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A post from Morgan’s friend Tacia…

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I came accross this band this morning, and it reminded me of Morgan because of her kitty Mogwai. I think she would have liked this song. I can picture her smiling and swaying gently to it with the soft morning sunlight pouring over her face. I could never recreate her in my imagination as beatiful as she really was, but it is a warm thought and a fond feeling it gives me all the same. She had an incredibly diverse taste, and divine appreciation for music. I loved listening to music with her, we would just immerse ourselves in the sounds, cuddle up together in a blanket of tones, tap our toes to the beat. She really felt things, she was so open to life. I feel like the whole world is asleep, they don’t see the beauty in everything like she did. She always inspired and amazed me with her capacity to absorb and embrace everything with such loving, open arms. I felt like she could swallow the whole world up in one great gulp, breath it in with one deep breath, and if she were to breathe it all back out, in a gentle sort of sigh, the world would have been a better place. Anyway, I just thought perhaps it might brighten your day just the tiniest bit. Many, many wishes of love and healing to you and your family Toni. Click on the following like to see the video.

http://youtu.be/ol3e032aOeU

Mogwai – “How to Be a Werewolf” Sub Pop Records

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MISSING MORGAN AND BLOWING OFF STEAM – JUST A LITTLE…

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STEVE AND I WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT MORGAN’S HORRIFIC STALKING AND MURDER – AND YES, UNITL AN INVESTIGATION IS LAUNCHED WE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN CONTINUE TO CONDUCT AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION – AND YES, IT’S HORRIBLE FOR US!

WE JUST REALIZED THAT A SIMPLE QUESTION HAS NEVER BEEN ANSWERED AND PERHAPS YOU CAN HELP, BECAUSE I THINK I AM MISSING SOMETHING HERE – IF THE GARFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAS SELF ADMITTEDLY RESPONDED TO OVER 50 CALLS AT OUR RESIDENCE, AND NEVER SAW ANY SIGN OF A STALKER –

DESPITE NUMEROUS CRYSTAL CLEAR SHOE PRINTS IN CAREFULLY WATERED AND RAKED SOIL AROUND OUR HOUSE, WILDLIFE CAMERA PHOTOS, VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE, EYE WITNESS TESTIMONY, TESTIMONY ABOUT REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO OPEN OUR FRONT DOOR THROUGH A NUMERIC KEYPAD, METAL CLEARLY CRACKED IN THE GUTTER OVER MORGAN’S WINDOW (BY AS OF YET UNDETERMINED FORCES), THE TESTIMONY OF OUR NEIGHBORS CONCERNING THE BIZARRE BEHAVIOR OF MORGAN’S STALKING SUSPECT(S), ET CETERA, ET CETERA –

THEN HOW DO WE HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT THIS SAME SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CAN BE REALISTICALLY EXPECTED TO RESPOND TO A 911 CALL ON THE MORNING MORGAN WAS FOUND DEAD AND THINK SOMETHING NEFARIOUS MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED?   OF COURSE THEY COULDN’T, THE STALKER EASILY ELUDED EVERY EFFORT THEY EVER PUT FORTH TO CATCH HIM; SO OF COURSE ON THE MORNING MORGAN WAS FOUND DEAD –

