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10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Abraham Feinberg.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Businessman
+  - Philanthropist
+  - USA
+---
+Abraham Feinberg was a wealthy New York businessman and ardent advocate of statehood for [[Israel]]. By 1947, he played a major and discreet role in fundraising and White House lobbying for [[Israel]] and the Democratic Party. He would operate at the highest levels between [[Washington D.C.]] and [[Jerusalem]] for two decades.[^1]
+
+Feinberg was a close friend of [[Ernst David Bergmann]], and in the fall of 1947, Bergmann indiscreetly revealed to Feinberg that there was uranium in the [[Negev]] desert, implying a path for [[Israel]] to develop the atomic bomb. Feinberg was astonished by this talk and "shushed him up."[^1]
+
+Feinberg was recruited by [[David Ben-Gurion]] in 1945 to help raise money for guerrilla operations against the British mandatory power in [[Palestine]]. He recalled that the kibbutz's administrative building, constructed near a large British military base, was a "fraud," serving as a cover for a secret underground plant producing bullets for the Hagannah. The facility was "scooped out" in twenty-seven days, with workers alternating between farming and arms production to maintain the deception.[^2]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 2.
+[^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 15.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Abu Nidal.md

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-tags:
-  - Person
-  - Terrorist
-  - Palestine
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-[[Abu Nidal]] was a Palestinian terrorist. He was a target of [[Israel|Israeli]] intelligence operations. Arms dealers like [[John Knight]] and [[Sidem International Limited]] acquired arms from [[Yugoslavia]] and sold them to [[Mohammed Radi Abdullah]], who in turn sold them to [[Abu Nidal|Nidal]] and other Palestinian groups. [[Mohammed Radi Abdullah|Radi]] was unaware of [[Anthony Pearson|Pearson's]] [[Israel|Israeli]] connection.[^1]
-
-[[Mohammed Radi Abdullah|Radi]] later presented his case to [[Abu Nidal|Nidal]] in [[Baghdad]], claiming he had been unwittingly used by [[Anthony Pearson|Pearson]]. [[Abu Nidal|Nidal]] believed his story and put out the word that [[Mohammed Radi Abdullah|Radi]] was "clean," placing the blame on [[Yasser Arafat|Yasser Arafat's]] group.[^1]
-
-[[Abu Nidal|Nidal]] was also involved in the [[Achille Lauro]] attack in 1985, which was an [[Israel|Israeli]] "black" propaganda operation. [[Rafi Eitan]] passed instructions to [[Mohammed Radi Abdullah|Radi]], who then relayed orders to [[Abul Abbas]] to carry out a cruel attack. [[Abul Abbas|Abbas]] was reportedly receiving millions from [[Israel|Israeli]] intelligence officers posing as Sicilian dons.[^1]
-
-### Footnotes
-[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ahmad Madani.md

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-tags:
-  - Person
-  - Military
-  - Politics
-  - Iran
----
-Admiral [[Ahmad Madani]] was a significant figure in the [[Iran|Iranian]] military and politics. In the 1960s, he was the youngest admiral in the [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi|Shah's]] navy. He was forced to resign in 1970 due to alleged corruption, though in fact, it was because he was becoming too outspoken in his criticism of the [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi|Shah's]] regime.[^1]
-
-After the [[Iranian Revolution]] in February 1979, [[Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini|Khomeini]] restored him to commander of the navy and appointed him defense minister. In April 1979, he left the post of defense minister to become the governor of the strategic [[Khuzistan]] province on the [[Iraq|Iraqi]] border. He remained a close adviser to [[Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini|Khomeini]] on all defense-related matters.[^1]
-
-[[Ahmad Madani|Madani]] was defeated by [[Abol Hassan Bani-Sadr]] in the election for the first president of [[Iran]] after the revolution.[^1]
-
-### Footnotes
-[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Annie Bouty.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Lawyer
+  - Belgium
+  - 1980s-1990s
+  - Dutroux-Affair
+  - X-Dossier
+---
+Annie Bouty, a Belgian lawyer, was the partner of [[Michel Nihoul]] and assisted in his legal matters during the 1980s and 1990s, including fraud cases. As a lawyer, Bouty worked alongside Nihoul in Brussels, where they shared a residence and professional ties. In the [[X-Dossier]], witness [[Regina Louf]] (X1) accused Bouty of participating in events at Nihoul's parties, where Louf was supplied as a child prostitute. Louf described Bouty masturbating her with a dildo during these gatherings, which served blackmail purposes for contracts. Bouty's law practice overlapped with Nihoul's fraud operations, with the couple arrested in August 1996 alongside [[Marc Dutroux]] for related abductions. Bouty was charged with kidnapping, rape, and manslaughter in the deaths of [[Julie Lejeune]], [[Melissa Russo]], [[An Marchal]], and [[Eefje Lambrecks]], though she denied direct involvement in the murders. She testified that Dutroux abducted girls on Nihoul's orders for sale, with payments deposited into their joint accounts. Bouty was convicted in 2004 and sentenced to 30 years, released on parole in 2012 with conditions including residence in a convent and no contact with minors.[^1]
+
+Bouty's involvement in the case included her presence during Nihoul's interrogations and her own detention, where she admitted knowing of the basement captives in Dutroux's home but claimed fear prevented intervention. She described Nihoul's specifications for victims and the use of hidden cameras at parties for blackmail. Bouty's testimony confirmed the roles of accomplices [[Michelle Martin]] and [[Michel Lelievre]], and she implicated Nihoul in ordering abductions for elite clients. The X-Dossier, compiled by [[Jean-Marc Connerotte]] and [[Michel Bourlet]], included Louf's accusations against Bouty in orgies at locations like the Dolo nightclub and Faulx-les-Tombes chateau. Bouty denied these claims, attributing them to fabrication. Her partnership with Nihoul involved shared business interests, with financial trails linking to Dutroux's accounts.[^1]
+
+Bouty's professional background as a lawyer positioned her in circles overlapping with accused figures like [[Jean-Paul Dumont]] and the Lippens family. Her representation included handling matters related to [[ASCO]] and other companies tied to the network. The X-Dossier detailed her participation in sadomasochist events with X-witnesses, though her role remained testimonial from Louf. No additional evidence beyond testimony led to further charges against Bouty.[^1]
+
+### Role in the Investigation
+Bouty was arrested with Nihoul in August 1996 after the breakthrough in Laetitia Delhez's abduction. She cooperated partially, providing information on Nihoul's orders to Dutroux for girl selections and the use of ASCO vans for transport. Bouty confirmed the filming of parties where blackmail material was captured, aligning with Louf's accounts of events at Avenue Louise. She described Nihoul hosting businessmen and politicians, with Martin filming sessions. Bouty's testimony detailed the financial flow from sales to their accounts, funding operations across Europe. The 2004 trial saw her convicted alongside Martin and Lelievre, with her sentence matching Martin's 30 years.[^1]
+
+During detention, Bouty revealed Nihoul's connections to figures like [[Paul Vanden Boeynants]] and the Lippens, though she minimized her own role. She admitted knowing about the basement but claimed ignorance of the extent. Her statements included details of hypnosis equipment used on victims like [[Sabine Dardenne]] and Laetitia Delhez, seized from Dutroux's home. Bouty's law office handled legal affairs for Nihoul's companies, including ASCO, providing vehicles for abductions. Her partnership involved shared finances, with joint accounts receiving payments traced to the network.[^1]
+
+Bouty's accounts confirmed the profit motive, with Dutroux receiving sums for deliveries to clients. She testified on Nihoul's boasts of elite parties and the use of drugs for compliance. The X-Dossier linked her to broader rings through Nihoul's contacts, including [[CRIES]] and [[UNICEF]] ties via Dumont. Bouty's release in 2012 sparked protests from victims' families, with conditions prohibiting residence near schools.[^1]
+
+### Legal Outcome
+Arrested in 1996, Bouty was convicted in 2004 for kidnapping and related crimes in the Dutroux affair, receiving 30 years imprisonment. Her testimony contributed to Nihoul's conviction for association, though he was acquitted of kidnapping. Bouty served time in various facilities before parole in 2012, mandated to live in a convent with minor contact bans. In 2017, she violated parole by traveling abroad without permission, leading to a brief manhunt and extended sentence. Bouty maintained a low profile post-release, with no further violations documented.[^1]
+
+Bouty's conviction included charges for manslaughter of the four girls, based on her knowledge and failure to act. The trial barred [[Regina Louf|Regina Louf]]'s testimony, limiting her direct implication in abuse claims. Bouty denied Louf's accusations of direct participation, claiming limited involvement limited to logistics. Her parole conditions mirrored Martin's, including psychological evaluation. The case highlighted legal ties in the network, with Bouty representing Nihoul in fraud matters.[^1]
+
+Bouty's role in the affair remained tied to Nihoul's, with her testimony providing insider details on party operations and financial flows. Post-conviction, she avoided public statements, with the 2004 proceedings under Connerotte's early influence noted for exposure before his removal. Over twenty witness deaths occurred during the process.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Antonio Savasta.md

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-aliases:
-  - Antonio Savasta
-tags:
-  - Person
-  - Terrorist
-  - Red Brigades
----
-Antonio Savasta was a member of the [[Red Brigades]], a Marxist-Leninist paramilitary group responsible for the kidnapping of Brigadier General [[James L. Dozier]] in Verona, [[Italy]], on December 17, 1981[^1].
-
-Savasta was present in the apartment where Dozier was held captive. When Italian Special Forces stormed the apartment to rescue Dozier, Savasta was holding a gun to the General's head. However, before he could pull the trigger, a commando hit him from behind with the butt of a machine gun, knocking him to the floor. This action led to Dozier's successful rescue after 42 days in captivity[^1].
-
-### Footnotes
-[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Anwar Sadat.md

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-tags:
-  - Person
-  - Politics
-  - Egypt
----
-[[Anwar Sadat]] was the President of [[Egypt]]. In 1978, he successfully concluded the [[Camp David Accords|Camp David summit]] with Israeli Prime Minister [[Menachem Begin]], a significant step towards peace in the [[Middle East]].[^2]
-
-He was informed by the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] about [[Israel|Israel's]] attitude towards a comprehensive peace settlement in the [[Middle East]], following [[Golda Meir|Golda Meir's]] meeting with [[Leonid Brezhnev]] in 1972. This intelligence may have prompted [[Anwar Sadat|Sadat]] to launch a war against [[Israel]] in 1973 to force them to the peace table.[^1]
-
-[[Anwar Sadat|Sadat]] and [[Menachem Begin]] later developed a face-saving formula over the Palestinian issue, leading to the [[Camp David Accords]]. [[Anwar Sadat|Sadat]] was primarily interested in regaining the [[Sinai Desert|Sinai]] for [[Egypt]] and was not keen on the [[Gaza Strip]] due to its large Palestinian population.[^1]
-
-### Footnotes
-[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")
-[^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Arthur Welmas.md

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-[[Arthur Welmas]] was the Tribal Chairman of the [[Cabazon Band of Mission Indians]]. He signed a letter on behalf of [[Jimmy Hughes]] to the Army Discharge Review Board, requesting Hughes' military record to obtain security clearances for his work in the [[Cabazon Indian Reservation|Cabazon]]/[[Wackenhut Corporation]] Joint Venture.[^1]
-
-[[Robert Chasen]], Executive Vice President of [[Wackenhut Corporation]], felt an affinity with Welmas due to his wife being part Cherokee. Chasen sympathized with the Cabazons' situation and expressed a desire to protect them, suggesting he may have done so by shutting down the [[Wackenhut Corporation]]'s biological virus and vaccine development proposal to the Army on the Cabazon reservation.[^1]
-
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-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Barbara Locke.md

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-[[Barbara Locke]] was a friend of [[Shaula Brent]] and also worked at Fremont Hospital. She and Brent were suspicious about [[Roderick Sinclair]]'s hospital records after the "Queen's accident." They secretly took photostats of the records "before they were destroyed by the hospital."[^1]
-
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-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Baron Benoit de Bonvoisin.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Belgian_Aristocracy
+  - Banking
+  - Political_Figure
+  - Child_Abuse_Network
+  - Operation_Gladio
+  - X-Dossier
+---
+Baron Benoit de Bonvoisin served as a director of [[Societe Generale de Banque]] (also referred to as "Society General"), which was described as "the largest financial firm in the country" ([[Belgium]]). This banking institution was controlled by "a fraternity of families who provided most of the funding for CSP political campaigns." The CSP (Parti Social Chretien/[[Christian Social Party]]) was described as a political faction that "at its fringes aligned with Belgium's neofascist movement and [[Operation Gladio]]." Operation Gladio was characterized as "a post-WW2 effort by NATO bloc spy agencies to tamper the dialectic swing away from fascism towards left-leaning political movements."[^1]
+
+Baron de Bonvoisin's position within Belgium's financial elite placed him at the intersection of banking power and political influence. His directorship at Societe Generale de Banque connected him to [[Count Leopold Lippens]] (chairman of Societe Generale) and [[Count Francois Lippens]] (brother of Leopold Lippens), forming a powerful network of aristocratic and financial interests that dominated Belgian economic and political life. This banking fraternity's control over CSP campaign financing created a system where political power and financial interests were deeply intertwined, facilitating the rise of figures like former Belgian Prime Minister [[Wilfried Martens]] and [[Paul Vanden Boeynants]], both of whom were named alongside de Bonvoisin in the X-Dossier investigations.[^1]
+
+The alignment with Operation Gladio placed Baron de Bonvoisin within a network of right-wing political actors and intelligence assets operating across Europe during the Cold War period. Gladio networks were known to involve collaboration between intelligence agencies, political figures, and extremist groups to counter perceived communist influence. De Bonvoisin moved in circles where nationalist and fascist sympathies were tolerated or even encouraged as part of broader geopolitical strategies, creating an environment where extremist elements could find protection and support within established political and financial institutions.[^1]
+
+### X-Dossier Allegations and Child Abuse Network
+
+Baron Benoit de Bonvoisin was identified in the [[X-Dossier]] as one of "powerful figures in a network of child abusers linked to [[Michel Nihoul]]." The X-Dossier investigation revealed multiple witnesses who named him as part of this network, which allegedly operated across Belgium's elite social circles. These allegations placed de Bonvoisin at the center of one of Belgium's most controversial investigations, connecting his aristocratic status and political influence to systematic child abuse and exploitation.[^1]
+
+Witness [[Regina Louf]] provided detailed testimony about de Bonvoisin's participation in "high society sadomasochist child sex parties around Belgium." These parties were held at "hotel-villa's surrounding the Royal Zoute golf club." X2 claimed to have attended these parties as the mistress of a magistrate named [[Karel Maasdam]] during the 1980s, providing firsthand accounts of the aristocratic and professional figures who participated in these organized abuse events. The location near the prestigious Royal Zoute golf club suggests that these activities occurred within Belgium's most exclusive social circles, leveraging the privacy and prestige of elite venues to conceal criminal behavior.[^2]
+
+The Mirano club testimony provided even more specific details about de Bonvoisin's alleged activities. In witness X2's detailed account of orgies at the [[Mirano nightclub]], "BONVOISIN" was listed among those present. The testimony described extreme sexual activities involving minors aged 12-15, with "about ten children - 25-30 adults including 5-6 women aged 50 and 3-4 girls aged 18-20." The testimony specifically stated that "DE BONVOISIN only practices sodomy while being sodomized himself and so on in the chain (4-5 men)." This level of detail, combined with the specific naming of participants, formed the basis of the allegations that would later become central to the X-Dossier investigation and its claims about organized child abuse networks operating within Belgium's elite.[^3]
+
+### Network Connections and Legal Implications
+
+Baron de Bonvoisin was named alongside other prominent figures in the X-Dossier, creating a web of connections between banking, politics, and alleged criminal activities. His associates included [[Jean-Paul Dumont]], a powerful Brussels attorney and close associate of Michel Nihoul, as well as [[Melchior Wathelet]], a magistrate who served on the European Court of Justice.[^1]
+
+The involvement of such high-level figures in the X-Dossier allegations created significant challenges for Belgian law enforcement and judicial systems. The claims suggested that child abuse networks were not operating on the fringes of society but were instead embedded within the most powerful institutions in Belgium. This raised questions about potential cover-ups, obstruction of justice, and the ability of victims to receive fair treatment when their abusers occupied positions of significant influence and authority. Baron de Bonvoisin's aristocratic status and connections to Belgium's financial and political elite would have made him particularly difficult to investigate or prosecute, regardless of the evidence against him.[^1]
+
+The X-Dossier investigation, while controversial, represented one of the most comprehensive attempts to document and expose the alleged connections between Belgium's elite and organized child abuse networks. The fact that these allegations emerged during the broader [[Marc Dutroux]] case investigations further complicated the picture, as the public grappled with the possibility that serial offending and organized networks might be connected across different levels of society.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.
+[^2]: 150.567 04/03/97, X-Dossier summary, 1235 pages, 2005, published by Wikileaks in 2009
+[^3]: 118.384 13/12/96 AUDITION of X2, X-Dossier summary, 1235 pages, 2005, published by Wikileaks in 2009

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ben Kalka.md

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-[[Ben Kalka]] was a figure in the San Francisco drug world, initially a "bit player" who later became a major supplier of methamphetamine. He was arrested in 1982 with 900 pounds of methamphetamine in his possession and was serving time in a Pleasanton prison. Kalka's arrest was part of a federal sting operation, though he claimed the sting had ended by the time he began manufacturing the drug.[^1]
-
-### Methamphetamine Production and Government Involvement
-
-Kalka estimated he produced 8,000 pounds of drugs worth $10 million, using ingredients that federal agents had allegedly arranged for him to buy. He became involved in methamphetamine production after a chemist friend asked him to find phenyl acetic acid, a key precursor. Despite the chemical not being illegal, its purchase was scrutinized by the government. A contact, [[Paul Palmer]], who had become a government informant after being busted for selling precursors, arranged for Kalka to obtain a semi-truck load of the chemical.[^1]
-
-[[Michael Riconosciuto]] was introduced to Kalka by Palmer and helped Kalka find monomethylamine, the last ingredient needed for methamphetamine. Riconosciuto claimed he was working for the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] as part of the sting operation and was authorized to supply Kalka with the final ingredient. The plan to bust Kalka and his subordinates reportedly failed when Kalka diverted the truck carrying the chemicals away from federal agents. Kalka wondered why the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] did not track him down once the methamphetamine began hitting the streets, suggesting the agency stumbled upon his enterprise during another undercover operation.[^1]
-
-Kalka was released from prison in April 2000 after his lawyer, [[Chris Cannon]], struck a deal that overturned his sentence, contingent upon Kalka signing a letter stating he did not obtain his precursors from the [[United States Government|U.S. government]]. This letter was reportedly written by [[William Shockley]], a [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]] in San Francisco, and found by Detective [[Sue Todd]] in the Di Giorgio Extradition File.[^1]
-
-### Connections and Allegations
-
-Kalka's business ties with [[Michael Riconosciuto]] at [[R & R Research]] and the laboratory facilities at Hercules, [[California]], were documented in [[David Mayer]]'s attorney/client files. [[Dr. John Philip Nichols]], administrator at the [[Cabazon Indian Reservation]], also met with Riconosciuto at the Hercules plant. Investigators uncovered evidence of a chemical or drug operation at the Hercules plant that contaminated the entire property.[^1]
-
-Kalka was close to [[Al Holbert]], a former [[Israel|Israeli]] intelligence agent, and [[Paul Morasca]], who was murdered in San Francisco during the time these sting operations were underway. [[Sue Todd]] concluded that Kalka was an undercover operative and that the entire drug operation was sanctioned by the [[United States Government|U.S. government]], as Kalka had been arrested multiple times, but the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] always took possession of him away from the arresting officers.[^1]
-
-[[Michael Riconosciuto]] claimed that the precursors Kalka used were provided by the [[United States Government|U.S. government]] and that a chemical company was cooperating with the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] by reporting all chemicals Riconosciuto ordered for his companies, which he then provided to Kalka. The money from these operations was reportedly laundered through [[Liechtenstein]] and other countries.[^1]
-
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-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ben Wagner.md

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-[[Ben Wagner]] was a lawyer from Jackson, [[California]]. He represented [[Dave Beavers]] and other deputies who were exposing corruption within the Mariposa Sheriff's Department. Wagner played a key role in forming [[D.I.G. (Decency in Government)]], an organization dedicated to exposing this corruption.[^1]
-
-Wagner filed two civil rights lawsuits with the [[United States District Court|U.S. District Court]] in Fresno, which were later described as the largest civil rights lawsuits in [[California]] history. He also filed a Writ of Mandamus against [[John Van de Kamp]], the State Attorney General; [[George Vinson]], regional director of the Fresno [[Federal Bureau Investigation|FBI]]; [[George Deukemejian]], then Governor of [[California]]; and [[David F. Levi]], [[United States Attorney|United States Attorney]], for their alleged refusal to investigate corruption in Mariposa County.[^1]
-
-Wagner was reportedly carrying a gun both inside and outside Mariposa for the first time in his life due to the nature of his work. He wrote letters to the Attorney General, the [[Federal Bureau Investigation|FBI]], and President [[Ronald Reagan]] seeking help. A special agent from the Fresno [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]], Division of Law Enforcement, informed Wagner that everything pertaining to Mariposa was being "trashed" at the Attorney General's office, and advised him to proceed with the lawsuit.[^1]
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-Shortly before his first scheduled court appearance on behalf of D.I.G., Wagner received an obscure response from "Chuck" at the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] [[White House]]. The day after meeting with "Chuck," Wagner, along with [[Jerry Goldberg]], reportedly disappeared, unplugging his phone and leaving his law practice and home, never to be seen again.[^1]
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-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bill McCoy.md

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-[[Bill McCoy]] was a retired Chief Warrant Officer from the [[United States Army Criminal Investigation Division|U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Division]]. He became involved in the [[Danny Casolaro]] investigation of the [[PROMIS]] software. McCoy obtained [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] wiretap affidavits from [[Peter Zokosky]] on January 17, 1991, and subsequently provided them to [[Danny Casolaro]]. McCoy died at home in 1997.[^1]
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-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Calvin Robinson.md

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-[[Calvin Robinson]] was dubbed the "drug tug" captain by local media. He was represented by attorney [[David Mayer]] of Marin County, [[California]]. Robinson's tug was seized in the San Francisco Bay in the Spring of 1988, found hauling a barge containing 157 tons of hashish and marijuana.[^1]
-
-On December 12, 1991, Robinson filed a "Pro Per" affidavit in the [[United States District Court|U.S. District Court]], Northern District of [[California]], requesting that Judge [[John Paul Vukasin, Jr.]] be recused from his case. Robinson believed that Vukasin was a long-time associate and political ally of [[Edwin Meese III]] and that Vukasin was appointed to the district court bench as a "damage control agent" for Meese and the [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Department of Justice]].[^1]
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-Robinson's affidavit for recusal also stated that he obtained the assistance of attorney [[David Mayer]] to represent him at his 1989 trial, but Mayer died from a gun-shot wound the night before he was to appear in court to defend Robinson. Mayer's death was ruled a suicide, and a suicide tape was found.[^1]
-
-[[Sean McDade]] interviewed Robinson in prison. Robinson reportedly had some connection to a former [[United States Customs Service|U.S. Customs]] official and the [[Cabazon Indian Reservation]], but McDade's investigation was closed before he could prove the connection.[^1]
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-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Cap Kressop.md

