No place is safe anymore ... not even the rural hinterlands of the US ... At the end, leading into all this, is a blog from a man whose son was murdered by this same perp in 1979 ... the father posted plea after plea to the State of Kansas to not release this perp.
His pleas went unanswered. The perp was released, and moved to Monterey, IN, went to work as a dishwasher in a Winamac, IN restaurant ... then killed again yesterday. The young lady victim was on an Amber Alert on ABC Chicago Wednesday afternoon, 11/1/06 ... by 9:30 she was dead.
Kansas released the perp in March 2006. On November 1, 2006, he murdered a 16 year old girl in Winamac, IN. This hit close to home, since a friend took early retirement and lives in Winamac. I know the town like the back of my hand, including the Indian Head Restaurant where she worked, and where the perp worked.
Here are the articles ... and, at the end, is the plea from the father whose son was murdered in 1979, begging that the RedStateOfKansas not release this man to parole ... and they did, so the perp killed again this week ... And, on November 1, 2006 - - he killed again.
There is a lot wrong with this picture ...
Suz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/newsroom/chi-061101amber-al...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0611020347nov02,...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/michigan/chi-ap-mi-sturgiski...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/newsroom/chi-061102ind-girl...
Here is a blog from the father of the child the perp killed in 1979:
http://grandnarratives.blogspot.com/2006/04/system-failure.html
A PLACE PART DREAM Everyone has stories; everyone has a narrative of his or her own life; everyone creates a mythology of where they've been and where they are going, and each incident in each person's life can be real or imagined. About Me Name:A.L. Location:Minnesota, United States "It is never too late to be what you might have been"--George Eliot
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Sunday, April 02, 2006 System Failure To write about the loss of my child, and for you to have a better understanding of my essay, "The Blood of Children," I have to tell you about the letters I wrote to the Kansas Department of Corrections. I wrote these letter several times over several years.
Though they changed in rhetoric and approach over the years, they have the following at their core:
Dear Parole Board Members:
I am writing to the Kansas Parole Board to express my concern about inmate Danny Rouse, KDOC #35622. Though I was unable to attend the parole board hearings in Kansas because it represents a financial hardship, I feel it necessary to have my comments on file with the Kansas Department of Corrections.
I would like to thank the Victim Notification Officers for keeping my family informed about the hearings over the past twenty-six years. I also want to thank the District Attorney, Nola Foulston, for personally responding to my letter in 1997. Ms. Foulston informed me that it was very unlikely that Rouse, with three life sentences would ever be released.
As you are aware, a premeditated crime such as this has long lasting tragic consequences for surviving victims. The details you may or may not know, since paperwork has a tendency to de-personalize what is very personal to the family members affected by the crime.
On October 28, 1979, Danny Rouse KDOC #35622, brutally murdered my five-year-old son, Jason, while he slept in his bed. The events leading to this crime were unprovoked. My ex-wife, Kathryn, suffered multiple stab wounds to her arms, legs, and abdomen, and left for dead, she survived to identify the murderer.
Danny Rouse KDOC #35622 purchased a knife a few days before he murdered, and then tried to escape. The jury obviously understood Rouse’s actions were methodical and calculated; they were the actions of a cold-blooded murderer; they were the actions of a murderer in full possession of his mental powers.
Our family continues to suffer physically, mentally and emotionally because of this horrendous crime. Because of what happened to my ex-wife and my son, I know Danny Rouse is a dangerous threat to society.
I appeal to the Parole Board’s sense of Justice and intelligence to vote against consideration of parole.
Sincerely,
A.L.
After one of these letters, I received the following letter from District Attorney Nola Foulston on August 28, 1997. For the sake of brevity, I will reveal the following excepts from Ms. Foulston’s letter.
Dear A.L.
Thank you for taking the time to write to this office regarding your concerns about the above-referenced case. I can certainly appreciate the frustration that you have realized because of the tragic events that led to your participation within the criminal justice system.
I can understand the burden that traveling to Wichita, Kansas, places on you. We will continue to notify you of future hearings, and at that time, you may appear in person, contact and discuss the matter with our case coordinator assigned to the hearing and/or write a letter to the Parole Board expressing your feelings. The documents that you have previously forwarded to them remain a part of the permanent file; however, it is advisable to take the time to write to them if you are not able to be personally in attendance.
Inmate Rouse is currently housed at the Lansing Penitentiary. It is my understanding that while his parole elegibility date is October, 1997 [and every three years thereafter], it is not likely that with three life sentences that he will be released.
Sincerely,
Nola Fulston
District Attorney
On December 23, 2005, I received this communication from the Division of Victim Services:
Dear A.L.
Victim Services wants you to be aware that offender Rouse, who will soon be elegible for Parole or will soon be released on Post Release, has applied to transfer post-incarceration supervision from Kansas to Indiana. If approved, the Offender’s period of supervision will remain the same. Our office will notify you when a decision has been made regarding the request for transfer which takes approximately 90 days.
Sincerely,
Janet Good
Victims Notification Officer
On March 28, 2006, inmate Danny Rouse KDOC #35622, was paroled and walked through the gates at the Kansas Lansing Correctional Facility a free man. He was released to one of his brothers. He reports to a Parole Officer in South Bend Indiana. posted by A.L. | 4/02/2006
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