The three men accused of killing Ivonne Zamudio Saturday are heartless psychopaths, that from one Richardson Detective who witnessed the crime scene first hand. One investigator called it the most gruesome and horrific crime in Richardson’s history. Police believe James Matisi, Eric Ziegler and Timothy Jones are the ones responsible for the murder of Ivonne Zamudio.
Court documents show two of the suspects picked up Zamudio at her Dallas apartment complex and offered her drugs for sex. Zamudio is a known prostitute and police say the three men do have criminal backgrounds. But that doesn’t explain what happened next. Here is what I couldn’t report in T.V. (AGAIN PLEASE DO NOT GO FURTHER IF YOU ARE EASILY DISTURBED BY GORY, HEINOUS DETAILS)
- Someone cut off Zamudio’s head and scalped her, even peeling off her face.
- Someone stabbed her in the eye with a shower curtain rod.
- Someone cut off her arms, legs and hands.
- Someone cut out her tattoos.
- Someone then put her body parts in trash bags.
All of this happened say police, while a 10 year old boy was in the house. He even heard the cries for help. That is when the boy called 9-1-1.
As a reporter covering stories like this for many years, this is one of the most heinous crimes have ever reported on. It truly amazes me how sick and twisted people can be. Nobody deserves to die, certainly not that way. As Richardson Police Sgt. Kevin Perlich said, “I really don’t know what the motive is for something this horrific, I really don’t think you can have a motive to do something so horrific.”
June 17, 2008 at 7:50 am |
nothing surprises me anymore in the news , but why do you feel that we need all the gorey details of a crime like this ? just the fact that 3 men killed 1 woman in richadson is enough info . if you were going after ” shock factor ” , you failed to deliver . some things in life should remain a secret . the only thing you acclomplished with this article , is showing your total disregard for the deceased & her family . did they sexually abuse the corpse after they dismembered it ? i guess not , or that would have been your headline . just stick to the story and quit trying to be the most informative reporter out there !
June 17, 2008 at 8:23 am |
I’m a little confused, with all the warnings about what was in the post, why did you read it? The public has a right to know what’s listed in the arrest warrant, if they want to know. The blog is a good forum for that because you have a choice to read it. When watching T.V. you don’t have that choice. Yes you can change the channel but by the time you get to the remote it may be to late.
Sadly, this post is getting hundreds of hits, which means, people DO want to know. As disturbing as that is, it is not up to me to censor or protect you from reality. After all, you read the post too!
June 17, 2008 at 9:38 am |
Thank you for the informative blog. I live across Renner Rd from this tragedy. My 7 year old child plays literally 4 blocks from the scene of this senseless garbage. It’s a nice neighborhood, and you assume that things like this don’t happen out here. (WHY? I’m not sure…..) I won’t make that mistake again. I have always taken the time to get to know the parents of his friends. It is unfair of me to judge Matisi by his appearance, but he does not seem to be a parent who would be on my top list. However, one would never know by his appearance the insanity that lurked underneath if he was in fact involved personally in this murder. From the affidavit I have no doubt that he was involved in drug use, but I do not see that he was involved in the actual murder. He was certainly guilty of aiding and abetting or helping to conceal the crime at the least (in my humble opinion).
I wanted to know the facts. I wanted to know if Matisi was somehow involved, or was a victim of Ziegler’s and Jones’ psychopathic natures. Thank you for reporting that. I too took my chances in reading this blog after the obvious warning as to its content.
I can assure you that I will be performing background checks on any parents of children with whom my child plays. Matisi had a family violence conviction in his past. This would have precluded me from allowing my son to play at his house.
Sadly, I don’t have the resources to determine, based on public record, anything other than the names of the home owners. I would not have discovered Ziegler in my search, and Ziegler has a profound history of drug abuse.
Thanks, Grant. You have opened my eyes to the possibilities. Perhaps I should have been more aware of them.
BTW, what in the hell was that child doing awake until 4:00 a.m.?????? And if Matisi was the custodial parent, where in the hell was his mother? Could she have really been so blind as to the drug use? Or was she perhaps worse?
June 17, 2008 at 10:16 am |
good points made grant . i read the warnings and curiosity lead me to read the details . curiosity probably led a lot of people to read it with the words ” gruesome details ” included . personally i don’t need anyone to censor or protect me from the fact that we live in a screwed up world . i had an opinion on the article and you had an opinion on it also . plain and simple . thanks for the reply and i hope you have a good day , as i will try to do also .
June 17, 2008 at 10:29 am |
It’s unfortunate to see our youth taken away by such a horrible crime. Our youth needs to take this story and learn from it. That style of living will never take you anywhere, and could be ultimately the end of your life. I’ll pray for this young girls family and hope it makes a difference to someone to see this story.
June 17, 2008 at 10:40 am |
I believe that the public needs to know that there are sick individuals among us that do not place a value in a human’s life!! For those of you that are complaining about the story…..THEN DON’T READ IT!!! I’m sick and tired about you people complaining about what the public should or should not read!! This kind of crime should be made public for public awareness! Good job Grant!!! The public needs to know…not only on this crime but other crimes as well.
June 17, 2008 at 10:40 am |
Barry, Thanks for the kind reply. Please keep reading, I hope posts like this are kept to a minimum.
Lisa, you raise some interesting points. The fact is parents need to teach children how to keep themselves out of harms way. There is no way to know the dark side of your neighbors.
June 17, 2008 at 2:11 pm |
I live in this neighborhood and was stunned to find out that something like this could happen here. It is a quiet neighborhood with people out walking in the mornings and evenings. We have a brand new school nearby and it scares me that people like this were so close to it. I feel very sorry for the people who are trying to sell their houses in this area right now. The good that may come out of this is an organized crime watch may be created now.
June 17, 2008 at 2:35 pm |
Just a quick note from a mother. As an adult, I have and exercised the right to read the extensive details on the police report that your station VERY professionally had available. As a mother, the absolute last thing I ever wanted to do was to explain to my children what it means when a person is “decapitated”. I encourage my children to seek out knowledge from newspapers, news stations, and even the internet. Now I am reminded that their little minds absorb much more than we give them credit for. Perhaps the news should have been that someone was killed and not necessarily the manner in which they were slain, leaving that instead to your website and/or blog. Just a thought from a mother.
June 17, 2008 at 4:02 pm |
I personally want to know more details about this story, which is why I googled for a blog like this. As gruesome as they are, I wanted to know more about what happened. To barry richey, you chose to continue reading after you were warned. Then you go and complain about the content? That makes no sense. Quit whining.
June 17, 2008 at 4:54 pm |
Thanks Grant for reporting this. I don’t understand why Barry Richie would say that you failed to deliver when you clearly stated, “DO NOT GO FURTHER IF YOU ARE EASILY DISTURBED BY GORY, HEINOUS DETAILS!” I think people basically want to know the details of such heinous crimes like this. Drugs had to play a big part in this senseless murder. These men must have been smoking more than crack to do something like this. No matter what kind of life this girl lived, she did not deserve to die like this. This is horrible.
