Archive for July, 2020

Funeral Services for Bruce Perkins

Friday, July 24th, 2020

Carol called me this afternoon. She sounded very tired. But reconciled that Bruce was finally at rest.

She does regret Bruce not ever getting to meet so many of his friends before he left. I told her we all knew and loved Bruce, the kind man, the gentle giant, the good friend. We didn’t need to physically meet him.

We, who know the story, and how he endured, with grace, 30 years of the slings and arrows of cruel and outrageous fortune, rose above it with his dignity intact, and at least got out of the Texas hellholes for the last year of his life, —-we admire the perseverance, his courage, the integrity, his faith and trust in his Lord,—-the strength and love of Carol, his wife who stood by him all those years. Brave, tough folks.

Carol asked me to forward along the information re Bruce’s funeral service.

He’ll be waked at:

Corley Funeral Home
418 N. 13th St.
Corsicana, TX 75110

(Funeral Home Phone: 903-874-3755)

Service to begin at 2 PM, Saturday, August 1, 2020.

Frank Kane, NCRJ Clerk-Treasurer

Joseph Allen Parole Hearing

Thursday, July 23rd, 2020

The NCRJ has been sponsoring the case of Joseph Allen since 2004.

It is a terrible case. Joseph was once even freed, with no restrictions, for a number of years after a judge ordered his acquittal. But the corrupt forces that railroaded him into prison refused to let that stand, and persuaded the Ohio Supreme Court to lock him up again.

Here is more information about the case from the NCRJ website.

Joseph will have a parole hearing in December. He is most anxious that supporters write letters of support.

Here is guidance from Joseph’s lawyers:

No longer than a page

  • a little bit about their background, such as their job, where they live, etc.
  • how they know Joseph/history of relationship;
  • describe any positive things they know about Joseph, such as his character, his accomplishments, specific examples of good things that he has done, improvements they have seen in his character over the years, etc.;
  • describe how they would support Joseph if he is released, whether emotional, economic, spiritual, job offer, etc.

Letter should be addressed to “Members of the Ohio Parole Board.”

You can mail your letter:

Attention Ricky Parsons
Kravitz, Brown & Dortch, LLC
65 East State Street #200
Columbus OH 43215-4277

You can also email it to Ricky Parsons <rparsons@kravitzllc.com>.

Thank you for your support of Joseph.

-Bob Chatelle

John Swomley has taken the case of Paul Litchfield

Thursday, July 23rd, 2020

Boston attorney John Swomley, the lead attorney of the team that freed Bernard Baran, is now working to free another innocent Berkshire county prisoner, Paul Litchfield. Please visit Paul’s website:

https://paullitchfield.webs.com/

And consider making a donation.

-Bob Chatelle

The Case of Shane Crum

Sunday, July 19th, 2020

For several months, I have been corresponding with an Ohio prisoner named Shane Crum.

I have come to believe in his innocence. If you’d like to learn more, here is his web site:

Shane’s Story

It is a most difficult case, and his family’s resources are exhausted. To proceed, they are trying to raise some money.

You can donate to his defense fund at his web site.

-Bob