Clark Fredericks

The problem with drugs and alcohol is they work.

The problem with drugs and alcohol is they work.

You know, they work until they don't.

You know, they work until they don't.

Yeah, yeah. My father, you know, my father, my father found it in my room. He threatened to send me to military school, you know. And, you know, you and I talked, you know, before we started this, my father, rumors did come out finally about this guy. He worked at the jail as a lieutenant in the sheriff's department. Yeah.

Yeah, yeah. My father, you know, my father, my father found it in my room. He threatened to send me to military school, you know. And, you know, you and I talked, you know, before we started this, my father, rumors did come out finally about this guy. He worked at the jail as a lieutenant in the sheriff's department. Yeah.

And rumors came out about him taking newly released young male inmates home to mentor them and then molesting them at his house. And how this got out is these young guys would run out of his house in the middle of the night and be hitchhiking through little Stillwater. I mean, Stillwater is exactly what it sounds like. It's, you know, a one-horse town.

And rumors came out about him taking newly released young male inmates home to mentor them and then molesting them at his house. And how this got out is these young guys would run out of his house in the middle of the night and be hitchhiking through little Stillwater. I mean, Stillwater is exactly what it sounds like. It's, you know, a one-horse town.

and people would pick them up you know hitchhiking was normal you know in 70s 80s 90s you know now it's like not a big thing and when people would pick them up you know they would say like this guy dennis just you know he offered me to get back on my feet and help me and you know i woke up in the middle of the night he's on top of me trying me and trying to molest me and

and people would pick them up you know hitchhiking was normal you know in 70s 80s 90s you know now it's like not a big thing and when people would pick them up you know they would say like this guy dennis just you know he offered me to get back on my feet and help me and you know i woke up in the middle of the night he's on top of me trying me and trying to molest me and

And that spread like wildfire through Stillwater. And my father caught wind of this. And he sat me down one day and he said, son, I want to ask you a question. He said, I'm hearing some disturbing rumors about Dennis taking inmates home from the jail and trying to molest them or molesting them. Has he ever touched you? And I just couldn't bring myself to say it.

And that spread like wildfire through Stillwater. And my father caught wind of this. And he sat me down one day and he said, son, I want to ask you a question. He said, I'm hearing some disturbing rumors about Dennis taking inmates home from the jail and trying to molest them or molesting them. Has he ever touched you? And I just couldn't bring myself to say it.

I'm like, no, dad, he's never touched me. He's like, all right. And, uh, like a year or so later, like when I was around 15, a classmate of mine who had been in the scouts with me from Stillwater, um, His mother worked as a waitress at the local Dunkin' Donuts, and my father was in there having a coffee one day, and she's telling my father how her son, Michael, was repeatedly by Dennis.

I'm like, no, dad, he's never touched me. He's like, all right. And, uh, like a year or so later, like when I was around 15, a classmate of mine who had been in the scouts with me from Stillwater, um, His mother worked as a waitress at the local Dunkin' Donuts, and my father was in there having a coffee one day, and she's telling my father how her son, Michael, was repeatedly by Dennis.

And my father came home from that, and... sat me down again. And this time he said, son, I want to ask you something. And I just want you to know before you answer, you'll never have to go to the police. You'll never have to testify in court. I will handle this myself. And he told me the story about what the mother said about Michael. And he goes, just tell me if Dennis has ever touched you.

And my father came home from that, and... sat me down again. And this time he said, son, I want to ask you something. And I just want you to know before you answer, you'll never have to go to the police. You'll never have to testify in court. I will handle this myself. And he told me the story about what the mother said about Michael. And he goes, just tell me if Dennis has ever touched you.

And, you know, I'll take care of Dennis myself. So, you know, in my mind, you know, my father's saying, I'll go kill Dennis. You know, that's how I took it. And, you know, that's a lot of pressure. Like over the next few weeks, you know, like I said no again to him. And then it just like was...

And, you know, I'll take care of Dennis myself. So, you know, in my mind, you know, my father's saying, I'll go kill Dennis. You know, that's how I took it. And, you know, that's a lot of pressure. Like over the next few weeks, you know, like I said no again to him. And then it just like was...

eating at me you know whether to tell him and I'm like man what if you know Dennis kills my dad you know my dad goes to get him and my dad ends up getting killed and that's on me or my dad has to go to prison that's on me and I just I just kept quiet about it what is that emotion when you're saying no but your mind is saying yes and

eating at me you know whether to tell him and I'm like man what if you know Dennis kills my dad you know my dad goes to get him and my dad ends up getting killed and that's on me or my dad has to go to prison that's on me and I just I just kept quiet about it what is that emotion when you're saying no but your mind is saying yes and