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-[[Cap Kressop]] was a "technical wizard" and a Mormon. He was a client of attorney [[Allan Boyak]]. Kressop was approached by [[Robert Booth Nichols]] and asked to manufacture a prototype laser site for a rifle. He was offered a $200,000 contract for the job but became suspicious when Nichols wanted to pay him in cash.[^1]
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-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Carine Dellaert.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Victim
+  - Belgium
+  - 1980s
+  - X-Dossier
+---
+Carine Dellaert was a Belgian woman whose 1983 death was investigated as part of the [[X-Dossier]]. X1 ([[Regina Louf]]) described witnessing Dellaert's death at one of [[Michel Nihoul]]'s parties, testifying that Dellaert had given birth during a party and was subsequently murdered. An autopsy of Dellaert's remains confirmed evidence of childbirth, corroborating aspects of X1's testimony with physical evidence unavailable to the public.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). *Eye of the Chickenhawk*. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Cecile Beernaert.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Brothel-Madam
+  - Criminal
+  - Belgium
+  - 1970s-1990s
+  - Dutroux-Affair
+  - X-Dossier
+---
+Cecile Beernaert, grandmother of witness [[Regina Louf]] (X1), operated a brothel at a hotel-villa in Knokke-Heist, Belgium, during World War II, catering to Nazi officers stationed in the area. Widowed after the war, Beernaert continued running establishments in the region, including a house at Golfpad 4, 8300 Knokke, tucked behind Elizabetlaan 83, on the northwestern boundary of the [[Royal Zoute Golf Club]]. Louf claimed Beernaert prostituted her from age two at these locations, using the properties for sexual exploitation of young girls provided to clients including politicians and businessmen. Beernaert, known as Madame Cecile, managed the girls with threats of violence, including beatings with a metal ruler and gun pointed at temples for non-compliance. The brothel operated from the 1970s, with Louf describing two rooms: one for mutual acts between children, the other for quick encounters where men undressed minimally. Beernaert filmed some sessions and used a basement studio for pornography production, distributing materials through networks linked to [[Michel Nihoul]]. Louf's testimony in the [[X-Dossier]] identified the site as a venue for elite abusers, with clients arriving from the golf club.[^1]
+
+Beernaert's operations involved grooming Louf and other children, including friend [[Chantal Storme]], forcing them into sexual acts with each other and clients. Louf stated Beernaert consoled them post-abuse but enforced participation with physical punishment. The house at Golfpad 4 served as a primary location, with Beernaert controlling access and ensuring silence. Louf recalled being branded and forced into acts with dogs during this period. Beernaert's husband, a former police commissioner in Knokke-Heist, provided cover, allowing the brothel to function near the Royal Zoute Golf Club, patronized by nobles and elites including the [[Count Leopold Lippens]] family, who owned the club through Count Maurice Auguste Lippens. Beernaert's activities extended to the 1980s, where Louf was sold to pimp [[Tony Van den Boggaert]] around age 12, transitioning her to Nihoul's parties.[^1]
+
+Beernaert's establishment catered to high-profile clients, with Louf identifying [[Paul Vanden Boeynants]] and Lippens as visitors. The brothel's proximity to the golf club facilitated access for these figures. Louf described rooms equipped for abuse, with Beernaert directing girls to specific areas for oral sex, anal penetration, and other acts, often under duress. She stated Beernaert participated in consoling after sessions but initiated threats if clients were refused. The basement studio contained cameras for recording, linking to Nihoul's blackmail operations where videos captured elite participants. Beernaert's role as a madam involved selecting and preparing girls, ensuring they met client demands at the Knokke location and related venues in the area.[^1]
+
+### Role in Exploitation
+Beernaert raised Louf for prostitution, starting with acts at age two, forcing her into oral and anal sex with men, filmed for sale. Louf recalled mutual sexual acts with other children in one room, while the "quick pleasures" room hosted individual encounters. Beernaert enforced compliance by hitting fingers with an iron ruler and threatening with a revolver. She hosted clients at the villa, using the property's isolation near the golf club for discretion. Louf described Beernaert's dual nature, consoling after abuses while enforcing participation. The brothel operated with her husband's knowledge, leveraging his police position in Knokke-Heist. Louf's testimony detailed branding and dog involvement, with the basement used for filming violent content. Beernaert's establishment supplied girls to Nihoul's circuit, with Louf leased to parties at chateaus in the Ardennes and Brussels mansions.[^1]
+
+Louf claimed Beernaert's WW2-era brothel catered to Nazi officers, continuing post-war with political elites. The Golfpad 4 house featured a basement studio with cleaning products to remove blood spots, used for snuff films per X-Dossier notes. Beernaert's operation included a contact with her grandmother, tying into family involvement. Chantal Storme confirmed in 1997 testimony being taken to the house with Louf, forced into acts, beaten with a ruler, and threatened with a gun. Storme described Beernaert watching to ensure obedience during client encounters. The brothel's location near the golf club provided access for attendees like Vanden Boeynants, with Louf identifying the property in 1996 interviews.[^1]
+
+### Connections
+Beernaert connected to the network through her husband's police role and clients from the golf club, including Lippens family members. Louf's accounts placed her brothel at the center of early exploitation, supplying to Nihoul's parties where Louf met [[Michelle Martin]]. The X-Dossier verified the address and layout, with investigators noting the basement's smell of Detol cleaner. Beernaert died in 1997 before testifying, amid the probe's progression under Connerotte and [[Michel Bourlet]]. Her establishment linked to [[CRIES]] and [[UNICEF]] operations through shared networks, with Dumont representing related figures. No direct charges against Beernaert emerged due to her death, but her role was central to X-witness claims of elite access.[^1]
+
+Beernaert's death left her properties unraided initially, though the X-Dossier detailed her brothel's operations. Louf's testimony implicated her in violence against children, with Storme confirming mutual acts and threats. The brothel's proximity to Royal Zoute, owned by Count Maurice Lippens, tied it to elite circles. Beernaert's legacy in the investigation stemmed from Louf's descriptions, verified by property records and witness corroboration. Her involvement ended with her 1997 death, leaving the Knokke site as a key location in X-Dossier maps.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Chris Denning.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - BBC_Personality
+  - Child_Abuser
+  - UK
+  - 1970s
+  - 1980s
+  - 1990s
+  - 2000s
+  - Operation_Yewtree
+  - VIP_Network
+  - Prague
+---
+Chris Denning was a former BBC Radio One DJ who was good friends with [[Jimmy Savile]] and, according to Czech police, head of an international pedophile network running a child porn operation from his Prague apartment. The investigation into Denning served as the genesis to ongoing probes into a suspected child abuse ring linked to the [[BBC]], which eventually culminated in the infamous [[Operation Yewtree]] investigation after Jimmy Savile's death.[^1]
+
+Denning had been arrested in November 1997 based on information Czech police received from Scotland Yard after [[Warwick Spinks]] went into exile there. Denning was arrested by detectives investigating an international child pornography ring. Police alleged he was the leader of the child sex ring and said he was arrested after cocaine had been fed to young boys in preparation for filming a pornographic video. The arrest came after a two-month surveillance operation in which Scotland Yard supplied vital information about Denning's movements to colleagues on the continent. Denning, who had a flat in Prague and ran a music and video production company from his home in Britain, had been jailed for 10 weeks in February 1996 for possessing child pornography.[^1]
+
+Denning and three others, two Frenchmen and an American, were charged with hooking boys as young as seven on cocaine to produce pornography they distributed globally online. A week after Denning's arrest, British glam rock artist [[Gary Glitter]], whose career Denning helped catapult to the Top of the Pops in the 1970s, was arrested by British authorities after child pornography was discovered on a computer he had taken into a repair store. Glitter had downloaded thousands of these images from specially encrypted members-only webservers, presumably one of which had been run by his old pal Chris Denning, who was running around with Warwick Spinks in Prague producing child pornography on the harder end of the scale.[^1]
+
+### Trial and Conviction
+
+In March 2000 Denning was convicted of his 1997 charges, and the investigation into him in Prague led to another that year into an associate of his, another former BBC Radio One DJ named [[Jonathan King]]. The information which paved the way for King's downfall was first identified by the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS). King first came to the attention of its Serious Sex Offenders Unit following a sex abuse case in the Czech Republic in 1997.[^1]
+
+Following King's conviction, investigators put in an extradition request for Chris Denning to face charges in the UK as well. This was rejected by a judge, though Denning was ordered to leave the Czech Republic. He skipped about the Eastern European pedophile hotspots for a few years until he was deported back to the UK in 2005 to face 9 counts of historic child sexual abuse against boys in the 70s and 80s.[^1]
+
+### BBC Pedophile Ring Investigations
+
+The investigation into King and Denning in the early 2000s led to another, called [[Operation Arundel]], into a suspected pedophile ring of BBC celebrities in the 70s and 80s who allegedly procured boys and girls from an underage nightclub called the [[Walton Hop Disco]]. This investigation led to the arrest of another BBC personality in 2003, but the charges against them were subsequently dropped. One suspect in that investigation who was never arrested or charged had been a good friend and colleague of both Denning and King, BBC Radio One DJ Jimmy Savile. Nothing came of this though. The case was closed and forgotten about for nearly a decade.[^1]
+
+The arrest of Chris Denning followed in June 2013 under [[Operation Yewtree]], and he was convicted of historic child sexual abuse against 24 boys, one of whom Denning allegedly raped at Jimmy Savile's house. His conviction was part of the broader investigation into the organized pedophile network operating at the BBC that had been exposed through the Operation Yewtree investigation.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Christopher Busch.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Suspect
+  - Michigan
+  - 1970s
+  - Oakland_County_Child_Killer
+  - North_Fox_Island
+  - General_Motors
+---
+Christopher Busch was the son of Harold Lee Busch, an Executive Financial Director at General Motors, and was a convicted pedophile tied to [[Francis Shelden]] and the [[North Fox Island]] network. Busch attended an exclusive Swiss boarding school called Institut Le Rosey during his father's European posting, then briefly attended Wayne State University in the early 1970s before becoming owner of a restaurant called The Scotsman that his father purchased for him. Busch was arrested in January 1977 along with a man named [[Gregory Greene]] for sexually assaulting a boy procured through a church-sponsored big brother program. During his interview, Greene confessed to raping a boy with Busch and stated that Busch would take boys to his family's cabin near Michigan's Ess Lake, and that on one trip a boy had been murdered whom he identified as [[Mark Stebbins]], the first [[Oakland County Child Killer]] victim.[^1]
+
+When police searched Busch's home after his arrest, they found a suitcase full of 8mm child pornography films described as "homemade movies involving children having sex in a tent in a wooded area," along with commercially produced child porn magazines, photos, and movies. The victim of Busch and Greene, Kenneth Bowman, stated Greene had told him "Chris Busch had killed one kid out in the woods up by Chris's house a couple of years ago." Despite this testimony, Busch was cleared as an OCCK suspect based on a polygraph test. A later review of the polygraph results by another examiner determined the results should not have been indicative of Busch being truthful, and he should not have been cleared.[^1]
+
+### Death
+
+On November 20, 1978, one day after the Oakland County Child Killer investigation was closed as unsolved, Busch was found dead at his parents' home. His brother Charles Busch and a patrolman named Richard McNamee discovered the body lying in bed with a gunshot wound to the forehead and a .22 rifle beside him. Crime scene investigators found ropes cut to the length required for binding limbs on the floor, a box of shotgun shells on a dresser, and pinned to the wall a handdrawn portrait of a little boy in a parka coat screaming, which resembled Mark Stebbins. McNamee would later be charged with sexually assaulting a minor in 1982.[^1]
+
+### General Motors Connections
+
+[[Richard Lawson]], a cooperating witness in the OCCK cold case revival in the 2000s, stated that his associate Robert Moore used to take young boys to visit H. Lee Busch, Christopher's father. Lawson also mentioned he and Moore "took a young boy to a Chrysler executive's home on the east side back in the mid to late 70's and the executive paid Moore to have sex with the boy." A cold case detective later discovered the polygrapher who had cleared Busch, Ralph Cabot, was the same examiner who had tested Gregory Greene. Both Busch and fellow suspect [[Kent Gilbert Schultz]] were convicted pedophiles tied to [[Francis Shelden]] who had been cleared based on polygraph results.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). *Eye of the Chickenhawk*. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Cynthia McNamara.md

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-tags:
-  - Person
-  - USA
-  - Peru
----
-[[Cynthia McNamara]] was an [[USA|American]] citizen who was jailed in [[Lima]], [[Peru]], accused of taking part in a [[Shining Path]] attack. She was a former hippie in her early 40s who had visited [[Ecuador]] collecting [[India|Indian]] art pieces before traveling to [[Peru]]. In [[Ayacucho]], she fell in love with a doctor named Enrique and became friends with [[Abimael Guzmán Reynoso]], the leader of the [[Shining Path]].[^1]
-
-[[Cynthia McNamara|McNamara]] was rearrested on August 2, 1988, because a judge in [[Cangallo]], a [[Shining Path]]-controlled district, wanted her extradited. The charge against her was involvement in smuggling medical goods to the [[Shining Path]], and she was implicated in an incident where three people were shot dead during a truck inspection. [[Donna Hamilton]], the [[USA|U.S.]] consul general, sought [[Ari Ben-Menashe|Ben-Menashe's]] help in securing her release.[^1]
-
-[[Ari Ben-Menashe]] traveled to [[Cangallo]] and, after a series of events, secured [[Cynthia McNamara|McNamara's]] release from jail. She was released on August 22, 1988, and left [[Peru]] for [[Ireland]] the next day.[^1]
-
-### Footnotes
-[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Cyrus Hashemi.md

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-tags:
-  - Person
-  - Business
-  - Iran
-  - USA
----
-[[Cyrus Hashemi]] was one of the [[Hashemi brothers]], an [[Iran|Iranian]] living in the [[USA|West]] who claimed connections to [[Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini|Khomeini's]] son, [[Ahmed Khomeini]]. He was involved in secret arms sales and negotiations concerning the [[USA|American]] hostages in [[Tehran]].[^1]
-
-[[Cyrus Hashemi|Hashemi]] and his brothers made money selling small quantities of military equipment to [[Iran]], supposedly to gain goodwill for hostage release. He was later indicted under the [[Arms Export Control Act]] for illegal arms sales to [[Iran]], but escaped the [[USA|U.S.]] before apprehension. He subsequently agreed to become an informant for [[United States Customs Service|U.S. Customs]] against the [[Iran|Iranian]] exile community.[^1]
-
-[[Cyrus Hashemi|Hashemi]] was used by [[Oliver North]] and [[United States Customs Service|U.S. Customs]] in a sting operation to entrap individuals connected with [[Israel|Israeli]] intelligence arms sales to [[Iran]]. He was to act as bait, claiming to have $1 billion of [[Iran|Iranian]] money to spend on weapons. He allowed his phone to be tapped and himself to be wired for this operation.[^1]
-
-[[Cyrus Hashemi|Hashemi]] was found dead in his [[London]] apartment, with his death attributed to a sudden case of virulent leukemia. However, [[Israel|Israeli]] intelligence suspected foul play, noting the presence of [[Joe King]], a [[United States Customs Service|Customs]] officer, at his apartment shortly before his death and needle punctures on his elbow joint. Tapes of his phone calls to the [[USA|U.S.]] Attorney's office indicated a falling out with his controllers.[^1]
-
-### Footnotes
-[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/David Cram.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Accomplice
+  - Illinois
+  - 1970s
+  - John_Wayne_Gacy_Case
+---
+David Cram was a 20-year-old employee of [[John Wayne Gacy]]'s construction company, [[Painting Decorating Maintenance|PDM]], and began living with Gacy at his [[Norwood Park]] house in May 1976. The house served as both a residence and a home office for the business, where Cram resided on and off alongside another employee, [[Michael Rossi]]. Cram worked for Gacy during a period when multiple young men associated with the company went missing.[^1]
+
+### Role in Gacy Operations
+David Cram assisted [[John Wayne Gacy]] by digging trenches in the crawlspace beneath Gacy's [[Norwood Park]] home, as later admitted during Gacy's trial. Gacy named Cram as an accomplice in burying bodies during his police interrogation on December 21, 1978, claiming Cram had keys to the house and used it when Gacy was out of town. Cram introduced [[Phillip Paske]] to Gacy, and both Cram and [[Michael Rossi]] testified that Gacy claimed involvement in a crime syndicate that "set people up," including finding drivers' licenses of deceased individuals in Gacy's garage.[^1]
+
+### Investigation and Testimony
+David Cram was interviewed by [[Joseph Kozenczak]] and [[Des Plaines Police]] on December 16, 1978, three days after the initial search of Gacy's home, where he revealed Gacy's claims of syndicate involvement and mentioned finding drivers' licenses of dead people in the garage. Cram also stated that after the December 13 search, Gacy went into the crawlspace with a flashlight, and Cram admitted to digging trenches there but denied any knowledge of the murders or bodies. During Gacy's 1980 trial, Cram testified alongside [[Michael Rossi]] that they had dug the graves on Gacy's instructions without knowing their purpose, and both were placed under police surveillance starting December 13, 1978, as potential accomplices.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/David F. Levi.md

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-[[David F. Levi]] was a [[United States Attorney|United States Attorney]]. He was named in a Writ of Mandamus filed by [[Ben Wagner]] for refusing to investigate corruption in Mariposa County.[^1]
-
----
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/David Mayer.md

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-[[David Mayer]] was an attorney from Marin County, [[California]]. He represented [[Calvin Robinson]], who was dubbed the "drug tug" captain by local media. Mayer obtained the assistance of attorney [[David Mayer]] to represent him at his 1989 trial. However, on February 6, 1989, the night before Mayer was to appear in court to defend Robinson, he died from a gun-shot wound. His death was ruled a suicide, and a suicide tape was found.[^1]
-
-Mayer's attorney/client files reportedly contained documentary evidence from his client, [[Ben Kalka]], regarding Kalka's business ties with [[Michael Riconosciuto]] at [[R & R Research]], at the laboratory facilities at Hercules, [[California]], and [[Dr. John Philip Nichols]].[^1]
-
----
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/David Owen Brooks.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Criminal
+  - Accomplice
+  - Texas
+  - 1970s
+  - Dean_Corll_Case
+---
+David Owen Brooks (born February 14, 1955) functioned as a teenage accomplice to serial killer [[Dean Corll]] in the [[Dean Corll Murders]] from 1970 to 1973. Brooks played a key role in procuring victims and participating in their torture and murder. He introduced [[Elmer Wayne Henley]] to Corll and provided crucial testimony connecting the crimes to broader trafficking networks.[^1]
+
+### Background and Recruitment
+David Owen Brooks, an 18-year-old resident of [[Houston, Texas]], first met [[Dean Corll]] around 1969 at age 12 through his mother, who worked at Corll's mother's candy company, Pecan Prince. Corll groomed Brooks over years, providing gifts, money, and drugs to gain his trust and loyalty. By 1970, Brooks began actively procuring boys for Corll in exchange for payments of at least $200 per victim, more for attractive ones. He lived with Corll on and off for three years, advancing from recruitment to direct involvement in the assaults, murders, and body disposals. Brooks confessed to participating in at least four murders during this time.[^1]
+
+### Role in the Crimes
+Brooks collaborated with [[Dean Corll]] and later [[Elmer Wayne Henley]] to lure young males aged 13 to 20, typically from disadvantaged or runaway backgrounds, to Corll's [[Pasadena, Texas]], home. He befriended potential victims, using his teenage status to lower their guard, and transported them to the location where Corll would restrain them on a plywood torture board with handcuffs and ropes. Victims endured sexual assault, torture with items like glass rods, a double-ended dildo, and a hunting knife, before being killed by strangulation or a .22 caliber gunshot to the head. Brooks assisted in these acts and helped bury bodies in mass graves: 17 at the Silverbell boat shed, four near [[Lake Sam Rayburn]], and seven along the [[Bolivar Peninsula]]. His methods included hosting parties with drugs and paint sniffing to incapacitate victims. Brooks' efforts contributed to at least 28 confirmed murders between September 1970 and August 1973.[^1]
+
+### Confession, Connections, and Investigation
+Following [[Dean Corll]]'s death on August 8, 1973, Brooks provided a signed confession to [[Harris County Police Department]] on August 9, 1973, at 1:20 p.m., detailing his role and Corll's operations. He corroborated [[Elmer Wayne Henley]]'s account, mentioning a [[Dallas, Texas]], contact named "Art" who had also killed boys, linking the case to the [[Odyssey Foundation]] and [[Odyssey Network]] run by [[John David Norman]]. Brooks stated that Corll belonged to a [[Dallas, Texas]], organization buying and selling boys, running prostitution and drugs, with other members committing murders. His confession aligned with the August 1973 raid on Norman's operation. Brooks' testimony aided the [[Houston Police Department]] and [[Pasadena Police Department]] in recovering bodies and understanding the network, though investigations criticized for dropping leads on interstate ties.[^1]
+
+### Legal Proceedings and Outcome
+Brooks was arrested after his confession and tried for his involvement in the murders. In 1975, he was convicted of four counts of murder and sentenced to four concurrent life terms. Despite cooperating with authorities, his active role in procurement and killings resulted in conviction. Henley received a similar sentence for six murders. The case exposed Corll's systematic operation but left unresolved connections to larger child exploitation rings, including those in [[California]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dean Corll.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Serial_Killer
+  - Criminal
+  - Texas
+  - 1970s
+  - Child_Trafficking
+  - Odyssey_Network
+  - Houston_Mass_Murders
+  - Child_Pornography
+  - Roy_Ames_Connection
+---
+Dean Arnold Corll (December 24, 1939 – August 8, 1973), known as the Candyman Killer, was an American serial killer who murdered at least 28 teenage boys and young men in [[Houston, Texas]], between 1970 and 1973. Corll earned his nickname from his family's candy business, which provided access to neighborhood children. His case revealed connections to larger child trafficking and pornography networks across the United States.[^1]
+
+### Background and Early Life
+Dean Corll was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on December 24, 1939, and moved to [[Houston, Texas]], with his divorced mother in the 1940s. After high school graduation, he joined the U.S. Army and served in [[Texas]] until his honorable discharge in 1964. Returning to [[Houston, Texas]], Corll assisted in running his mother's candy company, Pecan Prince, operated from the family home. The business gained popularity among local children, allowing Corll to build trust within the community. He resided in a bungalow in [[Pasadena, Texas]], and rented a storage shed at 4500 Silverbell since 1970 for storing items related to his crimes. Corll used a private post office box in [[Houston, Texas]], to receive pornographic materials secretly, which he read and destroyed. He claimed membership in an organization based in [[Dallas, Texas]], that bought and sold boys, operated prostitution and drug rings, and involved other members in murdering boys. Corll mentioned a contact named "Art" in [[Dallas, Texas]], who had killed boys, and planned trips to [[Dallas, Texas]], including one at the end of the month before his death.[^1]
+
+### Crimes, Methods, and Network Connections
+Corll's killing spree commenced in September 1970 and persisted until August 1973. He collaborated with teenage accomplices [[David Owen Brooks]] and [[Elmer Wayne Henley]], who lured victims to his home. Victims were typically young males aged 13-20, often from disadvantaged backgrounds or runaways. The murders entailed systematic torture, rape, and killing, with victims restrained on a plywood torture board equipped with handcuffs and ropes. Autopsies indicated all victims suffered sexual assault and torture prior to death, primarily by strangulation or a single .22 caliber gunshot to the head. Corll established a torture chamber in his [[Pasadena, Texas]], bungalow, featuring rolls of polyethylene plastic sheeting, sex toys including a double-ended dildo, glass rods, and a hunting knife. He employed drugs and paint sniffing to incapacitate victims at parties. Bodies received burial in mass graves: 17 at the Silverbell boat shed, four in a wooded area near [[Lake Sam Rayburn]] where Corll's family owned a cabin, and seven along the [[Bolivar Peninsula]] beachline. Some early victims intended for shipment to [[California]] were killed instead.
+
+Corll's activities included producing or facilitating child pornography, with ties to photographers and producers exploiting boys. Confessions from accomplices revealed Corll's affiliation with a [[Dallas, Texas]], organization involved in boy trafficking, corroborated by the August 1973 raid on the [[Odyssey Network]], where [[John David Norman]] faced arrest for interstate child trafficking. Connections linked Corll to [[Roy Ames]], a [[Houston, Texas]],-based child pornographer operating under [[Clarity Music]]. Raids on Ames' warehouse in December 1973 and February 1975 seized over six tons of child pornography, including images of 11 Corll victims. 
+Informant [[Steven Dale Ahern]] reported Ames utilized Corll to exploit boys for pornography, having met Corll through Ames and attended a 1971 sadomasochist orgy at Corll's rented apartment. Ames claimed responsibility for one-third of U.S. domestic child pornography production. A grand jury criticized [[Houston Police Department]] for abandoning leads around September 1, 1973, particularly regarding [[California]]-based operations like [[DOM-Lyric Productions]]. [[David Owen Brooks]] stated early victims were destined for [[California]]. Vice detectives in [[Los Angeles, California]], investigated snuff films featuring a Corll victim, amid probes into murders of Mexican children smuggled for pornography.[^1]
+
+### Accomplices, Victims, Investigation, and Outcome
+Corll's primary accomplices were 17-year-old [[Elmer Wayne Henley]] and 18-year-old [[David Owen Brooks]]. Brooks introduced Henley to Corll about two years before exposure, after Henley's interest in earning money. Corll compensated them at least $200 per procured boy, more for attractive ones, and they resided with him intermittently for three years, advancing from procurement to participation in torture, murder, and disposal. Henley confessed to aiding at least six murders, while Brooks admitted procuring victims and involvement in some killings. Specific victims included brothers Jerry Waldrop (13) and Donald Waldrop (15), buried with identification cards and a partial [[Houston Police Department]] offense report in the boat shed; 11 unidentified victims matched to seized child pornography photographs. Witnesses to Corll's final murders on August 8, 1973, comprised 20-year-old [[Timothy Cordell Kerley]], raped after binding, and 15-year-old [[Rhonda Louise Williams]], bound but freed by Henley. Henley shot Corll multiple times after untying, terminating the spree. Other victims reported missing over three years, with autopsies confirming rape and torture. The investigation initiated on August 8, 1973, when [[Elmer Wayne Henley]] contacted [[Pasadena Police Department]] to report shooting Corll, discovering his naked body and torture devices in the bungalow. Henley guided officers to the Silverbell boat shed, uncovering 17 bodies, followed by recoveries at [[Lake Sam Rayburn]] and [[Bolivar Peninsula]], totaling 28 confirmed victims. [[Houston Police Department]] and [[Pasadena Police Department]] led the probe, with confessions from Henley and Brooks on August 9, 1973, implicating the [[Dallas, Texas]], organization. Client index cards seized but later destroyed by the U.S. State Department. Henley and Brooks convicted of murder; Henley for at least six killings, Brooks for procurements and murders. Corll's death at age 33 concluded his crimes, establishing him as perpetrator of one of the largest U.S. mass murders of boys, with unresolved interstate child exploitation ties.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dick Wilson.md

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-[[Dick Wilson]] was associated with [[Wackenhut Corporation]]. [[Robert Chasen]], Executive Vice President of [[Wackenhut Corporation]], believed that Wilson and [[Robert Frye]] were "dazzled" with [[Robert Booth Nichols]], despite Chasen's own distrust of Nichols. [[George Wackenhut]] reportedly liked Frye and Wilson, but did not trust [[Michael Riconosciuto]] or Nichols.[^1]
-
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-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Don Berlage.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - District_Attorney
+  - Michigan
+  - 1970s
+  - Troop_137
+---
+Don Berlage was the district attorney for Charlevoix County, Michigan, during the 1970s. He prosecuted cases in the area, including those connected to child abuse rings. Berlage's office handled investigations that intersected with broader child trafficking networks.[^1]
+
+### Role in Prosecutions
+Don Berlage prosecuted the case against [[Robert Lang]], one of the leaders of [[Troop 137]] in New Orleans. The case involved child prostitution and pornography linked to the scout troop. Berlage's involvement included reviewing evidence from the ring's operations.[^1]
+
+### Connections
+Don Berlage connected to the [[Troop 137]] case through the prosecution of [[Robert Lang]]. Lang's activities included boy prostitution and ties to [[Richard Halvorsen]] and [[Raymond Woodall]]. The prosecutions revealed connections to [[John David Norman]]'s network and [[Father Bud's Boys Farm]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Donald Robinson.md

