School of Humans at.

School of Humans at.

The this is where It's hiking me.

The this is where It's hiking me.

Were headed down to Sabine County, Texas, to the place where on December thirteenth, twenty twenty, there was a massive explosion on Toledo Ben Lake. The houseboat belonging to sixty four year old Doug Janis, a well known commercial cat fisherman, at three point twenty two Echo Ridge went up in flames. Firefighters and paramedics rushed to the boat, but it was too late. By the time they got there, the walls had caved in and the boat was reduced to some floating debris, a pile of ashes, and the charred remains of a man. Doug Janis was found dead inside that boat. At first, police assumed that it had been some kind of freak accident, maybe a propane leak, but then the medical examiner found the two bullets in the back of Doug's head. Doug Janis had been murdered. His much younger wife, April May Janis, was nowhere to be found. A witness told police that they saw April in her blue truck leaving the scene shortly before it blew up. And as we also said last week, we found out that April's mother, Anna, had died of a fatal gunshot wound to the head, another mysterious death that was never fully explained.

Were headed down to Sabine County, Texas, to the place where on December thirteenth, twenty twenty, there was a massive explosion on Toledo Ben Lake. The houseboat belonging to sixty four year old Doug Janis, a well known commercial cat fisherman, at three point twenty two Echo Ridge went up in flames. Firefighters and paramedics rushed to the boat, but it was too late. By the time they got there, the walls had caved in and the boat was reduced to some floating debris, a pile of ashes, and the charred remains of a man. Doug Janis was found dead inside that boat. At first, police assumed that it had been some kind of freak accident, maybe a propane leak, but then the medical examiner found the two bullets in the back of Doug's head. Doug Janis had been murdered. His much younger wife, April May Janis, was nowhere to be found. A witness told police that they saw April in her blue truck leaving the scene shortly before it blew up. And as we also said last week, we found out that April's mother, Anna, had died of a fatal gunshot wound to the head, another mysterious death that was never fully explained.

When we reached out to people about.

When we reached out to people about.

Doug Janis's death, a lot of them said they wanted to talk to us, but they were scared. They told us that people kept dying around them and places kept burning down, and that no one was arrested or charged. They said that right there in Sabine County, people were getting away with murder and they didn't want to be next. My research assistant Amy and I headed down to East Texas. This was going to be a wild ride. I'm Catherine Townsend. Over the past five years of making my true crime podcast, Helen Gone, I have learned that there is no such thing as a small town where murder never happened. I have received hundreds of messages from people all around the country asking for help with an unsolved murder that's affected them, their families, and their communities. If you have a case you'd like me and my team to look into, you can reach out to us at our Helen Gone Murder line at six seven eight seven four four six one four five. That's six seven eight seven four four six one four five, or you can send us a message on Instagram at Helen Gonepod. This is Helen Gone Murder Line.

Doug Janis's death, a lot of them said they wanted to talk to us, but they were scared. They told us that people kept dying around them and places kept burning down, and that no one was arrested or charged. They said that right there in Sabine County, people were getting away with murder and they didn't want to be next. My research assistant Amy and I headed down to East Texas. This was going to be a wild ride. I'm Catherine Townsend. Over the past five years of making my true crime podcast, Helen Gone, I have learned that there is no such thing as a small town where murder never happened. I have received hundreds of messages from people all around the country asking for help with an unsolved murder that's affected them, their families, and their communities. If you have a case you'd like me and my team to look into, you can reach out to us at our Helen Gone Murder line at six seven eight seven four four six one four five. That's six seven eight seven four four six one four five, or you can send us a message on Instagram at Helen Gonepod. This is Helen Gone Murder Line.

All right, one more time.

All right, one more time.

We wake up in Sabine County, Texas. We stayed on the Louisiana side the night before. We're trying to find leeds on the witness.

We wake up in Sabine County, Texas. We stayed on the Louisiana side the night before. We're trying to find leeds on the witness.

This is the bridge that divides Texas and Louisiana across the water. And if you believe that April committed this crime, she would have had to cross this bridge, and the fire department would have had to cross this bridge as well.

This is the bridge that divides Texas and Louisiana across the water. And if you believe that April committed this crime, she would have had to cross this bridge, and the fire department would have had to cross this bridge as well.

And it's a long bridge.

And it's a long bridge.

Yeah, And looking out over the lake, it reminds me of driving over the bridge at Mobile, Alabama, where you're looking out over the bay, because it is the biggest lake I've ever receive.

Yeah, And looking out over the lake, it reminds me of driving over the bridge at Mobile, Alabama, where you're looking out over the bay, because it is the biggest lake I've ever receive.

So he was murdered on this side. Yes, he was killed in Texas, and she lived on the other side. She lived in Louisiana, Okay. And is this the only way to cross this? Is that one of the things we're gonna ask her. I believe, So look at all these trees on the middle of the water.

So he was murdered on this side. Yes, he was killed in Texas, and she lived on the other side. She lived in Louisiana, Okay. And is this the only way to cross this? Is that one of the things we're gonna ask her. I believe, So look at all these trees on the middle of the water.

That's true, And I believe there was only a limited number of ways that you could leave where he actually lived.

That's true, And I believe there was only a limited number of ways that you could leave where he actually lived.

There's the neighborhood in one mile. The destination is on your left the lake house.

There's the neighborhood in one mile. The destination is on your left the lake house.

We saw in April's arrest affidavit, which was the one piece of information we were able to obtain through a foyer request, that there had been at least one witness, a person who said they saw April leaving the crime scene on the night of Doug's murder. We also saw on social media that a first responder who had gone to the scene posted about another witness, someone else who said they saw a vehicle speeding away from the houseboat right before it basically blew up. Today we're meeting someone someone who lived in the same neighborhood as Doug in April and had known April since she was ten years old. This person had a family member who saw the fire on the houseboat. That family member called the witness, and I'm not sure I've ever heard about anything like this before. The witness watched on FaceTime the houseboat while it was burning down, so they actually saw the fire. They called the police, but considering everything that has happened since then, they're scared. Our witness would only talk to us in person. They said they wanted to look us in the eyes first. They were open about the fact that they're scared of April and whoever else may have been involved in Doug's unsoul murder. We're meeting at a tackle shop where Doug went every day to have lunch. It's a place where he was happy and he had a lot of friends. We were finding out more and more information about April Janis. Like Doug, a lot of her background was kind of a mystery, and there seemed to be huge pieces of missing time, huge gaps in her story. April grew up just a few doors down from Doug Janis. Doug didn't move to the area until around two thousand and three. She lived with her father, Bob Thompson, and her mother Anna. Bob Thompson wrote a book which he self published, called A Different Ballgame Now. In that book, he described in detail what happened the night April's mom was shot, and his version of events. We'll get more into that later, but we've talked to some of the other people who are around that night, and let's just say we will be taking everything that Bob says with a massive grain of salt. Bob passed away in twenty twenty three. So these are direct excerpts from the book. They're his words being read by an actor. Bob starts his story when he moved to the area of Toledo Bend in nineteen seventy four. In this story, basically, Bob blames everything that happened to him on what he described as the shady characters who live there. Back then, he had gotten into a motorcycle accident which caused permanent nerve damage to his left arm. Eventually he had the arm amputated because of the pain he was going through. This earned him a reputation locally as a one armed motorcycle man, which he seemed to relish. He was married, but that marriage ended. Then he said he married a second time. He claims that that marriage fell apart when he found his wife with a sixteen year old boy in a motel room. Now again, and I can't stress this enough. This is his version of events. This is Bob's version of events. So as we go on, I think you'll see a pattern of him taking zero accountability.

