Page 6B re *"at age 18, , McFadden, of Haskell, Texas, tried his ‘and at burglary. Two years later, in 1968, he was sted for destroying private property. By the time he ‘Was 24 he had reached a height of well over six fect “and weighed a bulky 250 pounds. Jn 1972, big bad Jerry graduated to rape, While the iape charge was pending, he viciously assaulted anoth- young women and was sent away to prison for 15 "years. Five years later, he was paroled and managed to iStay clean for a year, one of the longest trouble-free of his life. “In 1979, Jerry kidnapped an 19-year-old secretary ‘om her office and kept her prisoner for a full day. He ¥aped the girl several times, finally choking her and Jeaving her for dead. The girl eventually regained con- Sciousness. She was found running hysterically down e highway near the town of Lueders by a passing Motorist. For this offence, McFadden was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. By midnight, their parents were concemed. At 1:20 a.m., a relative of Bryan Boone's spotted his abandoned truck by the lake. That same day, police and concemed citizens combed the area, but failed to tum up any, sign of the youths, Authorities were apprehensive for two reasons. The girls had Ieft their purses containing small amounts of in the pickup, Whatever had happened to them had not been triggered by robbery. Secondly, that same night, a young couple from Tyler had been parked along the lake when they were held up by a huge man brandish- ing a hand gun. The shirtless intruder was a wild-look- ing specimen with a bushy unkempt beard and several weird tattoos. He wanted drugs. When he was told they had none, he searched the couple's car. Obviously satisfied that they were telling the truth, the gunman lingered for some time,hinting at sexual escapades with the terrified woman. As suddenly as he appeared, the giant of a man left in what the couple thought was a blue Ford Bronco. The young couple had been frightened out of their wits, but were other- wise d. This incident bad taken place. only. a “Once again, this viscous was under the datory supervision after serving one third of his sentence. He settled in Wood' County where he had relatives. When McFadden's release became known, the locals peti- tioned to have him removed to his home area of Haskell. Their efforts brought no results. McFadden ‘was so feared that his female parole officer refused to it him unless accompanied by armed escorts, “No wonder Jerry McFadden was suspected when three outstanding young people from the small town of ‘Hawkins went missing. Suzanne Harrison, 18; Gena Tumer, 20; and Bryan Boone, 19 went for a drive “around Lake Hawkins in Bryan's blue pickup truck. ‘The three popular honors high school students told ‘their parents they wouldn't be home late. They planned © have supper, drive a bit and retum home. half mile from where Bryan Boone's pickup truck .was found abandoned. Police attempted to trace the last movements ‘of the three missing youths. They leamed that they had eaten at a restaurant in town before driving to the lake. At 9:30 p.m., they were observed parked at the lake. Thea nothing until the pickup truck was found. Tragically, it wasn't long before the fate of one of the girls became known. Suzanne Harrison's body was found by a state cleaning crew in a recreational park near the town of Gilmer. Suzanne had been raped and strangled with her own panties. Her body had been found about 30 miles from where she bad been parked with her two friends the previous evening. The search for the other two missing people was con- tinuing when police learned that a wild bushy bearded w-N “\ Broncho and had been taken in! custody. The couple who had been terrorized the night before identified the man as their antagonist. He turned out to be the area's bad boy Aan parolee, Jerry McFadd. Saas had been sighted in a blue = town of Ore City. Bryan was'fully clothed, but Gena was nude from. the waist down. She had been raped. munity had funerals to attend. |; f p Texan authorities went about building a case against Jerry McFadden, On May 22, 1986, the sheriff's office issued a statement that McFadden had been charged with the murder of Suzanne Harrison; Law enforce- ment officials, as well as the general public, were enraged that a three, time: convicted rapist had been released after serving only one third of his sentence. Texas had the death penalty and McFadden, if convict- ed, was in real danger of paying the supreme penalty. But Jerry McFadden had not ot played out his vile string just yet. C1 JERRY McFADDEN — Wild man gave up. secondary education. Sunday, Sept. 22 Persons with Diasabilities. Wed. 8:30 pm ¢ Nutrition for the 90's. ft] Wed. 9:30 pm * F.A.C.T.S. Schedule for Sept. 18 &.19, ea Wed. 6:30 pm, Thurs. 