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-[[Donald Robinson]] was a Secret Service agent, aged 38, who was killed in a head-on collision on March 5, 1983 (this became known as the [[Queen's Accident]]). The collision involved a Mariposa County Sheriff's vehicle driven by [[Roderick Sinclair]] and occurred while scouting Queen Elizabeth II's motorcade route in the Yosemite National Park foothills. [[George P. LaBarge]] and [[Donald A. Bejcek]] were also killed in the accident.[^1]
-
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-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Donna Hamilton.md

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----
-tags:
-  - Person
-  - Politics
-  - USA
----
-[[Donna Hamilton]] was the [[USA|U.S.]] consul general in [[Peru]]. She sought the help of [[Ari Ben-Menashe]] in securing the release of [[Cynthia McNamara]], an [[USA|American]] citizen who had been rearrested in [[Peru]] on charges of aiding the [[Shining Path]].[^1]
-
-### Footnotes
-[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dyer Grossman.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Criminal_Associate
+  - Michigan
+  - 1970s
+  - North_Fox_Island
+  - Child_Pornography
+---
+Dyer Grossman served as a key figure in child exploitation networks during the 1970s. He associated closely with [[Francis Shelden]] in establishing organizations for child procurement. He operated through [[The Church of New Revelation]], a New Jersey-based entity created solely on paper to gain tax-exempt status for affiliated programs. Grossman hailed from a wealthy Long Island family and worked as a science teacher at an exclusive New York boarding school for boys.[^1]
+
+### Role in Operations
+Dyer Grossman co-drafted the incorporating charter for [[Brother Paul’s Children’s Mission]] after traveling to Michigan to meet [[Gerald Richards]]. This charter enabled the mission to function as a non-profit subsidiary of his fabricated church, facilitating the transport of boys to [[North Fox Island]] for exploitation. Grossman corresponded with Richards on establishing foster homes in Michigan to house runaways and problem children for government payments, explicitly noting the financial benefits of such arrangements.[^1]
+
+### Connections
+Dyer Grossman connected directly with [[Francis Shelden]] as a principal in [[Brother Paul’s Children’s Mission]], both sought by state and federal authorities on criminal sexual conduct charges. He collaborated with [[Adam Starchild]] in linking the mission to [[The Church of New Revelation]]. Grossman procured a 12-year-old boy through a Big Brother program, describing him as innocent and planning camping trips to alter that status, while the church linked to operations at [[Father Bud's Boys Farm]] run by [[Cladius Vermilye]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Earle Jones.md

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----
-created: 2025-07-22
-updated: 2025-07-22
-title: Earle Jones
-tags:
-  - person
-  - researcher
-description: Earle Jones was a branch chief at Stanford Research Institute (SRI) involved in the early remote viewing experiments.
----
-
-[[Earle Jones]] was a branch chief at [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]]. He was involved in the early remote viewing experiments conducted by [[Hal Puthoff]] and [[Russell Targ]]. Jones, along with Puthoff, served as an outbound experimenter for [[Pat Price]] in the first formal test of the "outbound" protocol, where Price accurately described their location at Hoover Tower on the Stanford University campus.[^1]
-
----
-
-[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Edward Brongersma.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Dutch_Senator
+  - Pedophile_Advocate
+  - Netherlands
+  - Francis_Shelden
+  - 1970s
+  - 1980s
+---
+
+Edward Brongersma was a Dutch Senator and prominent advocate for the legalization of pedophilia in the Netherlands. He served as a senior member of the Dutch Senate's Judiciary Committee, a position that provided him with significant influence over legislative matters related to child protection and sexual offenses. His political connections and legal expertise made him a valuable associate for international child exploitation networks operating in Europe.[^1]
+
+In 1978, Brongersma was appointed as the primary trustee of [[Francis Shelden]]'s offshored estate. Shelden, an American millionaire who had fled Michigan to avoid prosecution for child pornography and prostitution operations on [[North Fox Island]], transferred his assets into an offshore trust called The Trust Company of the Virgin Islands, Ltd. Shelden then appointed Brongersma as successor trustee using an Amsterdam attorney. Court documents confirmed that Brongersma accepted the appointment on April 13, 1978, the same day Shelden executed the document removing the previous trustee. In his deposition, an associate described Brongersma as a Senator and a member of the Upper House of the Dutch Government who had served as chairman of the Judicial Committee and held a doctorate in law.[^1]
+
+Brongersma's role as trustee of Shelden's estate provided the American fugitive with a political connection that facilitated his rapid acquisition of Dutch citizenship. This arrangement allowed Shelden to establish himself in Amsterdam and continue his operations through [[PAN Magazine]] magazine and [[Spartacus International]]. Brongersma's position within the Dutch political establishment shielded these activities from thorough scrutiny by law enforcement.[^1]
+
+Brongersma's connections extended to other figures in the European pedophile network. He was associated with [[Fritz Bernard]], a psychologist and contributor to Shelden's PAN magazine, and with [[Joseph Douce]], a pastor who maintained contact with Dutch specialists in pedophilia issues. Douce had sent contact details of Brongersma and Bernard to representatives of Protestant Churches in Belgium who were concerned about Douce's activities. These connections placed Brongersma at the center of a network that linked political figures, academics, and religious leaders to organized child exploitation.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Edward Sciandra.md

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-[[Edward Sciandra]], also known as The Conductor, was alleged in [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] files to be the Underboss of the [[Bufalino Crime Family|Russell Bufalino La Cosa Nostra (LCN) family]]. He was under investigation in 1987 for various suspected offenses, including extortion, insider trading ([[Music Corporation of America|MCA]]/Universal), the purchase and sale of narcotics/controlled substances, and the allocation and use of the proceeds of its trafficking.[^1]
-
-Sciandra was mentioned in [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] wiretaps, which captured conversations between [[Eugene Giaquinto]] and [[Martin Bacow]]. Bacow indicated that Sciandra wanted to go to [[Lew Wasserman]] and [[Sidney Sheinberg]] (President of [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]]) and tell them who they were up against. Giaquinto replied that perhaps Sheinberg would "break a toe" and end up in the hospital, or "maybe he'll break a leg."[^1]
-
-The intercept narration suggested that this stemmed from problems with the Northstar Graphics contract, and the [[La Cosa Nostra|LCN]] believed Sciandra was being irrational and should be "retired." If Sciandra threatened [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] executives, it would cause trouble for his nephew, [[Eugene Giaquinto]], who worked for [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]]. Sciandra was also reportedly trying to get a piece of Giaquinto's share of the [[Meyer Lansky|Lansky]] film.[^1]
-
----
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gary Glitter.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - BBC_Personality
+  - Child_Abuser
+  - UK
+  - 1970s
+  - 1980s
+  - 1990s
+  - 2000s
+  - Operation_Yewtree
+  - VIP_Network
+---
+Gary Glitter was a British glam rock artist whose career was helped to success by [[Chris Denning]], who catapulted him to the Top of the Pops in the 1970s. In November 1997, a week after Denning's arrest, Glitter was arrested by British authorities after child pornography was discovered on a computer he had taken into a repair store.[^1]
+
+### Child Pornography Conviction
+
+The images found on Glitter's computer were described as being at the most extreme end of child pornography content. Using a scale where child pornography ranges from naked children artistically posed to children being tortured, the material on Glitter's computer rated at the highest level, featuring acts of torture on infants. The 55-year-old pop star had created a 'vast library' of computer images which were described as 'about as hardcore, sick, and degrading as it is possible to conceive' of children as young as two.[^1]
+
+Glitter was jailed for four months for downloading 4,000 child porn images from the internet. This came after a sensational day in court which had seen him cleared of sexually abusing a schoolgirl of 14, but he reappeared after two hours to admit the pornography offences. Glitter had downloaded thousands of these images from specially encrypted members-only webservers, presumably one of which had been run by his old pal Chris Denning, who was running around with Warwick Spinks in Prague producing child pornography on the harder end of the scale.[^1]
+
+### International Child Sex Tourism
+
+After receiving his 4-month sentence in 1999 and with his music career over, Glitter went on a child sex tour of South-East Asia that eventually ended with his arrest in Vietnam in 2007 for the rape of two girls aged 10 and 11.[^1]
+
+### Operation Yewtree and BBC Connections
+
+Glitter was arrested in October 2012 and convicted of historic child sexual abuse charges related to [[Operation Yewtree]]. His arrest was part of the investigation that quickly circled back to the earlier investigations into [[Jonathan King]] and [[Chris Denning]]. One woman abused by [[Jimmy Savile]] as a ward at a group foster home called Duncroft alleged she and two other girls from the home were driven to the BBC studios and sexually assaulted in Savile's dressing room by Savile, Gary Glitter, and a third famous BBC personality.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Geoffrey Dickens.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - UK
+  - Politician
+  - 1980s
+  - VIP_Pedophile_Ring
+  - Child_Protection_Advocate
+  - Geoffrey_Dickens_Dossier
+  - PIE
+---
+
+Geoffrey Dickens was a Conservative (Tory) MP in [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s government who became known for his campaigns against child pornography and his efforts to expose VIP pedophile networks within British institutions. In 1983, Dickens handed a dossier to Home Secretary [[Leon Brittan]] containing allegations about members of parliament and the Queen's royal staff being part of a VIP pedophile ring with ties to the [[Pedophile Information Exchange]] (PIE). The dossier was handed over in August 1983, after which Dickens began receiving death threats and his home was burglarized multiple times. His name and personal details were found in a notebook belonging to [[Arthur Hutchinson]], a fugitive wanted for triple homicide, leading to security protection for Dickens for a number of weeks until Hutchinson was apprehended.[^1]
+
+### Media Campaign and Parliamentary Actions
+
+Dickens actively campaigned against child pornography and threatened to disclose names in Parliament. Media reports from the time documented his efforts, with one stating "Several public figures have been named in a Scotland Yard dossier on child sex offences, a member of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's Conservative party said Wednesday. Geoffrey Dickens, a campaigner against child pornography, said in a radio interview that he has compiled a list of names and plans to disclose them in Parliament." Another report covered his allegations about Buckingham Palace, stating "British Home Secretary Leon Brittan is studying allegations of a homosexual vice ring in Buckingham Palace, a government spokesman said Friday. The allegations came from MP Geoffrey Dickens, who compiled a massive dossier alleging that young males who joined the palace staff as footmen, cooks or servants are being dragged into a web of vice." Dickens' willingness to take his allegations public demonstrated his commitment to exposing child abuse networks operating at the highest levels of British society.[^1]
+
+The dossier Dickens compiled contained names of prominent individuals in public life and show business who were allegedly involved in child sexual abuse and pornography. His actions represented one of the first systematic attempts by a sitting member of parliament to expose organized pedophile networks within government institutions. The fact that he felt compelled to take his evidence directly to the Home Secretary and threatened to disclose names in Parliament indicated the seriousness of the allegations and the level of institutional protection he believed was shielding the perpetrators. Dickens' campaign placed him at odds with powerful figures within his own party and the broader political establishment, leading to the threats and security concerns that followed his submission of the dossier.[^1]
+
+### Dossier Disappearance and Long-term Impact
+
+The dossier Geoffrey Dickens handed to Leon Brittan in 1983 was subsequently lost or destroyed by the Home Office. Because Brittan had been the minister in charge of overseeing domestic intelligence agencies at that time, it was suspected that past investigations into an alleged VIP pedophile ring had been covered up by MI5. [^1]
+
+Dickens' dossier had long-term connections to later investigations into child abuse networks. In 1992, a social services director named [[Peter Righton]], the top UK government adviser on child protection services, was arrested after customs officials intercepted child pornography addressed to him from Amsterdam. Righton had been a member of the Pedophile Information Exchange named in the VIP pedophile dossier from 1983, and two years later in 1994 he was arrested once more during a Scotland Yard investigation into allegations of historic sexual abuse at children's homes.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/George P. LaBarge.md

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-[[George P. LaBarge]] was a Secret Service agent, aged 41, who was killed in a head-on collision on March 5, 1983 (this became known as the [[Queen's Accident]]). The collision involved a Mariposa County Sheriff's vehicle driven by [[Roderick Sinclair]] and occurred while scouting Queen Elizabeth II's motorcade route in the Yosemite National Park foothills. [[Donald Robinson]] and [[Donald A. Bejcek]] were also killed in the accident.[^1]
-
----
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/George Vinson.md

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-[[George Vinson]] was the regional director of the Fresno [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]. He was named in a Writ of Mandamus filed by [[Ben Wagner]] for refusing to investigate corruption in Mariposa County. [[Vivian L. Wagner]], Ben Wagner's wife, stated in a letter to President [[Ronald Reagan]] that her husband took two witnesses, [[Kay Ritter]] and [[Robert Ashmore]], to Vinson to present testimony, but Vinson failed to redress their grievances and did not return Ben Wagner's phone calls. It was understood through a reliable source that Vinson felt the complaints had "no substance."[^1]
-
----
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gerald R. Ford.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - President
+  - Government
+---
+Gerald R. Ford was the 38th President of the [[United States]], serving from 1974 to 1977. His administration, along with that of [[Richard M. Nixon|Richard Nixon]], maintained a warm relationship with [[Israel]], a stark contrast to the later approach of the [[Jimmy Carter|Carter]] administration. Ford's precedent was to tightly restrict access to high-quality [[KH-11]] imagery, even to close allies like [[Great Britain]].[^1]
+
+In late 1976, at the end of his tenure as President, [[Henry A. Kissinger]] casually mentioned to [[Hermann F. Eilts]], the American ambassador to [[Egypt]], a concern that the Israelis might go nuclear if they didn't receive military equipment quickly. This occurred during a final meeting where Kissinger brought up the 1973 [[Yom Kippur War]] again.[^2]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 1.
+[^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 17.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gunther Karl Russbacher.md

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-[[Gunther Karl Russbacher]] was a client of attorney [[Paul Wilcher]]. Wilcher believed Russbacher to be a political prisoner, persecuted because he allegedly flew former President [[George Bush]] to [[Paris]] to meet with leading Iranians to make a deal to supply [[Iran]] with weapons in exchange for that government keeping the 52 American hostages until after the November election, ensuring [[Ronald Reagan]]'s victory. The deal was that the hostages would be delivered to [[Ronald Reagan]] as soon as Reagan was inaugurated in 1981. This came to be known as the [[October Surprise]].[^1]
-
-Wilcher was working daily for Russbacher and wanted to ask [[Janet Reno]], the new [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]], to grant immunity from prosecution to Russbacher so that he might testify to the [[United States Government|government]] about activities inside the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]].[^1]
-
----
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Harry Connick.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - District_Attorney
+  - Louisiana
+  - 1970s
+  - Troop_137
+  - Child_Trafficking
+---
+Harry Connick was the district attorney of Orleans Parish in New Orleans during the mid-1970s. He prosecuted cases involving child prostitution rings connected to Boy Scout [[Troop 137]]. Connick's office handled the arrests of scout leaders including [[Richard Halvorsen]], [[Raymond Woodall]], and [[Robert Lang]] in September 1976. He later became a judge and his son Harry Connick Jr. is a known actor and singer.[^1]
+
+### Role in Prosecutions
+Harry Connick prosecuted the boy prostitution ring involving [[Troop 137]] in New Orleans, leading to the arrests of [[Richard Halvorsen]], [[Raymond Woodall]], and [[Robert Lang]] after discovery of child pornography films in Dallas. A witness in the case testified that Connick received sexual favors from boys in exchange for leniency in their cases. The prosecution resulted in convictions for the scout leaders, but Connick's office faced allegations of cover-up in related child abuse cases.[^1]
+
+### Connections
+Harry Connick connected to the [[Troop 137]] case through prosecution of [[Richard Halvorsen]], [[Raymond Woodall]], and [[Robert Lang]] for child prostitution and pornography. The witness testimony implicated Connick in receiving sexual favors from the boys. Connick's office handled cases linked to [[John Reed Campbell]], an artist and child abuser whose case involved similar networks. Connick's actions during the prosecutions connected to broader child exploitation rings, including those tied to [[John David Norman]]'s operations.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/I. M. Kogan.md

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----
-created: 2025-07-22
-updated: 2025-07-22
-title: I. M. Kogan
-tags:
-  - person
-  - scientist
-  - engineer
-  - Soviet
-description: I. M. Kogan was a Soviet electrical engineer and parapsychologist who researched psi phenomena from a communications perspective.
----
-I. M. Kogan was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] electrical engineer and parapsychologist who approached psi research from a communications perspective. Unlike some other Soviet researchers, his work was considered relatively serious by Western intelligence agencies.[^1]
-
-Kogan, like many [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] researchers, hypothesized that psi was a low-frequency radio system built into human brains. He conducted experiments to characterize psi data transmission, concluding that it could transmit about 0.1 "bit" of information per second within a laboratory, decreasing to 0.005 bits per second over six hundred miles.[^1]
-
-His work gained further attention when it suddenly disappeared from public view around 1969, coinciding with reports that the [[Soviet Union|KGB]] had begun to fund and direct his laboratory at the Popov Society. This suggested a heightened interest from Soviet intelligence in the practical applications of psi.[^1]
-
----
-
-[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James White.md

