TN TN - Christy Carroll, 18, Hohenwald, 6 February 1995
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Bluecat, you must be from MD! I remember Jon! Actually partied with him and his brother a few times, although I was from a rival high school! Can you guess what school?Bluecat said:
My friends and I thought the same thing when we heard about Jon. Has anything else ever been found out.
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Bumping for Christy and her family. Christy's Grandmother has registered and is just waiting on authorization to post. She so much appreciated all of the heartfelt responses in this thread and it made her feel so good that people care. So, thank you all for your responses.
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To Christie's Family,
I am so sorry for your loss. The way you were treated during this horrible tragedy is outrageous. I beleive you should forget anyone in your town or State for that matter and head straight for the
U.S. Attorney General Office
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That is where I would start. They need to reopen that case .
At 11:56pm Deputy Lloyd Sherman and another officer saw a car pulled off the highway roughly halfway between the Carroll and Burlison residences and stopped to investigate. In the car were Lay, Amacher and Carroll. Lay told the officers that the car had overheated but refused any offer of help.
So they were the last (4) people to see her alive? Not 2 (4).
That's where I would start. That is why I would push the fact that there was no rape kit. That will get the ball rolling.
I am enraged!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so sorry for your loss. The way you were treated during this horrible tragedy is outrageous. I beleive you should forget anyone in your town or State for that matter and head straight for the
U.S. Attorney General Office
here is the link.
http://www.usdoj.gov/whatwedo/whatwedo_hvc.html
Help Victims of Crime
Hotline/How to file a complaint
To file a complaint against any employee of the Department of Justice who violated or failed to provide the rights established under the Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2004, 18 U.S.C. § 3771, contact the Office of Victims Rights Ombudsman or telephone (202) 616-0003.
The Office for Victims of Crime's Online Directory of Crime Victim Services is searchable by location, type of victimization, agency type, or available services-24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center (OVCRC) is an information clearinghouse for emerging victim issues. OVCRC offers access to a criminal justice library to search for victim-related resources, information specialists to answer your questions, and products and online services such as electronic notices. OVC Resource Center phone number: 1-800-851-3420.
That is where I would start. They need to reopen that case .
At 11:56pm Deputy Lloyd Sherman and another officer saw a car pulled off the highway roughly halfway between the Carroll and Burlison residences and stopped to investigate. In the car were Lay, Amacher and Carroll. Lay told the officers that the car had overheated but refused any offer of help.
So they were the last (4) people to see her alive? Not 2 (4).
That's where I would start. That is why I would push the fact that there was no rape kit. That will get the ball rolling.
I am enraged!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Me too!michelle said:
I am so sorry to read this, I dont normally read in these forums because its makes my blood boil and is just too sad for me.
I hope you get some answers Christys family- I can't imagine what you have gone through the last 10 years.
I am so sorry about Christy.
I don't get why these kids ( the three? young men) haven't been questioned- do they still live in the town?
They were the last people to see her alive and all they did was write out [conflicting] statements, that's crazy.
Please keep us posted on any developments.
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That has been the question in a lot of our minds here. This case really bothers me and I think about Christy a lot and the unfairness of it all. As I stated above, Christy's Grandmother has joined the site and she is waiting on authorization to post. Once she gets it, I'm sure she can tell us more. She emailed me today and let me know how all of the replies and care shown in this thread helped her tremendously, just knowing that people care.narlacat said:
IhadCabinFever, thank you so much for the links and information. I hope all of these suggestions can help get this ball rolling again and get some justice for Christy.
hi there,
when you go back to your original post it should say 'edit' at the bottom. click on that and just change the title and hit 'save changes' or 'submit' and it should work.
