(Photo Courtesy of Taryn Thoman, www.barnstable411.com)There have been a number of complaints made in regard not only to the representation of Taryn Thoman by J.Drew Segadelli in reference to Docket# 0825AC3008 The People v. Taryn Thoman, but also with the quality of the prosecution of this case. Law enforcement has established a significant and lengthy presentation of the case against Ms. Taryn Anne Thoman of Marstons Mills. To date, the efforts of law enforcement have been thwarted by less than zealous prosecution of Ms. Thoman. Taryn Thoman continues to mock the efforts of law enforcement agents by posting scurrilous comments about impertinent matters and praising the efforts of Judge William O'Neill of recent. Thoman appears to be attempting to intimidate and threaten law enforcement by posting items compromising to law enforcement agents and the family falsely accused of child abuse and neglect.
Mary Clements
75 Pearl Street #2
Hyannis, MA 02601
February 9, 2009
The Honorable William O’Neill, Chief Justice
Barnstable District Court
The Barnstable County Complex
Route 6A
Barnstable, MA 02601
Dear Justice O’Neill,
Please review the correspondence and documents enclosed. I complained to Defense Attorney J. Drew Segadelli, Esq. that there may be a conflict of interest in the matter before you in regard to Ms. Taryn A. Thoman of Marstons Mills. Ms. Thoman has been charged with Criminal Harassment. Mr. Segadelli represented me in the matter of Criminal Harassment and his current client is publicly accusing me of impropriety. You are aware that the charge against me included formalizing too many complaints to public officials and harassing authorities and elected officials with numerous correspondence. Ms. Thoman has also harassed a number of public officials and developed obscene graphics of Councilor Janet Joakim of Centerville. Although I was instructed not to contact the Barnstable Police Department, I made an exception and did forward these items to local law enforcement.
I have made a formal complaint with the Massachusetts Bar Association.
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Mary Clements
These items have been received as complaints at the Office for Bar Counsel in regard to J.Drew Segadelli representing Taryn Thoman of Marstons Mills. Segadelli was a witness to the removal of the ADA Eileen Connors, directing the investigation and prosecution of the case of Taryn Thoman. Judge William O'Neill has ruled that there is no conflict of interest in the representation of Thoman by Segadelli in this case. Judge William O'Neill has also ruled that any testimony or material evidence in the case witnessed by me should be considered inadmissable. The vast majority of Internet tracings can be tracked easily by Federal Investigators notified with the convolution of political figures and law enforcement agents in this case.(Click on the image to enlarge.)
The Following Letters Have Been Forwarded to the Office for Bar Counsel in Regard to the Representation of Taryn Thoman by J. Drew Segadelli, Esq.
Boston, MA 02110
Mary Clements
75 Pearl Street #2
Hyannis, MA 02601
February 9, 2009
Office of the Bar Counsel
99 High Street
Boston, MA 02601
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please consider the correspondence and materials enclosed. Defense Attorney J. Drew Segadelli of Falmouth continues to represent Taryn A. Thoman of Marstons Mills despite my continued complaints suggesting a conflict of interest in this matter.
Court documents indicate that Mr. Segadelli represented me in the matter of criminal harassment and disposed of the case in 2007. Subsequently, a former associate of mine has been charged with criminal harassment in an unrelated matter. Ms. Thoman is accusing me of criminally harassing a number of parties including town officials. Ms. Thoman has a number of criminal harassment charges brought against her in the Barnstable District Court previously and has an ongoing pattern of harassment.
Ms. Thoman’s recent comments published on Internet blog sites suggest that Mr. Segadelli may have compromised attorney client privilege.
In addition, Ms. Thoman is publicly accusing me of responsibility in the matter brought before against the Barnstable District Court. The matter is convoluted with law enforcement and public officials, but the charges were unrelated. Ms. Thoman was aware of the former charges brought against me in the Barnstable District Court. I have enclosed correspondence, documents, copies of blog notation and Ms. Thoman’s continued harassment of me via the Internet recorded for your review.
Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.
