberswhatitwasliketohaveavindictivesheriffwhose jailwasfullofhumanrightsabuses),wenttojailoverafirstamendmentissue whenweweretryingtorenameacityparkforapersonofcolorbecausenoneof ourparkswerenamedforanyblackfolks,butyah,I'maseriouslydisgusting

humanbeingbecauseIbelieveinTHELAWandJUSTICEandPROTECTING CHILDRENfrombullcrapfalseaccusations.
LeighTouchton5daysago

Here,readthis.Explainswhythevideolooksthewayit doeshttp://www.valdostadailytimes....

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LeighTouchton5daysago

$10,000rewardforinfoleadingtoarrest.Rewardhasbeenofferedforonemonth, BeauWebsterandFredRosenknowaboutit.Thenameshavebeengivento DOJmonthsago.InvestigatorsSTILLhavenoprobablecausetoarrestthose boysoranyoneelse.Wherearethewitnesses?don'tyouthinkthey'dwanta $10,000reward?Hmmmm?

LeighTouchton5daysago

Forthoseofyoutoolazytogoogleit,here'stheValdostaDailyTimesarticleon thevideotapes.NowareyougoingtopubliclyaccusetheValdostaDailyTimes reportersandpublishersofbeinginvolvedinamurder conspiracy?http://www.valdostadailytimes....

LeighTouchton5daysago

yeah,howaboutyougotoyourlocalpoliceforceandaskthemiftheywouldrisk theircareers,retirementandprisontocoverupamurderandprotectanFBI agent.Forstarters,theFBIdidnotinvestigatethiscase,theGBIandtheLowndes CountySheriff'sDeptdid.Andguesswhat?NowthattheDOJisinvestigating GUESSWHOISOUTATLOWNDESHIGHASKINGQUESTIONS?Whyit'sthe FBI.Canyoubelieveit?Andguesswhy:theFBIistheinvestigativearmofthe DOJ.DidyourealizethatbeforeyouclaimedpubliclythattheFBIagentwas protectinghiskids?IagreewithChrisMartin,theintellectondisplayhereisfourth

gradeandthat'saninsulttofourthgraders.
LeighTouchton5daysago

Youdidnt'evenreadthelatestCNNsensationalism.Didyoumissthepartwhere Frederickssays"parentsconcernswereknockedout?"here'swhathesays:"an hourofvideoismissingandhesaystheschoolshouldn'thavelockedupthe servers,rathertheLCSDshouldhavedoneso."NowIpersonallyamgladthe schoollockedthemupbecauseiftheLCSDhaddonesotheJohnsonfamily wouldjustclaimthatthetapeswerealteredwhileinLCSDcustody.Gonnabea lothardertoprovetoajurythatanentiregroupofteachers,coaches,andschool officialstamperedwiththeirsurveillancesystem.Buthey,CrumpandKing,knock yourselfoutwiththatone.

LeighTouchton5daysago

Whichwhitekidsarelyingtolawenforcement?oneofthe"Martin"kidswasin classontheothersideoftheschoolwhenKJwentmissingandtheotherwason asportstripoutoftown.Furthermore,thereisabundantphysicalandmedical evidencethathediedofpositionalasphyxia,thesecondpathologist'sreportis extremelyquestionable.AreyouclaimingthattheteachersandALLthestudents whoverifiedthe"Martin"boyswhereaboutsarealsolyingtolawenforcement?

LeighTouchton5daysago

I'veseenalotofwhitesupremacists,andnowwecanlookatblacksupremacists hereonthiscommentarysection,inalltheir"glory."Theywanttocrucifyawhite kidwithoutanyhardevidence.SHAME

LeighTouchton5daysago

Idon'tknowwhatshewillsay,butIwouldencourageyoutoreadtheValdosta DailyTimesarticle"KendrickJohnsonFinalWalk"soyouunderstandwhyitis thatbeingclosertoamotionsensortriggersacameratorecord.Thereareat least810camerasintheoldgym.Idon'tknowwhichcamera"KillaLove"wasin

frontofwhenhe/shewasfightingbutithadtohavebeenonethatwascloserto thatparticularcornerthantheonethatshowedKJbreakingintoaruninthe middleofthegymthenthatcameraturnsoff.Why?becausetherewasnothing intheforegroundstrongenoughtotriggerthemotionsensor.Youcan'tconclude that"KillaLove"istalkingaboutthesameonethatrecordedKendrickwithout moreinformation.

LeighTouchton5daysago LeighTouchton5daysago

Ironicthatyoudonotrealizewhatyoulookandsoundlike.

