Logs 1992

I am going to start with my logs now try to go in order of date as things moved along, cause my memory not reliable.

You know I have had this stuff in a plastic file box for years. Before they went to the box they were locked in a file drawer in a desk. (I’m talking about the legal files and logs.) They never strayed far, I couldn’t let them. Such a long period of time that they represent, so much a part of all our lives. I guess that is why I am writing this blog, so I can get it all out, remember so I can let go. So many lives were affected, in mostly negative and just a little positive. So much negative! OK let’s start.

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July 3, 1992(PD)

A couple hours after I tried to call Kate Jones, Denise’s mother from the DA’s office I tried again and the following is a brief account.

I asked Kate if she knew what was going on. (i.e. Denise not letting me see my daughter). She said yes she had talked to her and that she was upset that the police were involved and that she had gotten a couple of phone calls from Napa. Kate said that Victoria was going to court in Louisiana to do something legal to void the orders in California. I asked Kate if she had a new phone number to their house and she gave me some story about them not being able to afford the bill and I would just have to wait until the phone was reconnected to call her and that then I could start over again and try to work things out since Denise was afraid that wouldn’t bring my daughter back. It was going to take longer now to regain her trust. I asked Kate “don’t you think it’s ironic that all the time I’ve been suffering while they were out of the country and now I should have to regain her trust”. Kate agreed and said maybe I should write letters  to Chandra while Denise and I work things out. I told her sure if she had the new address since the one I had 320 Stanton St. was wrong. After a long pause Kate said she didn’t want to give me the address and that I would have to wait till Denise’s phone was back in service. I told Kate I didn’t want to argue with her about it. We dropped the subject and talked about my son for a few minutes and ended the conversation.

July 26, 1992 (MM)

Arrived home from Carson City, NV to find several messages on the phone recorder from Mike Shennard and Officer Terry Gonzalves regarding the situation with picking up  Charolette. (the minor child). Well we finally reached Terry at his home and he briefly explained the situation and await Mike Shennards call. Later on in the evening Mike Shennard called us & advised us of the appropriate time of arrival in Sacramento the following day. (Apparently Mike and a fellow detective had flown to Louisiana with a warrant for Densie and were bringing Charolette back to her father) OMG.

July 27, 1992 (MM)

PD & his son LD left for Sacramento in the late afternoon to avoid commuter traffic. Charolette arrived  late that night. Beta (Denise’s sister) was waiting out front of our house. She had first arrived between 7:45 & 8:00pm Knocked on the door and asked for Chandra, I said she wasn’t here. She said “they” told her she was here. I explained PD and his son were at the airport picking her up. She sat outside my house in her car.  She moved her car from where she had originally parked it up a little so she was positioned right in front of the middle of my living room window. After she had been there for maybe 40 minutes I figured I should I should have a report made of her being on the premises, in case anything happened  while the boys were gone. I called Napa PD and explained the whole situation to dispatch & asked that Officer Gonzolves be advised. Next thing I know two police cars show up and start questioning Beta in her car. I assumed since neither of the officers was officer Gonzalves I better explain the situation to one of them. I got the female officers attention & explained it to her, then they left.

 

Well now I am forced to use my memory…what little there is of it left.

When they finally arrived home around 11:30pm Beta immediately got out of her car and was there to greet Charolette. Gave her a hug & kiss and then she left. I do remember earlier in the day shortly after Beta arrived I had gone town to our neighbors house Jim & Paula. You see Jim is a lawyer and I was sort FREAKING OUT!! I gave them a short run down of the situation and he was able to calm me, I don’t remember how, but he and his wife are great people and while I didn’t know them well I trusted them.

Now I don’t recall how long it took for Denise to get to California, but when she arrived she went to jail. She was arraigned and was released on 50K bail.

Aug 26, 1992 (PD)

Denise & I had decided to meet & talk, she refused to come to the house so we decided to meet at a restaurant up the street from my house. Funny how she talked about being so worried for Charolette and yet refused to come to the house where she could see her face to face. We were supposed to be discussing custody stuff. I told Denise to call Charolette and explain everything is alright. She gave gifts. I told her after she  called Charolette I would give the gifts since I hadn’t told her we were meeting. She never did this, so the first time she did call and make contact with Charolette she immediately asked if she had received her gifts.

Sept 23,  1992 (PD)

Got home with kids and Denise and husband were in their car across the street from my house. I pulled in the driveway got out of my car. They got out of their car and came over. I asked them what do I owe for this surprise visit. Denise told me it wasn’t a surprise visit that we had agreed on the visit. Yes we agreed in conciliation court but that her & her lawyer refused to sign papers when I took my deposition. There was conversation with her husband relating to the false allegations they were saying and to the agreement we were discussion on visitation & custody. Denise told her husband to shut up & he did. I went in the house to call my lawyer for advise, he said let the visitation proceed. I went outside and told them both OK. I sent Chrolette in the house to get some cloths for school and made sure she took her homework.  I was talking with the husband when Chrolette came out, Denise took to the car while I was talking. Didn’t give me a chance to explain to her what was happening or even to give her a kiss. I walked toward the car with the husband and saw that Charolette had a very uncomfortable look on her face so I just waved goodbye and told her I would see her the next day so not to create any problems .

Oct 7, 1992 (PD)

Charolette’s grandmother picked her up for her visit with her mother. Chandra aid that her mother wasn’t around and that she would be staying with her aunt Beta.