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THE
CRIME, HOW
I BECAME A SUSPECT AND I WAS WRONGFULLY CONVICTED
In
May of 1999,
I
was wrongful1y convicted of a terrible crime (bombing) in
which the lives of three people were tragically
taken. Killed were Joe
Blount, his daughter Angela and her cousin Michael Columbus. This terrible
crime was committed on November 18th, 1985. I didn't even hear about
this crime until June of 1997 when a man named Bennie Toole who was
a suspect for more than twelve years told me about it. I didn't even
know when the crime occured
or
who the victims were until my indictment on
December 4th,1997. I didn't know exactly
where
the crime happened
until
a month or so prior to my trial or the mendacious charade of a Texas
trial. I have
never in my life been to the place where this crime happened nor have I
ever seen or touched a bomb and I am in no way what so
ever connected to this horrible crime or the victims.
The
investigation of the bombing continued for more than twelve years and
was the longest running investigation in history of the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. In 1996, after the Oklahoma City bombing
the ATF jump started every unsolved domestic bombing and was presenting evidence
to a grand jury
trying
to indict a man named Mike Huff who was
an associate or
friend
of Bennie Toole, the man who told me about the
bombing. The evidence against Huff while circumstantial is very
strong
and overwhelming. Had he been indicted there is no doubt he
would
be sitting in my place on
the notoriously
cruel and expeditious Texas death row, waiting the termination of his life.
I don't know if Huff committed
the crime but the evidence strongly suggests his culpability. Among
the vast amount of
evidence
that includes his admissions is a piece
of evidence
that would make even
the most skeptical of jurors vote
to convict. That evidence is a statement from Huff's mother and
step-father that key componets of the destructive device that killed
the
Blounts
and Columbus were missing from their home. One of those componets is
especially odd
in its use within the device. I cannot or will not draw
any definite conclusions about the evidence suggesting the
culpability of
Huff but I do have a
theory
that is proving to be more and more correct as my investigation and
research continues.
During
the course of the 12+ year investigation my name was not mentioned once
but in August of 1997 1 repeated the
information Toole told me to
a man named Charles Ferris. Ferris in turn used the information as a
tool to get himself out of jail. Ferris told the ATF that I was
responsible for the bombing. When the ATF began investigating me as a
possible suspect they first located my ex-wife Kimberly Toney living in
Wisconsin. I hadn't
seen her in 10+ years. She first told the agents the truth. "I don't
know anything, Michael never mentioned it and I never heard about it."
They
gave her
a
card
and told her about the reward and told her to
phone them if she thought of anything.
Sometime later her and her boyfriend
went to the library and read everything they could about the crime
and then called
the ATF back telling them maybe she did have some information
that would
help.
Because her fabricated story was vague and
not enough to indict or convict the ATF agents located my old friend
Chris
Meeks
who
I hadn't seen in more than 11 years. Chris was
located in a New Mexico prison where he was serving a sentence for numerous
driving
while intoxicated violations. Chris has
a very
obvious alcohol problem
and even more obvious memory problems due to the alcohol abuse. The
investigators believed
my
ex-wifes story and did nothing to
verify
her
truthfullness. The investigators desperatety needed Meeks to corroberate
the lie of Kim Toney so after he testified before the grand jury he was
given a polygraph test and told he failed and that if he wou1d change
his story they wou1d give him immunity from prosecution for perjury
(liar's immunity) to go with the transactional immunity they already
gave him. He was interrogated for the next three days and gave many
statements. These interrogations lasted some 12 hours per day according
to Meeks. Finally the investigators decided that he must have forgotten
what happened so they fed him bits and pieces of the information they
needed him to testify to. This can be proven by the testimony and
statements he made.
My
ex-wife testified that on November 28th, 1985 we (myself, Meeks and Kim)
drove my 1979 Cbevrolet truck with a briefcase under the toolbox in the
bed of the truck to the area of the bombing and that: ("'he stopped
the truck got out and took the briefcase out from under the toolbox and
walked off and returned without it. Then we went down the road to the
lake where we 'hung out' from around 9 PM until after midnight. Sometime
during the course of the night there was a splashing in the water so Mike
and Chris got their two 22 ca1iber rifles from tbe truck and Mike shot a
beaver.") Chris Meek's testimony whi1e dramatically different and
conflicting in many key areas corroberated Kim's lie enough to allow or
convince the jury to convict, even though Meek's couldn't answer a
single question as he testified without refering to his alledged
statements for the answers as if the statements were a script.
What
is wrong with the testimony?
First
of all, its not true, and I can prove this with records that I now have
but the courts won't consider the new evidence. What is the new
evidence? Heres a list of just some of it:
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The
pickup truck that was so promine t in the lies was not purchased bey
me until December 13th, 1985. 16 days after the crime! (Per Texas
Dept. of Trans. Records)
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The
toolbox that she stated the briefcase was under wasn't purchased
until December 29th, 1985 (See attached check records register)
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The
two 22 caliber rifles that she stated was used to shoot the beaver
was not purchased until December 18th and 19th, 1985. (Per ATF gun
records) (See F1 + F2 attached)
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While
not so strong but suggesting the story of Kim and Meek's is
fabricated. The National Weather Service records show that November
28th, 1985 was the coldest day of November. 31'F with wind to 15
mph. The wind chill would bring the temperature down to about 20'F,
especially on the lake shore, too cold to 'hang out' from 9 pm after
midnight wearing a light sweater and not being cold as she
testified. She also testified that she did not hear an explosion,
see or hear fire trucks etc, despite being close to the crime scene.
(There s a very simple explantation as to why she didn't hear
anything and why she wasn't cold which I will explain later.)
