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Just trying to put pieces together to see if there's a pattern. Asked on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 01:43:13 PM Reply: April 1991, charges against the Hispanic suspects were dropped because of manufactured evidence, and DA Bob Schwartz told APD to start investigating the Vietnamese suspects. (Which APD agreed to do but did not do.) Three of Ferman Garcia's sons were APD officers. Might that have been a reason for APD's reluctance to investigate that angle? Several people have posted on this message board that GO-Video did business with certain criminal groups in the Vietnamese community. We don't have evidence that this information is accurate. But it did come from more than one source. Maybe some of you out there can verify or refute it. If so, please contact us. Is that a link in the pattern? Or is it a red herring and there's something we're totally missing? Answered by: Kait's Mom An interveiw?   Question: Madam, I was wondering if we could set up a time for an interveiw. It does not have to be in person, but I Would hope we could speak. This case is an interesting one I have to say. You see, I'm training to be a detective and this would be the perfect case to work on. If it's alright with you. I am so sorry for your loss, and I hope Kait is resting in peace with your god/gods. My prayers go with you and your family. Sincerly, Sara Morello, of Oregon. Asked on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 09:30:59 AM Reply: I'll be glad to respond to your questiions by e-mail, Sara, but would prefer not to do face-to-face or phone interviews. You can reach me by clicking on the e-mail link on Kait's home page. Answered by: Kait's Mom I FEEL SO SORRY FOR YOU AND YOUR SUFERING FAMILY!!   Question: DEAR MRS. DUNCAN, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I LOVE YOUR BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND ALL OF MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!!!! IT MUST BE ABSOLUTLY TERRIBLE TO GO THROUGH THAT!!!!!!!!! KEEP SEARCHING AND I KNOW YOULL IND THE IGNORANT PERSON WHO WOULD DO THAT TO A LOVELY YOUNG WOMAN!!!! :) BEST WISHES FROM MADISON OF OHIO! Asked on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 08:03:17 AM Reply: Thank you for caring, Madison. However, I think there may be a better adjective than "ignorant" to describe Kait's killer. He actually wasn't ignormant at all, because he knew he would get away with it because he was under the protection of certain members of law enforcement. What we need to know is the identity of the person protecting him and how far up the line of command that protection went. Answered by: Kait's Mom your asking to be killed   Question: you do know by posting this tuff your asking to be killed don't you? Asked on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 03:02:14 PM Reply: Yes. Answered by: Kait's Mom Lois has received a death threat--Read on.   Question: I just want to post your most recent "tweet" here, Lois, for anyone who may not be reading your Twitter feed ( http://twitter.com/#!/duncanauthor ): Posted by Lois (Kait's mom) on Tuesday May 15th: "Several years ago got death threat from Ferman Garcia, owner of former business GO Video in Albq. Anyone know anything about him or GO-V contact me privately." And an email address for Lois: loisduncan123@arquettes.com --------------------------------------- Prayers to you and your family, Lois. It will be a happy day when those who need to come forward do so and you and your family have that much more peace of mind. ---------------------------------------- "The time is always right to do the right thing." -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Asked on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 06:42:10 AM Reply: The wording of the threat (too long to post on Twitter) was "Take my name and GO Video off your website or you just as dead aS your daughter. I have connections with APD and the sherriffs dept. fuck with me you will die bitch." In 1989, the year of Kait's murder, GO-Video was located at 670B Juan Tabo NE in Albuquerque, in a strip mall behind a restaurant at the corner of Juan Tabo and Chico. Garcia was reacting to a post made several years before by somebody other than me. Garcia apparently Googled his own name and found it. We'd like to know what was going on at GO-Video at that time that would make the owner so upset about having his name linked to that business. Answered by: Kait's Mom I am so.sorry for you\   Question: Being really close to my parents and siblings I imagine it like somebody killed them I could not live with that I would be depressed and mad and angry. I just wanted to tell you to to keep your head up high and you are so brave and strong. And too write and intrege people in your work. You are one of my ideals, one day I hope I can be half of What you are. I have to write a paper over you and you daughters accident and I am glad you have to I will tell ALL of my class es about you're potion and you're story. Keep up the good work and spreading you're story around the world. Love you and you're story. Love Melissa.B Asked on Monday, May 14, 2012 at 06:00:31 PM Reply: Bless you, Melissa. But when you write your paper, please don't refer to Kait's death as "an accident." She was shot twice in the head. This wasn't an accident, it was murder. Answered by: Kait's Mom From: Gaby. Update   Question: Hello, I just saw the Unsolved Mysteries show about the murder of your daughter Kait. My heart goes out to you. This is now 2012 and I can find no news more recent than 1990? What is the current status of the investigation? Best of luck to you. Gaby Ja nney, Avignon France Asked on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 05:49:49 PM Reply: The police dropped off the unsolved case when the the DA dropped charges against the Hispanic suspects. They have no interest in investigating it further. However, our family has continued to do so with the help of outside investigators. If you follow the links on this Web site you'll find a lot of information that was not known when Unsolved Mysteries was filmed. Answered by: Kait's Mom i's so sorry for your loss   Question: I just wanted to say how sorry I am for your loss. This is such a sad case, and the fact that APD is as corrupt and unreliable as it is makes this even harder to comprehend. It saddens me that no real efforts were made by APD to locate the