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VOLUME VI, NUMBER 6
Texas' Largest Police News Publication
June 2009
37 Years Later, The Search
For Georgia Allen Continues
Was She Murdered? Is Her Killer Dead?
By Marie Beth Jones
Police News Feature Writer
I
t has been almost 37 years since 24year-old Georgia Margurite (Smith)
Allen disappeared from her Lake Jackson
apartment.
Although deputies of the Brazoria
County Sheriff's Office hold little hope
she is still alive, they continue their
efforts to find answers to what happened
to her in the early morning hours of
August 6, 1972.
"We want to find her and return her to
her family so she can have a Christian
burial," says Nick Villalona, a criminal
investigator assigned to the case.
A tiny woman – five feet, two inches tall, weighing just 88 to 90 pounds
– Georgia had bleached blond hair and hazel eyes.
On Saturday night, the night before she went missing, she worked as a barmaid at the Holiday Inn in Lake Jackson, Texas and was last seen in the hotel
parking lot in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday morning.
Investigators – and there have been several of them through the years,
including H.L. Cotton, LoRene Blackburn, and Matt Wingo, among others
– filed extensive reports about what happened just before Georgia disappeared.
Those reports indicate that Georgia; her estranged husband, David Allen;
and her friend, Charles Corsentina, had been in the parking lot outside the inn
for about two hours.
Both of the men told officers that David told Georgia to make up her mind
whether she was leaving with him or with Charles, at which time she replied,
“neither one,” that she would walk home.
37 Years Later...Cont. on pg 3
Why Do Cops Kill Themselves?
Another Version of Suicide By Cop
By Joan Meidam, Police News Writer
W
e are accustomed to hearing complaints about the violence seen on
television and in the movies. We pay our admission price or pay for
cable television and sit down to be entertained. We see stories about murders, drug dealers, robberies and abuse. At the end of the show, we leave,
either satisfied that we got our moneys worth or disappointed that we didn’t.
But, what if you couldn’t leave, or turn away from the screen, or cry?
What if that scene of violence, destruction and despair lasted longer than the
vision of a director? What if it were a scene you participated in, day in and
day out, as the weeks turned into months and the months turned into years?
The work of law enforcement professionals hold elements in common
with those of scripted stories. Reality however, is the huge difference. In
their jobs, the bullets are real, the blood and dead bodies are real, and so are
the stress and the long hours. There is no large paycheck, no Emmy or
Oscar awaiting them. There is no red carpet to walk or TV interviews or
autographs. It is a dangerous job and at times, a thankless one.
Suicide rates among law enforcement professionals are staggering. Those
numbers are not much talked about and are less often thought and read
about until one of them is in crisis, or takes his or her, own life.
All types of people take their own lives but the thought of someone with
such a selfless calling making that decision, is shocking and disturbing.
These are the men and woman we depend on and need; those our society
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37 Years Later ...Cont. from pg 1
She asked David for his key to her
apartment then she set out walking.
David said when he went there later that
day, she was gone. No one has admitted
seeing her after she left the parking lot.
The apartment manager told officers
she thought Georgia and her two children – who were with David's grandparents that night – were living there alone.
She had seen David three days earlier
when he brought in Georgia's check for
the rent – and then later picked it up
when it bounced.
Georgia had filed for divorce on June
5, 1972, but David said they got back
together for about two weeks and everything was going well, but when he went
to pick her up at work that night she and
Corsentina were together in the parking
lot.
About 9:40 that morning, he said, he
went to Georgia's apartment but she
didn’t answer the door. The manager let
him in and he found his keys.
Georgia had at about $200 in cash and
several passes for Metro Airlines, which
she used to fly from Lake Jackson to
Houston and back.
Asked if he would take a polygraph
examination, David flatly refused.
In the days that followed there was
no activity in Georgia's bank account
and no indication that – if she had taken
the shuttle flight to Houston – she had
bought an airline ticket there.
