He normally traps alone and if anybody goes with him then I'm not aware of them. As for his associates........I wouldn't know, honestly.
For those that don't know (LOL) he is a nuisance trapper for Stark County and he also traps for fur. He built himself a massive room off the side of his home just for trapping. It is filled with knives, chemicals,traps,etc. as well as several large freezers. It's what we always referred to as the "death room" because, well, that's what it is.
I have to point out, too, that to know this man or meet him you would NEVER believe anything I am telling you at all. He is extremely likable and was actually a wonderful grandfather to my kids. They adored him and he taught them a lot about the outdoors and went out of his way all the time for them. That's why a lot of this isn't easy for us at all. One moment you want all of this taken care of and done with and then you start remembering all the great things he's done for you and just how sweet he can be. Especially with children. If any of our neighbors ever needed help he was the first to volunteer and there was a time that he would nearly break his neck for us if we asked him to. In fact, sadly, I think he still would if my husband called him. I wish I knew how someone can be that great of a man and yet also commit such atrocities. It weighs on us daily and coming out with this info was very hard for us because we had to think long and hard on whether we even wanted him caught. That may sound so wrong and callous but I guess you'd have to be in our shoes to understand. Ultimately, we knew we just couldn't live with ourselves if we went on with our lives knowing all this information and doing nothing. Either way, we feel pain but I'm sure it doesn't begin to equal the pain that the families of his victims feel.
