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they ever find out what happened to kristen tomlin or the other people involved in the boat scam??
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Yes this case was updated although it was unsatisfying to most viewers in 1992 & 1996 respectively Bob Dozier and John Russell the masterminds behind the "Freedom Fraud" were arrested and given short sentences (both under a year I believe) - They were then released - Both claim to have no idea what happened to either Russell's wife or Tomlin.
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then they must both be dead then...
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What case was this again? I don't remember.
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Bob Dozier and John Russell were two friends who went off sailing to Tahiti with Russell's wife Sherry and another girl Kristin Tomlin. A few days later both men washed up on shore on San Francisco saying their boat had been capsized by a large frieghter and the women were lost at sea. Russell was sporting a sprained ankle. The men soon disappeared and the women and the boat were never found over the next few weeks officials began to learn that Russell, Dozier and Russell's wife whose real name was Sherry had over 21 different aliases. It was also discovered that their boat the "Freedom 2" might have not sunk at all but was the focus in an insurance fraud scheme - Evidence was also found that Russell and Dozier might have been trafficing drugs and might have murdered their two companions.
Personally I don't know why everyone thinks Tomlin is the little innocent victim here. I think she was in on it from the start with the other three. If Russell and Dozier made their drug run as the police claimed they would have made millions - Offering a handfull of a few cool thousands to a twenty year old kid might have enticed Tomlin to come along. Nobody has ever learned the true fate of the boat, the drug run or the women although Russell and Dozier were captured in the early 90s as stated above. |
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I recently acquired an NBC UM from '88 and was suprised to find an update on this case but not the update Lifetime always airs. When the segment was initially broadcast a woman came forward and said three people agreed to purchase her boat and she said they were the Doziers' and Bob Russell. They apparently paid only 1/10 of the purchase price than stole the boat. The suprising thing was this transaction took place a year AFTER they had their boat "accident". So that would definitely put the wife in cahoots with the other two. I'm assuming Lifetime chooses to air the most recent update where the two men were captured. The most mysterious question is where is Kristin Tomlin? The segment seemed to imply that she didn't realize what she was getting into and to be quite honest I wouldn't be suprised if she was murdered by the other three. What other explanation would there be since the other three have been spotted numerous times and there has been no sign of her?
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found this article CrystalDawn that may shed a little light on the case.
http://www.kbrhorse.net/news/hrskil01.html apparently there were more killings and no one has been prosecuted in the case. So I would assume those arrested had been found not guilty or the charges dropped. |
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Ah....if you keep reading and go on to pages 2 and 3 it says they captured 3 marines in the cases of shooting some of the horses, but most charges were dropped. They did admit some guilt however. I have the feeling that there is no one person or group involved in killing these horses. It's probably been many different people at different points in time.
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Is this boat segment the same as the Freedon? Or did I read a typo somewhere and it was the Freedom? Or, are they two entirely different segments?
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Okaaaay, thanks for clearing that up! I don't believe I've seen the one this thread is talking about. Hint, hint, CD
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I was gonna explain the segment to you but its just so darn confusing, I'll just let you watch it for yourself.
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