tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post138150972998216572..comments2020-06-26T23:31:23.779-07:00Comments on Outlaws & Outcasts: COLTON HARRIS-MOORE TVBob Frielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02010385089272057912noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post-35973814286859992552010-11-18T10:10:15.123-08:002010-11-18T10:10:15.123-08:00Everett Herald reporter Jackson Holtz had a conver...Everett Herald reporter Jackson Holtz had a conversation with Colton's mother specifically about this topic and wrote an enlightening piece. You can find it at the Herald's site at: <br /><br />www.heraldnet.com/article/20101117/NEWS01/711179763/0/FRONTPAGEBob Frielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02010385089272057912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post-34568629180348827492010-11-16T04:01:47.335-08:002010-11-16T04:01:47.335-08:00So does that mean that he just simply chooses not ...So does that mean that he just simply chooses not to see his mom?, Or she just doesn't care enough to go visit him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post-44520783299082116862010-11-15T14:36:37.943-08:002010-11-15T14:36:37.943-08:00As long as the guidelines are followed, Colt gets ...As long as the guidelines are followed, Colt gets his mail. Obviously it's up to him to write back or not -- and it's up to him to see his family or not.Bob Frielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02010385089272057912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post-46508956387028711222010-11-15T10:55:31.117-08:002010-11-15T10:55:31.117-08:00Bob, nice job on 48 Hours! Do you know why Colton...Bob, nice job on 48 Hours! Do you know why Colton and his mom have not seen each other since the arrest?Cherry Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655372847237767003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post-32723701820345905602010-11-15T10:46:54.317-08:002010-11-15T10:46:54.317-08:00I agree with the comment below. Solitary confineme...I agree with the comment below. Solitary confinement can have devastating effects, even on a very resilient boy like Colton. I sent him a book and a few letters but haven't received any answer either. And judging by the posts on his Facebook fan pages, I don't think any of his supporters have heard from him either. Maybe he's just not in the mood to talk – he certainly wants the "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post-38174870533686078342010-11-15T07:40:02.826-08:002010-11-15T07:40:02.826-08:00I watched 48 hours (thanks for the heads up on its...I watched 48 hours (thanks for the heads up on its airing). I have felt, since the beginning that Colt is just a really troubled (extremely smart) boy who sadly wasn't ever loved. It breaks my heart. I just wanted to say that in my opinion 48 hours did nothing to try and vilify Colt more....I think that if anything, people that sat down to watch it thinking he was a vicious criminal would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post-77021806938732050962010-11-15T06:09:34.147-08:002010-11-15T06:09:34.147-08:00In a comment posted here, Ryan said he has sent ma...In a comment posted here, Ryan said he has sent mail to Colton several times, but hasn't received a response.<br /> Is Colton actually receiving mail sent to him, or are prison authorities withholding it from him so he won't know how many people care about him?<br /> Prisons crush the spirit of an inmate, but mail from people who care can keep that from happening.<br /> When Colton Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post-81017635169899421232010-11-14T09:28:59.534-08:002010-11-14T09:28:59.534-08:00Sorry to hear that your family became victims.
