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Bushman Bail Hearing Just for fun, I sat in on the Bushman's bail hearing. I was suprised to hear Crown Counsel volunteer that Bjornstrom only took supplies for survival, other than he stole what the crown compiled into a very long list of fire-arms, a lot of which he had returned, later. Wonder why he'd do that - put guns back? He was found to be in posession of an AK 47 w/ ammo and claims to have found an Uzzy and a large cash of ammo, hidden behind a false wall in the basement of a cabin that belongs to a BC provincial court judge. Neither the Uzzy or the AK made the prosecutor's very long list that he read into the record. It was estblished that day that John Bjornstrom never stood to enrich his personal life in any way by his conduct during the time in question. It was established that day that John Bjornstrom never once displayed any act of aggression and that he placed himself at greater risk of capture, choosing pepper spray at close range over any one of his arsenal of fire-arms, always at hand. He pepper-sprayed an officer and a K9 member to avoid capture. None-the-less, the learned judge went with the crown's submission that the Bushman would be a flight-risk. John Bjornstrom has spent the last 2 years in a remand cell (much worse than convicted time) awaiting trial for a crime that might only carry a sentence of 1 year in jail. Convicted prisoners have rights - there are no rights in remand. He certainly did have an uncanny ability to outsmart all those who were looking for him. Then consider the extent of the fraud that was perpetrated by the Mounties who orchestrated the "sting" to catch him - misrepresenting themselves to his sister to get her co-operation, then putting her, literally, between them and the Bushman without her knowledge or consent. Anyone who saw the footage would agree that she was severely traumatized by the incident. She has a very good legal case to pursue against them for what amounts to no less than a breach of trust. And if she sues (& wins), her award comes out of the public purse & not out of the pockets of the perpetrators, leaving no deterrent - a growing problem in today's society. Look to our legislators who re-write & add to protect their own asses; ie: the freedom of information & privacy act. Legislation at work to protect the REAL CRIMINALS. Many cottage owners were fearful when the Bushman was at large. They had every right to be unnerved over the Bushman's activity but they've been short-changed on the facts to make any reasonable judgment about him. Mr. Bjornstrom contacted the media and the R.C.M.P. on several occassions. He even produced a video for them, further documenting his serious allegations that involve child pornography, murder and satanic rituals. He even left messages in some of the cottages that he gained entry to. The media made a sensation out of John. A song was even written about him but the information that he went to such great lengths to pass along was spun into a tale, designed to make him appear to be a bit of a nutter. His very serious allegations that he has proof of henious crimes committed, has not even been considered, much less investigated. At the bail hearing, crown counsel went so far as to say that there is absolutely no contradiction between Mr. Bjornstrom's behaviour in question and his explanation for same. John Bjornstrom was a private investigator out of Calgary Alberta, prior to his "taking up residence", here in B.C. He claims that he came out here investigating a ring of child/snuff pornographers. His prison escape with very little time left to serve was the first event that launched his claim to fame, eluding our finest for a good 2 years before his capture.What was he serving time for the 1st time? Breaking into cabins in the Shuswap (& hiding from Tommy Suharto & the Bre-x gang). In a surprise move, John Bjornstrom waives his right to a ??speedy?? trial, opting to plead guilty to various charges and take his chances in a sentencing hearing, hoping for a verdict of "time served" (2 years in an isolated remand cell). There'll be no trial, speedy or otherwise. Back to the top.Bjornstrom Inquisition - Day 2 I decided to take in the afternoon of day 2 of the "Bushman" trial. It began with the crown launching a series of questions about John's reference of himself as "fugitive of the Shuswap". He left several messages, referring to himself as such. Crown fired several questions at Bjornstrom, becoming insistent that this was indeed the case, as if to drag a confession out of John. The prosecutor moved on to Bjornstrom's ability to evade the cops, back-country survival skills, psychic abilities. Did John not admit in psych evaluation reports that he might like to become a guide or to teach survival techniques? That John harboured "aspirations". Crown counsel moved to establish that Mr. Bjornstrom's "aspirations" were