Found Deceased KY - Raphael “Ray” Taliaferro, 79, radio journalist, Paducah, 10 Nov 2018
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Metropolis doesn’t have a Motel6. The nearest one is 37 miles away in Grand Rivers, KY. The next nearest Motel6 is in Marion, IL, 57 miles from Harrah’s.
The minister who talked with him for 15 minutes noticed that he re-introduced himself several times. He found it strange. So certainly the wife of 6 months knew he had a problem. Yes, I understand relatives are reluctant to talk about it in casual conversation but when a person goes missing all that goes out the window. For the wife not to mention this dementia immediately to the police is inexcusable. It might have cost him his life as I believe searches are conducted more thoroughly and immediately for dementia cases and immediately classified as a missing person.
In non-dementia cases, the cops often wait for 24 hours before classifying it as a missing person.
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When my mom was 85ish, she was diagnosed with macular degeneration. I lived next door and was actively involved in her supervision. I went to her eye doctor appointments. I pulled the nurse aside before entering the exam room and told her that Due to my mom’s beginning to repeat herself and some forgetfulness and her visual challenges, I needed help “pulling” her license. Dr. enters the room and tells my mom about my concern. He goes on to say that she could still drive with her good vision in the one good eye. Needless to say, I went to my mom’s house and removed the sets of car keys and disconnected the car battery.i believe that unless his children or close friends saw Ray regularly, it’s pretty difficult to recognize the day-to-day changes in memory and function.
Just touching on dementia and driving. In dealing with my Mom and our friend, I’ve learned that it’s progressive and very sneaky. The person with dementia is often good at covering their lapses initially. Families and friends are reluctant to admit that it’s happening for some time after the first symptoms begin. We blame it on hearing or vision loss or prescription interactions. And even after it’s clear, it’s a hard subject to bring up. Yes, someone could drive. They shouldn’t at a certain stage, but they do unless family gets their license pulled, and that requires a physician’s diagnosis...and a huge fight, as you can imagine! Ray may never have been officially diagnosed. His wife may have been in denial, excusing his dementia as just having some memory problems. Unfortunately, that could have cost Ray his life, since a Silver Alert was not issued, unfortunately.
At 72, I recently asked my doctor to test me for dementia because I feel that my memory isn’t as sharp as it was. I joke that my “synapses aren’t snapping” and I can’t retrieve names quickly sometimes. They arrive eventually though.The test I was given would, IMO, diagnose someone with pretty severe dementia, not someone in the early stages. I passed perfectly. Apparently, I’m normal, as are my younger friends having the same problem. But my husband and I both feel that we have to concentrate harder when driving in our complicated little town. So who knows?
Do we know the name of the hotel he stayed in at Metropolis? It must be a bad one if the investigatory team is suspicious.
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Pat: Ray would never stay at such a hotel especially when there was a nice hotel a block away.
This was also something the investigatory team found suspicious.
KGO interview with Sheriff:
MISSING: Ray Taliaferro, longtime KGO host
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Metropolis also has a Super 8, a Quality Inn, and a Holiday Inn Express, and those are all near each other by the interstate, about 3.5 miles from Harrah’s. Of these, the Holiday Inn Express is a 4 star hotel, while the other two are both 2 stars.
I wonder if staying in a hotel of a little lesser caliber than Ray normally would have was a way to fly under the radar since he was so chatty. He wouldn’t have as many opportunities to tell people who he was and wouldn’t be remembered.
@HarvestMoon, is the info about having the rental car for 30 days linkable? I’m wondering if both of them were living in the car.
@HarvestMoon, is the info about having the rental car for 30 days linkable? I’m wondering if both of them were living in the car.
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If it was really just a block from Harrah’s then it would HAVE to be the Baymont.
Just a thought, maybe because of his dementia his wife thought she’d have an easier time keeping him safe and secure in the smaller hotel. The Harrah’s hotel is large and has the casino attached. If Ray had a tendency to wander, she may have worried about him wandering into the casino where he might have been taken advantage of or even just not known any better than to keep feeding money into a slot machine.
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In the KGO interview, Pat said the "investigatory team were suspicious of the hotel". Not clear if the suspicion is due to the seedy nature of the hotel itself or just breaking from a pattern of staying at very upscale places.