9:00 am * West Kootenay Today — a representative of the West a Kootenay Camera Club talks to Nancy Lingley. Wed. 7:00 pm, Thurs. 9:30 am ¢ On-line — LIVE phone in show will deal with Student/Post Wed. 8:00 pm - live, Thurs. 10:30 am ° FA.C.T.S. — 1st in a series dealing with students, schools and parents. ‘Nutrition and Healthy Kids’. Wed. 6:30 pm - West Kootenay Today - repeat from Sept. 11. Wed. 7:00 pm * The National Strategy for the Integration of Wed. 8:00 pm + Focus on Entertainment - Shaw's new channels Wed. 10:00 pm « On-line — repeat from Sept. 11. McFa denied, any dge 0} Suzanne Harrison or her friends. ite was held in custody, charged with attempted robbery and parole viola- tion. The search for Gena Turner and Bryan Boone intensified. Hundreds of volunteers combed the area where Suzanne's body was found. They interrupted their efforts only to attend Suzanne Harrison's funeral. The small town was devastated by the tragedy. Almost all the stores in town closed on the day of the funeral. A week after their disappearance, Gena and Bryan's bodies were found in a ravine a mile outside the small Sun Classifieds To place your classified ad, _ eall::365-7848, The Castlegar Sun 5 classified section | This week on page 9B We're sure you'll find _ just what you're looking for! The Ga Sy stl otlSgar Sun ie n | day, July 9, 1986 was cooling his heels i in the ( had every ‘evening since his incarceration in May. On” duty that evening were jailer Ken Mayfield, 53; along with radio dispatchers and jailers Mrs. Rosalie Williams, 24; and Mrs. Stacy Mullinex, 27. In Texas, regulations at all county jails allow prison- ers to be removed from their cells to make phone. calls. McFadden had made several during his ‘weeks in the jail. On this’ particul: ing, he da call. g correct p had: credited to his name. Other cash was left + untoucl i Both had been shot to death. Once again, the tiny com- : Quickly, McFadden armed himself with a .38 calibre -oservice revolver and changed his white jail garb for a , sweatshirt and jeans. Down an elevator he and his hostage travelled five floors and out into the hot Texas night. Rosalie was forced into her own Datsun. With McFadden behind the wheel, the pair drove away, © - - When officers radioed the sheriff's office and received no response, they sped to the jail. There, locked in a cell were Stacy Mullinex and Ken Mayfield who was slowly was taken to hospital where 66 stitches were required to close the wound in his head. 2 Convicted rapist and suspected triple killer Jerry mcFadden had a female police officer.as a hostage. Rosalic. was married to State Trooper Eddie Williams, who took.an active part in the search for his wife. The ‘Williamses had a three-year-old child. One can only imagine Trooper Williams’ thought as he hunted for his wife and a man with McFadden's record. Road blocks were thrown up. Helicopters scanned the area from the sky. Prison bloodhounds were pressed into service. As the search intensified, 700 law enforce- -ment officers were actively engaged in the hunt. McFadden had made one mistake..He had escaped from jail in his stocking feet. He and Rosalie left the Datsun at 6 a.m. the following moming near the town . of Big Sandy. As they slogged through the woods, they could hear the d, but the didn't sight McFadden and his hostage. As the moming wore on, the beat became oppressive. The terrain was rough. Sometimes they walked through poison ivy. McFadden's. feet were taking a beating. Rosalie felt that sooner or later her captor would tum on ber. She was terrified, but kept her wits about her. She had recently completed a course on hostage taking, never dreaming that she would have a first hand expe- tience so shortly after finishing the course. On an isolated railway siding, McFadden spotteé an empty boxcar. Near exhaustion, with his feet a horrible mess, the wanted man took refuge in a boxcar. As the day wore on, he and Rosalie could hear the searchers. Both captor and captive were