HER BODY FILLED WITH A DATE RAPE COCKTAIL (LETHAL MANY, MANY TIMES OVER), ALL OF HER VALUABLE JEWELRY MISSING, 3 OF HER NAILS TORN, AN UNIDENTIFIED SUBSTANCE ON HER CHEST (VISIBLE ONLY UNDER THE CRIME SCENE LIGHTING), A SUSPICIOUS RED BRUISE ON HER FOREHEAD, BLOOD IN HER MOUTH. OF COURSE THE GARFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WOULD BE TOTALLY INCAPABLE OF PUTTING 2 + 2  TOGETHER AND REACHING THE UNBELIEVABLE ASSUMPTION THAT HER STALKER COULD HAVE ESCALATED TO MURDER.  THAT THE UPCOMING EXECUTION OF A SUBPOENA UPON CITY MARKET, EL JEBEL THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY TO TURN OVER ALL THE SUSPECTS WORKING HOURS, WHICH THE DETECTIVE WAS CONFIDENT, ONCE OVERLAID WITH THE TIMELINE OF STALKING WOULD BE COMPELLING EVIDENCE TO FINALLY MAKE AN ARREST OF HER STALKER.  A FACT THAT MORGAN WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT SHE SHARED WITH HER DOCTOR, DURING HER OFFICE VISIT, 36 HOURS BEFORE HER DEATH.  OF COURSE THE GARFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WOULD WANT TO BELIEVE THIS WAS ALL COMPLETELY UNRELATED. MERE COINCIDENCE!

THE SAME GARFIELD SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WHICH OCCUPIED THE HOUSE MORGAN WAS KILLED IN THAT MORNING TO PROCESS THE SCENE – IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF COLORADO REVISED STATUTES PERTAINING STRICTLY TO MEDICO LEGAL INVESTIGATION OF DEATH SCENES IN THE STATE OF COLORADO!  AND SUPERVISED BY AN INDIVIDUAL EITHER FROM THE FARNUM HOLT FUNERAL HOME OR A CHIEF DEPUTY CORONER FROM THE GARFIELD COUNTIES CORONERS OFFICE…OR MAYBE EVEN BOTH?!?  AND OF COURSE ALSO PRESENT IN VIOLATION OF COLORADO REVISED STATUTES PERTAINING SPECIFICALLY TO DEPUTY CORONERS.

OF COURSE I AM MISSING SOMETHING…THE TRUTH

 

October 7 – 8, 2011 – Days 67 & 68 of Morgan’s Stalking – The Stakeout…

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In the morning Steve and I went out to breakfast at our favorite local’s hangout in Carbondale, we texted Morgan (she was with a friend) to see if she would join us and she did.  Every time we went there Morgan would order the exact same breakfast, so it got to the point where we would just order for her, after checking of course.

After breakfast, Steve and I spent some time painting the motion detectors a brown camouflage color, so they did not stand out at night.  The motion detectors were the most consistent weapon in our arsenal.  The stalker could not cross through an area covered without setting the detector off.  The way they were deployed was giving us advance warning to a window banging event.  It had not allowed us to actually catch him, but it was certainly the most promising.  Early detection is the key, just like cancer, if you think about it.

A friend of Morgan’s texted her around 7:00 pm, “Dude. Now considering Stanford? They offer Romanian.”  Earlier that Spring when Morgan was out on location, working and helping her big sister, they stopped at Stanford on the way home. Morgan was quite smitten with the possibility of attending the law school there.  Morgan always had ultimate faith in herself, and was positive that if she knew the requirements, she could meet them.  Morgan answered her friend, “Yesss!!” And she responded, “Doing some school research. Seeing what I can find. =D.”

Detective Glassmire was coming out for a stakeout, naturally we were kept in the dark about actual arrival and departure times, but he agreed to text me on the way out.  There was no way I was waiting until the next day to find out what if anything had happened. At 2:06 am I could not contain myself any longer, and sent a text to him, “Backyard motion detector light going on and off – same time as last night.” Detective Glassmire texts back, “Okay, we did leave at 12:45 am, and we did notice that the backyard motion detector did go on and off twice while we were watching it.  Definitely was not us at that time, as we were very far from that light.  Otherwise quiet while we were there.”  I texted back, “OK better luck next time.  Morgan never alerted us to anything on her window tonight.”  Detective Glassmire texted back, “Okay, that’s where we focused on, we will be in touch soon, have a good night.”  I texted back, “You too.”