murderer of your beautiful daughter. I used to live in Edgewood, and I know this isn't the first case of a murder or disapperance that has gone ignored. Some of the corruption reminds me of the Tara Calico case, which happened in Belen, no more than 3-4 hours away from Albuquerque in September of 1989. She too has never had any justice brought to her case, and it saddens me that New Mexico authorities don't do their job correctly. I hope one day you are able to find peace and resolution behind your daughter's murder when the murderer is brought to justice, and hopeully these so-called authorities will one day buckle down and do the job that they are paid to do correctly. I hope her killer is brought to justice and pays for the pain and anguish they have caused you. Take care, and know your family are in my thoughts and prayers! Asked on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 08:59:18 AM Reply: Thank you for those kind words. Tara Calico's mother phoned me soon after Kait's death. She wanted to compare cases to see if they might be connected, since the girls were so close in age and Tara vanished so close to the date Kait was shot. We couldn't find any similarities in our daughters' situations, but we became friends. Answered by: Kait's Mom YES, THERE IS A WAY FOR YOU TO HELP!   Question: Read the message below. Asked on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 06:03:58 AM Reply: I have never before asked anyone to sign a petition, but I'm going to do so now. I ask all of you who are emotionally invested in the murder of our daughter, Kait Arquette, & the ensuing cover-up by the Albuquerque Police Department to sign the petition at http://tiny.cc/e01bdw. Beyond that, please share this request with your e-mail friends and on Face Book and Twitter. Let's make it go viral. The misbehavior in that department has been on-going for well over 20 years.Too many victims have died, and too many grieving families have suffered because of the corruption and incompetence of the very people in whom they have put their trust. The honest cops (and I'm sure there must be many) are as outraged as everyone else, but they're afraid of retaliation from their colleagues and superiors if they stand up for what they know is right. It's time to bring in the feds and get this mess cleaned up. Answered by: Kait's Family Psychic Medium   Question: First of my deepest condolences to your family. Have you thought about possibly contacting a psychic medium again?? They have become more popular recently and maybe by some small miracle they could find some type of answers? Asked on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 10:13:23 AM Reply: I think we've learned all we're going to learn from psychics. What we need now is hard evidence that will stand up in court. Answered by: Kait's Mom Condolences   Question: [From: Risa] I stumbled upon Kait's case after reading one of your books that I had enjoyed. Curious to know more, I looked up the website. What a tragic loss from what must have been an incredible young woman! I will be reading 'Who Killed My Daughter?' shortly. Asked on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 05:58:13 PM Reply: Thank you for your caring words. The best place to get a copy of WHO KILLED MY DAUGHTER? is from an on-line bookstore like Amazon.com, as it's an older book and is no longer available in many physical book stores. Answered by: Kait's Mom From: Ari   Question: I feel sorry for your loss and send warmth from Germany. I hope youŽll get your answer some day! Greets, Ari Asked on Wednesday, April 04, 2012 at 04:09:09 PM Reply: Thank you, Ari. Answered by: Kait's Mom marentes   Question: When did alex marentes become head of the union? Where is his old girlfriend marianne (the cop) now? Asked on Tuesday, April 03, 2012 at 07:35:24 PM Reply: Marentes became president of the union in 1996. Was officer Marianne Wallace his girlfriend in 1989, the year Kait was shot? Anything you can tell us about such a relationship, if it existed, would be of great interest. At that point, I think Marentes was a field officer. I believe Marianne Wallace has now retired. Answered by: Kait's Mom witness   Question: It seems as though the cop the wedding party witnessed at the scene would be of utmost importance....why not attempt to locate the members of the wedding party for hypnosis? Or have you reached a point where you are hoping for someone to come forward on their own? Asked on Tuesday, April 03, 2012 at 07:32:34 PM Reply: The only person who actually saw Kait's car against the pole with the uniformed cop standing next to it, was the witness who reported it to us. She was a relative of the groom, visiting from out of town, and was sitting in the back seat. Feeliing a bit awkward in this situation--not knowing the bride's family who were hosting the event and who were chattering to each other--she was looking out the car window as they approached the motel where she'd be staying. At the time, seeing a cop there, she assumed there had been an accident, but authorities were taking care of it so there was no neeed to ask the driver of her own car to stop. It wasn't until the next day when she saw the news TV coverage that she realized what she'd witnessed was a murder. She has given us a signed statement of what she saw. The cop was turned away from her, looking toward the west, so she didn't see his face. She assumed he was looking for an ambulace to arrive. I think we have all the information from her that she has. And none of the other members of the wedding party saw anything. Answered by: Kait's Mom police   Question: You stated as the ambulance pulled away police arrived, which officers are on record as just arriving? Asked on Sunday, April 01, 2012 at 02:23:16 PM Reply: We do have a list. There's nothing suspicious about the names on it. What does raise questions are the names of officers who were there (according to reports by individual officers who referred to their presence) but whose names were omitted from the official record. Names such as Sgt. John B. Gallegos and Alex Marentes. Answered by: Kait Reply: We do have a list. There's nothing suspicious about the names on it. What does raise questions are the names of officers who were there (according to reports by individual officers who referred to their presence) but whose names were omitted from the official record. Names such as Sgt. John B. Gallegos and Alex Marentes. Answered by: Kait's Mom