June 17, 2008 at 4:59 pm |
To Loretta,
We do consider the points you raise when reporting on T.V. In fact, what we say at 10pm can be very different from what we say at 6pm, when young kids are up and people are sitting around the table. I do know that many young kids stay up later, it’s up to parents to decide when their kids can handle watching, “the news.” I can’t leave all the details to the Blog becasue many people don’t have internet and it is thier right to know. But as I said in my story at 10, “the details are so horrific I can’t reveal them on T.V.” I hope this helps give you an inside look at our thought process of covering the news.
June 17, 2008 at 7:57 pm |
I know Matisi from the local car club. Educated guy who recently got divorced and was close to getting full custody of his son. We’re all shocked and await the details of his involvement. I never saw a violent side to him but as we all know, crack cocaine cam alter the personality of a person in a second. My prayers are for his son. If James is guilty, then he needs to pay the price.
June 17, 2008 at 7:57 pm |
I know Matisi from the local car club. Educated guy who recently got divorced and was close to getting full custody of his son. We’re all shocked and await the details of his involvement. I never saw a violent side to him but as we all know, crack cocaine can alter the personality of a person in a second. My prayers are for his son. If James is guilty, then he needs to pay the price.
June 18, 2008 at 7:32 am |
Clarification – I did not have any issue with the reporting – Loretta was the mother who gave you tips about reporting on TV. Moving on – I was disturbed enough about this horrible crime happening that I found out more info directly from a police source. This is an isolated incident and there has not been trouble at that house or actually in this neighborhood. The amount of drugs in the house appeared to be for personal use and they do not feel there was drug dealing going on. This has rattled me, but I feel the neighborhood will recover as time goes by. I have not yet found out anything about the little boy.
June 18, 2008 at 7:50 am |
My mistake Kathy, as you can see I changed the comment above. Some reporter huh? I can’t even get the names straight on my own blog.
June 18, 2008 at 1:25 pm |
No problem. I do not have the talent to report, so I admire the job journalists do for us.
June 18, 2008 at 4:35 pm |
i ive in this neighborhood
June 18, 2008 at 5:31 pm |
Drugs ; all of the “random” home invasions; gruesome killing, etc are 98% drug related – stay away from drugs and this will probably never come into your life. I would have said this is an MS13 killing but from the looks of the guys, I’d say crack, meth and perhaps a little booze and then a pack mentality. Drugs undermine much of our society; very tragic.
June 18, 2008 at 9:51 pm |
I can’t believe u people are here arguing about a comment left by Barrry. My friend is dead because of these three men with absolutely no conscience. not only am I shocked that they killed Ivonne but the way they did it. I am Ivonne Zamudio’s sisters boyfriend, I still can’t imagine what she went through that night. I feel like I lost my sister, for the past 4 years I have spent almost everyday with my girlfriend and her family, including Ivonne. Now her daughter doesn’t have any parents because her dad is a dead beat and no one has any idea where he is or if he has even heard the news tragic news about the mother of his child, or if he is still alive for that matter. Poor little girl has no clue that she is never going to see her mother again. With all that said the most important thing I want to say is Rest In Peace Ivonne Zamudio. You will be missed. I will take care of your sister for you.
June 19, 2008 at 10:49 am |
To Eric – my sympathy to you and to Ivonne’s family. It is tragic that she was so brutally murdered, but it feels even worse because she was so young. Take care of her child and sister and help them have a better life than what she did.
June 19, 2008 at 11:40 am |
When I first read the article about the murder in Richardson, I was shocked to learn where this took place. I looked up the address on the Internet and found that it was less than a mile from my home. My first thought is how does someone who will murder afford a home in that neighborhood? I didn’t put it together until my wife told me that the owner of the home was Jim Matisi. I hadn’t put it together because he looks so different and his name was listed as James. We both worked with Matisi at few years ago. He is (was) a successful business professional. I know he got laid off a couple of years ago, so maybe he went down hill from there. We didn’t know him personally….just a work relationship and it is sad to see someone who had so much to come crashing down.
June 19, 2008 at 4:39 pm |
This is one of the worst crims I have heard about in years. My heart goes out to Ivonne Zamudio’s and her child. It just shows what bad drugs can do. I personnal feel there needs to be a documentary on this (with a warning for those who could not tolerate such) to show others what could happen when on crack and cocaine. I work at the hospital they took the men to to have blood drawn for drug testing. I understand Jim Matisis flirted with the Nurses like nothing happened..what kind of person does that, even if he may not have been part to the murder.
June 19, 2008 at 7:27 pm |
This makes me so sick. It is a true tragedy. No matter what the circumstances about the victims life, no one deserves that type of gruesome murder. Those punks arrested are “sicko’s.” It’s too bad that there is no such thing as “an eye for an eye.” Instead they will be treated humanely and await their justice and continue living their life as normal. Men living among each other and probably still using drugs because it is s available in prisons. What about the family of the victim? When will there be funeral arrangements? I would like to know.
June 19, 2008 at 7:40 pm |
oh, i forgot one more thing, i live in northeast richardson not far from the murder and I am worried that some other creeps will see this as an invitation to commit more gruesome murders in richardson because all the reporters who have covered this story have mentioned that only one murder has happened here in richardson in the last year and a half. I’m a single female and even more scared now.
June 20, 2008 at 2:36 pm |
I live in this neighborhood (6 houses away) and this incident has terrified me for days. I used to walk and pass that house every evening and now I can’t seem to do that anymore…This has hurt the neighborhood so much.
I would like to know how the boy is doing and if he is with his mother now? He went to the same school with my children…
June 23, 2008 at 7:51 am |
There was an article in the Sunday Dallas Morning News about the family of Ivonne Zamudio and how they tried to help her. It is sad what can happen when someone gets hooked on drugs. When the choice to use is made I am sure nobody thinks they will get addicted, but they do. I hope anyone reading this story will realize that and not use drugs in any way.
I wonder what choices the young son of Matisi and Ivonne’s young daughter will make. They both have trauma beyond what I can imagine to deal with.
As to the other people who live in this neighborhood I know near that house there are residents trying to create a feeling of community and more contact between the neighbors. On the side of this neighborhood near the school there is a plan to have a meeting on National Night Out which happens to be in October this year here in Texas. Although I am in favor of them as a crime deterrent, a Crime Watch in this case would not have stopped this from happening.
June 23, 2008 at 10:44 am |
where were these people employed?
