Duckett Documents

Melinda Duckett's note to her grandparents:













Melinda's note to her mom and dad:

Melinda's note to the public:













Chronology of Trenton Duckett Case from DCF:

Melinda Duckett Timeline(work in progress)

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July 3

• Melinda faked an email from Joshua to herself, threatening to kill her and Trenton.

  In part it reads:
  
  “I hate you because you ruined my life and took my son.”
  
  “I am going to hunt you and your damn son down one day and kill both of you.”
  
  “Years ago, you stole my heart and f--ed me over.”
  
  “I don’t even think Trenton is my son anyway and your (sic) going to pay for what you’ve done to my life. I want you to be put through torture.”
  
  “When I get my hands on your f—–(racial slur) a– you’ll regret what you’ve done ? and I’ll bury your son with you.”
  
  Referenced articles:

  MSNBC article
  Nancy Grace transcript 1 & 2

July 5

• Judge issues an injunction preventing Joshua from seeing Trenton.

August 25

8:12 pm

• Melinda made the following comment on her friend Ryan's MySpace page:
  

  Well, well…how was work and all? I just got back home…had a slight emergency today and then my friends called me up to their house and I participated in the great sport of beer-pong. Needless to say, my buddy and I lost…but this time I didn’t up dancing on the table…oh, that’s right, I didn’t mention that one, did I? Those were the wilder days…LOL. Anyway, hope all is good and your talking care…talk later on…I’m off to bed and turning that damn phone off because it’s been going off non-stop!

In hindsight, I find it odd that Melinda made a point of posting on a MySpace.com page (viewable to the public) that she was turning off her cell phone. Why mention it? She had made no other reference to her phone or of numerous calls being a nuisance. Was she setting up an alibi for why her cell phone, and consequentially, her whereabouts, were untraceable during the next 40 hours, with the exception of the 7 hours spent at her grandparents' house?

August 26

9:00 am - 4:00 pm
• Melinda and Trenton spent a good portion of the day at her grandparents' home. While there, Melinda reportedly did laundry while Trenton played, and the two took a long nap together.
• At some point during the day, Melinda made plans with two male friends to watch movies at her apartment.


4:00 pm - ?
• Aside from a 4:20 pm MySpace comment at a friend's page, Melinda's whereabouts from 4:oo pm on Saturday until 8:00 Sunday morning are largely unaccounted for.

  August 26 continues to be the biggest mystery. Eyewitenss News has learned that despite hits on five cell phone towers Sunday afternoon, Saturday night there were none. Extremely uncharacteristic of Melinda. [Source: WFTV]

Again, I emphasize that Melinda took pains to keep secret her whereabouts between the time she left her grandparents' home on Saturday afternoon and her ATM transaction on Sunday morning. Why was that necessary, and where exactly was she? There were reports that Melinda and Trenton were seen by more than one witness in the Ocala National Forest the weekend little Trenton went missing. Police initially took Melinda at her word that she had tried to visit a firing range there on Sunday but became lost. An exhaustive search was carried out there, producing nothing of value in the search for Trenton Duckett. However, it hasn't been definitively reported whether the sightings occurred on Saturday or Sunday. Police still consider the tips credible and have conducted subsequent searches of other areas in the park. Melinda was allegedly seen in a Leesburg business without Trenton around 8 am Sunday morning. It stands to reason that something may have happened to Trenton prior to that time. Police have expressed little hope of finding the toddler alive, but Joshua Duckett is keeping the faith, believing that Melinda "stashed" young Trenton somewhere to keep him from his father.

August 27

8:00 am
• Melinda was reportedly seen in a Leesburg business without Trenton.


10:49 am
• Melinda withdrew $40 from a Leesburg ATM.


12:08 - 12:28 pm
• Melinda was in the area of the Paddock Mall on SR 200 in Ocala. This is the first instance on record of Melinda's cell phone use throughout the weekend.


12:30 pm
• Call made from Wildwood cell tower.


12:45 pm
• Call made from Minneola cell tower.

Notice the 2 hours 57 minutes time gap here. The drive from Minneola to Tavares should have taken about half an hour -- probably less considering Melinda's tendency to speed. What was she doing during that nearly three hour span that apparently went unrecorded by her cell phone?