hungry, but more impor- tant, they were becoming dehydrated from lack of ater, {fall lieved the heat somewhat, but did nothing for their thiist, Rosalie was having difficulty breathing. McFadden appeared to be affected by the deteriorating condition of his hostage. He decided to leave the box- car to look for water. Before he left, he wamed Rosalie to stay put. Rosalie weighed her chances. When she felt McFadden was far enough away from the boxcar, she decided to make a run for it. At that exact moment, a Jailer Mayfield, his holster and placed it outside the jail area, He unlocked McFadden's cell and escorted him to the phone. dden'swung at h 's head with a piece of sharp metal. Unknown to all, he had managed to dislodge a piece of his cell window frame" and had used it as a club. Mayfield fell to the jail floor, bleeding profusely. The two women were in an adjacent control room. The door was not locked. In a split second they were facing wild Jerry McFadden. Barking dog d As the dog snapped at him. he attempted to ward it off with a stick. Rosalie made a dash out of the boxcar and ran down the railroad track _ toa house some distance away. She rushed through the door of the and was met by the occupant of the house, who recognized her immediate- ly from photos he had seen on TV. Police were phoned with the startling and welcome news that Rosalie Williams was alive and unharmed. The wanted man's location was now known, but he still McFadden ordered the two women to drag Mayfield into a cell. After this was accomplished, he had Rosalie Williams lock up Mayfield and Mullinex. McFadden, acting as wild as he looked, propelled Rosalie to a stong-box wheré the prisoners’ money was kept. This strange man counted out $162, the exact amount he d to stay at large for two days, when he was finally sighted by two deputies in an abandoned ‘house. He gave up without a struggle. 4 jerry ‘was tried, and d to death for the murder of Suzanne Harrison.’ He presently resides on Death Row in the Texas State Prison at Huntsville, Texas. ee, RESTAURANT pe a ‘Special’ 2 eggs * 2 bacon + 2 sausage 2 pancakes — $4.55 includes GST Specialty Sandwiches - Borecht - Home Baking ds 4 Open 1102 3rd St. PLEASE STOP SPEEDING BEFORE SPEEDING PS YOu. “in The Gulch’ BY 328: Rossland Ave., TI _-Zintandel + Oakley (+ Barbera’ _Carigiane- Grenacho STAR GROCERY JUICE (Pails or Barrels) "Zinfandel: Barbera: Carbarnet Suuvignon. ~ x Vablepenst : * Patito, Sit YOUR LOCAL POLICE souc:TOR Behera cICBC Cohoe Insurance Vacation Trailers nd Boat. : “Insurance.” * y 1127 4th St. Castlegar 365-3301" we \ : Wednesday, September 18, 1991 The Castlegar Sun it's really i ear. Ann Landers: Someone very. -dear to us is married to 0 man Who Tefuses to grow up, He is old enough to be president of a.com. pany but the most important thing ‘his life is not his wife, his‘chil- dren or his job. It is his bicycle, even, years ngo, this couple moved 'to a warm climate’ so "Mr. ‘Bicycle"could train year ‘round, While there, he had three bike wrecks which resulted in a bro- ‘ken collarbone, a fractured knee ‘and many cracked ribs, Because Of his injuries, he hasn't worked for two years and has landed in bankerupicy court, ’ They are now living with our ‘friend’ 's parents, Although “Mrs. Bicycle” is working two jobs, their income is still low enough 's0 that wey. are eligible for food ‘stamps. Mr. Bicycle is still not employed which isn't surprising ‘because he has never been enthu- ‘siastic about working. He quit a ‘good job last year after four days because he said it didn’t pay enough. The real reason is that ‘the job cut sate ne six hour a day taining sch TRS aun 1s idiot Hs hos college degree and other profes- ‘sional certifications. It seems that he lacks the great American work ‘ethic and there is always someone around to rescue him — mainly his wife. , So, Ann, got any good ideas to help change this situation? Mrs. Bicycle may listen to you even if her husband won't. — Disgusted and Dumbfounded. “+ Dear D and D: Mrs. Bicycle should look in the dictionary for the word, “enabler.” That's HER. She should then get some coun- seling and decide whether or not she wants to spend the rest of her life like this (maybe she does). . The decision should be hers, so stay out of it. Dear Ann Landers: I have been dating the same guy for eight years. Two years ago he gave me a diamond ring and we decided to get married. While ‘suddenly came:'fage to’ face with the financial realities of life’ and decided to wait until we had cnough money;to, buy a ditle? “house. ,.'