Note: This message was sent by Johnny Bonds, a legendary Houston P.D. homicide detective. After he retired from the Houston P.D., he went on to serve as an investigator for the Harris County DA's Office. He retired from that job to battle cancer. A book was written about Johnny and the Wanstrath murder case in 1983 entitled, The Cop who Wouldn't Quit. Johnny still hasn’t quit. – Barbara Schwartz
Today I learned that Michael Lee Davis (aka Walter a. Waldhauser Jr.) TDCJ ID # 00933173 is being considered for parole again. The last time they paroled him he legally changed his name, got a law degree, an insurance brokers license and proceeded to steal over $5 million dollars from investors in an insurance scam. None of this money was recovered nor returned to the victims, Some were retirees and lost their entire life savings. The money is in offshore numbered accounts waiting for him when he is released. Nice retirement plan. Who says crime doesn't pay?
He was convicted in 2000 for insurance fraud and money laundering and received 6 life sentences( see www.dallasobserver.com/2000-06-08/news/bad-business/).
His previous crimes include:
* 1974 cap murder of Trudy Zabolio
* 1979 cap murder of John Wanstrath
* 1979 cap murder of Dianna Wanstrath
* 1979 cap murder of Kevin Wanstrath, a 14 month old infant asleep in his crib when he was shot in the head
* 1980 conspiracy to commit cap murder of a friend he was insuring for $1 million dollars listing himself as a beneficiary
Oh yea, he was also trying to get someone to kill me. He did not act alone in these crimes. Two co-defendants, Markham Duff-Smith and Allen Janecka both received death sentences and have been executed.
Waldhauser cut a deal back in 1981. He confessed and agreed to testify against the other defendants in exchange for a reduction in charges and a 30 year sentence. He never testified and only served 9 of his 30 years before being paroled in 1990. When he was convicted in 2000, his parole was revoked and he will discharge that 30 year sentence in the next couple of months.
The 6 life sentences he received in 2000 were for non-violent crimes, no weapon was used and no one was killed or physically injured.
These offenders are considered for parole almost immediately. Under parole board guidelines he first came up for parole again in 2005. There was a public outcry with several people (including yours truly) as cheerleaders. As a result his next parole review was delayed for 5 years (normally he is reviewed every year).
Davis/Waldhauser) then sued 5 of us in federal court for interfering with his parole. Luckily the case was thrown out. I suspect he filed the lawsuit to make us think twice about messing with his parole again but I will continue to protest his parole until one of us is dead. I have been battling cancer for almost 3 years. I believe one reason God is keeping me alive is to make sure Davis dies in prison.
Now the real purpose of this message: If you think this monster should stay in prison and have a few minutes to express your feelings, please send them to:
Angela McCown
Director
Victim Services Division
8712 Shoal Creek Blvd.
Suite 265
Austin,TX 78757-6899
Or fax 512-452-0825 or call 1-800-848-4284 or 512-406-5900
0r email victim.svc@tdcj.state.tx.us
- Johnny Bonds
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Pima County Sheriff speaks on out tragedy in Tucson
Arizona sheriff slams media ‘vitriol’ - On Media: Arizona sheriff slams media ‘vitriol’
January 08, 2011
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Arizona sheriff slams media ‘vitriol’
Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik took several shots at the media during his interviews and press conference on the Tucson shooting Saturday.During the press conference, he criticized “people who making a living” off “inflaming the American public":
When you look at unbalanced people, how they respond to the vitriol that comes out of certain mouths about tearing down the government, the anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous. And unfortunately, Arizona has become sort of the capital. We have become the mecca for prejudice and bigotry.
(snip)
Let me say one thing, because people tend to pooh-pooh this business about all the vitriol that we hear inflaming the American public by people who make a living off of doing that. That may be free speech, but it’s not without consequences.Earlier in the day, in an interview that aired on KPNX and MSNBC, he specifically called out people in radio and television.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Don't blame Wall Street, It's all the Fault of Cops and Teachers
It was never really a "fair fight." What we’re talking about is who won what politicians refer to as the "blame game."
Like the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart once said, "If you don’t want to play the blame game, odds are you’re the one to blame."