In discussing the case at CrimeBlog.US, I speculated earlier that if Melinda wanted to implicate Joshua in Trenton's abduction, she would probably dispose of his body in a location that held some significance for Joshua.

If Melinda was trying to make Joshua look like the guilty party in their son’s abduction/possible murder, perhaps authorities should be searching the areas where Joshua’s father allegedly dumped his victims. I say “allegedly” because he has been convicted for only one of the crimes of which he is suspected. He sits on death row for the kidnap, rape, and murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee, but he is a suspect in at least two other murders. Teresa McAbee’s body was dumped in Knight Lake, near Mascotte, Florida. Mascotte is only a twenty minute drive from Leesburg, where Melinda and Trenton lived. Another likely victim is 14-year-old Jennifer Weldon, whose body was found near a phosphate mine in a remote area of Polk County. And a third possible victim is an unidentified young woman who was found in a water-filled pit near Lakeland. She was strangled about a year prior to Teresa McAbee’s murder.

I’m not bringing this up to debate the guilt or innocence of Joshua’s dad. I just think that if Melinda wanted to pin the blame on Joshua, she might have left Trenton’s body at one of those locales because of the signifacance to his dad. BTW, Joshua was nearly two years old (very close in age to Trenton) at the time Teresa McAbee was killed.

Posted on 11-Sep-06 at 1:13 pm

The media made mention of the criminal history of Joshua's father early on in the investigation. He is currently on Florida's death row for the abduction, rape, and murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee. Her body was found floating at the edge of Knight Lake in Mascotte, where James Duckett was a rookie cop, the morning after she disappeared. Note the proximity of Mascotte to Minneola.

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In contrast to my speculation as to Mascotte, Melinda claimed to have traveled in the area of the Altamonte Mall, in Altamonte Springs, and the TD Waterhouse arena, in Orlando. She sketched out a map for her attorney depicting her route on August 27. It's unclear whether the map is an honest representation of Melinda's travels that day or another attempt to mislead investigators. There are no cell phone records to back up her claim. It appears that Melinda must have turned off her phone somewhere in the vicinity of Minneola , perhaps to prevent her whereabouts during that time from later becoming known. Why? The very fact that she tried to obfuscate her location calls into question the legitimacy of her declaration.

All we know for certain is that at 12:45 pm, Melinda was near Minneola, and at 3:42, she was near Tavares. The three hours in between are as yet a mystery, and it seems it was Melinda's intention to make it so.

3:42 pm
• Call made from Tavares cell tower.


3:47 pm
• Melinda in vicinity of the Bassville cell tower.


4:00 pm
• Melinda seen alone outside her apartment at Windemere Villas.


6:40 pm
• Melinda claims to have put Trenton to bed.


6:55 pm
• Melinda's friends arrive to watch movies.


9:00 pm
• Melinda allegedly discovers that Trenton is missing from his bed. The window is open and the screen is slashed.


9:19 pm
• Police respond to 911 call.


Unknown time
• One of Melinda's male guests was observed putting bags of trash into the garbage bin outside the apartment complex before driving Melinda to the Leesburg Police Department for an interview. The bags were later recovered by police and found to contain pictures of Trenton, a sonogram, toys, a toy chest, food items, and other baby care articles.

August 28

• Joshua and Melinda were to appear at a scheduled hearing regarding Trenton's custody.

September 8

• Melinda Duckett commits suicide with her grandfather's shotgun in a closet at their residence. She reportedly left behind four notes, one of which was addressed to the Public.

September 21

• Police declare Melinda their primary suspect in the disappearance of Trenton Duckett.

**A note to readers: I started this timeline as a way to keep track of things for myself, but as it grew (and a few people expressed interest in my thoughts on the case) I decided to go ahead and post it as a blog entry. For more thorough coverage, please read Steve Huff's entries at CrimeBlog.US. The discussion was carried over to SteveHuff.net, and the posters there are doing a fine job of threshing things out, as well.

Crikey Doesn't Cover It, Mate.

Damn that guy.

I woke up to the news this morning that the Crocodile Hunter is dead. Shock. Sadness. Anger. All at the same time. He's got a wife and two little kids who adore him. Can you imagine having a folk hero for your Daddy? Folk heroes usually die tragic and untimely deaths, I guess. But damn it anyway.

The world will miss him. Not half as much as his family will, but miss him we will.

