The True Story of How a Series of Lies Sent an Innocent Man to Prison
Parts of this post were used in Aggravated. This is the second 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 …
Parts of this post were used in Aggravated. This one and the four posts that follow it were part of a chapter in Aggravated, called The Night of the Rodeo. In that chapter I answered and/or explained the first five questions and items (out of thirteen) in just a few paragraphs. The other eight required …
Parts of this post were used in Aggravated. Analysis of the Lie This is the fourth of four posts about a lie I believe Hanna told in court. If you haven’t read the first three posts yet, you should probably do that before reading this one. Start with Part 1, The Background. Why did Hanna …
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 …
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 …
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 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. What Was Missing From the Summary After I had gathered most of the documentation related to Steve’s trial, I began making notes, comparing one set of documents with another. One of the first things I noticed was that much of what Hanna originally claimed in her affidavit …