HeyIdiot!isthatthewayyouwanttobeaddressed?No?thenstopcalling everyoneelseIdiots!Forstarters,noonesaidhe"fell"intothemat.Thetheory basedontheavailableEVIDENCEisthathepurposefullywentintothematto retrieveapairofshoes.Getthe500pagecasefile,readit,theneducateyourself withsomeValdostaDailyTimesarticles.Unless,ofcourse,youprefertobe thoughtofasanIdiot.

LeighTouchton5daysago

Prettyobviouswhichpeoplepostingherearefools.

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LeighTouchton5daysago

AMEN.Funnyhowblackkidsdeservemoreprotectionthanwhitekidsaccording tothevastmajorityofEbonypostersonthissite.SHAME

LeighTouchton5daysago

WhatisYOURevidenecethatthisboykilledKJ?haveyougivenyourevidenceto

theDOJ?youneedtocontactMichaelMoore,theattorneywhoisinchargeofthe reviewofthiscase.Thereisa$10,000rewardforinformationleadingtoanarrest. Noonecanbearrestedwithoutprobablecause.Doyouhaveevidence?whyare youscreechingincyberspace?calluptheDOJandgivethemyourevidence. EnoughwiththeshamefulallegationsagainstCHILDRENwhojusthappentobe white.Youthinkitwouldbeappropriatetoarrestblackkidswithnothingbut speculationandinnuendo?Useyourbrain.

LeighTouchton5daysago

AMEN.Thesefolkswouldwanttheirchildrentobegiveneveryprotectionunder thelaw,buttheyhavenoproblemattackingwhitekidswithnothingexcept allegationsandspeculation.SHAME

LeighTouchton5daysago

Calmyourself.Yourparentsobviouslyraisedyoutospeakwithhatredofallwhite people.Letmeexplainsomethingtoyou:yourskinfolksain'talwaysyourkinfolks. TheFBIagent'schildrencouldnotPOSSIBLYhavebeeninvolvedinKJ'sdeath, butbecausetheyarewhite,youareallreadytocrucifythem.SHAME

LeighTouchton5daysago

Howmanychildrenaregoingtobeaccused,byname,onthisFacebookpage? I'vecopieddozensofaccusationsofminorchildrenBYNAMEontheJohnson familyfacebookpages.Wouldanyofyouwantyourownchildrentobeaccused ofmurderabsentanyevidence?butyoudon'tmindotherWHITEchildrengetting accused,doyou?SHAME

LeighTouchton5daysago

Here'sanindepthanalysisofthesituationwiththevideotapes.LowndesHigh videotapesurveillanceistheretocatchkidsskippingclass,makingoutunderthe bleachers,havingfights,orpullingfirealarms.Thevideotapesurveillancewas neverintendedasmurderevidence.Ifyoudon'tlikethesituationregardingthe kindsofcameras,orthefactthatnoteverysquarefootoftheschooliscovered,

thenwriteyourGeorgialegislatureandtheGovernorofGeorgiaanddemand moremoneyforschoolsurveillance.Regardless,thepaththatKJwalkedwas madeclearonthesetapes,regardlessoftheoffset timestamps.http://www.valdostadailytimes....

LeighTouchton5daysago

WellIseeEbonytookdownmyoriginalreplytoChrisMartin.Thankyouforyour excellentpost,ChrisMartin.Letmeelaborateandexplainonepoint:neitherRev RosenorIhaveseenallthevideotape,we'veonlyseenthevideothatwasshown onCNNandontheValdostaDailyTimeswebpage.Itotallyandwholeheartedly agreewithyourassessmentthattheintellectualcapacityondisplayhereisakin tothatofafourthgrader,exceptafourthgradermightbemorecognizantoflogic thanwhatiscurrentlypassingas"commentary"onthisEbony"article."Ialways thoughtEbonyemployedreporterswhofactchecked.Iwasobviously misinformedaboutthat.

Ifanyoneonthiscommentarysectiontrulywantstolearnthefactsaboutthis caseandisNOTinterestedinrampantspeculationandunsupportedallegations, thenpleasevisittheValdostaDailyTimeswebpage,startwithtoday'sarticle "FindingKendrick"andthenlookatyesterday'sarticleonthevideotapes. Tomorrowtherewillbeanotherindepthreportonthisstory.

LeighTouchton5daysago

ThisiswhyBeauWebster'sallegationsareso ridiculous.http://www.wctv.tv/home/headli...