unusual. John replied that he'd a lot of experience to share. Questioning moved on to John's ability to recall dates. Significant dates? Specific dates? Bjornstrom's reply was that significant events helped to establish dates, what happened, when. Arrived in Shuswap, Feb. '97, best recollection. Came from Calgary, returned, came back, went to Langley, got busted (we later learned). Had returned to Calgary to work to earn enough to buy a decent computer, finance further research. He got a job unloading quarters of beef. Also went back to gather more info from street kids, Missing Children's office. The prosecutor pursued a line of questioning around addresses, what did the building look like, testing and challenging the Bushman's credibility. A query about Bjornstrom's concern for Bre-x retaliation and Bjornstrom's return to Calgary. Would it not be unsafe there? Returned anyway to gather more info and raise money. Returned to the Shuswap, fall of '97 for 2-3 weeks, then went to Langley where he was arrested. Questioning on Bjornstrom's propensity for targeting certain cabins repeatedly. Only repaired damage on a few cabins, not all. Not the cabin where he held ransom, certain files, to the tune of seventy-five hundred dollars. John wanted to buy a computer. He went to Calgary with the money. The prosecutor wanted to know why John returned to the Ansey Arm location - 4 Mile Creek. Crown then tried to establish that John was lazy and returned because he was already established there, knew the area, intimately. John insisted that the location is away from roads and is a good surveilance point. Crown moved on to schmooze John, using words like resourceful, creative; asked him if he knew how to use a computer. "Yes, I do." He'd purchased a computer in Calgary and to this date, it hasn't been recovered. Another computer that he procured from a cabin, had a faulty harddrive. Questioning moved onto John's tree-forts, establishing that they were constructed for observation, to keep food off the ground, safe from animals, obscurity. Reference to John's video that he submitted to the media, crown was again insistent that he had help from someone. John explained how he climbed the tree and roped up and hauled it all up, "one stick at a time". He said he was interested in observing people - looking for things "out of the ordinary". From John's background in farming and ranching the prosecuter drew the inference that John thought himself a cowboy - a hero. Did he like to pretend? John admitted to taking on false identies to conceal his and protect the integrity of his investigations. He pretended to have an associate in the video that he produced for the media. Crown counsel insisted that Bjornstrom ranked himself as important, needs to feel important, in the lime-light, dwells on media interest. Bjornstrom maintained over repeated assertions by the crown, that he had merely attemped to inject a bit of humour into the video production, adding a fictitional character and employing a parallel to the Jim Stafford song, Wildwood Weed As John has consistently maintained, he has "trust issues" regarding the RCMP; frankly, so do I. As day two of this carnival winds to an end, another scene starts to develop. Seargent Forgues indicated that he wished to speak with me at the conclusion of today's proceedings. "Sure." I have no secrets... He wanted to impress upon me (he was a homicide investigator for (?) umpteen dozen years), John just refuses to co-operate and how many other children are at risk. I wanted to know what he wanted with the tapes that John was unwilling to disclose the location of, if not for evidentary purposes (see www.rwnicholson.com, on his "Bushman" page, the scanned excerpt of the interview that Seargant Forgues conducted with John), what was/is his interest. Forgues told me that his interest in the tapes concerned "another" investigation. I asked Seargent Forgues why the mounties would have washed Mindy Tran's clothes. He replied that they had "made a mistake". I told him that I had "trust issues" with the RCMP, also. He replied that he was not interested. Really??? How does he expect me to co-operate with him when he refuses to even discuss, let alone acknowledge my trust issues, much less abate them! *** In a personal conversation that I had with the
Bushman, he told me of an outdoor marijuana grow operation on the peninsula of
Ansey Arm, back in 1996. There were no arrests made but the cops were zealously
burning the entire plantation - a substantial one, it was... John also revealed
to me that one of the reasons that he frequented specific cabins was due to
other outdoor operations that he discovered in the area, that he attribited to
some of those specific cabin-owners. Anyone who was benefiting from such
operations could easily afford to contribute to the ongoing research that John
has been committed to conducting and, quite fittingly, should.