Sincerely,
Mary Clements
Mary Clements
75 Pearl Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
May 3, 2009
Ms. Anne Kaufman
Office of Bar Counsel
99 High Street #2
Dear Ms. Kaufman,
I appreciate your correspondence and decision in regard to the representation of Ms. Taryn Thoman by J. Drew Segadelli, Esq., Docket # scheduled for May 14, 2009. As you know, J. Drew Segadelli represented me in a similar matter prior to the charges brought against Thoman in 2008.
Please consider the following items that may also pertain to the allegation of conflict of interest in this matter. During the effort to recall President Janet Swain Joakim in 2008, Ms. Thoman was aware of an ongoing investigation into the quality of negligent and substandard services provided by Housing Assistance Corporation and the convolution with local law enforcement and jurisprudence in Hyannis and greater Barnstable. As you are aware, Ms. Thoman and a number of public officials and candidates are aware of difficulties with this organization after members for Citizens for Open Government recruited me to assist with grassroots initiatives and development of a website, www.barnstablesafetynetwork.com.
J. Drew Segadelli is aware of impropriety involving not only the organizations in involved, but the convolution with law enforcement and the District Attorney’s Office. Mr. Segadelli witnessed the removal of Assistant District Attorney Eileen Connors, Esq. after materials were received by Mr. Christopher H. Worthington pertaining to the felon convicted in the rape and homicide of his daughter, Ms. Christa Worthington of Truro. Ms. Eileen Connors is the attorney assigned to this case and was told that my narrative and accounts of the actions of Ms. Taryn Thoman were not admissible at trial.
Mr. Segadelli is in possession of materials that substantiate that Mr. Christopher McCowan was known to the Hyannis area and received services at the agencies and organization under investigation. Christopher McCowan was a client of Cape Cod Health and Human Services and The Department of Mental Health before and after the homicide of Miss Worthington. The following correspondence and documents have been received by Mr. Worthington. Mr. Worthington suggested that I should consider myself a material witness in matters pertaining to the death of his daughter. Mr. Worthington suggested that the efforts of Mr. Michael O’Keefe to pursue a charge against me were politically motivated and an effort to cover-up matters pertaining to Mr. McCowan and the negligent human service industry. Enclosed is an email correspondence that demonstrates my reaction and concern when the defendant, Taryn Thoman, currently represented by Segadelli suggested a break-in of the home of former President Janet Swain Joakim of the Barnstable Town Council. Clearly, Ms. Thoman’s website www.barnstable411.com indicates that Ms. Thoman is in possession of a small number of materials corroborating the firing and dismissal of former Chief John Finnegan.
Ms. Taryn Thoman asked me if it were possible if I were the source of the news article placed in the Cape Cod Voice in regard to impropriety at the District Attorney’s Office. I am forwarding materials that I discovered in the Barnstable District Court documenting items that may pertain to this case including items that indicate a problem with the procurement of DNA in this case. I have forwarded you and issue of the Cape Cod Voice and correspondence to Mr. Peter Manso. The attorney representing McCowan before the Massachusetts Court of Appeals has confirmed that he is in receipt of these materials. I have forwarded a copy of this correspondence and materials to the Office of the Attorney General.
Mr.Segadelli is not only in a conflict of interest, he is a percipient witness in an ongoing criminal investigation involving the Office of the District Attorney Michael O’Keefe.
Thank you once again for your time and attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Mary Clements
(J.Drew Segadelli, Now in Conflict of Interest)
Mary Clements
75 Pearl Street #2
Hyannis, MA 02601
October 24, 2008
J. Drew Segadelli, Esq.
Fagan and Goldrick , P.C.
536 Main Street
Falmouth, MA 02540
Dear Mr. Segadelli
Materials pertinent to the investigation of Taryn Thoman have been forwarded to local law enforcement and federal authorities. I have forwarded a number of documents to the families involved in the matter now before Barnstable District Court in regard to Ms. Thoman. Ms. Thoman was aware that I retained your counsel for the matter of criminal harassment and I suggested that she attempt to secure your counsel in this matter several months prior to the charge.
I worked with Ms. Taryn Thoman on matters pertaining to the recall of President Janet Swain Joakim. Ms. Thoman assisted me in the development of my website, www.barnstablesafetynetwork.com. Ms. Thoman also provided me with minimal assistance in the setting up of an email account. Taryn Thoman read my email, collapsed my website, and blamed me for developing obscene graphics of the sitting town council president. Ms. Thoman threatened me and my family physically, and suggested that she would accuse me of harming her child, Aidan Wilcox. Thoman stated that I would be placed permanently in a home for the mentally ill and she would be subsequently able to sue my family for their assets.