This was the night (the only night that I know of) that they did a stake out to try to catch the stalker.  Detective Glassmire the next day suggested that maybe we had a faulty motion light and that’s why it would go on and off in the middle of the night.  So Steve swapped it for another light that we could also see from our room, but hadn’t been going on and off, now that that light was put where the other light had been it still did the same thing, so it wasn’t defective – what we didn’t know at the time was that this was the area that was being triggered, because this is where the stalker was getting on to our roof!!!

Today it is October 5, 2012 – and I’m sure I’ve said this before, but it will always bear saying again.  Months after Morgan was murdered we found evidence that the stalker had been gaining access to our roof from that exact area that would set off that motion light, he would run over the berm, towards the back of our house, and climb up the Aspen tree that was leaning right up against the back of our house.  Once up on the roof he had the advantage to be able to see up and down the streets, as well as the advantage to hide where the roof comes together – it created a perfect hiding place for him.  He could also lean over the edge of the roof, body against the metal gutter over Morgan’s room, and see in to her room, or dangle something down to tap or bang on her window, ever eluding the Sheriff’s and all others.  He was “getting off” in being able to make fools out of the Sheriffs.

Except for one, Rhonda’s little dog Sammie, next door, that used to bark in the middle of the night at his window that faced Morgan’s side of the house.  But, unfortunately dogs can’t talk (or at least most of us don’t understand what they are saying), so we never knew that the stalker was on our roof.  But the little dog knew, and he tried to tell us…so many times.

Click here to read about the 69th – 73rd days of Morgan’s stalking https://morgansstalking.com/?p=1640

The crime scene was a “mystery” wonder why?

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I guess if you die under suspicious circumstances, you have been stalked for 4 months, and you are a healthy 20-year-old…I guess law enforcement shouldn’t wonder if maybe a murder has been committed and they should gather as much evidence as possible.

Just the thought of an autopsy makes my eyes shut and my shoulders quiver.  But I told myself, they’re right, it has to be done, and I tried to think of other things, pretend it was not happening. Maybe that was the wrong thing to do, maybe I should have grabbed Steve, and insisted on both of us riding with her, being right there every horrific step of the way. If my daughter was taken away in an ambulance to the hospital it would not have been any other way…I would have been with her.  Steve and I would be right there every single step of the way.  But on that cold Friday morning, on December 2nd, they were taking my daughter’s body away, not my daughter.

Only I’ve been told I would not have been allowed to be there for any step of the way, no matter how much I insisted.  First, as hard as it is for me to conceive, I was a suspect – until I am ruled out, it could have been me, and I can’t begin to be ruled out until the autopsy is finished, so I can’t possibly be allowed anywhere near it.

Enter the first theories of law as I understand them:

  • Pronouncement of death
  • Process the scene
  • Approve the removal of the body
  • Arrange to have the body moved to the lab for an autopsy
  • Maintain the chain of custody

And all of those steps happened for Morgan, but remember they were done by Thomas Walton.  What if he is not trained or legally able to do any of them?  What if the Garfield County Coroner’s office never completed the steps that would have established Thomas Walton as a legal Deputy Coroner?  I don’t even want to think about how potentially tainted Morgan’s case could be by the actions of the Coroner. But first things first.

There is another document recently adopted by the State of Colorado in May of 2011, before Morgan’s murder.  To clarify autopsies and it pertains to this case.  It is called the National Association of Medical Examiners Forensic Autopsy Performance Standards (NAME).  It was adopted intact as the minimum for an autopsy in the State of Colorado.

And wouldn’t you know it, right there in the first section, section A, another problem.

Section A: Medicolegal Death Investigation

The purpose of this section is to define responsibility for medicolegal death investigation and to outline the types of cases that are to be investigated by such systems. Investigations can be conducted by inquiry with or without examination. Inquiries are typically conducted via telephone interview, personal interview, or review of records. Examination may include scene investigation, external inspection, and forensic autopsy.

Standard A1 Responsibilities

Medicolegal death investigation officers, be they appointed or elected, are charged by statute to investigate deaths deemed to be in the public interest–serving both the criminal justice, civil justice and public health systems. These officials must investigate cooperatively with, but independent from, law enforcement and prosecutors. The parallel investigation promotes neutral and objective medical assessment of the cause and manner of death.

