Carol Moore, author of The Davidian Massacre,  just shared with me
a letter she received from one of the nine surviving Branch Davidians 
being held unjustly [*] in prison, Livingstone Fagan.  Of particular 
distress to me is the fact that Livingstone reports that he is being 
physically abused and beaten routinely by prison officials. Recently 
he was beaten nearly to death and he fears for his life.

Carol allowed me to transcribe the following crucial details 
excerpted from Livingston's letter dated 09/28/96:

      .... the scars and bruises from threats and 
      physical assaults sustained since my arrival 
      June 20th '96, all of which I received at the 
      hands of prison officers. Last Thursday was 
      the worst yet. After continuously slamming my 
      head against a concrete, then metal structure, 
      followed by my body against a concrete floor 
      (the stated purpose being to get me to fear him), 
      this 300 lb officer then verbalized his intent 
      to kill me for my not cowering to his will.

      Ordinarily the above would be considered attempted 
      murder. In here it seems to be the norm -- The 
      inquisition continues. I had tended not to report 
      these incidents, not wanting to appear as though 
      I'm whining. I am not. This is only for informational 
      purposes. It is not uncommon for people to be killed 
      in these institutions and it be reported as self-
      inflicted. In the event of my premature death, I 
      think it prudent that there be someone independent 
      who is aware of the preceding.....thus averting 
      such fabrication.

There is no question that the letter is form Livingston Fagan, who 
has been in correspondence with Carol Moore. I am not sure, however, 
how the contents of this letter slipped past prison oversight. The 
first part contained nothing about abuse, nor did the final portion. 
A viewing of the letter, without careful reading, would reveal nothing 
out of the ordinary, no obvious plea for help.  The handwriting was 
consistent and orderly, so I can only assume that prison official in 
charge of letter oversight just gave it a quick once over and that 
was that -- if indeed they even bother with that much oversight.

Carol herself will soon be writing about this with important add-
itional info. My effort here is to get this info out immediately.

If you think the Davidians should be in prison, your living in 
a fantasy land severed entirely from fact,  fabricated by the 
FBI and relayed to us without question by the mass media. But 
even if the Davidians should be in prison, no civil society
can tolerate such abuse of prisoners reported by Livingstone 
Fagan. He should have independent medical oversight 
immediately, and then continuously.
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[*] http://www.erols.com/igoddard/appeal.htm

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