what a terrible story... just the usual 'boy's club'. thank you for making us aware of this. good for her grandmother for not being quiet and shutting up about it. she's right, i am glad she kept the photos and i AM outraged. reminds me of an australian movie i saw many years ago called "shame". of course this kind of thing has been going on since the dawn of humanity... but what century are we in now? can we not do better than this? i wonder if her family ever filed a complaint with the US attorney's office like cabin fever suggested. just for once i would like to see a case like this get justice. maybe she can get her site linked to some other major unsolved crimes sites to attract more attention to the case...?
please keep us posted!
when you go back to your original post it should say 'edit' at the bottom. click on that and just change the title and hit 'save changes' or 'submit' and it should work.
what a terrible story... just the usual 'boy's club'. thank you for making us aware of this. good for her grandmother for not being quiet and shutting up about it. she's right, i am glad she kept the photos and i AM outraged. reminds me of an australian movie i saw many years ago called "shame". of course this kind of thing has been going on since the dawn of humanity... but what century are we in now? can we not do better than this? i wonder if her family ever filed a complaint with the US attorney's office like cabin fever suggested. just for once i would like to see a case like this get justice. maybe she can get her site linked to some other major unsolved crimes sites to attract more attention to the case...?
please keep us posted!
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You're welcome! And you are right about the people here, that's why I wanted to post about Christy on this board. The sleuthers on here show how much they care and the suggestions on how to get help with this have been wonderful.narlacat said:
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Bumping for Christy.
That Buford T. Justice Statement had been bothering me. He needs to be disiplined and it will be ELECTIONS soon.
Is it me or does that crime scene look similar to Martha Moxley?
That Buford T. Justice Statement had been bothering me. He needs to be disiplined and it will be ELECTIONS soon.
Is it me or does that crime scene look similar to Martha Moxley?
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Yes, the elections are coming up soon. The only problem here is that it's a small town and the good ole boys are always re-elected. We can't seem to get the younger people to have enough interest to want to vote and the older ones want security and they just vote as they always have because to them, it's safe, it won't change their lives.ihadcabinfever said:
Christy deserves some justice and I just wish we could figure out a way to get it for her.
is in prison, and the other has a family? Do you know what the one in prison is there for? What a heartbreaking, frustrating case.ihadcabinfever
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This is one of those stories that eat away at me . I think of her and how they thought she was less deseving of Justice and it brings a tear to my eye.
Then it makes me enraged.
You know , not just murderers are sick, some of these people handling her case could use a mental health check up.
Could you imagine the Victims Rights Actovist's face when he replied, She was nothing but a " ....." anyway?
She died of exposure............
Then it makes me enraged.
You know , not just murderers are sick, some of these people handling her case could use a mental health check up.
Could you imagine the Victims Rights Actovist's face when he replied, She was nothing but a " ....." anyway?
She died of exposure............
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My heart goes out to Christy's family because we have walked in this familys shoes. People sometimes just don't understand the pain of not knowing what happened to their loved one. Its been 16 years since that fateful night my brother left to go with friends/family/neighbors and never came home alive after that and these same friends/family/neighbors did not tell the truth and the local LE didn't care, No one made these people talk. The Justice System failed, My mother wasn't even allowed in the court room she was told to sit out in the hall-way
To Christy's family keep the faith and keep doing what you are doing. You did what you needed to do as with my family. We didn't want to go public with our evidence but had no choice.
Our loved ones cases are so much alike
God Bless
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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. In this world everything changes except good deeds and bad deeds; these follow you as the shadow follows the body.
To Christy's family keep the faith and keep doing what you are doing. You did what you needed to do as with my family. We didn't want to go public with our evidence but had no choice.
Our loved ones cases are so much alike
God Bless
Jason Dale Bolton's Online Petition http://www.gopetition.com/online/10020.html
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God grant me. The power of water to accept with ease & grace what I can not change the Power of the Fire, for the Energy & Courage to change what I can. the Power of Air, for the ability to know the Difference, and the Power of Earth for the strength to continue my Path
Amen
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. In this world everything changes except good deeds and bad deeds; these follow you as the shadow follows the body.