We have established how they entered the house. Forensic professionals have established how she was killed. Doctors and Medical Examiners have verified her death was not Natural Causes but Homicide. And the “contracted” part time Forensic Pathologist of Garfield County changes her death to Suicide after nine months and three threats to Morgan Jennifer’s mother. Will that change the truth of Morgan’s murder? Her killer’s hope it will, but it is doubtful at best.
Morgan always with her camera
On Twitter, Morgan has an account called Morgan’s Stalking. It started as a further way to raise awareness of the true horror that stalking is. The account had other uses as well. For people who wanted to know when a new post came out by a “tweet”, this was the only way to do that.
Well one of the followers posed a question to a person talking about Morgan on the Internet and was told in the simplest of terms that Keenan VanGinkel was never named in the Sheriff’s reports, more specifically he was never named as a suspect. Lie! Short answer, Lie! Long answer – Lie! Get the picture? And then I ask, why would you have to lie?
I now see an end to the lies, for those that are interested in the truth anyway. After numerous requests I finally have some of the official records from the Sheriff’s Department and none yet from the Coroner’s office. And please don’t offer to share yours with me, that is very nice, but unless it comes straight from the source how can I honestly represent that this is what their reports really include?
Now an avid reader of the blog, and supporter of Morgan’s cause tells me about other sources of reports out there that can be accessed. Many others exist, but those are behind passwords, and not so easily accessed. So this one set of records that can be accessed is 75 pages long, and the website admits to redacting the reports to remove some of the content. Are these the same records that are being represented to never mention Keenan VanGinkel or Keenan VanGinkel as a suspect? Is that how this works now?
So there exists a set of reports wrapped in such sincere claims of honesty and truth, that is 75 pages long. Lie number 1 exposed – just the supplemental reports that I have are 220 pages long. Wouldn’t you say that 220 pages down to 75 pages is one heck of a lot of redacting? And as to lie number 2, Keenan is never named in the reports, for the record, in the full 220 page “unredacted” version, Keenan VanGinkel’s name is mentioned at least 214 times. Not zero – two hundred and fourteen. And that is not the shocking part of the reports, just the sound of a few lies hitting the floor.
But why would you lie? Why would you feel the need to alter the Sheriff’s reports so greatly, my Nana would know, she would say that if you have to lie, think, maybe you are doing something wrong! If you have redacted Keenan VanGinkel’s name from your reports and you then represent that his name is never mentioned in the reports, that is not a clever half-truth – it is a lie, but as I said before that is not the shocking part.
What I find shocking in the reports that I do have is that as I go back and forth from my notes to the reports, there are incidents not reported in the incident reports, completely missing. Until the process is complete, I can’t be absolutely sure what exactly is not there, but at this point I will tell you that there appears to be quite a few incidents of what was purported to be felony behavior by Keenan VanGinkel that is not a part of the supplemental reports at all.
I refer to the 2010 revision of the Stalking Statues of the State of Colorado – 18-3-602 (7) A peace officer shall have a duty to respond as soon as reasonably possible to a report of stalking and to cooperate with the alleged victim in investigating the report.
Now, if there is no supplemental report, then how do we know what the investigation required by statute consisted of? When the Sheriff sends a Deputy out to “take a report” what does that mean? I would think there would be writing involved in “taking a report”, wouldn’t you?
Perhaps it will all to turn out to be innocent, and there will be reports that were mistakenly not forwarded to me as a part of the package containing “all of the Garfield Sheriff’s Reports pertaining to Morgan Jennifer Ingram” or maybe I do have all of the official reports. That of course will mean that some of the felony stalking incidents reported to the Sheriffs did not rise to the level of a report becoming, well… a report, and believe me the ones I know off the top of my head that are missing definitely should be in there – they are very important incidents.
One way or another it will all get worked out over this excruciating period, and what I believe will only become more and more obvious is that a group of people have endeavored to lie on behalf of Keenan VanGinkel. Starting with claims that his name is not mentioned in the Sheriff’s reports, not once. Not really, as we all know now, at least 214 times. And if you really want to know that 214 does not count emails, texts, phone conversations, 911 calls, calls to dispatch, in person conversations with Deputies and Detectives, etc., etc. There was a suspect, and his name was Keenan VanGinkel, he rose to the level of a suspect that certain officers were 100% sure of.
