Re: Emails to Michael
Bill,
Michael receives his emails daily from me. I am the only person who has access to his email and then I mail them to him everyday. You are right about the déjà vu stuff. I do think it is strange though. Thank you for sending the letters to all those shows. Maybe with a second letter to 60
Minutes they will look into talking to him.
Thanks,
Denise
December 20, 2000: Email from Mr. Bill to Denise
Denise:
I am not through sending letters. I am going to send letters to various and sundry magazines and newspapers and other TV news magazine shows. I will keep you all informed.
Mr. Bill
PS: I am still studying Michael's Trial Transcript. I have gotten through Richard Averyt's testimony. It is slow going but I am trying to spot holes in witness testimony and contradictions.
If we can document enough discrepancies then perhaps we can get a lawyer that will be willing to see if he can get Michael a retrial.
PPS: Also, if we continue to try to keep this matter in the public eye then this case will not be forgotten.
December 20, 2000: Email from Denise to Mr. Bill
You are doing an excellent job. Too bad you are not an attorney. Maybe if there was an attorney as dedicated as you are, then Michael would have been out a long time ago. I wish I could spend more time working on this for Michael but the following reasons prevent me from doing so: 1. I work 70 hours a week.
2. I have 6 kids at home.
3. I don't have a computer or typewriter at home.
4. Finances prevent me from doing some of the things for Michael.
So as you can see, my time and money are restricting me from helping as much as I would like to. But I really appreciate all you are doing and I know Michael does as well.
Thanks,
Denise
December 20, 2000: Email from Mr. Bill to Denise
Denise:
You are doing a lot for Michael as it is. Keeping him in touch with the outside world is a lot in more ways than one.
Bless you!
Mr. Bill
December 21, 2000: Email from Jeff Bowden ( D Magazine reporter) to Mr. Bill Mr. Davis,
I don't generally write about murders by bombing or otherwise. I will, however, forward your email to Glenna Whitley, a Senior Editor with the magazine. Mrs. Whitley is an award-winning investigative journalist. She is better positioned to evaluate the merits of your proposal.
Best Wishes and Happy Holidays,
Jeff Bowden
Mr. Bill: Mrs. Whitely never found time in her busy schedule of writing fluff pieces about the great and near great Yuppies of Dallas to write a story about my wrongfully convicted ―alleged‖
bomber friend, Michael Toney. Her loss, my gain--she could have won a Pulitzer for her article about Michael Toney. C'est la vie!
December 23, 2000: Email from Mr. Bill to Michael
Subject: James McCall
Mike:
Just got through reading Special ATF Agent McCall's testimony and I can summarize it in one word: BULLSHIT. That guy just got up on the stand and lied out his ass and got away with it!
(Remember he was the man that said he could not recall anything about the investigation.) I am starting to go through Special ATF Agent JL's testimony and I would dearly love to catch this sucker in a lie because he is the nephew of my next door neighbor. Mike, I think that it was God's will for me to get involved with you because of all these little coincidences that keep turning up.
Hang in there dude!
Mr. Bill
Mr. Bill: I am giving advance warning to the gentle reader that the word ―bullshit‖ will appear quite frequently whenever I am referring to testimony given by State witnesses. Whenever I read the State witness testimony for extended periods I would feel dirty from their damn lies and have to take a shower to wash the stench and the filth off.
December 27, 2000: Letter from Michael to Mr. Bill
Dear Bill,
I hope this letter finds you doing well. I received copies of your latest emails tonight. I'll answer your questions and then relay some very strange news to you.
I don't believe Susan Blount has a record. As far as the rest of the questions...I don't know. Oh yeah, according to the testimony Robert was inside when the explosion occurred. He was blown out the door. He was burned and is scarred now. I believe he works for Boeing in Seattle. He was just a kid in 1985 so I don't think he had a drug habit or anything.
In the discovery documents I found where Michael Columbus was seeing a married woman but other than that I don't know. He was only 18 years old.
