Oh yes! Adam does a lil' Einhorn connect-a-dot

The man needs an introduction. Of course this site is young and for the most part useless, so it won't come as much help. But Adam Gorightly was my 2007 award winner for Most Likely to Lead My Generation in Writing That I Find Appealing. Ah heck, I'm feeling generous today, so I'm also giving him the 20o8, 2009, 2010, 2011, and the final award in 2012 (this award will be given in November, 2012 due to scheduling conflicts).

Anyway, this is a MUST read - a great connection that ties Ira to Phillip K. Dick! Oh the joy to find this, kinda like finding the perfect sort of research to fit in with all the rest. To this point it's been all haters, the editor of Prelude, and now Dick. It really does not get any better! Here is an excerpt, but I urge readers to check out the rest at Grouchogandhi:

Dick initiated his correspondence with Ira Einhorn due to a letter written by Einhorn that Phil had read in CoEvolution Quarterly in early 1978. The letter, examined the work of Nicola Tesla vis-a-vis the transmission of electric energy through the ether without aid of electrical power lines. During the mid- to late seventies Einhorn had constructed a vast network of contacts with the intent of creating, as he described it, "an international conspiracy to make the planet more livable." Among these contacts was Lt. Col. Thomas Bearden, author of several books including Fer-De-Lance: A Briefing on Soviet Scalar Electromagnetic Weapons, which contends that the Russians — through the use of this hidden technology that Tesla discovered around the turn of the century — had been not only modifying US weather patterns with electromagnetic waves but had also developed a "death ray" they were using in the late seventies/early eighties in Afghanistan.

Interesting stuff for most of the family. The only oddity here comes in the form of this little personal weirdness. I found the link to this bit of Ira history just surfing around the net today. This is excerpted, I then came to learn, from The Beast of Adam Gorightly, a book I purchased from Amazon yesterday! Just couldn't make this shit up!

Some Ira Background Links

All Business


Attempted humor at the Huffpost: Philadelphia Inquirer Hires Ira Einhorn To Write Monthly Column On Corpse Storage
(Warning: Pretty lame, but if you're up for a weak chuckle...)

Long Run Ends For Ira Einhorn, Wanted in U.S. For '77 Killing; Former Counterculture Guru Was Convicted in Absentia - The Washington Post article

A lot of dead links, don't blame me, I warned ya! The Einhorn Affair

The New York Times Ira Einhorn library:
france agrees to extradition of culprit in killing in us
french-sending-fugitive-home-to-us-for-new-trial
national-briefing-mid-atlantic-pennsylvania-killer-returned
national-briefing-mid-atlantic-pennsylvania-fugitive-asks-new-trial
Decision Nears on New Trial For Former Murder Fugitive
new-murder-trial-granted-for-fugitive-extradited-from-france
national-briefing-mid-atlantic-pennsylvania-free-legal-help-for-ex-fugitive

On the notion of mind control

Take at the movie calendar. You have a plethora of stories to select such as Dollhouse, Gamers, Surrogates, and Avatar, which all deal with the direct control of a human/surrogate by another. In most cases, the focus is on the lack of free will by those being controlled or the loss of humanity by those doing the controlling.

Is it simply a case of an idea in the air that writers all jump on or does it represent a current need/fear of our society? Ira was laughed at by Judge Mazzola when Ira brought up his "sci-fi" mumbo jumbo. Well, I still haven't read those exact transcripts in a while, so instead of quote, I'll just say that opinions have changed, even since Ira's trial... especially since Ira's trial, and the notion of mind control is less science fiction than it is a reality. Is there a point?

Go to the movies, and escape reality for a while?

Constitutionally Sound?

Gelman said he does not believe a second trial is constitutional or that the Pennsylvania legislature had any authority to authorize it.

"I think we have a very sound legal position," Gelman said.

Gelman said he has not been formally retained by Einhorn for a second trial, but has maintained close contact with him.

