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Refinancing Your Second Mortga
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Refinancing second mortgage is similar to a loan that is secured on your property, with your home as security. You could reduce your monthly payments if the terms of your second mortgage are good, only if you are successful in financing it. For people who want to reduce the rate of interest, pay off their current mortgage or want to reduce their monthly payments, refinancing can be a good option. Also if home equity credit is to be paid off, refinancing a second mortgage can be opted.
Even if you don’t have perfect credit you could refinance 2nd mortgage. A second mortgage is a great way by which you can reduce your monthly payments and get extra cash for bills or any justifiable reason. If the refinance mortgage rates you have are higher than the current interest rates you might be able to refinance 2nd mortgage. Bad credit does not mean that you won’t explore all possible options of bad credit mortgage refinance.
Lenders are waiting to help you with a no-obligation quote which means that you are not obliged to use their services if you don’t like the quote on refinancing second mortgage. We suggest that you get quotes from many lenders which will help you to make a wise decision. This seems to be the perfect time for you to think on refinancing your second mortgage. Approval for refinancing a second mortgage could arrive in less than 24 hours, and you being saving money each month. Refinancing a second mortgage is fast, easy and efficient and with so many lenders standing in queue you is assured of receiving the lowest rate and also the best terms possible. In case your credit is poor, you still have a chance to refinance mortgage with your circumstances. - Blog post
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Review for When Fates Collide
- From: YvonneMason
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When Fates Collide
The title not only fits the story but the way it begins too. There have been many pairs of outlaws that have teamed up. Bonnie and Clyde, Thelma and Louise and of course Batman and Robin. But, none of these pairs can compare to the zany and seriously wacky bounty hunter who teams up with a receptionist working in corporate America to hunt and bring back and track down a jumper who has eluded the law and will stop at nothing to get their man.
Meet Hope: Sitting innocently having a drink in her usual hangout the Crypt feeling sorry for herself and saying that she has no life and nothing ever happens to her of any consequence. Maybe she should have been thankful for that. All too often when we complain and wish for more or some changes in our lives we might get our wish but not exactly in the way we might have liked. Hope lives in Tampa and thought that she would be there for the rest of her live doing her everyday and mundane job and just going through the motions. But, then she meets Alex. No, she does not just come up to her and say, “Hi, you wanna be friends or BFF’s.” That would be boring and not make this great story what it is funny, comical and extremely creative for first time paired authors Yvonne Mason and Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc.
Alex is a bounty hunter who is looking for someone named Hope Harrington, who you would assume is a woman or a young girl. But, you know what happens when you assume. I don’t have to explain that to you. Well, she goes into this bar the Crypt thinking that she now has her man and will earn the bounty or the money for bringing him in. Walking into the bar with the guys jacket or rap sheet she sees what she thinks is her jumper and proceeds to execute the arrest and telling the suspect not to even think about trying to get away. Of course I am using different words for this review. Spinning her around she slammed her onto the floor and what came out of Hope’s mouth cannot be written but you can just imagine what you would say if it were you getting slammed dunked. After realizing that she had found Hope Harrington but not the one she was looking for the two decided to get to know each other and team up to find the real suspect.
The guy that they were really looking could change his appearance at the drop of a hat and was out to make Alex look bad to her boss and to herself too. But, Alex is a force to be reckoned with and timid and not so forceful Hope is about to learn the ropes and learn a whole new meaning of not so boring life or job.
After losing the suspect twice they try to figure out his next move. Alex feels that he might try and steal a boat and head for the Florida Keys. How she manages to lose the suspect you will have to read for yourself. With the help of a friend named Tyrell, Alex and Hope take off for the Keys and what happens is hysterical and yet creative that you would think this was an episode of America’s creative and funniest videos or the new and improved Unsolved Crimes solved in a very unique and different way.