I have continued to forward matters pertaining to public safety to attorneys and others with interests in public safety in Hyannis and Barnstable. This includes Mr. Peter Manso and Mr. Christopher H. Worthington. I reminded Ms. Thoman during our six month working relationship intended to remove Joakim from office that matters pertaining to the ongoing compromise in public safety had precedence over the recall of Joakim. Ms. Thoman never understood the convolution of such matters with her actions and jeopardized not only my safety and well-being, but compromised an ongoing criminal investigation in regard to impropriety with multiple departments. I advised her that my telephone line may be tapped and that our conversations were not secure. Ms. Thoman threatened to hire convicted felons to break into the Joakim home on said non-secure telephone line and materials confirming this were forwarded to Joakim.
Although my case in Barnstable District Court has been long closed, materials pertinent to an ongoing investigation have been forwarded to federal authorities. I declined to speak with local law enforcement per an agreement with Judge Joseph Reardon. Because of the stipulation made my Judge Reardon, I have instead forwarded any and all materials including the offensive actions of Taryn Thoman to appropriate authorities. I was contacted in regard to this case by Detective Mark Delaney. Your client, Taryn Thoman harassed me over the Internet referring to me as “crazypants”. I have been identified as a material witness in an ongoing federal investigation. Ms. Thoman’s behavior and actions may have compromised me and henceforth obstructed justice in said ongoing investigation. As you know, you were a witness to the dismissal of an Assistant District Attorney before Judge Donald Carpenter. I continue to forward all materials to the Office of the Attorney General and associated federal agents.
Your decision to represent Ms. Taryn Thoman may constitute a conflict of interest.
Sincerely,
Mary Clements
(Taryn Thoman, Now Represented by Drew Segadelli)
Mary Clements
75 Pearl Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
February 7, 2009
J. Drew Segadelli, Esq.
Fagan and Goldrick, P.C.
536 Main Street
Falmouth, MA 02540
Dear Mr. Segadelli,
Thank you for representing my interests in the matter of the charge of criminal harassment against me filed in the Barnstable District Court in regard to The Barnstable Police Department . You may be aware that I assisted Ms. Taryn Thoman during the effort to recall President Janet Swain Joakim from office. I also collected signatures for the Open Meeting of the Voters held in Hyannis last spring at her request. Ms. Thoman requested my assistance developing a legitimate lobby and political action committee last January. We were introduced through a mutual acquaintance, Lou Gonzaga of Hyannis. Mr. Gonzaga is currently serving as an official constable here in Barnstable and has long been involved in municipal politics.
When Taryn Thoman was charged with criminal harassment, I recommended that she consider retaining your counsel. Ms. Thoman is responsible for developing obscene graphics of President Janet Swain Joakim and forwarding them from her computer terminal to a number of websites. In addition, Ms. Thoman assisted me in the development of my website, www.barnstablesafetynetwork.com. Taryn Thoman knew my passwords and personal data and ran my website on her server and off her website, taryn@tarynsmirror.com. Thoman continues to blame me for harassing a number of parties and continually posts scurrilous comments about me on local blog sites. Please review her current blog postings on local political websites. Clearly you can see from Thoman’s comments that she intends to post controversial and threatening materials in regard to me on her newly constructed website, www.barnstable411.typepad.com . Please be aware that Ms. Thoman has publicly blamed me for developing the disturbing graphics of President Janet Swain Joakim. Ms. Thoman is aware that I was photographing Councilor Greg Milne at the All-America City Parade under her direction and working at 4pm at the Kennedy Gallery on Main Street subsequent to the parade. My employer and co-workers were present and in my company throughout the day. Ms. Thoman stated that she was at a barbecue at the home of Mr. Tony Pelletier of the Hyannis Civic Association and has alleged that I am at fault for continued harassment of Janet Joakim and her neighbors on Mountain Ash Road.