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The
prosecution did not inform the defense or the jury that Kim Toney
expected to receive the reward for her testimony as they are
required by law to do so. Had the jury known that she was motivated
to lie by the $25,000 reward they may not have found her to be so
believable.
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Meeks
the
man that was used to corroberate her 1ie
has retracted his testimony. (See attached affidavit.)
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Because
there is absolutely no connection between myself and the crime or
the victims the prosecution had an obvious obstacle to overcome. By
law the prosecution does't have to prove motive but in order to
convict of murder orcapital murder they must prove that the accused
knowingly and intentionally killed a specific person. Because there
is ,no connection between myself and the crime crime the prosecutors
concocted a theory that effectively allowed the conviction of an
innocent without any evidence. Their theory was: "He intended
to kill someone but we don' t know who or why, only he knows,
but these people were killed in the process. Their concoction was
based on the statements of a common "jai1hourse liar",
convicted felon of 68 years of age facing life in prisen for
the aggravated sexual assauts of children. The "jailhouse
1iar", pedophile has now retracted his statement and stated
that he lied because he had a " deal" with prosection to
keep him from going back to prison. He has provided me with a copy
of the "agreement" and other valuable documents. He is in
prison now. How could I possible defend myself against their
concoction?
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Ferris,
the man who originally lied to get out of jail refused to testify at
trial because he was threatened with the charge of aggravated perjury
which carries a sentence of 10 years in prison. He admitted to the
Dallas Morning News on January 17, 1998 thathe lied but did not
testify at trial. He was now written a letter to me stating that he
will tell the truth. ( Dallas Morning News January 17, 1998 -
"Man says he made up story linking suspect to bombing) (See
attached.)
I
AM COMPLETELY INNOCENT OF THIS CRIME BUT I CANNOT DENY THE FACT THAT I HAVE
A LENGTHY CRIMINAL RECORD OF CREDIT CARD ABUSE, BURGLARY, BAD CHECKS
ETC.
My
past record made the my wrongful conviction easy, for the prosecution but
do I deserve to die (be killed) for a crime I didn't commit because of
my past record? The courts won't listen and rather than fellow the 1aw
they "find ways" to upho1d convicition. I have literally begged
to undergo any type of testing, interrogation, hypnosis, interrogation
while drugged, everything but the goverment will not admit that mistakes
are made. PERIOD! I will continue to fight for truth and true justice
until they drag me away to be murdered but this auction will go on as well.
The
reason Kim's story about going to the lake doesn 't sence. Is that we
did go to the lake and the beaver incident is true. I thought it was a
nutra rat but it turned out to be a beaver and we were fishing not
"hanging out." Texas weather is unpredictable but it was a
warm night either in December or January. The only thing for sure is
that it was sometime after December 19th, 1985 and its likely that it
was after Christmas because Meeks and myself spent Christmas in Florida
with my father.
It
is against Texas law for a person who has been convicted of a crime to
profit from the crime in any way such as books, movie rights etc. I have
no intention of profiting from a crime I did not commit. I have a right
to choose five people to witness my murder. The means of which I select
these five is also my choice. I will choose four of the witnesses by
taking "sealed bids" by mail and e mail. The four highest
bidders will be asked to donate the amount of their bid to the
organizations I previously listed. If you are a high bidder I will
notify you by mail. If it is your desire to get to know me before the
State of Texas murders me we can correspond or you can visit me and I
will tell you what I am feeling mentally about my impending execution
and I will attempt to tell you what I am feeling as I am drawing my last
breath. I will hope to prove to you that lethal injection is not the
pain1ess and humane death it is reported to be and I will hopeful1y
convince you that innocent people are being killed with your tax dollars
and hopeful1y convince you to have a mind of your own and leave the
majority of mindless followers that support capital punishment. The
reason the majority is the majority is that the majority is made up of
mindless idiots with no opinion of their own.
Only
four of the five spots to witness my murder are being auctioned so that
the fifth spot can be given away so nobody but yourself will know that
you donated funds to witness the murder. Bids will be accepted up
until about two months prior to my murder which will be some time in the
not so distant future. I will inform the high bidders at that time.
In the meantime if any bidders have any questions or comments please
submit them in writing or by e mail and I will answer, A.S.A.P. .
.
I
WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR TRUTH AND TRUE JUSTICE
AND THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SEEING ME MURDERED BY
MURDEROUS STATE OF TEXAS.
GOOD LUCK!
Sincerely,
Michael
Toney
"AN
INNOCENT MAN CONDEMNED TO DEATH BY UNTRUTHS"
Send
bids or questions to: Michael Toney
"An
Innocent Man"
Polunsky
Unit D.R. #314
3872
F.M. 350 South
Livingston,
Texas 77351
MAY
GOD BLESS YOU AND PROTECT YOU FROM THIS WORLD'S INJUSTICES
Only
four of the five spots to witness my murder are being auctioned so that
the fifth spot can be given away so nobody but yourself will know that
you donated funds to witness the murder. Bids will be accepted up
until about two months prior to my murder which will be some time in the
not so distant future. I will inform the high bidders at that time.
In the meantime if any bidders have any questions or comments please
submit them in writing or by e mail and I will answer, A.S.A.P. .
.
I
WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR TRUTH AND TRUE JUSTICE
AND THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SEEING ME MURDERED BY
MURDEROUS STATE OF TEXAS.
GOOD LUCK!
Sincerely,
Michael
Toney
"AN
INNOCENT MAN CONDEMNED TO DEATH BY UNTRUTHS"
Michael Roy Toney died one month after his release !!