We saw in April's arrest affidavit, which was the one piece of information we were able to obtain through a foyer request, that there had been at least one witness, a person who said they saw April leaving the crime scene on the night of Doug's murder. We also saw on social media that a first responder who had gone to the scene posted about another witness, someone else who said they saw a vehicle speeding away from the houseboat right before it basically blew up. Today we're meeting someone someone who lived in the same neighborhood as Doug in April and had known April since she was ten years old. This person had a family member who saw the fire on the houseboat. That family member called the witness, and I'm not sure I've ever heard about anything like this before. The witness watched on FaceTime the houseboat while it was burning down, so they actually saw the fire. They called the police, but considering everything that has happened since then, they're scared. Our witness would only talk to us in person. They said they wanted to look us in the eyes first. They were open about the fact that they're scared of April and whoever else may have been involved in Doug's unsoul murder. We're meeting at a tackle shop where Doug went every day to have lunch. It's a place where he was happy and he had a lot of friends. We were finding out more and more information about April Janis. Like Doug, a lot of her background was kind of a mystery, and there seemed to be huge pieces of missing time, huge gaps in her story. April grew up just a few doors down from Doug Janis. Doug didn't move to the area until around two thousand and three. She lived with her father, Bob Thompson, and her mother Anna. Bob Thompson wrote a book which he self published, called A Different Ballgame Now. In that book, he described in detail what happened the night April's mom was shot, and his version of events. We'll get more into that later, but we've talked to some of the other people who are around that night, and let's just say we will be taking everything that Bob says with a massive grain of salt. Bob passed away in twenty twenty three. So these are direct excerpts from the book. They're his words being read by an actor. Bob starts his story when he moved to the area of Toledo Bend in nineteen seventy four. In this story, basically, Bob blames everything that happened to him on what he described as the shady characters who live there. Back then, he had gotten into a motorcycle accident which caused permanent nerve damage to his left arm. Eventually he had the arm amputated because of the pain he was going through. This earned him a reputation locally as a one armed motorcycle man, which he seemed to relish. He was married, but that marriage ended. Then he said he married a second time. He claims that that marriage fell apart when he found his wife with a sixteen year old boy in a motel room. Now again, and I can't stress this enough. This is his version of events. This is Bob's version of events. So as we go on, I think you'll see a pattern of him taking zero accountability.

It seems like.

It seems like.

When he's narrating, he's always the victim. In his story, Bob said he had a turbulent childhood. He discovered when he was an adult that his father had actually had a whole secret second family. So after his second divorce, Bob got a small settlement from his motorcycle accident. He was forty five years old at this point and ready to start a new life. That's when his father gave him a piece of property in East Texas at Pine Lake Reservoir. In the book By the Way, Bob uses aliases so Doug, Janie is Augie and Terry. Doug's wife at the time is Sherry. He calls April his daughter June, and his wife Anna is Barb. He said that he met Anna, April's mother at the dentist's office by chance.

When he's narrating, he's always the victim. In his story, Bob said he had a turbulent childhood. He discovered when he was an adult that his father had actually had a whole secret second family. So after his second divorce, Bob got a small settlement from his motorcycle accident. He was forty five years old at this point and ready to start a new life. That's when his father gave him a piece of property in East Texas at Pine Lake Reservoir. In the book By the Way, Bob uses aliases so Doug, Janie is Augie and Terry. Doug's wife at the time is Sherry. He calls April his daughter June, and his wife Anna is Barb. He said that he met Anna, April's mother at the dentist's office by chance.

It was the summer of nineteen eighty nine.

It was the summer of nineteen eighty nine.

He had drunk some lake water and gotten a severe toothache from it. Anna was at the dentist with her mom. He and Anna started chatting. He got her phone number, even though he believed that because she was only twenty four, she was probably too young for him. But even with the twenty one year age difference, they fell in love. They started dating. Anna had just got back from training for the Coastguard, but she was rejected because she couldn't swim the required distance, even though Bob said she was very athletic, Anne a skilled markswoman.

He had drunk some lake water and gotten a severe toothache from it. Anna was at the dentist with her mom. He and Anna started chatting. He got her phone number, even though he believed that because she was only twenty four, she was probably too young for him. But even with the twenty one year age difference, they fell in love. They started dating. Anna had just got back from training for the Coastguard, but she was rejected because she couldn't swim the required distance, even though Bob said she was very athletic, Anne a skilled markswoman.

Things got serious fast.

Things got serious fast.

Anna found out out that she was pregnant, so they married on July fourth, nineteen eighty nine. April was born on December twenty first of that same year. So Bob is describing April's childhood is troubled. And it's interesting because he kind of described the source of their troubles as multiple issues with the Pine Harbor Property Owners Association. Mainly they seem to involve Bob's refusal to pay dues, his insistence that this was unfair and he.

Anna found out out that she was pregnant, so they married on July fourth, nineteen eighty nine. April was born on December twenty first of that same year. So Bob is describing April's childhood is troubled. And it's interesting because he kind of described the source of their troubles as multiple issues with the Pine Harbor Property Owners Association. Mainly they seem to involve Bob's refusal to pay dues, his insistence that this was unfair and he.

Believed people were out to get him.

Believed people were out to get him.

I won't get into all these petty disputes he had with the homeowners association because it is a long story and a lot of it has no real connection to Anna's death, but I do think it's important to note Bob and many others did describe some real issues with discrimination in that area. There are two sides to the subdivision, Bob's side with many modest trailer homes and the house side, with more traditional lakefront properties. On the house side amusing air quotes here, the yards are mode and things look more orderly in general, and according to to Bob, the house side people look down on the people who lived on the trailer side. Here's what he wrote in the book. They're his words being read by an actor.

I won't get into all these petty disputes he had with the homeowners association because it is a long story and a lot of it has no real connection to Anna's death, but I do think it's important to note Bob and many others did describe some real issues with discrimination in that area. There are two sides to the subdivision, Bob's side with many modest trailer homes and the house side, with more traditional lakefront properties. On the house side amusing air quotes here, the yards are mode and things look more orderly in general, and according to to Bob, the house side people look down on the people who lived on the trailer side. Here's what he wrote in the book. They're his words being read by an actor.

The associations spent their dues on the house side of the subdivision and called those trailer trash in their little board meetings. Their streets were in good shape and ours were potholes.

The associations spent their dues on the house side of the subdivision and called those trailer trash in their little board meetings. Their streets were in good shape and ours were potholes.