To promote competent and objective death investigations:

A1.1 Medicolegal death investigation officers should operate without any undue influence from law enforcement agencies and prosecutors.

A1.2 A forensic pathologist or representative shall evaluate the circumstances surrounding all reported deaths

The problem? The investigators and interviewers are to be independent from law enforcement and prosecutors.  Well if your interviewer is a Garfield County Sheriff’s detective, and your investigators are a group of Garfield County Deputies and Detectives, do you see the problem?  None of these people can legally be processing the crime scene.  It’s Colorado Law.  In Morgan’s case a neutral and objective medical assessment of the cause and manner of death never happened.

Was Thomas Walton, not really a legal deputy coroner? And a death scene overrun with Garfield County Sheriffs who are not supposed to be participating, by Colorado Law. Is that what Morgan had?  No Medicolegal officers in charge here,  trained in death scene assessment, practicing good investigative techniques present to take over and restore order?  Are all of the pages of investigation from Morgan’s death scene not potential evidence of a crime?  Are they rather evidence of a crime or evidence of crimes by the deputy coroner by the mere fact of being there, and crimes by the Garfield County Sheriff’s department by interviewing, touching, processing, and handling all of the evidence in an investigation that must be independent from these very law enforcement personnel?  Why on earth would they do that?  And who is responsible for the law enforcement personnel not following the law?

Should Thomas Walton have been in charge of preventing this intrusion into the death scene in violation of Colorado Revised Statutes?  He should have been, but…  Certainly not If his mere presence is in direct violation of Colorado Revised Statutes.  Is this really what happened?  Was Morgan’s death scene destroyed for all intents and purposes by the Sheriff and the Coroner?  And of course if you have been reading this blog of Morgan’s stalking you have to know it does not get any better.  You might be wondering how it could possibly get worse, but trust me, it can, and it does.

Enter Dr. Robert Kurtzman the forensic pathologist. He will be supervising the autopsy.  And the National Association of Medical Examiners Forensic Autopsy Performance Standards adopted by the State of Colorado once again set his minimum standards to work under.

I am only going to question one facet, as most of us did not witness what happened.  This is more of a prima fascia case based on timing.

First the standards complete with examples:

These standards underscore the need for assessment of all available information prior to the forensic autopsy to (1) direct the performance of the forensic autopsy, (2) answer specific questions unique to the circumstances of the case, (3) document evidence, the initial external appearance of the body, and its clothing and property items, and (4) correlate alterations in these items with injury patterns on the body. Just as a surgeon does not operate without first preparing a history and physical examination, so must the forensic pathologist ascertain enough history and circumstances and may need to inspect the body to decide whether a forensic autopsy is indicated and to direct the forensic autopsy toward relevant case questions.

Steve was asked by the detective to prepare an email with anything they should look for at autopsy, no matter how minor or far fetched, absolutely anything that may help to guide the autopsy.  They told him he didn’t have to do it right away. This was Friday early noon and they said Monday would be just fine.  So it has always bothered me deeply that a forensic pathologist is supposed to assemble all of the facts, history and circumstances, Prior to the autopsy, not during, not after – Prior.  And that simply was not done for Morgan.  And what is the purpose of asking Steve for that email of things, “to look for at autopsy” when the autopsy is going to be wrapped up Friday evening, in time for dinner, before Steve ever sends the email of what to look for. Has anyone ever given you a list of things to pick up at the store, after you leave the store?  Is this what happens when the Deputy Coroner lacks training and certifications, and when in place of Medicolegal officers they utilize the one officer that is specifically to be excluded from the investigation, the law enforcement officer.  And then it all ends up in a nice pile for the Forensic Pathologist, and he knows without question the investigators were not Medicolegal officers, that they were Garfield Sheriff’s.  He knew or should have known this is in direct conflict with the Forensic Autopsy Performance Standards that he is charged with upholding.

