Tim Masters

So February 11th, 1987, I woke up. It was normal time. I think it was somewhere around six o'clock. I still remember my father had fixed sausage and eggs for breakfast that day. So I had sausage and eggs for breakfast, took a shower, got dressed. I typically wore a T-shirt, jeans, and a jean jacket. And about 6.55, I walked out the back door to head through the field to go catch my bus.

So February 11th, 1987, I woke up. It was normal time. I think it was somewhere around six o'clock. I still remember my father had fixed sausage and eggs for breakfast that day. So I had sausage and eggs for breakfast, took a shower, got dressed. I typically wore a T-shirt, jeans, and a jean jacket. And about 6.55, I walked out the back door to head through the field to go catch my bus.

And I remember, I still remember to this day when I was getting close, we had a little fence halfway across the property line, like not at the edge of my property, but about halfway between the trailer and the edge of the property. And I remember seeing, at that time of day, it looked like there was trash out in the field. I thought somebody had dumped some trash out in the field.

And I remember, I still remember to this day when I was getting close, we had a little fence halfway across the property line, like not at the edge of my property, but about halfway between the trailer and the edge of the property. And I remember seeing, at that time of day, it looked like there was trash out in the field. I thought somebody had dumped some trash out in the field.

That's what it looked like. And I remember thinking, man, this kind of crap never used to happen before these roads went in. Now people are dumping trash in the fields. And I walked on and went through the fence onto the field north of my house. And I remember see, it started to look more like a body out there.

That's what it looked like. And I remember thinking, man, this kind of crap never used to happen before these roads went in. Now people are dumping trash in the fields. And I walked on and went through the fence onto the field north of my house. And I remember see, it started to look more like a body out there.

And I remember seeing, it looked like someone had spray painted brown paint on the ground, reddish brown paint, like a rust color, along the field going out to it. And I remember walking my normal path, and then I veered over to go look and see what the hell was in the field.

And I remember seeing, it looked like someone had spray painted brown paint on the ground, reddish brown paint, like a rust color, along the field going out to it. And I remember walking my normal path, and then I veered over to go look and see what the hell was in the field.

And I walked over towards it, stood there and looked at it, and to 15-year-old me, I think I was in such a state of shock that I couldn't believe that was a body. I thought it was a mannequin, specifically a Rosessa Annie doll that someone had stolen from the school and dropped out in the field as a prank. And I remember walking away,

And I walked over towards it, stood there and looked at it, and to 15-year-old me, I think I was in such a state of shock that I couldn't believe that was a body. I thought it was a mannequin, specifically a Rosessa Annie doll that someone had stolen from the school and dropped out in the field as a prank. And I remember walking away,

kind of confused about it, thinking, no, there's no way it's a body. Somebody dropped a mannequin out there. And I walked on, caught my school bus, and I didn't say anything to anybody about it.

kind of confused about it, thinking, no, there's no way it's a body. Somebody dropped a mannequin out there. And I walked on, caught my school bus, and I didn't say anything to anybody about it.

I'm told to report to the master at arms first thing in the morning the next day. I'm like, well, this is weird. I report to the master at arms office the next day, and the... The E4 that's assigned to escort me somewhere is like, should I put him in handcuffs? They're like, no, no, that's not necessary. And I'm going, what the hell? Handcuffs?

I'm told to report to the master at arms first thing in the morning the next day. I'm like, well, this is weird. I report to the master at arms office the next day, and the... The E4 that's assigned to escort me somewhere is like, should I put him in handcuffs? They're like, no, no, that's not necessary. And I'm going, what the hell? Handcuffs?

He takes me over to the Navy Intelligence Office in Philadelphia. And there I'm met by three detectives from Fort Collins Police. Hal Dean, Jim Broderick, and Linda Wheeler. And I... I proceeded to endure about a day and a half of interrogations. I didn't recognize them, I didn't know Linda Wheeler.

He takes me over to the Navy Intelligence Office in Philadelphia. And there I'm met by three detectives from Fort Collins Police. Hal Dean, Jim Broderick, and Linda Wheeler. And I... I proceeded to endure about a day and a half of interrogations. I didn't recognize them, I didn't know Linda Wheeler.

I didn't recognize him until, so Jim Broderick had this habit of wearing like reddish color deodorant and he had pit stains. And when I saw the pit stains, I recognized him. And so I remember my thought was, what the hell? I can't believe five years later, I'm still being harassed over this. I didn't have anything to do with this.

I didn't recognize him until, so Jim Broderick had this habit of wearing like reddish color deodorant and he had pit stains. And when I saw the pit stains, I recognized him. And so I remember my thought was, what the hell? I can't believe five years later, I'm still being harassed over this. I didn't have anything to do with this.

And then, but I was still under the mindset of, especially, I'm just an E4 in the Navy. I really respected, I really treated authority with respect and Linda Holloway, well she's Linda Wheeler at the time, Jim Broderick, they were still authority. I still treated them with respect and I kept telling myself, they're just doing their job.

And then, but I was still under the mindset of, especially, I'm just an E4 in the Navy. I really respected, I really treated authority with respect and Linda Holloway, well she's Linda Wheeler at the time, Jim Broderick, they were still authority. I still treated them with respect and I kept telling myself, they're just doing their job.