kait
Question: kait is resting in peace. this world does not matter to her anymore. anything evil on this earth is now far from her. respect that she is gone. heaven is a place for resting, there she is. The dead do not know anything, Ecclesiastes 9:5, "For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing." Asked on Friday, January 05, 2007 at 09:44:49 AM Reply: Thank you for caring enough to share your personal beliefs. Answered by: Kait's Mom

International Exposure and Reward
Question: I just came across this site. First I want to say I admire your determination and perserverance. One of my favorite quotes is "Without perserverance, the snail would never have made it to the ark." I guess I mean to say that perserverance usually pays off. I am looking forward to seeing that happen in this case. I am from GA, and lived in NY during the time of this horrible crime. Unfortunately, I have never heard about it before. One would think that in all my years of watching "America's Most Wanted" and "Court TV" that I would have come across this story. I am wondering if you have ever gone that route? National exposure helps, and international exposure is better. Has a fund been set aside to offer a reward leading to information on this case? Unfortunately most "mob" type crimes are not solved without a hefty reward being offered. Usually in cases like that there is a "low man on the totem pole" who is willing to risk getting caught for a large sum of money. I understand that you can't rely on local authorities to help in a situation like that, but there ARE good cops who would love a chance to catch someone giving their title a bad name. What kind of outside help are you using? I wish I could say or do something to ease this burden for you. I can not imagine what you are going through. I wish you the best and good luck. Asked on Thursday, January 04, 2007 at 04:40:37 PM Reply: Thank you for your questions and suggestions. Kait's case was featured on Good Morning America, Larry King Live, Unsolved Mysteries, Inside Edition, Sally Jesse Raphael, and a number of other TV shows, and in People Magazine. We did offer, and are still offering, a $25,000 reward to anyone who supplies us with new information that directly leads to the arrest and conviction of Kait's killer(s). We have received outside help (most of it pro bono) from private investigators; insurance fraud investigators in California; the editor and staff of the John Cooke Fraud Report, a national trade paper for insurance claims investigators; members of the Texas International Association of Special Investigation Units, many of whom have their own bones to pick with APD in regard to cover-ups of Vietnamese fraud activity; a handwriting expert from the Vidoc Society, who determined that the affectionate note Dung told police Kait left for him that night was not in her handwriting; forensic experts and crime scene technicians from out of state police departments; members of the International Association of Asian Crime Investigators, who wanted to become involved in the investigation but were told to "butt out"; the late Steve Schiff, United States Congressman from New Mexico, who submitted Kait's case to Attorney General Janet Reno, requesting that the Justice Department look into a possible police cover-up, (he was told that the federal five-year statute of limitations prohibited their intervention); and some good cops at APD, who have provided us with information in return for our guarantee that we will not reveal their identities. We bless every one of those good people. Answered by: Kait's Mom

Never Give Up
Question: In response to the person who wrote that after 17 years, you should give up the struggle to find out what happened to Kait: In Pittsburgh this fall, a man was arrested for the murder of his girlfriend's daughter, Nicole Bryer. He had confessed, but he was let go because prosecutors could not prove she had been killed because there her body was never found. Nicole was murdered in 1982. In 1988, a Pennsylvania Superior Court decision allowed authorities to assume a missing person had been murdered after 7 years. In theory, the confessed murderer could have been charged as early as 1995, but for some reason, the case languished until 2006. Now the murderer is in jail where he belongs. It took 24 years. My own thought is that no one was pushing for resolution, because the mother was involved at least in covering up the crime (she claimed her daughter was abducted, an early Susan Smith), and once the case cooled off, there was no one to badger the authorities to get moving. I know Lois will never quit, and many of us will continue to check the site and send out our love and prayers for Kait and to her family. Every mother, every family responds differently to these tragedies, but if someone murdered a love one of mind, I would hunt him to the end of my days. Asked on Thursday, January 04, 2007 at 10:31:11 AM Reply: Since my husband and I created the Real Crimes web site at www.realcrimes.com, to help other families in our situation find closure, it's been interesting to see that almost 90 percent of the time it is the mother or sister of the victim who does not let go. There seems to be a basic difference in the nature of women when it comes to seeking truth and justice for murdered loved ones. Maybe it's because mothers carried those children in their wombs and, therefore, they are part of them forever? And sisters may have the same instinctive maternal feelings, especially if the victims were younger siblings. I know Kait's sisters feel like that. I hope you will visit that web site. You will see that, with a few exceptions -- (the cases of Stephanie and Crystal Houston are strong examples of a FATHER who wouldn't quit) -- usually the mothers and sisters have turned into tigers, and the males in the family have been able to put the tragic incidents behind them and/or hand them over to the women to deal with. Understandably, in many cases, that leads to divorce. Answered by: Kait's Mom