And it is not a simple gaffe, not a simple misunderstanding, it is in direct violation of Colorado Revised Statutes.  It is going 85 MPH when the posted limit is 25 MPH.  It is breaking the law.  A rose by any other name and all that.  I have been told there are “official” documents of Morgan released and circulating.  I should look at them.  But I have not.  I really don’t want to see them because to me they are anything but official documents.  They are prima fascia evidence of the miscarriage of justice that took place and continues to take place in the investigation of Morgan’s death.

Would you believe me if I told you that – to date nobody has ever asked Steve or I, her only parents, who her doctor was, what medications, if any, she was currently taking, and for what reason?  Where would be the best place to get the most current medical records for Morgan, and on and on.  I already know the answer, but really, is it too late to just start over?  It could not be any worse.

On the way to Grand Junction

October 6, 2011 – Day 66 of Morgan’s Stalking – Dancing Through the Storm

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At 9:00 am Morgan was home and received a text from her dance partner, “China said she can’t come on Saturday.”  Morgan answered, “I think we should reschedule. There’s a huge storm warning all weekend. 🙁 .”  Her friend answered, “Okay. I might not be able to go any other time.  I have to go pick up Ian, regardless, so that kinda drains my money for pointe shoes.”  Morgan felt bad, “Shit. 🙁 .”  And her friend told her, “Yeah. I mean, if you don’t feel comfortable with driving, I totally understand. This is not an attempted guilt trip, pinky promise.”

The weather is bad, a storm arriving as scheduled.  Morgan leaves for her classes, and gets a text message from her dance teacher, “I am running late from Aspen.  Weather, and roads.  Can u plz let everyone know!  Thank u!  XoXo  can you have everyone start warming up…ask Emily Bennet to see if Abbie will let you in the room.”

I see my therapist for the first time today, and she is great.  We talk and work on a plan to de-stress.  I explain about the stalker, tell her that I feel he is hiding in the bushes in front of the house by the garage, under the window (I had seen shoe prints behind the bush under the window), hiding in the shadows where the cameras can’t see him.  I explain how after all the cameras went in we sat back and looked at the front of the garage, which has no coverage, and the rear yard, which has a few blind spots.  We had put the wildlife camera out front, but it stopped working completely and was now retired.

Together we work on a plan to take away the front of the garage as a possible hiding spot.  It was a simple plan that only required moving half of the stuff in the garage so I could look out the garage window to observe, and although I thought he would be really grumpy at best Steve did not complain at all and after a major reshuffle of the contents the garage was ready for plan “B”.  I was excited. I would wear dark clothes, turn off all of the lights and stand near the back window.  From there I could see most of the front yard, and all along the front side yard to Rhonda’s house.  Camera’s had the side yard covered, and I had a big mag light to shine out the window in case I saw anything.  It was kind of warm, and safe and I could come and go as I pleased, undetected from outside.

I spent two long stints in the garage patiently watching the yard, scanning from side to side.  I thought about the sheriffs and their stakeouts here.  It was not so bad at first, but it would get cold, and boring out there in the elements.  The wind was bursting outside and snow started and stopped, enough to keep a good cover on the ground.  The stalker would certainly avoid conditions like this, he would leave tracks, and be easy to follow.

The snow became heavier and I decided to stop for tonight.  The set up was a good idea and was working well, I did not expect to catch him the first time.  In fact I had to coordinate a plan with Steve for how I should alert him when I did see something on a future stakeout, and how he should react.  Based on our stalker so far we should not expect more than one chance, so we had to make it a good one.  I thought about the detectives too, they hadn’t had a chance to do one of their stake outs yet, things kept coming up.  I feared they had better hurry because winter was coming, and before long it would be very unpleasant out there.  But then that might mean the stalker would be closing up for the winter, wouldn’t that be nice!!!

Click here to read about the 67th & 68th days of Morgan’s stalking https://morgansstalking.com/?p=1609