-. Our, relationship is? going well. “Thie‘only problem is my parents. They. est upset whenever'my , around: Send a self. ; _ long, business-size envelope and simply say, “That topic isnot one! K 1 want to talk:about.’’ Is alcohol’ruining ‘your life or, the life, of 'a‘loved onc?."Alco-' |. ' holism!: ‘How to:Recognize I; How to'Deal With It, How to Conquer can turn things, who ‘insist on lighting up in'the Presence of those who do not smoke, Tt is not unrealistic to say that ‘you have probably saved some lives today, ‘Some of those smokers will a check or money order for $3.65. (this includes postage and han- dling) to: Alcohol, c/o Ann Lan- ders, P.O. Box 11562, Chicago, M11, 60611-0562. (In Canada, send $4.45.) Dear Ann Landers: This is in fiance and I go out of town together. have told them that we sleep in separate beds, but that isn't enough. My mother gives me these long-winded lectures about how it isn’t right since we are not married. Ann, I’m 25 years old and haven't lived with my parents since I was 18, This has caused many argu- ments and there are times when my mother and I don’t speak. How can I tell -her that she’s liv- ing in the Dark Ages without hurting her feelings? I love my parents but when it comes to my personal relationships, I don’t believe they have the right to make us feel guilty about spend- . ing time together out of town. They have no idea what we do when we're IN town, so why should it matter to them what we do when we're traveling? I know my parents read your column. Will you please give me some advice before I lose my temper and say something I will regret? Thanks, Ann. — D.S., Greensboro, N.C. Dear Greensboro: A 25-year- old woman who has not lived at home since she was 18 and is engaged to a man with whom she has been geing for eight years should not be discussing her sleeping arrangements with her mother or anyone else. Keep your lip zipped. Should anyone bring up the subject of your sex life, to the woman who was upset because her brother and his wife would not allow her to smoke in their home. That letter hit me hard, and when you read my story, you will understand why, Millions of people who consid: er themselves non-smokers should think again. If they allow smoking in their homes, they are smokers whether they like it or not. ; T have never smoked, but I have been exposed to secondhand smoke since early childhood. Last fall I was diagnosed with lung cancer. I had major surgery fol- lowed by five horrific months of chemotherapy. ‘My weight dropped to 92 pounds. I lost all my hair, had hallucinations, nightmares and wanted to die. To have gone through all this hell when I've never smoked a cigarette has made me very bitter. T experienced no symptoms. My cancer was discovered during a routine medical examination. Several weeks ago I was told to get my life in order because there isn’t much time left. I am the mother of two young children and I don't deserve to die this way because I have never smoked, at least that's what I thought. — L.V.H., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Dear L.V.H.: You have written a powerful letter, one that is sure to be clipped and sent to smokers i quil, esp ly those who have young children. Others are going to be a great deal more considerate around non-smokers. Thank you for expending the energy it. took to write to me, dear. My thoughts and my Prayers are with you and your family. I'll bet others will be » praying for you, too. Dear Ann Landers: I am one of five boys, no'sisters. On the death of our parents, we decided to keep in touch by writing a “family letter,” Each month one of us would take a tum writing the “family letter,” starting with the oldest who would then mail copies to all the others. This way each of us reccives a newsy letter every month and we only have to write one letter every fifth month. What is remarkable is that we now range from 60 to 73 years of age and the family letters have not missed a month for 15 years. We all look forward eagerly to that monthly report. That letter every her decision to make, 1 dig making our, wedding plans. we Only through aickni s8'do appreciate good health. Hunger teaches us to value food. Know- ing evil helps us appreciate