Georgia's father, who filed the missing person report on August 18th, told
deputies he had recently learned that
David threatened Georgia with a pistol
and had fired one shot to prove it was
loaded.
The missing person investigation was
closed on August 11, 1972, when investigators learned that Georgia had apparently left the Lake Jackson airport on
Metro Airlines, using a free Holiday Inn
pass, but she didn’t tell anyone, and a
month later when her photo was shown
to passengers aboard that August flight,
none of them could identify her. A short
time later, officers "definitely established" that the person named "Allen"
on the passenger list for the Metro flight
from Lake Jackson was not Georgia, but
was a 14-year-old girl who was put on
the flight by her grandmother.
Georgia's mother and stepfather, Lila
and Marshall Hopkins of Huffman,
Texas drove to Brazoria County to see
what they could find out About the
same time Sheriff’s I.D. Officer T.O.
Bock was checking Georgia's apartment
and despite a painstaking search, he
found nothing that indicated foul play.
Questions posed to people in neighboring apartments revealed little of value.
On September 27th, David's sister,
a close friend of Georgia, told officers
that David would "rather lie than tell the
truth." She also reported that Georgia
had told her David had threatened her
with a gun, and that she would not go
back to him because she was afraid
he would kill her. Then, the day after
that, Georgia went back to him, David's
sister said, adding that he had been in
trouble several times, but his folks had
"bought him out."
Another friend verified that Georgia
also told her David threatened her with
a gun and almost choked her to death.
This woman described Georgia as "a
good mother" and said she "would not
have left her kids."
His sister told them on one occasion
when he was discussing Georgia's disappearance with other family members,
he said that if he had wanted to kill her,
he would have taken her out in the Gulf
and thrown her overboard. As investigators continued to question David and
check into his activities, they learned he
had purchased a boat in June of 1972,
two months before she disappeared.
In another interview with authorities,
David told them he was not worried
about Georgia, saying she was upset
because she was two months pregnant
and didn't know if he or Corsentina
was the baby's father. Asked again if he
would take a polygraph, David refused,
saying the request was insulting.
An interview with Corsentina followed. He told them he started going
with Georgia in May of 1972. She was
then planning to file for divorce from
David, who had gone to East Texas
following the gun threats. According
to Corsentina’s statement, David came
back to Brazoria County about July 28
and Georgia called to say she was going
back to David. He saw her that night
at the Holiday Inn, and took her home
from work, he said.
"She told me … she loved me and
wanted to stay with me," Charles said,
adding that she told him "many times
about David beating her" and threatening to kill her if she ever went with anyone else. Charles said he was with her
on the nights of July 28-31. She was off
work for the first three days in August,
and she and David moved things into
her apartment and took their kids to
Astroworld.
Charles was with her again on the
night of August 4th and took her home
about 3:30 in the morning. At the club
on the night of August 5th she told
him David had been waiting up for her
that morning and had followed them to
Charles' beach house. She said David
threatened to kill her if she left him.
Charles also told investigators that
when David came to pick Georgia up
after work on August 6th she didn't
want to leave with him. "She wanted
me to stay and go outside with her," he
said. She told him "she didn't want to be
alone with David and didn't want him
coming to her apartment." According
to Charles' statement, Georgia "begged
David to let her go" but David "was
calm, and just kept saying, 'I told you
what I'd do,' or 'remember what I told
you.'" At that point Charles said,
Georgia told them she wanted to be by
herself and asked David for his key.
When he gave it to her she set out walking to her apartment.
Charles said he went to work the
next morning and when he got off at
five o’clock he went to the Holiday
Inn. Finding that Georgia wasn't there,
he went to her apartment and knocked
on the door, but no one answered. He
said the door was closed but wasn't
"caught," so he went inside, and found
David asleep on the mattress with no
linens. David told him he didn't know
where Georgia was, and said he had
come in at 9:30 that morning and was
let in by the landlady.
Charles saw the clothes Georgia had
worn the night before piled on the floor
as though she had just undressed and
left them where they fell. He said he
couldn't tell if any of her things were
missing.
