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DASTARDLY: The Story is Fiction - The Evil is Real
DASTARDLY IS BASE ON THE FOLLOWING TRUE STORY -
Before I was born, my grandfather was murdered in cold blood by hitchhiker 1951. Shortly after, the resulting emotional suffering splintered the Pellett family. As a consequence, I spent my life without an extended family, (no aunts, uncles, cousins or grandparents) or any real knowledge of this event.
Then, in April 2009, while clearing out my mother’s home after her passing, I discovered 60-year-old newspaper clippings concerning the murder. From these, I found the murderer's name and to my astonishment, I learned he had been a fugitive on the lam for almost four decades. That was it for me! The search was on! Finding this murderer became my cause celeb! Through determination, persistence and hard work! (I have to admit, a bit of serendipity as well.) A year later, success! I found the longest standing absconder in Montana history. The murderer is now back in prison.
The capture of this criminal attracted worldwide attention. (A&E Biography Channel TV documentary “The Kid With the Hollywood Haircut”, KIRO radio, Sky News, CBS News, CNN Justice, New York Daily News, LA Times, The Globe, Der Spiegel, to name a few)
A few weeks after his capture, the piece de resistance! The media notoriety prompted a then unknown cousin to reach out and contact me. I now have an extended family that literally numbers in the hundreds!
Utube Montana Justice presentation
http://youtu.be/inGb3kIY45Y
Before I was born, my grandfather was murdered in cold blood by hitchhiker 1951. Shortly after, the resulting emotional suffering splintered the Pellett family. As a consequence, I spent my life without an extended family, (no aunts, uncles, cousins or grandparents) or any real knowledge of this event.
Then, in April 2009, while clearing out my mother’s home after her passing, I discovered 60-year-old newspaper clippings concerning the murder. From these, I found the murderer's name and to my astonishment, I learned he had been a fugitive on the lam for almost four decades. That was it for me! The search was on! Finding this murderer became my cause celeb! Through determination, persistence and hard work! (I have to admit, a bit of serendipity as well.) A year later, success! I found the longest standing absconder in Montana history. The murderer is now back in prison.
The capture of this criminal attracted worldwide attention. (A&E Biography Channel TV documentary “The Kid With the Hollywood Haircut”, KIRO radio, Sky News, CBS News, CNN Justice, New York Daily News, LA Times, The Globe, Der Spiegel, to name a few)
A few weeks after his capture, the piece de resistance! The media notoriety prompted a then unknown cousin to reach out and contact me. I now have an extended family that literally numbers in the hundreds!
Utube Montana Justice presentation
http://youtu.be/inGb3kIY45Y
282 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 9, 2015
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