Tony Pelletier denied that Taryn Thoman was invited to his home on the Fourth of July. It is on the fourth that these graphics were developed and emailed to my website. Ms. Thoman has a history of mailing related obscene graphics to members of Barnstable’s blogosphere. Ms. Thoman’s neighbors, Christine and Ron Howell confirm that Taryn Thoman and her sister Therese Marinelli were home all day on the fourth of July.
You defended me in a criminal harassment charge. Your current client, Taryn Thoman is a former associate of mine. Thoman is blaming me for her actions of criminal harassment. You should be aware that there is ongoing convolution of these matters with local and federal law enforcement. Please consider the blog postings placed on an Internet site by your client. Clearly, Ms. Thoman is suggesting that she has information in regard to my court case and is suggesting that she may post such items on a website. I have contacted the Massachusetts Bar Association and filed a complaint. I am unsure as to whether our conversations and matters were covered by attorney client privilege. It seems that Ms. Thoman is suggesting that you have not maintained an agreement of confidentiality and is threatening to post matters on her website.
Is there not a conflict of interest? I have forwarded these documents to Justice William O’Neill of the Barnstable District Court.
Sincerely,
Mary Clements
Cc. Justice William O’Neill
(CHRISTOPHER MCCOWEN, Client of Cape Cod Human Services and The DMH. This perpetrator was known to downtown Hyannis. Drew Segadelli also represented E. Mary Clements, Defendant Charged with Criminal Harassment of Public Officials and Law Enforcement.)
Mary Clements
75 Pearl Street #2
Hyannis, MA 02601
February 26, 2009
J. Drew Segadelli, Esq.
536 Main Street
Falmouth, MA 02540
Dear Mr. Segadelli,
Please consider the documents enclosed including notation on Internet blog sites indicating that your current client has breached privilege in the matter of Criminal Harassment charged against me involving the Barnstable Police Department. You may recall that you represented me at my last court appearance for the disposition of the case. I was found not guilty of these charges.
I suggested to Ms. Thoman that she retain your counsel in regard to the matter of criminal harassment when she was charged last November. I did not intend for Ms. Thoman to harass me in return for the courtesy of suggesting that that she hire you as an attorney, nor do I intend to take responsibility for the actions of Thoman. Not only is Ms. Thoman indicating that I am responsible for her actions, she indicates that you have breached privilege and spoken to her about me and the case that was resolved against me in February of 2007.
Detective Mark Delaney has spoken to me in regard to information and materials that I may have in my possession in regard to Ms. Thoman and the case brought against her in the District Court. I believe you have a substantial conflict of interest in this matter.
Thank you for your time and attention.Sincerely,
Mary Clements
Cc. Detective Mark Delaney
Ms. Taryn Thoman
Eileen Connors, Esq.
Ms. Christine Howell
E. Mary Clements
75 Pearl Street #2
Hyannis, MA 02601
May 30, 2008
Doreen Leggett
Cape Cod Voice
PO Box 156
Orleans, MA 02653
Dear Ms. Leggett
Please consider the enclosed correspondence and documentation in regard to District Attorney Michael O’Keefe. The articles featured in the June edition of your publication on the embattled district attorney are compelling. The information highlighting impropriety at the district attorney’s office is a portion of the material gathered at this time. I am forwarding a sample of the records and correspondence forwarded over the past seven years to elected public officials, authorities and attorneys with interests in public safety
There is reason to believe that the convolution of human services with law enforcement and elected officials compromised the safety of vulnerable youth and innocent children in downtown Hyannis and greater Barnstable County. Please review my website, www.barnstablesafetynetwork.com. Extensive supporting documentation is being posted within the coming weeks.
Sincerely,
Mary Clements
Mary Clements
75 Pearl Street #2
Hyannis, MA 02601
March 22, 2007
Christopher H. Worthington, Esq.
15 Castle Road
East Weymouth, MA 02189
Dear Mr. Worthington,
Please note a photograph provided of Michael O’Keefe present at the Barnstable Airport Commission Meeting held in 2003 to expand services to homeless clients of downtown Hyannis. Mr. O’Keefe was aware that there were a number of convicted felons and narcotics addicts known to The NOAH Shelter. The perpetrator convicted in the homicide of your daughter was known to the shelter and adjacent properties. I have forwarded previously an article describing the effort. The organization denied that serious convicted felons were associated with the shelter. Michael O’Keefe is on record suggesting that public officials pay “a little deference” to the decision made by advocates representing the “disparate elements of the community”. Human service workers, clinicians and executives at Housing Assistance Corporation were planning and raising funds to develop an 11.5 million dollar farm project. The vast majority of the criminal element would be screened out by an admissions committee from the project in the Town of Sandwich. The organization was attempting to procure funds and services for free from the Town of Barnstable for unrecovered clients that failed at rehabilitation in the present system. This included serious violent felons and sex offenders.