"It just looked like she had left with
only her purse," he said.
He told deputies that Georgia was
"very afraid" of David and seemed to
want to be away from him, but when he
came back she said she would have to
stay with David, that "he just wouldn't
let her go."
Despite David's claims that Georgia
was considering an abortion, he said
Georgia had talked to him "as if she
really wanted this baby and she knew
that it was mine. We were planning to
get married, and we wanted the baby.
I don't believe Georgia ever considered
an abortion."
Charles said he was convinced that
"if Georgia was alive she would contact
me. She knows how to get me night or
day and I just know that she would let
me know something if she could."
Almost 37 years later, Georgia is still
missing. David Allen died of a heart
condition in 1996. Many of the wit-
nesses in the case are in ill health or
dead.
No one is expecting that Georgia
Allen will suddenly appear, alive and
well, but BCSO officers are unwilling
to forget that she is still missing.
Anyone with information is asked
to contact Investigator Nick Villalona
at the Brazoria County Sheriff's
Office, 3602 County Road 45,
Angleton, Texas or call 979-864-2217
(Angleton), 281-766-2217 (Houston)
or
979-388-2217
(Brazosport).
Marie Beth Jones is a published author
and freelance writer based in Angleton,
Texas. She is Chairwoman of the Brazoria
County Historical Commission and a regular contributor to The Police News.
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About our story in our May edition regarding the Galveston emergency dispatchers who did not get paid on parity
with other emergency personnel readers
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Good luck to all the dispatchers. I
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But you have to be fair and pay for them
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I think these people, who are the first
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People tend to forget that the dispatcher
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will be able to recall in detail everything that has happened. I am married
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and extra benefits that's rarely found in
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truly cannot live without. Their guns
are meant as tools to protect our society and keep us safe, not to end the
lives of those very same professionals
who take on that extraordinary task.
The Silence
Members of law enforcement are
trained to take charge and stay in control, not only of the situations they
encounter but of themselves. They are
taught to internalize their emotions,
when viewing the broken body of a
child or dealing with the most dangerous and unreasonable among us. While
this may be a technique essential to
resolving a conflict or conducting an
investigation, it can hamper them from
seeking support, as doing so may be
viewed as weakness and inability to
handle the stresses of the job. For some
the fear of destroying their career is a
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Elizabeth Dansie, a California psychologist who works with police agencies in the aftermath of suicides
observed; “These folks are taught to
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forward. It is difficult for them to
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James Reese, a former FBI agent who
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that police acquire ‘image armor.’ He
stated; “It’s their need to always be in
control, always fine, always right. We
never hear cops say, ‘I’m afraid. I
made a mistake.’”
Since 1993, 20 FBI agents have killed
themselves.
Less than two percent of law
enforcement agencies in the United
States have a program established to
aid and assist these professionals in
suicide awareness and prevention.
The Numbers
Accurate statistics can be hard to
come by on this issue, as some deaths
are reported as accidental. As suicide
carries a stigma for those left behind,
an ‘accidental’ finding makes it easier
for loved ones to cope, feel less shame
and additionally allows families to
receive the benefits due them from the
death.
However, there is the line of thought
that while such a finding may somewhat lessen the ensuing pain for family, friends and colleagues, it also helps
to mask the problem and hamper
awareness.
Four hundred and fifty law enforcement suicides per year have been verified by the National Police Suicide
Foundation for the years 2003-2006.
Some studies have found that law
enforcement professionals have a suicide risk two to three times higher than
that of the general population.
It has also been reported that retired
law enforcement professionals carry
the highest risk of suicide; ten times
greater than that of the general populous.
Law enforcement suicides are twice
the number of those killed by a criminal.
The average age officers who have
taken their own lives is thirty-three as
reported in some studies. Some are
decorated officers with an exemplary
discipline record.
