This site is
bulls**t. But my article won't be. Even better, I won't take
long.
I got a phone call from
Lance Wagner a week or so ago. He said that I had been
"invited" to contribute to this memorial web site for
Raychel. From the sound of his voice, I could tell the invitation
wasn't coming from him.
A quick inspection of the
site confirmed my suspicions. As I'm sure you already know, his
invitation was driven by Ken Kincaid and Laura Douglass (and possibly
one other person, but I can't confirm that yet).
It didn't take me long to
get completely up to speed with this site. I'm not much of a
sit-down reader, but I currently have a lot of time on my hands and I
hate daytime talk shows. So I read the entire site.
As I said, this site is
bulls**t!
While the site may be a
nice place to learn something about Raychel's friends, I think their
interpretation of Raychel has been inadequate at best. At times, I
believe it has been attempting to intentionally mislead its readers.
The fault of the previous
authors was that they had other agendas. If you've read them all,
you probably already know them. If not, give me time, and I will
tell you about those agendas complete with evidence (if you're willing
to trust me). The biggest problem with the previous articles is
that they are all trying to make themselves look like the hero/heroine
in Raychel's life. Each author has portrayed Raychel as a person
in need of assistance who, despite their best efforts, was unable to
keep from falling. In the process, they have told you more about
themselves than about Raychel.
I can't fall into that
trap for one simple reason: I have no life. My job is my life.
I am a specialist in my
field. Most bodyguards work at set times for a set number of
hours. They accompany the client either at work or at times
when the client is going to be exposed in public (such as autograph
sessions or if the client wants to go out to eat). My job is
different. I only work with one client at a time. The client
is typically categorized as a "high risk." A dangerous
situation can occur at any time. Therefore, my protection is
24x7. I live with my clients.
Protection of my variety
does not come cheap. There is a good reason for that.
"High risk" clients normally fall into one of two categories:
|
"No
one has really said it this way before but Raychel was a world-class
manipulator of people. That put her in harm's way with a lot
of people." |
The person is famous
- A client hires me if he/she has received numerous death threats or has
an order of protection filed against a stalker. I work with the
client until the danger has passed and then some (six months or so).
The person is infamous
- These clients are usually more dangerous to others than they are to
themselves. They are hated and despised for any number of
reasons. In these cases I'm usually hired by the client's attorney
while the client is out of prison on bail. I protect the client
until after the trial.
I expect that I know what
you're thinking. Which was Raychel? Actually she was a
combination of the two. She was on the verge of being famous, and
there were concerns about outside forces (not really a stalker, but
something like that). She was also a danger to other people,
although not physically. No one has really said it this way before
but Raychel was a world-class manipulator of people. That put her
in harm's way with a lot of people.
I don't base these conclusions
on stories from this web site. I do not base my conclusions on
second-hand stories. My conclusions are based on my own personal
observations of Raychel while I worked with her from December 25, 1999 until her death on August
17, 2000.
Since I rely on my
personal observations, I have to allow for a certain amount of regard
for the
Memories of others. I admit that
contradicting Lance or Laura about Raychel's days with the Bleeders
would be unwise. I did not know Raychel
when she lived with Lance. However, I did get to meet Lance
afterward (see
my response to question 8 in The 10 Questions). All of that
being said, I do know
that the Raychel these people speak of doesn't ring true to the one I
knew.
If I cannot argue against
other articles by providing my own contradictory memories of those
times, I can argue on another basis. Raychel and I spoke on numerous occasions
about her life and the shortcomings of her friends. In the future, I will start
spilling these stories. Then we can all see where each of us
stands.
I expect you will learn
one thing from my future articles. And it's something no one else will say, but everyone knew
(including Raychel) -- Raychel had it coming!