June 23, 2008 at 3:11 pm |
It is a sad, sad story and one that has deeply touched me. No human being deserves to die this way. Even the most despicable offenders on death row receive a more dignified death. As sad and gruesome as this may be, I believe that this type of reporting can only help deter people (especially youngsters) from the pressure and temptation to use. When talking to my teenage sons about drugs I always tell them that no one intends on becoming an addict. No one dreams of growing up and becoming addicts, who will steal and prostitute themselves for their next hit, that they too, once had dreams and goals and how a one-time recreational hit can soon escalade into full-blown addiction, where they inadvertenly can find themselves in the most unimaginable situations. It is clear that this is what happened to Ms. Zamudio. As unfortunate as this is, it gives validity to the warnings of many parents, especially those of young kids who often think their parents are old and don’t know anything about today’s world.
My heart goes out to Ms. Zamudio’s family and her daughter and hope to see the full extend of the law exercised upon these three men. I can’t even begin to fathom what would make a person commit such a horrific crime, but I do pray for both Ms. Zamudio’s family and the 10 year-old boy who had the courage to make the 911 call. I will keep up with this case and hope that you spare us no details on the prosecution of these men.
June 25, 2008 at 3:27 pm |
Maxey,
Jamies Matisi was a contractor at TI. I don’t know about the other two.
June 25, 2008 at 10:34 pm |
I just want to say that I think your report was valid and needed to be delivered in the fashion of choice. Those who felt like the report was too graphic or perhaps too gruesome in detail, had not one but at least two chances to detour from the report. I live a couple of houses down from the scene. I knew Jim Matisi (atleast I thought I did) when he was married a few years back. His son used to come and spend the night and play with my son & step-son. Knowing them(Matisi and son) as well as I do eagers me to find out as much information as I can about the incident, therefore, I found assistance with your report. I have not the words that would begin to describe the sadness I feel for Ibonne and her family. I don’t give a damn where one is temporarily in their stage of life, not one of us can cast a stone, and she nor anyone else deserves there lives taken in that manner or any other.
June 25, 2008 at 11:09 pm |
This is just too disturbing. In this society, I’ve learned to stomach some pretty horrific news but there are one or two stories that will STILL put a knot in my throat. This is one of them. What a sickening example of the world we live in. These are people you brush past at the grocery store, stand in line behind at the local Mc. Donald’s, or even work with. It’s scary to think you could be interacting with someone capable of committing similar acts as this and you’re totally oblivious to it.
Time to seriously consider a concealed handgun license, perhaps?
June 29, 2008 at 11:16 pm |
I personally know Mr. Matisi, perhaps better than most, and there have been many details to the story which the authorities have “conveniently” left out. Although he is the owner of the home in which this occurred, he played no part of it. He had tried to help Mr. Ziegler, who was down on his luck, by allowing him to stay temporarily in a spare bedroom.
Mr. Ziegler left in Mr. Matisi’s truck, without permission, after Mr. Matisi & his son had fallen asleep. Mr. Matisi only awoke when the music coming from the room he had allowed Mr. Ziegler to stay in was too loud. Upon going to the room, he found Mr. Ziegler there with 2 people he did not know or recognize (Jones & Zamudio). He told Mr. Ziegler to get them out immediately.
He then returned to his room, but became aware that they had not left some time later, when he heard suspicious sounds. Fearing for his life & the life of his son, he instructed his son to call police while he barricaded his bedroom door & guarded it.
For all of you who are so quick to rush to judgement of a man who only tried to help a fellow human being, I suggest you try exercising wisdom instead. If he was guilty of anything, it was believing that everyone needs help sometimes, & desiring to do his part in that regard towards Mr. Ziegler, who proved to be untrustworthy. If you have any wisdom at all, you will wait until ALL of the facts come to light, instead of latching on to the sensational details that do not tell the whole story.
June 29, 2008 at 11:22 pm |
BTW, Lisa: The child was NOT awake until 4:00 a.m., he was awakened & told to get into a safer place by his father who was trying to protect him. Learn to get your facts straight FIRST before assessing a situation.
June 29, 2008 at 11:30 pm |
@John: If you truly believe what you said about “I don’t give a damn where one is temporarily in their stage of life, not one of us can cast a stone”, then I strongly recommend you (and everyone else) remember that as you think about Mr. Matisi who, though uninvolved in what happened to Ms. Zamudio, still sits in a cell anyway, waiting for authorities to sort things out.
June 30, 2008 at 9:47 am |
To Mike – many of us were wondering about Mr. Matisi’s son and how he is. I hope that this case will be settled as soon as possible and all the facts be sorted out. I still feel bad about the two small children affected by all of this.
June 30, 2008 at 8:04 pm |
Kathy, at this point his son is fine, although the authorities are still sifting through the details of the situation. Apparently CPs has decided to make it very difficult for either of his parents to get him back, so although he is being cared for, he has not been allowed by CPS to contact either one, which I think is a shame.
I am aware that unlike our criminal justice system,. CPS has no belief in “innocent until proven guilty”. With them, if there has even been an unfounded or unproven allegation against a person, they can & will, whenever it suits their own purposes, use that as leverage against a person for the sake of gaining some sort of control over a person’s child or children. I find this sort of thing to be absolutely reprehensible, but unfortunately they are not bound by the same rules as the criminal justice system is. This is truly sad when you think about the fact that they are given the responsibility of looking out for the best interest of the child.
Nonetheless, I can assure you that he is being cared for as best as possible under the circumstances.
July 2, 2008 at 10:44 am |
Mike, your loyalty towards Mr. Matisi is admirable given the gruesome details of this occurrence, but I’m a little baffled by the fact that all of the news reports (while still unproven) indicate that Mr. Matisi was smoking crack with Ziegler, Jones and Ms. Zamudio. I’m not judging Mr. Matisi, but I do wonder whether his willingness to help Mr. Ziegler, which sounds like he was more than down on his luck, but rather immersed in the world of drugs. Are we wrong to assume that this is indeed the case? If so, why then, would Mr. Matisi bring a “known drug addict” into his home and jeopardize his safety and that of his child. It’s hard to tolerate relatives with drug addiction, which we often do, because they are loved ones, but to do it with an acquaitance?
Sorry, but I’m just not buying it. I’m not judging your friend, but it’s seems a little hard to believe. I consider myself to be a good and very generous person and have more than enough space in my home to share with people down on their lucks, but I can’t, for the life of me, think about allowing a situation such as this.
If I feel obliged to do my part in making a difference in this world, there are so many other ways to do it. So many foster children, runaways, etc… Yet, he chose Ziegler, why?
It Is Better To Be Alone, Than In The Wrong Company. Tell me who your best friends are, and I will tell you who you are. If you run with wolves, you will learn how to howl. But, if you associate with eagles, you will learn how to soar to great heights. “A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.” The simple but true fact of life is that you become like those with whom you closely associate – for the good and the bad.