Something that's interesting is the fact that Joe Blount rode with the Hells Angels and Sonny Barger. In a recent issue of Playboy magazine (the one with Chyna the wrestler on the cover) there's a story called ―Biker Wars‖ or something like that. It is about some trials etc. They were doing a lot of bombings.
Now to the interesting thing that happened here. On Christmas night another inmate (not on death row) delivered a message to me. I won't say any names for obvious reasons but I will tell you how to find out who sent this message. The inmate told me that he has been trying to find me for a month. He said so and so told me to tell you that ―he is going to get you off of death row because he knows you are innocent because he knows all the truth.‖ This inmate made it sound like the one that sent the message is the one that did it or was there. I don't know that but it's how he made it sound. Keep in mind that I don't know any of these people but this man testified at the trial. Now he says he didn't tell the truth. He is from Azle and he's here on the Terrell Unit in general population. His initials are J.G.O. You can find out who he is by looking at the transcript Volume 27. I don't know but I'm willing to bet he knows Doug Brown. (Mr. Bill: As of November 17, 2009 the mysterious J.G.O. is a resident at Michael's old alma mater, the Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas. His projected release date is 12-11-2012.) With the business out of the way I'll get to your most important question. Yes, I do know Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, I didn't meet him until January 1997. I am a Christian. Jesus has held me together for the last 3 years.
While we're on the subject of Christianity I would like to introduce you to a very dear friend of mine. I'm enclosing a note I received from him so that you have his email address, etc. His name is Edwin Smith and he's my best friend after Jesus! Please send him an email and let him know you are trying to help me. He would be very happy to hear from you.
Now I can tell you how relieved I am to know that you are a Christian. You should have seen the smile on my face when I read ―I would be delighted to tell you how to be free in Christ.‖ I'm freer now than I have ever been in my life. It's a shame that it took something so drastic to wake me up. I know now that God loves us more than we could ever comprehend. I wasn't only hurting myself but God as well.
I could go on and on about that! It's getting late so I will close this letter and get it in the mail. I can't thank you enough for your help. Don't worry; I know you're not an investigator. I don't get my hopes up about anything but I do remain confident that a break will appear somewhere and the TRUTH will come out. You are appreciated very much!!!
Your brother in Christ,
Cowboy
December 27, 2000: ―Note‖ attached to Letter from Michael to Mr. Bill Dear Michael,
Well, I suppose you have heard the latest by now. On my last visit to Terrell I made the mistake of leaving the visitation room and going over to the chaplain's office to inquire about the welfare of one of your friends. I was immediately confronted by Major Lester and another guard who took me to the warden's office. Warden Massey told me because I had left the visitation room he was taking me off all lists and that I would not be allowed back on prison property. So there you have it. I broke a rule I didn't know existed and for that got zapped. No surprise there my friend.
I am sure he was more than a little ticked off by the article in USA Today.
Don't worry, I plan to continue to speak out and do any interview I get the opportunity to do. I have also spoken to the ACLU as his action violated Texas Penal Code statute 39.03 regarding my visitation rights. It may take a while but I feel that I will be reinstated. In the meantime, please help me to let everyone know what is going on in the soap opera.
I have sent some photos of my trip to Paris last month. There are some names on the back of a couple of them so you can put faces with names that you know. (Edwin was in Paris speaking to Michael's French supporters and anti death penalty people.) Stay in touch with me by mail and we will ride this out as we have the other little bumps in the road. Apparently I have hit a few raw nerves there and they are punishing me for it. It's a real shame the state chaplains are so strong death penalty that they can't minister like they should. I have men writing all the time that they ask to see a chaplain and it takes months to get a visit.
Anyway, I hope you have a good holiday. Keep your chin up and I will see you as soon as possible.
Your friend,
Edwin Smith
Executive Director
Dove Prison Ministry International
Mr. Bill: Michael's most ardent supporters were a group of French men and women that formed an organization named Association M'AIM (Michael- An Innocent Man). Towards the end of Michael's life he feigned to be a Republican to get along with the contemptible conservatives but he still continued to accept the support of the ―hated‖ French. Michael did what he had to do to secure his freedom but I will go to my grave condemning the GOP to hell and loudly proclaiming vive le France! (Will Rogers never met George Bush Jr. or any of his contemptible neo-con tools!)