"I'm not going to meet the plane when it lands. He'll go to a jail, and I'll go to the jail" to talk with Einhorn, Gelman said.

Prior to his re-trial Washington, Einhorn was the focus of attention as a bill was introduced by Rep. Dan Miller (R., Fla.) to try to assure more cooperation from foreign countries that are home to U.S. fugitives. The bill would require the president to submit a list of "uncooperative" countries. It provides for yanking foreign aid to those countries, and would make it a crime for people to aid fugitives fighting extradition. High-ranking officials from "uncooperative" nations could also be denied visas, under Miller's bill.

This bill was passed and subsequently dubbed "The Einhorn Law", which is something I plan to dive in to at some point.

Hippie icon fights murder charge by invoking the stars

There was a good article written by Edward Helmore in New York which ran in The Observer, Sunday 29 September 2002.

In it, George Keegan recalls meeting Einhorn before he jumped bail. 'We were walking down the street together. People who once would come up and hug Ira crossed the street and averted their eyes... He looked at me, sad, and said, "I'm not going to be able to be Ira Einhorn now". And I realised he was a selfish, arrogant bastard.'



Another auspicious aspect of the Guardian link is the open ended information about Ira's relationship with Peter Gabriel. The article sheds light that is not included in many articles out there, and lends credence to the possibility that there is more to the Ira and Peter relationship than what later was portrayed as Ira just being his boasting self. Remember - "possibility", for all we do know, this was little more than Ira name-dropping and exaggerating.

Einhorn's lawyer, Richard Cannon, says Einhorn visited Gabriel at the singer's Wiltshire millhouse on several occasions. 'He [Einhorn] thinks Mr Gabriel's testimony could be very helpful,' he says. (Ironically, Gabriel is scheduled to play in Philadelphia on 18 November - in time, perhaps, for a visit to the court. A spokesman for Gabriel said he had not decided one way or the other.)

Gabiel detached his name effectively enough (he didn't show to the re-trial as expected by most) that doubled as another blow to Ira's already rock-shallow reputation.

Stafford Beer

Stafford Beer is largely responsible for what is known as Systems Theory.

This conversation quoted verbatim from Stafford's letter took place in the summer of 1977 about two months before the murdered woman, Holly Maddux disappeared:

[Stafford Beer]:
"One day I looked up from my desk and saw that someone was approaching down the path. This was most unusual, because hardly anyone knew yet of my whereabouts, which I was keeping virtually secret, and the place is eight miles from the nearest village. I could hardly believe my eyes: it was Ira. But yes - he would have been one of the very few who would know my new address, because I wanted to keep up the flow of packages from Bell."

"Ira and I became locked in a fascinating discussion of very sensitive matters. They concerned monumentally important scientific discoveries, and their possible impact on human life and society. I have not to this day disclosed what Ira told me, and I do not know whether what he told me can be substantiated. I am sure that Ira believed what he said, and I could without difficulty accept that it might be the case (that is, 'no alien life forms'). What followed is indelibly fixed in my mind, and I shall get as near as I can to the ipsissima verba:

"Ira: 'I am making a special visit to you, and to a few other friends who have the knowledge to understand what I have found out, because my situation is dangerous.'

"Stafford: 'I can believe it. Are you worried about your own government or 'the competition?'

"Ira: 'Your call.'

"Stafford: 'Well, are you saying that you think you might be bumped off?'

"Ira : 'The trouble is, that wouldn't do. It would provoke a whole lot of investigation, and the truth might get out. No, I think that I have to be in some way discredited.'

"Stafford: 'Aren't you in some way discredited already? Plenty of people think you are a nut case. And plenty think you are immoral - a bad influence. That lot got Socrates after all.'

"Ira: 'And the ideas survived. Just my point. No, it has to be a lot stronger to count.'

"Stafford: 'Any Ideas?'