July 4, 2008 at 7:50 am |
Nora, Mr. Ziegler was not Mr. Matisi’s friend, but his brother was. As a favor to Mr. Ziegler’s brother, he allowed Eric to stay with him on a temporary basis. I can say that all of Mr. Matisi’s friends that I know are not crack smokers, all have jobs & are productive members of society, just as Mr. Matisi was, up until this incident occurred.
I do know that the stress of going through his divorce was far greater on him than he tried to let on. He tried to put up a brave front with his friends, although I know the stress upon him was very great. If, in the interest of trying to get away from the harsh, painful reality of it all, he made the poor choice to smoke crack, that does not constitute being guilty of murder. I do not condone drug use, and as a matter of fact, I know that he had overcome a drug addiction in his past, & had not done anything of the sort in years, if not decades.
I do wish that he would have been willing to be more open with us so that perhaps we could have offered soime constructive solutions, such as counseling, perhaps medical assistance, whatever. I would certainly have liked to see him choose something like that instead of other, more destructive alternatives. I myself have been through a divorce, & I can say without a doubt that it was the most devastating experience in my life. I would not wish such a thing on even my worst enemy.
Mr. Matisi’s best friends are nothing like Ziegler or the people who accompanied him to Mr. Matisi’s home on that night. One of the ways he had beaten his addiction was to avoid being in the company of people who did such things. I do believe that if Mr. Ziegler’s brother had been more forthcominmg about his drug use, Mr. Matisi would not have allowed him into the home. That having been said, Mr. Matisi still had an opportunity to make a choice when presented with the situation on tht fateful night. I feel quite confident that if he were not under the extenuating circumstances stemming from the pain & aftermath of his divorce, his mind would have been clearer, allowing him to make a better choice.
I too at times have tried to help people who were in a bad situation, & how did I get repaid for it? In one case, the person stayed for about a week, then took a few of my valuables & left. In another instance, my vehicle was stolen, but I reported it & it was recovered & the man arrested the same day. Had Mr. Matisi discussed the situation with me prior to Mr. Ziegler staying therte, I’d have advised him against it, even though Mr. Ziegler’s brother was his friend. I’m thankful that it didn’t take a situation like this for me to learn my lesson, but my heart goes out to Mr. Matisi, his family, & the family of Ibonne Zamudio as well. This is a tragedy that hurts many people on many levels, myself included.
July 7, 2008 at 2:27 pm |
To Vikki,
The reason he was “flirting” and this is of course not by your observation, but by some else’s observation and opinion, was because he had no idea that a murder had occured! He had no idea what had happened until they brought him down to police station and was charged for murder. He, thought he was being arrested on drug charges. That is why he acted they why did when he was brought to your hospital.
July 14, 2008 at 9:16 pm |
I’m glad to hear that Jim Matisi might not have been involved in this murder, but a guy who maybe had a lapse of judgment. As I said before, I worked with him and I hope the best for him if he’s innocent.
Jim, if you read this…..good luck. And reconstruct your front yard, make it a real yard and you’ll blend in again with everyone else.
August 7, 2008 at 7:15 am |
Kevin, thanks for your kind words. For those of you who may be interested, a grand jury convened on Tuesday, & decided that there was absolutely no reason to hold Mr. Matisi any longer. He has been released, while the two who are truly responsible for this horrible crime will remain locked up awaiting their day to be brought up on charges in this matter.
Although he has made mistakes (as we all have in our lives, in one way or another), he is determined to move forward, having learned a very hard & painful lesson. He has not lost his heart to help others, but suffice it to say, he will never again allow anyone whom he does not know well stay in his home, no matter how sad their story sounds at the time.
August 18, 2008 at 10:59 am |
First of all, I am deeply hurt by what happened to Ms. Zamudio. I was never told her name the early morning hours when those two horrible criminals brought her to my home. She was very quiet and did not respond when I tried to speak with her. I only spent about 15 minutes in the room with her. I cried when I found out that the crime had actually taken place over 15 hours later in the police station.
I instructed my son to call 911 when I was reasonably sure of my suspicion. I stated, with conviction, that the crime had occurred, when I took the phone from my son, in order to get the police to the scene much more quickly because I was very frightened for my son’s and my safety at that point. I was still unsure that the crime had actually taken place.
I have offered to help the police as a witness for the prosecution if they need me to do so. They may already have enough physical evidence, but I don’t know. Obviously I cannot give any details of what I know in regards to some of the events that morning due to the case and the upcomming trial. I will state that I had no part in the crime whatsoever. Also, any complicity on my part regarding drug use was due to the circumstances and to keep up appearances to avoid any harm to my son or to me. That is all I can state at this time.
As for the relationship between Ziegler and myself, I met him through a professional aquaintence and I was just trying to help him. He was only going to be a temporary guest at my home for a week or so. I only let him stay there because his family was part of a local law firm and I had assurances from both his brother who worked with the law firm of which his father was a partner, and his grandmother in Mesquite, who had both told me that Eric would be alright. Until that Friday night and Saturday morning, Eric (Ziegler) had shown he could be trusted and never indicated anything even remotely close to that kind of sociopathic behavior.
This has been a horrible ordeal for my son, my ex-wife, my family and for me. My son is back with his mother, thank God. I still have to meet with CPS to do whatever they deem necessary in order to have contact with him again. This is what hurts the most. My only concern, throughout this whole ordeal, has been my son. I went to great lengths to insure that he felt safe and was not traumatized that morning, only to have CPS take him away and keep him for almost two months. He was fine on the morning of the incident when help arrived and he was confident in me and felt protected. He was unaware of any of the crime at all except for the information I had to tell him so he could make the 911 call for me while I stood guard. I can’t imagine what he went through not knowing why he was taken away from his parents or what was going to happen to him. I’m very relieved that he is home with his mother now. It is breaking my heart that I can’t see him yet, but I’m hoping that will be resolved soon.
I will be doing a television interview soon. I wish I could have made a statement sooner. I do want to make a specific statement here to Mr. Grant.
Mr. Grant, you included me in some statements that you made about the “three men” being convicts, and possibly a few other completely false statements where I will need to re-read your blog to be sure. These were things you obviously stated on your own and were not supported by any statements made by the police or anyone else. The police have immunity from prosecution for their statements, you do not. I expect a retraction to be made with the same furvor that you used in the derogatory statements you made about me. Otherwise I will need to take action in the form of a suit for libel.
August 18, 2008 at 11:36 pm |
Mr. Stinchfield,
I appreciate your update regarding the story. I am quite impressed by your accomplishments and your reporting. I took the time to read more about you since my earlier post. I hope you understand the emotions that I am going through right now. My son was of the utmost concern to me throughout all of this ordeal. Now that he is with his mom again, I am concentrating on my friends and family. Part of this involves trying to do something about the bad publicity caused by this incident. This has hurt many other people besides myself.