what is good, Dear Ann Landers: ;The best reason not to get'involved with drugs is that they can kill you. But if that isn't good enough, think about what it's like if you get hooked and start to deal drugs to support your habit and end up in prison. I'm a young female who was locked up for four months with three other women in a cell that was built for two. I was constant- ly nauseated from the terrible odors that p d the cell recently printed another letter about teen-agers and sex. Here {8 : some information I've never secn covered in your column, ': When you have sex with somé- ‘one, you are, in A very. real rense; having sex with everyone that person has ever had sex with and everyone his or her past partners have had sex with. Medically speaking, you are putting yourself at-risk for whatever sexually transmitted ‘disease all past part ners have had, Here is a progression I worked out, assuming that all sex partners have the same history and that you have only one partner per year. I took it from age 15 (not block. I had to use a filthy toilet (it didn't even have a seat) right out in the open where everyone could watch me.:I had to dress, undress and shower in front of creepy people who scared me to death, : My entire life was regimented from the time I got up in the morning until I went to bed at night. The food was like garbage, and nobody cares if you get sick. I was assigned to work in the jail laundry, which was hot and mis- erable, I don’t want to see another iron or an ironing board as long as I live. fifth month, copied in q cate, has kept our family not only in touch with one another, but the ties are stronger than ever, This has been so successful that our children are embarking on a similar plan, I recommend that brothers and sisters who live in different cities try this. It is actually quite easy and it can be immensely rewarding. — One of. Five in Connecticut Dear Connecticut: What a sweet ideal For those who want to try it, a good way to start is by sending a copy of this column and a note saying; “How about it?" Gem of the Day: A life of ease and comfort not be as wonderful as you may think, I was subj d to humiliating strip searches by the guards for no reason at all. I’m sure it was their idea of “fun.” Actually, I was lucky my sen- tence was only four months. Most drug sentences are a lot longer. The experience was so awful that I will never have anything to do with drugs as long as I live. I hope every person who reads this will ask the question, “Could this possibly happen to me?” — Any User, USA Dear Readers: If you are mixed up with drugs, the answer to “Any User’s” question is a resounding “Yes.” It could hap- pen to you. Dear Ann Landers: You today for the first sex- ual encounter) through 21: oo At the end of your 15th-year, you would have had sex with one person. At the end of your 1 6th year, three persons — the one you had last year, your current Partner, and the one your current partner had last year. At the end of your 1 7th year, seven persons. At the end of your 1 8th year, 15 persons, At the end of your 1 9th year, 31 persons. At the end of your 20th year, 63 persons. At the end of your 21 st year, 127 pér- sons. The progression just keeps building and this is based ona rather conservative assumption. ° If you stay a virgin and marry a virgin, the possibility of con- wacting a sexually transmitted ill- ness is virtually zero. Today itis unusual to remain a virgin until . Not only do teen-agers have to fight their own hormones, but also peer pressure, the media, and so-called “authorities” who early sexual Our children need to know not only how to prevent pregnancies and the spread of AIDS, but also the long-term effects of the deci- sion they will make in the heat of the moment, — Someone Who Cares in Georgia Dear Georgia: I agree with everything you have w ritteh. Thanks for saying it so well. hope it sinks in. Decee wees. + current compilation of the most: things people do, edited. by Chock Shepherd. Proof that true stories are | weirder than made-up ‘ stories. Cin May, Beverly Mills, a Miami mother who writes a syn- dicated child care advice column, Started a controversy when she fan a reader’ ’s Tesponse to a moth- er’s request for advice in curing her 2 1/2-year-old boy from hold- ing, his. breath. The reader claimed her doctor told her that sticking a finger in the child's’ fectum