Livia Davis, the woman spearheading the public relations effort was recently removed from her position as Executive Director of the local shelter. She had planned to build herself a $589,000 home on site and would take over as Executive Director of The Dana’s Field’s Project slated for construction in the neighboring Town of Sandwich. The project was planned and funded at taxpayer expense. You have been previously forwarded the architect’s schematic plan for the project including her extravagant home. Mrs. Davis is now suing her employer for wrongful termination. I have enclosed the articles in the Boston Globe for your review. Livia Davis can clearly be identified from the photograph provided as sitting directly behind Mr. O’Keefe. I have enclosed once again the campaign records indicating Mr. Michael Princi of Wynn and Wynn, PC. made substantial campaign contributions to District Attorney Michael O’Keefe’s campaign. Rick Presbrey, the former employer of Mrs. Davis and CEO of Housing Assistance Corporation is present and seated toward the back of the room. The organization was making these substantial campaign contributions to Mr. Michael O’Keefe during the zoning meetings being held in The Town of Sandwich.
Ms. Judy Best-Lavigniac, RN, FNP,CNS is seated directly to the left of Mr. O’Keefe. The initials following Ms. Best’s last name indicate that that she is a nurse-clinician licensed to practice in the extended care role. As I have indicated previously, Ms. Best-Lavigniac obstructed justice in the homicide of Jonathan Wessner. Mr. Shawn Schirmer testified against Paul Nolin to events prior and subsequent to the murder of his friend, Jonathan. Ms. Best-Lavigniac instructed Mr. Schirmer to conceal evidence in the matter and suggested she would protect him from criticism and scrutiny by keeping the matter confidential. She also suggested that he register at The Pilot House for care and treatment with his narcotics addiction.
Mrs. Best-Lavigniac, RN was fired from her position at the Duffy Clinic immediately after the conviction of Paul Nolin in the Wessner homicide. Judy Best was given seed money for the clinic by Housing Assistance Corporation and founded the Duffy Clinic with resources from her family. She also served on the Barnstable Human Needs Committee with Mr. O’Keefe. Ms. Best-Lavigniac was attempting to secure funding and a facility from the Barnstable Airport Commission and claimed to have connections at The Barnstable Court House. The effort to expand negligent services was underway involving Mr. Michael O’Keefe as the investigation into the Wessner homicide remained open. Ms. Best denied that there were any convicted felons and serious sex offenders associated with the shelter and adjacent properties. She invited Mr. Shirmer to live at The Pilot House and was recruiting clients at Cape Cod Hospital as the expansion effort was underway. The perpetrator convicted in the homicide of your daughter was also using narcotics in the properties adjacent to the shelter at the time of the proposed expansion effort.
There are a number of figures present at the meeting that have been fired from their positions including Outreach Worker Martha McKeon and Cheryl Bartlett of Community Action Committee. Both women served with Mr. O’Keefe on the Barnstable Human Service Committee. Town Council President Royden Richardson is advocating from the podium for expansion of negligent services. President Richardson resigned his position on the Barnstable Town Council citing “term limits” as the reason. Royden Richardson was a former Probation Officer at Barnstable District Court terminated from his position after charges and conviction of molestation of a teenage probationer emerged. Officials at the courthouse instructed that the record be sealed to protect the legacy of Sheriff Jack DeMello.
