Lieutenant Dave Messmore
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I don't know. I guess the problems that he might have. Emotional problems that he might have. And could I handle that? And we decided that if we did get him, we would go into counseling. I would want to know exactly the right way to handle questions if he had questions for us. Collier wanted to be here with us, and we wanted him to be part of our family.
I don't know. I guess the problems that he might have. Emotional problems that he might have. And could I handle that? And we decided that if we did get him, we would go into counseling. I would want to know exactly the right way to handle questions if he had questions for us. Collier wanted to be here with us, and we wanted him to be part of our family.
Sue and I talked for a day or two, and we kind of agreed that we could do it.
Sue and I talked for a day or two, and we kind of agreed that we could do it.
And the judge says, you don't think I'm going to put you with a guy that locked up your dad, do you? He said, you're not going there under any circumstances.
And the judge says, you don't think I'm going to put you with a guy that locked up your dad, do you? He said, you're not going there under any circumstances.
We thought the more people that love Collier, the better off Collier is.
We thought the more people that love Collier, the better off Collier is.
We just said, we know that you are his adoptive parents, but we want to be a part of his life. An aunt and uncle. Not to interfere, nothing like that. And they absolutely said no.
We just said, we know that you are his adoptive parents, but we want to be a part of his life. An aunt and uncle. Not to interfere, nothing like that. And they absolutely said no.
His status as a doctor was somewhat elevated. So they wanted to beat that down and make sure that he's so discredited nobody would ever believe him.
His status as a doctor was somewhat elevated. So they wanted to beat that down and make sure that he's so discredited nobody would ever believe him.
She was listed as a missing person. by some of the friends of hers, not family, but that's not unusual.
She was listed as a missing person. by some of the friends of hers, not family, but that's not unusual.
Somebody will run off and they have a dispute with their spouse and they'll run away and they come back and, you know, there's only so much you can do with a missing person.
Somebody will run off and they have a dispute with their spouse and they'll run away and they come back and, you know, there's only so much you can do with a missing person.
And she said, I'm telling you, this is not right. Noreen would never do that. And I said, well, maybe she was just upset. No, no, I'm telling you. I said, I'll stop over and see what's going on.
And she said, I'm telling you, this is not right. Noreen would never do that. And I said, well, maybe she was just upset. No, no, I'm telling you. I said, I'll stop over and see what's going on.
He was not like a little 11 or 12-year-old you'd normally talk to. He was just very astute, very well-spoken. Whenever his grandmother would walk away, he'd say things that make you wonder if there was something wrong.
He was not like a little 11 or 12-year-old you'd normally talk to. He was just very astute, very well-spoken. Whenever his grandmother would walk away, he'd say things that make you wonder if there was something wrong.