lying
Question: Why in your opinion (as much as you can state without threat of a lawsuit) is everyone lying about the scene? Asked on Sunday, April 01, 2012 at 02:20:01 PM Reply: We can only speculate that at least one of the first officers at the scene was in some way involved in the shooting or had a relationship with people involved in the shooting and was protecting him/her. We have been told by more than one cop that Alex Marentes (when he later became president of the police union) issued an order to "blanket the officers at the scene." Cops do what their superiors tell them. Answered by: Kait's Mom

Levi Chavez
Question: What are the similarities of the Levi Chavez case and Kaits case in your opinion? Is there not also an allegation of insurance fraud perpetrated by members of APD? Do you have any insight on this? Asked on Friday, March 30, 2012 at 02:23:04 PM Reply: We no longer live in Albuquerque so I know no details about the Levi Chavez case. Answered by: Kait's Mom

Merriman
Question: How did Merriman justify his calling in the scene as an accident with no injuries? And what about the first medical team on site? What did they say about the scene and who was/was not present? Why was another medical team called and who made the call and what was their statement regarding the nature of the crime scene? How much time lapsed between shots being fired and sirens wailing according to the witness? Asked on Friday, March 30, 2012 at 02:18:50 PM Reply: I don't know how Merriman justified his call of an accident with no injuries, since I've never spoken to Merriman. The first medical team, Albuquerque Ambulance, just happened to be in the area, heard something on police radio about an accident in the vicinity, and decided to stop to see if their help was needed. They were not formally dispatched. They have stated on record that when they got to the scene there was nobody there except Kait, unconscious in her car. No cops, no cars, no by-standers. They say "It was so quiet it was eerie." Moments later the fire department arrived with their medical team. They WERE dispatched, and therefore used sirens. (How they came to be dispatched is a mystery, since there is no APD record of a call for rescue.) They helped the AA medics transfer Kait to the AA ambulance. They, too, say there were no police at the scene when they arrived but that, as the ambulance pulled away, police did begin to arrive. We don't know the exact amount of time between when the witnesses heard the shots and when they heard the sirens, but it wasn't very long. The witnesses were awakened, the husband ran to the window and saw the VW bug pull into the lot next door, make a U-turn, and go back down the street, by-passing the scene. The husband then ran down to the corner and saw Kait's car against a pole but saw no one else there. He returned to his home and shortly afterward he and his wife heard the sirens. Answered by: Kait's Mom

ROP Team
Question: Who were the questionable members of the ROP team back when Kait was murdered? Or rather more diplomatically who were the members whose names popped up during your investigation? Asked on Friday, March 30, 2012 at 02:09:23 PM Reply: The names are all in Peter's case file, which I have read, but don't have on hand to refer to at this moment. I recall that officer Robert Valtierra, Sergeant Paul Heatley, and Officer Matt Griffin all shot Peter. Officer Steve Nakamura was part of the team, but did not fire at Peter and told his sgt. that Peter was unarmed and had made no threatening gestures when the others shot him. I believe the team was dispatched by Joseph Polisar, who later was made police chief. Chief at the time of the shooting was Sam Baca, who told reporters that Peter was shot in the chest in self defense, although the autopsy report stated he was shot in the back. Answered by: Kait

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