LeighTouchton5daysago

Incorrect.PleasereadMichaelMoore'spressrelease.Heisreviewingthecase. MichaelMoorehasdefinitelyNOTconcludedthatthiswasabotched investigation.HewasinvitedtoreviewthecasebytheLowndesCountySheriff ChrisPrine.BothRevRoseandmyselfhavebeencallingMichaelMoore (attorneyfortheDOJinthisarea)andbegginghimtoreviewthiscaseasthe communityisinupheavalandweneedclosure.Thefamily'sattorney,Chevene King,toldmeinAprilofthisyearthatallthepublicdemonstrationsweresupposed

tobetopressuretheDOJtolookintothis.NowthattheDOJislookingintoit,the familyisstillonthecornerwiththephotographofKendrick's postautopsy/decomposedface.Familieswithchildrencannotgodowntown withoutseeingit.Everyonehassympathyforafamilywholosesachild,butwe alsohavelostalotofsympathywiththewaythefamilyhaschosentodisplaythis grotesqueimage.

LeighTouchton5daysago

NO,theDOJisreviewingthecase.Ithasnotbeenreopened.

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LeighTouchtonamonthago

EveryValdostacitizenhasarighttotourthecrimelabaspartofaprearranged group.Allkindsofcommunitygroupshavevisitedit.I'vebeenpartoftoursfor SCLC,aCommunitySafetygroup,andtheValdostaPoliceAcademy(thisisa classthatcitizenscantake).Ourtaxeshelpedpayforthiscrimelabandthecity isveryproudofitandrightfullyso.It'sabsolutelythereasonwe'vegotan impressiverecordinthecityofValdostaforsolvinghomicides.Forensicteststhat usedtotakeweekstocomebackfromtheGBIcrimelabsnowcomebackin hoursordays.

Thereare13employeesatthecrimelab,2workfortheLCSDand11workfor theValdostaPoliceDepartment. Allcitizenshavearighttotalktotheirpublicofficials,andtheinvestigativecase filewasmadeavailabletoanycitizenwhorequestsit(itisover400pagesand costsapproximately$35).Itwasmadepublicwhenthecasewasclosed.The casewasclosedaftertheGBIautopsywasreleased.

LeighTouchtonamonthago

Ihaveaveryinformedopinionandamhappytoshareitwithpeoplewhowantto discusspolitely.Iappreciatethepeoplewhocalledyesterdayanddidnothide

theirphonenumbersandwithwhomIhadverygooddiscussions.I'mnot answeringphonecallsfromblockednumbers.
LeighTouchtonamonthago

Sheriff'sdeptcalledSIXGBIagentstosceneimmediately,theyprocessedscene rightalongsideLCSDinvestigators.3MedicalExaminersatGBIsignedoffonthe GBIautopsy.DOJhasalreadydecidednottoopenacivilrightsinvestigation. WhetherDOJdecidestoopenacriminalinvestigationremainstobeseenbutitis ridiculoustoaccuseeverywhiteperson(orblacklawenforcementorblack schoolofficials)ofbeinginvolvedinamurdercoverupconspiracy.Therehave beenwhitefolksinvolvedincivilrightsgroupsfromtheirinceptionandwhitefolks havealsodiedinthestruggle.I'masproudofstandinguptoblackfolksasIamof standinguptowhitefolks,becausewhatisimportantisthetruth,notallegianceto skintone.Onceagain,I'dbegladtodiscussmyfindingswithanyonewhoiscivil andpolite.

LeighTouchtonamonthago

Feelfreetopersonallyattackmeallyouwant,I'masentitledtomyopinionsas youaretoyours,butthedifferencebetweenmineandyoursisthatunlikeyou,I haveactuallyspenthoursresearchingthiscase.Begladtotalktoanyoneaboutit (aslongastheyarecivilandpolite).Iamconvincethattheattorneyandthefather havetolduntruthstothepublic.IpersonallyamconvincedthatAttorneyKinglied tome.

LeighTouchtonamonthago

I'mgoingtorepeat,donotaccusemeofbeingbought.Iamnottheonetelling untruthstothepublicandthenaskingfor"moneytofilelawsuits."

LeighTouchtonamonthago

It'sasaddaywhenparentswho'vebeentoldthattheirson'sfaceisNOT disfiguredduetoabeating(LCSDinvestigatorstoldthem,firstautopsytoldthem,

secondautopsytoldthem)wouldcontinuetoplasterthishorrificphotographall overdowntownValdostafor9months.Weallhavechildren,wealltravelpastthe signage,weallwantthetruth.Atleastthey'vefinallytakendownthephotographof EmmettTill.Suchsignage,IMO,onlyinflamespublicopinionthrough sensationalism.IMO,itisinappropriatetodisplaythisphotointhisfashion.

