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WELCOME TO THE HOME PAGE OF THE WEBSITE DEDICATED TO TRUTH, AND JUSTICE FOR CHAD EVANS, WHO WAS WRONGLY CONVICTED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE IN 2001 OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER OF 21 MONTH-OLD KASSIDY BORTNER. Also, see Chad's SUPPORT GROUP FACEBOOK PAGE and FOLLOW him on two Twitter Accts: ChadEvans2 and ChristineGagne1 On this Page: New material on site Introduction to the case - key documents Mission, Goals, Methods and Beliefs & Assumptions New material on site: 15 May 2012. Following his successful polygraph test, Chad Evans renews his requests to the New England Innocence Project and to Centurion Ministries for assistance in letters dated May 5, 2012. See "Latest News." 12 May 2012. Los Angeles Times article about Craig Watkins, the groundbreaking Dallas District Attorney whose great-grandfather was executed (wrongly?) in 1932 for murder, and who established the first Conviction Integrity Unit. See Links to Articles - Wrongful Convictions, National. 10 May 2012. Wall Street Journal publishes article about the increasing number of prosecutor-led efforts to exonerate the innocent. [Will New Hampshire join them?] See Links to Articles - Wrongful Convictions, National. 6 May 2012. Foster's Daily Democrat publishes article about the results of Chad Evans's polygraph examination. See "Links to Articles - Chad Evans, post 2002" 2 May 2012. Full report of Monday, April 30 polygraph examination. Also, media release. See "Latest News." 30 April 2012. Chad Evans passed a polygraph examination today, with "No Deception Indicated." The full report will be available in a day or two See "Latest News." and "Online Comments" 11 April 2012. New York State to establish a CONVICTION REVIEW BUREAU, the first of the 50 states to have such a statewide unit. See Links to Articles - Wrongful Convictions, National. 4 April 2012. Chad's letters from prison for 2010 and 2011 published at Amazon.com as Volumes 2 and 3 of EYE CONTACT - The Mysterious Death in 2000 of Kassidy Bortner: Letters from a Wrongly Convicted Man in New Hampshire State Prison. See "Latest News."and "Books about Chad Evans and Wrongful Convictions" Both volumes are available as paperbacks or in Kindle format. 31 March 2012. New Hampshire Supreme Court issued its ruling on March 16 in the State vs. Nicole Belonga case, upholding the manslaughter verdict for her daughter's death. The opinion is posted in the "Related Cases and Websites" section of this website, "subsection 4. Websites and cases related to Shaken Baby Syndrome," along with newspaper articles and Chad's notes on the Court's verdict. See "Related Cases and Websites" 25 March 2012. ERRORS/CORRECTIONS document created for book, EYE CONTACT. See below, at Key Document 18 and at section: "Books about Chad and other Wrongful Convictions" 21 March 2012. Jonathan Moore exonerated in Illinois from murder charges on prosecutor/police initiative. See Links to Articles - Wrongful Convictions, National 18 March 2012. Twelve year old Braden Reed writes letter to Governor Lynch in support of Chad. See the "Latest News" and "Students Write" sections. 15 March 2012. Chad Evans memoir about work history discovered. Written privately for his father and son in October 2011, the work was permitted by Chad's father to be published on the website. See "Latest News." 8 March 2012. Ernest Lopez is released on bail, with a new trial pending. See Links to Articles - Wrongful Convictions, National for this story and for the 28 June 2011 story about his conviction for killing Isis Vas, for whom he was babysitting. 29 February 2012. Chad Evans Committee sends emails to NH Senators and Congressmen supporting National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2011. See "Latest News." 16 February 2012. Mario Phillips, now an inmate in the NH State Prison, completed an AFFIDAVIT about his observations of an altercation between Chad and another Strafford County Jail inmate on Saturday, December 15, 2001, during Chad's trial. See "Latest News." or "Chronology." 11 February 2012. New bail hearing ordered in Alex Stolte case in Vermont. See Links to Articles - Wrongful Convictions, National 8 February 2012. Chad's December 2011 letters to Morrison Bonpasse are added to Key Document #11 (below). This brings total pages for the two years of letters to 691. 15 January 2012. New photos of Chad, Aliza and Nicole at the Who IS Chad Evans - Sentence and Prison Life section.