I am trying to do whatever I can to rectify this situation. I did not mean to come across as threatening with my statement about legal action. I doubt that would go anywhere anyway because you probably believed that what you wrote at the time was true. I will update you here with any news as things progress, as long as I am not restricted for any legal reasons.
I met with the case worker from CPS (or DFPS) earlier this afternoon and I made it clear that I would comply with any directives deemed necessary by CPS and the courts. It is difficult, as I said, not to have contact with my son, but I understand that their interest is in my son’s safety and I don’t have any problem with providing them any assurances they need. I have always been a good parent to my son and so has his mother. I’m pleased that someone else is as concerned for him as I am.
August 20, 2008 at 1:28 am |
I have to start by saying I am praying for all families involved in this terrible event.
I live in the Dallas area but just heard of this incident today when googleing and old boyfriend. I’m an shocked, disgusted and full of emotions I am unable to deal with. Eric is a past boyfriend of mine and I haven’t spoken to him in over 14 years.
Some of the statements I read I know to be false and confusing, Eric didn’t have a brother and is an only child.
My reason for posting is I wish to find out the sentencing of Zeigler and Jones or possibly were I can obtain it. I want to know that justice was done. Any assistance would be appreciated.
Again, to all those involved, I wish you peace.
August 20, 2008 at 12:21 pm |
B,
>Eric didn’t have a brother and is an olnly child.
Look at the mug shot above. Is that the Eric you remember? You probably have the wrong person.
August 20, 2008 at 12:24 pm |
B,
I am confused as well. Eric gave me the number of someone who he said was his brother and I spoke with him. He never denied being a brother, but his last name was different. It was also the name that was part of the two partners listed in the law firm I mentioned. I assumed that he was some sort of step child or something, as an explaination for the different last name. I was also given the number of someone who he told me was his grandmother and I spoke with her. She had a different last name, as well, that was also very different from the names used in the law firm. She said she was the one who bailed him out of jail the last time he was incarcerated.
I have told all of this to the police and I provided the information on the grandmother’s address because Eric had listed that as his address on a cell phone application. For obvious reasons, I will not disclose the names here. The police already have that information. They have not asked me for the phone number of the person who was supposed to be his brother yet, but I can provide that for them if they need it.
August 20, 2008 at 7:13 pm |
SH, yes the picture is Eric, the Eric I was in a relationship with for over a year. He was an only child and his father died when he was 1, I was told. He did not have any step brothers. His mother died 4 years ago and her obit. listed her surviving relatives and no additional son. I lived with her for a very short time and Eric the remainder.
I found his sentencing information. I do not intend to further confuse but am trying to process that I was in the presence, for over a year, of someone like this. Drugs do ruin lives. I saw red flags and thank god left the relationship.
Thank you for your time reading my post. Again I wish peace for all those involved and I am so sorry for everyones loss.
September 2, 2008 at 9:55 pm |
i think this is so sick , like i’m not usually stunned by this sorter stuff but this really cuts deep in your head . Just the thought that some one could do this to another living human , a person that has every other right to live . It just makes you aware of what kind of people live in this world. Imagine being murdered by your neighbor or a family friend or just some random you met on a bus you don’t expect for them to make a random move to kill you . But this sorter stuff makes you more aware that you cant feel completely at home with some people . Because you have no idea what is going through there head .
September 2, 2008 at 10:20 pm |
JAMES MATISIS WAS NOT ASLEEP THE WHOLE TIME HE IS A BIG LIER HE CHANGE HIS STORY FROM THE AFFIDAVIT, ITS AMAZING WHAT DRUG MONEY CAN DO
September 5, 2008 at 12:08 am |
The most recent post here is very interesting. It appears that someone, who wishes to remain anonymous, would like to support one of the culprits in the crime. They also apparently don’t understand what an affidavit is. As far as I know no statements were made by anyone under oath. Usually that would happen in a court of law or in the presence of someone authorized to administer an oath and then a written statement would be notorized. That would be a sworn affidavit. Also, there is no claim by me anywhere that I was asleep the whole time, but for the record, I’m certain that my son and I were asleep during the commission of the crime.
As I stated before, I was unaware that the crime had actually been committed until over 15 hours later during questioning. That is what I told the investigators repeatedly during questioning. They just didn’t understand why I would suspect what I did without having witnessed any of it. I also gave supporting reasons for my suspicions based on some earlier statements by Ziegler before I put my son to bed and went to sleep myself. I also explained why I told the 911 operator, with certainty, that the crime had been committed. I just wanted help to get there faster because I thought the questions they had started to ask my son would have delayed the response while they were trying to verify information, as they often do. I think the police might want to track down this anonymous poster and see where they might have gotten this information they think they are aware of, since nothing like that was stated by me anywhere. This definitely sounds like some sort of drug using associate of Ziegler’s.
September 7, 2008 at 8:06 pm |
To clarify what “SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES IN ERIC” said; A few days after the three men where arrested wfaa.com posted the police affidavits online for the public to view. However, I was unable to locate them now on the same website. They included the police statements of what occurred that morning when they recieved the 911 call as well as the sworn (mirandized) statements given by Timothy Jones and James Matisi.
Mr. Matisi,
I’m sure you could go to the Richardson Police Department and order a copy for yourself as these are public information and you don’t seem to recall giving them a statement. In fact, you may want to do that so that your story won’t continue to change.
September 9, 2008 at 2:56 am |
Not Necessary,
Another interesting handle, but “Not Necessary”. …just to clarify for you, “marandized” means you have been read your rights before giving a statement. You have not sworn to anything as you would be in a statement made “under oath” in a court. Also, the police statements made to the press are also not sworn statements to anyone duly authorized to accept sworn statements. In neither case has anyone said “I swear these statements to be true…”.
Please refrain from confusing people by saying that any of these statements are held to be true in any way. There are numerous inacuracies in all of the statements. For instance, the police “affidavit” was a sworn statement by an officer (A. Perry) who stated that he had “reason to believe” that Timothy Jones was guilty of murder. He was not one of the officers that interrogated me or one of the investigators involved in the case. He mearly stated that he believed the narrative of one of the investigators (J. Farmer). In J. Farmer’s narrative he explained his understanding of the 911 call and where my son and I were found at the scene when help arrived. He was not on the scene to know any of the facts. It was also not mentioned that the details included me directing my son to make the call, nor was it mentioned that I took over the call to inform the 911 operator about the whereabouts of the perpetrators in the house for the police. Many things were not mentioned in the “affidavit” given by “A. Perry” who was not involved in the crime scene nor the interrogation. Also mentioned in “A. Perry’s” “affidavit” about “J. Farmer’s” “narrative” was information provided by “J. Farmer” about the interrogation. Since this was not quoted from the actual statements made during interrogation, there are inaccuracies in those statements in the narrative as well.
