L.A.S.T. C.H.A.N.C.E.
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The
founder of this web page is Christopher Dunn who is serving a life sentence in
When the justice fails the innocent
be willing to stand and defend them.
On May 18, 1990 my
whole life changed. It was the beginning of the end, the death of my
birth, that’s what it seemed like.
On May 18, 1990 at 12:00 moving into the midnight hours three young
African Americans were sitting outside on the front of a friends home waiting
on their other associates not knowing what was waiting for them just moments
later that would change our lives forever.
From the account of the witnesses, one claimed that I approached them from the
gangway standing between two homes, hiding in the shadows, with what appeared
to be a gun in my hand. He stated that he did not pay it any mind and
didn’t tell any of his friends what he saw and continued to
talk. He then heard a single gun shot, ducked to prevent the bullet
from striking him; it missed his head by an inch. He saw the muzzle flash
from the gun, then looked around and heard two more gun shots ant that is when
they started to run eastward. One is shot and falls, a second young man
falls and pretended to be dead, the third continued to run east as he stated
while shots were still being fired at him.
Demorris continued to run until he was out of site. Michael stated that
while he pretended to be dead he had an opportunity to look up and claimed to
have seen me standing in front of the house shooting. This was the first
time he had the chance to realize that anyone was there other than him and his
two friends. Ricco died from his injuries, one gunshot wound to the head.
At 2:00 AM the police arrived to my
mother’s home to arrest me but not without a fight or questioning them
why. The house was surrounded by every police on the St.
Louis
Well I was later arrested, booked and charged with the murder of Ricco. I
just didn’t know what to do. I placed my faith and fate in God and
allowed the public defenders office to represent me during my trial, a big mistake.
Jan Good, my trial attorney never did any investigating nor tried to gather
information. Steve Omarh, the states prosecutor, knew as well that I
didn’t commit this crime especially with two misleading statements of his
so called eye witnesses.
I lived a normal life, never used drugs, no gang affiliation and never drank
alcohol. I was four months from my twelfth grade graduation. I had my own
place and a nice car. I worked at Flyers Piping Company, where we
produced PVC tubing and other products. I had a young lady in my life
with whom from the fourth grade to the second year after my arrest we were a
couple even though she cheated on me and had some other guy child.
I found out that I was on the phone with her while she was in the hospital during
the time of the crime. Did the attorney check into this?
NO. Did she question the witnesses’ credibility or accounts of the
crime? NO. She didn’t point out that one witness
claimed I was wearing sunglasses while the other said I had on only a
hat. What about the different locations the put me in during the
crime? Why didn’t she question them as to why did they wait until
after the first shot was fired? Why didn’t she point out that the
witness claimed I was 13 to 15 feet away from them when firing the shots but
when asked on the tape recording if he knew where the shots were coming from he
stated NO?
Why didn’t she point out that the other witnesses did not see the muzzle
flash that Demorris claimed to see? Why didn’t the taped
statement come up during the trial? Why didn’t she question the
medical report which states that the entry wound was back to front, left to
right showing who ever shot the victim was firing from the left side not the
right as they claimed I stood? Because the prosecutor and my trail
attorney prepared to railroad me and send me up the tracks. Now he is a
judge and she is representing death row inmates.
The St. Louis
I was only 18, born December 12, 1971
who cares? Whatever happened to justice and those who truly found concern
in the actual innocence of people like me? I never became a father. I never had
a chance when I walked into the court room. I tried to take my own life
twice, because I thought death had to be better than this. It
didn’t work; God had a plan for me. In a short time I a ministry, a
pen pal organization and I’ve met some beautiful people during my
journey. Beth and Jesse, Kira and John, Lorna and Mary, Collette and the
boys you’re what I continue to fight and live for, you give me the
strength I need and God provides me with the will to never give up on my
dreams.
Don’t say that there is justice in a blind eye system. Don’t
hate your enemy, thank them and smile. Do I hate the system you may
ask? No, I don’t. I just want a chance to prove my
innocence. I want what they wrongfully took from me. MY
FREEDOM. How would you feel? Be careful and watchful, be alert and
stay focused because the minute you slip the cuffs will catch a grip and
you’re bound to take a long-long trip.
L.A.S.T.C.H.A.N.C.E. is a starting point for those who thought it was the end;
we want to provide an alternative to prisons. We want to provide you with
an ear and a helping hand should you fall. I’ve fallen and even
though I thought it was the end, I reached up to the hands that were extended
out towards me cared at first but willing to accept a friend, Mrs.
Rosemary Dunn, my mother and father Beth and Jesse Michael, My aunt Lorna and
Buddy, My uncle John and Lee W.G., my sisters Kira and Arnetta, Mary and
Gary Miff, John K. and countless others who called out to me from the ashes of
hell to the clouds of heaven I soared with the great spiritual aid of my
FAMILY.
I know and understand, I’ve been there where most of you are heading and
you will eventually go and like myself you too will cry out in pain, praying
for the burning sensation to stop, this pain caused by doubt, hurt, rejection
and family frustrations, this pain is bitterness, it’s blinding fire will
distract your reasonable and conscious thinking, this pain is the frustration
from financial problems, physical abuse by family or a love interest or it
could be a fear of a particular individual. Trust me, I’ve been there
and I know the pain. I ask you all, let’s talk, let’s
communicate and build our self esteem and personal growth to a more profound
and spiritual level. Maya Angelou once wrote a poem call “Still
I Rise” . We all can rise too but let’s do this together,
as a FAMILY; it’s our LAST CHANCE to make a difference in out lives.
I can recall a old man sent me not long ago, a cool hip talking old man that I
took a personal liking to because he came with a real and sincere interest in
not only me but in all that would be of God’s children. He
didn’t come with any lie or con. He came as himself. This man
who wanted to so much to be a light in the darkness of many people lives.
I didn’t think there were people out there like him but he proved me
wrong. Lee W.G., I wish to thank you first for being all you can be.
IF you are a troubled youth and are mad at the world, write Chris and let him know how you feel. He is where you may be on your way to. Chris was sentenced to life in prison for a murder he did not commit. This could happen to you. If you are doing the crime can you do the time? Chris wants to help you. He is on your side. I am on your side.
Christopher Dunn
181654 J.C.C.C.
P.O. Box 900
Jefferson City
© Copyright 2002 Christopher Dunn
This site is going to have Chris and
other prisoners contributing reality to those of you who need a dose of reality
to wake up and change your path before you end up in prison. The
following link is to Chris's The Injustice System pages which have links to his
other sites. You may also want to explore the Injustice System site while
you are there.
If you are a former inmate and would like to help young people before they end
up in prison. Please e-mail your story or comments to me with lastchance on the
subject line. I will add a page with your story.
If you have come to this page for help we are here for you. Chris's
address is above. If you wish to contact the other contributors e-mail us
and I will forward your e-mail to them. I will e-mail their answer to
you. Put their name on the subject line.
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Wood
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Outreach: The Primary focus of Stairway Outreach is the reintegration of
men and women who are to be or have been released from prison who have been
sexually, emotionally or physically abused during their childhood.
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