With all of the boats at the dock and many there for Gay Pride week it was easy to lose the suspect in such a big crowd. But they would not give up and Alex would not lose the bounty and her time was short and she needed to find this guy and fast. There was a festival in St. Duvall and Alex thought that since this guy was a master of disguise he might be hiding in plain sight and of course looking anything but like himself. Splitting up and searching for this guy Tyrell gets a lead and relates the suspects true appearance to Alex. How they finally get him will make you double over and yet show pure admiration for our girl Hope and her clever mentor Alex. How far would you go as a law enforcement officer to get your man? Would you have yourself body painted as a nun in order to hide your true identity? Would you have yourself body painted as a zombie to create a diversion and not allow yourself to be noticed? Would you come up with a clever way to make these disguises work for you and against the suspect who is not only full of himself and loves attention but has his body painted too. I won’t tell you as what because that might give too much away.
Hope is quite smart and she comes up with a way to not only help Alex foil this guy but help others too. There is a contest for the best costume being held on Mallory Square. She convinces the people in charge of the contest to add a new twist to it: They were going to sell off the contestants to the highest bidder. Yes: there own contest and whomever gets the most bids during the contest, as in who wants to own that person the most, as the authors state, will go out on a date with the lucky winner. The proceeds will go to a children’s charity fund.
What happens during the contest and how they finally get him will not only give up pause for thought about how dangerous the job of a bounty hunter really is, but also how creative and cunning you have to be. Just when Alex apprehends the suspect as he comes on stage another twist and turn occurs and she needs the help of her Uncle Max a higher up in law enforcement to help complete the takedown of this man. The rest and the outcome you will have to read for yourself. The friendship between these two gets as tight as the handcuffs on a criminal and they decide they make a good team. Will Hope chuck her job in corporate America for a life of danger, the unknown, sleepless nights, travel and not many amenities, or will she decide to go back and complain about having no life and being bored? Will Alex entice her to take a step on the wild side and be her partner? You will have to wait and see. I can feel a sequel coming on and I know that you the reader will want to see what trouble these two will get into next.
Five stars would not be the right things for this book: Five Bounty Hunters and Five Gift Cards for Body Painting by Mr. Van Goth.
Fran Lewis: reviewer - Blog post
- 2 months ago
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The Local Accountant's Life of
- From: JerryMil
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I'm an accountant, a CPA actually. I didn't see myself becoming an accountant when I was younger, but then who does? It's rather surprising how many people go into accounting, when the profession is completely in left field for kindergartners.Yet it's an essential part of the business world and many of the most powerful people, CEOs of major corporations, got their start in accounting.
Being an accountant definitely has its perks. I feel a certain sense of job security, given the current economic climate. Compared with a lot of the guys I graduated college with, I'm sitting pretty easy at the moment. I'll admit that accounting isn't for everyone. If someone in college came to me and asked me if they should go into accounting, I would tell them to do what they love. I don't think that anybody truly loves accounting (because if you do, then there's probably something out there that you would love even more). But for people who don't know what they want, if they can really get into accounting and get some sense of pleasure, purpose, and accomplishment out of it, I can't recommend any other job or lifestyle over it.
The drawbacks of accounting are plenty. Especially as an entry-level associate, the hours can be long, for both tax and audit tracks. The corporate climate of being in the "Big 4" can be stifling at times. Then there's the necessary CPA exam followed by the CPA CPE continuing education. I feel like the outcome is better than the alternative though. I love what I do and I plan on doing it for several more years. I'll keep you posted on how it goes. - Blog post
- 4 months ago
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When Fates Collide A New Relea
- From: YvonneMason
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Alex Morgan is a bounty hunter. Hope Harrington is a woman with no life. Combine the two of them and you have one of the most tongue-in-cheek and hilarious mysteries ever written!
Best seller and award winner Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc and critically acclaimed author and real life bounty hunter Yvonne Mason have teamed up to give their readers one heck of a good time.
With a flair for the comical, and a wit and way that only these two talents could provide, the readers better hold on for their lives because this journey is just beginning!
Alex Morgan has lost her jumper…a master of disguises...and tracked him to Tampa Bay where he has assumed the name of Hope Harrington.