Bob talked about how April loved to draw as a child. She was constantly making pictures and coloring. She was a tomboy. She loved riding motorcycles and helping her dad with stuff around the house. Now, I do want to say that I find it very odd reading this book that Bob spends nearly as much time talking about his tax problems with the homeowners association and weird petty financial stuff as he does about his wife's death. This, to me, is incredibly bizarre, given that he's writing this book about his daughter possibly being involved in his wife's death. That's a huge bombshell, and he kind of buries the lead under a lot of these petty tax problems. The tone of the book honestly feels like at times for me. Kind of one big pity party from Bob. Bob talked more about how April hung around the subdivision. He said it was mostly a neighborhood of retired people at that point, so he said April had a hard time finding friends her own age. He said his marriage to Anna was very happy. They were constantly together, fishing and hanging out on the lake. He also refers to using babysitters for April so he could spend some quality time with Anna. And then he said this about the babysitters, which I immediately found odd.

Bob talked about how April loved to draw as a child. She was constantly making pictures and coloring. She was a tomboy. She loved riding motorcycles and helping her dad with stuff around the house. Now, I do want to say that I find it very odd reading this book that Bob spends nearly as much time talking about his tax problems with the homeowners association and weird petty financial stuff as he does about his wife's death. This, to me, is incredibly bizarre, given that he's writing this book about his daughter possibly being involved in his wife's death. That's a huge bombshell, and he kind of buries the lead under a lot of these petty tax problems. The tone of the book honestly feels like at times for me. Kind of one big pity party from Bob. Bob talked more about how April hung around the subdivision. He said it was mostly a neighborhood of retired people at that point, so he said April had a hard time finding friends her own age. He said his marriage to Anna was very happy. They were constantly together, fishing and hanging out on the lake. He also refers to using babysitters for April so he could spend some quality time with Anna. And then he said this about the babysitters, which I immediately found odd.

They were always hugging her and buying her prisons and such.

They were always hugging her and buying her prisons and such.

Now this could have just been an innocent comment about some friendly neighbors, as Bob paints it, but in my opinion, this statement takes on a pretty sinister meaning given what happened next. April had a hard time at school. Bob said she was harassed by both teachers and students. He blamed the teacher who lived on the house side. April was also being bullied on the bus by other kids, so her parents ended up driving her to school themselves, and she did not always make it there. Apparently, April was absent a lot other sources have told us April was having trouble at school for another reason. By the way, this is not meant to be any sort of a diagnosis. I have never met April, and I do not know what she was experiencing, but several people we talked to said that as a child, April appeared to have some kind of learning difficulties. They believe that's why she was bullied. Bob's everyone was against his mentality means that as you read through this book, he never takes any accountability for April's welfare. For example, when he talks about April riding the bus, Bob said April was getting carsick for some reason. He said the bus driver tried moving her upfront and multiple other things, but the bottom line was April kept throwing up, so she had to stop riding the bus for that reason. As I read through this, I can't help thinking maybe she was having severe anxiety for other reasons. One Facebook commenter who was at school with April said that April used to hiss at other children. Another one said April would come to school dirty, that kids would tease her because of her hygiene. When I read those comments, my heart breaks for that little girl. That must have been so hard for her and so lonely. Bob bought April her first gun at age ten, a two twenty three caliber rifle for deer hunting. He said she was a good shot, but she wasn't much of a deer hunter. She thought the deer were too pretty and innocent, so she mainly stuck to target shooting, with occasional squirrels and birds. He and April hung out with a man in his sixties in their neighborhood, who he called Paul. Bob talked about an incident with Paul in his book, Remember He's calling April his daughter June.

Now this could have just been an innocent comment about some friendly neighbors, as Bob paints it, but in my opinion, this statement takes on a pretty sinister meaning given what happened next. April had a hard time at school. Bob said she was harassed by both teachers and students. He blamed the teacher who lived on the house side. April was also being bullied on the bus by other kids, so her parents ended up driving her to school themselves, and she did not always make it there. Apparently, April was absent a lot other sources have told us April was having trouble at school for another reason. By the way, this is not meant to be any sort of a diagnosis. I have never met April, and I do not know what she was experiencing, but several people we talked to said that as a child, April appeared to have some kind of learning difficulties. They believe that's why she was bullied. Bob's everyone was against his mentality means that as you read through this book, he never takes any accountability for April's welfare. For example, when he talks about April riding the bus, Bob said April was getting carsick for some reason. He said the bus driver tried moving her upfront and multiple other things, but the bottom line was April kept throwing up, so she had to stop riding the bus for that reason. As I read through this, I can't help thinking maybe she was having severe anxiety for other reasons. One Facebook commenter who was at school with April said that April used to hiss at other children. Another one said April would come to school dirty, that kids would tease her because of her hygiene. When I read those comments, my heart breaks for that little girl. That must have been so hard for her and so lonely. Bob bought April her first gun at age ten, a two twenty three caliber rifle for deer hunting. He said she was a good shot, but she wasn't much of a deer hunter. She thought the deer were too pretty and innocent, so she mainly stuck to target shooting, with occasional squirrels and birds. He and April hung out with a man in his sixties in their neighborhood, who he called Paul. Bob talked about an incident with Paul in his book, Remember He's calling April his daughter June.

June told me Paul had grabbed her and kissed her and got his saliva in her mouth, and it was nasty and had a tobacco smell. I asked her why she didn't tell me then, and she said she was afraid of what I might do to him. Well, there when our friendship.

June told me Paul had grabbed her and kissed her and got his saliva in her mouth, and it was nasty and had a tobacco smell. I asked her why she didn't tell me then, and she said she was afraid of what I might do to him. Well, there when our friendship.

Not exactly the caring father. Instead of immediately calling the authorities or doing anything to protect his daughter, he basically blamed her for ending his friendship. April never had many friends, but she did have her horses. Bob wrote that she had a natural talent for horses. They even bought one from a neighbor one that was totally wild, but April was able to ride the horse. She showed real gentleness and compassion, even after one of her horses kicked her and she broke her arm. She had a cast on that arm for six weeks, but right after that she went back to riding horses. As April grew up, they seemed to be, at least according to Bob, a happy family. People have told us that Anna and Bob were together constantly. They said Bob seemed to adore his wife. Bob described Anna as a positive and friendly person who had a special love for hummingbirds. Apparently, they would I write up to Anna and she could get them to land on her fingers.

Not exactly the caring father. Instead of immediately calling the authorities or doing anything to protect his daughter, he basically blamed her for ending his friendship. April never had many friends, but she did have her horses. Bob wrote that she had a natural talent for horses. They even bought one from a neighbor one that was totally wild, but April was able to ride the horse. She showed real gentleness and compassion, even after one of her horses kicked her and she broke her arm. She had a cast on that arm for six weeks, but right after that she went back to riding horses. As April grew up, they seemed to be, at least according to Bob, a happy family. People have told us that Anna and Bob were together constantly. They said Bob seemed to adore his wife. Bob described Anna as a positive and friendly person who had a special love for hummingbirds. Apparently, they would I write up to Anna and she could get them to land on her fingers.

Bob said.

Bob said.

The family first met Doug Janis when Doug moved to their neighborhood in two thousand and three. Doug was married, but separated from his wife Terry. In the book Remember, Bob called Doug Aggie.

The family first met Doug Janis when Doug moved to their neighborhood in two thousand and three. Doug was married, but separated from his wife Terry. In the book Remember, Bob called Doug Aggie.

June was out in the yard and came over to see who else was here, and they were introduced. June had started filling out as a young lady and was a pretty girl, OGGI hugged her and told her how pretty she was and how lucky mom and dad are to have such a pretty daughter.

