I mostly lurk, I posted once but I did it wrong, sorry about that!
First of all, Tricia, I am so sorry you have to deal with this. I agree with everyone, it is not to be taken lightly and I'm glad you've contacted your lawyer and LE.
The whole letter is bizarre. One thing stuck out to me though, "Think about all that the internet community has learned about me in the past two months,then ask yourself if I am capable of delivering on what I say."
So he wants posts removed because he doesn't want people believing what they read about him online. But then says go read about me on the Internet to decide about my ability to "[deliver] on what I say."
That line made me wonder right away if he'd ever made any other threats before. Hmmm. Why would anybody want to raise such suspicions?
Maybe he's under a lot of stress and you know, part of me empathizes a bit. I hate to see people having a hard time. But almost always, we create our own problems (self included). And we just have to learn from our mistakes and move on, making things worse is not a solution! But I know, easier said than done.
I hope he calms down, thinks things through, talks about it with someone and realizes this is just not the way to fix anything.
MOO
I have studied all my life for a criminal justice career and am two classes away from graduating but am now unemployable due to the lies and slander you are responsible for allowing on your websites. Part of the hiring process is an exhaustive search of the internet looking for a reason not to hire me due to unsavory conduct or allegations.
From what I have learned about you in my research, you will likely resist taking the time to remove my name and all references to my family from your websites because you feel that you have a right to post these lies because I am supposedly a "pubic figure". You may think I am just blowing smoke and will not retaliate upon you and your family and use all legal means at my disposal to do unto you as you have done to me and my family.
You have ruined my life and when I see that you have failed to act to remove my name and all references to my family from all your websites entirely, I will pull out all the stops and ruin your life to the best of my ability.
Lacking that, I will continue my retaliative campaign till my death. I will never yield or stop getting even with you ever. Everything in your life will be fair game to me. Everything you hold dear will be a target of mine. It will be eye for an eye and tooth for tooth.
Think about all that the internet community has learned about me in the past two months,then ask yourself if I am capable of delivering on what I say.
Does your family business make 50 million a year like mine? I have achieved much in life from putting my mind to it, and have been very successful in my endeavors just like my family.
I agree with you Donjeta, his own words will do much more damage to his reputation. Of course this thread is already creeping to the top of the search results when you Google his name.I'm very sorry that his life has been ruined but he is doing his best to ruin it some more by writing these threats. Random internet posters opinions of him could be explained away as lies, hatefulness and opinions born out of ignorance of his stellar character but if he goes around threatening people it's nobody's fault but his own.
. . . I have studied all my life for a criminal justice career and am two classes away from graduating but am now unemployable due to the lies and slander you are responsible for allowing on your websites. . .
Does your family business make 50 million a year like mine? I have achieved much in life from putting my mind to it, and have been very successful in my endeavors just like my family. . .
Tricia, how do you know that the emails were actually sent by JW and not someone else?