The Curious Case Of Col. Shue
October 24, 2009 6:45 PM
In Full: An Air Force colonel is killed in a car accident, but his death gives rise to questions and controversy about the bizarre circumstances surrounding the crash. Troy Roberts reports.
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I feel very bad for the wife.. but I will love to know where these detectives went to school... when different agencies are fighting over a case.. for some reason the person responsible for it.. gets lucky? my suggestion to the wife? take it to the federal agency? and send a lot of letters to the Obama?s office, your congressman.. and so on..?
and this thing that someone can have a life insurance over your head... is insane...
i think it was a murder but the question is how it was done ..thats the mystery
but its a murder to me
The people below where locked in the lower hold to maintain center of balance. The people top side rushed to the outboard side as the boat performed a 180 degree into the steep shore line to offload passengers by hired hand carriers. While turning around for approach the boat flipped and most onboard drowned, some most died inside and some died because they could not swim 170 feet to shore.
The story is not about me but about what happens after pulling up so much of societies load that your armor cracks and you realize you are not the super hero and unwind hard. Most people make it through this process with it being a minor blip in one?s life but if you push it a bit too far - well you know the results of such action. No round II. \\
This is why we have forgiveness, so as to go on till our next mistake. As we age past our nightmare in the right healthy environment a service member may begin the Stand Down from the Watch.
My psychiatrist took in a lot of garbage day in and day out. It does take a toll on ones soul.
I do not know what happened for fact or even can guess what had happen, the facts can be used to support either side. As a mentally wounded Veteran myself I can say there could be more to the mental side then one wants to believe in.
I know firsthand that people will kill other people for little to nothing. You need more and or stronger proof at this point in the case for who done it. This looks more like a David Carradine scene gone bad. David didn?t plan to kill himself. David had a kink in in his step that didn?t straighten out.
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/06/05/crimesider/entry5066136.shtml
What I would focus on was what was the treatment the mental health doctors provided to the Doctor. Really look at the medications he was on or prescribed. I bet he was on some sort of SSRI like Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft or it goes by many more names. This stuff takes down the last bit of stick togetherness one has left of one?s self. You hear of the labels not to give this to children for it can cause suicidal or homicidal actions. This applies to adults, especially if they were victimized in their youths. A person can develop a sense of not being protected by those that were supposed to protect them or their other family member. Top that off with all the pressures of combat, family, active duty and the unassuredness of the future without the military and or the lack of post medication supervision. Once a patient goes on this medicine they need a safe place to land.
If there is an external pressure being applied - like being a target ? (the fine Doctor had every right to fear for his life with a million dollar bounty from a crazy ex-wife but it sounds like the Doctor probably had a real kink in his walk from his running with his first wife. She probably was afraid his kink might get to tight and die and blame it all on her. I likely doubt it though. But the doctor more than likely has a past in this personal past time / hobby. It just may have gone a bit too far.
What concludes me to believe the Doctor took his own life is that he had a premonition of being killed in an auto accident with a tree of something to that effect. People telegraph what they are fixating on before final action. Two, the doctor used the first two exits to get his alignment. He hit the tree exactly were he aimed. Cars do not drive themselves. The duct tape was part of the final show both internally, in his mind, and externally, for cover if it didn?t work.
The Doctor should be ruled suicide with full military honors, caused of death: POST-TRAMADIC STRESS DISORDER, 100 PERCENT SERVICE CONNECTED.
To the family, I deeply feel the pain and loss of such a beautiful person that gave his all for all of us.
Sincerely for your loss,
Tim Moles ? Oregon State
GOD Rest His Soul - AMEN
(1). What stupid divorce judge would grant an ex spouse to maintain
a life insurance on their former husband? Is this the stupid
policy in Kendall County or did this dumbo judge come to this
agreement on his own?
(2). This was an extraodinarily clever crime that took much planning
and precise execution. We would need to know the results of
this so-called psychological autopsy and what they claim were
the causes of his depression, if it were not due to being
threatened. This would need a federal supoena of course as
the Air Force is not going to risk sounding foolish.