Introduction to the case - key documents Several key documents for understanding the case are presented and linked below are recommended, and for a quick introduction to Chad Evans' case. 1. Summary of the Chad Evans case (based on what was formerly the "under construction" page) (2 pages) (Rev. 10/11). See also Chad's FOUR-PAGE APPLICATION for assistance to Centurion Ministries for a summary of his case. 2. How Chad Evans was wrongly convicted (2 pages) (Rev. 10/11) 3. The REPORT of the Voice Stress Analysis lie detector test. The report concluded, "After analyzing all of the circumstances and the test results, it was concluded that Mr. Evans was a cooperative, sincere individual who eagerly submitted to VSA testing which revealed No Deception Indicated (NDI) on his part." See Chad's QUESTIONS AND CHAD'S ACTUAL ANSWERS "No" to the examiner's questions. See also PROPOSED QUESTIONS which Chad brought to the examination, in case the examiner needed additional questions. 4. Nearly all the "Physical Contact between Chad Evans and Kassidy Bortner" between Chad and Kassidy were playful and nurturing, which is not what the jury heard. (Rev. 20 July 2011) (5 pages) 5. Chad Evans and the tragic death of Kassidy Bortner (2 pages) (Rev. 10/11) 6. Indictments, Verdicts and Sentences In chronological order of alleged offenses, are presented 11 charges. Chad Evans was found guilty of 8 and not guilty of 3. (4 pages) 7. Spreadsheet: Who was alone with Kassidy Bortner during last 24 hours. This document shows that during Kassidy's last 24 hours, Amanda Bortner was alone with her for 3 hours, and Jeff Marshall for 6 hours and 10 minutes and Chad Evans for 30 minutes. The information is also presented in a WORD document. Also presented is an ANALYSIS of the number of hours Chad Evans wasalone with Kassidy from October 1 until her death: 10 1/2. 8. In his police interview on 9 November, Chad Evans described the incident the previous evening where he tossed a "hard rubber ball" or "starter baseball" to his son, Kyle, who hit it into the left eye of Kassidy Bortner. During the investigation and Chad Evans and Amanda Bortner trials of the case, the references to this "ball" were varied and uncertain. See INVESTIGATION REFERENCES TO BALL and TRIAL REFERENCES TO BALL. 9. In June 2010, Chad Evans reviewed the transcript of his 9 November 2000 interrogation and he added comments and explanations. ANNOTATED INTERROGATION TRANSCRIPT See (REV. 6/14/10) The video of his interrogation is linked in the "Investigations" section at the "Maine State Police" paragraph for 7:10 p.m. 10. Physical contact between Chad Evans and Amanda Bortner. Their love and relationship was full of physical contact, which puts the allegations of "assault" by Chad into perspective. See PHYSICAL CONTACTS WITH AMANDA. Rev. 2/12 11. This document contains the "Letters from New Hampshire State Prison." letters sent, beginning in January 2010, by Chad Evans to Morrison Bonpasse, his friend, advocate and private investigator. The 730 pages of will be linked. To see the photos, click on the link, or open a different window and go to the "Who IS Chad Evans?" Section and then click on "Photographs from 'LETTERS FROM NH PRISON' " for each of the numbered photos. 12. The foundation for the Arrest Warrant for Chad Evans and for the Search Warrant to search his home were the Affidavits of Sgt. White of 10 November 2000 and 11 November 2000, respectively. In 2010, Chad Evans annotated Sgt. White's 11 November affidavit with his understanding of the facts. See Chad-Annotated Sgt. White Affidavit. 13. Documents and information not available to the jury at the Trial of Chad Evans a. 22 March 2001 DNA Test of the blood underneath Kassidy's ten fingernails. b. Six Page Report of pediatric medical exam of Kassidy on 10 August 2000. c. Report of orthopedic surgeon examination of Kassidy on 11 September 2000. d. Photograph of Kassidy and Amanda Bortner on Friday, 20 October 2000. e. 5 November 2000 Date (previously not specified) of family gathering with Chad and Kassidy at home of his sister, Nicole in Belmont, NH for most of the day, Sunday. 14. Analysis of the accuracy of the State's closing statement in Chad's trial. For Chad's analysis of the closing statement see his ANNOTATIONS of True, False and T/F with each statement. 15. Jeff Marshall was asked to write a Statement on November 9 for the police. Presented here are his Handwritten statement and a Rekeyed WORD copy of that statement. Also here are Chad's November 2000, LETTER TO HIS ATTORNEYS, written shortly after his release on bail, and Amanda's "My Life Story" which she wrote in the late Winter/Early Spring of 2000. 16. "Kassidy Photo Album June-Oct 2000" Photos of Kassidy from June to October, 2000. There are no known photographs of her in November. 17. "Reasons for a New Trial and Re-Investigation of Chad Evans case" This document lists in summary form the reasons why Chad's case should be re-investigated, and why the first trial was sufficiently flawed to warrant a new trial. 18. EYE CONTACT - The Mysterious Death in 2000 in Maine of Kassidy Bortner and the Wrongful Conviction of Chad Evans in New Hampshire revised as of 25 September 2011. See also, ERROR/CORRECTION update as of 25 March 2012. The letters from Chad to Morrison Bonpasse have been published as Volumes 2 and 3 of EYE CONTACT. Volume 2: Eye Contact, Volume 2: Letters 2010 from a Wrongly Convicted man in New Hampshire State Prison Volume 3: Eye Contact, Volume 3: Letters 2011 from a Wrongly Convicted man in New Hampshire State Prison