In 2008 twenty percent of suicides
held the rank of Sergeant or above, as
reported by Badge Of Life a nonprofit
organization established in late 2007 to
assist law enforcement professionals
and organizations in preventing law
enforcement suicides.
Most suicides by law enforcement
professionals are committed with a
gun, as one is more than likely, readily
available.
It is also reported that 80% of law
enforcement suicides are a complete
surprise to those who knew and loved
them.
Factors
Law enforcement professionals bear
the same stress from family and illness
that we all do. They do however carry
the additional stressors of the streets
and all that goes along with that. We
forget sometimes and hold these men
and women to a standard of near perfection and lose sight of the fact that
they are very much human.
Most likely the nature of the work
itself is a large contributing factor. The
stress and trauma experienced in witnessing and dealing with the darker
side of human nature can be debilitating. Witnessing a partner killed or
child abuse, car wrecks, murder and
thousands of similar incidents take
their toll. These professionals deal with
people and events at times on a daily
basis that most of us would rather not
have to.
The exposure and re-exposure, over
time to such incidents, can produce
what is termed, “cumulative stress.”
Stress and trauma can also be produced
as the result of a single catastrophic
event. Sometimes, one incident is the
impetus to end a cops life, as it is the
proverbial straw that broke the camel’s
back.
“…what he saw over 15 years, several
in a gang unit, began to wear him
down. He couldn’t let go of one incident- finding a two year old girl in a
car, shot in the head after a gang shootout,” said the wife of an officer who
took his own life.
Law Enforcement professionals mirror the rest of us in society who try
managing stress by using and sometimes over using alcohol. Alcohol acts
initially as a stimulant but does remain
classified as a depressant. It has been
reported that alcoholism among these
professionals is twice the national average.
Due to shift work, holiday hours and
overtime, marriages, families and relationships of these professionals can
suffer also leading to more stress. The
divorce rate among law enforcement
professionals is estimated to be sixty to
seventy percent, which is higher than
the populous at large.
It has also been reported that the politics within the department itself can be
a factor. A law enforcement professional who is demoted or fired suffers additional stress.
Social pressures additionally cause
stress for law enforcement personnel.
Whether at family gatherings or being
stopped by neighbors and asked about
specific cases, laws or advice is another factor. Law enforcement professionals need their time to relax and decompress from the pressures of the job.
Although most people mean well, do
they really want to relive and answer
questions about their own jobs once
they are away from them?
Scrutiny by the press and lack of
public support doesn’t do much for
morale and contributes to the stress
also. Everyone likes being appreciated
and no one likes to feel they are under
a microscope.
Hope, Help & Healing
In 2006, the California Highway
Patrol lost eight officers in eight
months to suicide. That startling turn
of events lead that department to start a
program of suicide prevention and
awareness. Why should any law
enforcement agency wait for such a
tragedy?
Prevention and awareness are key to
reversing this tide. Additionally, as
advocated by the organization Badge
Of Life; annual check ups with a therapist or social worker of ones’ choice is
highly recommended with the following stipulations:
- All check ups are voluntary
- All check ups are confidential
- No tracking by the agency
Law enforcement personnel and
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terms such as ‘mental health’ or ‘emotional help.’ Those terms need to be
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seen and understood as ‘SUPPORT.’
Resources for that support need to be
readily available and accessible to all
law enforcement personnel, without
fear of gossip or innuendo. It’s not just
about suicide it is about prevention,
support and care.
There are law enforcement personnel
who have reached a crisis point, gotten
support and have returned to continue
working in their agencies. Asking for
assistance and support does not end a
career but can enhance one. Building
on one’s own strengths is a tool used in
this support.
Any law enforcement agency or personnel can access Badge Of Life.org
for a list of their vast resources, further
information and assistance in setting
up a program for use in their agency.
There is no charge for their assistance,
resources or materials.
Interviews with law enforcement
agencies in the Galveston/Brazoria
county area revealed some amazing
facts. Officers with more than 30 years
in law enforcement recall no instances
of officer suicide. When questioned as
to how this could be explained, several
key officials interviewed gave similar
answers.