Wall Street won and public employees lost if you’re keeping score.
At the beginning of the great recession several years ago, a group of extremely wealthy men, some hedge fund managers, others entrepreneurs turned one of the millionaire-congressmen and women holding state and national office, faced a terrifying reality.
The economy was so bad that people were actually angry and someone had to pay. The increasingly angry voting public always wants their pound of flesh when disaster strikes.
The target of this palpable rage was Wall Street and the irresponsible, reckless and in many cases formerly criminal acts of a few brought what many call the greatest nation on Earth to the brink of self-annihilation.
This terrifying reality led to what is now referred to as the Banksters bailout. U.S. taxpayers ponied up close to a trillion dollars so that no one on Wall Street would have to drive their own car or see even one less "zero" in their annual six-figure bonus to be added to a seven-figure salary.
The Obama Administration, which seems to feel the way about Wall Street the way that that Red Sox fans feel about Ted Williams, did anything and everything humanly possible to keep hope alive in the halls of high-finance power.
The bailout, the White House and Wall Street (formerly known as CitiGroup) told us these painful but necessary sacrifices on behalf of the working man would "jump-start the economy" and improve the ability of small businesses to start hiring. Unemployment would fall and while no one was expecting the "dot-com" bubble of the 90’s, there would be some return to economic norms.
It was probably the greatest hustle ever perpetrated on the American people.
What’s happened since is the single most effective and expensive public relations campaign in American history.
Remember all that rage- all that anger about multi-million dollar bonuses paid to irresponsible 30-something rich kids with Uncle Kevin and Aunt Tammy’s tax dollars?
It’s gone.
Americans hate a lot of things- but rich people aren’t one of them. Everyone wants to be rich and most of us are afraid that if we say the wrong thing or ask for too much at the bargaining table they won’t let us in the club when that lottery ticket finally comes up a winner.
But cops? "There’s never one around when you need one."
"They play video games on their cruiser computers all day and retire with lifetime health care and six-figure pensions."
The fact that lots of folks actually believe these falsehoods, as well as others like public sector workers earn more than their private sector counterparts, is a testament to the power of the almighty dollar to win hearts and minds.
It may not work in Afghanistan, the whole "hearts and minds" thing, but it’s sure as hell working here.
Cops, teachers, firefighters, nurses and other public employees are now the root of all that’s wrong with America if you read Forbes Magazine or the Wall Street Journal.
It took billions of dollars in P.R. to get the target off the backs of Wall Street banksters and on to the backs of civil servants. But money is power and the plan worked like a charm.
The only question that remains is this- is it too late to change the narrative and will unchecked greed and a federal government without any real power be the end of us?
Like the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart once said, "If you don’t want to play the blame game, odds are you’re the one to blame."
Wall Street won and public employees lost if you’re keeping score.
At the beginning of the great recession several years ago, a group of extremely wealthy men, some hedge fund managers, others entrepreneurs turned one of the millionaire-congressmen and women holding state and national office, faced a terrifying reality.
The economy was so bad that people were actually angry and someone had to pay. The increasingly angry voting public always wants their pound of flesh when disaster strikes.
The target of this palpable rage was Wall Street and the irresponsible, reckless and in many cases formerly criminal acts of a few brought what many call the greatest nation on Earth to the brink of self-annihilation.
This terrifying reality led to what is now referred to as the Banksters bailout. U.S. taxpayers ponied up close to a trillion dollars so that no one on Wall Street would have to drive their own car or see even one less "zero" in their annual six-figure bonus to be added to a seven-figure salary.
The Obama Administration, which seems to feel the way about Wall Street the way that that Red Sox fans feel about Ted Williams, did anything and everything humanly possible to keep hope alive in the halls of high-finance power.
The bailout, the White House and Wall Street (formerly known as CitiGroup) told us these painful but necessary sacrifices on behalf of the working man would "jump-start the economy" and improve the ability of small businesses to start hiring. Unemployment would fall and while no one was expecting the "dot-com" bubble of the 90’s, there would be some return to economic norms.
It was probably the greatest hustle ever perpetrated on the American people.