June was out in the yard and came over to see who else was here, and they were introduced. June had started filling out as a young lady and was a pretty girl, OGGI hugged her and told her how pretty she was and how lucky mom and dad are to have such a pretty daughter.

Now, I should say here, Doug's behavior with young women had already been noticed by other people in that neighborhood. We talked to another resident who wants to remain anonymous. They told us they banned Doug from their home after he saw their sixteen year old daughter and was staring at her super openly and in their opinion, being very creepy. After that, the parent told their teen they were never allowed to have Doug there without them home, and they told Doug if he shut up on that property without their premon they would shoot him on site. That's how blatant this person claimed Doug's behavior was, and that was on a first meeting. Bob seemed to notice right off that Doug had a maybe too friendly interest in his daughter.

Now, I should say here, Doug's behavior with young women had already been noticed by other people in that neighborhood. We talked to another resident who wants to remain anonymous. They told us they banned Doug from their home after he saw their sixteen year old daughter and was staring at her super openly and in their opinion, being very creepy. After that, the parent told their teen they were never allowed to have Doug there without them home, and they told Doug if he shut up on that property without their premon they would shoot him on site. That's how blatant this person claimed Doug's behavior was, and that was on a first meeting. Bob seemed to notice right off that Doug had a maybe too friendly interest in his daughter.

This guy had his share charisma to make everyone feel good, but he hugged our daughter for just a few seconds more than needed. A red flag should have been thrown because this guy was just too friendly. All he wanted to see my little body shop and he said he buys and sells and swaps all kind of stuff and need a repair and painting, and that he could make it worthwhile for me to do some work for him. Occasionally I said, yeah, we can do that, but it bothered me. He couldn't keep his eyes off June because he was forty six years old and June just turned thirteen.

This guy had his share charisma to make everyone feel good, but he hugged our daughter for just a few seconds more than needed. A red flag should have been thrown because this guy was just too friendly. All he wanted to see my little body shop and he said he buys and sells and swaps all kind of stuff and need a repair and painting, and that he could make it worthwhile for me to do some work for him. Occasionally I said, yeah, we can do that, but it bothered me. He couldn't keep his eyes off June because he was forty six years old and June just turned thirteen.

Despite Bob's reservations, he and Doug became friends. Anna and Bob would meet up with Doug to play Texas holding poker and barbecue fish and hang out on Doug's houseboat. Bob said Doug always flashed a lot of cash, but he said Doug didn't seem to have a nine to five job. Apparently, Doug supplied local restaurants with catfish and hustled a lot. Bob and others have stated that Doug Janis had powerful friends in Sabine County. One of Doug's best friends was a local Justice of the Peace. Another, according to Bob, was a judge. And according to Bob, this same JP friend, who he calls Jake Butts in the book, could take care of things for people, things like getting people out of d WI charges. Then there was the night that changed everything, and again the version of events and what went down totally depends on who is telling this story. It was September third, two thousand and four. On that night, Bob and Anna allowed their daughter April to go to the car races with Doug and another friend of his named Lester and Lester's wife. The races were supposed to be over and everyone was going to go home at around eleven PM, but April didn't come home two am. Anna was super worried. She called Lester and his wife. The wife said April and Doug had left their house hours earlier, so Anna and Bob wondered what they were doing after they left Lester's house and why they were presumably alone for all that time. Doug finally dropped April off between two thirty and three am that night, and by the next morning, Anna Thompson was dead. On September third, two thousand and four, thirteen year old April went to the races with some family friends of her parents, including Doug Janis, but Doug didn't drop her back home until after two am. According to Bob's version of events, when Doug dropped April off, he drove away fast before they had a chance to confront him, but they did confront April about what she and Doug were doing in the woods for all that time. According to Bob, Anna turned on her daughter. She screamed at her and grounded her. This part is shocking to me. April was in those woods with a much older man and a thirteen year old girl.

Despite Bob's reservations, he and Doug became friends. Anna and Bob would meet up with Doug to play Texas holding poker and barbecue fish and hang out on Doug's houseboat. Bob said Doug always flashed a lot of cash, but he said Doug didn't seem to have a nine to five job. Apparently, Doug supplied local restaurants with catfish and hustled a lot. Bob and others have stated that Doug Janis had powerful friends in Sabine County. One of Doug's best friends was a local Justice of the Peace. Another, according to Bob, was a judge. And according to Bob, this same JP friend, who he calls Jake Butts in the book, could take care of things for people, things like getting people out of d WI charges. Then there was the night that changed everything, and again the version of events and what went down totally depends on who is telling this story. It was September third, two thousand and four. On that night, Bob and Anna allowed their daughter April to go to the car races with Doug and another friend of his named Lester and Lester's wife. The races were supposed to be over and everyone was going to go home at around eleven PM, but April didn't come home two am. Anna was super worried. She called Lester and his wife. The wife said April and Doug had left their house hours earlier, so Anna and Bob wondered what they were doing after they left Lester's house and why they were presumably alone for all that time. Doug finally dropped April off between two thirty and three am that night, and by the next morning, Anna Thompson was dead. On September third, two thousand and four, thirteen year old April went to the races with some family friends of her parents, including Doug Janis, but Doug didn't drop her back home until after two am. According to Bob's version of events, when Doug dropped April off, he drove away fast before they had a chance to confront him, but they did confront April about what she and Doug were doing in the woods for all that time. According to Bob, Anna turned on her daughter. She screamed at her and grounded her. This part is shocking to me. April was in those woods with a much older man and a thirteen year old girl.

Cannot give consent.

Cannot give consent.

I am heartbroken at the way these parents treated her, especially considering that Bob claims Anna was also molested as a child.

I am heartbroken at the way these parents treated her, especially considering that Bob claims Anna was also molested as a child.

In his book, Bob wrote this.

In his book, Bob wrote this.

I went outside, hoping that it would end soon. I didn't realize that June might take this as me being a trader to her. From what I found out later, I guess my wife was shoving June up against the dining room wall to make June look her in the face. And the last thing I heard my wife say was if I ever catch you around that child molester again, I'll kill you. You understand me.

I went outside, hoping that it would end soon. I didn't realize that June might take this as me being a trader to her. From what I found out later, I guess my wife was shoving June up against the dining room wall to make June look her in the face. And the last thing I heard my wife say was if I ever catch you around that child molester again, I'll kill you. You understand me.

So, from what Bob said, they believed that Doug was a pedophile, and they made it April's fault. Bob describes what he said happened next early September.

So, from what Bob said, they believed that Doug was a pedophile, and they made it April's fault. Bob describes what he said happened next early September.

Nights in Texas were sometimes in the mid eighty degree range, and this night was no exception. I went upstairs to bed and was so glad it was all over. I had opened the windows and let the breeze come through the upstairs bedroom hours before because it was not going to be long until the sun would come up. I've always been an early riser, and by now I'd been up for about twenty hours and was pooped out with all the commotion for the last three or four hours. I got undressed and just dropped on the bed. It probably didn't take me long to fall fast asleep, since it was so hot. I usually slept naked as no one could walk in the room since it was upstairs. I woke to here screaming and crying and sobbing. It was June coming up the stairs. I hollered, what's wrong, and June said, come quick, Dad, I think mom's been shot. First, I ran to the dress drawers to get some underwear, but putting my hands on the dresser and feeling for the handle, I thought, what if she's on her last breath. She wasn't making a sound. I just thought, June will just have to not look.

