kettlecorn
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It was in the 70s that day and Cotton was only 39 years old.
Thank you!
It was in the 70s that day and Cotton was only 39 years old.
Refrain from using "F" and "B" together in a sentence. If someone wants to source you, PM, two letters that work well together. The "different relative" will not be provided anything Rusty doesn't have - or he would have it already.The case file question was actually started by a different relative, they were wanting different stuff than Rusty has, but the party/fundraiser/raffle thingy is a Jeff and Rusty production. It is a fb thing but I didn't quote anyone? Did I break a rule?
Nevertheless, he lost his battle with cancer that July at 39 years of age. He was very ill on December 23, 1974.It was in the 70s that day and Cotton was only 39 years old.
The Teddy-Bear-Divers are priceless! Not true - what are they going for? You know ginger-ale really burns when it shoots out your nose!!! But, I needed a good laugh...SMH all day is making me motion sick.Im so glad it was pointed out that RA was just a child and his story is based on decades of different stories told
yep the fb page has become a $ game. You can buy toy stuffed divers , key chains, planning a bake sale multiple Gofund me's. You can purchase t shirts, long sleeve diver shirts. Heck of a shopping spree can happen there.
I find it really weird how much things cost when everything is supposedly donated
Refrain from using "F" and "B" together in a sentence. If someone wants to source you, PM, two letters that work well together. The "different relative" will not be provided anything Rusty doesn't have - or he would have it already.
The Teddy-Bear-Divers are priceless! Not true - what are they going for? You know ginger-ale really burns when it shoots out your nose!!! But, I needed a good laugh...SMH all day is making me motion sick.
I think those dmv records are probably long destroyed. I worked at Florida dmv for 17 years, 1983 to 2000. And I don't think even then we had records from 1974, even on microfiche. And if there was microfiche it would be impossible to recreate the ownership trail. Records that old were not on computerThat's why I'd like a list from TXDMV of cars that were registered in 1974, but were not legally transferred in 1975. The title was not transferred (sale), the plates were not renewed (owner still owns), reported stolen, reported as demolished (salvage license). Vin#'s are a car's DNA. Vehicles do disappear - so why can't a list be produced? If Fort Worth is "ground zero" how long could that list be? They did not walk off that parking lot. I feel like a broken record...
Can't easily tell from those lines if they were truth or lies. What's the night time temp? 39 could be fighting fit, or old before his time. If the guy was 25 then I can't say that.It was in the 70s that day and Cotton was only 39 years old.
Well, this is Texas. I have been to Austin. The records exist. I have made the contact there. The Army COE still calls on the Tarrant County Sheriff's office to haul off stuff. They have records. In Texas we don't have a square footage problem. When government outgrows a space they just bleed onto the nearest vacant building. It's the FWPD case file that is a vault. The FOIA won't help you. It's not "Federal." If the case were closed, it would be more accessible. But, it's "Open," so it isn't.I think those dmv records are probably long destroyed. I worked at Florida dmv for 17 years, 1983 to 2000. And I don't think even then we had records from 1974, even on microfiche. And if there was microfiche it would be impossible to recreate the ownership trail. Records that old were not on computer
I am not an expert, but from personal experience I think the opposite is also true: too little detail. A good liar has control over their lying. When they are challenged on their lie, unexpectedly, they will repeat the lie without making up details that may give them up. MOO..
Im so glad it was pointed out that RA was just a child and his story is based on decades of different stories told
yep the page has become a $ game. You can buy toy stuffed divers , key chains, planning a bake sale multiple Gofund me's. You can purchase t shirts, long sleeve diver shirts. Heck of a shopping spree can happen there.
I find it really weird how much things cost when everything is supposedly donated
Who gives a rip about damaging relationships or creating conflict? We're trying to get at the truth; that should be the only consideration.Is that immaterial detail worth the conflict it would create, and the relationships it might damage? The police know where everyone was. It's their investigation. Maybe going-along-to-get-along is what you pick.
Could you ask Tommy if he knows for certain Cotton was at work all day (never left for a bit or anything) and which shop it was, Arlington or Fort Worth?
Wondering aloud here... how come we can't question "immaterial" details re: the Arnolds but everything with TT and DA can be scrutinized?
This may sound kind of out there, but consider Cotton’s predicament. It’s known he was hard up for cash...The IRS is breathing down his neck, medical bills up the wazoo, etc. Fort Worth had some known organized crime rings, most notoriously City Vending. All that bad stuff on Jacksboro highway. Then consider transmission repair joints all got a bad rap for ripping people off...My father was a mechanic at Mrs. Bairds at the time and fixed cars on the side. He detested tranny repair places. Could Cotton have inadvertently put his family in harm’s way? Take a loan...Screw someone over...Maybe agree to chop stolen cars...Some kind of desperate deal with Ft. Worth organized crime that he couldn’t get out of? Just spitballing here.
Nevertheless, he lost his battle with cancer that July at 39 years of age. He was very ill on December 23, 1974.
Nevertheless, he lost his battle with cancer that July at 39 years of age. He was very ill on December 23, 1974.
I disagree. We were raised "Southern" and that "invitation" can be seen as a way of saying "I love you"; "I wish things were different." We cannot possibly know why Rachel asked if her mother wanted to come along. If her mother says she dropped by and invited her to go, just leave it at that. It's a tick on the timeline.