Officers look out and support one
another through times of personal and
professional stress. They know that
their colleagues will support them, listen and are able to relate their own
experiences with difficulties and how
they coped. The ties that bind them to
each other are strong and at times, they
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The Police News - Page Alvin Officer Recipient of 2008 Law Enforcement Achievement Awards Constable, Trooper
The State of Texas will honor Corpo- for rides over obstacle courses, a Humral Shawn J. Gilcrease with the Alvin mer parade, a barbeque, demonstrations,
Police Department in Alvin, Texas, to and rides.
receive the 2008 State of Texas Law
Officer Gilcrease also started “Shop
Enforcement Achievement Award for with a Cop” in 2005, to provide needy
Public Service along with 19 other law families with their own police officer
enforcement officers
and 100 dolacross the state in the
lars for each
areas of professional
child to buy
achievement, public
anything that
service, and valor on
they wanted
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for Christmas.
2009, at 10:00 a.m.
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ernor Rick Perry.
lot brighter.
Corporal Shawn J.
Officer GilGilcrease has been
crease, who
with the Alvin Powas also on
lice Department for
the
Alvin
Corporal Shawn J. Gilcrease
the past nine years,
Little League
and has been instrumental in serving Board of Directors, started up a Chalchildren diagnosed with cancer and their lenger Division for special needs chilfamilies at MD Anderson Hospital in an dren in 2007. Both on and off duty, Offiannual event that started in 2006.
cer Gilcrease provides public services to
Alvin police officers in police units, his community in these annual events.
using their lights and sirens, escort charAlvin Police Chief Mike Merkel said
tered buses to the Ron Carter Hummer of Gilcrease, “I am very proud of the
accomplishments of Corporal Gilcrease
professionally and personally. Corporal
Gilcrease is an excellent officer, training officer and supervisor; however, the
community knows him for his compassion and passion for helping those who
are most vulnerable. He is very passionate about helping children in need.
His focus on being a good friend to
every child he meets in the community
is highlighted by the special attention
that he provides to needy children during Christmas that need a bike or toys
through the Blue Santa Program. He organizes special events for the Handicap
Children to play baseball in the Challenger Series with the help of the Alvin
Community College and Alvin High
School baseball players. He coordinates
the special days each year to give Hummer rides, treats, tours of Space Center
Houston and a special day at a local
camp for MD Anderson kids combating
cancer.
Corporal Gilcrease exemplifies the
Community-Oriented Program and
Officer that builds mutual trust and a
partnership with the community that a
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A fugitive wanted on at least three warrant for sex crimes was arrested in La
Marque.
Deputy Ross McCammon of Constable Jerry Fishers League City office
and State Trooper Todd Phillips arrested
49-year old Kenneth Zavadil in the 400
block of Robbie St.
The Constable’s
Office received
information several days earlier
that Zavadil was
in the La Marque
area. McCammon
learned
through sources
where he was
staying and set
up surveillance.
When Zavadil
Kenneth Zavadil
appeared at the
residence, the officers placed him under
arrest.
Zavadil was wanted in Victoria on 2
counts of Possession of Child Pornography and 1 count of Making Pornography Available to a Minor. He was being
held in the Galveston County Jail pending extradition back to Victoria.
This made the second arrest of a fugitive sex offender by Fisher’s office
within a week. McCammon is a retired
Houston police officer hired last year by
Fisher to track and arrest wanted fugitives.
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to a specific officer. The officer had to stay on the roof until $300 was donated in
his or her name. (Police News Photo)
Who Says Cops Can’t Play Golf?
Texas City Police Chief Robert Burby (L) is pictured with the top four winners in
the Texas City Police Department’s 1st Annual Charity Golf Tournament held in
May at the Bayou Golf Club. With Burby (L-R) are Ralph Garza, Tom Gongora,
Ray Summers, and Josh Allred.