In addition to all that, the statements I made to the detectives (Farmer and White) are also inaccurate due to the conditions of duress and lack of sleep after being held without charge in the Richardson city jail for over 15 hours in horrendous conditions before even being questioned. I am hoping that I will be able to speak about all of this when I am finally able to make a statement to the media about what this whole ordeal has been like for me.
So, just to summerize, the “affidavit” was made by officer “A. Perry” and based on a “narrative” by investigator “Detective J. Farmer”, and he stated that he believed that “Timothy Jones” was the party guilty of murder. That is an accurate account of the only “affidavit” given regarding this case. I’m pretty certain that I understand what an “affidavit” is. Please don’t correct me if you don’t.
BTW that affidavit is still available online, but as I stated, there are many things in it that are inaccurate, as it is given by a third party without a direct conection with the investigation of the case.
September 13, 2008 at 12:22 am |
“Not Necessary” comes from my email….I’m not exactly sure what you were implying about my “handle”.
Anyway….
I thought I knew, but just to make certain, I verified it for myself:
1.) affidavit-written declaration sworn to or affirmed, usually before a judge or other recognized authority. ~Macmillan Dictionary.
2.) affidavit-a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official. ~dictionary.com.
3.) affidavit-a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation before an authorized magistrate or officer. ~Webster Dictionary
I’m also fully aware of what “mirandized” means as well. What I took the affidavits to mean when I read them was that they were the written statements of the events after you had been arrested and read your rights (mirandized). I didn’t know that I needed to explain myself, my apologies for the confusion. However, I don’t believe you should be telling me not to confuse people about the truth of the statements, the media are the ones who posted them….I’m going by what I’ve read, right?
I’m still confused about one thing…..did you make a statement “under duress and lack of sleep…” or “as far as I (you) know there were to statements made by anyone under oath”?
This is what happens when people give statements to the police when they are arrested instead of waiting to seek the advice of counsel. There always seem to be inaccuracies after the fact.
Whatever; if you know that you aren’t guilty of anything then you should be able to sleep well at night. No problems. All you have to do now is get on with your life.
The only person we can’t hide from is God. He knows who is truely responsible no matter what and that person(s) will pay for what he(they) have done wether it be here on earth for starters, but definitely in the afterlife. It’s not for me to judge….unless I end up on the jury!!! That’s all I have to say about any of this.
Thanks.
September 19, 2008 at 10:34 pm |
Very interesting. “Not necesary”, here is the link to the Affidavit of Probable Cause: http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/img/wfaa/06-08/affidavit.pdf
It says Matisi’s statement was recorded. Sort of hard to get things wrong when you are going off a recorded interview.
Matisi – If you had some suspicions about Ziegler and whatever was going on before you put your son to bed…why didn’t you call the police then. You may have saved the girl’s life. Is it because you had smoked crack with them as well (as stated in the affidavit per your recorded statement) and decided to look the other way?
September 20, 2008 at 11:23 am |
Not Necessary,
I,m sorry. Nothing was implied about your handle other than it is funny to reply to a handle that sounds like a comment. I used that very comment to say that your previous reply was unnecessary. It was confusing for people to be told that any statement by me was an affidavit. I won’t repeat what I explained other than to just repeat the the only affidavit given was from officer Perry who was not involved with the investigation or the interrogation. Obviously if my statements were true and not given under duress with words being put in my mouth, I would still be in jail and I would have been charged with a crime. I only wish people knew the tactics used by investigators in an interrogation when they are already predisposed to what they think are the facts. Obviously their ideas were not supported by any evidence.
The news that was reported was based solely on the police statements which, to be kind, were less than accurate by a long shot. No one was made aware that I was responsible for having my son make the 911 call and speaking to the operator for most of the call, because the actual recording was not played. Another fact that was not mentioned was that I signed a release on the scene for the police to do a drug search of my home. If I was someone who had anything to hide, I would not have signed a release for a drug search, nor would I have spoken to the police during the interrogation without my lawyer, in the interest of helping them with their investigation.
The investigators also never told the media that they were sure that I was not involved in the death and dismemberment of the girl as they told me in the Richardson jail prior to sending me to be detained in the Collin County Detention Facility for 50 days. I’m still totally confused as to why I had to endure that if they were truthful when they told me that they believed I was not involved in the commission of the crime. If you don’t believe that people are wrongly accused and convicted of crimes, then you haven’t been paying attention to the reports of prisoners being released after serving 10 – 25 year sentences for crimes they didn’t commit. The tragedy is that the police and city, county and state correctional departments are immune from any prosecution for those mistakes, so those people have no recourse for any compensation for their lives being ruined. All the authorities have to say is, “whoops, we made a mistake”.
As for my relationship with God. I have a good one. I know that God loves me and he knows the kindness and goodness in my heart, which is how I got into this situation to begin with. This won’t stop me from trying to extend kindness to others, but it will make me think twice before getting involved in trying to cooperate with police or dialing 911 for help in the future.
September 21, 2008 at 12:33 pm |
GoFast,
I explained that in the police affidavit it was a “narrative” of statements and not direct quotes. My treatment prior to the interrogation was a horrible ordeal and the investigators tried to put words in my mouth to fit what they already believed about the case when they got around to asking me questions over 15 hours after they processed me into their jail. If you have never been interrogated by police who are bent on getting a confession from someone that will fit what they want to believe then you probably don’t have any idea what I went through. I was definitely under duress.
In my last post I mentioned a number of facts that were conveniently left out of the report the police gave to the media. It paints an entirely different picture when all the facts come out. I believe those things were left out because of what they believed and because they wanted to be sure that there was no evidence to tie me to the crime. If there was evidence, it would have been presented to the Grand Jury and I would still be in jail. The statement given by Jones was intended to implicate everyone but himself in the crime.
As for why I did not call for help sooner, it wasn’t until I awoke and realized that they were still in the house, that I put together some of the incidents prior to going to sleep and felt, with some degree of certainty, that the crime had been committed. I had told Ziegler to get them out of the house and take them home before I got up in the morning and expected him to have done so before I awoke. To be sure, I was frightened of Jones from the moment I saw him, and that was why I barricaded myself and my son in my room before going to bed.
I didn’t really think anyone could be capable of doing something like that until I put together some of the actions and statements they made earlier though. You also don’t think to call for help just because you “think” a crime “might” be committed. Most people call for help during the commission of a crime if they are aware of it, or after it has been committed. I regret that I didn’t do as you suggest. Fear, and my concern for my son, played a big part in all of my actions, including the time in the morning after I woke up. I then became concerned that I might not be able to stop two men from harming my son or myself, even with a gun, if they suspected that I had called the police. I had to debate this with myself before I took action. It would have been a different situation if I was the only one there and I didn’t have to worry about my son too.
September 21, 2008 at 12:54 pm |
All 3 men are whack and were involved one way or another. Matsi you better decide which story you’re going to stick to because they change often. As far as the crackhead prostitute all I can say is that it’s obvious crack really does kill. Too bad her child wasn’t more important but I guess it’s better to not have a crackhead prostitute mom than to have one.