Mistakenly trying to arrest Hope, the blunt and traveled bounty hunter finds that she has been outwitted again and the under appreciated receptionist finds herself in the midst of one melee she could have never dreamed of. Where Hope never had a life before, she finds herself getting ready to have one…and one of non-stop action at that!
Alex's reputation and a big stash of money are at stake and she's losing precious time. From Tampa to Key West Alex, with an eager Hope in tow, are going to track down the jumper and that is when the hilarity and adventures ensue!
Told entirely in the first person, this book WHEN FATES COLLIDE is the first of what will be one of many in the Morgan and Harrington mystery series, this is one book not to be missed!When Fates Collide can currently be found on Lulu.com and will soon appear on Amazon.com
It can also be purchased at Ms. Mason’s online bookstore at http://thebookattice.ecrater.com along with her other great novels.
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- 4 months ago
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Losing a Child to a DUI Accide
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Every year, millions of people step into a vehicle after having consumed alcohol. Some of these people will end up hurting not only themselves, but, tragically, innocent bystanders as well. So, what constitutes a dui charge and what are the effects on not only the victims, but the driver himself?
Every country has a drunk driving law of one kind or another because of how dangerous the action is. In the United States, most states differentiate between driving while impaired and driving above the allowed BAL, or blood alcohol level. A driver can be charged with driving while impaired even if the blood alcohol level is within the allowed range if other tests, such as field sobriety, are failed. Drivers who are found to be in violation of blood alcohol level are automatically charged with a dui, even if they don't appear to be drunk. In fact, anyone found to be impaired, with any substance, including herbs that may cause drowsiness, can be charged. If an insert in your medication says to not operate a vehicle, pay attention or you could pay the consequences. Also, drivers operating any moving vehicle, including aircraft, heavy equipment, and in some states even bicycles, can be charged.
If you have been charged with driving under the influence, hopefully no one has been hurt. The consequences can be very severe, and seeking the help of a qualified attorney is advised. If you or a loved ones has become the victim of a dui driver, know that you are not alone and that there is qualified counsel available to help you overcome the effects. A Tampa DUI Attorney can be very valuable in this process
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- 4 months ago
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Bald Eagle
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Guarding the nest from his perch in the roosting tree. The nest is on Rivendell property located near Oscar Scherer State Park.
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How LocalAdLink.com is connect
- From: DayleLocalAdLink
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If you haven't heard about www.LocalAdLink.com (LAL) it will be a matter of time. Sarasota/Bradenton is starting to connect the local businesses in the community with LocalAdLink.com. Several Independent Sales Executives in the area like myself are speaking out to the community to show them a new online interactive directory. With the yellow book claiming bankruptcy and print advertising not proving to be as effective anymore, there is an need for a local company to have an internet presence. Having a website alone does not do the trick. In 2009 5.6 Billion dollars will be spent on online advertising and projected to grow to 11.2 Billion dollars by 2011. If you are not gettiing 20% of your customers from online advertising, you are 5 years behind the time!
Call it a "Facebook" for businesses if you will. LocalAdLink.com is an interactive directory that allows a business to post business details, driving directions, upload photographs, add video, add multiple coupons, reviews and has a link to your website. They help draw traffic to your local business throght their geo-trageted technology. You choose what zip codes you want to see your business and they will push your business out to all the social networks, search engines and high trafficked website on the world wide web. Only people in the zip codes that you choose will see your ads in the sponsored links. This kind of technology allows your local business to be seen when someone is on a site like Martha Stewart.com in the sponsored links. For example if you are on Martha Stewart.com looking up a lasgna reciepe and Pops Pizza is advertiisng on LAL and has lasgna is his key words, Pops pizza a local pizza place will pop up in the sponsored links on the left hand side. Now, that person can click on his ad and it will take them to LocalAdLink.com where his profile will pop up and that family can go and print a coupon to Pops saving them money on their next meal. Not only that but the local business owner has 24/7 access to their free back office and can tweak their ad at any time, as well as view their analytics creating a value that makes this a slam dunk!