Unfortunately it appears that in opposition to Morgan’s Blog about Morgan’s stalking there will be lies told, to protect stalkers is the only reason I can come up with. I believe, without a doubt, they are lies told to protect the perpetrators of the felony crimes committed against Morgan Jennifer. Why else would there be such a need to lie? And on such a regular basis? And to lie so completely in opposite of the facts, why?
Not that Keenan was mentioned less than a hundred times, when the truth is he was really mentioned at least 214, that is too close to the truth for some who wish for, and evidently need a complete cover-up of the truth. So, these protectors of stalkers and peeping toms go all the way from at least 214 times (the truth), to zero, none, never (a complete lie). So here is a suggestion that may help, and goes to my idea of a truth. If you come across a website dedicated to Morgan’s memory, good or bad, and there is not a name associated with that website, ask yourself why? Never a real name of real people – just ask why? Could be its Keenan himself writing a story about how he was not even here, ever. And yes, I have heard about the one with a person’s name, and that the person does not even exist, she is someone else entirely, well that person too – just ask why?
In my life I have seen interviews with a perp that we watched from the victim side of the one way glass, and I will tell you that they lie. Oh do they lie – they lie, and lie, and lie. Criminals questioned, and lying seems to go hand in hand. Especially criminals, caught and in fear that there is no way out – they lie, far more times when it is a do-or-die situation for them.
If a person or group has to resort to redacting out over half of the Sheriff’s reports along with every mention of Keenan VanGinkel, or Brooke Harris before they are satisfied that they really have the “truth”, why? Haven’t you taken the Sheriff’s best estimate of the truth, and turned it into a lie?
The truth never changes. If it takes 220 pages for the Sheriff’s to tell a part of their story, then how can it be shortened by 145 pages (by others on the Internet trying to say that Morgan was not stalked or murdered), and then every instance of Keenan Vanginkel and Brooke Harris has been removed, and then what do you have, really? How can all that be removed and then an attempt be made to pass it off as the truth, when in reality it is one big lie? This isn’t the first time this has happened to victims (I know many other victims who have shared their horrific stories), and I’m sure it won’t be the last, very unfortunately – blame the victim(s), redirect people’s attention, keep the real criminal out of jail, and above all else, lie… there are many psychological reasons people do this, but the bottom line is they are protecting a criminal. Sometimes a murdering criminal!!!
And now as Easter 2013, with all its wonderful moments that are now such precious memories, has passed us by, and Easter baskets filled by the Easter Bunny, with all the little goodies that are still fresh in our minds, here’s a moment of thanks from Steve and I to all of you who oppose stalking, all of us can really change the world to be a better, safer place, – we know it now. in less than a year the arrests of stalkers continues to mount, Steve and I wish for it to include Morgan’s stalker, voyeur, and murderer, but for now we wait, satisfied with arrest after arrest of criminals, and another victim saved.
I especially want to say thank you for all of the kind thoughts, and loving memories of Morgan shared over the weekend. And as a last thought I read a “tweet” that said, “Like Jesus Christ who died for our sins, Morgan Ingram died for all stalking victims” – to that, both Steve and I say as long as there is breath in our bodies, Morgan’s legacy shall be there to help save victims of stalking in any little way that we can.
And Nana, this is twice I have used your name and your advice, so again I get to say, “I love you Nana.” And I like how that works out.
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Today’s post is not about a day in the history of Morgan’s investigation, it is just about a plain old day right from the start as I just left a store and witnessed something that is just not fair – to all the victims of peeping toms and stalkers, and whatever other individual names there are for, “offenses against the person”.
This incident I saw is off the record, so I won’t name names or even the store I was at, but it went like this…a single police officer arrives, the officer goes to a back office, there is a person waiting that is put in handcuffs. This is the first thing the officer does! And after a brief conversation, the officer takes the person to the squad car, actually it’s Colorado, so it’s an SUV, but this person is taken away to jail, bye-bye.