December 27, 2000:18:48- Email from Mr. Bill to Michael Subject: Missing Pages
Michael:
I am going through your ex-wife's testimony and I noticed that pages 29 through 32 of the official court transcript is missing! (That would be page 8 of Kim's webpage copy- page 7 has been duplicated and stuck where page 8 should be.) Is there something on pages 29 through 32
that could make or break your case?
Mr. Bill
Mr. Bill: Michael's reply to this query, ―No.‖
December 27, 2000:2000- Email from Mr. Bill to Michael
Subject: Briefcase Latches
Michael:
In her testimony, Kim said that your briefcase had combination locks on the latches but Robert Blount said in his testimony that Angela just sat on the couch and flipped the latches open...Does it make sense to you that the briefcase in question on Thanksgiving Day 1985 would have locking latches? I can only conclude from Robert Blount's (sworn) testimony the briefcase that he saw on that fateful day did not have locking latches (therefore, it was not your briefcase.) Mr. Bill
Mr. Bill: This reinforces the old saying, ―the devil is in the details.‖ I do not profess to be a hit man but it stands to reason that a bomb that is designed to detonate when the briefcase is opened would not be placed in a locked briefcase. Michael's briefcase had combination locks and there is no way in hell that it could have been the briefcase that took out the Blount family.
December 25, 2000: Michael Toney's Journal
Today, the loneliness and despair are so thick I can almost see it. It's so very quiet. What's going through the minds of the condemned?
Yesterday, the radio news reported, ―Christmas is just another day for the men and women on Texas death row.‖ They're wrong, as usual. It's not just another day, it's Christmas. Christmas is a time to rejoice and celebrate with family and friends. Christmas is a time to give gifts. Maybe the radio news is partly correct. It is not just another day but it is another day of precious life. For many on death row this will be their last ―living‖ Christmas.
Everyone must keep in mind what Christmas really is. The One that was born on this day so long ago offers all of us a gift: The gift of eternal life. His offer extends to everyone, even the men and women that are condemned to death.
I can't help but ask myself these questions. Has everyone forgotten what Christmas really is?
Today is the birthday of Jesus Christ, the One that gave His life to pay for our sins and to give us eternal life. To accept His gift of eternal life we must ask His forgiveness for our sins and accept Jesus Christ as our Savior.
Today I seem to have more questions than I do answers. How can a society that is supposed to be based on Christian faith judge and condemn others to death? If a person sitting on a jury finds a person to be guilty and decides that this person should be sentenced to death, isn't that the same as murder? What if that jury is wrong and they sentence an innocent person to death, isn't that murder?
I ask these questions because I am an innocent person that has been sentenced to death. I have forgiven the jurors that were wrong in convicting me and sentencing me to death. I have asked God to forgive them but it‘s not me that must ask God, it is them that must ask God to forgive them. I also forgive the people that lied to the jury and caused them to come to the wrong conclusions, but once again it‘s not me that must ask. If the jurors and the people that lied under oath ask God to forgive them today and I am put to death tomorrow does God forgive them in advance or do they have to do something to correct what they have done? If my life is taken because someone lied under oath, isn't that the same as murder?
What is the purpose of a death sentence? Is it punishment or vengeance? Doesn't the Bible say that vengeance is wrong? When a person takes the life of another and the decedents loved ones seek vengeance and want the murderer put to death, isn't that murder? To have murder in your heart isn't that sin?
I don't believe anyone ever has the right to take the life of another. I don't believe anyone has the right to judge whether or not another human being has the right to live. We are human. We are not perfect. We are not God.
Sometimes when I ask others about this they quote what the Bible says about an ―eye for an eye.‖ But didn't Jesus Christ change all of that law?
