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Hope, Not Hate Stand Against the Wind 
December 27, 1996
The following information was originally presented December 2, 1996 as an open letter shared with readers receiving the publications Write To Heal and Write To Tell. It's also appropriate to relate the information, as it applies, to individuals who have kindly included, on their web sites, links to sites bearing my name, as well as to individuals reading CPAC articles and assisting in its goals: Protecting Children. I've made some minor revisions to the letter that appears at the end of this message; the changes reflect the aim to maintain clarity, and not a change of heart or any vacillation toward my resolve of seeing the harassment addressed by professionals working in law-related fields.
For the past several months, I've been a target of harassment, which has hindered my work -- in the respect that my concentration, needed to remain 100% focused on whatever task in which I'm involved, has been broken by the stream of attacks against me and individuals with whom I work privately and/or professionally.
While I realize that I'm not the first victim, only the most recent targeted by the suspect(s), I feel hopeful that I might be the last affected by the type of trauma resulting from the harasser's conduct: threats, intimidations, invasions into various facets of my life, et cetera. Until the situation has been addressed fully and remedied through legal avenues available to myself and additional victims/witnesses, it's been determined that, for my own safety, speaking out (openly and directly about the harassment) is warranted.
Addressing the problem publicly was not even considered until after months and months of ongoing attacks -- against me and against others -- perpetuated by Robin Hall, a pseudonym (that people should not confuse with the artist Robin Hall), who also calls herself Kyla McCulley, Debra Renkun; and, she adopts the names Angel, Nicole, Nichole, et cetera, depending on who she's contacting and her purposes for initiating such contact.
In a failed attempt to intimidate me, to deter me from stating what I know of her actions (believed to conflict with laws), Ms. Hall had threatened to launch a home page further assaulting me. At this time, no such web site has been located through Internet search engines, and, if one does exist, it appears that she would have had to have placed it Online and announced it surreptitiously -- to minimize the opportunity for accessing and for direct and immediate response from legal counsel and others. I trust that, if such a site exists, I will hear of it (sooner or later), and it, too, will be addressed.
The following message refers to additional information on the Internet about Ms. Hall's behavior and written statements; the text from the sites Information To Contemplate and In The News In-Depth had been printed and included with the letter sent to readers earlier this month.
If you or anyone you know has been victimized by Ms. Hall, please contact the appropriate authorities in your local area, and also offer this E-mail address, thecpac@gmail.com, so that enforcement agencies may be put into contact with each other and may communicate directly with one another.
December 2, 1996
This information doesn't appear in the usual or standard newsletter format (explained as you continue reading). I'm sorry, yet I couldn't do it this time; I also know that I couldn't allow another day, week or month of silence to pass between publications without saying that a serious problem has presented itself: Robin Hall. She had written for Write To Heal and Write To Tell, and she was relieved of that role after she told me and others that she was involved in a number of different activities thought to be illegal, and what she had said was then confirmed. I, along with other individuals, reported her to the appropriate authorities.
For a number of months -- six, I believe -- Ms. Hall has worked continuously at intimidating, harassing, and threatening not only victim-witnesses, but also individuals known to have personal and/or professional interactions with me. She sent letters -- I don't know the total number of people who have received her letter -- filled with libelous statements. My attorney and therapist had each received a copy from her in August 1996, subsequent to when I wrote Ms. Hall directly about her conduct that I found distressing.
Every time that I've since started to believe that Ms. Hall had gone away and found some other way to occupy her idle time, she does something else, each time a little more drastic than the last, to interfere with my life and my ability to work, which has left me with the persistent thought, "What next?" I've lived in fear, and now I'm rejecting that position.
I've been asked by law enforcement officers, assessing which penal codes to note on written reports, whether Ms. Hall has known that I'm a witness. The answer: Yes. She's known since August 21, 1996 when I informed her in writing, and, before that, she has had every reason to believe that a report would be inevitable. There's no question in my mind, and there ought not be even a doubt in anyone else's mind: If someone says that he or she has done things that are criminal, I will report.
Now, I don't have a real clear understanding why she's not been arrested, and that's not my responsibility. I just know that plenty of people did the right thing by reporting, by checking and verifying information, by hearing what witnesses have been saying, and by extending much needed light in the middle of some pretty dark times.
The most I may do is speculate that financial constraints have impacted the resources available to law enforcement. Had an F.B.I. agent not stated that the case was "too small" without, first, making additional inquiries, it's very probable that evidence of child porn on Ms. Hall's computer would have been discovered and recovered before the hard drive was wiped clean only days later -- when a new mother board was installed. I frankly don't care whether a person has one image or one hundred downloaded or spooled onto a computer's hard drive, it's equally vile and illegal. Ms. Hall knew it too. And it's not an accusation that I'm making lightly; I am absolutely certain that what I'm stating has been corroborated via witnesses' statements: She downloaded pornographic images of children from the Internet while knowing that it's a crime.