What was the APD evidence room scandal?
Question: I'm one of many people engrossed in this case who doesn't live iin New Mexico. Can you elaborate on the evidence room scandal and Sgt. Orr? Asked on Tuesday, January 02, 2007 at 03:14:37 PM Reply: This past year, the state Attorney General received an anonymous letter claiming that for many years police employees had been stealing huge amounts of cash, drugs, guns, and other valuable items from the evidence room and APD management had covered that up. The police chief denied the accusation and invited the media to tour the evidence room to see how great it was. During the tour, Sgt. Orr seemed reluctant to answer questions and asked her supervisor if she had permission to speak freely. He told her to go ahead, so she told the reporter that the police chief had lied to the public and had failed to act despite repeated warnings of evidence theft by specific individuals. She also described how officers under criminal investigation were allowed to work in the evidence room where they were free to tamper with the evidence in their own cases. USA Today picked up the story and it continued to accelerate as additional whistle-blowers came forward. The list of valuable property that had been sold at auction or "taken to the dump," (which we assume meant employees took it home with them), grew longer and longer, including such things as a $15,000 plasma television set which evidence room personnel said they “took to the dump” because it had a crack in it. The police chief resigned, and a major clean-up took place (or is in the process of taking place). In the course of that clean-up, we were finally able to reclaim the materials from Kait’s desk, which had been held as evidence (of a “random drive-by shooting?) for 16 years. Answered by: Kait's Mom

all it will take is ONE PERSON
Question: All it took was ONE moral person with the courage of her convictions to expose the APD Evidence Room scandal. I'll never forget Sergeant Orr's courageous statement: "Am I implicating the chief in assisting in this cover-up? Absolutely. Do I know this is a dangerous accusation to make? Absolutely. BUT I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE." In the case of your daughter's murder, you've guaranteed not to reveal the informant's identity, so they won't be putting themselves on the line like Sgt. Orr did. I can't believe there's not one single person with the guts to contact you with the whole sordid story just because "this is something that needs to be done." Asked on Tuesday, January 02, 2007 at 12:51:52 PM Reply: My dream would be to could clone APD Sgt. Cynthia Orr and put 100 of her in every police department in this country. Answered by: Kait's Mom

Lois
Question: I love your book I know it had to be hard to write I'm so sorry for what happend to you daughter. You should really do a lifetime movie about your daughter. GOD BLESS YOU ! Asked on Tuesday, January 02, 2007 at 09:36:42 AM Reply: I have had a number of offers from production companies who want to option Kait's story for either a box office or TV movie. I've turned them all down, because I learned the hard way (from my novel, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, being turned into a disgusting slasher film, that bore little resemblance to my book), that once Hollywood takes over, the script writer can do anything he/she wants to alter the story to sensationalize it. That may not matter all that much if the story is fiction and all the author wants is to make some money from the movie rights. But all our family has going for us with Kait's story is the fact that every statement in WHO KILLED MY DAUGHTER? is accurate. I couldn't bear to have Kait's story distorted. Answered by: Kait's Mom

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Question: i am not trying to be negative, but i don't see an ending to this case no matter how bad we all want it solved, if the people who did it have kept it covered for 17 years then i highly doubt that there is any uncovering in the future, these people will stop at nothing to keep it burried and it is covered deep. It is just being scratched at the surface. This case is like a callous that has just been layered and layered over the years. and now that the police are not going to reactivate it, evil has them on their side. i hate to be negative, but i am just being logical. life deals us all sorts of hands, unfortunatly not all of them are a royal flush. best wishes to the family, maybe i will be proved wrong i sure do hope so, let this little girl rest. Asked on Monday, January 01, 2007 at 08:40:58 PM Reply: I happen to feel just the opposite. The more time that goes by, the more chance we have of someone contacting us with the truth. The same people who knew what happened in 1989, still know it today. And others have learned it in the meantime through pillow talk or somebody who talked too much after having an extra drink. Those people are aging. Each time they look in the mirror – or color the roots of their hair, or detect a lump in the breast or experience a pain in the chest – they become aware of their mortality. It won’t be terribly long before they have to face Kait. And she is NOT resting in peace. She will be there waiting for them. Answered by: Kait's Mom