As I ask myself these questions I can't help but think about the jurors that decided I have no right to live. I can't help but think about the people that lied to those jurors and caused them to come to the wrongful decision in convicting me and sentencing me to death. What does God think of them? As far as the jury goes, I'm reminded of what Jesus said while he was being crucified. He said, ―Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.‖ This still leaves many unanswered questions. I am innocent of the crime I was convicted of. God knows I have never taken the life of another or even considered taking the life of another but none of us are really innocent. Jesus was the only innocent person to walk the face of the earth. Jesus was wrongfully executed. What about the fact that those jurors want me put to death? What about the victims loved ones that want my life to be extinguished? What about the people that lied under oath so that the jury would come to the wrong conclusion? Does God forgive them? I don't know but all of this sounds like people asking God to forgive them for what they do tomorrow.
I think the simple answer to all of these questions is that no one ever has the right to take the life of another or to decide who has the right to live or die.
We are only human. ―To be human is to err.‖
By Michael Toney
―An innocent man condemned by lies‖
A la poursuite de vérité et justice...nous rester!!!
December 29, 2000:1318- Email from Mr. Bill to Michael
Mike:
After reading Chris Meeks' testimony I can summarize it in one word: BULLSHIT. How in God's name could a jury of your peers believe this lying, backstabbing weasel's testimony? I categorically reject Meeks' testimony for the following reasons: 1. His testimony was inconsistent and contradictory--he contradicted himself and he contradicted Kim's testimony. (e.g.: orange juice bottle lid, briefcase latches, times, dates, etc.) 2. He had been granted liar's immunity and admitted that he had lied to the Grand Jury on two separate occasions.
3. He had been granted immunity from prosecution by the Feds.
4. He was giving his testimony from a prepared script that he had in his lap while he was on the stand.
Was the jury in a coma while he was up there lying through his teeth or were they bought and paid for too?
My two cents worth,
Mr. Bill
Mr. Bill: The preceding email indicates that Michael Toney consistently referred to Chris Meeks as the ―idiot Chris Meeks.‖ I preferred to refer to Mr. Meeks as the ―lying, backstabbing weasel Chris Meeks.‖
December 30, 2000:2328- Email from Mr. Bill to Rev. Edwin Smith Subject: Cowboy Toney
Dear Reverend Smith:
A brother in Christ and new friend named Michael ―Cowboy‖ Toney asked me to drop you a line to let you know how I am trying to help free him. I have been bombarding various and sundry public officials with letters urging them to re-open the investigation of Michael's case and retry him. I have also been bombarding various and sundry TV news magazine programs, newspapers and magazines urging them to do a story on Michael. (I have also been scrutinizing Michael's transcripts noting the blatant contradictions and lies and investigating the backgrounds on some of the witnesses.)
Michael and I made each other's acquaintance through the 2000 Presidential election: I wrote an angry letter to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram which made a tongue-in-cheek prophecy about the future under a George Bush Jr. administration. Michael happened to read the paper that day and my letter struck a chord with him. He also noticed that I live in Azle where we believe that the real murderer lives. (I also have the misfortune of living in the Shangrila Estates community where such ―worthies‖ as MFH, TEA, RLA, MB, RC, LWC, MTC, etc. live and I also know these people!) I think that it was God's will for Michael and me to get hooked up because there are just too many ―little coincidences‖ that fell into place to affect our meeting.
Well, that is about all for now. I will be praying for you and your ministry. If you would like to know a little bit more about me then visit my page: http://web2.airmail.net/Mr. Bill (Mr. Bill: This site is now defunct).
Yours in Christ,
Mr. Bill
January 3, 2001: Letter from Michael to Mr. Bill
Hello Mister Bill,
I hope this letter reaches you having a blessed day. I pray you and your family had a very merry Christmas and the new year is blessed. I'm doing alright except for the fact that I'm freezing!
This prison was put on a yearly 'lockdown' status yesterday and for some peculiar reason the heating is off. The walls are like blocks of ice. Oh well, its prison!
Today I received copies of your emails so I will answer your questions as well as I can.
About Kim's testimony I wasn't aware of the missing pages on the web site. I do have copies of the entire transcript. Denise has asked the owner of that web site to correct the problem. If he doesn't I will send you her entire testimony. It's not easy for me to say this because she is the mother of my daughter but she lied through her teeth. She said some things that were calculated by the prosecution to make that jury hate me and want me dead.