Th...Sorry to hear that your family became victims.<br /><br />Things became very hot for Colton here in the islands, both on Orcas and Camano, with the public efforts you mention along with an increasing number of undercover operations and high-tech stakeouts.<br /><br />I have no doubt that all of that was a big part of the reason he left the area.Bob Frielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02010385089272057912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post-72100312685293019152010-11-14T07:49:50.312-08:002010-11-14T07:49:50.312-08:00Bob....Do you think the community effort, town mee...Bob....Do you think the community effort, town meeting, rewards, and the bounty hunters efforts and the media blitz from the 50k and 10k that drove him from the Island or was it other reasons?<br /><br />I have lived in the Islands for years and our family was a victim of this kid......Why flee so sudden......I would like to think that we banned togeather and made him feel unwelcomed.....It Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post-9126923666048311062010-11-13T16:23:40.450-08:002010-11-13T16:23:40.450-08:00It will be on their website: Go to CBSnews.com and...It will be on their website: Go to CBSnews.com and look for 48 Hours Mystery. I don't know how soon they'll post it, but I imagine it will just take a day or two. <br />Colt's mom and aunt both say he liked animals from a very early age. The animal shelter stories come from his mom, who says that an animal shelter would be Colt's wish and helping abused or neglected animals is Bob Frielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02010385089272057912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post-55318443776606026832010-11-13T15:28:12.370-08:002010-11-13T15:28:12.370-08:00Any idea of how someone outside USA could watch it...Any idea of how someone outside USA could watch it? But I would be happy enough only with your book!<br /><br />Bob, can I ask you a question? A long time ago, I read that Colt's mother said his dream was to built a animal shelter or something (I remember they actually used the world 'dream'). There was another one, of a veterinary clinic that received a donation from Colt, with a marinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140848589571135388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post-35416775361712849392010-11-12T19:36:52.273-08:002010-11-12T19:36:52.273-08:00I haven't heard much about this on the news in...I haven't heard much about this on the news in my part of the country yet but I see via several online sources based in Seattle that Colt was indicted Wednesday on five federal counts. I may well not have been paying attention but in case anyone else missed it, the charges include:<br /><br />Interstate transportation of a stolen aircraft for the September 2009 theft and transportation of a Nednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post-10843021368185103412010-11-12T17:48:52.950-08:002010-11-12T17:48:52.950-08:00Hi Bob, thanks for the update. As have many, I hav...Hi Bob, thanks for the update. As have many, I have followed Colt's story from the beginning. I have mailed him several times in Seatac, but so far with no response. <br /><br />I will be interested in watching the news story tonight on 48 Hours, and further, your book when it comes out. <br /><br />I am sure, that with the amount of publicity Colton has generated, that in due course the Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post-62390994273448491192010-11-10T10:31:26.860-08:002010-11-10T10:31:26.860-08:00Hi Sann,
Well, TV does play to the dramatic... th...Hi Sann,<br /><br />Well, TV does play to the dramatic... though Colt created enough drama throughout this that the story doesn't need to be sensationalized.<br /><br />I agree that the release of those reports are very tough, but they've also given some sense of what he went through and I'm sure have engendered many sympathetic takes on his story.Bob Frielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02010385089272057912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post-25273540778475328892010-11-10T10:10:14.108-08:002010-11-10T10:10:14.108-08:00Hi Beth,
Thanks for your thoughtful comments and ...Hi Beth,<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughtful comments and questions. I've been examining all the aspects you mention. You're right about Orcas: We were blindsided, though interestingly, the island had gone through its own periods of homegrown youth in trouble and, in response, local support organizations sprung up, like the Orcas Funhouse, to mentor and challenge kids. <br /><br />Not Bob Frielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02010385089272057912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post-73660928972073451812010-11-10T09:43:54.598-08:002010-11-10T09:43:54.598-08:00Thanks Bob for the update. I'm looking forward...Thanks Bob for the update. I'm looking forward to watch the CBS show, but I am unsure that it will paint a truly balanced, non-sensationalist portrait. It is 48 Hours Mystery, after all. I can't wait to read the full story in Bob's book.<br /><br />Regarding the personal papers that Colton carried, I have read in different news articles that when he threw the contents of his backpack Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post-66818760769349049952010-11-10T08:44:03.449-08:002010-11-10T08:44:03.449-08:00Looking forward to the show! Thanks for the inside...Looking forward to the show! Thanks for the inside scoop.katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592401463121063648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543200277067871290.post-60803844748854106492010-11-10T08:02:46.202-08:002010-11-10T08:02:46.202-08:00Good morning, Bob, thank you for the update.
With...Good morning, Bob, thank you for the update.<br /><br />With regard to Colton and the communities on Orcas Island and Camano Island, there's a whole lot of difference between these communities and the effect Colton had on them and the effect the respective communities had on him.<br /><br />When Colton came to Orcas Island, he was 17 years old, on the run, and trying to survive with very Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com