Thrasher Banks

So what I gathered, without Mick stating it explicitly, is that he had no intentions of leading them to Jack's body. So he made up the story about the well. Even though they didn't recover Jack's body, Mick was charged with aggravated murder.

So what I gathered, without Mick stating it explicitly, is that he had no intentions of leading them to Jack's body. So he made up the story about the well. Even though they didn't recover Jack's body, Mick was charged with aggravated murder.

Given the circumstances of Jack's murder, Rick was able to get the courts to throw out the aggravated murder charge if Mick pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter, which carried a sentence of three to 10 years. After that, Mick never saw his cousins or Geraldine again.

Given the circumstances of Jack's murder, Rick was able to get the courts to throw out the aggravated murder charge if Mick pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter, which carried a sentence of three to 10 years. After that, Mick never saw his cousins or Geraldine again.

Mick's cousins avoided charges for the murder and didn't know what happened to Mick until I connected with Caleb a few years ago.

Mick's cousins avoided charges for the murder and didn't know what happened to Mick until I connected with Caleb a few years ago.

Learning about the circumstances surrounding Jack's murder gave me a new perspective on Mick. It turned out that he wasn't manipulating my mom at all. What he told her about the murder when they first met was true. What he did wasn't right, but he did it to protect his family. So he operates in a moral gray area.

Learning about the circumstances surrounding Jack's murder gave me a new perspective on Mick. It turned out that he wasn't manipulating my mom at all. What he told her about the murder when they first met was true. What he did wasn't right, but he did it to protect his family. So he operates in a moral gray area.

He's willing to make sacrifices to protect the people he loves, even if it involves violence. If they didn't kill Jack, Maddie could have ended up dead. But what does this mean for his role in Cindy Cozad's murder 10 years later? Do you think that Mick would kill someone, kill a woman for no reason?

He's willing to make sacrifices to protect the people he loves, even if it involves violence. If they didn't kill Jack, Maddie could have ended up dead. But what does this mean for his role in Cindy Cozad's murder 10 years later? Do you think that Mick would kill someone, kill a woman for no reason?

Even my Aunt Tammy felt that Mick was trying to protect us.

Even my Aunt Tammy felt that Mick was trying to protect us.

I found a news article in the box where Mick is quoted saying that Tim had threatened to kill me, my mom, and my sister if he told anyone about the murder. He even echoes this sentiment in his interview with Detective Wade Lawson.

I found a news article in the box where Mick is quoted saying that Tim had threatened to kill me, my mom, and my sister if he told anyone about the murder. He even echoes this sentiment in his interview with Detective Wade Lawson.

So if Mick did shoot Cindy, did he do it out of fear that Tim would harm my family? If he was coerced by Tim, is he equally responsible for Cindy's death? Ultimately, that question was decided by a jury at his trial.

So if Mick did shoot Cindy, did he do it out of fear that Tim would harm my family? If he was coerced by Tim, is he equally responsible for Cindy's death? Ultimately, that question was decided by a jury at his trial.

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It all begins with the grim murder of Cindy's host dad in Triangle Park. The 29-year-old was shot twice, killed, and left for dead in a park shelter. It was a pair of shorts, women's shorts, and they were covered in blood and brain matter.

It all begins with the grim murder of Cindy's host dad in Triangle Park. The 29-year-old was shot twice, killed, and left for dead in a park shelter. It was a pair of shorts, women's shorts, and they were covered in blood and brain matter.