September 22, 2008 at 12:05 pm |
Interesting,
My story, as you call it, hasn’t changed. However, accounts by the police have changed quite a bit between the stories told by the investigators, the policemen and the media officer. They also haven’t mentioned a number of facts that I referred to in my previous posts. Reading carefully will help with that. You need to be aware of what I’m stating myself and what others are stating that I said.
Also, just for your information, as far as I know, the girl was not a crack addict. From what I understand, she was addicted to heroin. She did not participate in any of the crack smoking when I saw her. Only Ziegler and Jones did. The statements attributed to Jones are a fabrication and an attempt to shift blame from himself.
That was also a very unkind thing for you to say. People who have drug addictions need sympathy more than condemnation. They need help. Usually people turn to drugs because they can’t face the problems in their lives or because of a bad influence. It is that kind of attitude that keeps people from seeking the help they need.
It is also a horrible thing to say that she is dead because she did drugs. (quote: “crack kills”) She is dead because an insane psychopath killed her. You should read the story about her that Wendy Hundley of the Dallas Morning News wrote about her. She is just someone whose life took a tragic turn and she didn’t deserve what happened to her.
Although I will probably never know for sure, my suspicion is that Jones is primarily responsible for the crime. As I have stated, he was a very frightening individual who was brought into my home against my wishes and without my permission. After he was there, I took actions that I thought would put my son and me in the least danger. We were trapped upstairs because their activities were back and forth between the room Eric was using and the bathroom. The stairs were in between. This is why I ended up barricading my son and myself in the master bedroom. I’ve already made it clear as to why I didn’t just call for help sooner and possibly arouse their suspicions. I thought they would just leave and be gone before my son and I awoke in the morning.
September 22, 2008 at 3:07 pm |
By the way, with regards to dialing 911, a few years ago I dialed 911 because someone pulled a gun and pointed it at me. The man had asked me to pull over to talk to me after pulling some very dangerous manuvers in traffic almost causing an accident. I did nothing aggressive at all either on the road or in speaking to him from 15 feet away from the window of his vehicle.
This man was over 6′4″ tall and weighed 230 lbs. I am 5′6″ tall and weigh 135 lbs. This man was an ex-marine with a concealed carry hangun license. The law states that you must be in a life threatening situation before you are allowed to draw a weapon with this type of license. When he was questioned by police, he made up a story that I had assaulted him in order to avoid a felony charge. It was a compleatly unbelievable story, and certainly would not have been life threatening even if it were true.
The Richardson police officer believed his story and did not charge the man with any crime. He then proceeded to write me a citation for assault. I was also lied to by the officer who stated that an investigator would follow up on the case. When I called over two weeks later, I was told that there was no investigator and that the officer had investigated the incident. I took the case to court at a considerably higher expense than would have been the case if I just paid the fine. I won the case and the officer had a reprimand placed into his permanent file.
I would be happy to provide more details on this and the officer’s name to anyone in the media who is interested. I’m just tired of the way I have been treated by this city since I built my home and moved here. I have always been a good citizen and taxpayer. This latest incident has shown me similar treatment when I tried to cooperate with them during this investigation.
At this point, I just want my name to be cleared and I want to be left alone by these people. There are other things related to this recent incident that I am prepared to reveal if necessary to defend myself and show that they are less than competent in their duties. I also would like to have my posessions back that were taken that have nothing to do with the crime or investigation. I’m told that the District Attorney is keeping them pending the trial. I need my computers for my livelyhood. Those had absolutely nothing to do with the crime and I am close to losing everything that I own if I can’t get a job and restore my income.
September 22, 2008 at 6:25 pm |
Does it matter what drug she was addicted to? Drugs are drugs. She is dead because she made the decision to go off with 2 guys that night. They obviously didn’t pick her up to go out to dinner. She is a known prostitute, (she made that choice) she’s been arrested for that before. She chose her destiny in the paths she decided to go down each and every day.
Why don’t you post copies of your written statements that you gave to the police and we can all see what you said in “your own words” and we can point out the inconsistencies to you.
Since Jones was so frightening to you why didn’t you call the police to make him leave as soon as they got there and instead wait until after she was chopped up? And if you never knew this girl before, then how would you even know that she was addicted to heroin? And when you saw her at your house, what exactly was she doing when you saw her?
September 22, 2008 at 6:35 pm |
Case History
Case Number: 002-81996-06
Current Status: CASE DISPOSED
Defendant: MATISI JAMES ERVIN
Court: County Court at Law #2
Judge Jerry Lewis
Defense PRO SE
Court Appointed No
Arresting Agency Richardson PD
Offense date 03/07/2006
Charge: 13990031 Asslt causes bodily injury/family member
Severity MIS-A
Case Number: 002-81836-06
Current Status: CASE DISPOSED
Defendant: MATISI JAMES ERVIN
Court: County Court at Law #2
Judge Jerry Lewis
Defense PRO SE
Court Appointed No
Arresting Agency Richardson PD
Offense date 03/07/2006
Charge: 53990010 Interfer w/Emergency Call 2001
Severity MIS-A
Hard to believe that maybe you didn’t try and interfere w/her making an emergency call or that you wouldn’t have been in on it based on your priors in Collin County. What was this all about?
September 22, 2008 at 9:37 pm |
THANK YOU~ INTRESTING~ COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT BETTER MY SELF .
September 23, 2008 at 10:13 am |
Jim Matisi-
I am not sure why you keep responding to these people. I think it’d be best to just try and move on and ignore these people. You’re certainly not making yourself look better by taking the bait that all these people are leaving for you.
Just my 2 cents.
September 23, 2008 at 11:31 am |
I think it matters that she did not participate in drug use that night. I’m not sure why she came with them that night. Maybe she was frightened and I didn’t know it. She could have felt the same way I did in that situation. Fear tends to keep you frozen in some cases. You are a heartless human being to judge people and situations of which you have absolutely no knowledge. When I saw her she was sitting in a chair.
The charges you brought up have absolutely nothing to do with this issue. They are also not an indication of who I am now or who I was prior to that incident. The relationship I have with my ex-wife is amicable between us. I am currently helping to care for her brother at one of the Methodist hospitals in dallas after a motorcycle accident he had almost a month ago. I have been with him every day. Maybe you can find something more useful to do with your time instead of being critical of people or situations you know nothing about and condemning people you don’t even know.
I already explained in detail the answers to any of the other questions you asked. I never made any written statements and any recorded interview was never played. You have only seen a narrative. A statement by the detective in his own words.