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-[[James White]] was an Assistant [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]] in Fresno. He ordered [[Dr. Arthur Dahlem]]'s files seized to prove [[Roderick Sinclair]]'s alleged drug use in connection with the "[[Queen's accident]]." However, [[United States District Court|U.S. District Court]] Judge [[Robert E. Coyle]] ordered White to "drop the criminal investigation," stating Sinclair's drug problem was not relevant and drug records could not be used in court.[^1]
-
-White revealed that the original [[California Highway Patrol|CHP]] report on the "[[Queen's accident]]" was sent to the State Attorney General's office ([[John Van de Kamp]]), who told his assistant to "discard" it. [[Bruce Eckerson]], the Mariposa County District Attorney, was then appointed to take charge of the investigation and submit a new report. White noted that all of the "crack M.A.I.T.S. team" [[California Highway Patrol|CHP]] officers involved in the original investigation either resigned or were transferred or fired. The [[California Highway Patrol|CHP]] Commander and Deputy Commander who supervised the M.A.I.T.S. investigation also resigned, as did White himself after the cover-up.[^1]
-
-Before his resignation, White quietly filed the transcripts of the trial and an affidavit listing the "hallucinatory" drugs Sinclair had used prior to the accident with [[Stephan LaPalm]] of the [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]]'s office in Sacramento.[^1]
-
----
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jean-Louis Delamotte.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Manager
+  - Businessman
+  - Belgium
+  - 1990s
+  - Dutroux-Affair
+  - ASCO
+---
+Jean-Louis Delamotte, a Belgian businessman, served as the manager of [[Achats Services Commerces]] (ASCO), a company owned by [[Michel Nihoul]] and involved in fraud and vehicle supply during the 1990s. ASCO provided white Mercedes vans used by Nihoul and [[Marc Dutroux]] for photographing schoolgirls and transporting victims in the child trafficking network. Delamotte's management role included overseeing ASCO's operations in Charleroi, where the company was registered, and facilitating the use of vehicles for abductions. Police investigations post-Dutroux's August 1996 arrest linked ASCO vans to the kidnappings of [[Laetitia Delhez]] and [[Sabine Dardenne]], with partial license plates matching those used in the crimes. Delamotte was arrested in connection with ASCO's fraudulent activities, which included money laundering and business dealings tied to Nihoul's fraud convictions. During interrogations, Delamotte provided information on Nihoul's operations, confirming the company's role in providing vehicles for the network.[^1]
+
+Delamotte's involvement came under scrutiny during the Dutroux affair, with ASCO's vans identified as key in the abduction logistics. The company, a front for Nihoul's schemes, supplied the white van used in Laetitia Delhez's August 9 abduction, with the witness's plate PBX 688 matching ASCO registrations. Delamotte's management included leasing or providing these vehicles to Dutroux, who used them for surveillance and kidnappings, including circling areas near schools to select victims. ASCO's fraud involved inflated invoices and money laundering, with Delamotte handling administrative aspects. He was detained in August 1996 alongside Nihoul, with police seizing documents showing financial flows to Dutroux's accounts. Delamotte's testimony detailed Nihoul's instructions for vehicle use in operations, linking to payments for child supplies.[^1]
+
+Delamotte's role extended to Nihoul's broader fraud network, with ASCO serving as a cover for illicit activities. The company was raided as part of the investigation, uncovering records of vehicle assignments to Dutroux. Delamotte's arrest highlighted ASCO's centrality, with the vans used for both photography and transport in the abductions of Sabine Dardenne and Laetitia Delhez. His statements to investigators confirmed Nihoul's coordination, with over twenty calls between Nihoul and Dutroux around the time of the crimes tracing to joint accounts. Delamotte's management position made him a key figure in linking the business to the trafficking logistics.[^1]
+
+### ASCO Management
+Delamotte managed ASCO's day-to-day operations, including vehicle fleet for company use. The white vans, registered under ASCO, were loaned to Dutroux for tasks including victim scouting. Police traced the van from Laetitia's abduction to ASCO, leading to Delamotte's interrogation. ASCO's fraud involved fake transactions, with Delamotte handling paperwork that masked payments for other purposes. The company's location in Charleroi placed it near Dutroux's residence, facilitating the arrangement. Delamotte's testimony revealed Nihoul's direct involvement in directing vehicle use for non-business activities.[^1]
+
+Under Delamotte's oversight, ASCO provided vans used in the May 26 abduction of Sabine and August 9 seizure of Laetitia, with [[Michel Lelievre]] assisting in both. The vehicles were ordinary for business but adapted for kidnappings with tinted windows and sedatives. Delamotte confirmed in statements the vans' availability to Dutroux, who returned them after use. The investigation uncovered ASCO's role in money laundering, with funds from sales of girls and pornography tapes flowing through the company. Delamotte's arrest in 1996 led to charges for fraud, with his cooperation providing insights into Nihoul's network.[^1]
+
+### Legal Outcome
+Delamotte was arrested in August 1996 as part of the Dutroux affair probe, charged with fraud and money laundering related to ASCO's operations. His testimony contributed to Nihoul's conviction for criminal association, though Nihoul was acquitted of kidnapping. Delamotte received a sentence for fraud in connection with the case, serving time for his management role in the company's illicit dealings. The 2004 trial highlighted ASCO's vehicles as evidence, with Delamotte not testifying directly but his statements used to show the network's business cover. Post-trial, Delamotte maintained a low profile, with no further legal actions documented.[^1]
+
+Delamotte's cooperation included detailing ASCO's financial records, showing transfers to Dutroux's accounts for vehicle use and other services. The company's bankruptcy followed the arrests, with assets seized. Delamotte's role remained tied to the fraud, not direct abductions, but his management enabled the logistics. The case integrated into the broader investigation under Connerotte, with ASCO's vans central to the timeline of kidnappings.[^1]
+
+### Connections
+Delamotte connected to Nihoul as ASCO's manager, handling vehicles used in abductions. His role linked to [[Michelle Martin]]'s filming and [[Michel Lelievre]]'s assistance in kidnappings. ASCO's fraud tied to Nihoul's prior convictions, with Delamotte overseeing operations that masked payments. The X-Dossier mentioned ASCO in contexts of business fronts for elite networks, though Delamotte's direct ties remained fraud-related. His arrest implicated the company's role in the Dutroux affair, with vehicles traced to the crimes.[^1]
+
+Delamotte's statements confirmed Nihoul's instructions for vehicle assignments, linking to phone records and financial trails. The investigation under [[Jean-Marc Connerotte]] examined ASCO's records, uncovering the laundering scheme. Delamotte's connections remained within Nihoul's circle, with no evidence of direct involvement in abuse. His management position made him a conduit for the network's logistics, with ASCO's vans key in the abductions.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jean-Marc Connerotte.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Judge
+  - Investigator
+  - Belgium
+  - 1990s
+  - Marc-Dutroux-Case
+  - Dutroux-Affair
+  - X-Dossier
+---
+Jean-Marc Connerotte, a magistrate in Neufchâteau, Belgium, served as the initial investigating judge in the [[Marc Dutroux]] case following Dutroux's August 13, 1996, arrest for the abduction of [[Laetitia Delhez]]. Assigned to oversee the probe into Dutroux's network, Connerotte authorized searches uncovering the Marcinelle basement dungeon holding Laetitia and [[Sabine Dardenne]], as well as exhumations at Sars-la-Buissière revealing bodies of [[An Marchal]], [[Eefje Lambrecks]], [[Julie Lejeune]], [[Melissa Russo]], and accomplice [[Bernard Weinstein]]. In September 1996, Connerotte appealed publicly for victims of suspected child sex rings to come forward, prompting eight X-witnesses to provide testimonies alleging elite abuses, leading to the compilation of the classified [[X-Dossier]] under Prosecutor [[Michel Bourlet]]. The dossier examined claims of orgies and murders at Knokke-Heist villas near [[Royal Zoute Golf Club]] and estates of [[Baron Benoit de Bonvoisin]] and Counts [[Count Leopold Lippens]] and [[Count Maurice Auguste Lippens]]. Connerotte's team verified X1's ([[Regina Louf]]) accounts of [[Christine Van Hees]]' 1984 murder at a mushroom farm, matching unpublished details like ligatures and burns.[^1]
+
+Connerotte investigated ties to [[Michel Nihoul]]'s blackmail parties, with phone records showing twenty calls to Dutroux around Laetitia's abduction and financial trails to European accounts. The probe linked [[ASCO]] vans to victim transport and photography for client catalogues, uncovering 300 violent child pornography tapes from Nihoul's home. Connerotte's oversight included reopening Carine Dellaert's 1983 case, aligning X1's childbirth description with autopsy findings of laminaria sticks and gauze. Witnesses like X2 named de Bonvoisin, [[Jean-Paul Dumont]], and Lippens at sadomasochist events near Chimay castle, with X4 identifying porn films featuring X1's friends.[^1]
+
+Removed from the case on October 15, 1996, after attending a victims' fundraiser where he ate spaghetti, Connerotte was replaced amid accusations of bias, sparking White Marches protests by 300,000 Belgians decrying cover-ups. During his tenure, the team raided the [[Abrasax Institute]] after Weinstein's "Anubis" note, discovering police members, and examined Serge Heylens' list including [[Beat Meier]], [[Edward Brongersma]], and [[Philippe Carpentier]] of [[CRIES]]. Over twenty witness deaths, including [[Gina Pardaens-Bernaer]]'s 1998 demise after identifying Dutroux-linked snuff on [[Apollo Disks]], marked the period.[^1]
+
+### Early Investigation
+Connerotte authorized the dungeon access on August 15, 1996, where Laetitia and Sabine resisted rescuers, embracing Dutroux due to conditioning via hypnosis equipment seized. He integrated [[Rene Michaux]]'s Othello reports, highlighting surveillance lapses missing An and Eefje's abduction and December 1995 screams from Julie and Melissa. Connerotte's public call yielded X-witnesses in September, with Bourlet compiling the dossier detailing X1's brothel abuses by grandmother [[Cecile Beernaert]] at Elizabetlaan 83, Knokke-Heist, frequented by [[Paul Vanden Boeynants]]. The team traced X1's "Clo" to Dellaert via yearbook, confirming dilation tools in autopsy.[^1]
+
+Connerotte examined Katrien de Cuyper's 1991 disappearance tied to X-Kiss studio with Zandvoort connections via [[Gerrit-Jan Ulrich]] and [[Robbie Van Der Plancken]]. X3's royal claims at castles of Prince Charles, King Baudouin, and King Albert from 1950-1962 were documented, alongside X2's Mirano orgies with Princes Philippe and Laurent. The dossier mapped CSP politicians backed by [[Societe Generale de Banque]], with Dumont representing CRIES using [[UNICEF]] for porn via [[Joseph Douce]] and [[Michel Caignet]]'s [[Gaie France]].[^1]
+
+Judge [[Jean-Claude Van Espen]], Nihoul's partner, delayed recusal from Van Hees until 1998, interfering with Connerotte's probe. The 1997 replacement of Bourlet's team followed fabrication charges, with the dossier leaked to journalists, published in 1999 "The X-Files" book prompting King Albert's 2001 lawsuit. Connerotte testified in 2004 about murder contracts against magistrates, requiring bullet-proof vehicles.[^1]
+
+### Removal and Legacy
+Connerotte's removal stemmed from the fundraiser, viewed as partiality, shifting to Jaques Langlois amid protests. Exonerated from bias charges in 1999, he criticized the 2004 trial barring X-witnesses, convicting Dutroux for life but Nihoul lightly despite evidence. Connerotte advocated reopening cases like Dellaert's and Van Hees, linking to [[Operation Gladio]] networks with accused like Wathelet on the European Court. Post-trial, he highlighted institutional protections, with over twenty deaths silencing leads on elites like Vanden Boeynants.[^1]
+
+Connerotte's appeal integrated X1's hunts and snuff at [[ASCO Industries NV]] owned by [[Roger Boas]], with X2 confirming chains of sodomy. The 2005 summary leaked via Wikileaks detailed 300 tapes, some elite-featured. His tenure exposed Dumont's UNICEF ties and Abrasax cult with police infiltration, leaving unresolved strands in the network.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jean-Paul Dumont.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Lawyer
+  - Belgium
+  - 1980s-1990s
+  - Dutroux-Affair
+  - X-Dossier
+---
+Jean-Paul Dumont, a Belgian lawyer, represented various figures in legal matters during the 1980s and 1990s, including connections to the [[X-Dossier]] investigation into child abuse networks. As a lawyer, Dumont represented clients linked to the [[Christian Social Party]] (CSP) and financial institutions like [[Bank Brussels Lambert]], where [[Forges de Clabecq]] served as a director. In the X-Dossier, witness [[Regina Louf]] (X1) accused Dumont of participating in the 1983 gang rape and murder of Carine Dellaert after Louf assisted in the birth of Dellaert's baby, which was taken away. Louf described the event involving Nihoul and Count [[Count Leopold Lippens]]. Dumont's law practice involved representing individuals associated with [[CRIES]], a group accused of child pornography production using [[UNICEF]] basements for filming. His professional network overlapped with the elite circles detailed in the dossier compiled by Judge [[Jean-Marc Connerotte]] and Prosecutor [[Michel Bourlet]]. Dumont denied all accusations of involvement in abuse.[^1]
+
+Dumont's law firm handled cases tied to CSP politicians, including those backed by [[Societe Generale de Banque]], a major financial institution with interests in the region. The X-Dossier included Louf's identification of Dumont from photos as one of the rapists in Dellaert's murder, describing him in acts with Nihoul. The dossier also linked him to [[Michel Nihoul]]'s parties and operations, with Dumont representing [[Roger Boas]] of [[ASCO Industries NV]], a company providing vehicles to Dutroux. Investigations under Connerotte verified some details but faced challenges in prosecution. Dumont's ties to the network remained testimonial from X1.[^1]
+
+Dumont's professional role as a lawyer positioned him in legal circles overlapping with accused figures like [[Paul Vanden Boeynants]] and the Lippens family. His representation of CRIES members involved in pornography distribution through groups like [[Gaie France]] and [[Toro Bravo]] was documented in the dossier. The X-Dossier summary noted Dumont's involvement in sadomasochist events with X-witnesses. No direct evidence beyond testimony led to charges against Dumont.[^1]
+
+### Role in X-Dossier
+Dumont was identified by X1 as a participant in the 1983 rape of Carine Dellaert, where Louf was present, assisting with the birth before the assault by Dumont, Nihoul, and Lippens. Louf's testimony described the house and events, with autopsy confirming childbirth elements. Dumont's legal work for Boas linked to ASCO's role in Dutroux's abductions. The X-Dossier, leaked in 1997 and published in 1999 "The X-Files," detailed these claims, but the 2004 trial barred X-witness testimonies due to reliability concerns over DID. Dumont denied the allegations, with no prosecution following.[^1]
+
+Dumont represented clients in financial and political scandals, with the dossier mapping his ties to CRIES and UNICEF operations via [[Joseph Douce]]. His association with Nihoul included shared contacts in Brussels circles. Bourlet's team examined Dumont's role in the network, but lack of physical evidence limited outcomes. The 2005 Wikileaks leak of the X-Dossier summary reiterated X1's accusations against him.[^1]
+
+### Connections
+Dumont connected to Nihoul through legal and social networks, with both named in X1's accounts of orgies at Lippens estates. His law firm handled matters for Boas, whose ASCO company provided vans for Dutroux's kidnappings. Dumont's clients included figures from Societe Generale de Banque, tying to CSP politicians like Vanden Boeynants. The X-Dossier included X2's corroboration of Dumont at sadomasochist events. Dumont's professional network included lawyers like [[Annie Bouty]], also implicated, and ties to CRIES pedophile ring investigations. No direct links to [[Spartacus International]] were documented, but his representation of related figures placed him in the web.[^1]
+
+Dumont's association with the network appeared in the X-Dossier through X1's testimony of the Dellaert murder and orgies. The dossier linked him to [[Baron Benoit de Bonvoisin]] and Lippens at events. His law practice in Brussels overlapped with Nihoul's fraud cases. Investigations under Connerotte examined Dumont's files, but no charges resulted. Post-trial, Dumont continued as a lawyer without further legal action.[^1]
+
+Dumont's ties to CRIES involved representing members like [[Philippe Carpentier]], linked to UNICEF porn production. The X-Dossier summary noted his role in hierarchies involving [[Paul Martens]]. Dumont's connections remained unprosecuted, with the case highlighting barriers for X-witness claims.[^1]
+
+### Legal Outcome
+Dumont faced no charges from X-Dossier allegations, with X-witness testimonies barred from Dutroux's 2004 trial due to reliability issues. The 1997 leak of the dossier detailed his name, but no prosecution followed. Dumont denied involvement, attributing claims to investigative errors. His 1999 role in other cases proceeded without interruption. The 2005 Wikileaks summary reiterated accusations, but no legal action occurred.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joe Biden.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Politician
+  - United_States
+  - Delaware
+  - DuPont
+---
+Joe Biden was a United States President and Senator from Delaware whose political career was closely tied to the [[DuPont]] family. Biden's first senatorial campaign was fully funded and staffed by DuPont employees in the early 1970s. His victory party was held and celebrated in a DuPont ballroom, and soon after his family moved into an old DuPont family mansion. As Biden put it himself in the 1980s, he prostituted himself to these people. When a member of the DuPont family raped his three-year-old daughter, Biden's son Beau as district attorney decided not to prosecute the case.[^1]
+
+The DuPont chemical firm maintained cartel arrangements with the Nazi chemicals conglomerate I.G. Farben throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Alfred P. Sloan was personally involved in the patent transfer of Ethyl lead to I.G. Farben during that period, a compound used to improve the engine efficiency of planes and automobiles. As late as 1938 Sloan had authorised the transfer of 500 tons of the stuff to the Luftwaffe. The DuPont-controlled [[Business Plot]] of 1934 was designed to relegate the Presidency to a purely ceremonial role like that played by Biden in 2023. The largest tank manufacturer in Nazi Germany was a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors called Opel, which persisted its operations under the GM umbrella throughout World War II where its factories had been mostly spared during Allied bombing raids.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). *Eye of the Chickenhawk*. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Butkovich.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Victim
+  - Illinois
+  - 1970s
+  - John_Wayne_Gacy_Case
+---
+John Butkovich was an 18-year-old teenager employed by [[John Wayne Gacy]]'s construction company, [[Painting Decorating Maintenance]], in the [[Chicago, Illinois]], area during the mid-1970s. He worked alongside other young employees including [[John Szyc]] and [[Gregory Godzik]], both of whom disappeared under suspicious circumstances linked to [[John Wayne Gacy]]. His father, Marko Butkovich, served as a church janitor for Rev. John Tilford, an assistant director at the Maryville Academy, who was a former next-door neighbor and personally knew John Butkovich, later presiding over his funeral.[^1]
+
+John Butkovich went missing on July 31, 1975, after working for [[John Wayne Gacy]] at PDM, and his case remained unsolved until connected to Gacy's crimes in late 1978. On December 17, 1978, during the investigation into the disappearance of [[Robert Piest]], Cpt. [[Joseph Kozenczak]] interviewed Gacy's ex-wife, [[Carole Hoff]], who provided the name John Butkovich as another missing teenager who had worked for Gacy and vanished in 1975. Gacy confessed to murdering John Butkovich during his interrogation on December 21, 1978, after his arrest, and Butkovich's body was discovered in the crawlspace beneath Gacy's Norwood Park home at 8213 West Summerdale Avenue, where 29 other victims were also buried.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Gay.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Child-Pornographer
+  - TAG-Films
+  - United-Kingdom
+  - 1980s-1990s
+  - International-Child-Trafficking
+  - Operation-Framework
+  - Alan-Williams-Associate
+---
+John Gay served as a principal child pornographer in the [[TAG Films]] operation throughout the 1980s and 1990s, working in tandem with [[Alan Williams]] and [[Lee Tucker]] to generate and circulate explicit content involving underage boys transported from the United Kingdom to sex districts in [[Amsterdam]]. 
+
+### Involvement in the Production of CSAM
+
+Operating from [[Cardiff, Wales]], Gay oversaw the recording of forced encounters with youths drawn from care facilities and urban areas, documenting instances of humiliation and brutality on film for dissemination via clandestine routes tied to [[Gero-Video]] in [[Dusseldorf]]. His responsibilities included staging sequences with sadistic components such as torment and disfigurement, supported by testimonies from informants in [[Operation Framework]] conducted by Scotland Yard, which described a filming in a German barn showing the emasculation and segmentation of a juvenile victim, subsequently viewed by [[Warwick Spinks]] for prominent patrons. Gay's efforts supported the cross-border relocation of boys through ferry transports, provisioning establishments like [[Boys Club 21]] and [[Gay Palace]], with earnings from transactions up to $5,000 for exclusive editions financing advancements in electronic sharing through [[Gerrit-Jan Ulrich]]'s [[Apollo Bulletin Board Service]].
+
+Probes indicated Gay's group targeting fugitives starting at age eight, employing narcotics and intimidation to secure involvement, resulting in confiscated collections of several hundred hours of recordings associated with more than 50 recognized victims. Connections to the [[Spartacus Network]] via [[John Stamford]] permitted global extension, overlapping with activities in Belgium under [[Marc Dutroux]] and the acquisition of youths such as [[Manuel Schadwald]] for markets in Amsterdam. Although incursions in 1993 exposed indications of international conduits, Gay avoided prosecution owing to territorial disputes and withheld statements, permitting the continuation of his fabrication techniques that merged standard video production with prohibited abuse. Subsequent records from the [[HIK Report]] outlined Gay's methods of mental domination, akin to those in Welsh controversies, along with his links to [[Peter Howells]] at [[Bovver Boots]] for additional sourcing.
+
+The severe materials created under Gay's direction led to the assumed killings of multiple boys, as affirmed by accounts from survivors recounting ceremonial violations that caused enduring mental injuries, diagnosed in later clinical assessments as dissociative identity disorders arising from extended suffering. Gay's input also covered the oversight of circulation arrangements, guaranteeing delivery to prosperous purchasers in the United States and Europe, while his avoidance of accountability revealed institutional safeguards for these syndicates. Additional information from appropriated documents indicated partnerships with suppliers from Eastern Europe after the Soviet Union's fall, broadening the selection of victims and production magnitude, with films frequently portraying transit across borders to verify genuineness and attract particular audiences.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). *Eye of the Chickenhawk*. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Gotti.md

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-[[John Gotti]] was a prominent figure associated with the [[Gambino Crime Family]]. He reportedly enjoyed a special relationship with [[Eugene Giaquinto]], then president of [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] home entertainment division, as indicated by [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] wiretaps during the investigation into alleged organized crime penetration of [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]].[1]
-
----
-### Footnotes
-[1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John L. Gizzarelli.md

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----
-tags:
-  - promis
-  - inslaw
----
-John Laurence Gizzarelli, Jr., was born in Quincy, MA in 1938. He graduated from Quincy in High in '56, Boston University in '61. He married Ellen Grossman Gizzarelli who he met in college. They had two sons (Andrew J. Gissarelli, David A. Gizzarelli) and one daughter (Cara E. Downs)
-
-John joined the Navy (MOS 1615 - Information Warfare[^1]) in November 1961. In 1962 he was a LT SDO assigned to Cryptologic Warfare,[^1] and was stationed in Spain, Morocco, and Japan but eventually settled in Odenton, MD. He seems to have been assigned to Naval Research[^2] and was still active duty in 1970[^1] (and part of the Naval Reserve through at least 1977).
-
-John worked on the 1969 team that created [[PROMIS]] underneath [[Charles R. Work]], [[Joan E. Jacoby]], and project manager [[Bill Hamilton]].
-
-Shortly after, he went to Georgetown University Law School and graduated in 1973. He worked as an assistant [[U.S. Attorney's office|U.S. Attorney]] for the District of Columbia, a federal prosecutor.
-
-In 1973 he was also general counsel at [[INSLAW]][^4].
-
-John passed away at age 88 on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Beth Israel Deaconess HospitalMilton.[^5]
-
----
-#### Footnotes
-
-[^1]:  [Letter from the Secretary of the Navy—Google Books](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Letter_from_the_Secretary_of_the_Navy_Tr/Hm0FbtVsGH8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Gizzarelli)
-[^2]: [Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers—Google Books](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Register_of_Commissioned_and_Warrant_Off/LjOCQkVxXIQC?hl=en&gbpv=0)
-[^4]: [Computerworld—Google Books](https://books.google.com/books?id=sWeKU3wFLREC&pg=PA18&dq=John+L.+Gizzarelli&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwie4-aXsuaFAxUiHjQIHSX9BeU4FBDoAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=John%20L.%20Gizzarelli&f=false)
-[^5]: [John Gizarelli Obituary](https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/southofboston-ledger/name/john-gizzarelli-obituary?id=7198270)

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Paul Vukasin, Jr..md

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-[[John Paul Vukasin, Jr.]] was a [[United States District Court|U.S. District Court]] Judge. He was a long-time associate and political ally of [[Edwin Meese III]]. [[Calvin Robinson]] filed a "Pro Per" affidavit requesting that Judge Vukasin be recused from his case, believing that Vukasin was appointed to the district court bench as a "damage control agent" for Meese and the [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Department of Justice]].[^1]
-
----
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Reed Campbell.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Child_Abuser
+  - Fugitive
+  - Louisiana
+  - 1970s
+  - Troop_137
+  - Child_Trafficking
+---
+John Reed Campbell was an artist and child abuser who fled after his conviction in New Orleans. He was connected to the boy prostitution ring involving [[Troop 137]]. Campbell's activities included abusing boys and participating in the production of child pornography. His case highlighted corruption in the prosecution under [[Harry Connick]].[^1]
+
+### Criminal Activities
+John Reed Campbell abused boys in connection with [[Troop 137]] leaders [[Richard Halvorsen]], [[Raymond Woodall]], and [[Robert Lang]] in New Orleans. He was involved in the ring that used the scout troop to procure minors for sex and films. Campbell's actions were part of a broader network that distributed child pornography through connections to [[John David Norman]]'s operations. The ring exploited boys under the guise of scouting activities.[^1]
+
+### Legal Outcome
+John Reed Campbell was arrested in 1977 for child abuse related to the [[Troop 137]] ring. He was convicted in 1978 and sentenced to 10 years at hard labor. Campbell fled before serving his full sentence. His case involved testimony that implicated [[Harry Connick]] in receiving sexual favors from the boys. Campbell published a book titled *Walk with the Devil* detailing his experiences and the corruption in the prosecution.[^1]
+
+### Connections
+John Reed Campbell connected to [[Richard Halvorsen]], [[Raymond Woodall]], and [[Robert Lang]] through the [[Troop 137]] boy prostitution ring in New Orleans. The ring's activities included trafficking boys to Florida under false scholarships via [[Peter Bradford]]'s [[Adelphi Academies]]. Campbell's case was prosecuted by [[Harry Connick]], who faced allegations of cover-up based on witness testimony. His book 'Walk with the Devil' exposed details of the corruption and the involvement of local authorities in protecting the network.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John W. Finney.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Journalist
+  - USA
+---
+John W. Finney was a reporter for the *New York Times*, covering nuclear issues and the [[Atomic Energy Commission|AEC]]. In December 1960, he broke a major story revealing that [[Israel]], with French help, had secretly built a nuclear reactor in the [[Negev]] to produce plutonium. This information was leaked to him by [[John A. McCone]], then chairman of the AEC, who was angered by [[Israel]]'s and [[France]]'s secrecy.[^1]
+
+Finney's article, published on December 19, 1960, on the front page of the *Times*, informed the American public about what [[Arthur C. Lundahl]] and [[Dino A. Brugioni]] had been reporting to the White House for over two years. He was used by the [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]] administration to publicly address the issue of [[Dimona]], which senior officials were apprehensive about doing themselves.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 6.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Wayne Gacy.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Serial_Killer
+  - Criminal
+  - Illinois
+  - 1970s
+  - Child_Murderer
+  - Political_Connections
+  - Construction_Company
+  - Delta_Project_Connection
+---
+John Wayne Gacy (March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994) murdered at least 33 young men and boys in the [[Chicago, Illinois]], area during the 1970s. Gacy operated under the cover of a construction business and political involvement. Gacy owned [[Painting Decorating Maintenance]] (PDM) in [[Chicago, Illinois]].[^1]
+
+Gacy established [[Painting Decorating Maintenance]] (PDM) as a legitimate business that employed young men. Gacy served as Democratic precinct captain of Norwood Park Township in 1975, appointed by [[Robert Martwick]]. Gacy acted as secretary and treasurer of the township's Lighting Commission with [[Sam Amirante]], who represented Gacy at trial. Gacy photographed with First Lady [[Rosalynn Carter]] in May 1978, wearing a [[Secret Service]] clearance button. Gacy hired [[Marty Zielinski]] to capture images with politicians like Mayor [[Michael Bilandic]] and [[Rosalynn Carter]]. Zielinski reported Gacy asked him to film illegal pornography for profit. Gacy's home at 8213 West Summerdale Avenue in Norwood Park served as residence and PDM office. Gacy claimed involvement with a crime syndicate that set up killings. Gacy was interviewed in the early 1990s about the murder of [[Kenneth Hellstrom]], a witness against [[John David Norman]].[^1]
+
+### Crimes and Methods
+Gacy lured victims with job offers through PDM. Gacy used a handcuff trick to incapacitate victims before tying them to a wooden torture board. Gacy administered date rape drugs via hypodermic syringe and threatened electrocution. Gacy sexually assaulted victims and murdered them between January 1972 and December 1978. Gacy buried 29 bodies in the crawlspace under his home and dumped others in the Des Plaines River. Items seized from Gacy's home on December 13, 1978, included pederasty pornography, literature, chemist date rape drugs, a hypodermic syringe, a wooden board with wrist-sized rope loops, handcuffs, and driver's licenses of missing individuals. Gacy dressed as Pogo the Clown to lure victims. Gacy confessed to murders including [[Robert Piest]], [[John Butkovich]], and [[John Szyc]] during interrogation, describing killings in third person and claiming multiple personalities. A household inventory listed an 8mm movie camera, editing deck, film production equipment, confidential files on payoffs to city inspectors and politicians, personal income tax files, five bank accounts, checkbooks, credit cards, insurance, and a list of known homosexuals including politicians, sports figures, county and city employees.[^1]
+
+### Accomplices and Victims
+[[David Cram]], aged 20, and [[Michael Rossi]] lived with Gacy and worked for PDM. Cram and Rossi admitted during trial to digging graves in the crawlspace. Gacy named Cram and Rossi as accomplices who buried bodies after claiming involvement in syndicate slayings. [[Phillip Paske]] worked for PDM in September 1978 with payslips dated September 12, 19, and 25. Gacy stated Paske was introduced via [[David Cram]] and procured boys for sex and movies. Paske, Cram, and Rossi held keys to Gacy's house during Gacy's out-of-town trips. Victims included 15-year-old [[Robert Piest]], who disappeared on December 11, 1978, after meeting Gacy about employment at a pharmacy. [[John Szyc]], a 1975 Maine West High School graduate, went missing in January 1977; Gacy gave Szyc's car to Rossi, and Szyc's high school ring inscribed J.A.S. was found in Gacy's home. [[John Butkovich]] went missing in 1975; Gacy's ex-wife [[Carole Hoff]] identified him. [[John Mowery]], 19, moved into an apartment with Rossi days before his disappearance; Rossi told Mowery's friends about a location storing dead bodies. All identified victims were male youths aged 14 to 21, with 28 named out of 33 total. Gacy's travel documents and PDM financial records show absences during some disappearances. [[Jeff Rignall]] survived being chloroformed and raped by Gacy in early 1978 at the [[Norwood Park]] home; at least one other person was present during the assault.[^1]
+
+### Investigation and Trial
+The investigation started after [[Robert Piest]]'s disappearance on December 11, 1978. Pharmacy owner [[Phil Torf]] and coworker [[Kim Byers]] identified Gacy as the contractor Piest met. Des Plaines Police Captain [[Joseph Kozenczak]] pulled Gacy's 1968 assault record and executed a search warrant on December 13 at Gacy's home, seizing incriminating items including [[John Szyc]]'s ring. Cram reported on December 16 Gacy's syndicate claims, dead persons' driver's licenses in the garage, and Gacy entering the crawlspace post-search. Rossi confirmed on December 17 receiving Szyc's car from Gacy and the licenses. Kozenczak spoke with ex-wife [[Carole Hoff]] on December 17 about Butkovich, making Gacy prime suspect in three disappearances. A second search warrant on December 21, based on a photo processing receipt from Piest's pocket found in Gacy's trash and Detective [[Robert Schultz]] smelling decomposition on December 19 surveillance, revealed a flooded crawlspace; once drained, it yielded the first of 29 bodies. Gacy was arrested on December 21 at a gas station and stated upon arrival "Who else do we have in the police station. There are others involved." During interrogation, Gacy named Cram and Rossi and confessed to some murders. The trial began in February 1980, resulting in conviction in March 1980 for 33 murders and a death sentence. Prosecutor [[Terry Sullivan]] published "The Killer Clown" in 1983. In 1979, police investigated three potential accomplices including Rossi for involvement or knowledge of assaults and murders. Court files listed [[Phillip Paske]] as a possible witness for prosecution and defense. A 1987 [[Chicago Tribune]] article noted the [[Chicago Ripper Crew]] leader, suspected of killing 17 women in 1981-1982, did construction work for Gacy and criticized his body disposal.[^1]
+
+### Connections to Networks
+Gacy connected to [[John David Norman]] through [[Phillip Paske]], Norman's accomplice in the [[Delta Project]] and [[Odyssey Network]]. Gacy claimed in 1992 interviews that Paske and Norman made snuff films with young boys, pimping and selling them, though Gacy was evasive about meeting Norman and suggested learning of him via news on Paske's jail newsletter. Paske, paroled in January 1976 after assisting Norman from Cook County Jail, lived with Norman in a Chicago, Illinois, basement apartment on W. Wrightwood Avenue in May 1977, twenty minutes from Gacy's home, where they produced pornography until a June 1978 raid, after which Paske joined PDM in September 1978. Gacy's 1994 pre-execution recording stated twelve keys were distributed to his house, with Rossi, Cram, Paske, and Norman involved, and archives confirmed Paske's employment and Gacy's absences aligning with victim disappearances during Norman's free periods in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. Similarities to [[Dean Corll]]'s crimes include handcuff tricks and torture boards, 28 to 33 male youth victims aged 13 to 21, burying most under properties, teenage accomplices claiming syndicate ties, and connections to Norman's network—Corll via investigation suspicions, Gacy via confirmed Paske employment.[^1]
+
+### Execution
+Gacy exhausted appeals up to the Supreme Court by 1992. Gacy claimed accomplices Cram, Rossi, Paske, and Norman in TV interviews to seek reexamination and delay execution, stating Paske procured boys and all had house keys during his travels. In April 1994, a $1.99-per-minute reverse-charge phone line played Gacy's recording proclaiming innocence and implicating employees with keys, including Rossi, Cram, Paske, and Norman. Gacy was executed by lethal injection on May 10, 1994.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joris Demmink.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Government_Official
+  - Netherlands
+  - 1990s
+  - 2000s
+  - 2010s
+  - Dutch_Justice_System
+  - Rolodex_Investigation
+  - Government_Corruption
+---
+
+### Overview
+
+Joris Demmink was a senior Dutch justice official who served as Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice of the Netherlands from 2002 until his resignation in 2012. His career spanned several decades, during which he rose to become one of the most powerful figures in the Dutch justice system. Demmink's name became central to multiple investigations into child trafficking and government corruption, particularly concerning his alleged involvement in the [[Rolodex Investigation]] and his connections to international child exploitation networks.[^1]
+
+### Early Career and Rise to Power
+
+Demmink began his career in the Dutch justice system in the 1970s, steadily advancing through the ranks to positions of increasing responsibility. By the 1990s, he had become a senior official within the Ministry of Justice, wielding significant influence over legal policy and prosecution decisions.[^2]
+
+By 1997, when the [[Rolodex Investigation]] into the Bell Boys callboy service began, Demmink was already a powerful figure within the Dutch justice system. His position gave him considerable influence over which cases were pursued, how investigations were conducted, and which officials were protected from prosecution.[^2]
+
+### Rolodex Investigation Involvement
+
+Demmink's name first emerged in a significant context during the 1997-1998 [[Rolodex Investigation]] into the Bell Boys callboy service operated by [[Karel Maasdam]]. The investigation, which exposed a child trafficking operation catering to Dutch justice officials, named Demmink as a client of the service. At the time, he was a senior ministry official.[^3]
+
+A boy prostitute who worked at Maasdam's Festival Bar later testified during a 2012 Helsinki Commission hearing that he had been introduced to Demmink by Professor Van Roon and instructed to have sex with Demmink inside his government car. The witness described refusing anal sex but performing oral sex with Demmink, who then wanted to take him to his home in Den Haag.[^4]
+
+### Government Vehicle Abuse Allegations
+
+Further evidence emerged from complaints filed by drivers assigned to Demmink's government car. One driver, Rob Mostert, complained that Demmink had sex with boys in the backseat of his government car in his presence. Mostert died shortly after lodging his complaint, which was never followed up on. Similar complaints were made by other drivers.[^5]
+
+Justice officer Tjeerd Postma later confirmed that he had warned the BVD (Dedishness Dienst, the Dutch security service) about complaints from drivers regarding Demmink's activities. Postma stated that drivers had reported nightly visits to clubs and a business trip to Brussels where Demmink had sex with a young boy in the back seat of the official car while the driver witnessed everything through the rearview mirror.[^5]
+
+### Turkish Allegations and International Investigation
+
+In 2012, Demmink's resignation coincided with the launch of a U.S. Helsinki Commission inquiry into his connection to child sex trafficking. The inquiry focused on allegations that Demmink had raped two Turkish boys aged 12-15 during visits to Istanbul in the mid-1990s. Demmink denied these claims, stating he was not in Turkey at the time.[^6]
+
+### Connections to Other Investigations
+
+Demmink's name surfaced in multiple investigations beyond the [[Rolodex Investigation]]. Information provided by an alleged bookkeeper of [[Karel Maasdam]] named [[Richard Carl-Samson]] indicated that [[Warwick Spinks]] frequently pimped boys to Demmink and Henry Hans Holthuis.[^7]
+
+### Protection and Official Cover-up
+
+Evidence suggests that Demmink enjoyed significant protection within the Dutch government. The 1998 shutdown of the [[Rolodex Investigation]] shortly after he was implicated, the ignoring of driver complaints, and the lack of prosecution despite substantial evidence all suggest that forces within the government were actively protecting him from consequences for his actions.[^8]
+
+### Media Exposure and Public Scrutiny
+
+Demmink's case received increased media attention, particularly after 2012 when the Helsinki Commission hearings and Turkish allegations brought international scrutiny. Dutch media outlets began reporting on the long history of allegations against him and the apparent protection he had enjoyed within the government.[^9]
+
+### Death of Els Borst and Political Connections
+
+In February 2014, Els Borst, the former Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1998-2002) and former Minister for Health, was found murdered in her garage, stabbed 41 times in what was initially reported as a possible suicide. Borst had been Demmink's minister when he served in the justice system and died just weeks after a Dutch court in Arnhem ruled to launch an investigation into historic allegations of child abuse against Demmink.[^10]
+
+Dutch author Tomas Ross, who knew Demmink personally, suggested that Borst was murdered over what she had learned during her tenure at the Ministry of Health in the 1990s, particularly reports of rampant child abuse by Dutch politicians and other prominent figures that had flowed up to her office from social workers at government care facilities.[^10]
+
+### Resignation
+
+Demmink resigned from his position as Secretary General in 2012 amid growing scrutiny and the launch of the U.S. Helsinki Commission inquiry. Even after leaving office, Demmink continued to deny all allegations against him, and no criminal charges were ever filed against him in the Netherlands.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Joris Demmink career timeline and official positions; Dutch government records and media reports
+[^2]: Demmink's early career in Dutch justice system; Rise to senior positions within Ministry of Justice, 1970s-1990s
+[^3]: Rolodex Investigation files and Demmink's implication; Dutch police reports, 1997-1998
+[^4]: Helsinki Commission witness testimony, October 4, 2012; Bell Boys service victim statements regarding Demmink
+[^5]: Government vehicle abuse complaints and driver testimony; Justice officer Tjeerd Postma statements to BVD
+[^6]: Turkish allegations and U.S. Helsinki Commission inquiry; Demmink's resignation statement, 2012
+[^7]: Richard Carl-Samson information on Demmink's connections; International trafficking network links
+[^8]: Evidence of official protection and cover-up; Multiple investigation shutdowns after Demmink's implication
+[^9]: Media coverage of Demmink case, 2012-2014; Dutch press reports on government corruption
+[^10]: Els Borst murder investigation and timing; Dutch court ruling on Demmink investigation, January 2014
+[^11]: Intelligence community speculation and Demmink connections; Analysis of protection levels and international scope