I honestly did not know what was going on, so I found out. And while this may be obvious to some, it turns out that this person was observed shoplifting, and was detained while the police were called, and came to arrest the person. It is not a common occurrence, but this is how it is handled when it does happen.
On my drive home, I became emotional about this simple observation of mine. Because Morgan, one evening, went against everything she had been told to do, and stopped her car, while being followed by her stalker, to get out and be able to positively identify him, as this had been a sticking point up until then. Morgan wanted it over, and she wanted to be sure that it was him.
But when we called the Garfield Sheriff’s Department, they did not arrest him, did not even go search him out and talk to him or question him, Morgan got the big “nothing.” Of course he would have denied it. I mean do they ever really admit it? The person in the store was in cuffs as they were advised of their rights, before they spoke a word.
Morgan encountered her stalker at an intersection numerous times on her way home from a class, which always ended at differing times, but within 10 or 15 minutes either way of the intended end time. These incidents were reported to Detective Glassmire sometimes one at a time, or sometimes more than one at a time. The detective said there was a trailer park somewhere back in the direction the suspect was coming from, and “surmised” K.V.G. “might” live there. So the detective said it was probably always just a chance meeting. My grandmother would have said, “bologna!”
I have to ask, have you ever made left turns at an intersection at random times, and found yourself saying – hey, there’s so and so again, making a left turn at the same time as me, we are going to meet right in the middle, and darn if he isn’t staring me down again, what a coincidence! Sorry, not possible…I have made that left turn easily over a hundred times, and never have seen him there once, let alone making a turn on the same light cycle as me, and even more remotely meeting in the middle of the intersection. Morgan makes the left turn seven times, and it happens six and that’s mere coincidence, I don’t think so. I have been assured that the statistical probability of this happening just by coincidence is off the charts. To think that this would not have taken surveillance, and precise timing to achieve, is pure fantasy.
Those encounters, just at the intersection alone, were not by chance, and as a part of Morgan’s stalking case meet the elements of stalking, where the state of Colorado, by legislative decree;
Recognizes the seriousness posed by stalking, and adopts the provisions of this part 6 with the goal of encouraging, and authorizing effective intervention before stalking can escalate into behavior that has even more serious consequences.
In case you want to read all about it – here is the link at the end of the paragraph. If you or someone you know, even thinks they are being stalked or has ever wanted to know what the State of Colorado believes should happen when stalking is suspected, it is very informative, and illuminating, and I can guarantee you the Sheriff’s Department never really discussed any of this with us, and oh how I wish they had – Colorado Stalking law .
So this person at the store is cuffed, and led away on a phone call, for a misdemeanor offense, but when the Sheriff’s are called about Morgan’s stalker, which is a felony case, and told that this happened, here he is, and, nothing… here he is again, and nothing… here he is again, and nothing again. Now she’s dead, the eyewitness is gone. It is not fair for the victims of stalking. And yes, I made the calls, because Morgan was, a) shaking like a leaf, b) crying, or, c) both, and yes, she did tell the officers in her own words when they arrived at our house. But the real question is the time when Morgan stopped the car, unlocked the door, and got out of the car, in order to positively identify K.V.G., when she knew she was being followed home one time, did she set off the events that led to her death? Was she now the only eyewitness, the one thing he can not have? I have never thought about this before, but now I have to really wonder.
So many of the stalking victims I talk to are so upset because, a) they feel as if they are not believed, b) the police won’t do anything to stop it or, c) both. If the legislative branch goes to all the trouble to draft and pass a law against stalking, and even calls it an, “extraordinary risk crime”, where does law enforcement get off reducing it to a nothing where the suspect isn’t even interviewed when identified, and then when I ask the detective 5 months after Morgan’s murder if he had ever been to the suspects new house, it actually turns out they never even knew where he lived after he moved out of our neighborhood.
How on earth can the Sheriffs report that they enforced that part of the statue that reads, “a peace officer shall have a duty to respond as soon as reasonably possible to a report of stalking, and to cooperate with the alleged victim in investigating the report”? This is a mystery to me.