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Accident reconstructionists from
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THE FIFTY-CLUB OF GALVESTON COUNTY, 2009 AWARDS
Officer Of The Year awards were presented in May to officers selected from each law enforcement agency in Galveston County. They are presented
annually during a luncheon banquet at the Moody Gardens Hotel and Convention Center sponsored by The Fifty Club of Galveston County.
These departments elected to honor
all officers and employees of their
agencies:
- Galveston Police Department
- Tiki Island Police Department
- The Port of Galveston Police
Department
Sheriff Freddie Poor and Sergeant R.K. (Kevin)
Paulk
Sheriff Freddie Poor and Deputy John Ellis
Sheriff Freddie Poor and Caroline Urbani
Dickinson Police Department - Officer Tracy
Watson and Chief Ron Morales
Texas City Police Department - Chief Robert
Burby and Officer Lee Stephe
Hitchcock Police Department - Detective La
Donna Sauceda and Chief Glenn Manis
Santa Fe Police Department - Chief Kenneth
Campbell and Officer Jeremy Paul Richards
Jamaica Beach Police Department - Chief
Andy McLane and Lt. Steve Hubbell
Constable’s of Galveston County - Constable
Pam Matranga and Chief Deputy Rodney Kahla
La Marque Police Department - Detective Geoff
Price and Chief Richard Price
Bayou Vista Police Department - Chief Ed
Lucas and Captain Lynn McLaren
Friendswood Police Department - Detective
Simon Anguiano and Deputy Chief Luke Loeser
League City Police Department - Officer Walter
Hammann IV and Chief Michael Jez
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BUSTED
BUSTED
Deandre Joseph
Deandre Joseph, 30, of Texas City was busted for
Aggravated Robbery and Possession of a Firearm
by a Convicted Felon and Theft of a Firearm. Police
in Texas City say he robbed a pedestrian at gunpoint then ran into a convenience store where he
tried to hide. The robbery victim saw where he went
and told police and he was BUSTED.
Aundre Bernard Jones
Aundre Bernard Jones, 20, of Galveston was busted
by La Marque Police and jailed under $60,000 bond
for running from the police. Police Chief Richard
Price says Jone ditched his car and ran on foot
across the Gulf Freeway with officer Andrew Best hot
on his heels. Best was best and Jones went to jail.
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SEX OFFENDERS-Brazoria Co.
SEX OFFENDERS-Galveston Co.
These are NOT wanted fugitives, but Registered Sex Offenders. If observed
residing at any address other than the one listed below the photo, please
notify the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office 979- 864-2392.
These are NOT wanted fugitives, but Registered Sex Offenders. If observed
residing at any address other than the one listed below the photo, please
notify the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office 409-766-2320
OSHIA, JOHN EDWARD ALAN
W/M DOB: 3-30-1983
17232 CR 827, Space 11,
Pearland Tx 77584
Agg Sexual Assault Child – 2 counts
Sexual Assault Child - Female 11, 13 yoa
Risk level: Low
WILLMS, MICHAEL ALAN
W/M DOB: 5-14-1957
7230 Bailey Rd. (CR 101),
Pearland, Tx. 77584
Indecency with Child – Sexual Contact
Female 7 yoa, Female 5 yoa
Risk level: Low
Boley, Joseph Lee
W/M DOB: 7/10/1963
2426 Branding Iron
Dickinson, 77539
Agg. Sexual Assault Child
Victim: Female 4
Risk Level: LOW
Byrd, Tammy Lynn
W/M DOB: 5/2/1967
5121 Ike Franks Rd
Santa Fe, 77517
Indecency w/a Child
Victim: Females 2 / 3
Risk Level: MODERATE
RAMOS, LU ANTHONY
H/M DOB: 2-20-1971
4621 CR 63, Rosharon, Tx 77583
Agg. Sexual Assault Child
Female 11 yoa
Risk level: Low
GIRARD, ROBERT LEROY
W/M DOB: 1-9-1975
338 CR 294 Alvin, Tx. 77511
Burglary Habitation - Intent Other
Felony
Female 12 yoa
Risk level: Moderate
Campbell, James Cooper
W/M DOB: 4/16/1967
970 W. Verdie
Crystal Beach, 77650
Sexual Assault
Victim: Female 4
Risk Level: MODERATE
Fleming, David Anthony
W/M DOB: 5/02/1971
12205 Colston
Santa Fe, 77563
Sexual Assault Child
Victim: Female 15
Risk Level: NOT REPORTED
WILLIAMS, JAMES NELSON
W/M DOB: 7-21-1964
16935 CR 191, Alvin, Tx 77511
Indecency with child - exposes
(Attempt to commit)
Victim: Female 14 yoa
Risk level: N/A
THOMASSON, ROBERT LEE JR
W/M DOB: 12-9-1966
19024 Stonegate,
Alvin, Tx. 77511
Sexual Assault -Child
Victim: Female 15 yoa
Risk level: High
Lees, Robert Earl Jr.