Nights in Texas were sometimes in the mid eighty degree range, and this night was no exception. I went upstairs to bed and was so glad it was all over. I had opened the windows and let the breeze come through the upstairs bedroom hours before because it was not going to be long until the sun would come up. I've always been an early riser, and by now I'd been up for about twenty hours and was pooped out with all the commotion for the last three or four hours. I got undressed and just dropped on the bed. It probably didn't take me long to fall fast asleep, since it was so hot. I usually slept naked as no one could walk in the room since it was upstairs. I woke to here screaming and crying and sobbing. It was June coming up the stairs. I hollered, what's wrong, and June said, come quick, Dad, I think mom's been shot. First, I ran to the dress drawers to get some underwear, but putting my hands on the dresser and feeling for the handle, I thought, what if she's on her last breath. She wasn't making a sound. I just thought, June will just have to not look.

I felt.

I felt.

I didn't have time to go across the room to the light switch and come back to get dressed. I ran down the stairs and Mom was lying on the couch moaning. There was blood all over her pillow. I didn't remember saying anything, but I remember the deep pain in my body of fright. I started to move her head to one side, but couldn't see any wound, but there was a lot of blood everywhere, and it was already dark and puddled. I turned around and called nine to one one and told the police to get an ambulance here fast, because I thought my wife had been shot.

I didn't have time to go across the room to the light switch and come back to get dressed. I ran down the stairs and Mom was lying on the couch moaning. There was blood all over her pillow. I didn't remember saying anything, but I remember the deep pain in my body of fright. I started to move her head to one side, but couldn't see any wound, but there was a lot of blood everywhere, and it was already dark and puddled. I turned around and called nine to one one and told the police to get an ambulance here fast, because I thought my wife had been shot.

Bob said.

Bob said.

After that, he ran upstairs and got dressed, and then he called a friend of his, who he called Greg. This person lived next door to Doug. Greg and his wife were at Bob's house in less than five minutes.

After that, he ran upstairs and got dressed, and then he called a friend of his, who he called Greg. This person lived next door to Doug. Greg and his wife were at Bob's house in less than five minutes.

We asked June if she had seen or heard anything. She said she heard a loud bang, and when she came in the living room, Mom was lying on the couch moaning, and she came and got me.

We asked June if she had seen or heard anything. She said she heard a loud bang, and when she came in the living room, Mom was lying on the couch moaning, and she came and got me.

She said.

She said.

Later, when she went to the bathroom, she noticed the back door to the house trailer was wide open, and there was a gun lying in between the house and the back step. I went and looked for the gun, didn't see it, and came back to listen to Greg's wife and her questions and June's answers.

Later, when she went to the bathroom, she noticed the back door to the house trailer was wide open, and there was a gun lying in between the house and the back step. I went and looked for the gun, didn't see it, and came back to listen to Greg's wife and her questions and June's answers.

So by this point, Bob said that he was waiting for the ambulance but freaking out because they were fifteen miles from town. He worried that Anna would die before they got there.

So by this point, Bob said that he was waiting for the ambulance but freaking out because they were fifteen miles from town. He worried that Anna would die before they got there.

I tried to talk to her again and she was just moaning. And when I tried to turn her head to get a better look, there was a pile of blood on both sides of her head and one eye was pointed in a different direction. Within the next few minutes, there were at least eight deputies all over the house, moving around looking under beds, in closets, and even in drawers. June and I were standing at the dining room table being questioned as the others were looking at everything in the house. Greg and his wife were outside standing by the garage. The emergency team of two men came in with a stretcher and let my wife's head just hang down as they dragged her off the couch. I thought, how unprofessional is this? It was still dark outside, and I heard June hollering, Dad, Dad, look what I found out in the garden. She was holding our new rifle and walked towards me to give it to me, and I said, June, you shouldn't be touching that, and took it from her using all my thumb and one finger on the front side. I took it in the dining room and placed it in a corner of the room, just outside the door. Two of the deputies came over, and one picked it up and took it in the kitchen and took the tube out of the magazine and poured all the shells out on the little cutting board table in the kitchen. I noticed a whole pile of twenty two shells come out of it, and some rolled off the table on on the floor. The other deputy picked them up and put them back in the pile. Three different deputies took turns and looked the rifle over before throwing it on top of the spare tire in the trunk of another deputy's car. It kind of got me him dropping it on the metal wheel when I'm so particular about my guns. But I had a lot more things to worry about than a little thing like that.

I tried to talk to her again and she was just moaning. And when I tried to turn her head to get a better look, there was a pile of blood on both sides of her head and one eye was pointed in a different direction. Within the next few minutes, there were at least eight deputies all over the house, moving around looking under beds, in closets, and even in drawers. June and I were standing at the dining room table being questioned as the others were looking at everything in the house. Greg and his wife were outside standing by the garage. The emergency team of two men came in with a stretcher and let my wife's head just hang down as they dragged her off the couch. I thought, how unprofessional is this? It was still dark outside, and I heard June hollering, Dad, Dad, look what I found out in the garden. She was holding our new rifle and walked towards me to give it to me, and I said, June, you shouldn't be touching that, and took it from her using all my thumb and one finger on the front side. I took it in the dining room and placed it in a corner of the room, just outside the door. Two of the deputies came over, and one picked it up and took it in the kitchen and took the tube out of the magazine and poured all the shells out on the little cutting board table in the kitchen. I noticed a whole pile of twenty two shells come out of it, and some rolled off the table on on the floor. The other deputy picked them up and put them back in the pile. Three different deputies took turns and looked the rifle over before throwing it on top of the spare tire in the trunk of another deputy's car. It kind of got me him dropping it on the metal wheel when I'm so particular about my guns. But I had a lot more things to worry about than a little thing like that.

Anna was airlifted to the hospital in Shreveport shortly after April, and Bob got to the hospital, police questioned Bob. According to Bob, police were suspicious of him. Bob was processing the fact that his wife had a horrible fight with their daughter and later on the same night, Anna was shot in the head and she was now fighting for her life in the hospital. Bob and April came home from the hospital. Anna was in a coma. The crime scene tape was still around their trailer, and at that point Doug aka Augie showed up.

Anna was airlifted to the hospital in Shreveport shortly after April, and Bob got to the hospital, police questioned Bob. According to Bob, police were suspicious of him. Bob was processing the fact that his wife had a horrible fight with their daughter and later on the same night, Anna was shot in the head and she was now fighting for her life in the hospital. Bob and April came home from the hospital. Anna was in a coma. The crime scene tape was still around their trailer, and at that point Doug aka Augie showed up.

Oggie pulled up and got out, and June went running into his arms. He lifted her up off the ground and they were both smiling and happy. That pissed me off. Then the dog jumped in June's arms, and Aggie just kept holding June off the ground, and I said, well, aren't you going to turn loose? June dropped the dog, but he kept holding June. I gave them a hard look and said I didn't mean the dog, and Aggie let June.

