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WELCOME TO THE HOME PAGE OF THE WEBSITE DEDICATED TO TRUTH, AND JUSTICE FOR CHAD EVANS, WHO WAS WRONGLY CONVICTED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE IN 2001 OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER OF 21 MONTH-OLD KASSIDY BORTNER. New material on site: 13 August 2010 Closing arguments by both sides in Chad Evans trial. See "Transcripts, Briefs and Documents" 12 August 2010. Affidavit of Sgt. James White is annotated by Chad Evans. See "Key Documents," #11, below. 1 August 2010. Letters from Chad to Morrison Bonpasse in 2010 are being posted as they are edited and prepared for the website. The first 38 pages are presented below in "Key Documents". 20 July 2010. The video of Chad Evans's interrogation is now available in the "Investigation and Related Documents" section, "Maine State Police," for the date 9 November 2000. It's best viewed together with the ANNOTATED INTERROGATION TRANSCRIPT, as the spoken words are not always clear. 11 July 2010. In June 2010, Chad Evans reviewed the transcript of his 9 November 2000 interrogation and he added comments and explanations. See ANNOTATED INTERROGATION TRANSCRIPT in the "Investigation and Related Documents" section. It's also a "key document" below. 5 July 2010. After visit to the JFK Library Morrison Bonpasse added this quote to "Quotable Quotes" "The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie: deliberate, continued, and dishonest; but the myth: persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic."
Introduction to the case - key documents Several key documents for understanding the case are presented and linked below are recommended, and for a quick introduction to Chad Evans' case. 1. Summary of the Chad Evans case (based on what was formerly the "under construction" page) (2 pages) 2. Nearly all the "Physical Contact between Chad Evans and Kassidy Bortner" physical contacts between Chad and Kassidy were playful and nurturing, which is not what the jury heard. (Rev. 20 July 2010) (5 pages) 3. Chad Evans and the tragic death of Kassidy Bortner (2 pages) 4. How Chad Evans was wrongly convicted (1 page) 5. Indictments, Verdicts and Sentences In chronological order of alleged offenses, are presented 11 charges. Chad Evans was found guilty of 8 and not guilty of 3. (4 pages) 6. Spreadsheet: Who was alone with Kassidy Bortner during her last 24 Hours? (This document shows that Amanda Bortner was alone with Kassidy for 2 hours 40 minutes, and Jeff Marshall for 5 hours 50 minutes and Chad Evans for 30 minutes.) 7. In his police interview on 9 November, Chad Evans described the incident the previous evening where he tossed a "hard rubber ball" or "starter baseball" to his son, Kyle, who hit it into the left eye of Kassidy Bortner. During the investigation and Chad Evans and Amanda Bortner trials of the case, the references to this "ball" were varied and uncertain. See INVESTIGATION REFERENCES TO BALL and TRIAL REFERENCES TO BALL. 8. In June 2010, Chad Evans reviewed the transcript of his 9 November 2000 interrogation and he added comments and explanations. See ANNOTATED INTERROGATION TRANSCRIPT (REV. 7/14/10) The video of his interrogation is linked in the "Investigations" section at the "Maine State Police" paragraph for 7:10 p.m. 9. Physical contact between Chad Evans and Amanda Bortner. Their love and relationship was full of physical contact, which puts the allegations of "assault" by Chad into perspective. See PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH AMANDA. 10. "Letters from New Hampshire State Prison." This document contains the letters sent, beginning in January 2010, by Chad Evans to Morrison Bonpasse, his friend, advocate and private investigator. The first batch of letters posted here were through 16 February. More letters will be added as they are formatted and edited. 11. The foundation for the Arrest Warrant for Chad Evans and for the Search Warrant to search his home were the Affidavits of Sgt. White of 10 November 2000 and 11 November 2000, respectively. In 2010, Chad Evans annotated Sgt. White's 11 November affidavit with his understanding of the facts. See Chad-Annotated Sgt. White Affidavit The Chad Evans Wrongly Convicted Committee The Chad Evans Wrongly Convicted Committee is dedicated to the truth, and justice for Chad Evans. Mission, Goals, Methods and Beliefs & Assumptions Rev. 2/10