7 months young, LocalAdLink a subsidary of Beyond Commerce (BYOC) (www.beyondcommerce.com) is already sitting in the top 3100 websites in the US on www.Alexa.com. Alexa.com measures the amount of unique visitors a website gets per day and rates them. Google is number 1. It is projected that in 6 months or less, LAL will surpass yellow book which is in the 900's. This is a growth rate that is impressive. Of course, having Robert McNulty as your CEO explains why this company is growing at the rate it is. A business man who wrote the plan for Home Depot and who starting Home Club and was featured in the book, Blue Print to Success as one of 387 people to bring a business to a billion dollars net. He has been a pioneer on the internet and now his dream is to build and sell a multi-billion dollar company before he dies. His vision is that LocalAdLink.com will be the largest ad network on the world wide web.
Local Businesses are already taking advantage of this opportunity. Whiteberry, Execptional Dentistry of Sarasota, Zoria, Booth Photography Studio, RSS Rapid Security Solutions, Canvas Care, Lonjevity, Cafe Baci, Marianne LeBar, P.A., Ana Molinari Salon & Spa, Country Pancake House, Beach Bistro, Be Well Salon, Prescision Signs, Inc and more joining everyday. One business, Zoria even took it upon themselves to make use of their billboard on the side of their building to draw attention to their LocalAdLink profile on the directory. The billboard says, "Visit Zoria at LocalAdLink.com and save." Zoria has a 20% coupon of your entire check posted on their directory and in just two weeks received 8 coupons returned! Whiteberry saw 11 coupons returned in their first 3-4 weeks of advertising with LAL.
Not only are local businesses just advertising their business, some are even getting in the busines themselves. There is a real advantage to this and business owners see the potential. Lou & Diane Shultz from Canvas Cafe, Arthur Lopes of Zoria, Marianne LeBar of Michael Saundes Real Estate and so many more are now Brand Builders (Independent Executives) with LAL.
The official launch of LocalAdLink is on June 13th, 2009 in Las Vegas where they will hold their Velvet Ribbon Cutting. I will be going there and bringing back more excitement to motivate not only my team but the community. The support the company provides through their website is unmatched and extremely high tech.
LocalAdLink has given many people in the community an opportunity to earn extra income by paying their Independent Reps 50% commissions on all ad sales. You can join for free as an account executive or you can build your own team by becoming a brand builder an earn stock options and get paid eight different ways.
If you would like more information on how your business can benefit from LocalAdLink.com or on how to become a Brand Builder, please contact me:
Dayle Hoffmann (941)387-4458 or email me at DayleLocalAdLink@aol.com
You can also go to www.localadlink.com/about/ and watch a short 2 minute video.
More to come in my future blogs!
Dayle J. Hoffmann
Independent Account Executive
LocalAdLink.com
DayleLocalAdLink@aol.com
(941) 387-4458
It's all about you! - Blog post
- 5 months ago
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Lakewood Ranch Real Estate Mar
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A question I get all the time from friends, family, and even people standing in line at the local grocery store is, "Has the Lakewood Ranch real estate market finally hit rock bottom?"
Personally, I think the answer is a little more complicated than a simple yes or no.
Certainly there has been a little bit of positive news lately in the media and certainly we have started to see more movement in hard hit areas such as Lakewood Ranch, Florida. However, what I tell people is, everyday our local MLS (the Mid-Florida MLS - which has the local Lakewood Ranch real estate listings) shows 5-10 listings being lowered in 34202 zip code alone...yes, every single day. Just yesterday, I lowered one our listings $20,000 (9812 Sweetwater Ave.) and today I will lower another listing by $40,000 (181 America' Cup Blvd.). Yes, you read that right...$40,000. That's a year's salary for many people!
At the same time, that same Mid-Florida MLS shows an increase in the number of listings pending in the 34202 zip code. While this is certainly a good sign and indicates that things are starting to turn, unfortunately, nearly all those pending listings are waiting for 3rd party approval. What that means is these pending listings are all in short sale and there is no way to guarantee the banks will actually accept the offer.