Interestingly enough, President Richardson’s daughter Rebecca Richardson is a partner at Wynn and Wynn, PC. As I have explained in the past, Michael Princi, Esq. represented Housing Assistance Corporation in front of the Zoning Board of Appeals in regard to the Dana’s Field’s Project. Michael Princi bragged that he made a substantial contribution to a public official in Barnstable and that the project would pass whether I protested or not. You will note the increase in the size of the donation made to Mr. Michael O’Keefe at the approximate time of the arguments being made for both the Dana’s Field’s Project and The Mildred’s Chowder House Expansion Initiative. President Royden Richardson is also responsible for arranging for a lucrative new contract for Chief John Finnegan of The Barnstable Police Department at the time of the negotiation for a new and expanded shelter. Chief John Finnegan was expected to retire from his “interim” position. He decided to stay on as Chief of Police of The Town of Barnstable and accepted a $120,000 windfall salary increase bringing his salary to well over $200,000 dollars annually. Rick Presbrey of Housing Assistance Corporation referred to me as irresponsible publicly at the Airport Commission Meetings for suggesting that violent convicted felons and chronic narcotics addicts are associated with the shelter and adjacent properties. He stated that The Chief of Police would confirm that there were no serious offenders associated with the shelter complex and I have a copy of his comments on videotape.
I have enclosed a photograph of Mr. Paul Niedzwiecki, Esq., the former Chief Financial Officer of The Barnstable District Attorney’s Office at a Fund Raiser for Community Action Committee at The Naked Oyster Restaurant and Bar. Cheryl Bartlett featured in the photograph was Chairman of The Barnstable Human Needs Task Force and was also attempting to obtain properties and funding for expansion of services. Mr. Niedzwiecki also served on the Barnstable Human Service Needs Committee during the expansion effort. Shortly after the mass firings began, Mr. Niedzwiecki replaced Joellen Daly as the Assistant Manager of the Town of Barnstable. He was named to replace Mrs. Daly after her sudden departure for a position as Assistant Regional Manager in North Carolina. She left her position a month after Mr. O’Keefe made the aforementioned public comments about the feasibility of the new shelter complex.
Lastly, I have enclosed a photograph of Heather Lowe, Director of Baybridge Clubhouse for the Mentally Ill dancing with a client at an event sponsored by her organization. Ms. Lowe also served on the Barnstable Human Service Committee with Mr. O’Keefe and has also been terminated without notice from her position. Ms. Lowe was director of this organization for years and the clients were told of her departure by Executives of The May Institute. She left no forwarding address and the office at The Baybridge Clubhouse will reveal no information about her termination.
I have retained the counsel of Mr. J. Drew Segadelli, Esq. in the matter of Criminal Harassment brought against me by The Barnstable Police Department. You may be aware that Mr. Segadelli represents Miss Rachel Huffman, Juror #4 in the homicide case of your daughter. I was instructed to vacate my apartment and leave Barnstable as soon as possible by Judge Donald Carpenter. The case was continued without a finding for one year. I have been threatened with jail time and Judge Carpenter stated that he could not guarantee my safety here in Barnstable. Before the agreement was made, Judge Carpenter questioned me about correspondence I may have had with you. I was told that any further correspondence with you could also lead to my subsequent incarceration.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Sincerely,
Mary Clements(Christopher McCowan, Suddenly Mysteriously Stabbed in Prison)
Mary Clements
75 Pearl Street #2
Hyannis, MA 02601
December 17, 2007
Mr. Peter Manso
592 Commercial Street
Provincetown, MA 02657
Dear Mr. Manso,
Please review the enclosed correspondence, documents and court records pertaining to Christopher McCowen. It appears that there was never any DNA evidence available on McCowan at the time of the arrest of this defendant. The DNA sample was secured from McCowan subsequent to the coerced confession of Christopher McCowen. The effort to obtain the sample was compelled by Judge Joan Lynch pursuant to an unrelated felony conviction. The decision to compel McCowen to provide the sample was delivered three months subsequent to the arrest.
The arrest of Christopher McCowen was made based on prevarication that there was actually DNA evidence secured in possession of the state at the time. The ruse of DNA in possession of the state crime lab was not only used to coerce a confession from a confused suspect, but was convincingly reported to the public via the media. Christopher McCowen was clearly asking for an attorney throughout the interrogation. The state investigators had no compelling reason to record the interrogation and subsequent confession because the arrest occurred under false pretenses and before the state’s case had been fully established.