The Chad Evans Wrongly Convicted Committee is dedicated to the truth, and justice for Chad Evans. To find and present to the people and government of New Hampshire the truth about Chad Evans. That truth will lead reasonable people to see that he was wrongly convicted of murdering Kassidy Bortner. We will find and present the several possible alternate causes of Kassidy Bortner's tragic death. GOALS. To achieve one or more of the following: - The judicial exoneration of Chad Evans, and restoration of his reputation. - The withdrawal by the Attorney General of New Hampshire of the charges against Chad Evans - The reinvestigation of the death of Kassidy Bortner and, if applicable, the prosecution of the person or persons responsible. METHODS. To achieve the Mission and Goals above, the Committee will use as many methods of communication and persuasion as possible. Such methods will include: - Working with attorneys in the state and Federal Courts to overturn the conviction. - Building a website, www.chadevanswronglyconvicted.org - Writing a comprehensive book about the case. - Writing letters to, and meeting with, elected and appointed government officials. - Letter writing to the media.- Encouraging articles in the press and radio and television. - Continuing the investigation of the case and relentlessly pursuing the truth. - Circulating a public petition. - Polling the public. - Holding public and private meetings for communication and persuasion. - Developing multi-media means of telling the truth about the case, including music and video. BELIEFS AND ASSUMPTIONS - The truth shall set wrongly convicted people free. - Through honest discussion, with respect for all parties and viewpoints, the truth can emerge. - Everyone in New Hampshire wants justice. - Everyone can help in the pursuit of truth and justice in the Chad Evans Case - The men and women in New Hampshire law enforcement are strongly motivated to seek justice. - No one in New Hampshire wants an innocent person to be imprisoned for a crime s/he did not commit. - If there is a person, or persons, responsible for intentional or criminally negligent acts which caused the death of Kassidy Bortner, s/he or they should be prosecuted and punished. To assist all those who are considering the problem of Truth and Justice for Chad Evans, the following rating scale of percent/belief is presented: Percent (%) of certainty of non-involvement. 100---99.9---99---90---80---70---60---50---40---30---20---10---1---.1---0 |-------------------NOT GUILTY-----------------------------------------| |-GLTY-| Below are explanations of the percentages: Chad Evans..... 100% - did not kill Kassidy Bortner, absolutely not, with total certainty. NOT GUILTY 99.9% - did not kill Kassidy Bortner, with much certainty. NOT GUILTY 99% - did not kill Kassidy Bortner, with some certainty. NOT GUILTY 90% - very likely did not kill Kassidy Bortner. NOT GUILTY 80% - probably did not kill Kassidy Bortner. NOT GUILTY 70% - might not have killed Kassidy Bortner. NOT GUILTY 60% - possibly did not kill Kassidy Bortner. NOT GUILTY 50% - Undecided. Don't have an opinion. NOT GUILTY 40% - possibly did kill Kassidy Bortner. NOT GUILTY 30% - might have killed Kassidy Bortner. NOT GUILTY 20% - probably did kill Kassidy Bortner. NOT GUILTY 10% - very likely did kill Kassidy Bortner. NOT GUILTY 1% - did kill Kassidy Bortner, with some certainty. NOT GUILTY .1% - did kill Kassidy Bortner, beyond a reasonable doubt. GUILTY 0% - did kill Kassidy Bortner, absolutely, with total certainty. GUILTY QUESTION: Where are YOU on this chart? It's expected that the more people learn about the case, the further up/or left on the scale they come. The Committee is working to get the facts of the case into the hands and minds of as many people as possible, especially people in the media and the Government of the State of New Hampshire. It is seeking to get the story of Chad evans told throughout New Hampshire and the country by creating this web site and distributing the information through other national and local media.Errors, mistakes? Please let us know.As we are committed to the truth and to justice, we do our best to present the truth. If there are any errors on the website, please let us know, by email to Chad Evans Wrongly Convicted Committee This is especially true if you believe there are any errors or mistakes in any statements or representations by Chad Evans. To our knowledge, there are none - as he is an innocent man.Funds and Contributions In addition for funds to do that work, funds are needed for the next series of legal efforts. Please send contributions to help the campaign for justice for Chad Evans to the following address: Chad Evans Wrongly Convicted Committee 71 Sullivan Street Keene, NH 03431 Petition for Investigation Help us with the campaign to circulate a Petition for a Re-Investigation of the Chad Evans case. To see a draft (as of February 2010 of the Petition, click on Petition (or, to enter your name online, go to Petition for Investigation) Also available is a two-page (summary of the facts) showing that Chad Evans did not kill Kassidy Bortner in November, 2000. Count of visits to this site since 28 April 2010.
For feedback or questions about the website or about the case in general please contact Morrison Bonpasse by phone at 207-586-6078 or EMAIL Photos from left to right: 1. Chad Evans and his son Kyle at a Little League game where his half-brother, Brent, was playing. (See "Chronology" for 10 June 2000. Photo was taken by Chad's mother, Pam.) 2. Chad Evans' son, Kyle, and Kassidy Bortner and Amanda Bortner, on 22 June 2000, at York Wild Animal Kingdom. Chad Evans took the photo. (The prairie dog was in another photo. See PHOTO) (See "Chronology" for 22 June 2000.) 4. Kassidy Caitlyn Bortner in the kitchen at home approximately in October 2000, about 4-6 weeks before she died. See the full photo in the "Amanda and Kassidy" subsection of the 'Who IS Chad Evans?' section. Either Amanda or Chad took the photo. |
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