W/M DOB: 3/05/1947
4509 Swan
Hitchcock, 77563
Multiple Offenses
Females 15/16
Risk Level: NOT REPORTED
Martinez, Mario
W/M DOB: 6/29/1989
4421 18th Street
Bacliff, 77518
Offense: Indecency w/Child/Contact
Victim: Female 15
Risk Level: NOT REPORTED
ALANIZ, PAUL
W/M DOB: 4-4-1959
8902 Bateman Blvd.
Rosharon, Tx. 77583
Out of State: Agg Asslt w/intent to rape
Victim: Female 56 yoa
Risk level: Unknown
MOORE, MATTHEW DAVID
W/M DOB: 9-20-1985
3857 County Road 815
W. Columbia, Tx. 77486
Agg. Sexual Assault – Child
Victim: Female 7 yoa
Risk level: Moderate
Moore, Herashio Durell
W/M DOB: 7/22/1986
306 Tennyson St
San Leon, 77539
Agg. Sexual Assault Child
Victim: Female 10
Risk Level: MODERATE
Saucedo, Christopher T
W/M DOB: 3/28/1977
18611 McKay Rd
Alvin, 77511
Indecency w Child/Contact
Victim: Female 12
Risk Level: NOT REPORTED
PEARSON, AUBREY CLAVIN HOOPER
B/M DOB: 6-26-1968
3900 County Road 48, Lot 210 NW
Rosharon, Tx. 77583
Indecency W/A Child Expose (3 counts)
Victim: Female 5 yoa, Female 7 yoa,
Female 5 yoa
Risk level: Moderate
SHELL, DONNIE WAYNE
W/M DOB: 3-1-1981
303 County Road 219
Angleton, Tx 77515
Sexual Assault – Child
Female 14 yoa
Risk level: High
Blackstock, Larry Wayne
W/M DOB: 5/01/1965
3225 Ave D, Santa Fe, 77510
Indecency w Child/Contact
Burglary w/Intent
Victim: Female 4/80
Risk Level: HIGH
Fedele, Ronald Dean
W/M DOB: 7/21/1963
4123 Lechenger St
Bacliff, 77539
Indecency w Child/Exposure
Victim: Male,Female,Male 6/7/10
Risk Level: HIGH
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TEXAS EXECUTIONS
Terry Lee Hankins
White Mail, Born October 10,
1974
Native of Tarrant County, Texas
Education Level: 9th Grade
Prior Occupation: Auto mechanic,
laborer
Execution Date: June 2, 2009
On August 26,
2001,
Terry
Lee
Hankins,
26, killed his
estranged wife,
Tammy
Hankins,34,
and
her two children, Kevin Galley,12, and Ashley Mason,11.
Hankins was an auto mechanic in
Arlington, Texas. He left the naked
bodies of the children and the body of
their mother in the trailer in which they
lived in Mansfield. They were found on
August 29.
There was also evidence that Hankins engaged in sexual activity with
and around the dead bodies. His semen was found on the sheet on Ashley’s bed.