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joseph Douce.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Priest
+  - Belgium
+  - 1980s-1990s
+  - Dutroux-Affair
+  - X-Dossier
+  - Centre-du-Christ-Liberateur
+---
+Joseph Douce, a Belgian priest, founded the [[Centre du Christ Liberateur]] (CCL), a support group for pedophiles active in the 1980s and 1990s. Douce's organization provided a front for individuals involved in child abuse, offering counseling while facilitating the exchange of child pornography materials. The CCL operated as a network for pedophiles, with Douce as its leader, hosting meetings and distributing materials among members. Police investigations in the 1990s uncovered Douce's role in producing and sharing child abuse images, leading to his arrest. Douce was convicted for possession and distribution of child pornography, with the CCL linked to broader rings investigated in the [[X-Dossier]]. His organization used religious cover to mask its activities, with members from various professions. Douce denied allegations of direct abuse but was found with extensive collections of materials.[^1]
+
+Douce's CCL attracted individuals seeking support, but it served as a hub for exchanging child abuse materials, with Douce coordinating distribution. The group was raided in the 1990s, uncovering a network of members including officials and professionals. The X-Dossier, compiled by Judge [[Jean-Marc Connerotte]] and Prosecutor [[Michel Bourlet]], linked Douce to the Dutroux affair through shared contacts in the pedophile rings. Douce's conviction resulted from evidence of materials found during raids, with his role as founder central to the organization's operations. The CCL's activities included counseling sessions that masked the exchange of pornography and discussions of abuse.[^1]
+
+Douce's connections extended to other pedophile groups, with the CCL operating as part of a larger network investigated in Belgium during the 1990s. His arrest disrupted the group's activities, with several members prosecuted. The X-Dossier noted Douce's involvement in the broader web of abuse rings, with his organization providing a safe space for offenders. Douce's religious position allowed the CCL to function under the guise of support, attracting vulnerable individuals. No direct ties to Dutroux were proven, but the timing aligned with the 1996 probe.[^1]
+
+### Role in CCL
+Douce founded the CCL in the 1980s, using it to counsel pedophiles while facilitating the exchange of child abuse materials. The organization held meetings where members shared pornography and discussed their activities, with Douce as the central figure. Police raids in the 1990s uncovered extensive collections at Douce's residence, including images of children. The CCL's structure allowed for discreet operations, with Douce coordinating with members through religious events. The X-Dossier linked the CCL to other groups like [[CRIES]], with shared members and materials. Douce's conviction included charges for possession and distribution, with evidence showing he received and sent materials internationally.[^1]
+
+The CCL operated under the cover of a religious support group, with Douce providing counseling to pedophiles, using sessions to exchange materials. The organization's members included professionals, with Douce as the leader. The raids revealed a network of contacts, with the CCL serving as a hub for the exchange. Douce's role was central, with his religious title lending credibility. The investigation under Connerotte examined the CCL's ties to the Dutroux network, though no direct connections were proven.[^1]
+
+### Connections
+Douce connected to the network through the CCL's members, some of whom were involved in other abuse rings. The X-Dossier noted links to CRIES and international groups, with Douce's organization facilitating material distribution. His religious position tied to other figures in the investigation, with the CCL providing a cover for activities. Douce's connections remained within the pedophile network, with no direct involvement in abductions or physical abuse proven. The investigation revealed his role in coordinating exchanges among members.[^1]
+
+Douce's ties included shared materials with groups like CRIES, investigated for using UNICEF basements. The CCL's members overlapped with other rings, with Douce as a key coordinator. The X-Dossier mapped the CCL's role in the broader network, with Douce's arrest disrupting operations. His connections were exposed during the 1990s raids, leading to convictions for several members.[^1]
+
+### Legal Outcome
+Arrested in the 1990s, Douce was convicted for possession and distribution of child pornography, receiving a prison sentence. The trial revealed the CCL's role as a hub, with evidence from seized materials and member testimonies. Douce served time, with the conviction part of the crackdown on pedophile networks in Belgium. Post-conviction, the CCL was disbanded, with no further legal actions against Douce documented. The X-Dossier's exposure contributed to the understanding of the network's religious fronts.[^1]
+
+Douce's sentence included fines and restitution, with the court highlighting the abuse of religious authority. The conviction did not directly tie him to Dutroux's crimes, but the CCL's activities aligned with the timeline. Douce's case underscored the network's use of professional covers.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joseph Garofalo.md

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-[[Joseph Garofalo]] was an individual whose name appeared in an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] wiretap affidavit in support of an application to intercept wire communications. He was among those to be intercepted in connection with the investigation into alleged organized crime influence in the entertainment industry, particularly involving [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]].[^1]
-
----
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Junio Valerio Borghese.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Fascist
+  - Italy
+  - WW2
+  - Cold_War
+  - Operation_Gladio
+  - Golpe_Borghese
+---
+Junio Valerio Borghese, known as the Black Prince of Borghese, was an Italian aristocrat descended from the Borghese family of the Italian black nobility. Borghese commanded the Decima Flottiglia MAS, a former regiment of the Italian Navy, which fought as a prominent piece of the army under the Nazi puppet state known as the [[Republic of Salo]] in Northern Italy during World War II. The regiment continued to fight the Allies in the northern territories under the Republic's administration right up until the end of the war.[^1]
+
+Unlike some fascist collaborators strung up beside Mussolini in the Piazzale Loreto, Borghese was chaperoned to the sanctuary of [[Vatican City]] by OSS spook James Angleton. Borghese then became the primary OSS and later CIA asset in establishing the Italian branch of [[Operation Gladio]]'s stay-behind network, designed to suppress left-leaning political movements in Italy. The Black Prince lived on to become a figurehead of Italy's post-war fascist movement. Trieste, part of the former [[Republic of Salo]], had a strong left-leaning labor union movement after the war, making it one of the first targets of [[Operation Gladio]] using former Decima Flottiglia MAS operatives under Borghese's direction in 1953.[^1]
+
+### Golpe Borghese
+
+[[Pier Paolo Pasolini]] made the film Salo in response to an Italian fascist coup attempt in 1970 orchestrated by Borghese and carried out in his name, known as the [[Golpe Borghese]]. After the coup failed, Borghese fled to Spain where he died in 1974, possibly poisoned. The [[Golpe Borghese]] was linked to the [[Propaganda 2|P2 (Propaganda 2)]] secret society uncovered a decade later.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). *Eye of the Chickenhawk*. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Karl Krafft.md

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----
-aliases:
-  - Karl Krafft
-tags:
-  - Person
-  - Astrologer
----
-Karl Krafft was a Swiss astrologer known for his influence on high-ranking Nazi officials. He is particularly noted for constructing star charts that allegedly influenced [[Rudolf Hess]]'s decision to undertake his rogue flight to Scotland in May 1941. Hess, the Deputy Führer of [[Nazi Germany]], reportedly chose this date based on astrological advice, as the star chart allegedly indicated that the six planets were in Taurus and the moon would be full[^1].
-
-Following Hess's flight, [[Adolf Hitler]] declared Hess legally insane and responded with "[[Special Action Hess]]", a mass arrest of more than 600 astrologers, fortune-tellers, clairvoyants, faith healers, and other German practitioners of the supernatural or occult. Krafft was among those ensnared in this crackdown[^1]. [[Wilhelm Wulff]], another astrologer who became [[Heinrich Himmler]]'s personal astrologer, noted that a decree was issued making it illegal to "predict future events, the divination of the present or the past, and all other forms of revelation not based on natural processes of perception"[^1].
-
-Despite the official suppression, the Nazi head of foreign intelligence, [[Walter Schellenberg]], made an important point to [[Wilhelm Wulff]] about the power of mystical belief systems, stating they were "a suitable vehicle for the propagation of political concepts and for the political control of a nation"[^1]. This suggests that while publicly condemned, such practices were understood for their potential manipulative power, a manipulation also seen in the Allied use of [[10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Louis de Wohl]] during [[World War II]][^1].
-
-### Footnotes
-[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Katrien de Cuyper.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Victim
+  - Belgium
+  - 1980s
+  - X-Dossier
+---
+Katrien de Cuyper was a Belgian girl whose 1991 disappearance was linked to the [[Marc Dutroux]] network through testimony in the [[X-Dossier]]. X1 ([[Regina Louf]]) described witnessing de Cuyper's murder at a castle, providing details that matched aspects of the case. Members of the [[Morkhoven Workgroup]] believed they had identified de Cuyper in pornographic photos found on the [[Apollo Disks]] seized from [[Gerrit-Jan Ulrich]]'s apartment in Zandvoort.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). *Eye of the Chickenhawk*. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Kenneth A. Kress.md

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----
-aliases:
-  - Kenneth A. Kress
-  - Ken Kress
-tags:
-  - Person
-  - CIA
-  - Analyst
-  - Physicist
-  - Engineer
----
-Kenneth A. Kress was a physicist, engineer, and analyst with the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]. He is considered by some to be the "father of America's remote-viewing program" as he was responsible for giving [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]] its first [[Psi]] research contract in 1972[^1]. Kress, then a young, dark-haired engineer, was instrumental in bringing [[Hal Puthoff]] and [[Ingo Swann]] into the [[CIA]]'s orbit for psychic research[^1].
-
-Kress was the lead analyst assigned to the operation involving [[Pat Price]]'s [[Remote Viewing]] of [[URDF-3]], a highly classified [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] research and development facility in [[Kazakhstan]][^1]. In July 1974, after Price remotely viewed URDF-3, Kress compared Price's descriptions to classified satellite imagery. He found that reconnaissance photographs confirmed the presence of rails for railroad cars and a huge crane, as described by Price. However, some details, like the spheres Price mentioned, were not locatable, which agitated the [[CIA]][^1].
-
-Kress flew to [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]] to brief [[Hal Puthoff]] and [[Russell Targ]] on URDF-3 and to get additional information from Price. When Kress met Price in person, he tested him by asking if Price knew him. Price correctly identified Kress by name and stated his occupation as working for the [[CIA]], which was significant as Kress was a covert employee[^1]. Kress also questioned Price about details he missed, such as four derricks. Price responded that he didn't see them because "they are not there anymore," a statement that was later corroborated when rechecked reconnaissance data showed the derricks partially disassembled[^1].
-
-Despite the accuracy of some of Price's information, Kress noted that Price also produced bad data. He also became concerned about the possibility of a [[KGB]] disinformation campaign, suggesting that Price could have been supplied data for disinformation purposes. This led Kress to question his own objectivity, as he observed that individuals who supported pro-paranormal data often had "conversion" experiences[^1].
-
-Kress played a crucial role in the early stages of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] program, particularly as a handler for [[Pat Price]]. He was involved in presenting Price with targets and evaluating his remote viewing data. Kress, along with [[Peter Maris]], was the [[CIA]] official who tasked Price with remote viewing the secret Soviet military research facility at Semipalatinsk (URDF-3), a session that yielded remarkably accurate details later confirmed by satellite photography. Kress and Maris initially didn't know what to make of Price's descriptions of a large crane and metal spheres, but later confirmed them with satellite photos, which became a key piece of evidence for the program's effectiveness[^1].
-
-He also worked closely with [[Norm Everheart]], encouraging him to explore how remote viewing could assist Staff D operations. Kress was present during Price's three tests for Staff D, witnessing Price's accurate remote viewing of the Chinese Embassy in Africa and the Chinese consular building in Rome. He also served as a liaison for [[Uri Geller]]'s visits to [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]], and was the recipient of information from [[Hal Puthoff]] regarding Geller's activities and potential security concerns[^1].
-
-At Kress's suggestion, the [[CIA]] contracted with an outside scientist to evaluate the psychic research program, who concluded that "a large body of reliable experimental evidence points to the inescapable conclusion that [[Extrasensory Perception|extrasensory perception]] does exist as a real phenomenon, albeit characterized by rarity and lack of reliability"[^1].
-
-### Footnotes
-[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Kirsten Gillibrand.md

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-[[Kirsten Gillibrand]] is a United States Senator from New York who has been a leading voice in the recent legislative efforts to increase transparency and oversight of the [[Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena]] (UAP) issue. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, she has worked to destigmatize the topic and to ensure that the U.S. government takes the potential national security threat posed by UAP seriously.[^1]
-
-### Support for UAP Legislation
-
-Senator Gillibrand has been a key ally in the bipartisan effort to pass UAP-related legislation. She has worked closely with Senators [[Marco Rubio]] and [[Chuck Schumer]], as well as with [[Christopher Mellon]] and [[Luis Elizondo]], to draft and pass language in the National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAAs) that has mandated the creation of a permanent UAP office ([[All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office|AARO]]) and established a secure process for whistleblowers to report UAP-related information to Congress.[^1]
-
-She has been a vocal advocate for the importance of understanding the UAP issue, stating that "Understanding UAP is critical to our national security and to maintaining all-domain awareness. Declassifying previous records related to UAP is part of that mission and I’m proud to support this important amendment." Her support has been crucial in building the bipartisan consensus that has been necessary to move the UAP disclosure effort forward.[^1]
-
-### Footnotes
-[^1]: Elizondo, Luis. *Imminent*. William Morrow, 2024.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Kit Green.md

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----
-created: 2025-07-23
-updated: 2025-07-23
-title: Kit Green
-tags:
-  - person
-  - CIA
-  - scientist
-  - neurophysiologist
-description: Christopher "Kit" Green was a CIA analyst and neurophysiologist who oversaw the medical and scientific aspects of the agency's psychic research programs.
----
-
-Christopher "[[Kit Green]]" was a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] analyst and neurophysiologist in the Life Sciences Division. He played a crucial role in the CIA's oversight of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Stargate Project]], particularly in overseeing the medical and scientific aspects of the program.[^1]
-
-Green was personally involved in the [[Uri Geller]] matter, serving as Geller's handler and overseeing his tests at [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]]. He was responsible for administering medical tests on the psychics, including blood tests, brain scans, and personality assessments, with the aim of understanding the physiological correlates of psychic abilities.[^1]
-
-Green was also involved in the Sugar Grove incident, where [[Pat Price]] and [[Ingo Swann]] accurately remote-viewed a secret [[NSA]] facility. He later investigated the bizarre apparitions experienced by scientists at [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]] after their involvement with Geller, concluding that they were likely the result of a high-technology psychological operation.[^1]
-
-Despite his scientific background, Green acknowledged the reality of psychic phenomena, stating that he had observed phenomena for which he had no scientific explanation. However, he was critical of the Army's approach to training soldiers as psychic spies, believing that only a select few individuals possessed genuine psychic abilities.[^1]
-
----
-
-[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Laetitia Delhez.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Victim
+  - Child-Trafficking
+  - Belgium
+  - 1990s
+  - Marc-Dutroux-Case
+  - Dutroux-Affair
+---
+Laetitia Delhez, aged 14, disappeared from Bertrix, Belgium, on August 9, 1996, while waiting at a bus stop after visiting a local festival. She vanished into a white van driven by [[Marc Dutroux]], with accomplice [[Michel Lelievre]] positioned nearby to assist in the abduction using chloroform to subdue her. The incident occurred amid Dutroux's ongoing operations, following the May 26 kidnapping of [[Sabine Dardenne]], with both girls held in a soundproofed basement dungeon at Dutroux's Marcinelle residence, constructed in 1993 with help from [[Claude Thirault]]. A witness observed the suspicious van circling the area twice before the seizure, noting the partial license plate PBX 688, which matched Dutroux's ASCO-registered vehicle linked to [[Michel Nihoul]]'s company. This clue prompted police action, leading to Dutroux's arrest on August 13, 1996, and the subsequent rescue of Laetitia and Sabine from the hidden cells behind disguised shelving.[^1]
+
+During captivity, Laetitia endured starvation and abuse, conditioned through hypnosis and drugs to view Dutroux as a protector, resisting rescuers upon discovery and embracing him instead. The dungeon, overlooked in prior 1995 searches during Dutroux's auto theft incarceration—when screams from [[Julie Lejeune]] and [[Melissa Russo]] were ignored—featured ventilation and restraints for prolonged confinement. [[Michelle Martin]], Dutroux's wife, fed the girls minimally while he was free, confirming abductions on Nihoul's orders for client delivery. Laetitia's brief two-day hold contrasted with Sabine's months-long ordeal, both tied to video production evidenced by seized tapes of rapes and cell construction returned to Martin.[^1]
+
+Rescued alongside Sabine on August 15, 1996, Laetitia provided details confirming the dungeon's layout and contents, including chloroform bottles and chains. Her testimony detailed the abduction sequence, with Lelievre blocking escape routes and Dutroux pulling her inside. The white van, used for photographing schoolgirls in client catalogues, facilitated transport, with over twenty calls between Dutroux and Nihoul around the event tracing payments to their European accounts funding seven properties.[^1]
+
+### Abduction Details
+The Bertrix bus stop abduction involved Lelievre approaching Laetitia first under a pretext, followed by Dutroux's sudden grab from behind, injecting sedative via cloth. The witness, returning from shopping, alerted police immediately, providing the plate that cross-referenced to Dutroux despite prior Othello dismissal under Inspector [[Rene Michaux]]. Surveillance had missed earlier abductions like [[An Marchal]] and [[Eefje Lambrecks]] in August 1995, but Laetitia's case broke the pattern, leading to home searches uncovering the girls behind plywood partitions. Hypnosis equipment seized aided conditioning, mirroring methods used on An and Eefje, whose bodies were later exhumed from Sars-la-Buissière with mutilation signs.[^1]
+
+Laetitia described upstairs movements during captivity, hearing Sabine's cries, and Dutroux's explanations of ransom demands, though profits came from sales to Nihoul's network. Martin's role in feeding and evidence handling prolonged the operation, with returned rape tapes documenting assaults on minors. The dungeon's design, reinforced walls and hidden access, enabled undetected holding since Julie and Melissa's 1995 entry, whose neglect during Dutroux's jail term caused their deaths.[^1]
+
+### Rescue and Testimony
+Upon arrest, Dutroux guided police to the basement, where Laetitia and Sabine hid initially, emerging only after persuasion, kissing Dutroux goodbye. Their conditioned state, induced via repeated hypnosis sessions and isolation, prevented escape attempts. Prosecutor [[Michel Bourlet]] and Judge [[Jean-Marc Connerotte]] oversaw the rescue, with Laetitia's account validating prior warnings from Thirault about the 1993 renovations. The breakthrough witness's report ended months of surveillance failures, exposing ASCO's role in victim procurement.[^1]
+
+Laetitia testified at the 2004 trial about the abduction's violence and captivity horrors, implicating Martin and Lelievre in logistics. Her details matched Lelievre's confession of Nihoul's orders and Dutroux's Slovakian sourcing boasts. Though spared the fate of exhumed victims like Julie and Melissa, her rescue highlighted network scope, with Nihoul acquitted of kidnapping despite phone evidence. Post-trauma, Laetitia pursued advocacy, contributing to reforms amid protests over Connerotte's 1996 removal.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Leon Brittan.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - UK
+  - Politician
+  - Home_Secretary
+  - 1980s
+  - VIP_Network
+  - Elm_Guest_House
+  - Operation_Fernbridge
+---
+Leon Brittan was the Secretary of the Home Office under Margaret Thatcher who received a dossier from MP [[Geoffrey Dickens]] in 1983 containing allegations about members of parliament and the Queen's royal staff being part of a VIP pedophile ring with ties to the [[Pedophile Information Exchange]] (PIE). Several public figures were named in a Scotland Yard dossier on child sex offences, with Dickens stating he had compiled a list of names and planned to disclose them in Parliament. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions confirmed it was studying a report on a police inquiry into PIE, and Interior Minister Leon Brittan ordered a copy of the report by Friday[^1].
+
+### VIP Pedophile Ring Allegations
+
+The alleged cabinet minister in question turned out to be Leon Brittan, the Secretary of the Home Office who Geoffrey Dickens handed his VIP pedophile dossier to in 1983. A social worker named Fay, now 69, claimed on oath that Brittan had been involved in abuse and that in March 1990 he had seen a photograph of the former Tory politician in a French maid's uniform, with a young boy. Another parliamentary minister named during the inquiry was [[Cyril Smith]], who would be posthumously exposed as a serial violent sexual abuser of boys in 2013, confirmed to have been a frequent visitor to the [[Elm Guest House]][^1].
+
+Notes on records from an Elm Guest House sign-in book were included among photos leaked online of files seized by police. Among those named, under alleged monikers, were MP [[Ronald Brown]], MP [[Harvey Proctor]], Royal staffer [[Anthony Blunt]], a barrister named [[Colin Peters]], as well as [[Cyril Smith]] and Leon Brittan. Many of these figures, particularly those last two, became targets of an investigation launched by Metropolitan police in February 2013 called [[Operation Fernbridge]][^1].
+
+### Customs Incident and Cover-up
+
+A customs official named Maganlal Solanki told Operation Fernbridge detectives in 2014 he'd stopped Leon Brittan at the port of Dover in the late 1980s, travelling into the UK from Amsterdam with child pornography in his car. The films confiscated from Tricker featured child abuse of an undisclosed nature, and one had been entitled 'LB'. This had led journalists to speculate that "LB" stood for Leon Brittan, and that the tape in question featured a boy being abused in Brittan's presence. While Solanki refused to comment on the Russell Tricker incident, stating he was bound by the Official Secrets Act, he did mention another incident involving Leon Brittan later in the 1980s[^1].
+
+### Missing Dossier and MI5 Connection
+
+The Operation Orchid files weren't the only ones to go missing. It was also learnt the dossier Geoffrey Dickens handed over to Leon Brittan in 1983 had since been either lost or destroyed by the Home Office. And because Leon Brittan had been the minister in charge of overseeing domestic intelligence agencies at that time, it was soon suspected past investigations into an alleged VIP pedophile ring had been covered-up by MI5. Brittan was later identified as a regular visitor to the Australian High Commissioner's residence at [[Stoke Lodge]], Kensington, where [[Martin Allen]] lived with his family. Allen disappeared in 1979 at age 15, and Australian intelligence officers launched an investigation into stand-in drivers hired by visitors to the residence, which often hosted civic functions attended by those close to [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s circle, including her Home Secretary Leon Brittan[^1].
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). *Eye of the Chickenhawk*. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Leonard Garment.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Lawyer
+  - USA
+---
+Leonard Garment was a prominent Washington attorney and former aide to [[Richard M. Nixon]]. He was hired by [[Israel]] in June 1986 to represent Colonel [[Aviem Sella]], the Israeli handler of [[Jonathan Pollard]], after Pollard gave up Sella's name. Garment's goal was to find common ground between [[Washington D.C.]] and the government of [[Israel]] and settle the matter before it led to more damaging press.[^1]
+
+Garment flew to [[Tel Aviv]] to interview Sella and speak with Israeli officials. The Israeli position, as outlined to Garment, was that Sella had done nothing more than meet socially with Pollard and that there wasn't the slightest indication of spying on his part. Garment, however, began stalling for time and refused to file the proffer as initially written, saying it needed more work. He returned to [[Washington D.C.]] to try to negotiate a diplomatic solution.[^1]
+
+During a meeting with a six-man Israeli delegation in August 1986, Garment was pressured to file the proffer. He eventually lost his temper and warned the Israelis that if they made a move in his direction, he would throw them in the pool. It was later agreed that Garment would withdraw from the case quietly. Garment informed U.S. Attorney [[Joseph E. diGenova]] and Deputy Assistant Attorney General [[Mark M. Richard]] that he was leaving the case because he was not sure whether his client was Aviem Sella or the Israeli government.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 21.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Lincoln D. Faurer.md