John also divulged to me that one of the cabin-owners, who said in her victim impact statement and also testified to on day 1, that she was so tramatized by Bjornstrom's activities, she was afraid to return with her children and that she eventually sold her cabin, as a result. What she failed to mention, John informed me, is that she sold her cabin, after his apprehension and that she sold her cabin to one of her children... Back to the top.Bushman Inquisition - Day 3 January 15, 2004. By: David Thomson idslayer@ourcourtssuck.com Day 3 consisted largely of testimony from two psychiatrists. I arrived for the afternoon so I missed the psychiatrist that defence counsel, Don Campbell supoenaed. I did get to witness crown counsel, Koturbash examine the psychiatrist that he'd supoenaed. Koturbash did his best to get the witness to describe Bushman as psychotic, sociopathic, a risk to re-offend. He went on to try and establish with the doctor that Bjornstrom's success at refraining to re-offend would be negatively impacted by John's possible inability to find work, inciting a mini-debate over the availability of jobs around William lake. He tried to get the doc to say that the proposed movie production could stir desires to return to his old ways. Questions about the 20 points contained in a personality test, a H.C.R. - 20, used to evaluate a subjects likelihood to re-offend where the subject is prone to violent offences. Repeatedly, the psychiatrist said that John's character and the nature of the crimes he's pleaded guilty to are not suited to the test. In attempts to answer many of these questions, the doc replied, making reference to a need to "warp the test to suit the situation" or "warp the situation", even. Still, Koturbash continued, touching on each of the 20 points, trying to establish a statement suggesting any likelihood to re-offend - a "risk to the community", even if it meant having to "warp the test" or even the facts, for that matter. Koturbash began more than one question with the word, "suppose", creating imaginary scenarios from which the doctor was to speculate and predict the outcome. A propensity to re-offend - a risk to the community was what the crown kept fishing for. The doctor would not accommodate him, scenario after scenario. At one point Justice Metzler interjected, "Counsel, you said you would be about forty-five minutes; you've been an hour and a half. How many more questions do you have left?" Crown even asked, "What if the Bre-x story were a blatant and concious lie?" The doctor then voiced his own concerns for what led to the disasterous plunge that the geologist, Goozman took. Still, Kotubash insisted, "what if". Mr. Koturbash's zeal for creating imaginary situations displays an astounding hipocracy; on the one hand attempting to label Bjornstrom as a wing-nut, based on his alleged imagination; on the other hand, dwelling all afternoon on questions that require the witness to imagine one scenario after the other. Mr. Koturbash displayed quite a vivid imagination of his own. Monday night on Global news, Don Campbell told the camaras that the Indonesian police had recovered a list and turned it over. I imagine that list is a matter of record, it being, according to the Indonesian Police, a hit-list with John Bjornstrom's name on it. In light of this significant piece of hard evidence, the "What if" question was entirely objectionable. In light of this significant piece of hard evidence, this entire sentencing hearing is objectionable. In fact, this one significant piece of hard evidence should call out for much more rigorous scrutiny of all of the claims that Mr. Bjornstrom has alleged. In light of this one indisputable document, crown should be cooperating with Bjornstrom, not the other way around. John has voiced "trust issues" with the RCMP; even Judge Metzler concurred. Supply John with the private investigators that he has repeatedly requested and even include media as an unbiased third party who would also record the locations and exhibits as John has also repeatedly requested. John Bjornstrom has spent more that two years in remand while awaiting a trial, all the while, attempting to negotiate a satisfactory circumstance through which to cooperate; simply address his "trust issues" - his concern that members of the RCMP are enriching their lives through the production, distribution and proceeds of child pornography, including the production of "snuff" porn. The only solution that would satisfy that "trust issues" would be to isolate the RCMP from the investigative process. Nothing else meets the test. In a surprise move, Bjornstrom pleaded guilty to a
variety of the charges, waiving his right to a speedy, fair and impartial trial;
a trial that he waited in remand for over two years for. Instead, we get a
sentencing hearing that appears to be no more than a loosely rehearsed
play. I feel an aura coming on - a psychic revelation. Im going to attempt a prediction. I may be wrong but I get the feeling that John is going to receive "time served", a lengthy probationary period, filled with community hours, psychiatric counselling/monitoring and restrictions as to his where-abouts, specifically, the Shuswap and restrictions on his associations with certain individuals, specifically, anyone involved with child protection. I get the feeling that John cut a deal. Back to the topDavid Thomson
January 15, 2004
The notion that there's been a deal made; that the
sentencing hearing is scripted - these are entirely my notions and not a part of
any official record in these sentencing proceedings. I believe that stewing more
than two years in remand has got the better of the Bushman. I believe that
John Bjornstrom is sincere when he says that his behavior
that landed him there is generally not productive to any cause, regardless
of urgency, ultimately poisoning more than promoting the concern.
