Bill Crane

As a chaplain, my primary ministry is with the homeless, mostly in North Phoenix.

As a chaplain, my primary ministry is with the homeless, mostly in North Phoenix.

Let's go. Americans are great at having facades, and often it's a lie.

Let's go. Americans are great at having facades, and often it's a lie.

I think I was unhappy with some things going on in my life. You know, I was laid off from the position. There was some depression. And I developed a porn addiction. There was a report. that speculated it was a case of eco-terrorism.

I think I was unhappy with some things going on in my life. You know, I was laid off from the position. There was some depression. And I developed a porn addiction. There was a report. that speculated it was a case of eco-terrorism.

I would say 10 seconds after I entered the Corey building and walked into that big room, there were beautiful photographs of Diane, blowups on the wall with Austin, with friends in that circle of friends we're talking about. Picture, picture, picture, picture, picture, picture. None of the pictures. I text him.

I would say 10 seconds after I entered the Corey building and walked into that big room, there were beautiful photographs of Diane, blowups on the wall with Austin, with friends in that circle of friends we're talking about. Picture, picture, picture, picture, picture, picture. None of the pictures. I text him.

And I suddenly realized, because I'd heard about the conversation with Mr. Corey, but I suddenly realized within that circle of friends where he was.

And I suddenly realized, because I'd heard about the conversation with Mr. Corey, but I suddenly realized within that circle of friends where he was.

I mean, not just Mr. Corey. The whole room. I've never witnessed a leper coming out of a leper colony or a true pariah being shunned by a community and sent out or, you know, a scarlet letter being painted on, but it felt like that.

I mean, not just Mr. Corey. The whole room. I've never witnessed a leper coming out of a leper colony or a true pariah being shunned by a community and sent out or, you know, a scarlet letter being painted on, but it felt like that.

So he arrived late. He came, I believe, I cannot remember if Austin came with him, but they were visiting. And I walked over to him and I said, before you leave, I need to talk to you. And he said, oh, I need to talk to you too. And I said, well, we don't have to do it here. You've got a lot of people you need to see. No, let's do it now. So we go out of the big room.

So he arrived late. He came, I believe, I cannot remember if Austin came with him, but they were visiting. And I walked over to him and I said, before you leave, I need to talk to you. And he said, oh, I need to talk to you too. And I said, well, we don't have to do it here. You've got a lot of people you need to see. No, let's do it now. So we go out of the big room.

He sits me down and he says, the law firm is all over me about client's reaction to the Black Lives Matter comment. And he said, essentially, I need you to fall on your sword and to contact these news outlets and to recant what you told them at the time. He never made eye contact with me when he's asking me to do the whole time he's got his head down, you know, that big table in there.

He sits me down and he says, the law firm is all over me about client's reaction to the Black Lives Matter comment. And he said, essentially, I need you to fall on your sword and to contact these news outlets and to recant what you told them at the time. He never made eye contact with me when he's asking me to do the whole time he's got his head down, you know, that big table in there.

And I was very shocked that he was asking. But I said, Tex, can't do that. I won't do that. But even if I would and could, It's not gonna put the genie back in the bottle. I went back in there and I was just sort of just stunned. I was stunned that this man I've known since childhood is asking me to lie. These people clearly think he's the LG. What have I done?

And I was very shocked that he was asking. But I said, Tex, can't do that. I won't do that. But even if I would and could, It's not gonna put the genie back in the bottle. I went back in there and I was just sort of just stunned. I was stunned that this man I've known since childhood is asking me to lie. These people clearly think he's the LG. What have I done?

Tex MacGyver was the family's attorney. My family was in the newspaper and printing business. He represented first my grandparents and father, and then later the successive businesses. I was probably 12 or 13 years old when I met Tex. It would be almost 25 years later when I first met Diane and Mr. Corey was looking for this kind of representation.

Tex MacGyver was the family's attorney. My family was in the newspaper and printing business. He represented first my grandparents and father, and then later the successive businesses. I was probably 12 or 13 years old when I met Tex. It would be almost 25 years later when I first met Diane and Mr. Corey was looking for this kind of representation.