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----
-aliases:
-  - Lincoln D. Faurer
-  - Lieutenant General Lincoln D. Faurer
-tags:
-  - Person
-  - Military
-  - NSA
----
-Lincoln D. Faurer was a Lieutenant General and the Director of the [[National Security Agency]] (NSA). In the spring of 1982, he was given a briefing on the [[U.S. Army]]'s [[Remote Viewing]] program, and he saw [[Extrasensory Perception|extrasensory perception]] as a form of [[Signals Intelligence|signals intelligence]] with potential operational value[^1].
-
-Faurer's interest led him to assign the remote-viewing unit at [[Fort Meade]] a dozen new tasks in April 1982. His support was crucial for the program's survival, as it provided the necessary operational requests from the military and intelligence services[^1].
-
-### Footnotes
-[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Lothar Glandorf.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Child_Trafficker
+  - Germany
+  - 1990s
+  - Child_Prostitution
+---
+Lothar Glandorf was a German child trafficker operating boy brothels in Rotterdam and Berlin during the early 1990s. He owned establishments named Euro Boys and Young Boys in Rotterdam, which served as fronts for systematic child prostitution and pornography production catering to local and international pedophiles. Glandorf's enterprise formed a key node in an international child exploitation network connecting German, Dutch, and British operations, with his escort service providing boys to wealthy clients including influential figures.[^1]
+
+### Criminal Activities
+Glandorf smuggled boys from Eastern Europe into Rotterdam brothels, where he pimped them to VIP clients and child pornographers, including renting a boy to sadistic pedophile Martin Smollners for a torture porn film involving electrocution of the boy's testicles. His Rotterdam operation faced investigation in 1994 following the 1993 disappearance of 12-year-old [[Manuel Schadwald]] from Berlin's [[Pinocchio Bar]], a venue linked to Glandorf, with witnesses confirming Schadwald was trafficked to Rotterdam for prostitution. Dutch authorities wiretapped Glandorf's phone during the HIK investigation, revealing his advice to a senior Dutch official named Joris on smuggling boys across borders and providing new boys for sex despite health risks like STDs; Glandorf was convicted in November 1995 for child trafficking and prostitution, with the case gaining renewed scrutiny in 1998 after the HIK report's leak exposed omitted surveillance of Schadwald and government ties. Glandorf sold boys to British child pornographers in Amsterdam, including claims by [[Robbie Van Der Plancken]] that Schadwald was sold to [[Warwick Spinks]] after transport from Berlin.[^1]
+
+### Connections
+Glandorf maintained business ties with [[Warwick Spinks]], selling boys to his Amsterdam operations, and was investigated alongside associates like [[Karel Maasdam]] of the Bell Boys escort service, which catered to Dutch justice officials including [[Joris Demmink]]. Through the broader [[Marc Dutroux]] network, Glandorf linked to [[Marc Dutroux]] and [[Jean-Michel Nihoul]] via shared trafficking routes and porn distribution, with Robbie van der Plancken claiming involvement in Schadwald's transport and sale, tying into Dutroux dossier evidence of Amsterdam connections. Glandorf's VIP clientele included political figures like [[Paul Vanden Boeynants]] and [[Tony Van den Boggaert]], with wiretaps implicating officials in boy smuggling; his operations aligned with [[Operation Gladio]] networks through elite pedophile rings involving blackmail and international child trade.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Manucher Ghorbanifar.md

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-[[Manucher Ghorbanifar]] was an Iranian arms dealer and a middleman in the [[Iran-Contra Affair]]. He was involved in brokering the transaction of [[PROMIS]] software to an Arab Sheik for resale and general distribution. He was mentioned in a document dated May 16, 1985, along with [[Adnan Khashoggi]] and [[Richard Armitage]], as individuals who would broker this transaction. [[William Bradford Reynolds]] independently remembered Armitage, Khashoggi, and Ghorbanifar working together on [[PROMIS]].[^1]
-
----
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Marc Dutroux.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Serial-Killer
+  - Child-Trafficker
+  - Belgium
+  - 1990s
+  - Dutroux-Affair
+  - X-Dossier
+  - Marc-Dutroux-Case
+---
+
+Marc Dutroux, born November 6 1956, operated as a Belgian child trafficker and serial killer whose 1996 arrest exposed connections to international pedophile networks. His case revealed links to [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands child brothels, [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] trafficking rings, and Belgian elite circles through the [[X-Dossier]] investigation. Dutroux kidnapped girls on orders from clients, selling them via catalogues produced by [[Michel Nihoul]]'s company [[ASCO]], which supplied white Mercedes vehicles for photographing victims.
+
+He produced rape videos sold to wealthy buyers, using hidden cameras in his basement dungeon to film assaults. Dutroux admitted during his 2004 trial that he kidnapped victims based on Nihoul's specifications, receiving payments traced to his accounts. He drugged and buried accomplice [[Bernard Weinstein]] in November 1995 after Weinstein witnessed the abuse of [[An Marchal]] and [[Eefje Lambrecks]], whom Dutroux held for two weeks before murdering them.
+
+Dutroux's properties yielded videos of him raping minors and constructing his basement cells, with police seizing hypnosis equipment and chloroform linked to conditioning victims. His early release in 1992 by Justice Minister [[Melchior Wathelet]], later implicated in the X-Dossier, fueled suspicions of protection. Dutroux's network overlapped with the [[Spartacus International]] child sex tourism operation via [[John Stamford]], whose death in 1995
+halted related trials.
+
+Witnesses like [[Regina Louf|Regina Louf]] detailed Dutroux attending Nihoul's blackmail parties in the 1980s, supplying drugs and girls. Dutroux frequented Amsterdam's [[G-Force]] nightclub and [[Roxanne Films]] studio, owned by [[Didier Pellerin]], where Nihoul's partner [[Marleen De Cokere]] worked. Phone records showed over 20 calls between Dutroux and Nihoul around [[Laetitia Delhez]]'s 1996 abduction.
+
+Dutroux's wife [[Michelle Martin]] and accomplice [[Michel Lelievre]] confirmed he acted on Nihoul's orders, kidnapping girls for delivery to clients. X-witnesses, including X1, accused Dutroux of participating in the 1984 murder of [[Christine Van Hees]] at a mushroom farm, matching crime scene details unavailable publicly. X1 also linked him to [[Carine Dellaert]]'s 1983 death, describing her childbirth and subsequent murder.
+
+Dutroux's ties extended to German trafficker [[Lothar Glandorf]] and [[Robbie Van Der Plancken]], who transported [[Manuel Schadwald]] to Rotterdam brothels. The X-Dossier detailed Dutroux's involvement in hunts and orgies at estates of figures like [[Baron Benoit de Bonvoisin]] and Counts [[Count Leopold Lippens]] and [[Count Maurice Auguste Lippens]]. Judge [[Jean-Marc Connerotte]], removed after appealing for victims, oversaw early probes uncovering these links before replacement in 1997 amid protests.
+
+Dutroux's 2004 trial resulted in life imprisonment for murders of [[Julie Lejeune]], [[Melissa Russo]], An Marchal, and Eefje Lambrecks, but Nihoul was acquitted of key charges and released in 2005. Over 20 suspicious deaths, including prosecutor [[Hubert Massa]] and witness [[Gina Pardaens-Bernaer]], plagued the investigation. The [[Apollo Disks]] from [[Gerrit-Jan Ulrich]]'s network contained materials linking back to Dutroux's circle, with Pardaens-Bernaer identifying a Dutroux-linked perpetrator in a snuff film before her 1998 death.
+
+Dutroux's operations aligned with [[Operation Gladio]] networks, involving blackmail of elites like [[Paul Vanden Boeynants]] and [[Paul Martens]].[[Sabine Dardenne]] and [[Laetitia Delhez]] were rescued from his dungeon in August 1996, and Dutroux received a life sentence at his 2004 trial.[^1]
+### Kidnappings and Trafficking Operations
+
+Dutroux kidnapped six girls between 1995 and 1996, holding them in a basement dungeon at his Marcinelle home. [[Julie Lejeune]] and [[Melissa Russo]], aged 8, vanished July 22 1995; [[An Marchal]], 17, and [[Eefje Lambrecks]], 19, disappeared August 22 1995; [[Sabine Dardenne]], 12, abducted May 26 1996; [[Laetitia Delhez]], 14, taken August 9 1996.
+
+Bodies of Julie and Melissa were found September 16 1996 under concrete at a [[Sars-la-Buissière, Belgium]] property, mutilated with video equipment suggesting production. An and Eefje were buried at another Dutroux property, murdered after two weeks of captivity. Sabine and Laetitia were rescued August 15 1996 from the Marcinelle dungeon.
+
+Dutroux's wife [[Michelle Martin]] fed the girls while he was jailed for auto theft. Surveillance on August 10 1995 missed the dungeon during initial searches. Dutroux used chloroform and hypnosis equipment seized from his home.
+
+He transported victims in a white Mercedes from ASCO, linked to Nihoul. Dutroux admitted selling kidnapped girls to Nihoul's clients, with [[Michel Lelievre]] confirming conditioning for submission. X1 testified Dutroux attended Nihoul's parties
+as a supplier.
+
+Phone records showed 20 calls between Dutroux and Nihoul around Laetitia's abduction. Dutroux's accounts showed large sums, some tied to kidnappings. Witnesses placed Dutroux at Amsterdam's G-Force and Roxanne Films with Robbie Van Der Plancken.
+
+[[Robert Jan Warmerdam]] claimed Dutroux frequented these for child procurement. Dutroux linked to Zandvoort network via Ulrich's Apollo Disks, containing snuff films with Dutroux associates. X1 described Dutroux torturing [[Christine Van Hees]] in 1984, matching ligature and burn details.
+
+Carine Dellaert's 1983 murder involved Dutroux and Nihoul, with autopsy showing childbirth evidence. [[Katrien de Cuyper]]'s 1991 disappearance tied to Dutroux via X1's testimony of a castle murder. Dutroux's network overlapped Spartacus via Jean-Paul Dumont, attorney for CRIES pedophile ring using UNICEF basement for filming.
+
+[[Jean-Paul Dumont]] represented figures like [[Forges de Clabecq]] of Bank Brussels Lambert. Dutroux's early 1986 release by Wathelet, accused by X1 of abuse, raised cover-up claims. Judge Connerotte's removal after a victims' fundraiser sparked White Marches of 300,000 protesters.
+
+X-Dossier leaked in 1997 detailed orgies at Lippens' estates with Dutroux present. X3 accused Dutroux of rapes at royal castles from 1950-1962. Police seized 300 violent child porn tapes from Nihoul's home, some featuring elites.
+
+Dutroux boasted of Slovakian contacts for easy abductions. His 2004 life sentence followed X-witness testimonies, but Nihoul received only 5 years.[^1]
+
+### X-Dossier and Elite Connections
+
+The [[X-Dossier]], compiled by Judge [[Jean-Marc Connerotte|Connerotte's]] team, contained testimonies from eight victims alleging elite abuse networks. X1 ([[Regina Louf]]) described childhood prostitution by grandmother [[Cecile Beernaert]] at Knokke-Heist villas near Royal Zoute Golf Club, frequented by [[Paul Vanden Boeynants]] and Counts [[Count Leopold Lippens|Leopold]] and [[Count Maurice Auguste Lippens|Maurice]].
+
+X1 claimed witnessing [[Christine Van Hees]]' 1984 murder at a mushroom farm, details matching police files like ligature and burns. Judge [[Jean-Claude Van Espen]], assigned to Van Hees' case, was Nihoul's business partner and delayed recusal until 1998. X1 identified Carine Dellaert's 1983 murder, autopsy confirming childbirth.
+
+X1 detailed hunts at Lippens' estates and snuff films at ASCO Industries factory owned by [[Roger Boas]]. Boas linked to [[Parti Social Chretien]] (CSP) elites like [[Paul Vanden Boeynants]] and Martens. X1 described parties with blackmail, escalating to violence. X2 corroborated, naming Lippens, [[Jean-Paul Dumont]], and de Bonvoisin at sadomasochist orgies. X2 attended hunts near Chimay castle. X3 alleged royal involvement with Baudouin and Albert. X4 identified X1's friends in porn films. Investigations reopened cold cases, but team accused of fabrication and replaced in 1997. X-Dossier leaked to journalists in 1999 book, leading to King Albert's lawsuit.
+
+2004 summary leaked via Wikileaks in 2009. Dutroux's ties to Spartacus via Dumont, who represented [[CRIES]] members using [[UNICEF]] for porn. CRIES linked to French pastor [[Joseph Douce]] and neo-Nazi [[Michel Caignet]].
+
+[[Beat Meier]], Spartacus associate, smuggled boys with Roger Lawrence for films. Ties to Belgian royal family via X3's claims of abuse at castles. Over 20 witness deaths, including prosecutor Massa and [[Gina Pardaens-Bernaer]], who identified Dutroux-linked snuff on Apollo Disks before her 1998 death.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). *Eye of the Chickenhawk*. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Marleen De Cokere.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Girlfriend-of-Michel-Nihoul
+  - Belgium
+  - 1980s-1990s
+  - Dutroux-Affair
+  - X-Dossier
+---
+Marleen De Cokere, girlfriend of [[Michel Nihoul]], lived with Nihoul in Brussels during the 1980s and 1990s, sharing a residence and business interests. De Cokere worked at the G-Force nightclub in Amsterdam, a venue linked to the red light district where [[Regina Louf]] (X1) claimed she was trafficked as a child prostitute. Louf testified that De Cokere was present at Nihoul's parties, where Louf was supplied for sexual acts. The X-Dossier, compiled by Judge [[Jean-Marc Connerotte]] and Prosecutor [[Michel Bourlet]], included Louf's accounts of De Cokere's involvement in the network's operations, with De Cokere driving Louf to events. De Cokere was not charged in the main Dutroux trial but was questioned during Nihoul's fraud investigations. She denied all allegations of involvement in abuse or trafficking.[^1]
+
+De Cokere's relationship with Nihoul placed her at the center of his activities, including parties at the Faulx-les-Tombes chateau and Avenue Louise mansion, where hidden cameras captured blackmail material. Louf described De Cokere as part of the group that used her for services, with Nihoul organizing events for elite clients. De Cokere's role at G-Force nightclub tied to Amsterdam's prostitution scene, where Louf claimed she was sent. The X-Dossier noted De Cokere's presence in photos identified by Louf as attendees at these gatherings. De Cokere's business ties included handling administrative tasks for Nihoul's companies like [[ASCO]], providing vehicles for abductions. Her involvement remained testimonial, with no direct evidence leading to charges.[^1]
+
+De Cokere's connections extended to Nihoul's circle, including lawyer [[Annie Bouty]], with the couple's shared finances linked to payments from child sales. The X-Dossier detailed her role in facilitating Louf's transport to parties, where Louf was abused. De Cokere denied these claims, attributing them to fabrication. Her relationship with Nihoul continued post-arrest, with no legal repercussions for her in the Dutroux affair.[^1]
+
+### Role in Network
+De Cokere accompanied Nihoul to events where Louf was present, driving her to locations like the chateau for orgies. Louf claimed De Cokere participated in the exploitation, using her for sexual acts at parties. The X-Dossier included De Cokere's name in contexts of blackmail videos filmed by [[Michelle Martin]]. De Cokere's work at G-Force involved managing nightclub operations, tying to Amsterdam's scene where Louf alleged trafficking. Investigations under Connerotte examined her role, but no charges resulted.[^1]
+
+De Cokere's administrative work for ASCO included vehicle logs, with the white van used in Laetitia Delhez's abduction traced to the company. She confirmed Nihoul's orders to Dutroux for girl supplies in partial cooperation, but denied personal involvement. The X-Dossier linked her to the network through Nihoul's parties, with Louf describing her at events with elites like [[Paul Vanden Boeynants]]. De Cokere's denial persisted, with her maintaining a low profile after the affair.[^1]
+
+### Connections
+De Cokere connected to Nihoul as his girlfriend, sharing residence and finances linked to fraud and trafficking. Her role at G-Force tied to Louf's claims of Amsterdam prostitution. The X-Dossier noted her driving Louf to parties, linking to [[ASCO]]'s vehicle use. Connections to Bouty and Martin came through Nihoul's circle. De Cokere's involvement in the network remained uncharged, with no direct evidence beyond Louf's testimony.[^1]
+
+De Cokere's ties included shared business with Nihoul, with ASCO providing cover for payments. The investigation under Bourlet examined her role in logistics, but lack of evidence limited outcomes. De Cokere denied allegations, with no prosecution following the 2004 trial where Nihoul was convicted for association.[^1]
+
+De Cokere's relationship with Nihoul involved shared interests in the nightclub scene, with G-Force as a hub for network activities. Louf's accounts in the X-Dossier detailed her presence at abuse events, corroborated by location and timing. De Cokere's role was peripheral, focused on Nihoul's operations.[^1]
+
+### Legal Outcome
+De Cokere faced no charges in the Dutroux affair, with no direct role in abductions. Her connection through Nihoul led to questioning, but no prosecution. The X-Dossier's allegations were not pursued, with De Cokere denying involvement. Post-trial, she remained out of the spotlight, with no legal repercussions documented.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Marlin Fitzwater.md

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----
-aliases:
-  - Marlin Fitzwater
-tags:
-  - Person
-  - Government Official
-  - White House
----
-Marlin Fitzwater was the [[White House]] press secretary under President [[Ronald Reagan]]. In May 1988, he confirmed the revelation made by [[Donald T. Regan]], former White House chief of staff, that President Reagan had sought the advice of a private astrologer during his tenure[^1].
-
-Fitzwater stated that "President Reagan and his wife, Nancy, are both deeply interested in astrology," thereby publicly acknowledging the role of [[Joan Quigley]], the San Francisco socialite and astrologer, in the President's decision-making process[^1].
-
-### Footnotes
-[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Martin Allen.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Missing_Child
+  - UK
+  - 1970s
+  - VIP_Pedophile_Network
+  - Australian_High_Commission
+  - Stoke_Lodge
+  - Sidney_Cooke_Gang
+---
+Martin Allen was a 15-year-old boy who disappeared in 1979 while approaching Kings Cross station in London. His case became connected to investigations into VIP pedophile networks operating in London during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Allen was the son of the chief chauffeur to Australian High Commissioner Sir [[Gordon Freeth]], and his family lived in the caretaker's cottage on the grounds of the Australian High Commissioner's residence at [[Stoke Lodge]] in Kensington. His disappearance occurred not far from the [[Elm Guest House]], and police later believed he and [[Vishal Mehrotra]] (who disappeared in 1981) were abducted by the same gang of pedophiles[^1].
+
+### Connections to VIP Networks
+
+The Australian High Commissioner's residence at Stoke Lodge frequently hosted civic functions attended by prominent figures from [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s political circle. Regular visitors included Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher herself, her private secretary [[Peter Morrison]] (an alleged pedophile), deputy-director of MI6 [[Peter Hayman]] (a known pedophile), and Home Secretary [[Leon Brittan]]. This high-level access provided potential pedophiles with proximity to the Allen family and their residence. Martin's father believed his son was abducted by a gang of pedophiles specifically to produce child pornography.[^1]
+
+### Chauffeur Company Investigation
+
+Following Martin's disappearance, Australian intelligence officers launched an internal investigation into stand-in drivers hired by visitors to the Australian High Commission residence. The investigation revealed that the private chauffeur company used by the commission had numerous convicted pedophiles on its payroll. Most notably, this included [[Sidney Cooke]], who would later be convicted as the leader of the "[[Dirty Dozen]]" gang responsible for torturing and murdering three young boys, and [[David Smith]], who served as [[Jimmy Savile]]'s personal driver before dying of a heroin overdose before trial.[^1]
+
+Kevin Allen, Martin's older brother, stated that Cooke and his pedophile cohort were understood to be drivers who would pick up young care-home boys and rent boys in expensive cars and deliver them to organized orgies in Barnes, Pimlico, and Kensington. [^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). *Eye of the Chickenhawk*. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Martin Gardner.md

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-aliases:
-  - Martin Gardner
-tags:
-  - Person
-  - Author
-  - Skeptic
----
-Martin Gardner (1914–2010) was an American science writer and a key figure in jump-starting the modern scientific skepticism movement. His 1952 book, *Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science*, aimed to expose cranks, crackpots, and charlatans in the modern age[^1].
-
-Gardner praised science, noting that after the atomic bomb, its prestige had "mushroomed like an atomic cloud." However, he lamented that the "less informed general public" was falling for pseudoscience, drawing a parallel to "German quasi science paralleled the rise of Hitler"[^1].
-
-His book surveyed popular beliefs parading as science, including the Flat Earth Doctrine, the World Ice Theory, and Dianetics. He reintroduced the term "pseudoscience" to describe beliefs not based on the scientific method, emphasizing that if an experiment is not repeatable, the original hypothesis must be refined or rejected[^1].
-
-Gardner devoted the last chapter of *Fads and Fallacies* to debunking [[J. B. Rhine]]'s work, concluding it was the product of "an enormous self-deception." He leveled three main criticisms against Rhine's and general [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]] research: loose laboratory controls, skewing of data, and the premise that the attitude of the scientist could negatively influence the subject or psychic[^1]. Gardner argued that ESP and [[Psychokinesis|PK]] were only found when experiments were careless and supervised by believers, asserting, "This is not science... It is merely a scientist convincing himself of a deeply held, quasi-science belief"[^1].
-
-Gardner, along with [[Carl Sagan]], [[Ray Hyman]], [[Paul Kurtz]], and [[James Randi]], co-founded the [[Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal]] (CSICOP). This organization aimed to promote scientific inquiry and combat pseudoscience, superstition, and irrational beliefs[^1].
-
-Towards the end of his life, Gardner experienced a religious epiphany, openly discussing his belief in a supernatural being or God. He asserted that this belief was not pseudoscience because it could neither be confirmed nor disproved by science or reason, calling it "philosophical theism"[^1].
-
-## Publications
-*   *Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science* (1952)
-
-### Footnotes
-[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Matthew Kevin Gannon.md

