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Dustin Ward Paxton Arrested
A couple of days ago, Dustin Ward Paxton was arrested. There are no words to describe the relief.
Victim of brutal torture-confinement on the mend, but trauma lingers, says mother
Alleged torturer finally nabbed; Dustin Paxton arrested in Mill Woods
Victim of brutal torture-confinement to join mother in Victoria
Police say there may be other victims in Alberta torture case
Arrest made in gruesome torture case (video of Det. Crippen’s statement)
The Truth About Torture – Calgary Herald
Wonderful article – thank you Kip Kortarski and Calgary Herald!
Global National
Global National had Dustin on again tonight – thank you!
Link (he’s around the 14 minute mark)
Video showing Dustin – He thanks everyone!
Thanks to Dustin’s cousin, who is also one of his best friends, we have a wonderful video update to how Dustin is progressing! There is still a long road ahead of him, but now we can share in his first steps.
Thank YOU, Dustin; keep getting better.
CBC News Video: LaFortune torture mystery
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/TV_Shows/Connect_with_Mark_Kelley/ID=1499737530
The mother of Dustin LaFortune talks with CBC’s Mark Kelley about her son’s mysterious torture ordeal
Ryan’s response to Steve Lamber’s article in Macleans
http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=n3396712
That is an article by Steve Lambert of the Candian Press (Whom I denied an interview with because the family was tired of reporters) But he decided to write an article about me and my family anyway. As is his RIGHT in this wonderful country of ours. Now I would like to… excersize my RIGHT to a rebutte his article in a public forum.
Dear Steve Lambert (Canadian Press):
Do you have a brother? I do, and he is the victim of a horrific series of events leading to his emaciated burned and tortured body being dumped at a Regina hospital. This was AFTER he was missing for two months. We did all the right things, we called the police to report him missing. I will admit that there are many missing people in this world and 26 year old men are NOT the priority. I had assumed he would turn up, and assumed the police would do little other than file a report that would gather electronic dust somewhere. Our Family did what we were supposed to, wait and worry. Then he turned up at a hospital with the afformented horrific injuries. These injuries were CLEARLY not self inflicted, the were NOT accidental, he was drugged, he was even dropped of at the hospital by someone under FALSE PRETENSES. So we did the right thing and called the police. They came and looked, as did social workers and hospital staff. We did what we were supposed to, we waited and worried. We set up a small support site to grieve and maybe find some answers. We even did some REPORTING as to this point the media was nowhere to be found. So we had done all the right things, and had NOTHING DONE FOR US. The weeks went by, still no help from the Police and the media. Then came the miracle Dustin spoke! HE NAMED HIS ATTACKER!! So in your journalistic opinion when the VICTIM NAMES HIS ATTACKER WOULD YOU PRINT THE STORY UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTACES? OR SHOULD THE POLICE DO SOMETHING AT THIS POINT? Guess what? They didn’t. Then Dustin did an interview with the police, again naming his attacker. This is a QUOTE from the Regina PD, ( I will not publicly name the officer out of respect for their privacy and family.)
“The interview gives us some concrete information, but because Dustin cannot pinpoint the date or time (of the assault(s)), we need to bring him to the station and do a video- & audio-taped statement. We need this to build the case for the incidents having been ongoing in Calgary, which is necessary for a Canada-wide warrant – otherwise we can only issue a Saskatchewan warrant. When Dustin is released from the hospital (!) we would love to interview him and get this information… please let us know the time frame for his release when you know it.”
This is when I went off the deep end! If Dustin was dead there would be a national manhunt. If Dustin was better he could waltz in to the station and charge his attacker himself, but because he was incapacitated THEY WOULD DO NOTHING! Dustin’s recovery time table PHYSICALLY is 18-24 months. They were going to wait up to TWO YEARS to do anything! What this told my family and myself was that we were on our own. The media was interested now, but only because Dustin had testified in a murder trial 8 years ago. So myself and the family struck out on our own to get things done. We started talking to the media vultures, we started tracking leads down on suspects, we started publishing our stories on Facebook and many other blogs any where where we could find a forum. We were basically our own police and our own media. We have done far better than either to this point. We have raised awareness of violent crime in our country, I have started a letter writing campaign to our government, We havegone into action. My Brother has been tortured, I WILL NOT REST, I will use EVERY tool at my disposal to find JUSTICE for my brother, be it the internet,the streets, the media, the government, 12′000 and counting outraged canadians, WHATEVER it takes for however LONG it takes I WILL DO IT! Welcome to the electronic age everybody, where one family can stand up against all odds for a fallen member and make shit happen!
Mr.Dustin Paxton, If you would like to sue me for libel and false allegations you are more than welcome to step forward and be heard!
Mr.Lambert, this is not personal but if you can write an article about me, without an interview or permission, certainly I can answer it.
To all of the wonderful people out there supporting the LaFortune family during this crisis THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I LOVE YOU ALL, and I LOVE MY COUNTRY BECAUSE THIS IS ALL POSSIBLE!!
thank you
Ryan LaFortune
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