Steve Irwin: One-of-a-Kind.

Back to California for JMK

Late last week, John Mark Karr was hedging his bets against what he knew to be inevitable -- the DNA wouldn't match. Courtesy of KUSA, we now have confirmation of that fact.

BOULDER, Colo. - Prosecutors decided not to charge John Mark Karr in the slaying of JonBenet Ramsey, his lawyers said Monday after a TV station reported that the schoolteacher’s DNA failed to match genetic material on the 6-year-old girl’s body.

For most people who've spent the last week or so watching this unfold, this revelation comes as no surprise. Will the talking heads turn to pointing out the egg on Mary Lacy's face? I don't happen to see it that way. I suspect that as the rest of the story comes out, it will be shown that the Boulder County District Attorney did what she had to do -- no more, no less. Unfortunately, it may take quite a while. I doubt that they have any intention of revealing the information they've kept under seal up 'til now. I hope that Lacy is able to weather this storm and continue to keep the JonBenét Ramsey investigation on track.

Speaking of which, I'm concerned about the direction of the investigation. At one time, I believed in Lou Smit's theory as to who tortured and killed JonBenét. He gave a good argument that the six-year-old was targeted by a child predator, a sexually sadistic pedophile, to be specific. While I agree that an intruder was responsible for her death, I'm no longer convinced that the sexual assault was the primary motive behind the heinous murder. My current theory is that the crime was commited by a cold and calculating megalomaniac. I believe that JonBenét was targeted, not simply for her beauty and high-profile image as a little beauty queen, but also for the prominence of her parents in the Boulder community. The theory is a work in progress. I have a lot of reading to do before I'll be ready to present it in detail.

Stay tuned.

Update: 5:55 pm, CDT

Court documents have been posted spelling out the reasons behind the investigation and arrest of John Mark Karr and the decision to drop any pending charges against him. Like I said before, Mary Lacy didn't do anything wrong. It's just the nature of public interest in the case and the media's tendency to exploit such high-profile crimes that turned this incident into a three ring circus. The furor surrounding the arrest was unfortunately not to be avoided. It's a shame that the pain of the Ramsey family had to be churned up and that people like Wendy Hutchens and Wendy Murphy were given a platform because of it.

His Wish Fulfilled

John Mark Karr now resides in Boulder, Colorado, and his name will forever be linked to JonBenét Ramsey.

John Mark Karr stepped off a turboprop plane at Jefferson County Airport on Thursday afternoon and into a black Chevrolet Suburban to embark on his last, short leg to Boulder, where he is being held on suspicion that he killed 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey.

Karr, 41, arrived about 5 p.m. from the Long Beach, Calif., airport in a plane operated by the Colorado State Patrol.

Wearing a red, short-sleeve, button-down shirt, black pants and a dark-purple tie, the shackled Karr shook hands with several men escorting him before he was whisked away in a motorcade of SUVs carrying armed officers.

Thirty minutes later, the Suburban pulled into the Boulder County Jail past a throng of media and curious onlookers.

Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle gave a brief news conference. He said Karr would be kept isolated from other inmates.

"He will be segregated from the rest of the population," Pelle said. "Whether he is placed on suicide watch will depend on the mental and physical evaluation that he undergoes."

Is his experience in paradise, thus far, all that he thought it would be?

This sounds like good news:

The Boulder District Court judge who has been presiding over matters relating to murder suspect John Mark Karr is no stranger to the JonBenét Ramsey case.

In 1998 and 1999, Chief Judge Roxanne Bailin presided over the grand jury looking into JonBenét's killing. Those who know her and have argued before her say she would make an ideal judge should she end up handling the entirety of Karr's case.

"There couldn't be a better judge to have to handle something of this magnitude," said Steve Louth, a Boulder attorney who has had numerous cases before Bailin. "She's got a lot of experience. I think she will take a lot of the circus out of the media circus."

As I understand it, Karr isn't expected to make a court appearance until Monday. I expect the coverage will die down unless and until the arrest warrants are unsealed. The information contained therein will determine the size of the Big Top from that point forward.

As for John Mark Karr's involvement in the murder of JonBenét Ramsey, remember these adages from P.T. Barnum:

"There's a sucker born every minute."

and

"Every crowd has a silver lining."