"Ira: 'None. I don't know what I need to protect myself against.'

"I can swear to this testimony. That's exactly what happened. It made me apprehensive for my friend."

Einhorn: Facts for Openers

It is important for readers to get both sides of the story. I really believe this and I really believe anyone suspected of wrongdoing must get a chance to be heard, and listened to in a fair manner.

Perhaps the people are afraid to have their collective consciousness affected by hearing Ira's words, which in this post, are now 10 years old. These facts must be addressed in order for closure in this case, and without this closure, there will always be an asterisk on this case. It would be great if some fair discussion can happen before Ira croaks.

Facts for Openers
The below article is forwarded from Ira Einhorn in France as his response to the failure of the American media to deal with any of the basic facts concerning the murder of Holly Maddux, and his evidentiary refutation of claims that he is responsible for this murder as is portrayed in numerous recent sensationalized media and "TV docudrama" accounts.

To further his search for objective and qualified reporters to document "his side of the story", interested journalists may email to General Agency Services gear2000@lightspeed.net for their communications to be relayed to Mr. Einhorn by email.


FACTS FOR OPENERS

The most important aspect of any murder investigation are the forensics: the scientific reports connected to the physical evidence in the case.

If the forensics do not agree with the prosecutor's theory of the case, the case is almost certainly a loser for the prosecution.

The Assistant DA assigned to my case sent the physical evidence to the FBI instead of using the local expert whose job it was to handle such matters.

The FBI turned in extensive reports that refuted every contention about the case that the DA made.

These reports were withheld from us for a long period of time - though they were due to us by law.


STRIKE ONE

Then the evidence was sent to the prestigious scientific lab, National Medical Services of Willow Grove, PA, that did the work on the O.J. Simpson case, with the same result and the same delay in reporting to us.


Strike TWO

Then in desperation the evidence was turned over to the man whose competence was certainly questioned by being skipped over twice.

He turned up some protein by using a test that he invented and that would have been deeply challenged.

So not strike three, BUT this is not a baseball game, but a murder investigation in which there is normally one report, not the kind of shopping around described above.

When the negative results were finally given to us and announced, the city's major magazine replied with an article that had blood on every page.

There is no blood in the case. A badly smashed skull which should spray blood everywhere, as my jubilant lawyer explained to me, produced no blood anywhere in the apartment. There was no blood in the body.

The conclusion of my lawyer was that Holly Maddux was not killed in my apartment. It was the off the record conclusion of one of the FBI men who did some of the forensic work. No wonder they went for a second opinion. It was also the conclusion of Kit Green who at that time was Director of the Life Science's Division of the CIA who is an expert in this area of knowledge and who looked into the case.

The media went bat shit when I was arrested, came to the conclusion that I was guilty and then resolutely refused to deal with any evidence that contradicted their original assertions and conclusions, BUT did deal with the shopping habits of my wife at Friday market in Champagne - Mouton, so that the people of Philadelphia could read about my dinner the same day that I was eating it.

What the prosecutor, Barbara Christie did however was a lot worse. She had a report in her possession that placed Holly Maddux in a bank and identified by three witnesses, six months after her supposed death at my hands. To keep this discovery from us, she shortened the pages of a larger report that was given to us, enabling her to avoid the pagination in the report and pull the incriminating pages out of the report. My lawyer smelled a rat and we eventually got the pages, BUT only after having to file a motion on the matter.

This was news. Not a word about it in the press, so then and there I got the drift of things, lost all respect for the law as it was being practiced in Philadelphia and began to think about another life which became a reality when a third factor emerged that decided the issue. A factor I can't talk about as it involves a very paranoid person.

