Research and Investigation – Part 2

Piles of Paper During our early discussions (circa 2007-2008) Steve had given me a basic idea of what his accuser, Hanna Penderfield, claimed, but I found it impossible to believe. She said there had been 80 to 90 incidents of sexual assault, sometimes occurring in front of Steve’s wife and children, and sometimes in public …

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Five Questions – Part 5

Parts of this post were used in Aggravated. This is the fifth post of five questions/items that were part of a chapter in Aggravated. In that chapter I answered and/or explained all five in just a few paragraphs, so these are just more detailed breakdowns of the reasoning behind those answers. If you’ve already read …

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Five Questions – Part 4

Parts of this post were used in Aggravated. This is the fourth post of five questions/items that were part of a chapter in Aggravated. In that chapter I answered and/or explained all five in just a few paragraphs, so these are just more detailed breakdowns of the reasoning behind those answers. If you’ve already read …

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Searching for Karla Spivey – Part 2

Parts of this post were used in Aggravated. This is the second of four posts about a search for some evidence. If you haven’t read the first post yet, you should probably do that before reading this one. Here’s a link, Part 1, Why I Searched for Karla. A Trip to Deep Springs In late-August …

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The Billy Gasnick Trial – Part 3

Parts of this post were used in Aggravated. This is a long one. The Gasnick family did not take kindly to Steve and Dad agreeing to testify against Billy. According to the book, A Gruesome End, during the two years leading up to his trial Gasnick told his attorney and his family a number of …

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The Billy Gasnick Trial – Part 2

Parts of this post were used in Aggravated. In the first Gasnick post, I provided a little background about Steve’s connection to Billy Gasnick, and how Steve and Robin introduced him to Karen Suhler. After Karen and Billy got married, they ended up moving a number of times, and had recently moved into a dilapidated …

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The Billy Gasnick Trial – Part 1

Parts of this post were used in Aggravated. Like almost everyone else in the book, the name Billy Gasnick is a pseudonym, but the actions described in this and the following posts are true to the best of my knowledge. The reason this story is mentioned in Aggravated is because Steve knew Gasnick, and that …

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