As for the official record in these proceedings, it
seems I was mistaken about the list that John's lawyer, Mr. Campbell spoke
briefly about, aired Monday night on Global Television. You know, the list with
John's name on it. It seems that that list was excluded from the record, based
on concerns that originate out of the Canadian Embassy.
Knowing this better explains crown's free licence with
certain imaginary scenario's that Koturbash displayed a rare talent for -
specifically the scenario that involved pretending that Bjornstrom was
"blatantly and consciously lying about Bre-x"! Such a statement would most
certainly have been objectionable but only if the list had made the
record.
Canadian Embassy, eh.... The term, "National
Security" creeps into my mind... Or perhaps, Gary Guzzo. In October 2001,
Garry Guzzo an MLA in Ontario, alleged a police cover-up for an eastern Ontario
Pedophile ring. Garry
Guzzo was a lawyer for 30 years and a judge for 11. Last I heard was in
the form of some sort of outcry, "It would damage the good reputations of
families!" An undeserving, misleading "good reputation", I'd
say...
No wonder John 'caved' in remand; it would take a lot of
guts to go up against such a system of corruption
such as what's being
revealed, not just herein but from a wide
variety of sources,
many
of them implicating
the RCMP. Ultimately, I believe it was the culmination
of the isolation and confinement of a remand cell, the shear feelings of
helplessness, entrapment and vulnerablity, compounded by the imposing trust
issues John harbours - more than two years, each second dragging by,
nothing better to do than contemplate the sheer magnitude of the powers of this
corruption, all aimed at suppressing his evidence, happy to destroy John in
the process... that would cause any man to cave.
No, I think that John has come to the realization that
this societal problem is much greater than even a man of his stature, alone. I
suspect that he will reside in Williams Lake, take some time to re-aquaint
himself with his sister and confine his protection efforts, largely,
to the boundaries of his new home and remaining family. Maybe he will pursue his
aspirations of becoming a guide or teaching survival skills. I wish him the
best, wherever his future endeavors take him. This
problem we face is societal in nature and will only thrive
unless society's good citizens are willing to back the efforts of Mr.
Bjornstrom and so many others like him. Those who risk everything from
reputations, as John has, to life, itself, as is demonstrated by that most
telling list of names that never made the official record.
- implying to me, just another brazen effort to protect the names of
just a few of the most undeserving.
As the efforts to conceal
become more and more brazen, more and more people are becoming more and more
outraged over it. Movements are
starting to take shape. It's encouraging to see where I'm seeing signs of the
change in prevailing attitudes, even reflected by Justice Metzger's comments on
day 3 of this hearing.
I am beginning to see an insurgence of good
cops who are sick and tired of "taking the
fall" for a few bad cops. And sick and tired of being the "fall guy" in the
scheme to protect the "good
reputation" of some
family or another.
In closing, may we all learn to actively support each
other in a concerted effort to expose the evil that currently thrives, confront
it and irradicate the foothold that it has established in the
administration of all critical aspects of our public affairs.
By: David Thomson
January 19, 2004
It's official, John Bjornstrom's a free man - sorta. He's confined to house
arrest for the next twenty-three months, restricted to no more that a hundred
feet from the property line of his sister's home in Williams Lake; and there
he'll be residing with her for at least another twenty-three months. I
understand he's going to pace the distance and stake it off - probably use
paint, eh.
Next, I'd like to clear up a mistake I made. Though John left threatening
notes in an attempt to extort seventy-five hundred dollars, His extortion
attempt failed. So John moved back to Calgary, worked unloading quarters of
beef, slept in hostels, living the life of a street-person. He was there,
he maintains, gathering more information on missing
children, accessing such resourses as the Missing Children Society of
Canada.
It was the phrasing of the crown's questions that led me to believe that
John was actually successful in the practice of extortion. More of that
imaginative licence that the crown displayed so adeptly.