In fact, we have even seen some bidding wars on these short sales that are reminiscent of the boom days where the final offers are actually above asking price. Again, these are short sales, and while the offers may be above the owner's asking price it is still below (or "short") of what the owner owes on the house and there is no way to tell if the banks will accept the offer other than wait for a response. Unfortunately, waiting for a response from the banks can often seem like an act of futility as it may take several months just to get the bank to respond.
So, as you can see, the answer to whether or not the real estate market has hit rock bottom is not that clear. What I usually tell people is that while it may not have hit rock bottom, it is certainly pretty darn close. Therefore, if you are a cash buyer and/or have good credit, now is definitely the time to buy because the prices (and interest rates) are phenomenal.
At this point people who have good credit (or cash buyers) should stop worrying about the bottom and start worrying more about whether or not they are willing to lose the house they truly want in hopes that the market will drop a little more. - Blog post
- 6 months ago
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RINGLING BLVD & PINEAPPLE AVE
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UH-OH....HAS CHANNEL 7 BEEN SCOOPED!?!
- 6 months ago
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301 & 4TH ST
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AN OVERALL VIEW....
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301 & 4TH ST
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WHAT A WASTE OF A PERFECTLY GOOD MERCEDES!!!
- 6 months ago
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301 & 4TH ST
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PLACED ON THE GURNEY...
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301 & 4TH
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A ONE CAR ACCIDENT....AND THE ENTOURAGE THAT FOLLOWED!
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Silent Scream Latest Review
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Silent Scream: Yvonne Mason
Reviewed by Fran Lewis
In a world that has changed so much, where young people go missing daily, this novel reminds us that we need to warn our young women and young men to always be on the alert for sexual and social predators. The lives of so many families changed in 1972 when Gerard Schaffer, serial killer, whose twisted and maniacal mind decided to take the lives of young women he felt were unworthy of living. Comparing these young women to whores, he would trick, lead, and deceive these girls by leading them into his lair. Gerard Schaffer, a man of superior intelligence, believed in his own mind that what he did was right. He felt justified in his killings and bragged about them to anyone who would listen.
Pamela Sue Wells and Nancy Ellen Trotter were his first victims to get away. As a Deputy Sheriff, Gerard Schaffer, used his position of power and authority to terrorize these two girls by claiming he wanted to teach them a lesson. The lesson being not to hitchhike with strangers. He felt that they were nothing more than whores who needed to be taught a lesson. Handcuffing by girls and hanging them from different trees with a noose around their neck, he left them hanging from the trees. He took them to Hutchinson Island a remote place, which he thought, would be their final resting place. He told them the evils of hitchhiking and he would be back with men who would sell them to slave traders.
Little did he know that Nancy Ellen Trotter with everything she had would manage to get out of her noose and get help for herself and Pamela Sue Wells.Although he was fired from his position this did not stop his reign of terror. Charged with two counts of aggravated assault, he did not seem to be fearful of the consequences he might face because of his actions. Although arrested and put in jail for only two months, the Judge D.C. Smith released him and helped to set off a chain of killings that would span many counties in Florida and other states too.
Throughout this graphic novel, this reviewer read of the heinous mutilations, decapitations and dismemberments inflicted on Shaffer’s victims. The list of victims and crimes seemed endless.
Trying to convince everyone he was mentally insane and should be sent to an institution, was not only a ploy of Schaffer to try and get out of going to prison for life, but one more way this reviewer realized just how evil and cunning this man was.
Although, there were many who interviewed him in jail, and many who corresponded with him and wanted to try to write his story and listen to his words, none was as powerful as those of the victims that were silenced by him.
Georgia Jessup, Susan Place, Collette Goodenenough, Barbara Ann Wilcox, Nancy Leichner, Pam Nater, Nancy Trotter, Pamela Wells, Carmen Hallock, Leigh Hainline, Elise Farmer, Alice Briscolina, Belinda Hutchins and those that we do not know about, this is your chance to have your Screams Heard forever. Having no regard for the pain he inflicted upon you, not amount of remorse for what he did and using the media for more than 30 years to tell his sick and twisted stories and taunt the families of his victims, your voices will now be heard and his will forever be silenced.