The network of jurisprudence, criminal lawyers, and law enforcement personnel were well aware that the arrest of McCowen was not clean and that all evidence obtained subsequent to the arrest would be excluded. The document forwarded to you was discovered in an obscure place in the Barnstable District Court files on Christopher McCowen. In addition, it appears that the defendant’s attorney is aware of the lack of evidence available at the time of the arrest. Francis O’Boy, Esq. could have suppressed any and all “fruits of the forbidden tree” as early as the arraignment of McCowen. The DNA dragnet in Truro remained in effect throughout the investigation and identification of McCowen as a suspect.
Christopher McCowen was certainly known to the criminal justice system and diverted into psychiatric care years before the rape and homicide of Miss Worthington. Judge Robert Welsh surrendered the probation of McCowen for failure to comply with the terms of his probation and refusal to attend required psychiatric therapy. Christopher McCowen was clearly demonstrating difficulty with anger management and demonstrated an increased propensity for violence and Judge Welsh was clearly apprised and fully aware.
The homicide of Miss Worthington occurred as McCowen was serving as an informant for The State Police and local law enforcement authorities. It is obvious that the local law enforcement, state authorities, the department of probation and the District Attorney’s Office completely dropped the ball on McCowen. McCowen was subsequently diverted into Gosnold, Inc. subsequent to the rape and murder of Miss Worthington. After the rape and homicide of Worthington, McCowen relocated to Hyannis and continued with court ordered treatment. He was well known to the properties adjacent to the NOAH Shelter and three permanent addresses all within walking distance of the Barnstable Police Department. McCowan was often seen in the Kendrick’s Bar and using narcotics in the adjacent apartments. The building not only attracted a number of convicted felons, narcotics addicts, and sex offenders, it also attracted the Barnstable Police Department and DEA Agents and personnel. The building was closely monitored and surveilled by local police and DEA for narcotics trafficking. McCowen continued his pattern of violence and was arrested three times by the Barnstable Police Department years after the homicide of Worthington and was in their custody three times as the investigation into the homicide and DNA dragnet continued.
The District Attorney’s Office clearly missed the boat and dropped the ball on Christopher McCowen. You can review the history that Michael O’Keefe had with fellow attorneys and judges that covered for his incompetence. Judge Joan Lynch was a former ADA under Rollins and a colleague and friend of Michael O’Keefe. Christopher McCowen was clearly known to law enforcement and was a patron of a crack house known to federal authorities and local police department. Please consider the documents and materials provided. Michael O’Keefe’s Office issued an arrest warrant for criminal harassment when I complained to local law enforcement about drug trafficking and associated violence at Kendrick’s and other properties adjacent to the shelter. They charged me and threatened to prosecute me when I disclosed that I was forwarding information on O’Keefe to Mr. Christopher Worthington, Esq., the father of the victim in this case.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Sincerely,
Mary Clements
75 Pearl St. #2
Hyannis, MA 02601
October 28, 2008
Mr. Christopher H. Worthington
15 Castle Road
East Weymouth, MA 02189
Dear Mr. Worthington,
Please review the articles published recently in the Cape Cod Times enclosed with this correspondence. I have recently finished reading Invisible Eden: A Story of Love and Murder on Cape Cod. Also enclosed are copied pages of Ms. Flook’s writings describing her intimate relationship with Michael O’Keefe. Ms. Flook provides a detailed account of the relationship that she established with O’Keefe in the first chapter. I have previously forwarded Michael O’Keefe’s campaign records confirming that O’Keefe accepted a $50 campaign contribution from Flook before the investigation was closed. The author not only printed O’Keefe’s slanderous remarks about the private life of a homicide victim, she compromised the investigation and compromised the state’s case against Christopher McCowan. The callous and insensitive remarks nearly cost the prosecution a hard fought conviction. As you know the case is in the appellate process and it appears that the conviction may not be sustained.
Glenn Marshall, host of the fundraiser attended by Michael O’Keefe and Maria Flook, had a previous conviction of a sex offense in 1980. The District Attorney’s Office was aware of the violent nature of the rape and his criminal record. It also appears that Marshall did not register as a sex offender as required. The event designed to raise money for candidates was thrown by the Wampanoag Indian Tribe and the fundraising party was attended by a number of politicians and public officials. Maria Flook concedes that O’Keefe used her as a “date” for the event. Prior to their arrival at the party, O’Keefe shows autopsy photographs of the rape homicide victim and confides matters privy to the investigation to the author. Ms. Flook describes O’Keefe’s deliberate breach in detail in the first chapter of her novel. Mr. O’Keefe accepted campaign contributions including the one donated by Maria Flook at a campaign fundraiser hosted by a convicted rapist.
