Re: AFAIK

[John M Price PhD <jmprice@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, J. Randall Webber wrote:

> Dr. Price: Could you provide a translation of this word:  AFAIK

As Far As I Know

> Thank you.

Certainly!

> 
> -Randy Webber
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu
> [mailto:owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu]On Behalf Of
> John M Price PhD
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 12:52 PM
> To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
> Subject: Re: McMartin case facts
> 
> 
> On Sun, 11 Feb 2001, lisa fontes wrote:
> 
> > I am looking for an article which I read a number of years ago which
> > asserted that in the McMartin day care center, tunnels were found when
> > the building was razed, full of Disney toys and so on, seeming to add
> > credibility to some of the children's more "fantastic" accusations. I
> > would appreciate the reference--cannot find it anywhere.
> > Thanks.
> 
> I'd like to see that as well.  AFAIK, that is a bogus tale of some true
> believers in this fiasco of false allegations.  Even the simplest of
> assessments - how could all this be going on in a busy daycare center,
> with parents coming and going, post office delivering mail, etc. and not
> be seen - is not done on the statements.  The issue of Judy Johnson's
> mental health is also never addressed, nor her apparent obsession with her
> son's 'bottom'.  Finally, the fact that across the country another day
> care case was ongoing, but evidence was limited.  The tables turned,
> however, when investigators from the McMartin case advised them.  
> Suddenly, it looked a lot like McMartin.  Seems fishy to me. 
> 
> As to the direct question, the DA did not find tunnels, and the parents
> planted evidence.  There being so much invested in this case, though,
> people do not want the facts to get into the way of their beliefs.
> 
> There was a second dig, as it were, by one E. Gary Sickel, PhD, but from
> what I have heard of the talks, the photos are nondescript, and can pretty
> much be anything.  The report is available on some sites, however they
> leave out the forensic geologist's assessment of the day care site.  I
> have that at my FTP site:
> 
> DA Report:
> 
> ftp://ftp.calweb.com/users/j/jmprice/sra/tunnels1.txt
> 
> (It seems the parents had planted evidence, specifically turtle shells.  
> Oh well.)
> 
> Forensic geologist letter:
> 
> ftp://ftp.calweb.com/users/j/jmprice/sra/geol-mm.txt
> 
> There are also some GIF images of these documents on the my site as well,
> lest anyone say I mistyped them when I cleaned up the OCR.
> 
> 
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> John M. Price, PhD                                     jmprice@calweb.com
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John M. Price, PhD                                     jmprice@calweb.com
Life: Chemistry, but with feeling!      |      PGP Key on request or FTP!
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