The True Story of How a Series of Lies Sent an Innocent Man to Prison
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 …
A couple of posts ago, I mentioned that Steve’s first attorney, Roland Mathis, within his first six or seven months, had been paid $7,500 by Newbold and Vanderhoop (N&V), our mother’s lawyers, and that money was borrowed against Steve’s eventual inheritance. Within nine months that amount had risen to $27,928. Steve and Robin paid N&V …
A Trip to Florida Portions of this post also appear in Aggravated. In the chapter of Aggravated called, The Long Wait Before the Trial, I talked briefly about a trip Steve took to Florida to earn some money. Here’s a more detailed account of what he did. Parts of this post were used in the …
Portions of this post also appear in Aggravated. The first I heard about Steve’s financial situation was when he contacted me during the summer of 2004 and told me, without going into any detail, that he was having a legal problem, and asked about the possibility of borrowing against his inheritance. If you’re wondering why …
Portions of this post also appear in Aggravated. Steve and Robin were making decent money at the time the charges were filed. Robin was working as an engineering tech at a manufacturing firm, and by 2004 had been with them for twenty-four years. Steve seriously pursued a career as a club DJ after high school, …
Parts of this post were used in Aggravated. Overview of the Summary In September 2004, Steve’s original attorney, Roland Mathis, filed a motion requesting records from any medical or psychiatric reports that the DA’s office might have. Hanna’s medical records and Ada Dixon’s session notes were the two primary things Mathis was looking for. It …