07-12-2013, 06:28 PM
Tom Bowden Wrote:Jay was very important to the research community. I admired his work and supported him where possible including sponsoring a press conference at the museum to announce the fingerprint match. My reference to him was not intended to caste any stones at him. He did tremendous research but tended to avoid personal interviews. I believe personal and confrontational interviews are very important to any investigation.
As to Pegues' death, Jay referred to Pegues' discussion with BSE about a certain lady. In my many discussions with BSE, he would at times threaten me with bodily harm especially when he was off his medication. I do believe that he was capable of taking another person's life. However, I discussed the lady with him on several occasions and these threats were never related to her. I also discussed the death with BSE and did not see any reaction, which would indicate his responsibility for it.
As I stated earlier, I have the final copy of Peques' writing. Quite honestly, very few publishers would have been interested in the book as it was filled with cuss words and bad language.
Ah...I had not read the speech before posting.
Peter this was Joan's talk at LANCER not COPA.
Now I remember why I know your name Tom. The press conference. I could not go.
Yes Jay choose to stay in the background. He felt he could do better research that way. He wanted no praise or to be in books. He was just a very secretive person. I believe in part because he was frightened of some of the stuff he was uncovering. For example Peques. The manuscript may be full of vulgar talk but J told me that Pegues had just contacted Wallace's sister and was to speak with her then suddenly he is dead, at 47, and a bunch of his stuff is missing. (Now where have we heard THAT before?) Jay did work with several people and they ripped him off. He shared his work if he trusted you. One such person made that horrible video. His name is eluding me at the moment but he became so nasty that I had to send him a legal cease and desist letter. The video was terrible. Another made money on a book and J never saw a dime. He was a very proud person and would NOT take any kind of charity. But work that was never paid for offended him greatly, and hurt him. In his last days I tried to leave a $20. on his computer desk, in an envelope. He mailed it back to me.
I look most forward to your book!!
Dawn