But on the heels of that mental exercise, while I was driving home came really good news, and on a Sunday good news of this magnitude is unusual. A very big piece of Morgan’s case came together today, in what began as an innocent long shot idea for Steve almost a year ago.
To explain I have to share that when Morgan’s case goes to court I have been forewarned that the admissible part will be a most excruciating exercise in hair-splitting. I really don’t completely understand it all, but I do understand excruciating, in fact I talked about it yesterday.
The good news is there is a narrow stream that will undoubtedly survive all challenges and anything within that stream has become very exciting to me. My excitement stems from something I can’t tell you all just yet, but trust me, just knowing it exists has Morgan smiling, I’m sure. It is laboratory evidence, and it connects quite a few dots in a way that I really could not have foreseen. So a big quiet thanks to those out there who spent their time and made this happen, and you know who you are!
And I apologize for getting so excited over something I can’t tell anyone, but I just could not help myself. And I keep smiling, even in what seems to be the darkest hour, because if Morgan could do it, than I certainly can too…and we know there is light at the end of this really long tunnel we have been in.
I really have parallel efforts going on at the same time, and have had for quite a while. First is the search for justice for Morgan Jennifer (Steve always called her MJ), which ends up being far more frustrating, angering, and convoluted than I ever could have imagined. If it were not for the unending assistance of those truly interested in solving a crime I don’t know what I would have done, honestly!
The second is the basis, the core of justice. The search for truth – I always say that the truth never changes, which is a primal belief of mine, that also will never change. For the truth is elusive when there is a price for revealing it. In Morgan’s stalking there were of course guilty parties. Perhaps the same party(s) responsible for the string of stalking and peeping tom incidents in that rather confined area dating back at least four years.
It boggles my mind that this could go on for so long and be a complete mystery to the Garfield Sheriffs Department when they are the ones responding to the incidents as they are called in. There is a reason for that, and I am trying not to allow it to be a concern of mine at the moment, so I am very aware of it, but I try to put it on my back burner for now, and it is very hard to do. Knowing all these people now who were also victims of peeping toms and terrorization, seeing how it is still a fresh wound for them even after years makes me really want to scream at someone sometimes.
So, largely with Steve’s help I focus on the truth of what happened to Morgan. The guilty parties will never be willing to tell the truth, that is obvious, and just for starters if they did it would be a confession, something they seek to avoid at all costs. And if you think you have gotten away with it, well then maintaining silence on a few key facts, becomes all so important.
So therein lies the problem for the perpetrators, the truth must never come out, and if it should, go immediately to plan B, deny, deny, deny. But they do not just stop there, the perps go on the offensive and attack anyone that is simply thinking, hey this does not quite add up, maybe it should be looked into, maybe, just maybe, Morgan’s case deserves at least a little more looking into. Verbalize just that single thought and, “Katie bar the door,” you are fair game for whatever may be slung your way, and it seems that it will.
Furthering this is a disturbing trend for the perp to go to the courts and sue the victim(s) of the crime. It has become such a problem that states around the country have already or are enacting laws to prevent this from happening. Just google criminals suing victims, I read about a man up on a roof (not his roof of course) and he fell through the skylight. Then it became not, what was he doing over the skylight, peeping tom perhaps? And basically instead he sued for the skylight not supporting his weight and allowing him to fall through and get hurt, no mention of caught in the act, or what were you doing up there anyway? To me it is more than crazy, it’s criminal. But somehow that’s redundant, isn’t it?
Steve and I were the recipients of frivolous prosecution. A TRO based on the fear that my blog was creating. Our attorney suggested that they just not read it, if it caused them any fear at all. Along this trail of justice, I removed first the names of the scared parties, and I refused to allow any of these distractions or negative energies affect me or slow me down.
I want to point out that I have been asked a few times by people to take their name out of the blog and replace it with their initials, modify a picture that revealed something they would have wished was not, and every time I have said no problem and done it. I also have a page on Morgan’s website (that this blog is a part of) that clearly explains if you feel that there is any inaccuracy you find please bring it to my attention and I will deal with it. Nobody has ever clicked that link to report an inaccuracy. I would be naïve to think that I might get a few now, so fair warning, if you complain using twelve different names, all from the same IP address, I have a spam button and I will press it, that is if it hasn’t already been pressed in your honor, your second of harassment.