Michael O’Keefe was also well aware of the conviction of Royden Richardson on a sexual assault charge and his subsequent dismissal from the local probation department in Barnstable. O’Keefe served on the Barnstable Human Service Needs Committee with Richardson. The incident occurred under the tenure of O’Keefe’s predecessor Phillip Rollins. The Barnstable District Court was at one time under the auspices of Bristol County and senior attorneys at Bristol County District Attorney’s Office remember the incident well. O’Keefe lobbied for funds and resources to expand these negligent and substandard organizations. Many of these clinics provided treatment for the perpetrator in the homicide of your daughter, Christa. District Attorney Michael O’Keefe and executives of substandard organizations responsible for negligent services were members of the Barnstable Human Service Committee chaired by Richardson. As I have demonstrated in the past, Michael O’Keefe also accepted a number of campaign contributions from a number of human service organizations with representatives on the board.
I have since uncovered fifteen homicides that occurred in Hyannis prior to 1998 related to parties known at the NOAH Shelter. There have been a number of suicides and overdoses in recent weeks here in Hyannis related to these substandard organizations. O’Keefe was well aware of the violent propensity of the clientele at NOAH, but continued to accept campaign contributions and subsequently lobbied for their interests. Considering Mr. O’Keefe’s tendency to accept campaign contributions from sex offenders, I am not surprised that he has adopted such a cavalier attitude toward rape and homicide.
Lastly, I have enclosed an article printed in last week’s Cape Cod Times describing two burglaries at O’Keefe’s new lavishly built home in the neighboring town of Sandwich. As you can see, his service weapon has been stolen and unfortunately, I don’t have it.
Sincerely,
Mary Clements
\Unfortunately, by coddling criminals like Taryn Thoman, Cape Cod has compromised the health, welfare and safety of all children and families. By tolerating her actions and accepting such a low standard for public safety, we have inadvertantly created the most abominable of unsavory politicians.
(Perry and Marvin, Friends of McCowan, and Taryn's Ilk!)
Mary Clements
75 Pearl Street #2
Hyannis, MA 02601
February 9, 2009
The Office of District Attorney Michael O’Keefe
The Barnstable County Complex
Route 6A
Barnstable, MA
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please consider the enclosed materials in regard to Ms. Taryn Thoman.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
E.Mary Clements
Mary Clements
75 Pearl Street #2
Hyannis, MA 02601
January 29, 2009
Justice William J. Riley
The Barnstable District Court
Barnstable County Complex
Route 6A
Barnstable, MA 02601
Dear Judge Riley,
Please be advised that I have been advised to remain in Barnstable in relation to an ongoing criminal matter involving the convolution of the District Attorney’s Office, several justices associated with the Barnstable District Court, and the local human service providers. I have requested to be transferred to another municipality three times at the Barnstable Housing Authority and my move to another area has been stalled by federal agents examining problems with the investigation of the Worthington homicide and the actions of Judge Joan Lynch. Photographs of Christopher McCowan convicted in the homicide of Miss Worthington and court records confirming he was a client of the local human services were forwarded to attorneys with interests in public safety. You may be aware that Judge Joan Lynch compelled the taking of Mr. McCowan’s DNA subsequent to his arrest. Mr. McCowan’s attorneys have stated that this was done without their knowledge. Mr. Tom Noonan and I ended up in your court after Judge William O’Neill refused to grant a continuance in the eviction matter. I asked for an opportunity to secure a lawyer as my landlord had previously told me I would not need one. You may be aware that Judge O’Neill referred to me as a “hussy” after making excessive complaints about rapists and sex offenders frequenting the premises at 72 North Street.
These types of problems are continuing at my current residence, with clients that are not recovered and using alcohol and drugs on the premises. I have photographed and recorded a number of incidents and the materials that are compelling. My concern was of the urgency and gravity of these matters and not necessarily a manifestation of “attitude”. I apologize for any difficulty that was made for you in regard to these events.
I am retaining counsel in this matter.
Sincerely,
Mary Clements