Barbara Christie built a career on such fraudulent practice which is now coming back to haunt her, as this recent e-mail note from a lawyer friend indicates:

"Just yesterday and publicized today because yesterday was a holiday - Veteran's Day - came the PA Supreme Court decision (in Com. v. Raymond Martorano and Albert Daidone Nos. 0002 and No. 0003 E.D. Appeal Docket 1998) both of whom were convicted of the murder of union leader John McCollough (Roofer's) in 1984. The prosecutor was Barbara Christie and she carried out a pattern of prosecutorial misconduct which resulted in the first degree convictions being reversed and now, the PA Supreme Court has held that her conduct was so egregious and so calculated to deny a fair trial that double jeopardy under the state constitution bars a retrial. While the decision was 4-3 it is still a real blow to the DA's office and to Christie. Because of her conduct - and her conduct alone - two mobsters cannot even be tried. "

The behavior of the major American media has been totally consistent in following a party line which has presented me as a demon whose past life has been almost totally erased. An erasure in keeping with Joel Rosen's summation to the jury in my IN ABSENTIA trial as "a bum who xeroxed things" and members of the Philadelphia Earth Week Committee who signed a petition declaring that my participation in Earth Day was limited to 15 minutes in the face of all the evidence of my having organized, structured and been the Master of Ceremonies for the massive outdoor event which drew 250,000 people to Fairmount Park, lasted 7 hours, put ecology on the map and helped create the EPA.

IN ABSENTIA trials are rare in Pennsylvania and an IN ABSENTIA trial for murder is beneath contempt. It was a stupid thing for the DA to do and has never been adequately explained as Joel Rosen's statements about the matter have been totally contradictory, and diametrically opposed depending upon the circumstances.

The attitude of righteous imperialism evidenced in the American media response to France's maintenance of both their own laws and the European Declaration on Human rights should be very instructive to those fighting unpopular battles.

The Einhorn Law, initiated in the Pennsylvania legislature soon after France refused to extradite me, is a law of convenience written for one person and obviously unconstitutional to any one with any knowledge of American law. This fact has been studiously avoided by all media articles, portraying the French in an insulting manner and once again avoiding the real issues at stake.

No court can allow itself to be treated in such a manner, as my decision is final and trials can't be legislated, BUT are the province of the court to grant: a basic principle of the American system of government known as the separation of powers. The DA of Philadelphia is lying when she says she can guarantee a new trial and she knows it as she let slip during an appearance on national TV and is indicated in this quote from one of the eight supporting briefs filed in the matter:

"Frankly, I am appalled, but not surprised, by the District Attorney's "guarantee" which refers to the statute granting a new trial but makes no reference whatsoever to controlling decisions of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court unequivocally holding that any such statute is invalid. Furthermore, I am surprised and disappointed by the State Department's blind endorsement of this deliberately misleading document."

The DA's recent AP quote in reference to the December Esquire article on me: "Ira Einhorn is a convicted murderer, and no one should give credence to anything he says", is indicative of both the state of play re: me and many other important issues - suppression of first amendment rights, when they present inconvenient facts.

Her behavior is in keeping with the general trend in the country: to avoid any legal impediments when the forces of righteousness are involved as this quote from Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan) indicates:

"This bill is an embarrassment to the House," Nadler said. "If we declare something a war, some people think that we can suspend the Constitution in order to fight that war. We did that to our regret with communism in the 1950s. We may have done that with terrorism. And now we are being asked to do that with the war on drugs."

DISCLAIMER: I am innocent of the charges lodged against me, BUT the above is not about guilt or innocence, it is about how I have been treated in a supposedly free press and the failure to deal with issues in article after article that lays shame on American journalism . A shame that so called Social Justice writer Russ Baker must also bear, for his ludicrous attempt, in his article on me in the December Esquire, to assign cause to some remarks on CIA involvement that were never offered as explanations, since I never offered Russ any explanations, as that was not the stated reason for his article. A frustration that ended in his lying about his failure to get any statements on the matter from me. I still await an honest journalist who will treat the matters outlined above in an adequate way.

Ira Einhorn
Champagne-Mouton, France
November 27, 1999