I didn't even own a briefcase in 1985. I didn't use one until 1988 or so. The briefcase she mentioned is one that I used when I worked for the Tarrant County Adjustors in 88-89. The ATF
found pieces of the briefcase that allegedly contained the bomb and actually reconstructed the bomb in a similar briefcase for the trial. The briefcase I had in 88 was brown and had gold-colored combo locks. It was a cheap briefcase.
I AGREE!!!! The Meeks testimony is BULLSHIT but so is KIM'S! Meeks didn't have any idea what he was saying. He couldn't even answer the questions without looking at the script. He would say, ―I don't remember, let me see.‖ And then he would look for the answer. Not only did he have--LIAR'S immunity he had transactional immunity...meaning he couldn't be prosecuted for the crime itself. The really odd part is the jury knew he was lying. If you'll notice when Kim was testifying, she was asked if Meeks was an honest person. Her answer was, ―Yes.‖ When she answered ―Yes‖ the jury and the judge laughed.
Here's something you'll find very interesting and Denise can give you a copy of this. An old man named Finis Blankenship was in the (Parker County) jail with me while I was waiting to go to trial. He was always asking me questions about the case but I didn't know anything to tell him. It was obvious the man was trying to get information from to bargain with prosecution on his own case. In the opening statement the prosecution says ―...and then you will hear admissions by the defendant.‖ They were referring to the testimony of the old man (Finis Blankenship). He was the entire basis for the State's theory. He told them that I said, I was hired to kill someone by a man named R. Brown and that it was over 4 kilos of heroin. He said that I was to be paid 5000.00 but received only 2500.00 because the wrong people were murdered. This is all a lie. He made it up to get a 'deal' on his CHILD MOLESTATION charges which he had reduced to a misdemeanor.
Don't worry, he's in prison because the parole board revoked his parole on a prior 50 year sentence. Now for the good part- he was supposed to testify in the first phase of the trial but he refused because they wouldn't release him before hand. He did testify in the punishment part of the trial. He was the entire basis for the State's theory of ―transferred intent.‖ Meaning he meant to kill someone else but killed these people by mistake. Because of his BULLSHIT theory they were able to convict me. The indictment said, ―Knowingly and intentionally killed Joseph Blount, Angie Blount and Michael Columbus.‖ But there is no evidence of that so they used the old LIAR'S theory and were able to convict me of transferred intent. The State has to prove every element of the indictment beyond a reasonable doubt but because of the old man's theory they didn't have to do that. Now for the interesting part- the State is obligated by law to reveal any deals they have with their witnesses. They didn't do this. They denied all deals. After the trial the old liar filed a lawsuit in Federal court naming the D.A., Michael Parrish, The ATF and Judge Drago as defendants. In the lawsuit he says that he had a deal with them but they didn't uphold their end of the bargain. Denise has a copy of the lawsuit.
About Meeks, I've been trying to get his police records from Roswell, N.M. but the police chief wrote me and said the record is very thick and quoted an outrageous price for making copies. I'm still working on that. I did get some Texas records on him that prove he lied and showed the tag number for the truck. Denise was supposed to send the records to you. I also got his military record which doesn't say anything other than he got an HONORABLE discharge which really surprised me. You should have seen this character. He looked like a railroad bum. He had hair down to his backside and looked like he had been sleeping under a bridge. He was shaking and stuttering like he was scared to death but the State made it sound like he was afraid of me. He was afraid because he was lying through his TEETH. The man said, I drank ―screwdrivers.‖ I've never drank hard liquor. The whole purpose of that lie was to bring in ORANGE JUICE. My lawyer asked him about concentrated orange juice because he said, ―Mike never drank concentrate.‖ He didn't even know what concentrate is!
Have you seen the site at http://Pcase.homestead.com/Michael_Cowboy_Toney~ns4.html (Mr.