Maybe you might want to look at the search warrant, that the public was not made aware of, that states that I was the one on the phone with dispatch after my son made the initial call. It also shows that the criminals were on drugs and I was clear headed and cooperative in providing information. It also states that I signed the release so they could do a drug search of my home. None of that was made public to the news media prior to their stories because it would not paint the picture that they wanted. You can find that at this link http://mylifeofcrime.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/kensington-search-warrant.pdf
September 23, 2008 at 11:50 am |
I just want to add that you are certainly entitled to your opinion. However, your opinion is not based on any first hand knowledge of anything or anyone who has been involved with me or touched my life directly. Maybe if you spoke to many of the people who actually know me you might be able to form an opinion based on fact rather than speculation.
I fully support everyone’s right to voice their opinions. That’s what these types of forums are about. I’m just trying to provide more information and I’l be glad to answer any questions posed in a respectful manner. I’ll try to refrain from responding to insulting speculation other than to correct misconceptions. Most of the information has already been covered though.
September 23, 2008 at 8:50 pm |
SH,
You are absolutely right. Your 2 cents is worth much more than that. I felt like someone should defend the victim here but I should realize that people’s comments speak for themselves. It should be understandable why I am so defensive after what I have gone through. I have some time on my hands while I’m caring for my family. My biggest concern is getting back with my son now, so I’ll just concentrate on that and wait until I can do more about my situation. It’s hard to just sit on my hands and wait for things to happen.
September 25, 2008 at 8:51 pm |
Jim remember when Theresa would come running out of the house crying and beaten up by you? Remember the days of rage and problems you had when you were on Cialis? You’re a real piece of work. Get a job (a real job) and get off the drugs and postitutes. Appears to me that you don’t need your computer bac sincek you don’t seem to have any problem accessing one replying to your numerous forums everyday now do you?
September 27, 2008 at 12:15 pm |
Neighbor,
You don’t know me at all. I had problems in the past and so did Theresa. She does know me and she is the one who helped me through this ordeal. She also knows how well I’ve treated Jimmy since we sepparated.
I’m not on drugs or addicted to drugs and I haven’t been for over 20 years. CPS can now verify that information because they are in process of evaluating me. I have always had a “real” job as an IT Consultant for most of the past 25 years. I have never had anything to do with prostitutes, ever. As I have already mentioned, the man and woman brought to my home by the temporary guest were brought there without my knowledge or permission and against my wishes.
As for the computer, I’m using one a friend has let me use while I’m helping care for Theresa’s brother at the hospital, and the one I’m using at home is one that Theresa gave me to use. I still need my computers that were taken for work as there are a lot of programs and data I need on them.
September 27, 2008 at 11:51 pm |
Mr. Matisi,
I was just reading over this blog from the beginning and I was wondering what happened to your friend, “Mike” from back in July and August? He was here defending you with “inside information” saying that you had been smoking crack with them that night “to keep up appearences”, etc. But now you’re saying that you’ve been clean for over 20 years? I am also wondering how Eric took your vehicle without your permission? Why would you leave your keys out in plain site when you have a “room mate” living in your house? How long had Eric been staying with you? Was he working?
This whole story is just bizarre to me….
September 29, 2008 at 7:59 am |
I can’t speak for Mike, which I’m sure is a screen name. He may feel there is nothing more to say now that I have posted. I said I am not “addicted” to drugs and haven’t been for over 20 years. I did not do anything before or since. If you read everything I posted it has all been explained and nothing has been contradicted. It is not necessary to repeat. I also posted how long he was expected to be a “temporary guest”. I never considered him a roommate. That would be a term I would use for someone on a lease agreement who paid for a room. I have never had a roommate in my home. I had let him use the room for a week prior to that night and he had not done anything distrustful. My intention was only to help him get back on his feet.
He had borrowed my truck on one or two other occasions just to run errands and had always obeyed my requests. The man introduced to me as his brother had not followed up with giving him work as he had said he would. The thing that’s bizarre to me now is why I tried to help him to begin with, but that would be in hindsight. I regret that I did now.
September 30, 2008 at 6:13 pm |
I too tried to help Eric. He was my new husband’s ex-wife’s boyfriend. They had been on the streets (Maple Ave area) for about a month smoking crack and shooting dope (I’m not exactly sure what kind though). The reason I know this is because the ex-wife called and said she was tired of being on the streets and doing dope and needed a place to “dry out” and get her act together. My husband was totally against it, but being a recovering addict myself, my heart went out to her. I wanted to help them get their act together so that she could take care of the 2 boys she has with my husband. They spent the night in my home. The next morning my husband moved one of his ex-wife’s bags and a smaller bag fell out. The bag was open and in it was a used insulin needle. We specifically told them no drugs or drug paraphaneila would be allowed in our home. My husband kicked them out of our home. Funny thing….Eric was emotionless and now that I think about it, just plain scary. He had a blank look in his eyes and did not react to any of the yelling that my husband was doing! It just makes you wonder if it’s worth trying to help people. Thank God this guy didn’t flip out on us!!!!! I believe if Eric Ziegler is guilty of the things that were done to Ms. Zamudio, the same should be done to him. What a HORRIBLE way for such a young woman to die!!!
October 6, 2008 at 4:27 pm |
M_Gibson , If that is your real name if you are a real woman you would have not let them in. You probaly did drugs to.
October 10, 2008 at 11:33 am |
To SOMEONE : UH HELLO!! What do you think a RECOVERING addict is. I USED to do drugs. Not the brightest crayon in the box, are ya?
October 13, 2008 at 8:30 pm |
Hey Jim. I’ve been interested in what happened to you after your arrest. Considering we worked together, I was kinda shocked that anyone I associated with could even be remotely involved in such activities. Glad to hear that you’re out. I will tell you this as a responsible, home owning, job having, tax paying, HOA board member, father and husband…….you’ve had entirely too muck contact with law enforcement.
I went and spoke to a handful of your neighbors a couple of weeks ago. They told me, “That house is why good neighborhoods need an HOA.” Of course they were pointing to your house and the jungle that you’ve planted. I guess to keep from mowing the lawn or to be ‘green’. They explained to me the builder situation when the neighborhood was built and the reasons the builder(s) never organized an HOA. They joked that you wore a safari hat and that maybe you play in your jungle pretending to be a wildlife photographer at night. You should do all your neighbors a ’solid’ and fall-in-line with your yard. They’d really appreciate it.
October 13, 2008 at 8:40 pm |
Hey Jim, I have a couple of other questions. How did you manage to keep your house and make mortgage payments? I’ve often wondered that about areas devistated by natural disasters and such.
Also, are you living back in your house? Your neighbors have seen your ex coming and going but no sign of you.
Oh, and I’m sure your neighbors are happy to see that black totaled out Pontiac gone from your driveway. I’ll tell you this….i see a house like that (junk cars, jungle yard etc…) and my first thought is “that homeowner is a slice short of a full loaf”.
Don’t prove everyone in your neighborhood right. Clean your sh*t up.