Justice Through Photoshop: Brett Kimberlin and Carl DeLong (Photoshop)

Carl DeLong Will Haunt Brett Kimberlin For the Rest of Kimberlin's Life

Carl DeLong is one of the reasons why we can't just forgive Brett Kimberlin for his prior life as a criminal thug and move on.  Had Brett Kimberlin been only guilty of shipping tons of marijuana into the US for sale to hippies, then I could personally care less.  Personally, I see the dumping of all those bales of grass over Texas in 1979 to be more tragic than criminal.  I could easily forgive Brett for that.  And yes, I do believe in the power of redemption, that every one with a nasty past can remake their lives into something better.  However, I have to draw the line at killing people.  The circumstances of DeLong's death are difficult to forgive, and those of Julia Scyphers impossible.  

Kimberlin planted bombs in and around Speedway, Indiana in 1978, possibly (the police believed) to avert public and police attention to the killing of Julia Scyphers (more about that later).  One of the bombs was placed in a gym bag and left on school grounds.


Wikipedia reports:

The last bombing took place on September 6 when another explosive device concealed in a Speedway High School gym bag detonated in the parking lot of Speedway High School shortly after a freshman football game.[2] Injuries sustained in the explosion forced the amputation of Vietnam War veteran Carl DeLong's right leg.[2] DeLong had spotted the bag with the explosive device and had walked over to retrieve it when it exploded, severing his right leg and also severely injuring his left leg and right hand as well as severing an artery in his wife Sandra's leg.

Carl DeLong underwent a painful rehabilitation, but ultimately could not cope with his injuries and pain, and committed suicide in 1983.  Kimberlin is responsible for his death.

Julia Scyphers, 65, was murdered in 1978, shortly after she forbade Kimberlin from seeing her underage granddaughter.  Although eye witness testimony indicates that Kimberlin was not the gunman, suspicion continues to exist that he either ordered the hit, or that it was at least done in his name by one of his loyalists.  If Kimberlin knows the identity of the gunman and has not revealed it to the police, then at the very least he could be an accomplice after the fact in murder.  Only Brett knows for sure.  Well, he and the gunman.

The planting of bombs around Speedway is described at Wikipedia, and the possible motive as follows:

While no motive was established at trial, prosecutors and police believe Kimberlin went on the bombing spree to deflect attention away from an ongoing investigation of the murder of 65 year old Julia Scyphers. Scyphers “violently disapproved” of her daughter Sandra Barton’s relationship with Kimberlin as well as the “strange affection” Kimberlin paid to Barton’s pre-teen daughter who had accompanied Kimberlin on several long unsupervised out of state trips. Scyphers arranged for her daughter and granddaughter to stay with her and on July 29, 1978 she was shot to death just outside her home. Her husband Fred Scyphers, who briefly saw the shooter, identified William Bowman as the man who shot his wife. Bowman was a close associate of Kimberlin in the drug trade but Fred Scyphers died shortly after the murder and Bowman was never charged, as the prosecution’s only witness died. Her murder still remains unsolved.

No one can state catergorically that Kimberlin had anything to do with the death of Julia Scyphers.  However, I believe that it is indeed possible, if not probable, that he did.  Julia Scyphers is one huge reason why we can never forgive or forget Kimberlin's past.   Carl DeLong is the other reason.

Moreover, there is no reason to believe that Kimberlin has repented for his crimes.  Indeed, his latest activities -- the attempted framing of Aaron Walker for a crime, the filing of frivolous, malicious lawsuits against bloggers and others -- all indicate that he is as ruthless as he ever was.

Then there are Kimberlin's suspected connections to SWAT crimes against some of those same bloggers, as well as the recent DDOS attack on the Kimberlin Unmasked website.  Kimberlin's latest activities reveal a ruthless and destructive personality, and not someone who wants to make amends for his criminal past.

My Photoshop above, of Carl DeLong with his arm around Kimberlin, is meant to convey the message to Kimberlin and his pals:  DeLong will haunt you for the rest of your days, and so, I suspect, will Julia Scyphers.

Evil Is Ascendant In Maryland; But Legal Payback Will Be A Bitch for Brett Kimberlin

All of the defendants' motions to dismiss the Brett Kimberlin vs Walker et al lawsuit were denied this week. That was disappointing. Now this farce of a trial will go forward, incurring ruinous legal fees and costs for Kimberlin's lawfare victims, wasting many hours of their time, and causing great worry and emotional distress. Even though the suit is transparent legal extortion of zero substance, there is always the chance that a rogue judge or screwball jury will ruin your life because they think the plaintiff is cute. Or because he's a fellow leftist. Or some other lame reason.

It happens -- ask Tom Delay, prosecuted for nonsense and convicted of a serious RICO crime (money laundering) by a rogue, leftist District Attorney.  Several years later, and after astronomical legal fees, an appeals court threw out the conviction and stated that Delay should never have been charged in the first place.  But Delay's political career was ruined.  Why was Delay prosecuted?  To destroy him, because he is a Republican.  

The legal process is very destructive.  And that makes it the ultimate weapon, because it's lawful.  Liars in court are rarely prosecuted for perjury, particularly in civil cases.  There is little downside for plaintiffs, unless they file suits in bad faith, for malicious reasons.  It is obvious why Kimberlin sued a large number of conservatives:  because he's a thug with a history of ruthless behavior.  He is motivated by hate and the desire to destroy those who have written about his criminal past.  No doubt he also wants money, since both of his nonprofit organizations appear moribund -- an online search reveals that tax returns (Form 990) for Velvet Revolution and Justice Through Music Project have not been filed since 2011.  I suspect that bad publicity about Kimberlin's crimes have dried up donations.  

Defendants who prevail in frivolous lawsuits do have some recourse.  In many states they can sue for malicious prosecution, to recover legal costs and punitive damages.  Plaintiffs who file many frivolous suits can be adjudged "vexatious litigants" and forbidden to file any more lawsuits without posting a bond and obtaining the permission of a judge.  

Kimberlin had better win his latest lawsuits.  I have it on good authority that, should he lose, it will be legal payback time.  An army of legal volunteers is waiting to track down every pro se lawsuit he ever filed.  These will be analyzed and compiled as evidence in prosecuting Kimberlin as a vexatious litigant.   On top of that, there will be a bevy of lawsuits for malicious prosecution.  

Finally, there will be a serious conversation with Kimberlin's parole board.  Does Kimberlin's malicious prosecution violate the terms of his parole?  If not, should it?  And if it does, shouldn't Brett Kimberlin be returned to prison?  

Brett Kimberlin Orders Pizza (Cartoon, Satire, Photoshop)

Brett Kimberlin Montage: He Is Many Things To Many People (Photoshop)

I made this Photoshop montage of images of the fascinating career of Brett Kimberlin. I release this image into the public domain; use it as you see fit.