would discourage him. . in shine aye April for tampering with public er she allegedly pose as a federal judge and placed into court records a previously issued but defective judgment in her own behalf on a 1988 case. She ‘was upset that the real judge had changed his mind (after first writ- ing the judgment for her) and thrown out her lawsuit in which she claimed her unleashed dog was unconstitutionally detained. + Evidence introduced in the murder trial of Robert Peter Rus- sell of Alexandria, Va., i in April included a belonging to him i in a file named “Murder.” He was accused of the 1989 murder of his wife, whose body has not been found. Among the entries in the “Murder” file were data undfr the following entries: (ow do I kill her?” * “What to do with the body,” “Make it look as if she left,” and “Plastic bags over feet.” Russell claimed that the entries were part of the plot of a novel he was writ- ing. ¢ In January, responding to the challenge by Louisiana death row inmate Robert Wayne Sawyer, federal judge Henry Mentz.ruled. that the state electric chair does not mete out “cruel and unusual” .- punishment just because it bums . and mutilates the convict’s body. | Sawyer i is on death row for beat, ing, raping, scalding and porevte alive a woman .on whom he had’, tossed lighter fluid. ‘Janet Lewis, mother of a 16-” ly, doctors ct. éd Mills to say. that the advice was useless'and sounded like child abuse. Mills wrote that she as merely a referee for the padians of reader ideas and did Not advocate any particular advice, '. COURT REPORTER Se'St, Louis juror Frederick Pinkins was sentenced to three days ‘in,jail.and a $700 fine. for. ‘ontempt of court in April after: issed final deliberations in a murder trial. ¢ He told the judge that the jury *s discussion (in’a lover's t Id boy who was strip-." searched for drugs at his Orland Park, Ill, high school, filed a lawsuit’ in’ April challenging the’. constitutionality of the. search... Lewis claims her son was singled > out only because he “appeared to be well-endowed in the crotch area,” which is not a reasonable. ; ‘basis for a:search, according to his attorney. (No drugs were’ found, but:the boy said he was |‘ embarrassed. Dees ‘Rome, Itdily, rule at ‘the hammer and sickle:is an identifying "symbol of > the PDL’ party (the ficw, Rarty, of and ‘thus: ‘ingle case) d Le him’s much that he got ‘drunk and over- is entitled, to ricer protecti ion #e ? irene Mi Marsh; 68,-was. arrested A line’ Italian communists from symbol in‘ their own campaigns. * Melissa McElroy, 18. ona courthouse field trip with her high school government class in San Antonio in April, recognized a prosecution witness (a former co- worker) and knew the woman was lying on the stand when she said she hadn't worked since 1985. During a recess, she told the defense lawyer, who put McElroy on the stand, where she chal- lenged the witness's credibility. « A Montana court ruled in June that Michael Keedy and his ex-wife must get equal value from Keedy’s baseball card col- lection because it is a “marital asset.” The court said the wife helped safeguard and maintain the collection and that the family budget suffered at times so that Keedy could accumulate the 100,000 cards worth as much as $200,000. Keedy mai the marriage should be all his. SPORTS NEWS “s During spring training, Cleveland Indians* prospect Flavio Goniez, trying to deal with a sore hand that dimmed his chances of making the team this year, visited a witch doctor in his period, and was itlso called once during spring training:"* The batter all three times was the Minnesota Twins’ Chuck Knoblauch. + San Diego Padres manager Greg Riddoch was injured during a July game when catcher Benito native D. Pp The doctor, convinced Gomez had evil spirits in his hand, pounded it with a hammer, breaking it. + Former major leaguer Mario Mend whose five batting under .200 caused players to. term it the “Mendoza Line” when referring to whoever was dead last in the weekly league batting average listing, in June was named batting coach for a California Angels farm team in Palm Springs. * In May, Texas Rangers catch- er Gino Petralli was called for one _ of. baseball's rarest plays, catcher d thai the cards he had bought before inter (with a batter's swing) twice during an eight- day 2611 6th AVE. CASTLEGAR, B.C. 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