I learned of another mistake... John's lawyer, Don Campbell had lined up a
professional investigator who submitted a report that not only
supported The Bushman's affirmation's, bear evidence of among other things,
the disappearance of two other private investigators, last know to be
investigating, child porn, murder and even satanism, investigating leads
that took them into the Shuswap.
Mr. Campbell referred to Mr. Nicholson, describing him to Judge
Metzger as being "much like Mr. Bjornstrom".
Mr. Nicholson is not (no offence John) like
Mr. Bjornstrom! Number one; Mr. Nicholson is not facing sentencing for umpteen
different charges of breaking and entering, extortion and uttering threats.
Mr. Nicholson is a former lisenced private investigator who volunarily
surrendered his lisence so he could pursue child advocacy. He has a Social
Worker diploma and a basic counselling certificate. View his referrences from
such people as Ted
Gunderson - FBI Bureau Chief (ret)., at www.rwnicholson.com under "Our
Services",
Mr. Nicholson's research has been further acknowledged by
a retired U.S.
Intelligence officer, Author, Morgan
Chia, in the beginning of her twelveth and most recent publication, Retrieved.
She commends Mr.
Nicholson for his work, investigating,
as well as his documentation at his website, www.rwnicholson.com His
associations with former Marine Captain and Nebraska Senator, John DeCamp
and Phil Moriority, President Inter global Investigation Services. rank
him, internationally.
The endorsements on the back cover of Mr. Nicholson's own publication, Stolen Innocence, speak
volumes more in support of Mr. Nicholson, his work, as well as the claims that
Mr. Bjornstrom maintains so consistently, the
crown acknowledged as early as John's bail hearing, last
year. About Mr. Bjornstrom's consistent testimony, supported by his
actions, I mean.
I spoke to Mr. Nicholson quite recently. He had some
questions and some serious concerns; like why did Don Campbell,
John's lawyer torpedo Rob's evidence in such an off-hand way?
In defence of Mr. Campbell; I would never have known that the police
in Indonesia turned over a list that they maintain is a hit-list; it
has John Bjornstroms' name on it. I learned that while watching a brief
interview that Global TV conducted with Mr. Campbell. So brief, that's all he
said. It was plenty!
Mr. Nicholson also wants to know if the media is going to drift away from
the topic of The Bushman and the allegations of child prostitution, pornography,
sexual abuse, murder and even ritual murder. Mr. Nicholson has supporting
evidence documented on his website, www.rwnicholson.com and even more that he
keeps "close to his chest" in an effort to protect victims from further abuse.
Mr. Nicholson has developed some of his own "trust
issues".
Finally, Mr. Nicholson wants to know why is it the RCMP and other federal
and provincial agencies continue to ignore all the evidence.
Why??? - Shades of Garry Guzzo; what ever
happened to him, anyway?
As for John, after his house arrest, he gets to start three years of
probation, accompanied by the community hours, ordered. Essentially, John's tied
up for the next five years; twenty before he can legally possess a fire-arm. And
he has to provide a DNA sample... What's up with that, eh? John's undaunted,
thrilled to be out of the confines of the remand section. In spite of all his
restrictions, he says he wants to pay respite to those cabin-owners he damaged.
I wonder if he plans to perform the labour, himself?
Oh yeah, John Bjornstrom testified under oath that he was engaged in
conversation with a reporter via a cell-phone supplied by Real TV, the
undercover cop team. He told the reporter of a premonition that he had,
involving a couple of planes and a couple of tall buildings. He testified that
the conversation took place on September 10, 2001. He also testified under oath,
that an agent for CSIS also contacted him through his sister and the use of the
cell-phone. This individual wished to employ the "remote
viewing" attributes,
alegedly possessed by Mr. Bjornstrom.
This does not even come close to the "facts" as reported by CHBC TV. John
Bjornstrom was not "hiding out in the Shuswap, looking
for Bin Ladin".
As bad a piece of journalism as this is, it pales by comparison, next to
their digital transformation of a concrete block into a foreboding
retaining wall. Seems to me that they got sued for 60 grand or so, by the
Presslers of Salmon Arm, over that deliberate
misrepresentation.
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