After his arrest on August 30 in the
murders of his wife and stepchildren,
Hankins shocked police by telling
them where to find the decomposing
bodies of his father and sister, killed
10 months earlier.
This killer was convicted on overwhelming evidence. Ashley had defensive wounds “all over her body”
according to prosecutors, and hair
later proven to belong to Hankins was
found in her hand. In a note found near
Ashley’s body, Hankins wrote: “I guess
to sum it all up, I’m guilty of murder,
incest, hatred, fraud, theft, jealousy
and envy.” He also wrote in a diary August 17 that he was contemplating the
murders.
In the notebook, Hankins gave the
full address of where he left the bodies
of his father, Earnie Hankins,55, and
his half-sister Pearl Sevenstar,20, and
wrote that he did not know why he killed
his wife and her two children. “It was
all for the worst excuse. I just didn’t
like myself. After you hear things, you
start to believe them,” he wrote. “People always told me I was nothing and
wouldn’t amount to anything. I guess
they hit the nail on the head with that
one.” The notebook also contained
some thoughts about his childhood, his
use of drugs and alcohol, and graphic
descriptions of several sexual encounters with his stepmothers, girlfriends
and wife.
Bullets from the murders of his
stepchildren matched a gun found in
the apartment of his girlfriend, where
he was arrested. His wife’s car was
parked at the apartment.
In the punishment phase of the trial,
Hankins confessed to killing his halfsister, Pearl Sevenstar, with whom
he fathered a son seven years prior.
He lied to others about his sister’s
whereabouts, saying that he had sent
her to a home for pregnant mentallychallenged women, when in fact he
had stored her dead body in a plastic
container.
He also admitted to killing his father,
Earnie Hankins. He told people his father had moved out of state, when in
fact his father’s mummified remains
were in his trailer surrounded by air
fresheners.
In an interview, Hankins said, “I’m
very sorry. I’m not happy. I’m not
proud,” he told me. “It was my family, too. I can’t replace what I’ve taken.
I can’t justify what I’ve done. I know
this is not right or normal. The shortest word for it is ... I’m trying to think
of something ... ‘evil.’ I still think that’s
putting it lightly.”
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Conroe, Texas
June 24-28
2009 Games Information & Changes
DELETED EVENTS: Biathlon and Table Tennis have been deleted from the Games. There have been insufficient
numbers of competitors to hold the events.
EVENT CHANGES: The Texas Toughest Law Enforcement Officer is being pared down to a Pentathion consisting of
a 1.5 mile run, 400 meter bike sprint, pull-ups, body drag and 100 meter sprint. Age divisions for rifle will be 39 and
under, and 40+.
NEW EVENTS: Powerlifting will add a liftoff for men and women who are entered in either the three lift event or the
bench only. It will consist of a set weight with the umber of reps deciding the winner. There will be a 3-Point Shootout
introduced for this year's Games. It will be open to the first 50 competitors. The event will be open to all competitors in
any event. Disc Golf will be offered as an exibition event on request of the Conroe Organizing Committee.
REGISTRATION: Registration will begin at noon, Wed. June 24 at the Lone Star Convention and Expo Center 9055
FM 1484, Conroe. Police Bike will be conducted on Wed. evening. ALL competitors in the Games must check in at the
Convention and Expo Center prior to their event.
SPECIAL AGE ALLOWANCE: Competitors that reach his/her 35th birthday in calendar 2009 can compete in the 35+
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RESERVE OFFICERS: Reserve Officers with at least one (1) years active service to his/her Law Enforcement agency
are now eligible. Verification from the head of the agency represented must provide written authentication of the active
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Firefighters: Firefighters are invited to participate in the 2009 Games (except where excluded).
GUESTS: Each authorized competitor can sponsor a Guest (Must be 18 years of age, with exceptions) to participate
in the 2009 Games (except where excluded). The Guest must compete in the same event as their sponsor. All Guests
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