When Gerard Schaffer finally got his just rewards in prison, an inmate silenced his human voice. He used his knowledge of the law and his skill to write appeals and more to rat out his fellow inmates and try to get the courts to allow him to be set free.
In order to really understand and know just how twisted; insane and sick this man was, you need to read this book and make sure that their messages is sent aloud and clear to all young people.
To the real heroes of this story Philip Shailer, the Broward State Attorney, Judge Trowbridge who presided on the bench, was relentless, and made sure he would never go free, the girls thank you. To all of the detectives on this case, to Jack for his diligence and hard work investigating these killings and to all of those in law enforcement that made sure that this sick and twisted man did not go free, we the victims of Gerard Schaffer yell loud and clear: THANK YOU!
To the victims of Geralr Schaffer:
A special Eulogy to the Victims:
From Fran Lewis
Your families gathered with great attitude
To come and honor you
To share the sweet recollections
And express their gratitude
You were a great example
Of the way one should live
Your generous and loving spirits
Were the greatest gifts you could give
You took each day as a challenge
Exactly as it came
Your spirits remained steadfast
Life and its ups and never made you change
Your families would often would marvel
At the strength and determination found in you
How much we will miss your courage
How fearless your attitude
Life is a fragile thing
And it can change within an instant
Nothing is safe from the effects of change
No person or possession we’re given
The only things we can hold forever
Are the memories of you in our hearts
The love you bestowed upon us on earth
Before it came time for you to depart
Goodbyes are not forever
And nor is this the end
When the angels came to call you away
They led you to a play to of peace to stay
The empty spaces in our hearts that is left behind
Within this world we all know
Reminds us just how we must cherish each day
And how precious our time is before we go
MAY YOUR VOICES BE HEARD AND YOUR SCREAMS NEVER SILENCED! MAY THE SOUL OF GERARD SCHAFFER KNOW NO REST AND BE TORTURTED UNTIL ETERNITY.
There are not enough stars to give this book. I would give this five stars and five more for the outstanding and amazing author who wrote this important novel.
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- 7 months ago
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The Latest Review for Silent S
- From: YvonneMason
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Silent Scream: Yvonne Mason
Reviewed by Fran Lewis
In a world that has changed so much, where young people go missing daily, this novel reminds us that we need to warn our young women and young men to always be on the alert for sexual and social predators. The lives of so many families changed in 1972 when Gerard Schaffer, serial killer, whose twisted and maniacal mind decided to take the lives of young women he felt were unworthy of living. Comparing these young women to whores, he would trick, lead, and deceive these girls by leading them into his lair. Gerard Schaffer, a man of superior intelligence, believed in his own mind that what he did was right. He felt justified in his killings and bragged about them to anyone who would listen.
Pamela Sue Wells and Nancy Ellen Trotter were his first victims to get away. As a Deputy Sheriff, Gerard Schaffer, used his position of power and authority to terrorize these two girls by claiming he wanted to teach them a lesson. The lesson being not to hitchhike with strangers. He felt that they were nothing more than whores who needed to be taught a lesson. Handcuffing by girls and hanging them from different trees with a noose around their neck, he left them hanging from the trees. He took them to Hutchinson Island a remote place, which he thought, would be their final resting place. He told them the evils of hitchhiking and he would be back with men who would sell them to slave traders.
Little did he know that Nancy Ellen Trotter with everything she had would manage to get out of her noose and get help for herself and Pamela Sue Wells.Although he was fired from his position this did not stop his reign of terror. Charged with two counts of aggravated assault, he did not seem to be fearful of the consequences he might face because of his actions. Although arrested and put in jail for only two months, the Judge D.C. Smith released him and helped to set off a chain of killings that would span many counties in Florida and other states too.
Throughout this graphic novel, this reviewer read of the heinous mutilations, decapitations and dismemberments inflicted on Shaffer’s victims. The list of victims and crimes seemed endless.
