Bliss Serial Section 4

7/30/2019 Bliss Serial Section 4

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Im going to take one more segment on deposition testimony to show you,the reader, something interesting. As a reminder, these State witnesseswere sworn to tell the truth concerning what they did and who was involvedon the night of the murder: Ray Stanleys version comes from the policerecords interrogation notes, and says that at approximately 10:00 p.m.,Frank and Felix came to Rays home with a large amount of jewelry and that

they had to blow some guy awayto get it. He was the first one to implicatethe brothers.

Tina Garcia at interrogation and in herdeposition said her brothers asked if theycould borrow the car to go the movies.They did not have any jewelry on whenthey left the house at 7:00 p.m. She saidthey returned home approximately 10:30

or 11:00 p.m. They showed her and Raya plastic bag that had two gold rings anda gold watch. And Felix stood there andhe said he had to shoot somebody to getthe gold and Frankie said all he did washelp Felix get this gold. She said the

brothers had brought back this guys briefcase and decided to burn it intheir backyard to get rid of it. The time was about 12:00 a.m.

Remember Tinas version of the facts of the crime given in her deposition?Frankie said to her thatA.J. had introduced him to this man (JoJoTramontana) and that when he met the man he had a bunch of gold on. SoFrankie said that he had called him and set up a meeting with him. Frankiewas already in this mans room and Frankiesaid that he had told the man something about Felix was working and hehad to come and get the car. And so, Felix called the mans room from the

coffee shop and he went upstairs after he called the room and Frankie saidsomething to the man about Felix picking up the keys to the car. When theman let Felix in, Felix said that the man was telling him something aboutwhere he was gonna take Frankie or he was gonna take Frankie out. AndFelix said that thats when he told the man he wasnt gonna take Frankieanywhere, and he said he pulled a gun out on him and took the man in theroom and he shot him in his head. Frankie said that he cut his throat withsomething.


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That was the actual sequence of events according to Tina Garcia.

Julie Morris version of the events that fateful night

In the previous chapter I recited what Julie said: she was told by Frankiethat Felix shot this man. Frankie had also told her he wasnt present. Shedont remember Frankie telling her he cut the mans throat. Julie said

Frankie attained the gold chains from Ray and Felix who got them off 22ndStreet, which she later admitted was a made up story. She said when this22nd Street story was discussed, Frank, A.J., herself, Tina and Ray were

present.

To continue on in her deposition, Julie gives an alibi as to where Frank wasthe night of the murder. She said, at 6:15 p.m. on August 3rd, the night ofthe murder, Frank picked her up at work. They drove to Tina and Rays

house, stayed for about 30 minutes and then she, Frankie and Felix left.They rode around, stopped at a bar called Huttos, and eventually droveFelix over to Michelles and dropped him off about 8:15 p.m. From there sheand Frankie drove back to Huttos to make plans for the evening with hercousin Linda, who works there, along with her friend Mike. Linda got offwork at 9:00 p.m. She and Frankie went on over to Lindas house until theyarrived. They partied at the house till around 11:30 p.m. and decided tofinish it off at the park. She and Frankie were the first to leave the park.

They drove over to Michelles to pick Felix up. The time is 3:00 a.m. Juliedropped both Frankie and Felix at Tina and Rays place.

The following day when she and Frankie were together, they stopped andbought a newspaper and Frankie looked at the death notices. She said theywent back to Tina and Rays apartment and Frankie showed them the paperThere was the notice of the death of Joseph Tramontana. She stated no onesaid anything as they read the paper.

Terry Stubbs version which began when she walked in on A.J. talking withFrank. Frank told Terry they(Frank and Felix) went to dinner with this mannamed Joseph and then went to the motel. When they were in the room,Frank had a slice thing and he described it as something long with a hookand he stood behind this man and chopped his neck. And Felix shot him inthe head. They got some gold and stuff.


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A.J. Lynchs version was a bit more detailed but it started off with saying hehad met the victim at a gay bar called Ki Kis where they went to shoot poolabout a year and a half earlier. The victim, JoJo Tramontana, was Gay.Frank stayed behind but A.J. And another guy went out and bought JoJosome cocaine. This other guy was with JoJo, had black hair and looked likemeA.J. Said.

[What is important to remember here is A.J. also looked like Frank,and Felix and Frank looked alike- brothers only a little over a yearapart.]

On the day before the murder, Frank told A.J. he was walking down thestreet, coming from his grandmothers house, and this guy stopped him. Itwas JoJo Tramontana. He said they were just talking and the next night

they were gonna go out and party. On the night of the murder Frank told A.Jthat he and JoJo were going out partying. That they bought someQuaaludes from somebody there at the motel and drank some beer. Theysaid that Felix was sitting in a chair and the guy was talking to Felixand Frank was behind him. And that Frank cut the guys throat and Felixshot him. And Frank told him the guy kept saying How could you do this tome?A.J. saw Frank with all this gold the next day and told A.J., he killedthis guy and they took it.

[In my previous chapter I did not mention a couple who claims theywere with Frank and Julie the night of the murder. They never metFelix. I mentioned a Linda in Julies rendition of the facts that fatefulnight. This is the same Linda but adding another deposition by herfriend Mike.]

Linda Reeder stated on the night of August 3, 1981, she was at work atHuttos Corner and little after 6:30 p.m. Julie and Frank came in to Huttosand bought beer. She saw them drive thru the parking lot before stopping inagain about an hour and a half later, little before 9:00 p.m. waiting for her toget off work. The four made arrangement to get together at her mothershouse when she got off work 9:00 p.m. Julie and Frankie drove on over toher house, Mike took his car home and she went by his house to pickhim up. They arrived at her house around 9:20 p.m. where she saw Julieand Frankie watching TV. She said they stayed there till about 11:15 p.m.and we all went to the park in two cars. Julie and Frank left about 2:30 a.m.
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They left a half hour later. She said Julie told her they were leaving to gopick up Felix and take him home. She doesnt know where they wentafterwards. She never saw Felix with them that night.

What is little disturbing as you see this scenario of the events that night areso identical as to Julies version, she was asked by ASA Mark Ober if she

and Julie talked about the events and tried to refresh their memories witheach other? She avoided directly answering the question by we didnt putwords in each others minds or we both know what happened that nightand finally said, a little, yes.

Mike Galluppos version is he was with Linda, Frank and Julie that night. Hewas doing laundry across the street from Huttos when he saw Frank andJulie at Huttos. So he walked across the street and they invited him to go

with them to Lindas house after she got off work, somewhere around 9:00p.m. They were all drinking and decided to go to the park, leaving the houseabout 11:00 p.m. and arriving a little bit before 12:00 a.m. in separate cars.Frank and Julie left about 2:30 a.m. and he and Linda left about 3:30 a.m.He did not know where Felix was and really hadnt met him until the night ofthe arrestwhen he and Linda were in the same car with Frank, Felix andJulie.

There was only one statement made to Mike all this time about the night ofthe murder and that was Frank telling him he didnt do it. There was somediscussion with the attorneys, about that night with Linda, prior to thedepositions and Mikes response was, I want to make sure, you know, Ididnt forget anything because like I say Im not exactly sure on all the timesbut I am now because I remember, because like that was a couple monthsago or something.

[If you take note of Julies, Lindas and Mikes versions, and timing,

regarding the night of August 3, 1981- doesnt it appear scripted? Now,compare what Tina Garcia and Ray Stanley said occurred that nightinvolving Frank and Felix Garcia. Wonder who is telling the truth, if atall? I need to interject this is not trial testimony. Whom and what issaid at trial will come later in my story. Will the stories be different?]

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