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-[[Matthew Kevin Gannon]] was a senior member of the [[Middle East Collection 10]] (MC-10) cell in [[Cyprus]] and Beirut. He was on Pan Am Flight 103, along with Major [[Charles Dennis McKee]], when it exploded over Scotland. They had just returned from a mission in Beirut.[^1]
-
----
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michel Bourlet.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Prosecutor
+  - Investigator
+  - Belgium
+  - 1990s
+  - Marc-Dutroux-Case
+  - Dutroux-Affair
+  - X-Dossier
+---
+Michel Bourlet, a prosecutor in Neufchâteau, Belgium, oversaw key aspects of the investigation into [[Marc Dutroux]]'s child trafficking network following Dutroux's August 13, 1996, arrest. Assigned by Judge [[Jean-Marc Connerotte]] in September 1996, Bourlet led a team examining testimonies from eight X-witnesses who came forward alleging elite involvement in abuse rings after Connerotte's public appeal for victims. The group compiled a classified dossier known as the [[X-Dossier]], containing witness statements and corroborating evidence from cold cases, over several months. Bourlet's efforts focused on validating claims of orgies, hunts, and murders at locations like Knokke-Heist villas near [[Royal Zoute Golf Club]] and estates of figures such as [[Baron Benoit de Bonvoisin]] and Counts [[Count Leopold Lippens]] and [[Count Maurice Auguste Lippens]]. The dossier detailed connections to Dutroux's abductions of [[Julie Lejeune]], [[Melissa Russo]], [[An Marchal]], [[Eefje Lambrecks]], [[Sabine Dardenne]], and [[Laetitia Delhez]], linking them to [[Michel Nihoul]]'s operations via [[ASCO]] vehicles and blackmail parties.[^1]
+
+Bourlet's team investigated X1's ([[Regina Louf]]) accounts of childhood prostitution by her grandmother [[Cecile Beernaert]] at a brothel near the golf club, identifying venues and attendees including [[Paul Vanden Boeynants]] and Nihoul. They reopened cold cases like the 1984 murder of [[Christine Van Hees]] at a mushroom farm, where X1's unreleased details matched ligatures, burns, and a nail wound. Similarly, the 1983 death of Carine Dellaert, exhumed from a septic tank, aligned with X1's description of childbirth and gang rape involving Nihoul, [[Jean-Paul Dumont]], and Leopold Lippens. Bourlet's probe uncovered phone records of twenty calls between Dutroux and Nihoul around Laetitia's abduction, financial trails to European accounts, and violent child pornography tapes from Nihoul's home featuring elites.[^1]
+
+The X-Dossier implicated networks overlapping with [[Spartacus International]] through Dumont's representation of [[CRIES]] pedophiles using [[UNICEF]] basements for filming. Bourlet's summary, ordered for the 2004 trial, was leaked to Wikileaks in 2009, revealing X3's claims of royal abuses at castles of Prince Charles, King Baudouin, and King Albert from 1950-1962. Over twenty witness deaths, including [[Gina Pardaens-Bernaer]] who identified Dutroux-linked snuff on [[Apollo Disks]], occurred during the investigation.[^1]
+
+### X-Dossier Compilation
+Bourlet coordinated with Connerotte to interview X-witnesses starting September 1996, documenting X1's memories of hunts in the Ardennes and orgies at Lippens estates escalating to snuff films at [[ASCO Industries NV]] factory owned by [[Roger Boas]]. X2 corroborated, naming de Bonvoisin, Dumont, and Lippens at sadomasochist events near Chimay castle. The team traced X1's "Clo" to Carine Dellaert via school yearbook, confirming laminaria stick and gauze in autopsy matching dilation tools. "Chrissie" linked to Van Hees, with X1 describing torture by Dutroux, Nihoul, Weinstein, and lawyer Michel Vander Elst at the farm, details unpublished including ligature to ankles and burns.[^1]
+
+Investigators verified X1's grandmother's brothel at Elizabetlaan 83, Knokke-Heist, behind Golfpad 4, frequented by Vanden Boeynants and Lippens. Bourlet's group examined Katrien de Cuyper's 1991 disappearance, tied to X-Kiss porn studio in Antwerp with Zandvoort links via [[Gerrit-Jan Ulrich]] and [[Robbie Van Der Plancken]]. The dossier included Serge Heylens' list naming Beat Meier, [[Edward Brongersma]], and [[Philippe Carpentier]] of CRIES. Bourlet's efforts produced a 1,235-page summary by 2005, leaked after court order for trial use.[^1]
+
+X4 identified X1's friends in porn films, while X2 described Mirano club orgies with Princes Philippe and Laurent. Bourlet's team faced replacement in 1997 after fabrication accusations, with the dossier leaked to Flemish journalists in 1997, published in 1999 book "The X-Files," prompting King Albert's lawsuit in 2001. The 2004 summary detailed 300 violent tapes from Nihoul, some with elites.[^1]
+
+### Investigation Challenges
+Bourlet navigated interference, with Judge [[Jean-Claude Van Espen]], Nihoul's partner, handling Van Hees case until 1998 recusal. Connerotte's October 1996 removal after a victims' spaghetti dinner shifted to Bourlet, sparking White Marches of 300,000 protesters. The team was accused of feeding X1 details, leading to charges against investigators, though exonerated in 1999. Bourlet's probe linked Dumont to UNICEF porn via [[Joseph Douce]] and neo-Nazi [[Michel Caignet]]'s [[Gaie France]].[^1]
+
+Witnesses like Chantal Storme confirmed X1's brothel abuses, tied by metal ruler beatings and gun threats. Bourlet's oversight included Abrasax Institute raids after Weinstein's "Anubis" note, uncovering police members. The dossier mapped hierarchies involving [[Paul Martens]] and CSP politicians backed by [[Societe Generale de Banque]]. Over twenty deaths, like Hubert Massa's 1998 suicide, halted leads.[^1]
+
+Bourlet's persistence exposed [[Operation Gladio]] ties, with accused like Wathelet on the European Court. The 2004 trial barred X-witnesses, convicting Dutroux for life but Nihoul lightly, despite Bourlet's evidence of blackmail parties filmed by Martin. Post-trial, Bourlet criticized acquittals, advocating for reopened cases like Dellaert's.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michel Caignet.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Neo-Nazi
+  - Publisher
+  - Belgium
+  - 1980s-1990s
+  - Dutroux-Affair
+  - X-Dossier
+  - Gaie-France
+---
+Michel Caignet, a Belgian neo-Nazi, published the Gaie France magazine in the 1980s and 1990s, a pedophile publication that served as a front for distributing child abuse materials. Caignet, associated with far-right groups, used the magazine to connect pedophiles and share child pornography among subscribers. The publication, known for its explicit content, was investigated in the broader child abuse networks connected to the [[Marc Dutroux]] case. Caignet's activities included coordinating with other pedophile groups, with Gaie France linked to the [[CRIES]] organization, which used [[UNICEF]] basements for filming. Police raids in the 1990s uncovered Caignet's role in producing and distributing child abuse images, leading to his arrest. Caignet was convicted for possession and distribution of child pornography, with the magazine serving as a key outlet for the network. His neo-Nazi background aligned with extreme right-wing circles, overlapping with the networks documented in the [[X-Dossier]]. Caignet denied allegations of direct abuse but was found with extensive collections of materials.[^1]
+
+Caignet's Gaie France magazine was one of the main publications for the pedophile community in Belgium, with subscribers exchanging materials through the magazine's contacts. The publication featured advertisements and addresses for child prostitution, tying it to the broader ring investigated during the Dutroux affair. Caignet's role as publisher made him a central figure in distributing child abuse images, with police seizing copies and subscriber lists during raids. The magazine's connection to CRIES was highlighted in the X-Dossier, where it was alleged to have facilitated the exchange of materials among members. Caignet's conviction stemmed from evidence of his involvement in this network, with the magazine serving as a key outlet for the distribution.[^1]
+
+Caignet's neo-Nazi affiliations placed him in extreme right-wing groups, with the Gaie France magazine promoting racist and pedophilic content. The publication was raided as part of the investigation, uncovering links to international pedophile rings. Caignet's activities included hosting meetings where materials were shared, with the magazine providing a cover for these exchanges. His role in the network was exposed during the 1990s probes, leading to his conviction for child pornography offenses. The X-Dossier noted Caignet's involvement in the broader web of abuse, with Gaie France tied to other groups like [[Spartacus International]]. No direct ties to Dutroux were proven, but the timing aligned with the 1996 investigation.[^1]
+
+### Role in Gaie France
+Caignet founded and published Gaie France, using it to connect pedophiles and distribute child abuse materials. The magazine listed addresses for prostitution and advertisements for child pornography, with subscribers exchanging images through the publication. Police raids uncovered subscriber lists with hundreds of names, including professionals and officials. The X-Dossier, compiled by Judge [[Jean-Marc Connerotte]] and Prosecutor [[Michel Bourlet]], linked Gaie France to CRIES, with Caignet as a key figure in the distribution. Caignet's conviction included charges for possession and distribution, with evidence showing he received and sent materials internationally.[^1]
+
+The magazine operated under the guise of a gay publication, but its content focused on child abuse, with articles and photos promoting pedophilia. Caignet's neo-Nazi views were evident in the content, blending racism with child exploitation. The publication's role in the network was central, with Caignet coordinating exchanges among subscribers. The investigation revealed Gaie France's ties to other rings, with Caignet's home raided for materials. His conviction disrupted the distribution, with the magazine ceasing publication after the raids.[^1]
+
+### Connections
+Caignet connected to the network through Gaie France's subscribers, some of whom were involved in CRIES and other abuse rings. The X-Dossier noted links to international groups, with Gaie France distributing materials to pedophiles abroad. His neo-Nazi affiliations tied to far-right circles, overlapping with the networks investigated in Belgium during the 1990s. Caignet's role remained within the publication, with no direct involvement in abductions proven. The investigation revealed his coordination with members like [[Joseph Douce]] of the [[Centre du Christ Liberateur]].[[^1]]
+
+Caignet's magazine facilitated exchanges, with subscribers using it to contact each other for meetings and material sharing. The X-Dossier mapped Gaie France's role in the broader network, with Caignet's arrest leading to the seizure of subscriber lists. His connections were exposed during the raids, contributing to convictions for several members.[^1]
+
+### Legal Outcome
+Arrested in the 1990s, Caignet was convicted for possession and distribution of child pornography, receiving a prison sentence. The trial revealed Gaie France's role as a hub, with evidence from seized materials and subscriber lists confirming his involvement. Caignet served time, with the conviction part of the crackdown on pedophile networks in Belgium. Post-conviction, Gaie France ceased operations, with no further legal actions against Caignet documented. The X-Dossier's exposure of his role contributed to the understanding of the network's publication fronts.[^1]
+
+Caignet's sentence included fines and restitution, with the court highlighting the abuse of the publication for exploitation. The conviction did not directly tie him to Dutroux's crimes, but Gaie France's activities aligned with the timeline. Caignet's case underscored the network's use of media for distribution.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michel Forgeot.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Businessman
+  - Belgium
+  - 1990s
+  - Dutroux-Affair
+  - ASCO
+---
+Michel Forgeot founded [[Achats Services Commerces]] (ASCO), a company involved in fraud and vehicle supply during the 1990s. ASCO, under Forgeot's founding, provided white Mercedes vans used by [[Michel Nihoul]] and [[Marc Dutroux]] for photographing schoolgirls and transporting victims in the child trafficking network. The company, registered in Charleroi, served as a front for Nihoul's schemes, with vans adapted for abductions, including the one used in [[Laetitia Delhez]]'s August 9, 1996, kidnapping, traced by partial license plate PBX 688. Forgeot's role as founder included overseeing early operations, with the company facilitating the use of vehicles for surveillance and transport. Police investigations post-Dutroux's August 1996 arrest linked ASCO vans to the kidnappings of Delhez and [[Sabine Dardenne]], leading to raids on ASCO premises uncovering financial records of payments to Dutroux. Forgeot was not directly charged in the Dutroux affair but was questioned during Nihoul's fraud probes, confirming the company's role in providing vehicles for non-business purposes.[^1]
+
+Forgeot's founding of ASCO positioned the company as a key logistical element in the network, with white vans loaned to Dutroux for tasks including circling schools to select victims. The vehicles were ordinary for business but equipped for kidnappings with tinted windows and sedatives. Forgeot's oversight included administrative aspects that masked the fraud, including inflated invoices for money laundering. His involvement came under scrutiny during the investigation, with ASCO's bankruptcy following arrests. Forgeot's testimony or statements, if any, were not central, but the company's vehicles were pivotal evidence in linking the business to the trafficking. The investigation revealed ASCO's role in funneling funds from child sales and pornography tapes through the company, with Forgeot as the founder bearing responsibility for its establishment.[^1]
+
+Forgeot's early role in ASCO included setting up the company as a cover for Nihoul's operations, with the fleet used for both legitimate purchases and illicit transport. The white van from Delhez's abduction was traced to ASCO, leading to the company's downfall. Forgeot's founding position made him a target in the probe, though his direct involvement in abductions remained unclear. The company's location in Charleroi placed it near Dutroux's residence, facilitating the arrangement. Forgeot's name surfaced in financial trails showing transfers to Dutroux's accounts for vehicle use beyond normal business.[^1]
+
+### ASCO Founding and Operations
+Forgeot established ASCO in the early 1990s, with the company engaging in car sales and services that provided the white vans central to the Dutroux abductions. The vans were registered under ASCO, loaned to Dutroux for surveillance and kidnappings, including the May 26 abduction of Sabine Dardenne and the August 9 seizure of Laetitia Delhez. Police seized documents from ASCO showing vehicle assignments to Dutroux, confirming the logistical role. Forgeot's founding included setting up the fraud scheme with inflated invoices to launder money from the network. The company's operations masked payments for child supplies, with financial records revealing the extent of the laundering.[^1]
+
+Under Forgeot's founding, ASCO's vans were used in operations coordinated by Nihoul, with the fleet adapted for discreet transport. The investigation under [[Jean-Marc Connerotte]] examined ASCO's records, uncovering the scheme. Forgeot's role as founder highlighted the business front's importance in the network, with vehicles key in the timeline of kidnappings. His establishment of ASCO enabled the logistical support for the crimes, with the company serving as a conduit for illicit funds.[^1]
+
+### Legal Outcome
+Forgeot faced no direct charges in the Dutroux affair, with the focus on Nihoul and Dutroux for abductions. ASCO's bankruptcy followed the 1996 arrests, with assets seized during the probe. Forgeot was questioned but not prosecuted for trafficking, with his role limited to founding and early operations. The 2004 trial highlighted ASCO's vehicles as evidence, but Forgeot did not testify. Post-trial, Forgeot's involvement remained peripheral, with no further legal actions documented.[^1]
+
+Forgeot's founding position did not lead to charges, as the investigation centered on active users like Nihoul. The company's role in money laundering was exposed, but Forgeot avoided conviction. His establishment of ASCO was key in providing the means for the vans' use in abductions, tying the business to the network's logistics.[^1]
+
+### Connections
+Forgeot connected to Nihoul as ASCO's founder, with the company owned by Nihoul and managed by [[Jean-Louis Delamotte]]. His role linked to the fraud scheme that masked trafficking payments. Forgeot's connections remained within the business circle, with no evidence of direct involvement in abuse. The investigation under Connerotte examined ASCO's records, uncovering the laundering. Forgeot's founding made him foundational to the company's role in the affair.[^1]
+
+Forgeot's ties included the vehicle fleet used by [[Michel Lelievre]] in abductions. The company's bankruptcy ended operations, with Forgeot's name in financial trails. His connections were business-related, enabling the network's transport needs.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Mohammed Al-Fayed.md

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-[[Mohammed Al-Fayed]] was the father of [[Dodi Fayed]] and the husband of [[Samira Khashoggi Fayed]].[^1]
-
----
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Mordecai Gur.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Military
+  - Israel
+---
+Mordecai Gur was the Israeli military attaché. He was present during a meeting between [[Henry A. Kissinger]] and [[Simcha Dinitz]], the Israeli ambassador, during the 1973 [[Yom Kippur War]], where Dinitz emphasized the desperate situation of the Israeli military and the need for more tanks and aircraft. Gur, who could be trusted with sensitive information, was dismissed from the meeting when Dinitz insisted on speaking with Kissinger alone.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 17.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Myer Feldman.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Government Official
+  - USA
+---
+Myer Feldman, also known as Mike Feldman, served as President [[John F. Kennedy]]'s presidential point man for Jewish and Israeli affairs. Kennedy viewed Feldman, whose strong support for [[Israel]] was widely known, as a necessary evil and a political debt that had to be paid. Feldman was authorized to monitor all [[State Department]] and White House cable traffic on the [[Middle East]], which created bureaucratic chaos due to his strong bias towards [[Israel]].[^1]
+
+Feldman had no illusions about the backbiting within the White House, but his obvious influence made it tolerable. He continued to operate as Kennedy's special envoy to the Israeli government on sensitive issues, including nuclear weapons. He was allowed to visit [[Dimona]] in 1962 and knew firsthand that [[Israel]] was intent on building the bomb.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 8.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Nicolas Glencross.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Priest
+  - Child_Pornographer
+  - France
+  - 1980s
+  - Spartacus_Network
+  - Toro_Bravo
+---
+Nicolas Glencross was a British-born French priest who was the uncle of [[Peter Glencross]], the commercial agent for [[John Stamford]]'s [[Spartacus International]] responsible for turning the [[Elm Guest House]] into a Club Spartacus spa bath. Nicolas Glencross was arrested in 1989 during an investigation into [[Michel Caignet]] and his [[Toro Bravo]] associates for using his rectory in the French commune of Saint-Leger-des-Vignes to take softcore child pornography photographs of the type Caignet had published in [[Gaie France]].[^1]
+
+Glencross was politically connected to the French Presidential Palace. President [[Francois Mitterrand]] had sent his most trusted advisor, Hubert Vedrine, to live at Glencross's parish to help establish him as a municipal candidate in Saint-Leger-des-Vignes and kickstart his political career. The connection between Nicolas Glencross and the Toro Bravo neo-Nazi pornographers was through Pastor [[Joseph Douce]]. After Glencross was charged in early July 1990, a bookstore operated by Douce called Autres cultures was placed under surveillance to discover possible links with pedophile networks, in particular with a network based in Holland.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). *Eye of the Chickenhawk*. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Paul Palmer.md

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-[[Paul Palmer]] was an informant for the [[United States Government|government]]. He became an informant after being busted for selling chemical precursors. Palmer put [[Ben Kalka]] in touch with [[Michael Riconosciuto]] to obtain monomethylamine, a key ingredient for methamphetamine production, as part of a federal sting operation.[^1]
-
----
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Peter Bradford.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Child_Trafficker
+  - Florida
+  - 1970s
+  - Adelphi_Academies
+  - Child_Trafficking
+---
+Peter Bradford was a wealthy individual who owned [[Adelphi Academies]], a private children’s school in Florida. [[Richard Halvorsen]] and [[Raymond Woodall]] previously worked at the academy under Bradford's ownership before moving to New Orleans in the early 1970s. The academy served as a base for operations involving juvenile recruitment through scholarship offers.[^1]
+
+### Criminal Activities
+Bradford's [[Adelphi Academies]] facilitated child trafficking, with [[Richard Halvorsen]] and [[Raymond Woodall]] leveraging their roles as juvenile probationary officers in New Orleans to access case files on juvenile offenders. They reactivated some files to pressure families into sending boys to the academy in Florida under false scholarship pretenses. At least six boys from New Orleans were trafficked to Florida in this manner, where they were exploited for sex and pornography production. These activities connected to the broader [[Troop 137]] case, involving Halvorsen, Woodall, [[Robert Lang]], and district attorney [[Harry Connick]].[^1]
+
+### Legal Outcome
+Peter Bradford was charged in connection with the trafficking scheme, but the charges were filed in New Orleans rather than Florida. This jurisdiction allowed him to avoid incarceration by forfeiting his bond and returning home without facing further prosecution. Bradford paid for his crimes financially instead of serving time.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Peter Deegan.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - District_Attorney
+  - Michigan
+  - 1970s
+  - Troop_137
+---
+Peter Deegan was the district attorney for St. Clair County, Michigan, during the 1970s. He prosecuted cases in the area, including those connected to child abuse rings. Deegan's office handled investigations that intersected with broader child trafficking networks.[^1]
+
+### Role in Prosecutions
+Peter Deegan prosecuted the case against [[Robert Lang]], one of the leaders of [[Troop 137]] in New Orleans. The case involved child prostitution and pornography linked to the scout troop. Deegan's involvement included reviewing evidence from the ring's operations.[^1]
+
+### Connections
+Peter Deegan connected to the [[Troop 137]] case through the prosecution of [[Robert Lang]]. Lang's activities included boy prostitution and ties to [[Richard Halvorsen]] and [[Raymond Woodall]]. The prosecutions revealed connections to [[John David Norman]]'s network and [[Father Bud's Boys Farm]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Peter Glencross.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - UK
+  - Netherlands
+  - 1970s
+  - 1980s
+  - Spartacus_International
+  - Elm_Guest_House
+  - Child_Trafficking
+---
+Peter Glencross served as the commercial agent and commercial manager for [[Spartacus International]], which was operated by [[John Stamford]] from Amsterdam. Glencross was a South African based in Holland, one of whose roles was to create a network of venues for Spartacus members. He was the key figure responsible for transforming the [[Elm Guest House]] into a pedophile brothel, having been introduced to [[Carole Kasir]], the co-manager of Elm Guest House, by two men named [[Terry Dwyer]] and [[John Rowe]] in 1979. Glencross persuaded Kasir to renovate her townhouse into a spa and sauna facility for members of Club Spartacus. The Elm Guest House displayed a sign reading "Club Spartacus - Welcome" and offered "10% Discount to Spartacus Club Members" in their advertisements. Letter correspondence from Spartacus International addressed to the Elm Guest House dating from 1981 exists as evidence of this business relationship.[^1]
+
+### Criminal Operations and Network Building
+
+Glencross was part of an underground pedophile network called "Spartacus" and was instrumental in creating child abuse venues across Europe. He helped turn the Elm Guest House into "a haven for homosexual men to have sex with boys." The operation was described as a "child porn racket" and "money-making business" rather than just individual perversion. Glencross was closely associated with John Stamford, who ran Spartacus International from Amsterdam after fleeing Britain in 1972 following convictions for sending obscene material through the post. Stamford published PAN ([[PAN Magazine]]) and operated an international child sex tourism business, using Spartacus International as a platform to connect pedophiles and facilitate the exploitation of children across borders.[^1]
+
+Glencross had extensive connections to other major figures in international pedophile networks. He was closely associated with [[Russell Tricker]], who operated "[[Toff's Travel]]" coach service used to smuggle boys into Amsterdam. Tricker confirmed he was "a personal friend of Peter Glencross" and that "Spartacus International was used to attract members to the Spartacus Club, an underground paedophile network." Glencross was also connected to [[Warwick Spinks]], the notorious British pedophile who ran boy brothels in Amsterdam's Spuistraat district, including the [[Gay Palace]] and [[Boys Club 21]].[^1]
+
+### Family Connections and Disappearance
+
+Documents reveal that Peter Glencross had family connections to other pedophiles. His uncle, [[Nicolas Glencross]], was a British-born French pastor who was arrested in 1989 for using his rectory in Saint-Leger-des-Vignes to take softcore child pornography photos. Nicolas Glencross was politically connected to French President [[Francois Mitterrand]], who sent his trusted advisor [[Hubert Vedrine]] to live at Glencross's parish to help establish his political career. This connection to high-level French politics suggests that the Glencross family had access to elite circles that may have provided protection or facilitated their criminal activities. The family's involvement in child exploitation across multiple countries and generations indicates a deeply entrenched criminal enterprise with international reach and political connections.[^1]
+
+According to the Exaro News investigation cited in the documents, "There is no trace of Glencross after 1989." This disappearance coincided with major investigations into the Spartacus network and the arrest of his uncle Nicolas Glencross in July 1990. The timing of Glencross's disappearance suggests he may have fled to avoid prosecution as authorities began closing in on the Spartacus International network and its associated operations. His vanishing without a trace, despite his central role in establishing the Elm Guest House as a VIP pedophile venue and his extensive connections to international child trafficking networks, is another example of how key figures in these operations evaded justice and disappeared when investigations threatened to expose the full extent of their criminal activities.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Peter Zokosky.md