What’s happened since is the single most effective and expensive public relations campaign in American history.
Remember all that rage- all that anger about multi-million dollar bonuses paid to irresponsible 30-something rich kids with Uncle Kevin and Aunt Tammy’s tax dollars?
It’s gone.
Americans hate a lot of things- but rich people aren’t one of them. Everyone wants to be rich and most of us are afraid that if we say the wrong thing or ask for too much at the bargaining table they won’t let us in the club when that lottery ticket finally comes up a winner.
But cops? "There’s never one around when you need one."
"They play video games on their cruiser computers all day and retire with lifetime health care and six-figure pensions."
The fact that lots of folks actually believe these falsehoods, as well as others like public sector workers earn more than their private sector counterparts, is a testament to the power of the almighty dollar to win hearts and minds.
It may not work in Afghanistan, the whole "hearts and minds" thing, but it’s sure as hell working here.
Cops, teachers, firefighters, nurses and other public employees are now the root of all that’s wrong with America if you read Forbes Magazine or the Wall Street Journal.
It took billions of dollars in P.R. to get the target off the backs of Wall Street banksters and on to the backs of civil servants. But money is power and the plan worked like a charm.
The only question that remains is this- is it too late to change the narrative and will unchecked greed and a federal government without any real power be the end of us?
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Minnesota Governor attacks nurses and other public employees
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty recently penned a blistering attack on state employee unions, including state-employed nurses. Below is MNA President Linda Hamilton’s official response, which has been sent to the Star Tribune and The Wall Street Journal, which originally published Pawlenty’s Op-Ed in December.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s recent opinion piece (“Public Sector Unions a Burden”) was filled with the political rhetoric that our soon-to-be-former Governor has been using to start his 2012 Presidential bid instead of serving the people of Minnesota.
According to Mr. Pawlenty, government employees who care for our sick, plow our streets and teach our children should feel ashamed and embarrassed to be part of a union. Apparently, it is our state-employed nurses, snowplow drivers, janitors and teachers that are responsible for Minnesota’s nearly $6 billion budget deficit – not Tim Pawlenty’s failed leadership.
Perhaps the most absurd part of Mr. Pawlenty’s feeble attack on the working class is his contention that we should strive to rely on “predictable” retirement benefits such as 401(k) plans. Maybe our Governor missed the recent financial collapse where these “predictable” 401(k) plans of countless Americans evaporated into thin air? Maybe he thinks unemployed workers are able to save for their retirement?
Speaking as a nurse who spends her time working here in Minnesota rather than campaigning for higher office all across the country on the state’s dime, I can say without reservation that Tim Pawlenty’s true legacy is one of trying to pin our state’s budget woes on the backs of the working class while doing everything in his power to protect and reward those private sector, multimillionaire CEOs who continue to bankroll his political platform.
- Sincerely, Linda Hamilton, President
Minnesota Nurses Association
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s recent opinion piece (“Public Sector Unions a Burden”) was filled with the political rhetoric that our soon-to-be-former Governor has been using to start his 2012 Presidential bid instead of serving the people of Minnesota.
According to Mr. Pawlenty, government employees who care for our sick, plow our streets and teach our children should feel ashamed and embarrassed to be part of a union. Apparently, it is our state-employed nurses, snowplow drivers, janitors and teachers that are responsible for Minnesota’s nearly $6 billion budget deficit – not Tim Pawlenty’s failed leadership.
Perhaps the most absurd part of Mr. Pawlenty’s feeble attack on the working class is his contention that we should strive to rely on “predictable” retirement benefits such as 401(k) plans. Maybe our Governor missed the recent financial collapse where these “predictable” 401(k) plans of countless Americans evaporated into thin air? Maybe he thinks unemployed workers are able to save for their retirement?
Speaking as a nurse who spends her time working here in Minnesota rather than campaigning for higher office all across the country on the state’s dime, I can say without reservation that Tim Pawlenty’s true legacy is one of trying to pin our state’s budget woes on the backs of the working class while doing everything in his power to protect and reward those private sector, multimillionaire CEOs who continue to bankroll his political platform.
- Sincerely, Linda Hamilton, President
Minnesota Nurses Association
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