Trying to convince everyone he was mentally insane and should be sent to an institution, was not only a ploy of Schaffer to try and get out of going to prison for life, but one more way this reviewer realized just how evil and cunning this man was.
Although, there were many who interviewed him in jail, and many who corresponded with him and wanted to try to write his story and listen to his words, none was as powerful as those of the victims that were silenced by him.
Georgia Jessup, Susan Place, Collette Goodenenough, Barbara Ann Wilcox, Nancy Leichner, Pam Nater, Nancy Trotter, Pamela Wells, Carmen Hallock, Leigh Hainline, Elise Farmer, Alice Briscolina, Belinda Hutchins and those that we do not know about, this is your chance to have your Screams Heard forever. Having no regard for the pain he inflicted upon you, not amount of remorse for what he did and using the media for more than 30 years to tell his sick and twisted stories and taunt the families of his victims, your voices will now be heard and his will forever be silenced.
When Gerard Schaffer finally got his just rewards in prison, an inmate silenced his human voice. He used his knowledge of the law and his skill to write appeals and more to rat out his fellow inmates and try to get the courts to allow him to be set free.
In order to really understand and know just how twisted; insane and sick this man was, you need to read this book and make sure that their messages is sent aloud and clear to all young people.
To the real heroes of this story Philip Shailer, the Broward State Attorney, Judge Trowbridge who presided on the bench, was relentless, and made sure he would never go free, the girls thank you. To all of the detectives on this case, to Jack for his diligence and hard work investigating these killings and to all of those in law enforcement that made sure that this sick and twisted man did not go free, we the victims of Gerard Schaffer yell loud and clear: THANK YOU!
To the victims of Geralr Schaffer:
A special Eulogy to the Victims:
From Fran Lewis
Your families gathered with great attitude
To come and honor you
To share the sweet recollections
And express their gratitude
You were a great example
Of the way one should live
Your generous and loving spirits
Were the greatest gifts you could give
You took each day as a challenge
Exactly as it came
Your spirits remained steadfast
Life and its ups and never made you change
Your families would often would marvel
At the strength and determination found in you
How much we will miss your courage
How fearless your attitude
Life is a fragile thing
And it can change within an instant
Nothing is safe from the effects of change
No person or possession we’re given
The only things we can hold forever
Are the memories of you in our hearts
The love you bestowed upon us on earth
Before it came time for you to depart
Goodbyes are not forever
And nor is this the end
When the angels came to call you away
They led you to a play to of peace to stay
The empty spaces in our hearts that is left behind
Within this world we all know
Reminds us just how we must cherish each day
And how precious our time is before we go
MAY YOUR VOICES BE HEARD AND YOUR SCREAMS NEVER SILENCED! MAY THE SOUL OF GERARD SCHAFFER KNOW NO REST AND BE TORTURTED UNTIL ETERNITY.
There are not enough stars to give this book. I would give this five stars and five more for the outstanding and amazing author who wrote this important novel.
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- 7 months ago
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Silent Scream Gets a Face Lift
- From: YvonneMason
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My true crime Silent Scream has gotten a face lift and just in time for the latest review by fellow author Sheri who is also a nurse and works for a group of lawyers. Below is her review:
Why do serial killers intrigue us so much? I've always been drawn to the criminal mind for some reason, especially if it has to do with the mind of a serial killer.
I've watched documentaries on the likes of Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Son of Sam, The Zodiac Killer , etc. However, I have never before come to know such a sick twisted perversion, as the psyche of serial killer Gerard John Schaefer.
I've just finished a book detailing the heinious serial killings perpetrated by Gerard Schaefer in the the south Florida area from 1966 through 1972.Schaefer has been linked by physical evidence to murders of at least 34 young women but only convicted for the disappearance and double murders of Susan Place age 17 and Georgia Jessup age 16. He received life in prison for this particular crime.
He's been known to admit, while in prison, to as many as 80 to 110 killings. He could possilby be one of the sickest psychopathic serial killers there ever was.