Now, back to the course of justice for Morgan, after removing all the names of the scared parties that was not enough. I then had to remove all their initials and they became question marks. Now just so there is no doubt one of these people, Brooke Harris was another prime suspect of the detectives very soon after they began to investigate, and soon after if it was her or Keenan Vanginkel that was the ringleader, it took time for the detectives to sort them out.
Another of the “frightened” people admitted to one of his clients that the Sheriffs used to think he was the stalker, but that now they knew it was his daughter’s ex-boyfriend. Luckily for Morgan, this client felt that a truth like that had to be shared, not hidden at all costs.
If fact all parties seeking this TRO, to be followed by a permanent restraining order, had some documented involvement in Morgan’s stalking. After she was killed they, “clammed up”, as they say. Resorting to the now famous, “where’s the proof”? I guess the fact that even her father is telling people that the Sheriffs used to think it was him, but now they know its her ex-boyfriend conveniently escapes her, along with the fact that in most solved murders the perp is not caught at the scene with murder with weapon in hand. They are apprehended after investigation, many times extensive, slow, and agonizing investigation. And Morgan knows that however long her investigation for the truth takes – Steve and I are all in.
I firmly believe that wherever she is now, Morgan also knows that we intend to help however many victims we can, avoid the peeping toms, the stalkers, and the horrific murderers that lurk and ply their trade without conscience, terrorizing so many innocent victims, for years and years in some cases. And I also firmly believe that Morgan is very happy and thankful that Steve and I do this.
So as this trail of justice wound to an end, the counsel for those seeking a TRO suddenly recused himself from the case. And then eventually it was dismissed completely. In the end, they wanted my blog taken down because their names were in it – but their names are in it because they were a part of the events that unfolded, part of the truth, and it never changes. My neighbor who sells fabulous wines, and tried so hard to help us, as the crime was ongoing, doesn’t mind if I put her name in when it was she that saw something I talked about, or her very macho dog, that barked his heart out to warn us, and tried his best to help protect Morgan. Is it just me or is it obvious that when some have such a problem with their name associated with something they said or did – there might be a reason? Just an observation here.
I don’t think I ever spoke a word in our first court experience, but if I had, I would have said that I am really not trying to frighten anyone with Morgan’s blog about her stalking and murder. I am telling the truth, and some of it comes after painstaking work over a long period of time. Little ends are still falling into place and this is day 477 of Morgan’s murder investigation. Like I said Steve and I are all in, we didn’t choose this, but now we fight for our little girl.
On March 22, 2011 Morgan sent me the following Facebook message:
I miss my youngest baby, Morgan – it seems too cruel that her life was stolen from her. She was the sweetest person I have ever been around in my whole life, and I miss her with all my heart!
Many years ago, almost in a different life it seems, Steve was involved in a little investigation. A simple case of being in the right place at the right time to his thinking, not the wrong place at the wrong time as some suggested at the time to him. Steve asked me if it bothered me that he was involved, and it could conceivably cause some danger for us. Without a seconds thought I told him that, “if you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem”. Then the bonehead told me that was good, because he was going to do it either way, but it was great I had said that to him.
Now it is so wonderfully refreshing that along the search for truth for my dearest daughter Morgan Jennifer, I have met people who embrace this thought, that – if you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem, and they have shared that little part of the truth they know. And so many others have spent their time to do what they are best at, and find truth for Morgan where I lack the years of training and expertise they have, and would have otherwise never known about Morgan’s stalking and murder. For all of these people I am eternally grateful. It is what helps shape the world into a better place for us all, and I hope, that even if it’s somewhere deep inside of us, we all know it.
Morgan deserves justice
Morgan was such a happy young woman, full of conviction, articulate, a very avid reader and very accomplished photographer, all before age twenty. And in the year plus since her death could Morgan possibly be any more of a victim in this? She was stalked and then murdered, never had her day in court for either crime, as she rests, is it in peace? She is judged every minute of every day. Judged by people that didn’t even know her, as to how she died, what kind of person she was, and all of her medical history that has been leaked or irresponsibly released by many of the same people who failed to protect her or process her crime scene with the slightest bit of professionalism, all in violation of her rights, and to top it off her medical information being tossed around over the Internet is wrong. And Morgan is not even here to defend herself.