John Mark Karr, Part II

In continuing my armchair analysis of John Mark Karr, I thought a timeline might be a better way to finish it up. If you haven't read Part I, you might want to do that before proceeding with this entry...if you can wend your way through the convoluted twists and turns, that is.

As with the prequel, the Average Jane Disclaimer applies.

May 19, 1989

• After encouraging her to become pregnant so that they could marry without parental consent, John Mark Karr weds 16 year old Lara.

September 1, 1989

• Twin girls are born to John and Lara Karr.

  John Karr attended to his wife's delivery of the twins in the couple's home. The babies died the same day. It is unclear whether they were stillborn or died shortly after birth.

1990

• First son, John Mark Karr II, is born to John and Lara Karr.

August 6, 1990

• JonBenét Ramsey is born to John and Patsy Ramsey in Atlanta.

  As yet, it has not been established that John Mark Karr knew the Ramsey family, so there is no way to know if he was aware of, or in any way impacted by, her birth.

1992

• Second son, Damon Karr, is born to John and Lara Karr.

  John Mark Karr was the second son born to his own parents. According to reports, Karr used the stage name "Damon" Karr when he was pursuing a musical career in the late '80s. One could extrapolate from this that John Karr was acutely aware of his own place as second son in his family of origin, effectively naming his second son after himself.

1993

• Third son, Seven Exodus Karr, is born to John and Lara Karr.

  It's almost impossible not to read something into the choice of name. The book of Exodus contains the Ten Commandments, the seventh of which prohibits adultery. It's possible that John Karr associated the birth of his third son with that of his brother, Nathaniel (third son of Wexford Karr). As established in my previous entry, Nathaniel was likely the product of an adulterous relationship between Wexford Karr and Susan Simpson while John's mother, Patricia Elaine (Adcock) Karr, was confined to a mental institution. Adcock was reportedly committed after attempting to do John harm when he was about 4 years old. Wexford divorced Adcock in 1973, when John was 6-7 years old, and shortly thereafter married Simpson. I've read speculation elsewhere that perhaps John suspected his own wife of infidelity; thus the name Seven Exodus. I suppose that is possible, given reports of John's jealous and possessive behavior with both of his wives. I wonder though if it was, instead, that the birth of his third son brought on the reemergence of feelings he had regarding the birth of Nathaniel, his father's third son, and the betrayal and rejection John may have perceived in that event.

October 1, 1993

• Polly Klaas is kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and murdered by Richard Allen Davis in Petaluma, California.

  It's unclear exactly when John Karr became interested in the Klaas case, but it's been established by statements from his family that he was, even to the point of obsession. He spent a great deal of time researching the case and eventually moved his family across the nation to Petaluma, mere blocks from Polly's former residence.

August 4, 1996

• Posts believed to have been made by John Mark Karr from a Powerwurks domain cease.

  What is the significance of this? Could it be that Karr found the object of his desire in JonBenet Ramsey? Or did he abandon the Internet as a means of access to prepubescent girls in favor of the more direct route afforded him by a subsequent substitute teaching position at Hamilton Elementary School?

August 6, 1996

• JonBenét's 6th birthday.

  Again, it's unclear whether or not John Karr had any knowledge of or connection to the Ramsey family prior to her murder. But if he had, her sixth birthday might conceivably have some significance for him.

August 13, 1996

• JonBenét competes in the Sunburst National Pageant in Atlanta, finishing in 2nd place.

  Geographic proximity provides opportunity for John Mark Karr to take notice of the six-year-old beauty queen, regardless of prior acquaintance or the lack thereof. As many have already stated, these pageants are a pedophile's dream.

August 1996

• John Karr begins work as a substitute teacher in Hamilton Elementary School.

  His employment was cut short due to inappropriate behavior toward second-grade female students. He did, however, continue to substitute in at least one other Alabama elementary during that academic year.

December 25-26, 1996

• JonBenét Ramsey is murdered in her Boulder, Colorado, home.

  It has yet to be established whether John Karr was in Colorado at the time. Members of his family, including his ex-wife, insist that he was not. Significant or not, his own daughters would have been 7 years old at the time, had they survived.

2000

• Patricia Elaine (Adcock) Karr, mother to John Mark Karr, dies.