Iglesius (2)
Question: It wouldnt surprise me if kick back schemes in a wide range of public projects have been used to fund political compaigns that retain the longstanding power structure in NM. You know how the orange barrels are always out in ABQ but no one is working for weeks? Tax payers are paying for that and its obviously unnecessary expense. Larry Barker\'s expose clearly shows that contractual traceability was not maintained relating to the courthouse procurements. http://www.krqe.com/video/expandedbiglocal.asp?RECORD_KEY%5BVideoBigLocal%5D=ID&ID%5BVideoBigLocal%5D=5385 Who should understand contractual law better than legal experts? When you look at the functions discussed on this website (politicians, judges, lawyers, law enforcement, business owners, professional athletes, gangs) its pretty suggestive of something very large and powerful and sustained by large cash flows. where do cash flows come from? Public works projects? Smuggling? Car thefts? I\'d take a very close look at the way things work in Mexico and Sicily, which is well documented, to understand how things may be working in this state. Just a thought. Keep the heat on. Asked on Monday, January 01, 2007 at 07:35:22 AM Reply: We're not in a position to "keep the heat on" in any way other than to continue our personal investigation of our own child's murder. But, to our amazement, that seems to be like tugging a thread in a blanket and watching whole rows of stuff unravel. Maybe if EVERYBODY tugged with all their might at whatever one thread they can get a grip on, things would be exposed that none of us ever dreamed of. This is an interesting reading done by psychic Betty Muench a number of years ago: “There will be this which will go beyond the enforcement officers of the law, for none locally can be trusted with this. But there will be other legal activity, which will be connected to this. This will have to do with the infiltrating of certain groups, and this can only be done by men. This will have to be very assertive and aggressive and will ultimately require the use of the authorities in the manner of certain police actions. “It will be like starting from the top and tracing all this information downward. There is an organization that will hold much information for Kait's family. It will seem to be an intellectual group, clear and true in their intentions. Watch dogs. “There will be a final need to act, which will require the use of the highest form of policing, and that will be the federal level. There will come those with high integrity who can be trusted, and they will work with what what Kait's family already has, and this will aid her greatly in the finding of those who will have knowledge of Kait's murder. “Right now there is this group which is not understanding how things operate and they will be making their own rules. When this will border on anarchy, they will fall, with truth coming out all around." Answered by: Kait's Mom

Iglesius (1)
Question: I saw that the fbi prosecutor is "leaving" his post? Could this be fall out relating to alledged indictments arising from the court house, Mr. Vigil's trial, other RICO type activities, and possiby the VIP report during the presidential campaign? If so, might it suggest support for a possible NM arm of an organized criminal syndicate at a high level of US government? who is reassigning him and what is their power connection? I wonder if he is being reassigned out of fear or to get him out of the way? In the Vigil case, i believe the prosecutions main witness failed to testify at the last minute. Were they intimidated? any insight? Our Gov denied that the existance of the VIP report on the public networks. Asked on Monday, January 01, 2007 at 07:35:05 AM Reply: We no longer live in New Mexico and get most of our news about NM politics from the Internet. I do have a transcript of Mr. Iglesias's comments when interviewed by a TV reporter about the report on political VIPs who allegedly control the NM drug scene: Reporter: Important document? Iglesias: Absolutely! Reporter: Eye opener? Iglesias: A page-turner. I couldn't put it down. Governor Bill Richardson then asked the state Judicial Standards Commission to initiate an investigation of the VIPs mentioned in that report. However, I have no idea if that was ever done -- if it's currently being done -- or the identities of the people under investigation. I don't know who are the "good guys" and who are the "bad guys." I, too, have wondered why Mr. Iglesias decided to leave. One thing we can be sure of is that a lot of stuff is happening behind the scenes that the general public is not aware of. Answered by: Kait's Mom

Concern
Question: I just fininshed reading your book and as a mother I felt so frustrated in how your case has been handled. I am in shock as to how our legal system has conducted themselves. Your daughter was so very lucky to have such a wonderful family to work so hard for her and for others. I hope answers will come your way. Asked on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at 04:45:07 PM Reply: Thank you for caring. This personal experience with the way the legal system works was certainly an eye-opener for us. Answered by: Kait's Mom