LeighTouchtonamonthago

Donotaccusemeof"beingbought."Idonotgetpaidformyvolunteeractivism andmydutyistothetruth.ThecasefilewasmadepublicthefirstweekofMay whentheGBIautopsywasconcluded(positionalasphyxia).Ittooktheattorney's officeanother2weekstoredactthehundredsofstudents'namesandremove recordsthatidentifiedstudents'faces(seefederallawcalledFERPA).Icanbe seenonayoutubevideofromasocalled"candlelightvigil"atwhichIaskedthe DOJtocometoValdostaandsettherecordstraight(midApril).I'vewrittenalot moreaboutthiscaseonTopixValdosta.Ifyouwanttobelievethefamily,andonly thefamily,that'syourperogative.Therearealways2sidestoeverystory.

LeighTouchtonamonthago

Justinterestedinthetruth.Ihavespenthoursinthelast9monthsinvestigating thisthroughopenrecords,interviews,andsitevisits,telephonecalls.Ihavethe casefile,whichIgotthefirstofJune.MoreofmyfindingspublishedonTopix Valdosta.Begladtotalktoyouoranyoneelse.

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LeighTouchtonamonthago

He'saprivatepathologistandhe'spaidtorenderaconclusion.Ihavehis personnelfilesfromhisemploymentwithFDLE,haveyouseenit?Hissupervisor inhispreviouspositionwithFloridaDeptofLawEnforcementpubliclyaccused himoflying.Googlehimandreadthepublicrecord,manyarticlesinOrlando Sentinel.IthinkthemoreimportantquestioniswhywouldTHREEmedical

examinersemployedattheGeorgiaBureauofInvestigationnotbebelieved?Dr. MaryanneGaffneyKrafthasasolidtrackrecordofexcellence(sheperformedthe GBIautopsyinJanuary).Sheperformedtheautopsyonayoungblackwoman founddeadatValdostaStateUniversity,theVSUpolicesaid"naturalcauses"and shesaid"Murderduetostrangulation."She'snotafraidtodeliveraconclusion thatchallengeslocallawenforcement.Sowhywasshebelievedinthecaseof theyoungblackwomanbutnotbelievedinthecaseoftheyoungblackman?

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LeighTouchtonamonthago

I'mtheLeadInvestigatorforValdostaSCLCandI'vespentmoretimeinthelast9 monthsfollowinguponclaimsmadebyAttorneyCheveneKingandKenneth Johnson(fatherofKendrick)thanBenWebsterhas,andI'mnotpaidtodowhatI do.Mostoftheclaimsthattheattorneyandthefathertoldmewereuntrue,Iam convincedthattheyarelyingaboutitinordertomanipulatepublicopinion.I'dbe gladtotalktoanyoneaboutmyfindingsinthiscase,2292451009.Iinterviewed lawenforcementandpublicofficials,Iwroteopenrecordsrequests,Itouredthe ValdostaCrimeLab,Itouredthegym,andImadephonecallsalloverthestateof Georgia,aswellasFlorida,followinguponDr.WilliamAnderson,thesecond pathologist,andclaimsmadebythefamily.Ihavebeenacivilrightsactivisthere for14years,electedtoValdostaNAACPpresidency4times.Itismypersonal opinionthatthefamilyandtheirattorneyhaveliedtothepublicnumeroustimesin ordertogullpeopleintodonatingmoney.

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LeighTouchtonamonthago

IamtheLeadInvestigatorfortheValdostaSCLC.Iinterviewedlawenforcement,

publicofficials,schoolofficials,IcalledbothplacesinFloridawhereWilliam Andersonusedtowork,Igothispersonnelrecords,Ihavethe450pagecasefile, andwouldreallyliketopublicizesomeoftheincidentreportsinsideitwhichthe familyknowsallaboutaswellasanarrestrecordthatIamawareof,Ihave spokentoaschoolresourceofficer,ItouredtheValdostaCrimeLab3times,I've spokentoforensicexperts,Itouredthegym,Isawevidencedocumentationfor theharddrivesfromthesurveillancecameras,ISAWthecameras,Iwitnesseda manclimbintooneofthematswhileIwasstandingthere,the2ofuswatching thiscouldnothearhimyellforhelpandthiswaswithONEmat,whereasthemat Kendrickwasinwasagainstthewallandsurroundedby1520mats.Istood outsidethecadaverstorageunitattheCrimeLab,Iwaseducateonthealarms thatgooffiftheunitmalfunctions,Ispoketoforensicexpertswhoseofficesare directlyoutsidetheunit,Ispokewithbloodspatterexperts,andIaskedquestions ofbothAttorneyCheveneKingandfatherKennethJohnsononaconferencecall inJuly.Ifolloweduponseveraloftheirclaimsandtheywerenottellingthetruth. I'dbegladtotalktoanyoneaboutmyfindings.2292451009