Bill: This site is now defunct)? I ask because it has some more information about my ex-wife and her boyfriend. I really think that he put her up to lying to get the reward. When they first questioned her she told the truth and said, ―I don't know anything and Mike never said anything.‖
But then she said they went to the library and read all the old news clips about it. Then all of a sudden by some ―miracle‖ she called them back with a new story. It's all completely crazy. I've NEVER been to the place!!
Bill, thank you for your help and believing in me. It means more to me than I could ever say.
Excuse my terrible typing. When I write about this case, I get real anxious and make a lot of mistakes! I may be going to the hospital in Galveston some time soon. I don't know how long I will be there but Denise will let you know what's going on. I hope Edwin has responded to your email. He's a very good man. I'm sure you will like him.
Your brother in Christ,
Cowboy
January 13, 2001: Letter from Michael to Mr. Bill
Bonjour monsieur Bill,
I hope this note finds you having a blessed day. I want to give the enclosed book ( The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran) to you as a gift. I'm hoping you haven't read him. I think you'll enjoy it and find it enlightening.
I knew you were born in Midland from your web page. I didn't know your mother is in Alaska. I seem to remember something about that mining scheme. I worked in Kodiak. The company I worked for built the school.
I'm of Native American heritage too. My father's mother was Cherokee. She was born on a reservation in Alabama (Mr. Bill: This reservation no longer exists.). She met my Bulgarian immigrant grandfather during ―the Trail of Tears.‖ My grandfather had stowed away on a ship to escape communism. My grandmother died about 5 years ago when she was 107. My grandfather died the year I was born when he was 73 years old.
I'm registered to receive Indian benefits but I've never used it. For some strange reason I'm the only light complected, light-eyed (Mr. Bill: Michael's eyes were green.) one in my family.
Do you communicate with your mother? I'll bet she knows of a restaurant called ―Gwennies‖ on Spenard. There was a gold mining outfit right up the road from there. I loved Alaska. It's very beautiful. That's where I started flying. I've had planes on the brain since.
Bill, I want you to know I'm very ashamed of the path I've taken through life. I have a lot of regrets.
Did you get the letter in which I mentioned Gaylen Oates? If you haven't read the enclosed Grand Jury testimony of Meeks you'll get a good laugh out of comparing all his lies. I tried to mark all the lies but I gave it up.
Your brother in Christ,
Michael
January 16, 2001: Letter from Mr. Bill to Michael
Michael:
I got your letter and book today. Thanks dude! (but you really didn‘t have to do that) Your little nephew, Hunter is a fine looking little boy and I hope that someday soon he will be able to meet his uncle without those ugly cold steel bars blocking his way. Sorry that it has been awhile since you last heard from me. I am off Christmas break and going back to school. I am going to college over the Internet to get a BS in Information Technology at the advanced age of 49. (Who says you can‘t teach an old dog new tricks?)
I got an email today from a lady named SA in France. She told me that she is working to get your legal representation straightened out. By the way, what‘s with all the French? Are you part Frenchie or something? (I took a year of French in the ninth grade.) I have a sister and two beautiful nieces that live in Florida. She called us last week to tell us that as she was coming back home with one of the girls that some punks threw a rock off of a freeway bridge that came right through the center of her windshield! I thank God for sparing them because that rock could have killed them.
My wife is suffering from empty nest syndrome- our 25 year-old boy and his girlfriend moved out on New Year‘s Day. (C‘est la vie!) We are hoping he will stay on the straight and narrow. He has had a few scrapes with the law: a pot bust and a DWI.
Speaking of the straight and narrow path, it is so easy to fall off that path. I realize that you have a lot of regrets about the mistakes that you have made in your life but you should stop beating yourself over the past and look toward the future. God has forgiven you, now forgive yourself my friend.
Later!
Mr. Bill
PS: I have kept a daily journal since 1994. I bet my life is boring in comparison with yours. I told my wife once that the only fear of death I had was that someone else‘s life would pass before my eyes when I die!
February 3, 2001: Fax from Mr. Bill to Mr. Graczyk (CPIES) Capital Punishment Investigations and Educational Services 3530 Forest Ln Suite 314
Dallas, TX 75234
Mr. Graczyk:
I am sending you this fax in beha