He's claimed at various times to have perpetrated his cunning assaults on 3 different Continents and had sadisms and sexual perversions that would make other serial killers look like angels of mercy.
The particular book that I read was written by Yvonne Mason and entitled Silent Scream. Not only is Yvonne an accomplished Bounty Hunter and Author, she is also a very special and dear friend to me.I met Yvonne when I was looking for volunteer writers on my MySpace page Write in the City. She often did daily blogs for our page and I came to know her as a gifted author who believed in "paying it forward" by sharing her literary talents and helping others.
Yvonne Mason
So comes time for me to "pay it forward" by giving this gift to her. A review of her Masterpiece Silent Scream that is currently being used as a resource to teach law enforcement officials throughtout the country the mechanisms, manipulations, and paraphelias that serial killers like Schaefer have the propensity to exhibit.
Yvonne Mason brilliantly exposes the psyche of the sadisticly gruesome brutal serial killings of Gerard Jonh Schaefer across south Florida. Not only does she allow you to venture into the taboo world of Schaefer and his paraphelic obsessions, but she gave every victim that met their final fate with Schaefer a voice to be heard.
She exposed their silent screams for all to hear so that the young women who were robbed of the lives may now rest in peace and that their families may find some closure through her story and tribute to them as well.
She tells the saga of how a trusted law official who took an oath to serve and protect abused that privilege by turning the tables with his badge and power. Using them in a way to manipulate and lure young women into desolate swampy areas that became his playground of torture and sexually perverted games. Only to repeatedly mutilate and desecrate the corpses for his twisted sexual gratification going back again and again to their graves and collecting trophies of his kills.
The one thing he never planned on was the escape of two of his victims that led to his ultimate demise.
Mason takes you through the circus event of the media and court during the trial and conviction of Schaefer. Once convicted his shenanigans don't end with his incarceration.His narcissistic behaviors continue to gain him attention and noteriety long after the trial ends. He befriends other serial killers in prison such as Ted Bundy and Ottis Toole, known cannibal and confessor of the kidnapping and beheading of Adam Walsh.
While in prison Schaefer continues to whet his appetite for his twisted sexual deviant behaviors by penning stories under other pseudo names with the help of his ex high school girlfriend, Sondra London.These stories take you deep into the mind of Schaefer as he relives some of his gruesome killings by labeling them as ficition. You can almost taste the fear of his victim in an excerpt in the book detailing one of his killings.
You see and feel his every incessant thought as he walks you through the torture and sheer gratification he acquires through humilating his prey.
Yvonne Mason pays tribute to each of the 10 victims that were linked to various physical evidence found at Schaefer's residence. Yes, their screams may have been silent then but she gave them a voice to tell their stories.And hopefully they may rest in peace and their families may find the closure that Schaefer so selfishly denied them. Mason delivers an entertaining and disturbing account of his modus operandi that will hopefully help to catch other serial killers in the future.
She credits her book to the team that helped bring down Schaefer from an ambulance driver, to the investigators, prosecuters, judges, defense attorneys and finally to the man that robbed Schaefer of his last breath.
This is an excellent read that will both repulse and intrigue you. Once you pick it up it's hard to put back down.
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A FOUR CAR ACCIDENT IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA ON 301 JUST OFF OF 9TH STREET - 4/7/2009
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A FOUR CAR ACCIDENT IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA ON 301 JUST OFF OF 9TH STREET - 4/7/2009
MAYBE NOW THEY'LL PUT A STREET LIGHT HERE BEFORE A PEDESTRIAN IS INJURED...OR WORSE! YOU CAN'T HARDLY EVER CROSS THE STREET HERE TO GET TO GILLESPIE PARK. THE CLOSEST STREET LIGHT IS SEVERAL BLOCKS AWAY IN EITHER DIRECTION!
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A FOUR CAR ACCIDENT IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA ON 301 JUST OFF OF 9TH STREET - 4/7/2009
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301 & 9TH STREET
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A FOUR CAR ACCIDENT IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA ON 301 JUST OFF OF 9TH STREET - 4/7/2009
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