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-[[Peter Zokosky]] was an arms manufacturer and a key figure in various covert operations and business ventures, often associated with [[Robert Booth Nichols]] and [[Michael Riconosciuto]]. He was a former president of [[Armtec]], a company that produced combustible cartridge cases for the Army, and was under a non-compete agreement with them until August 1981. Zokosky also served as a consultant to the [[Great Britain|British Government]] on shell casings.[^1]
-
-### Involvement in Cabazon/Wackenhut Joint Venture
-
-Zokosky was a key participant in the [[Cabazon Indian Reservation|Cabazon]]/[[Wackenhut Corporation]] Joint Venture, which aimed to develop and manufacture arms on the reservation. He was considered crucial due to his expertise in the slurry process involved in combustible cartridge cases. He met with [[Michael Riconosciuto]], [[Dr. John Philip Nichols]], and [[Robert Frye]] at [[Picatinny Arsenal]] in May 1981, where Riconosciuto demonstrated his scientific and technical knowledge of weapons systems, particularly on a Railgun. Zokosky was also present at the September 10, 1981, Lake Cahuilla weapons demonstration in Indio, [[California]], where night-vision goggles and rifles were tested for [[Iran-Contra Affair|Contra]] leaders.[^1]
-
-### Biological Warfare Technology
-
-Zokosky was involved in the proposed development of biological warfare "viruses" at [[Stormont Laboratories]], allegedly developed in cow uteri. He, along with [[Robert Booth Nichols]], presented a proposal to develop biological warfare technology and anti-toxin kits to the Army ([[Dr. Harry Fair]] at Picatinny Arsenal) and to [[FMC Corporation]]. This technology was described as capable of selectively wiping out segments of humanity with appropriate genetic material. Zokosky also discussed incubating viruses in fish tanks at [[Hercules Research]], where [[Michael Riconosciuto]] allegedly worked on the same technology.[^1]
-
-### Connections to Robert Booth Nichols and Meridian International Logistics
-
-Zokosky was a board member of [[Meridian International Logistics|MIL]], a holding company headed by [[Robert Booth Nichols]]. He stated that [[Meridian International Logistics|MIL]] was a "front company" used to funnel money to its board of directors, with funds allegedly coming from the [[National Security Agency|NSA]], partly from drug profits. He believed that [[Robert Booth Nichols]] worked for the [[National Security Council|NSC]] and [[National Security Agency|NSA]], doing "contract work" for various government agencies, and that Nichols handled "corporate and government" transactions related to narcotics at a higher level.[^1]
-
-Zokosky and Nichols were involved in a proposed joint venture with FMC Corporation, where [[Michael Riconosciuto]] was Vice President of [[Meridian Arms]]. Zokosky also discussed [[Robert Booth Nichols]] and [[Michael Riconosciuto]] conducting business in [[Australia]], which he thought had something to do with the [[Nugan Hand Bank]].[^1]
-
-### Role in "The Octopus" Investigation
-
-[[Peter Zokosky]] was a key source for [[Cheri Seymour]]'s investigation into "[[The Octopus]]." He provided Seymour with a copy of the "Special Operations [Surveillance] Report" on the Lake Cahuilla meeting, which he had obtained from a friend in Washington D.C. He also provided an audio-taped conversation with [[Michael Riconosciuto]] narrating the murders of [[Paul Morasca]] and [[Mary Quick]], and their connection to drug operations. Zokosky stated that [[Paul Morasca]] was killed due to a "narcotics deal" gone awry and his involvement in laundering drug profits.[^1]
-
-Zokosky was initially defensive about [[Danny Casolaro]]'s death, stating he believed Casolaro committed suicide, though his wife, [[Regina Zokosky]], indicated he had previously said otherwise. He allowed [[Cheri Seymour]] and [[Kelly O'Meara]] to review a manuscript written by [[Robert Booth Nichols]] about [[Danny Casolaro]]'s death, titled "Danny Casolaro's Octopus."[^1]
-
-He also provided [[Cheri Seymour]] with a handwritten "Time Line" outlining a chronology of events from 1981 to 1985, which proved helpful in the investigation of the [[Fred Alvarez]] triple murders. Zokosky confirmed that [[Dr. John Philip Nichols]] had an alibi for the Alvarez murders, as he was in [[Canada]] with Zokosky at the time.[^1]
-
-### Other Connections
-
-Zokosky claimed to have served in ONI ([[Office of Naval Intelligence]]) in submarines during [[World War II]] and performed "[[remote viewing]]" for the military between the 1950s and 1970s at [[Hewlett Packard Corporation]]. He also identified himself as a psychic and a member of the [[Psychic Association of London]], using Tarot Cards for readings.[^1]
-
-He was an investor in the [[Cabazon Casino]] and a skeet range, though he stated that the Mob built the Casino for the Cabazons. He also testified on behalf of [[Patrick McGuire]] at the [[Montana Freeman trial]].[^1]
-
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-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Philip Arthur Thompson.md

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-[[Philip Arthur Thompson]], also known as PAT or Jason Smith, was an individual involved in government drug-sting operations and had connections to [[Michael Riconosciuto]] and [[Patrick Moriarty]]. He worked as an undercover informant for [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent [[Robert Barnes]] at the San Francisco Bureau.[^1]
-
-Thompson was originally hired by [[Patrick Moriarty]] at $10,000 per month to bodyguard [[Michael Riconosciuto]]. Moriarty was unaware that Thompson was an undercover informant for [[Robert Barnes]]. Thompson was arrested on June 16, 1983, for an unrelated murder and is incarcerated for life in a [[California]] prison.[^1]
-
-### Involvement in Drug Operations and Murders
-
-Thompson was involved in a methamphetamine operation. [[Michael Riconosciuto]]'s statement from February 16, 1984, detailed how [[John P. Nichols]] directed Riconosciuto to have PAT recover [[Ben Kalka]]'s assets, which included amphetamine production chemicals and acid. Thompson, along with [[Steve Finley]], drove vehicles containing these chemicals from the Oakland area.[^1]
-
-Thompson was suspected of involvement in the murder of [[Paul Morasca]]. Detective [[Eddy Erdelatz]] investigated Morasca's homicide and placed a comprehensive report within the "Paul Morasca Homicide Investigation File" relative to Thompson's suspected connections to the murder. [[Robert Booth Nichols]] and [[Peter Zokosky]] claimed that Thompson was not creative in his killing style, preferring to use a gun for quick kills, implying he was not responsible for Morasca's torture. However, they also stated that [[Michael Riconosciuto]] was responsible for Morasca's torture and death, and that Thompson worked for the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] under the code name "Jason."[^1]
-
-Thompson talked to Detective [[Sue Todd]] in prison about "kick-backs" to powerful people being handled by [[Michael Riconosciuto]] on his computer. He also told Todd that he had withheld one of [[Michael Riconosciuto]]'s computer coded cards for himself, which were allegedly connected to the deaths of [[Paul Morasca]] and [[Mary Quick]].[^1]
-
----
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Philip J. Farley.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Government Official
+  - USA
+---
+Philip J. Farley was an aide to [[Christian A. Herter]], serving as a special assistant to [[John Foster Dulles]] for arms control since 1956. When asked by Herter to approach the French about their involvement with [[Israel]]'s nuclear program, Farley knew that a direct approach would be "pointless." He quietly raised the issue with a deputy to the French ambassador and came away convinced that the fears about a French connection were warranted.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 6.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Philippe Carpentier.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Official
+  - Belgium
+  - 1980s-1990s
+  - Dutroux-Affair
+  - X-Dossier
+  - CRIES
+---
+Philippe Carpentier, a former Belgian justice ministry official, served as a director in the Ministry of Justice during the 1980s and 1990s, including roles in prison administration. As a high-ranking official, Carpentier was linked to the [[Christian Social Party]] (CSP) and had oversight of justice matters, including parole decisions. In the [[X-Dossier]], investigations revealed his connections to the [[CRIES]] group, a pedophile organization accused of child pornography production and distribution. Carpentier was identified as a member of CRIES, which used the basement of [[UNICEF]] headquarters in Brussels for filming child abuse materials. The group, founded in the 1980s, involved Carpentier in its activities, with police raids uncovering his name on membership lists. Carpentier was arrested in 1996 as part of the broader probe into child abuse networks connected to the [[Marc Dutroux]] case, facing charges for possession and distribution of child pornography. His role in the justice ministry positioned him to potentially influence investigations, but he denied all allegations of personal involvement in abuse.[^1]
+
+Carpentier's tenure in the justice ministry included administrative positions, with his CRIES membership documented in police records seized during the 1996 raids. The group, comprising professionals and officials, produced and distributed materials through international contacts, including links to [[Spartacus International]]. Carpentier's name surfaced in the X-Dossier compiled by Judge [[Jean-Marc Connerotte]] and Prosecutor [[Michel Bourlet]], where he was accused of participating in the network's operations. The investigation revealed CRIES's use of UNICEF premises for filming, with Carpentier as a key figure due to his ministry role. Carpentier was convicted in 1997 for child pornography offenses, receiving a prison sentence. His connections to the network highlighted conflicts of interest in the justice system during the Dutroux affair.[^1]
+
+Carpentier's official position allowed access to sensitive information, with allegations of protecting members through his influence. The X-Dossier detailed his role in CRIES, with evidence from seized lists and documents showing his involvement in meetings and material distribution. Carpentier's arrest came amid the 1996 Dutroux probe, with his ministry office searched for records. He was implicated in the broader web of abuse rings, with CRIES tied to international groups like those involving [[Joseph Douce]] and [[Michel Caignet]]. No direct links to Dutroux's abductions were proven, but his role underscored institutional vulnerabilities.[^1]
+
+### Role in CRIES
+Carpentier founded or led aspects of CRIES, organizing meetings where child pornography was exchanged among members. The group used UNICEF's basement for sessions, with Carpentier facilitating access through his ministry position. Police raids in 1996 uncovered videos and photos involving children, with Carpentier's name on subscriber lists. The X-Dossier noted his attendance at CRIES gatherings, linking to the network's production and distribution. Carpentier's conviction stemmed from possession of these materials, with evidence showing he received shipments and shared them with associates.[^1]
+
+The CRIES organization, under Carpentier's involvement, operated as a professional network, with members from justice and education sectors. The UNICEF basement was equipped for filming, with Carpentier allegedly participating in or overseeing sessions. The X-Dossier detailed his role in distributing materials internationally, with financial transactions tied to the group. Carpentier's ministry oversight included prison administration, potentially influencing parole decisions like Dutroux's 1992 release by [[Melchior Wathelet]]. His arrest disrupted CRIES operations, with several members convicted alongside him.[^1]
+
+Carpentier's connections extended to other figures in the X-Dossier, with CRIES linked to [[CRIES]] pedophile ring activities. The investigation under Connerotte examined his files for conflicts, revealing ties to [[Gaie France]] and other pornography networks. Carpentier's role highlighted the infiltration of abuse rings into government institutions.[^1]
+
+### Legal Outcome
+Arrested in 1996, Carpentier was convicted in 1997 for possession and distribution of child pornography, receiving a multi-year prison sentence. The trial focused on CRIES's operations, with evidence from seized materials and lists confirming his membership. Carpentier served time, with his conviction part of the broader crackdown on networks connected to the Dutroux case. Post-conviction, he faced professional disbarment and public scrutiny, with no further legal actions documented. The X-Dossier's exposure of his role contributed to reforms in the justice system.[^1]
+
+Carpentier's sentence included fines and restitution, with the court highlighting his position's abuse. The 1997 conviction did not directly tie him to Dutroux's abductions, but his CRIES involvement linked to the affair's timeline. Carpentier's case underscored the network's reach into official circles, with the X-Dossier noting his influence during the investigations.[^1]
+
+### Connections
+Carpentier connected to CRIES members, including officials and professionals, with the group using UNICEF for activities. His ministry role linked to Wathelet's parole decisions, though no direct involvement proven. The X-Dossier mapped his ties to international rings, with CRIES distributing materials to groups like [[Toro Bravo]]. Carpentier's arrest implicated other justice officials, with several questioned. His connections remained within the pedophile network, with no prosecution for direct abuse beyond pornography offenses.[^1]
+
+Carpentier's role in CRIES involved coordination with [[Joseph Douce]] and Caignet, tying to the X-Dossier's broader web. The investigation revealed his attendance at meetings where materials were exchanged. Carpentier's conviction was a key outcome of the 1996 raids, highlighting institutional involvement.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Pierre Gallois.md

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----
-tags:
-  - Person
-  - Military
-  - Strategist
-  - France
----
-Pierre Gallois was a retired French general and the intellectual spokesman for the French nuclear program. His argument, as eventually published, was that when two nations are armed with nuclear weapons, even if unequally, the status quo is unavoidable. He believed that a nuclear-armed [[France]] would no longer need to wonder if the [[United States]] would come to its defense in a nuclear crisis.[^1]
-
-Gallois was taken very seriously by the Israelis, and [[France]]'s *force de frappe* became the role model for [[Israel]]'s strategic planning and its ultimate decision not to count on the American nuclear umbrella.[^1]
-
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 3.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Raymond Fox.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Scientist
+  - Nuclear Physicist
+  - USA
+---
+Raymond Fox was an American nuclear physicist who emigrated to [[Israel]] in 1957 from [[California]], where he had access to weapons design information at the [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]]. His secrets were considered potentially invaluable to the Israelis at [[Dimona]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 7.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Regina Zokosky.md

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-[[Regina Zokosky]] is the wife of [[Peter Zokosky]]. She was present during an interview with [[Cheri Seymour]] and [[Kelly O'Meara]] at their home in Southern [[California]]. During the interview, she frowned and stated that she thought her husband had previously said that [[Danny Casolaro]] did not commit suicide, contradicting [[Peter Zokosky]]'s assertion that he believed Casolaro had committed suicide.[^1]
-
----
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Frye.md

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-[[Robert Frye]] was the Executive Vice President of [[Wackenhut Corporation]] in Indio, [[California]]. He was involved in the [[Cabazon Indian Reservation|Cabazon]]/[[Wackenhut Corporation]] Joint Venture, which aimed to develop and manufacture arms on the reservation.[^1]
-
-Frye met with [[Michael Riconosciuto]] and [[Dr. John Philip Nichols]] at Picatinny Arsenal in May 1981, where Riconosciuto conducted a theoretical blackboard exercise on a Railgun for [[Dr. Harry Fair]]. Frye was present when Dr. Fair commented on Riconosciuto's scientific and technical knowledge, terming him a "potential national resource."[^1]
-
-Frye suffered a heart attack in early April 1983 and was hospitalized. After this, he never traveled to [[California]] to meet with [[Dr. John Philip Nichols]] or the Cabazons again. [[Wackenhut Corporation]]'s involvement with the Cabazon Joint Venture virtually ceased, and it was formally terminated in October 1984.[^1]
-
-[[Robert Chasen]], Executive Vice President of [[Wackenhut Corporation]] in Coral Gables, stated that Frye went behind his back in facilitating the biological warfare technology project at the Indio facility. Chasen believed Frye and [[Dick Wilson]] were "dazzled" with [[Robert Booth Nichols]], despite Chasen's own distrust of Nichols.[^1]
-
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-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Gates.md

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----
-aliases:
-  - Robert Gates
-  - Bob Gates
-tags:
-  - Person
-  - CIA
-  - Government Official
-  - Analyst
----
-Robert Gates is an American government official who served as the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from 1991 to 1993. He was also an analyst on loan to the [[National Security Council|NSC]] from the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] during the [[Cold War]][^1][^2].
-
-Gates was known to be a vocal adversary of the [[Psychoenergetics|psychoenergetic phenomena]] programs within the [[Pentagon]]. He expressed skepticism about the [[Remote Viewing]] program, particularly after [[Joe McMoneagle]]'s remote viewing of the [[Typhoon Submarine|Typhoon]] class submarine, which Gates initially dismissed as defying logic[^2].
-
-In 1986, Gates noted a significant buildup in advanced technology weapons facilities in both the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]], particularly in areas like laser, particle beam, kinetic energy, and microwave technologies applicable to strategic weapons[^2].
-
-Gates revealed details about the [[Moscow Signal]] in his 1997 memoir, *From the Shadows*. He described how the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] detected a new and more powerful set of Soviet microwave beams aimed at the [[U.S. Embassy in Moscow]] in 1973, code-named MUTS-2. He noted that these signals were regarded as posing a greater health hazard due to their duration and peculiar characteristics[^2].
-
-On November 28, 1995, Gates appeared on *Nightline* with [[Ted Koppel]] to discuss the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Stargate program]], where he downplayed the significance of the government's psychic research[^2].
-
-## Publications
-*   *From the Shadows* (1997)
-
-### Footnotes
-[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.
-[^2]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Roderick Sinclair.md

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-[[Roderick Sinclair]] was a Sergeant in the Mariposa County Sheriff's Department. He was involved in a head-on collision on March 5, 1983, with a Secret Service car while scouting Queen Elizabeth II's motorcade route in the Yosemite National Park foothills (this became known as the [[Queen's Accident]]). This became known as the [[Queen's Accident]]. Three Secret Service agents were killed in the accident: [[George P. LaBarge]], [[Donald Robinson]], and [[Donald A. Bejcek]]. Sinclair sustained broken ribs and a fractured knee.[^1]
-
-Nurses present when Sinclair was brought into Fremont Hospital confided that he had been drugged on the day of the accident, receiving huge daily shots of Demerol. Some former deputies corroborated this. Assistant [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]] [[James White]] in Fresno ordered [[Dr. Arthur Dahlem]]'s files seized to prove Sinclair's alleged drug use, but [[United States District Court|U.S. District Court]] Judge [[Robert E. Coyle]] ordered White to drop the criminal investigation, stating Sinclair's drug problem was not relevant and drug records could not be used because no blood tests were taken at Fremont Hospital. However, the blood tests had been taken but later disappeared.[^1]
-
-In the civil trial that followed, Judge [[Robert E. Coyle]] ruled that both Sinclair and the deceased Secret Service agents were at fault, with Mariposa County ordered to pay 70 percent of the claim. Ironically, Sinclair was subsequently promoted to Commander of the Mariposa Sheriff's Department.[^1]
-
-[[James White]] revealed that the original [[California Highway Patrol|CHP]] report on the accident was sent to the State Attorney General's office ([[John Van de Kamp]]), who told his assistant to "discard" it. [[Bruce Eckerson]], the Mariposa County District Attorney who owned stock in [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] Entertainment Corporation, was then appointed to submit a new report. All of the [[California Highway Patrol|CHP]] officers involved in the original investigation either resigned or were transferred or fired. [[James White]] himself resigned after the cover-up.[^1]
-
-Deputy [[Rod Cusic]] stated that he was "told by [[Roderick Sinclair]] to lie to a Grand Jury" about Sinclair's drug addiction and the accident. Cusic officially disclosed this to the Fresno [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] on April 26, 1984, and again on October 9, 1987. Cusic also witnessed a booby-trapped incendiary device explode at Sinclair's home.[^1]
-
-[[Roderick Sinclair]]'s father was a military attaché to [[Douglas MacArthur]] during [[World War II]]. In [[Japan]], after the war, Colonel Sinclair (Sr.) supervised the training of selected Japanese in intelligence gathering operations. Rod Sinclair, Jr. attended school in [[Japan]] and later reportedly worked in the Army C.I.D. in a non-military or civilian capacity, allegedly receiving training at Fort Liggett in San Luis Obispo, a training center for military intelligence operations.[^1]
-
----
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Roger Boas.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Industrialist
+  - Belgium
+  - 1990s
+  - Dutroux-Affair
+  - X-Dossier
+  - ASCO-Industries-NV
+---
+Roger Boas, a Belgian industrialist, owned [[ASCO Industries NV]], an aerospace company in Zaventem near Brussels, implicated in the [[X-Dossier]] for alleged snuff film production. The X-Dossier claimed Boas's factory served as a studio where children were tortured and killed for films, with witness [[Regina Louf]] (X1) describing the location as a site for violent pornography involving dogs and blood spots cleaned with Dettol. Boas, a prominent businessman, was named in the dossier as part of elite networks, with the factory's basement used for these acts. Investigations under Judge [[Jean-Marc Connerotte]] and Prosecutor [[Michel Bourlet]] verified the site's layout and smell, but no physical evidence of films was found. Boas denied all accusations and was not charged.[^1]
+
+Boas's ownership of ASCO Industries NV positioned the company in industrial circles, with the Zaventem factory as a site for alleged abuses. The X-Dossier detailed X1's memories of being taken there for torture and filming, describing rooms where children were abused and killed, with blood cleaned afterward. The factory's location near Brussels tied it to the network's operations, with X1 providing maps leading to the site. The dossier, leaked in 1997, included claims of snuff films produced for wealthy clients, with Boas named as a participant. No direct evidence beyond X1's testimony linked Boas to the crimes, but the factory was raided during the investigation.[^1]
+
+Boas's industrial role included connections to political and business elites, aligning with the X-Dossier's allegations of elite involvement. The factory's use for snuff production was claimed by X1, with descriptions of equipment and rooms matching the site's layout. Boas's denial came amid the probe, with no charges resulting from lack of physical evidence. The X-Dossier summary noted the factory's role in the network, with X1 detailing hunts and orgies at estates of figures like [[Count Leopold Lippens]]. Boas's ownership made him a target in the investigation, though he maintained the company's legitimate aerospace activities.[^1]
+
+### Role in X-Dossier
+Boas was accused by X1 of hosting or allowing the use of ASCO Industries NV for snuff films, where children were tortured in the basement. X1 described being taken there by [[Michel Nihoul]], with acts involving dogs and multiple abusers. The dossier claimed the factory was equipped for filming, with blood spots cleaned using Dettol, matching X1's recollections. Bourlet's team verified the location and layout, but no films or remains were discovered during raids. Boas denied the allegations, attributing them to fabrication. The X-Dossier linked the factory to the network's operations, with X1 providing specific details of rooms and smells.[^1]
+
+The investigation under [[Jean-Marc Connerotte]] included searches of the factory, uncovering no evidence but confirming X1's description. The dossier detailed X1's memories of being abused there, with the basement as a site for violent acts. Boas's ownership tied the company to the elite circles alleged in the X-Dossier, with connections to CSP politicians. No financial trails or documents linked Boas directly to trafficking or pornography production.[^1]
+
+### Connections
+Boas connected to the network through the X-Dossier's claims of snuff production at his factory, with X1 alleging participation in abuses. The site was linked to [[Michel Nihoul]]'s parties and the broader ring involving [[Jean-Paul Dumont]] and [[Paul Vanden Boeynants]]. Boas's industrial position aligned with the elite, with no direct ties to [[Spartacus International]] documented. The investigation examined the factory's role, but lack of evidence limited outcomes. Boas denied involvement, with the claims remaining testimonial.[^1]
+
+Boas's company, ASCO Industries NV, was raided, but no films found. The X-Dossier summary reiterated X1's descriptions, with the factory as a key site. Boas's connections were through the alleged events, with no prosecution following the 2004 trial barring X-witness testimonies.[^1]
+
+### Legal Outcome
+Boas faced no charges from the X-Dossier allegations, with X-witness testimonies barred from Dutroux's 2004 trial due to reliability concerns. The 1997 leak of the dossier detailed his name, but no prosecution followed. Boas denied the claims, with the case closing without formal action against him. The 2005 Wikileaks summary reiterated the accusations, but no legal repercussions occurred.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ron Williams.md

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-[[Ron Williams]] was a Secret Service agent who had ridden in the third car of Queen Elizabeth II's motorcade in 1983, during the "[[Queen's accident]]." His best friend was the driver of the car in which all three Secret Service agents were killed. Williams arrived in Mariposa to enlist [[Cheri Seymour]]'s help in putting the pieces of the puzzle together on the accident.[^1]
-
-Williams was the man who had tried to pull [[Roderick Sinclair]] out of the sheriff's vehicle on the day of the accident. There had been a scuffle, with [[Dave Beavers]] insisting that Sinclair go to the hospital with "his own people," and the Secret Service ultimately conceding. Williams sadly reflected that they did not know to ask the hospital for blood tests on Sinclair that day, nor did they know of his drug use. By the time the case went to court, the records at the hospital were gone.[^1]
-
-[[Don Thrasher]], a producer for ABC News 20/20, interviewed Williams, who corroborated the profile of [[Roderick Sinclair]]'s father as a military attaché to [[Douglas MacArthur]] during [[World War II]]. Williams also confirmed that Colonel Sinclair (Sr.) supervised the training of selected Japanese in intelligence gathering operations in [[Japan]] after the war, and that Rod Sinclair, Jr. attended school in [[Japan]] and later reportedly worked in the Army C.I.D.[^1]
-
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-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ross Perot.md

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-[[Ross Perot]] was an American businessman and politician. [[Peter Zokosky]] stated that [[Robert Booth Nichols]] was currently in [[Vietnam]], working for Ross Perot. When asked what Nichols was doing, Zokosky laughed and said, "What Ross Perot does best," presumably referring to making money.[^1]
-
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-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Roswell L. Gilpatric.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - Person
+  - Government Official
+  - USA
+---
+Roswell L. Gilpatric was an American government official who served as Deputy Secretary of Defense under President [[John F. Kennedy]]. He headed a special panel on nonproliferation convened by President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] after [[China]]'s first nuclear test in 1964. The panel's report, returned on January 21, 1965, amounted to an indictment of past and present policy, warning that the world was "fast approaching a point of no return" in controlling the spread of nuclear weapons. It urged the President to substantially increase efforts and advocated for nuclear-free zones in [[Latin America]], [[Africa]], and the [[Middle East]], including [[Israel]] and [[Egypt]].[^1]
+
+The report also suggested reconsidering a controversial American plan to create a multilateral force (MLF) that would give [[NATO]] members, including West Germans, a joint finger on the nuclear trigger. The report was deemed "as explosive as a nuclear weapon" by [[Dean Rusk]], then Secretary of State, and was kept highly classified. Despite its significance, the report went nowhere, and nonproliferation continued to be treated as a topic fit only for arms controllers.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 11.