I’m giving an update on how things are going with me and this blog.
Recently, I had a “cease and desist” thrown at me in a case that is nearly 80 years old from people claiming to be family members, and threatening legal action for libel.
They didn’t like what I said about the wife of the victim. They said I was “causing distress” to their family. LMAO.
I never said anything that would cause distress. If it did, then I probably said something true.
What I said was the possibility that the wife was involved. I never pointed the finger at her. I never called her anything except that she was plain. And she was.
Here’s the thing.
The only way they can prove libel is if what I said was NOT TRUE. And the only way they can do that is if the case is SOLVED.
But it’s my OPINION that this family has secrets and they know exactly what happened to the victim. That is why they didn’t like what I said.
Instead of communicating with me, which is why I gave this person my email (they initially commented on the FB post attached to the victim’s blog article), they sent the “cease and desist.”
Here is what she posted on my FB:
I would like to start by saying that this is my great-grandfather.
My family is asking that you kindly remove this post from your social media. If not, we will seek legal action to have it forcibly removed.
Your “speculation” has caused much distress to my family when they discovered that you had twisted the facts about his disappearance. We are sickened that you would speculate and libel our great-grandmother and our family in this way, without knowing the full story, or all of the family history.
Please remove this ASAP.
I didn’t twist the facts. Everything she is talking about was in my “TCDs Thoughts” section of the article. WHERE I GIVE MY OPINION. And the very first sentence said, “The following is strictly the opinion of this author.”
Are you blind, lady?
She COULD have offered to provide me with information to add to my article. She could have been nice and not a fucking bully.
This is what she said in her email. I took out the names of the victim and his wife. For now.
Good Afternoon,
Attached is a copy of the cease-and-desist and assurance to cease-and-desist letter regarding ***************. We request that the letter be signed and returned asap.
This letter is being sent due to misrepresentation of character of both *******, the libel and defamation of character of *********, The misrepresentation of the case regarding the disappearance of *********, and the blatant omission of facts regarding the disappearance of ************.
Our family discovered this article days after the death of a close family member, making this discovery even more horrific damaging.
*Cue the tiny violin.*
This is also an active investigation, and there should be no speculation regarding his disappearance.
Talk about a drama queen. Also, take a freaking writing course.
An active investigation on a nearly 80-year-old case? Sure, darlin’. She could have provided the name of the investigator so I could contact them or they could contact me. She didn’t. She didn’t do anything to help. She claimed I had a blatant omission of facts but did not provide any USEFUL information or offer to be interviewed.
And clearly, she did not read my DISCLAIMER.
She was just a bully. She never even PROVED she was in fact the great-great granddaughter.
Nevertheless, I told her that I would take the TCDs Thoughts out of the article but I was not taking the rest of it down as it was simply the circumstances of the disappearance.
Instead, I decided to prevent her from accessing said blog post, or anyone for that matter. Is it still live? Maybe. Maybe not. LMAO. Will it be live again? Probably. I’m not letting people tell me what I can and cannot post on MY SITE. EVER.
Here’s the thing.
I hate fucking bullies. So fuck right off.
This family probably thinks they can get money from me. GOOD LUCK. You can’t squeeze blood from a turnip. I literally live at poverty level.
So, listen up everyone else, I do not investigate cases. I write. I’m just here to tell the victims’ stories. I do not and cannot guarantee accuracy or validity of the information contained on this site.
Everything I do now is what I have done for almost FIFTEEN YEARS.
I use credible sources ALWAYS. iF YOU DON’T LIKE HOW I RUN THIS BLOG, I DON’T FUCKING CARE.
From this day forward, I have made it harder to communicate with me. If anyone posts on my FB with hateful or mean comments or threatens to sue me, I will delete the comment and ban you from my page. Comments have been shut off here on the blog for months now and will not be accessible again.
I no longer use my other social media channels so don’t even bother contacting me there. You’ll be ignored.
I have too much going on in my personal life to worry too much about this blog and the bullshit that comes with it.
Also, I will no longer be posting my articles on my Facebook page. You will have to visit this site to read future articles.