A small group has taken up the task, very gladly. Some have children of their own, and want see an end to this insanity that is called stalking. Others have been stalked or are being stalked themselves at this very time. And still others have such a sense of justice burning within them that must cause them to follow their beliefs and try to help right the obvious wrongs Morgan has suffered.
Let us not forget a few facts – there actually was an investigation, it was only into Morgan’s stalking, not of her death. And after less than two months, two Garfield County Detectives were convinced 100% who was the person that was the stalker, and the person(s) who were supporting his actions. Aiding and abetting I believe it is called.
Morgan also knew who her stalker was, and identified him many times to many people. She discussed him with her friends and fellow students, instructors, doctors, even Detectives and Deputies. She sent emails about him, and wrote short letters confirming what she had seen. She was killed 5 days before her official interview about him. Don’t we have a law against killing a witness in this state? If we don’t, I think there should be one.
The Detectives sent to me, and received from me numerous emails, videos, pictures, text messages, copies of logs and phone calls in addition to face to face discussions about the top two perps. They were well known and discussed often. How often? Just writing this makes me want to go back through every scrap and see how many times it actually was and see if the number of times he was referred to as the stalker exceeds the estimate of fifty times out at the house looking for him, after he left. Have I ever told you that from the hiding spot on the roof you can see at least five miles in every direction. As in, oh look, here comes a Sheriff’s pick-up truck, plenty of time to retreat and avoid detection, wouldn’t you think?
The connection from stalker to murderer was never pursued, and remains, an open end in a closed case that never ended in an arrest. This is the investigation we push to become a reality. I firmly believe it is a Really Big Stretch to think that right in the midst of her stalking, right when the detectives thought it would start to escalate, and patrols were ramped up, that right in the middle of all this, someone else just happened by and killed Morgan. It’s Garfield County remember, no murders here! Not one in the five years before Morgan’s death.
I also firmly believe that all of the many opinions of experts as to what happened to our daughter that night have to be fully explored. She deserves the truth and if we continue to ignore the overwhelming consensus that she does not have the truth now, is that really fair to Morgan? Why don’t we do this? If the misguided and misinformed conclusions can be aired and if the Code of Ethics says you have to do it, then why not do it? Is Morgan not worthy of justice? I would certainly hope that is not the case.
Since her death many more pieces of that night have come to light. Depending on the expertise of the person interpreting test results, far more facts about her death can be established. The Coroner’s code of ethics promises, “I will readily seek consultation and use the talents and knowledge of others.” The talents and knowledge of others are readily available here, they were given most graciously, and the door was slammed in their face.
Why this is I do not know, an answer to Steve or I of any question that we have continually asked of the Coroner has never been forthcoming with an answer, as in not at all, whether we sent our letters certified, return receipt or whether we called, it didn’t matter, we were completely ignored. Morgan deserves better than that. Everyone living in this county deserves better than that.
So to say now that I am accusing without basis is untrue. Very few of you were here to see the Detectives dismiss where all the other Deputies had gotten on this case to, when it became a felony stalking case, as far as suspects, the detectives like starting from scratch and seeing where the evidence leads them, and it led them to 100% sure as to who the stalker was. Between this and the admissions J.H. made the day Morgan’s body was found, I too reached the same 100% certainty, and nothing has happened to dampen that. In fact only things that increased my conviction. I believe my statements are well founded in fact. Facts I have shared, and those I have not.
I just wish to remember Morgan for the young woman she was, see that she has her day in court to air evidence against her perpetrators, and let the decision stand. I want the chance to help others and improve the shortcomings of a system that failed her so badly, which is why I point them out with as much detail as I can, so we can all seek better ways to fight this heinous crime. That is not too much for a mother to ask.
I wish I could see Morgan in the kitchen now making her favorite shortbread cookies – here is a picture of her last batch.
Shortbread cookies