The Baymont looks pretty nice. If that was the one he stayed in, Pat could be exaggerating in describing it as seedy. Maybe it was seedy by Ray's very high standards.
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I'm sorry, but I'm becoming increasingly disturbed by the odd circumstances surrounding Ray's death. I really hope we get some answers soon.
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Ray's son in Paducah retracing his father's steps. Autopsy is tomorrow; prelim results by end of tomorrow
Ray Taliaferro's son searches for answers about his father's death
Ray Taliaferro's son searches for answers about his father's death
My heart aches for his son. No, this isn’t how Ray should have died. But sadly, Ray’s friends who noticed the onset of dementia would have been powerless to help if Ray refused help. Ray’s son probably wouldn’t have been successful either. Meds don’t always work well. There’s a long stretch of time while the disease is progressing before the person is in bad enough shape to place in a secure facility. No one wants to do that to their loved one until it’s absolutely necessary. Unfortunately, it can be very hard to keep people with dementia from getting into dangerous situations if they decide to take off. 
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Hi folks, This is my first time here. I have listened to Ray Taliaferro on the radio for decades and am heartbroken and confused by his death. In the KGO audio, one of his co-workers stated that she had noticed Ray was not as sharp, during his last months on air. I had noticed the same. Another of his former co-workers stated that Ray sometimes would not take his calls. After KGO fired their line up (a damn massacre) , some have observed that Taliaferro kind of went into isolation. I think he had the beginnings of dementia way back then.
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Ray's son, Raphael Taliaferro Jr @realtaliaferro has tweeted that Charlotte Crawford planned to inherit his father's estate, and seems to think that led to Ray's death.
Welcome to WS, sheeptramp (your name intrigues me
). I hadn’t listened to Ray in years, but it’s certainly possible he had the beginnings of dementia in 2011. I have a friend in her early ‘80’s diagnosed a couple of years ago, and looking back almost ten years, I can recall things she said that surprised me at the time (no filter). And with my Mom, it was my cousin who alerted me before it became really obvious to me. It’s often such a long, slow, sad decline.Heads up: Ray’s son’s twitter is off limits from my understanding of the rules. His comments would be considered rumor.
Rules - Social Media - Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Rules - Social Media - Facebook, Twitter, etc.
However, Ray’s son’s comments in MSM can be posted. According to LE, Ray’s wife did not initially tell them he had dementia, so no Silver Alert was issued. I wonder when she mentioned Ray having forgetful spells.
Quoting the link:
Taliaferro's son said the couple's marriage license was found in the rental car his father parked outside the bank. The two were married in June.
Taliaferro was 79 and his wife is in her 50's. Neither Taliaferro's son nor police have heard from his wife recently.
"I think there's a concern about who she is," Raphael Taliaferro said. "Nobody knows her, or some of the decisions she's made in this whole situation."
Ronn Owens recalls fond memories of former KGO talk radio host Ray Taliaferro
According to LE, Ray’s wife did not initially tell them he had dementia, so no Silver Alert was issued. I wonder when she mentioned Ray having forgetful spells.Quoting the link:
Taliaferro's son said the couple's marriage license was found in the rental car his father parked outside the bank. The two were married in June.
Taliaferro was 79 and his wife is in her 50's. Neither Taliaferro's son nor police have heard from his wife recently.
"I think there's a concern about who she is," Raphael Taliaferro said. "Nobody knows her, or some of the decisions she's made in this whole situation."
Ronn Owens recalls fond memories of former KGO talk radio host Ray Taliaferro
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Taliaferro's son said the couple's marriage license was found in the rental car his father parked outside the bank. The two were married in June.
Ronn Owens recalls fond memories of former KGO talk radio host Ray Taliaferro[/QUOTE]
I'm trying to the think of logical reasons for traveling with the marriage license. Maybe there's a simple answer but I'm perplexed.
Taliaferro's son said the couple's marriage license was found in the rental car his father parked outside the bank. The two were married in June.
Ronn Owens recalls fond memories of former KGO talk radio host Ray Taliaferro[/QUOTE]
I'm trying to the think of logical reasons for traveling with the marriage license. Maybe there's a simple answer but I'm perplexed.
