I have been writing about all of this "JUSTICE" insanity for many years. I am sure I will be writing about it for many more to come.
Let me give a quick run down of last Fridays encounter at our second home...Solano County Courts.
The hearing was scheduled for 1:30PM in Dept. 15 room 202. We were there at 1:20PM sitting outside the courtroom waiting for the doors to be unlocked. It seemed strange that none of our other family members or friends were there waiting with us.
When the bailiff finally opened the doors at 1:30PM he mentioned that it was traffic court. What? Traffic Court? We then noticed that the name next to the courtroom door was NOT Judge Bowers. Omg! we are in the wrong place. Judge Bowers court room had moved to the third floor! Why didn't our Victim Advocate call us and tell us that the courtrooms have moved? Isn't that part of her job?
We rushed to get up the stairs since now we are late to the hearing. As we were going upstairs, we ran into our prosecutor who is also our newly elected Solano County District Attorney. I was justifiably irritated and voiced my irritation at not being informed of the court room move. Our prosecutor just gave me a dirty look and never approached me again. I still have not heard from her or our Court Victim Advocate! I am very disturbed by this.
The long drawn out court hearing date lasted less than 5 minutes and it was over until Jan. 16, 2015. I was livid. My heart was pounding and I wanted answers from our District Attorney. Well, she never came out to talk to us. In fact, after the hearing her investigator came out to inform us that if we were waiting for her she had to leave early and would not be able to talk with us. This is our Prosecutor! I believe this is the person who is supposed to inform us of what is going on. My heart hurts for my boy and for all of the many victims and families that are being victimized again by this insanity.
We sat in Judge Bowers new court room #303 for nearly an hour before he and the two attorneys came in. Then Matt's killer was brought in. The judge notified both parties that he will be unavailable from Nov thru Jan. 6th. WOW! The next hearing is set for Jan. 16, 2015. That makes it nearly an entire year that Matt's killer will have been able to have visits from family a couple times a week and he does not have to pay any restitution. In other words, he gets all the extra snacks and whatever else he wants because he is not held responsible because he is not actually in prison. While my son is dead and buried.
Here's the kicker, After the hearing, the woman who started the latest insanity, you know, the killers wife/girlfriend/ex-wife, came up to our family and apologized to us, for the harm that she has caused. She told us that the truth will be revealed on Jan. 16th. So, instead of putting an end to it all, right then and there we have to wait 3 months to have a hearing still. Our system of Insanity!
I decided that I needed to pick up my journals and begin to re-read my entries beginning back in April of 1999, when my cousin, Kathleen Sue O'Brien was murdered. I wanted to reacquaint myself with the treatment that our family received even way back then. Kathy was stabbed over 50 times with a sharpened screwdriver, Afterward her body was dumped onto Cherry Glen Road. Her murderer goes up for a parole hearing on Jan. 28, 2015 We will be there!
I feel powerless over
the situation regarding my son Matt’s murderer, Henry Don Williams. Not only
was Matt our son and a friend to many. He was an elected official in the city
of Fairfield, CA. This fact also seems to mean NOTHING within our SYSTEM! The killers
ex, signed a declaration last year, claiming that one of the murder trial
jurors propositioned her for sex in exchange for a not-guilty vote. In 2008,
the then-DA Paulson, elected not to charge the pregnant getaway driver, Nicole
Stewart (heartbreaking) and now, years later, the murderer works the system
through endless court dates/postponements.
We, the family, take time off work
to relive the nightmare of 9-1-2008, seeing this monsters face constantly, subjected to a judge who
seems bothered by our irritation, and having to constantly call/email our
DA/victim advocates because they don’t inform us. Lewis should’ve been arrested
after the 9-19-14 hearing (“no-show”)
but WASN’T. When finally arrested after two missed court dates, she spent less
than 24 hours in jail before being appointed a private attorney (the killer was
also) and released.
I was notified of this hearing 10 minutes before because
our advocate “does not get her county emails on her phone.” I check
court-connect constantly because I cannot count on those “helping” us. This is the treatment of victims and their
families in our justice system.
I in no way feel that we are the only
victims of this system. I HURT for the
countless families who suffer also. Our hearts break for the families of the
victims who are unable, financially, to attend the numerous hearings. Last Friday,
the women in question came to us and apologized about everything. She says the
truth will be told at the Jan. 16 hearing.
After the hearing our
prosecutor never did come out to speak with us. We also have not heard from our
court appointed victim advocate since Sept. 29. I’m grateful for the prayers and support of
friends and know God has a plan, but I also believe that the public should be
aware of the insanity/our justice system. If I could “Let go and Let God”, I
would. But, my son is dead, murdered. I can’t bring him back. I CAN raise
awareness to a system that victimizes
victims. There’s not a minute that goes by when I don’t think about my boy.
Matt never ages He will always be 22. Matt’s voice was silenced by a bullet to
his head. I’m still here. I will not be
silent.
Just so you know, Not much has changed. And it won't change unless WE take a stand.
