Friends are a wonderful blessing in life. One example of impact of friends are the many
cards, letters, E-mails
Testimonials written to Jan to tell her how these old and new
friends' emotions ranged as they lived Jan's life vicariously while reading Security Breach: The Murder of Tod McQuaid.
Jan receives calls from other victims seeking information. It is hoped
this web site will help by providing a path using the road traveled by
the McQuaids. Jan's book gives much toward that goal.
Here is a book review of Kendall Bell,
a new friend in South Carolina.
Here is a book review of Tom Koch, an
old friend in Pittsburgh.
Bad News-Brief from "Victimhood: A Primer" after relief for Writ of Habeas Corpus:
McQuaids received phone call in March 2004 that murderer's sentence was
reduced due to improper seating of juror in 1991. They found that the 'State' increased
McQuaid's Victimhood pain when 'State' accepted murderer's writ's
non-impartial-jury claim
without validating the fact. They also found the State failed to do their jobs from 2001 - 2003.
A pseudo diary of Jan and Rog new victim discovery in 2004 is available in
"Victimhood: A Primer" (see Links
page).
Good News-Brief After "Juror Error 2001-2004" (see Links
for your own discovery):
Friends come to the rescue when life falls apart. One chorus friend
wrote to all the other Chorus
Members for help with the parole board hearing. Tod McQuaid?s murderer will be in jail until at least May 2007 thanks to friends, family, Parents of Murdered Children, and the WV Parole Board. Jan and Rog celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary while
sitting with (the murderer and) the parole board who unknowingly gave
Jan and Rog this
Golden Anniversary present.
A Story From a Female Reader of "Security Breach":
"Thank you so much for the wonderful news about the parole board hearing! I prayed at 10am on Monday and knew things would turn out okay!
"I got the book at the Ohio River Book Festival Saturday May 1 in Huntington, WV and read the entire book that day. Rog, you were right - I couldn't put it down and I tried to imagine what you guys went through.
"I am SO happy about your anniversary present! And don't worry - she won't get out in 2007 either!"
A Story From a Male Reader of "Security Breach":
"Received the book yesterday with our afternoon mail. Opened the envelope and started reading. Finished last evening only taking time out for supper.
"That is a lot for a 54 year old that may have read less than a hand full of books in his entire life.
"It says more for this book. I felt like I was with every move. I really don?t know how any one could go through something like that without going off the deep end. I kept thinking about my girls and trying to imagine what I would do if it were my wife and me."
