Jeffrey Epstein's Hyoid Bone

News about the coroner’s autopsy finding broken bones in the throat of wealthy, sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein brought back memories of my death by strangulation. Unlike Epstein who died by suicidal hanging in a jail cell while under federal detention, my death occurred in the woods on the idyllic island of Martha’s Vineyard.

Like Epstein’s, the hyoid bone was broken in my encounter with evil. Experts say a fracture of this bone is strong evidence of a homicide. The unique aspect about this bone is that, over time, it can heal itself. I can heal myself.

Newsweek’s Shane Croucher writes in his August 15th article, “the hyoid bone is U-shaped and sits at the front of the neck between the lower jaw and the voice box. ‘The primary function of the hyoid bone is to serve as an anchoring structure for the tongue. It has no articulation with other bones,’ states Encyclopedia Brittanica. The hyoid is fractured in one-third of all homicides by strangulation.”

The assertion of a broken hyoid bone found by the coroner raised some controversy over whether or not foul play brought about Epstein's demise. Although it does not exclude a death by suicidal hanging. In my case there was other physical clues to conclude a murder had occurred. The broken blood vessels in my eye was evidence of a violent, deadly crime. While being strangled the blockage of the throat forced the red blood into the whites of my eye.

The red spot lingered for a few months after I came back from death.

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The Time is Now

Chris who appears in my memoir as the dashing sea captain says, "Silence and acceptance will become America’s downfall! Just like in 1933 in Germany ! History repeats itself!"

I've telephoned the DC office of my congressman and told him it's time to begin an impeachment inquiry. Today, Rep. Carbajal pushed the number of representatives in the House calling for hearings to a majority of Democrats.

Trump’s criminal conduct is under investigation by the House committees and in my opinion warrants impeachment proceedings. What is not mentioned by Speaker Pelosi's August 2nd statement on the status of the probes is Trump’s crimes of moral turpitude and crimes against humanity. These acts are also under investigation by the House.

He is NOT MY PRESIDENT but in his name, and the names of his supporters and enablers, people at the US Southern Border are confined in cages and treated worse then we treat our pets. For those seeking political asylum in the US who must wait in Mexico, they live In filthy, disgusting ‘refugee camps’.

I can’t breathe from the amoral stench of Trump and his crowd of believers and followers. While Congress is in recess, it’s time to March and Rally again.

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History Repeats Itself

After celebrating the release of My Random Death at the Tecolote Book Shop in Montecito on June 1st, I had a calling to go south to witness the border culture and to feel Trump's “wall”. In my memoir, I wrote about how horrific stories of the Holocaust accompanied my childhood bedtime reading. Now, more than 55-years later, I see history repeating itself and cannot be like those who stood by and did nothing while millions of Jews and others were corralled, starved, and ultimately exterminated. We must speak out. Never again means now.

California’s Governor Newsom is willing to face-off against Trump’s cruel immigration policies. So on my trip south, I did not see detained children but did experience those living and working at the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa border crossings into Mexico. These areas are economically intertwined in both countries. On the American side, international currency exchangers haggle in rundown shops situated next to modern-day shopping centers. All are minutes away for people passing through customs on foot and in cars. Steel rust colored fencing stretches for miles and miles and does not run in a straight line but twists and wraps around hills and valleys. I got up close to touch it. Cold. Even in the heat of the day.

Major construction is currently underway at San Ysidro to build a new pedestrian crossing. Perhaps it's to handle requests for political asylum more efficiently. Hopefully, fairly. Under the US Constitution due process rights are afforded to the citizen and non-citizen alike. The American Immigration Council states, “Asylum is a protection granted to foreign nationals already in the United States or at the border who meet the international law definition of a “refugee.” The United Nations 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol define a refugee as a person who is unable or unwilling to return to his or her home country, and cannot obtain protection in that country, due to past persecution or a well-founded fear of being persecuted in the future on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. Congress incorporated this definition into U.S. immigration law in the Refugee Act of 1980". What was once considered only a misdemeanor offense, Trump and ‘his administration’ declared it a felony, making it illegal to touch US soil and seek political asylum except through known points of entry. Meanwhile he’s stymied proper procedural crossings and limited the grounds to petition our government for protection.

In the early ‘90s, I associated with a Los Angeles law firm that handled political asylum cases. Although our Immigration laws and regulations change from time to time, they usually adhere to the principle of fairness and humane treatment inherent in our jurisprudence. Ok, our practice and procedures evolve over time, and I became a federal criminal appeals attorney to ensure a defendant’s arrest, pre-trial detention, conviction and incarceration was just and fair under the law. Now, I’m overwhelmed by the living hell and hate inflicted on children, their separated families, and unaccompanied minors under the guise of Trump’s immigration policies. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit just heard oral argument from administrative lawyers who argued it was not an ‘enumerated’ duty to provide soap, blankets and beds, or toothbrushes for kids detained at the Southern border facilities. Filth, overcrowded facilities, and fearful children with lack of proper medical care, is just fine for Trump and his supporters.

I express my distain for this 'solution' to our immigration issues in this blog, my postings on social media, attending protests and rallies, telephoning congressional representatives and senators, and by talking truth to those wanting to lecture me about ‘family values, ‘pro-life doctrine’ and other foolishness used to justify a lack of empathy for kids in cages.

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