To Lois and the Arquette family
Question: Dear Mrs. Arquette, I hope that you had a good Christmas, or as good as you could have. I know that it still eats at you night and day and I admire you so much for dealing with it as well as you have. You are truly an inspiration. Kait was lucky to have a mother as yourself. I pray that in 2007, you will find the information you have spent so many years searching for. God bless. ~Jenny Asked on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at 05:27:04 PM Reply: Thank you for this lovely message. Answered by: Kait's Mom

Best Wishes
Question: I just finished your book \"Who Killed My Daughter\" not twenty minutes ago. I went directly to my computer hoping that since it had been over ten years since the book was published that maybe some closure had been brought to the case and to your family. It deeply saddened me to find this website and know that many of your questions have gone unanswered. I wish whole heartedly that there was something I could do for you and your family, all that I can offer you is my prayers and condolences and I hope you have the strength to continue your search and that the answers will soon be brought to you. I know you recieve many of these messages and they may seem to \" get old\" so to speak but I hope that they also help you to know that we all support you in your efforts and wish the best for you and your family. Have a wonderful Holiday and God Bless. [Sonia] Asked on Sunday, December 24, 2006 at 08:13:05 PM Reply: Supportive messages like this one NEVER "get old." Thank you. Answered by: Kait's Mom

Testimony
Question: YOU WROTE: "12/23/06, Albq. Journal: APD Officer Sam Costales testified in court that he witnessed deputies pull Al Unser Sr. from his car at a road block and throw him to the ground. Sheriff Darron White criticized Costales for "sucker-punching" his deputies, and police union official James Badway apologized to White because a member of APD had broken the “blue wall of silence” by testifying truthfully against members of law enforcement." I'm curious: was this Al Unser Sr., the former Indy race car driver? Asked on Saturday, December 23, 2006 at 09:54:51 PM Reply: Yes. Answered by: Kait's Mom

check out these members of APD
Question: Take a long look at Chris Padilla, APD narc, brother of Paul Apodaca's drug supplier, Lee Padilla; Officer Mary Ann Wallace, first officer dispatched to the scene, who was a close friend of Chris Padilla and let Paul Apodaca walk away from the scene without questioning him; Alec Marantes, head of the police officers' union and a field officer at Kait's scene whose name was withheld from the case file and who put out an order to blanket the cops at the scene; Lt. Pat Dunworth, who orchestrated the investigation of Kait's murder; Damon Fay, homicide detective, who's Dunworth's patsy. Asked on Saturday, December 23, 2006 at 03:25:55 PM Reply: Every one of those names is in our file. Except we thought it was "Alex" Marentas, not Alec. Please, contact us privately with specific information. Let's see if it meshes with ours. THANK YOU. Answered by: Kait's Mom

Merry Christmas
Question: Merry Christmas to you & your family, Lois. I am glad to know that answers are coming - albeit slowly. Hopefully, this trend will continue into the new year. Kim Asked on Friday, December 22, 2006 at 09:31:41 PM Reply: Thank you, Kim. I hope you have a lovely Christmas. Answered by: Kait's mom

the person who will help you
Question: Just a guess, but I don't think any cops at APD, no matter how "honest" they are supposed to be or how much they "agree with what you think," will have the guts to contact you. They may be big brave heros when it comes to using guns but not when it comes to following their consciences if it means there's a chance of making other cops mad at them. With an occasion exception, like that incredible Sgt. Orr who exposed the evidence room scandal, they're ethical wimps. They may not be scared of criminals but they're scared of each other. Like you said a few posts down, I believe your information will come from a woman, and probably one who has a child and understands what your going through. That woman might be the wife or girlfriend, or ex-wife or ex-girlfriend, of a cop who disclosed information during pillow talk. That woman will say to herself, "Enough is enough. HE subscribed to the "code of silence," but I didn't." Asked on Thursday, December 21, 2006 at 02:56:42 PM Reply: In general, I tend to agree with you. However, once in a while, there is an exception. 12/23/06, Albq. Journal: APD Officer Sam Costales testified in court that he witnessed deputies pull Al Unser Sr. from his car at a road block and throw him to the ground. Sheriff Darron White criticized Costales for "sucker-punching" his deputies, and police union official James Badway apologized to White because a member of APD had broken the “blue wall of silence” by testifying truthfully against members of law enforcement. This proves that there are some male cops at APD who are willing to take risks to do what they know is right. Answered by: Kait's Mom