  The mother who, by his own admission, tended to raise him as a girl was torn away from him at the tender age of 4. How much of an impact did her death have on him? Did the trauma of it provoke his move to California?



• John Mark Karr moves his family to California.

  He gains teaching credentials and works as a student and substitute teacher, at some point settling in Petaluma, mere blocks from Polly Klaas's former residence. His attraction to Polly seems to have eventually been eclipsed by his obsession with JonBenét.

January-April 2001

• Karr works as a teacher's aide in a Napa elementary school.

April 3, 2001

• Karr's Napa employment ends when he is investigated for the possession of child pornography.

October 2001

• Lara divorces John Karr and gains custody of their three sons.

June 6, 2006

• After nearly five years on the lam, John Mark Karr arrives in Bangkok, Thailand, ostensibly in search of a teaching position.

  Cue The Omen soundtrack: Note the date.

June 24, 1996

• Patsy Ramsey succumbs to ovarian cancer

August 16, 2006

• John Mark Karr is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.

One thing I would like to note is that John Mark Karr's pedophilic drive seems to have ramped up in 1996, in the months prior to JonBenét's murder. He established Powerwurks.com, began trolling for potential victims at Usenet, and left whatever prior employment he had to pursue a degree and career in elementary education. I wonder what triggered this seemingly sudden intensification.

I may add to this entry later, but I wanted to go ahead and get it posted before it all becomes irrelevant, which I expect will happen when John Mark Karr is cleared of any involvement in the murder of JonBenét Ramsey.

I feel like a pendulum.

Well, despite my own burgeoning doubts as to John Mark Karr's potential culpability in the murder of JonBenét Ramsey, Boulder County District Attorney Mary Lacy seems determined to convince. This morning I expressed, in a comment at Huff's Crimeblog.us that I was beginning to wonder if Karr would even be moved to Colorado, let alone be charged with the homicide. Revelations in today's Denver Post, including excerpts from a court document, go a ways toward realigning my thinking.

The document confirms that a week since Karr's arrest Aug. 16, Boulder District Attorney Mary Lacy's investigation of Karr is far from being completed. It also says that the case against Karr is in its "very early stages" and was developed using evidence not previously disclosed about the 1996 slaying of JonBenét Ramsey.

Karr, now being held as a fugitive in Los Angeles, is expected in Boulder soon to face murder, kidnapping and sexual-assault charges in the JonBenét case.

On Wednesday the district attorney asked the Boulder court not to unseal the arrest-warrant affidavit, which would reveal underlying evidence used to obtain a probable-cause warrant against Karr, at least for 15 days until Sept. 7.

These parts in particular caught my attention:

Meanwhile, a past investigator of the Ramsey case, said evidence that could confirm Karr's involvement in the former beauty queen's homicide includes what was written on the first draft of the ransom note.
...
The motion also hints that previously published e-mails exchanged in the past four years between Karr and University of Colorado journalism professor Michael Tracey may not include the incriminating e-mails that led to his arrest.

"(The news media) even allege, with no basis for doing so, that a 'substantial portion' of the e-mails between Mr. Karr and Mr. Tracey have been disclosed," the motion said.

Nagel said that despite thousands of articles and books about the slaying, "most of the evidence in the affidavit has not been disclosed, nor has the media developed it independently."

I'm really trying to be patient, but the suspense is killing me. And the seesawing of my mindset is starting to make me a bit queasy.

Get the guy to Boulder, and let's get on with it already!

Update: 5:30 pm, CT

Thank you.

Poor Pluto

Pluto is dead," said Mike Brown, a planetary scientist at the California Institute of Technology who spoke with reporters via a teleconference while monitoring the vote.
...
The vote involved just 424 astronomers who remained for the last day of a meeting of the International Astronomical Union in Prague.

"I'm embarrassed for astronomy. Less than 5 percent of the world's astronomers voted," said Alan Stern, leader of NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and a scientist at the Southwest Research Institute.
...
Stern called it "absurd" that only 424 astronomers were allowed to vote, out of about 10,000 professional astronomers around the globe.

"It won't stand," he said. "It's a farce."

Stern said astronomers are already circulating a petition that would try to overturn the IAU decision.

You tell 'em, Mr. Stern!

A Ray of Sunshine

After following events of the last week and delving back into the details and botched investigation of the Ramsey case, a story like this is a welcome change.

