Jason Burkett's "Open Letter"

Below is the response to my investigative series from Jason Burkett. I have been extremely hard on Jason Burkett in my series, and I offered Jason several weeks ago the opportunity to respond to my series and I promised to place the response to the series on my site verbatim, and this is my response to that promise. I am going to post one page at a time because the copy I got was of such poor quality that I'm having to retype every page and I'm trying to copy it exactly as I received it so you all understand Jason's exact meaning in his letter.

February 22, 2008

(Friday)

I have received several letters within the past few weeks, concerning a lot of new "developments" in my current situation. I usually write letters addressing each topic, to the individual person, but not today. I believe I need to address several people using this single letter.

I want to address anyone/everyone who has an interest in my case, including the supporters of Michael Perry. I believe a lot of questions have been left unanswered. I believe I am finally getting my chance at being heard. So, I will use this forum as my "Open Letter" to all concerned.

I received a copy of an "Open Letter to Jason Burkett", written by a "reporter" who goes by the name of Taz. I know this reporter by the name of "Ray" as well. So, I'd like to address most of my comments to him, but if you are reading this, I ask that you also accept my comments as being directed at yourself also. As for the "Open Letter ..." directed for my response; I'd like to address Taz:

I read your letter and wanted to respond telling you how wrong your conclusions were. You did not think that I got angry, but I did. I got angry that you had written such a "one sided" conclusion, making me out to be this cold-hearted killer, with no concern for human life. I am angry because my daughter will grow up and some day read the "conclusion" you posted. My daughter does not need to see all those "one sided" lies. She needs to hear about all the corruption and cover-ups. Not that her Daddy is responsible for all these deaths, ignoring the evidence showing otherwise.

I am disappointed in a way; also I never gave you much of a chance, from your first letter. I saw you as being "Pro-Michael Perry", only needing to get into the "mind of a killer", as you claimed. You seemed to never want to do anything, except try to help Perry. How did I come to this conclusion? Well, your very first letter to me tried to "buddy up" to me, asking to get into the mind of a killer etc... You never thought that there was any possibility of Perry being the killer. You wanted Perry to be innocent and for me to be the one to "confirm" that he was wrongfully imprisoned. When I told you otherwise, you felt like everything was total lies. So, we could never earn each others trust. I felt like you were always trying to "set me up" while you thought I was always trying to "con" you. We never got to meet on the middle ground, and I never told you much about myself.

So yes, I am angered by you conclusions, but I kind of deserved what you said. I am partially to blame because I never gave you anything to go with. All you had was the lies that Perry had been telling you. Because I could never get to the point of trusting you, you used that against me. I can accept that. But, I will now speak out, addressing a lot of the topics. You can write to me, directly, through the mail or through the computer. I will continue to address these issues until I am rightfully vindicated, for these crimes I shared no part in.

When I was corresponding with you, regularly, I felt like there was nothing I could have said that would have mattered. I was feeling like your mind was made up, prior to even contacting me. But, I hope that you will still take an unbiased assessment of this letter, and see that you are far from correct on you conclusion.

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