MISSION To find and present to the people and government of New Hampshire the truth about Chad Evans. That truth will lead reasonable people to see that he was wrongly convicted of murdering Kassidy Bortner. We will find and present the several possible alternate causes of Kassidy Bortner's tragic death. GOALS. To achieve one or more of the following: - The judicial exoneration of Chad Evans, and restoration of his reputation.- The withdrawal by the Attorney General of New Hampshire of the charges against Chad Evans - The reinvestigation of the death of Kassidy Bortner and, if applicable, the prosecution of the person or persons responsible. METHODS. To achieve the Mission and Goals above, the Committee will use as many methods of communication and persuasion as possible. Such methods will include: - Working with attorneys in the state and Federal Courts to overturn the conviction. - Building a website, www.chadevanswronglyconvicted.org - Writing a comprehensive book about the case.- Writing letters to, and meeting with, elected and appointed government officials. - Letter writing to the media.- Encouraging articles in the press and radio and television.- Continuing the investigation of the case and relentlessly pursuing the truth.- Circulating a public petition.- Polling the public.- Holding public and private meetings for communication and persuasion.- Developing multi-media means of telling the truth about the case, including music and video. BELIEFS AND ASSUMPTIONS - The truth shall set wrongly convicted people free.- Through honest discussion, with respect for all parties and viewpoints, the truth can emerge. - Everyone in New Hampshire wants justice.- Everyone can help in the pursuit of truth and justice in the Chad Evans Case- The men and women in New Hampshire law enforcement are strongly motivated to seek justice. - No one in New Hampshire wants an innocent person to be imprisoned for a crime s/he did not commit. - If there is a person, or persons, responsible for intentional or criminally negligent acts which caused the death of Kassidy Bortner, s/he or they should be prosecuted and punished. To assist all those who are considering the problem of Truth and Justice for Chad Evans, the following rating scale of percent/belief is presented: Percent (%) of certainty of non-involvement. 100---99.9---99---90---80---70---60---50---40---30---20---10---1---.1---0 |-------------------NOT GUILTY-----------------------------------| |-GLTY-| Below are explanations of the percentages: Chad Evans..... 100% - did not kill Kassidy Bortner, absolutely not, with total certainty. NOT GUILTY 99.9% - did not kill Kassidy Bortner, with much certainty. NOT GUILTY 99% - did not kill Kassidy Bortner, with some certainty. NOT GUILTY 90% - very likely did not kill Kassidy Bortner. NOT GUILTY 80% - probably did not kill Kassidy Bortner. NOT GUILTY 70% - might not have killed Kassidy Bortner. NOT GUILTY 60% - possibly did not kill Kassidy Bortner. NOT GUILTY 50% - Undecided. Don't have an opinion. NOT GUILTY 40% - possibly did kill Kassidy Bortner. NOT GUILTY 30% - might have killed Kassidy Bortner. NOT GUILTY 20% - probably did kill Kassidy Bortner. NOT GUILTY 10% - very likely did kill Kassidy Bortner. NOT GUILTY 1% - did kill Kassidy Bortner, with some certainty. NOT GUILTY .1% - did kill Kassidy Bortner, beyond a reasonable doubt. GUILTY 0% - did kill Kassidy Bortner, absolutely, with total certainty. GUILTY QUESTION: Where are YOU on this chart? It's expected that the more people learn about the case, the further up/or left on the scale they come.
The Committee
is working to get the facts of the case into the hands and minds of as
many people as possible, especially people in the media and the Government of the State of New Hampshire. It is seeking to get the story of Chad evans told throughout
New Hampshire and the country by creating this web site and distributing the information
through other national and local media.Errors,
mistakes? Please let us know.As we are committed
to the truth and to justice, we do our best to present the truth. If there
are any errors on the website, please let us know, by email to Chad Evans Wrongly Convicted Committee This is especially true
if you believe there are any errors or mistakes in any statements or representations
by Chad Evans. To our knowledge, there are none - as he is
an innocent man.Funds
and ContributionsIn addition
for funds to do that work, funds are needed for the next series of legal
efforts. Please send
contributions to help the campaign for justice for Chad Evans to
the following address: Chad Evans Wrongly Convicted Committee (or, to enter your name online, go to Petition for Investigation) Also available is a two-page (summary of the facts) showing that Chad Evans did not kill Kassidy Bortner in November, 2000. Count of visits to this site since
28 April 2010.
Photos from left to right: 1. Chad Evans and his son Kyle at a Little League game where his step-brother, Brent, was playing. (See "Chronology" for 10 June 2000. Photo was taken by Chad's mother, Pam.) 2. Chad Evans' son, Kyle, and Kassidy Bortner and Amanda Bortner, on 22 June 2000, at York Wild Animal Kingdom. Chad Evans took the photo. (The prairie dog was in another photo. See PHOTO) (See "Chronology" for 22 June 2000.) 4. Kassidy Caitlyn Bortner in the kitchen at home approximately in October 2000, about 4-6 weeks before she died. See the full photo in the "Amanda and Kassidy" subsection of the 'Who IS Chad Evans?' section. Either Amanda or Chad took the photo. |
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