Oggie pulled up and got out, and June went running into his arms. He lifted her up off the ground and they were both smiling and happy. That pissed me off. Then the dog jumped in June's arms, and Aggie just kept holding June off the ground, and I said, well, aren't you going to turn loose? June dropped the dog, but he kept holding June. I gave them a hard look and said I didn't mean the dog, and Aggie let June.

Down despite his suspicions. Incredibly, Bob agreed to go to the grocery store with Doug so that Doug could buy them some food.

Down despite his suspicions. Incredibly, Bob agreed to go to the grocery store with Doug so that Doug could buy them some food.

We went into the supermarket and everyone there knew us, and June and Aggie were acting too happy in all smiles. I had to remind them, I don't know how y'all can be so happy when mom is in the intensive care and may not live. They got straight faced, but snickered at each other, not knowing I was watching. Two plus two has always equaled four in my book, and my heart sunk as I realized what must have happened to June's mother, my wife. Those two lovebirds knew exactly what happened.

We went into the supermarket and everyone there knew us, and June and Aggie were acting too happy in all smiles. I had to remind them, I don't know how y'all can be so happy when mom is in the intensive care and may not live. They got straight faced, but snickered at each other, not knowing I was watching. Two plus two has always equaled four in my book, and my heart sunk as I realized what must have happened to June's mother, my wife. Those two lovebirds knew exactly what happened.

I cannot get over how creepy it is that Bob referred to his thirteen year old daughter and his forty something year old friend who had raped or sexually assaulted her, as lovebirds. Bob began to suspect that Doug and April were, in his words, not mine, dating, and that Doug may have been involved in Anna's murder or possibly even masterminded it. His suspicions were raised further after he talked to his friend Greg, Doug's next door neighbor, the one who came to the house that night. Bob wrote that that person told him that another resident of the neighborhood and his wife saw this.

I cannot get over how creepy it is that Bob referred to his thirteen year old daughter and his forty something year old friend who had raped or sexually assaulted her, as lovebirds. Bob began to suspect that Doug and April were, in his words, not mine, dating, and that Doug may have been involved in Anna's murder or possibly even masterminded it. His suspicions were raised further after he talked to his friend Greg, Doug's next door neighbor, the one who came to the house that night. Bob wrote that that person told him that another resident of the neighborhood and his wife saw this.

They had seen Oggy coming home the back way in a real hurry around four am the morning my wife got shot. That led me to believe Oggie did the shooting. I couldn't bring myself to believe my daughter could be so cold hearted as to shoot her own mom while she was asleep on the couch.

They had seen Oggy coming home the back way in a real hurry around four am the morning my wife got shot. That led me to believe Oggie did the shooting. I couldn't bring myself to believe my daughter could be so cold hearted as to shoot her own mom while she was asleep on the couch.

Bob's friend's wife was very close to April. They had known her since the mid nineties and watched her grow up. April went over to the friend's house and talked to his wife, and then Bob claims that his friend's wife called him and said that April had confessed to her that she had told her in tears that she had shot her mother Anna. According to this woman, April had also allegedly admitted that she and Doug were in love, and the woman said that quote she told us all about her and Augie going parking and denied making love to him, but he did hurt her down there with his big fingers end quote. This is where things get even more weird. Bob claims he couldn't believe that his daughter could have killed his wife in cold blood. Yet at the same time, he says April wasn't allowed to talk to him on the advice of lawyers. So again we're only getting part of the story from Bob. He's definitely leaving things out here, but it certainly seems like police may have suspected maybe it was Bob who shot his wife, and certain aspects of his story are suspect, including the fact that he didn't hear the gunshot and he made such a point of explaining in his story why he was naked. There's something else we found. The neighbor who Bob mentioned. Her name is Yvonne. She was with her husband at the house on the night that Anna was shot, and she confirmed the part of the story where April told her that Doug had allegedly assaulted April.

Bob's friend's wife was very close to April. They had known her since the mid nineties and watched her grow up. April went over to the friend's house and talked to his wife, and then Bob claims that his friend's wife called him and said that April had confessed to her that she had told her in tears that she had shot her mother Anna. According to this woman, April had also allegedly admitted that she and Doug were in love, and the woman said that quote she told us all about her and Augie going parking and denied making love to him, but he did hurt her down there with his big fingers end quote. This is where things get even more weird. Bob claims he couldn't believe that his daughter could have killed his wife in cold blood. Yet at the same time, he says April wasn't allowed to talk to him on the advice of lawyers. So again we're only getting part of the story from Bob. He's definitely leaving things out here, but it certainly seems like police may have suspected maybe it was Bob who shot his wife, and certain aspects of his story are suspect, including the fact that he didn't hear the gunshot and he made such a point of explaining in his story why he was naked. There's something else we found. The neighbor who Bob mentioned. Her name is Yvonne. She was with her husband at the house on the night that Anna was shot, and she confirmed the part of the story where April told her that Doug had allegedly assaulted April.

I know he's a molest in her there's no offense but about it.

I know he's a molest in her there's no offense but about it.

But Yvonne didn't confirm everything Bob said. She said there was something else that she noticed on the night of Anna's death.

But Yvonne didn't confirm everything Bob said. She said there was something else that she noticed on the night of Anna's death.

She was fresh and clean from a shower, Her hair was wet, she snowed like soap. And the reason why that sticks out in my mind is because most of the time April was dirty.

She was fresh and clean from a shower, Her hair was wet, she snowed like soap. And the reason why that sticks out in my mind is because most of the time April was dirty.

Two weeks after Anna Thompson was shot in her home, she was removed from life support and she died at the hospital. Bob wrote in his book that he didn't go to the hospital often during that period. He said that some people might not have understood it, but working on cars and doing stuff at home was his way of coping. Others said he seemed a bit cold toward his wife, the one he had appeared to adore. Meanwhile, Bob wrote in his book that after Anna was shot while she was in the hospital and after she died, Bob claimed that he was enraged by Doug's alleged involvement with April, his underage daughter, and he said that he went to see a judge in Sabine County. And in his book Bob claimed that the Justice of the Peace and the judge were both Doug's BFFs, and, in his words, out to get him.

Two weeks after Anna Thompson was shot in her home, she was removed from life support and she died at the hospital. Bob wrote in his book that he didn't go to the hospital often during that period. He said that some people might not have understood it, but working on cars and doing stuff at home was his way of coping. Others said he seemed a bit cold toward his wife, the one he had appeared to adore. Meanwhile, Bob wrote in his book that after Anna was shot while she was in the hospital and after she died, Bob claimed that he was enraged by Doug's alleged involvement with April, his underage daughter, and he said that he went to see a judge in Sabine County. And in his book Bob claimed that the Justice of the Peace and the judge were both Doug's BFFs, and, in his words, out to get him.

Called the judge and made an appointment with him to talk about Aggie molesting June. And when I got to the courthouse and went up to the judge's office, Jake Butt, the JP, who was Aggie's friend, moved a chair over beside the judge's desk and said to have a seat. As he closed the door, the judge asked me how can I help you? And I said I would like to have Aggie arrested for molesting a minor, my daughter. They both sat there and told me I couldn't do that because it was up to June. If she didn't complain, I couldn't do anything about it. I argued with them that it was on her confession that I was her father and she was a miner. It was frustrating to have the judge and JP sit there and tell me I couldn't do anything about it. I left there mad and frustrated. So the next day I drove to Lufkin and went to the FBI and told them my story, and the agent went out of the room for a few minutes and came back and told me that he he sympathized with me, but he flat out told me that one thing the FBI doesn't do is mess with elected officials. And that ended that.

