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Stalker’s Attorneys…Worried About Their Client’s “Criminal Exposure”

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Important things to know about your stalker:

~ YOUR STALKER WILL LIE ~

Sounds deceptively simple, doesn’t it? Of course he or she would lie; they are committing a crime in all 50 states in the U.S.  I am now a Victim’s Advocate –  I work with stalking victims, and not once, while suspects are being investigated, have I ever heard the stalker admit that he/she was stalking the victim. Actually, quite the opposite – they make up all kinds of reasons why they are not stalking the victim. I did hear once about a stalker confessing, after being shown by law enforcement that they had strong evidence against him…and if he would just walk away and leave his victim alone, they would not take criminal action against him…talk to any expert on stalking, and you will hear that this is NOT an effective stalking protocol.

The detective assigned to my daughter, Morgan’s felony stalking case (who is now the coroner of Garfield County), Detective Rob Glassmire, told us, “When a suspect lies to us (i.e., the sheriffs), there is absolutely nothing we can do about it.”  Wow, sounds like law enforcement’s hands would be permanently tied if all detectives thought like that.

In Morgan’s case, obviously there was never an admission by the stalkers. Quite the opposite. As the first anniversary of her murder approached, Keenan’s lawyer (Keenan Vanginkel, who is listed as the “Suspect” on all the police reports) would not let him go on national TV because “The risk of criminal exposure was far too great.”

On the record, in court, Brooke Harris’ lawyer, Jonathan Shamis (who was quoting Keenan’s lawyer), said that Keenan could not be interviewed or on the Dr. Phil show about Morgan’s stalking and suspicious death because the “criminal exposure” was far too great. That one quote both floored me and spoke volumes about just who the alleged guilty party was in Morgan’s murder – Keenan.

As Brooke’s lawyer was speaking to a judge about why Keenan would not be on the national show, he explained why Brooke had to go, and also how he had to go with her to protect her from criminal exposure! I am not making this up – It’s all in the court records. 

But we aren’t supposed to conclude that both suspects – Brooke Harris and Keenan Vanginkel, had criminal lawyers closely guarding their every move.

Putting my own opinions aside, you can draw your own conclusions from what Keenan did say when he did go on national TV years later. “Every time the Ingrams called the sheriff, I (Keenan) was on camera at City Market.”

I know what he said on national TV is not true – it was another BIG LIE, a FALSE NARRATIVE, and to prove it, I simply picked six incidents of stalking at our home at 62 Corral Drive, in Carbondale, Colorado. I picked six times because they had the time recorded by a surveillance DVR or other provable events. And many months after Morgan’s death, we were finally given Keenan’s work hours and could plainly see it was a lie.

Why would Keenan lie? About something so easily proven to be a lie? Most likely because he thinks no one will go to all the trouble to prove he is lying and he is right…it’s easier for everyone, including law enforcement to turn a blind eye.   Why would a stalker lie about his stalking? Why would a murderer lie about murder? Maybe that is exactly why his lawyer would not let him go on national TV back in 2012; maybe she knew he could not stop himself from lying.

Now the statute of limitations is over for Morgan’s stalking, but not for her murder. Murder is a capital crime, and there is NO statute of limitations on murder!  

The clock is still ticking, TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK, and we are still coming for all those involved in the murder and cover-up of our daughter’s murder. #JUSTICEFORMORGAN

Suspects threatened to sue – did they sue?

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           NO –  I was not sued, although that is another false statement, one of many, being passed around on the Internet.  The following are the facts about what really happen, and they are pretty outrageous, but true!

  • During the stalking the Ingrams were advised by Garfield County Sheriff Deputy Rob Glassmire to hold off on getting a Protection Order against “the suspect Keenan Vanginkel” so they would have a better chance of “catching him in the act.”  Which you all know did not happen in time, and Morgan ended up dead.
  • Then in 2012, Christina and Brooke Harris filed a TRO against the Ingrams and claimed in court that Toni’s blog (this blog) was targeting and threatening them. Their claims were dismissed.
  • A temporary restraining order (TRO) is a compelling legal option for anyone,  It can require the abuser to keep at least 100 yards away from the victim, enforceable by arrest. In this case, even though the judge admitted, in the first court appearance, that this was not the proper venue for their complaints against the Ingrams, as the blog was protected under the Freedom of Speech ACT – he would keep the case open for a short while, giving the Harris’ time to prove their concerns – which they ultimately could not do.
  • A TRO will stay in effect for 15-20 days, or until the court-ordered hearing “Order to Show Cause” to evaluate the TRO with both parties present takes place.
  • Jamis Harris claimed to the court that he couldn’t afford a lawyer so he was using Alpine Legal Services. And yet we had to hire a lawyer to defend us…against our stalker!
  • The Harris’ lawyer, Jonathan Shamis, executive director of Alpine Legal Services at that time, represented the Harris’.  Alpine Legal Services, Inc., is a private, non-profit legal assistance agency. While representing the Harris’ Mr. Shamis had to finally recuse himself, as he had acted as a stalker himself, just as the Harris’ had, and not only called and threatened me, during the time of the TRO, but also contacted a supporter of ours with threats – and he was an attorney, he was an officer of the court!  Physical proof was given to the courts and at that time and Mr. Shamis recused himself, and the judge closed the case.
  • And what does the state of Colorado do with people like Mr. Shamis when they do something this unethical?  They make them a judge! http://www.leadvilleherald.com/free_content/article_ed53bbe4-ff94-11e2-a08c-001a4bcf6878.html 
  • It is a known fact that in many cases criminals have tried to use the legal system to go after the victims, as was done in our case.
  • Keenan’s family has sent me messages expressing they were going to sue me, just like the Harris’ did – they did not sue me and neither did the Harris’.  If they had we would have been able to produce evidence in a court of law showing evidence of the stalking, and who was involved.  In a civil case, unlike a criminal case, you only need the preponderance of proof – we have plenty of evidence and would have loved a venue in which to produce the proof…guess they were advised against a lawsuit.

Why am I telling you all this now?  Well, I feel it’s important for people to know how the law can sometimes be used against victims of stalking, and stalkers and bullies come from all different walks of life. Many stalkers know how to use our justice system to their advantage – but victims should never give up…keep up the fight when you know you are right.  In the immortal words in the song by Bono from U2, “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”

As AEQUITAS has said, “Typically the perpetrator harrasses and attacks the victims and victim’s family.  Often the Offender’s family members and friends attack (they say don’t snitch to others).  When members of the criminal justice system do not respond appropriately to intimidation and fail to correct system deficiences that enable opportunities to intimidate they become inadvertent accomplices to the intimidators.  The victim, victim’s or witness’ immediate family, including spouses, children and pets become targets.”

This is another aspect of stalking that I want to bring awareness to…stalking is serious and victims of stalking need to have the proper response from law enforcement.  Criminals should not have more protections then the victims!