(3). As another astute person mentioned, what happened to the
roll of duct tape that he supposedly taped himself with,
are they going to say Shue threw it out the window?
(4). The duct taping of his legs really tells the story of
happened or what was supposed to happen if the murder plan
went according to plan. The duct tape of course would not
allow Shue to control the car or to put the brakes on.
(5). What is important to know is how close were the two witnesses
to Shue's car when it went into the tree. There could have been
a person on the passenger side of the car steering it, who then
climbed out of the car as soon as it hit the tree and
disappeared into the wooded area. It is difficult to see that
this crime was botched in the way it was carried out, but of
course it may not have gone exactly to the killer's plans.
(6). The injection of the pain killing drug found in his system
makes no sense no matter if it was a suicide or murder, so
was it just subterfuge to cloud things up?
(7). I had originally thought that there was a killer's car
following Shue, who after tying him up let him drive himself
knowing that he would go off the road at a high rate of speed.
The absolute direct hitting of the tree required almost demands
that there may have been someone else in that car with Shue
who steered the car into the tree. Shue's car was not
evidently rammed from behind, so someone had to direct it at
the tree. This murder was too carefully planned to allow any
phase of it to chance.
In conclusion; Tracy needs to push for a Federal investigation.
Most importantly getting the psychological autopsy of the
Air Force released before it can be destroyed under some time
limit retention guise.
i do concede that this is merely speculation, and it may be impossible to prove. i absolutely disagree that it could ever have been a suicide- but it may not quite fit all the criteria of a homicide. wasn't he reported as having panic attacks after receiving the "anonymous" letter? i do hope that Col. Shue's widow continues to search for answers, and that she finds some that will put her mind to rest.
p.s. why the heck is an ex-wife allowed to own so much insurance on her former husband? a million dollars is a heck of a motive to directly or indirectly cause someone's death... that's pretty shady to me.
Col. Shue but we need to look further into this case as for as Kendall County is concerned. Little know facts are there as been several unanswered deaths here.
Probation officer murdered at her home--never solved
Col. Shue (suicide --- I don't think so!)
Headless body found on Guadalupe River
Pizza Hut delivery man murdered ,caught the perps but are still in KC SO after 2 yrs not on TRIAL yet!!!
Young man here on internship working at ranch for college shot in the mouth twice and was called SUICIDE
These are just some that we know of, yet Col. Shue 's death was called suicide, Judge ruled homicide, and this excuse of a Dist Attorney Bruce Currie will not change it. I wonder who told JP White to rule this a suicide because we know she didn't have any education in the medical field. That's another law that needs to be changed. These JP's in the state of Texas do not require any medical background what so ever. We might as well send a pet monkey out on these calls they probably would do a better job.
Bottom line on the case of Col. Shue ---he was murdered--change the death certificate. How hard would that be Mr. DA?
Dr. Patrick Callahan
drpatrickcallahan@yahoo.com
1- Why did Col Shue go in to work early? Did his office confirm he was expected early? Missing two hours between departure and crash - self-mutilation doesn't take two hours.
2- If the ex-wife contracted the hit (logical because of alibi), they would want a video -- was their home searched for a video?
3- More likely the col. was lured to a rendezvous, not waylaid on the highway (because he had his keys) - look for a note in his car/pocket.
- by willy2cool October 25, 2009 1:37 AM EDT
- As an armchair ***** I would like to make the following comments.
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See all 19 Comments1. Damage to Drivers side of car does not indicate suicide. (As opposed to Front of Car).
2. I believe wearing a seat belt is unusual for suicide.
3. Where is the roll of duct tape that was the source of wrappings?
4. Lots of unanswered questions i.e. was there evidence of duct tape on the steering wheel? and where was the Col. headed when he left home? and where is that compared to the accident scene?
5. If his nipples were removed were they in the car? and was there a cutting instrument in the car?
6. The duct tape on the boots is really weird. What the theory behind that?
Just a few thoughts
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