Called the judge and made an appointment with him to talk about Aggie molesting June. And when I got to the courthouse and went up to the judge's office, Jake Butt, the JP, who was Aggie's friend, moved a chair over beside the judge's desk and said to have a seat. As he closed the door, the judge asked me how can I help you? And I said I would like to have Aggie arrested for molesting a minor, my daughter. They both sat there and told me I couldn't do that because it was up to June. If she didn't complain, I couldn't do anything about it. I argued with them that it was on her confession that I was her father and she was a miner. It was frustrating to have the judge and JP sit there and tell me I couldn't do anything about it. I left there mad and frustrated. So the next day I drove to Lufkin and went to the FBI and told them my story, and the agent went out of the room for a few minutes and came back and told me that he he sympathized with me, but he flat out told me that one thing the FBI doesn't do is mess with elected officials. And that ended that.

This is absolutely not true. Statutory rape laws have been on the books in Texas since nineteen sixty nine, and it's defined as when an adult engages in some type of sexual activity with a child under the age of seventeen. It doesn't matter if the underage person doesn't want to report it. In addition, there's aggravated sexual assault of a child that's defined as sexual penetration. However, slight of or by a child thirteen and younger by a person of any age. Because April was thirteen at the time, this could have been a first degree felony, one that if Doug had been found guilty, he would have faced a minimum of five years in prison and a maximum of up to ninety nine years, plus a fine of up to ten thousand dollars. Now, there's no way to know for sure if one of Doug's friends told Bob incorrect information, but I do believe he could have pursued it further. April told Yvaughn that Doug had touched her sexually and specifically mentioned digital penetration. At that point, Bob claims he started doing some checking on Doug's background. He said he discovered that Doug had been run out of the town he was living in before because of his involvement with another very young woman. We have not been able to confirm that, but we are looking into the rumors that Doug could have had previous alleged victims. Bob decided to reach out to Doug's wife, Terry at the time when he was involved with April.

This is absolutely not true. Statutory rape laws have been on the books in Texas since nineteen sixty nine, and it's defined as when an adult engages in some type of sexual activity with a child under the age of seventeen. It doesn't matter if the underage person doesn't want to report it. In addition, there's aggravated sexual assault of a child that's defined as sexual penetration. However, slight of or by a child thirteen and younger by a person of any age. Because April was thirteen at the time, this could have been a first degree felony, one that if Doug had been found guilty, he would have faced a minimum of five years in prison and a maximum of up to ninety nine years, plus a fine of up to ten thousand dollars. Now, there's no way to know for sure if one of Doug's friends told Bob incorrect information, but I do believe he could have pursued it further. April told Yvaughn that Doug had touched her sexually and specifically mentioned digital penetration. At that point, Bob claims he started doing some checking on Doug's background. He said he discovered that Doug had been run out of the town he was living in before because of his involvement with another very young woman. We have not been able to confirm that, but we are looking into the rumors that Doug could have had previous alleged victims. Bob decided to reach out to Doug's wife, Terry at the time when he was involved with April.

Bob said.

Bob said.

Terry told him she had found out a lot of information about Doug after they were married. She said he had nothing to his name, he had committed fraud. We talked to Terry and we're going to get a lot more into what she had to say next week. We have heard from multiple people that Terry and Doug never actually lived together. The person he was romantically interested in at that point, we're told, was April. So now Bob knew that Doug had sexually assaulted April, but.

Terry told him she had found out a lot of information about Doug after they were married. She said he had nothing to his name, he had committed fraud. We talked to Terry and we're going to get a lot more into what she had to say next week. We have heard from multiple people that Terry and Doug never actually lived together. The person he was romantically interested in at that point, we're told, was April. So now Bob knew that Doug had sexually assaulted April, but.

Again he seemed to turn things around on her.

Again he seemed to turn things around on her.

I had told June we couldn't have anything to do with Augie anymore because people would be watching her to see if they got back together. I could tell that didn't go over very well. She had been back with me for only a few weeks when the law came out to arrest me because June had written a confession that I killed Barb and signed my name to it.

I had told June we couldn't have anything to do with Augie anymore because people would be watching her to see if they got back together. I could tell that didn't go over very well. She had been back with me for only a few weeks when the law came out to arrest me because June had written a confession that I killed Barb and signed my name to it.

Now, April's court records because she was a juvenile, had been sealed, but we discovered that police supposedly ruled out that confession. They believed it was fake because it was not in Bob's handwriting. We don't know for sure because These records are sealed because April was a juvenile, but police did not move forward with charging Bob, so it was April who was charged with her mother's murder. After a two day trial, April was found not guilty. April spent some time in foster care, but eventually she returned home to her father. The way Bob tells it, for the next few years, things were pretty calm and he and April got along. Bob said that April did not date anyone or express any interest in doing so.

Now, April's court records because she was a juvenile, had been sealed, but we discovered that police supposedly ruled out that confession. They believed it was fake because it was not in Bob's handwriting. We don't know for sure because These records are sealed because April was a juvenile, but police did not move forward with charging Bob, so it was April who was charged with her mother's murder. After a two day trial, April was found not guilty. April spent some time in foster care, but eventually she returned home to her father. The way Bob tells it, for the next few years, things were pretty calm and he and April got along. Bob said that April did not date anyone or express any interest in doing so.

He said he told her this.

He said he told her this.

I'll always be here for you, but just stay out of trouble. Everyone will be watching to see if you go to Augie and that could be trouble for you, so beware of that and just don't burn any bridges.

I'll always be here for you, but just stay out of trouble. Everyone will be watching to see if you go to Augie and that could be trouble for you, so beware of that and just don't burn any bridges.

But then, he claims, April, without his knowledge, kept reaching out to Doug. In his book, Bob talked about a sixty eight year old retired widower named David, a guy who would help them haul bales for their horses. Now, these bales weighed five hundred to one thousand pounds. David supposedly did these favors for them for years and never asked for anything in return. Bob sort of tells this story as if it's just a kind neighbor, but honestly that generally people don't do things for free, especially if they hang around your young daughter. When it comes to older adults hanging around with underage kids for no reason, too good to be true usually is the guy. David told Bob that April had been secretly calling Doug from her cell phone while they were working together. David told Bob something else. He said that April had told another one of their neighbors that David made his sexual advance toward her. David said this was absolutely not true. He believed that April was trying to blackmail him so that he would not tell her father about the cell phone and the calls to Doug. Once again, Bob believed his friend over his daughter. What is so sad about this to me is that either way, whether that specific accusation was true or not, April had learned a very hard lesson. She was not going to be protected by the men close to her, and possibly that she would have to use manipulation with sexual power the only power she probably felt she had to get what she wanted. When April was seventeen she enrolled in a community college in Minnie, Louisiana. She was studying to become a nurse's aid. Shortly after that, Bob claims, April basically took all of her stuff and left his house for good, leaving a note to let him know she was okay.