About 1 a.m. Tuesday, Sharon went into sudden labor in the bathroom of their Canby home and yelled to her husband there was no time to get to a hospital.

In a matter of minutes, the baby was born. But instead of warming to a healthy pink, she was pale and struggling for air.

As paramedics raced to the Ellis home, Boe, 29, followed instructions from 911 operator Tammy Shaver. He cleared his daughter's breathing passage, blew two puffs of air into her mouth and gently pressed on her chest to stimulate her heart.

Finally, Boe tapped on his daughter's feet, and Bridget took her first light breaths as Pulford and fellow paramedics Val Codino and Tighe Vroman arrived.

They found the baby's pulse and respiration were slow, so they left her connected to the umbilical cord and receiving oxygenated blood from her mother while they continued resuscitation. Over the next 18 minutes, they provided physical stimulation and supplemental oxygen.

But the paramedics all agreed that Boe Ellis saved his baby's life and protected her from brain damage or other long-term effects.

Bridget Ellis was doing fine with her mother at Legacy Meridian Park Hospital in Tualatin, with her father and her 2-year-old sister, Brooke, all smiles.

Sharon Ellis, meanwhile, said she was still amazed at her husband's calm response: "I thought for sure he would have passed out in a situation like that."

Read the full article at MSNBC.com.

Can JMK get any freakier?

John Mark Karr's first wife was interviewed on Good Morning America today.

Quientana Ray told ABC’s “Good Morning America” that he used to tell her about fantasies he had about little girls. She also says he was controlling.
...
Ray says she was drugged and that “things were done” to her without her knowing. She didn’t elaborate.

Ray’s parents said they discovered letters Karr wrote to their daughter that were signed “SBTC.” Those are the same initials found on a ransom note left in the Ramsey home.

I'm so back and forth on this guy, I'm about ready to just throw up my hands and leave it until we hear something solid...like DNA results.

Last night, thinking back on all the writing I did yesterday, I'd just about decided it was a waste of time and energy. I figured, "Y'know, everything I've learned about the guy could just as easily explain why he'd be so obsessed with JonBenét's murder that he'd try to insinuate himself into a case he had absolutely no involvement in, as it could paint a picture of a guy who would commit such a crime against a beautiful little girl. Until there's a solid link between John Mark Karr and the Ramsey family, all the psychoanalysis in the world means nothing."

Then, this morning, I read this brief recap of Quientana's appearance on GMA. Seriously, can this guy and this case get any freakin' weirder? I wish I'd seen the show, but maybe they'll have a clip up online later today. If anyone saw the segment, I'd like to hear your thoughts on the veracity of the claims made by this woman and her parents.

Anyway, if you've started to worry that I wasn't going to finish that long and rambling entry from yesterday, fear not. I'll forge ahead with the armchair analysis, if for no other reason than to finish what I've started. Be patient though. What with taxi duties and all the other mom stuff to do, I've given up trying to get any blogging done in a timely manner. I'll leave it up to others to be on top of things and just keep doing what I do whether its old news or not.

Update: 11:32 am, CDT

Okay, I'm stupid. That was a CBS article about an ABC show. Here's a link that includes a video clip: ABC News.

Video Link

Update: 1:47 pm, CDT

This isn't really new, but I'm aware that there are people having as much trouble as I am trying to keep up with this case. If you haven't yet heard any of Wendy Hutchens' recordings of her conversations with a man she identifies as John Mark Karr, you should make time. When I first heard about this woman's claims, I had serious doubts. I thought she was just an attention-seeking kook. Not so, anymore. Kook or not, her claims have merit.

Listening to JMK on those tapes answers the question I used to title this entry with a big fat YES!

Video Link

Update: 3:25 pm, CDT

More SBTC from Karr?

After hearing news reports about strange messages Karr wrote in Hamilton High yearbooks, Hampton said she called home and asked her father to check her book.

News reports said the ransom note found at the home where the 6-year old was killed contained the initials “S.B.T.C.” Hampton said message in her yearbook includes the phrase “I shall be the conquerer.”

“I’ve talked to other people we graduated with and he signed everybody’s yearbook that way,” she said.

“We’re all pretty much in shock.”

I'm starting to wonder if these folks from Alabama are jerking the rest of us around. Show me some proof, please.