Good cops
Question: I am very sorry for your loss, and hope that whoever did this horrible thing to your daughter (either by the cover-up or the homicide) get what they deserve!! I also want to say that not all Albuquerque Police Officers are corrupt. There are a heck of a lot of great cops out here. I happen to know for a fact that there are a lot of APD officers who came on after your daughters death that stand behind your beliefs. There was a lot of cover-up going on with Kaitlyn's case. There is such a thing as the Thin Blue Line, but people need to take in consideration that there are a lot of officers who know right from wrong and stand up for the victims, not APD. They work hard and put their lives in jeopardy for us and so many people don't see that until an officer is shot and killed in the line of duty. Asked on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 02:37:21 PM Reply: I agree totally. There are many good and honest cops. Your statement, "There are a lot of APD officers who came on after your daughter's death that stand behind your beliefs. There was a lot of cover-up going on with Kaitlyn's case," has given us more hope than we have had for a very long time. Those clean, young cops may be our salvation. From your post, I assume you are a friend of one of those cops. If so, please, pass this message on to him/her: Please, read the information on this web site, most of which we have obtained through private investigation after APD dropped off the case. You won't find much of this information in Kait's case file. If you have information about the murder or the over-up, here are ways that you can help us without endangering yourself: If you trust us enough to accept our guarantee--which I give in Kait's name--that your identity will never be revealed, then contact us directly, through e-mail, snail mail, or a phone call to our private investigator at NIA/NM (505-243-2222). If you communicate with us directly, we can discuss the situation and brainstorm. If you're afraid to reveal your identity, you can contact us anonymously in the following ways: 1. Send us an e-mail from an e-mail address that you establish under a fake name for that purpose only. (But, hopefully, retain that address long enough so we can respond if we need something clarified.) 2. Write to us at: P.O. Box 27187, Albuquerque, NM 87125. 3. Phone our P.I. at 505-243-2222, from a public phone or a blocked number. (This might be most productive, since it will allow for a two-way conversation, and our PI can respond to your information and ask specific questions.) If you do want to help us, I beg you, PLEASE, be specific and tell us all that you know, including names of people behind the cover-up and the reason for the cover-up. And advise us about possible ways we can verify that information on our own, since we won't be able to identify you as a source. Don't toss out titillating shreds of information that we have no way of following up on, such as "There was a field officer at the scene who was friends with the killer." Go for broke and tell us everything you can. If you do, we will bless you forever. Answered by: Kait's Mom

New Information
Question: Hello, I was wondering when and if you will be posting any new information reguarding your daughter's case. Merry Christmas to you and your family Asked on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 11:37:49 PM Reply: There's no way to know when and what we will post in the future. We're not going to post anything that will get in the way of a continuing investigation by alerting the wrong people to what we are onto. We wish you a happy Christmas also. Answered by: Kait's Mom

merry christmas
Question: hi , I just read the book.I will never forget this. I read it in 2 days i couldnt put it down, I am just shocked at how the police handled this. If they havent,, They really need to reopen this case! I will Pray for you all. Asked on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 08:34:54 PM Reply: Thank you for your prayers. The APD Cold Case Squad did reopen Kait's case in 2006, but the detective who took an interest in it and started to agressively follow up on our PI's information was yanked off the squad and transferred to the Pedophile Unit as soon as he started to make arrangements to interview Paul Apodaca. The other members of the Cold Case Squad have no interest in the case. Answered by: Kait's Mom

None
Question: Mrs. Arquette, I just finished reading Who Killed My Daughter? and I would first like to say that I am terribly sorry for your loss. Although written under sad circumstances, the book was wonderful and I couldn't put it down; I just had to finish it because I "needed" to know what happened to Kait. It's amazing how we are taught that police are our protectors, yet in Kait's case, the police did nothing to find her true assassins. I hope someday you and your family find the true answers and those guilty of ending such a wonderful person's life are brought to justice. Until then, I will keep your family and Kait's cause in my prayers. Happy Holidays. Asked on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 04:00:51 PM Reply: Thank you for your prayers and good wishes. Happy holidays to you too. Answered by: Kait's Mom

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