But then, he claims, April, without his knowledge, kept reaching out to Doug. In his book, Bob talked about a sixty eight year old retired widower named David, a guy who would help them haul bales for their horses. Now, these bales weighed five hundred to one thousand pounds. David supposedly did these favors for them for years and never asked for anything in return. Bob sort of tells this story as if it's just a kind neighbor, but honestly that generally people don't do things for free, especially if they hang around your young daughter. When it comes to older adults hanging around with underage kids for no reason, too good to be true usually is the guy. David told Bob that April had been secretly calling Doug from her cell phone while they were working together. David told Bob something else. He said that April had told another one of their neighbors that David made his sexual advance toward her. David said this was absolutely not true. He believed that April was trying to blackmail him so that he would not tell her father about the cell phone and the calls to Doug. Once again, Bob believed his friend over his daughter. What is so sad about this to me is that either way, whether that specific accusation was true or not, April had learned a very hard lesson. She was not going to be protected by the men close to her, and possibly that she would have to use manipulation with sexual power the only power she probably felt she had to get what she wanted. When April was seventeen she enrolled in a community college in Minnie, Louisiana. She was studying to become a nurse's aid. Shortly after that, Bob claims, April basically took all of her stuff and left his house for good, leaving a note to let him know she was okay.

As far as I was concerned, I did my best and got her through high school and into college. She had a nice truck that was paid for, a brand new motorcycle paid for, and she was gone. It really hurt that she had to do me that way, leaving the way she did.

As far as I was concerned, I did my best and got her through high school and into college. She had a nice truck that was paid for, a brand new motorcycle paid for, and she was gone. It really hurt that she had to do me that way, leaving the way she did.

Bob said that it was only then, when he was cleaning up april stuff, that he found April's confession in a hidden gun cabinet, the one that was written years ago, the one that the police had supposedly dismissed because it did not match Bob's handwriting.

Bob said that it was only then, when he was cleaning up april stuff, that he found April's confession in a hidden gun cabinet, the one that was written years ago, the one that the police had supposedly dismissed because it did not match Bob's handwriting.

June figured I wouldn't find this for a long time, or there were plans something was going to happen to me too. This would be found and there would be no one to say it wasn't my handwriting. I guess I'll have to accept it, and I don't want anything to do with that little girl anymore. I just can't understand how anyone could do that to their own mother. I told mom, it's hard to believe how she could be so quiet and not give us any trouble in any other way and do this. I guess it was the day after that I started burning everything.

June figured I wouldn't find this for a long time, or there were plans something was going to happen to me too. This would be found and there would be no one to say it wasn't my handwriting. I guess I'll have to accept it, and I don't want anything to do with that little girl anymore. I just can't understand how anyone could do that to their own mother. I told mom, it's hard to believe how she could be so quiet and not give us any trouble in any other way and do this. I guess it was the day after that I started burning everything.

He ended his book with this, as I look back.

He ended his book with this, as I look back.

I will always love my daughter just because she is my daughter, I guess, and for the fact that if we would not have lived where we did, in such a troubled area, with people that had so much influence on turning her against her parents, everything would be a whole different ballgame.

I will always love my daughter just because she is my daughter, I guess, and for the fact that if we would not have lived where we did, in such a troubled area, with people that had so much influence on turning her against her parents, everything would be a whole different ballgame.

I feel like I need a shower after reading this book. This father who literally did zero to protect his underage daughter and in fact basically seemed to pimp her out for grocery money. All of this book was written in such passive voice. In my opinion, Bob utterly failed to protect his child. And as a friend of April said, and I agree with their view, Bob's book was full of holes. They were all so suspicious about these big leaps of time. For example, Bob talks about the night of the murder and his suspicions, but then said Doug was not around at all anymore during April's ten years. He only discovered they were talking again and possibly sexually involved, right around the time when she turned eighteen, actually a little bit before, when she was seventeen.

I feel like I need a shower after reading this book. This father who literally did zero to protect his underage daughter and in fact basically seemed to pimp her out for grocery money. All of this book was written in such passive voice. In my opinion, Bob utterly failed to protect his child. And as a friend of April said, and I agree with their view, Bob's book was full of holes. They were all so suspicious about these big leaps of time. For example, Bob talks about the night of the murder and his suspicions, but then said Doug was not around at all anymore during April's ten years. He only discovered they were talking again and possibly sexually involved, right around the time when she turned eighteen, actually a little bit before, when she was seventeen.

I agree with this source.

I agree with this source.

I think it's very unlikely that Bob only had this realization that they were talking again magically right after April turned eighteen. In Bob's story, he's the victim and April is a manipulative vixen. But there's another side of the story, one that tells a very different tale and shows how April was repeatedly violated and failed by multiple adults in her life.

I think it's very unlikely that Bob only had this realization that they were talking again magically right after April turned eighteen. In Bob's story, he's the victim and April is a manipulative vixen. But there's another side of the story, one that tells a very different tale and shows how April was repeatedly violated and failed by multiple adults in her life.

We found Terry.

We found Terry.

Dougsac's wife who you'll hear from next week, and several other people who were around when this was going on. A lot of people whose stories have never been told. They lay out a very different motive for why Bob may have wanted to harm Anna. It turns out that Doug Janis was not just sexually intimate with April, he was also allegedly having an affair with her mother.

Dougsac's wife who you'll hear from next week, and several other people who were around when this was going on. A lot of people whose stories have never been told. They lay out a very different motive for why Bob may have wanted to harm Anna. It turns out that Doug Janis was not just sexually intimate with April, he was also allegedly having an affair with her mother.

Anna.

Anna.

She called me and said she was so upset, and I'd never heard of this upset, And I said, what's going on and she said, I found a letter between Doug and April and he's messing with my daughter. And I was like, are you serious? And she said yes, and she said and that is it. She said, I told him, don't you ever come over here again? You will never ends me exactly what she told me her words, She said, I told him, over my dead body, will you ever see her again?

She called me and said she was so upset, and I'd never heard of this upset, And I said, what's going on and she said, I found a letter between Doug and April and he's messing with my daughter. And I was like, are you serious? And she said yes, and she said and that is it. She said, I told him, don't you ever come over here again? You will never ends me exactly what she told me her words, She said, I told him, over my dead body, will you ever see her again?

I'm Catherine Townsend. This is Helen Gone Murder Line. Helen Gone Murder Line is a production of School of Humans and iHeart Podcasts. It's written and narrated by me Catherine Townsend and produced by Gabby Watts and Miranda Hawkins. Special thanks to Amy Tubbs for her research assistance. This episode was sound design and mixed by Noah Kamer. Our theme song is by Ben Sale. Executive producers are Virginia Prescott, Brandon Barr, and l. C.

I'm Catherine Townsend. This is Helen Gone Murder Line. Helen Gone Murder Line is a production of School of Humans and iHeart Podcasts. It's written and narrated by me Catherine Townsend and produced by Gabby Watts and Miranda Hawkins. Special thanks to Amy Tubbs for her research assistance. This episode was sound design and mixed by Noah Kamer. Our theme song is by Ben Sale. Executive producers are Virginia Prescott, Brandon Barr, and l. C.

Crowley.

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