I suspect that Ms. Hall knew a report would follow, hearing everything that sounded in conflict with a number of laws; she had started contacting others who know me during the same time that she was telling me about her conduct. As she spoke to them about me, she told bizarre tales as if all were "truths" about my life, which alarmed people who know me and who didn't believe what she was saying. They foresaw what she was doing -- seeking to have others alienate themselves from me -- and they didn't wait to see whether she would injure me more. They called me right away.
Because Ms. Hall has left others feeling harassed, following her Thanksgiving day activities aimed at hurting me more, I've decided to share information that's previously been available only on Internet web sites I launched, which law enforcement officers have also accessed (to eliminate redundancy each time Ms. Hall engages in disruptive behavior); the sites, accessible by linking to Information To Contemplate and In The News In-Depth, were placed Online after Ms. Hall had already dedicated four to five months of her life victimizing me. It's not "normal" behavior for someone to contact so many people I know, to make inquiries into my activities and my life, and to attempt interfering in my interactions with others.
While I understand how budgets affect law enforcement, I can also understand, now, why some people might feel afraid to come forward as witnesses to crimes: The lack of protection from harassment and threats. Both are penal code violations, and it feels as if Ms. Hall has mocked the laws while others watch and wonder why she's still free to do as she chooses.
I've also experienced a lot that has left me feeling rather thankful: The Sacramento Police Department's web site was a lifeline for me during the middle of the night Veteran's Day weekend and I didn't know for sure whether I'd live to see Tuesday morning. Ms. Hall transmitted death threats to me on Saturday, and the Sheriff's Department had me wait till Tuesday before a report could be taken. After months and months of harassment from her, everything just hit me in the middle of the night, which is when the fear usually surfaced the strongest. But that weekend, it permeated my life; the origination point of the threats had been checked and verified by Internet Administrators within an hour after I received them. And it was simply impossible for me to understand why my report could not have been taken before Tuesday; others, who are legal professionals, also very aware of Ms. Hall's background, didn't understand either, so, at least, I knew that I wasn't alone in my thoughts.
When the fear of not knowing what would happen before Tuesday became nearly overwhelming, I addressed an e-mail to the Sacramento Police Department, though I know I'm not in its jurisdiction. I just needed to have the information -- local law enforcement would need -- written to someone, somewhere safe and secure, if something happened to me. I felt better afterward, and then I spoke with Crime Analyst (whose name I'm withholding so that Ms. Hall will have to do her own work to access his name, as well as the others she's located only to harass them) Tuesday and thanked him for his reply, which made me cry and wish even more that the Sacramento Sheriff's Department had an e-mail address accessible for county residents during holidays and weekends -- when crime reports may not be taken.
The meaning of Thanksgiving was brought to life for me on that very day. Ms. Hall, possibly displeased that web sites -- bearing the publications' names -- have received awards, mistakenly contacted people and agencies either awarding the sites or linking their web sites with mine. And, once again, people didn't want to see me harmed more. They contacted me immediately, and have stayed in communication to offer help and support:
November 28, 1996
I felt I must share this with you.... I didn't respond
to her as I feel the address is probably a phony anyway [which,
as it appeared, is the legitimate e-mail address Ms. Hall uses].
She's not only harassing you, now she's starting in on those around
you. I believe in what you're doing and hope all is well with
you this holiday.
November 29, 1996
Anne,
Yes, you certainly may have my permission to use the correspondence I forwarded from her [Ms. Hall] in any way you see fit to stop her from continuing her harassment. I have not contacted her nor do I have any intentions of doing so. My sincere wish is for you to be able to curtail her harassment so that you can finally enjoy your life. In these kinds of situations it is very difficult to try and lead any kind of normal life as one is always wondering "what's next" and "how long before it happens." My heart goes out to you.
November 29, 1996
Just another nut. Not that I get a lot of nutty mail....
Well, as poison pen letters go [e.g., one addressed from Ms. Hall], I've seen much better. This sort of thing calls for subtlety and this was not....
November 29, 1996
Dear Anne,
...I am used to a lot of things, including harassment....
You see Anne this harassment problem is getting bigger and bigger now all the psychos are coming Online. Who knows how many are already victims or just quit the net. That's why your effort is special, that's why I awarded your site because I back your effort 100% and will continue to do so....
December 1, 1996
Dear Anne,
Every time you tell me more about what you're going through, I am MORE shocked, MORE amazed, and infinitely MORE sympathetic to what you are going through.... I am glad you have a solid support system...friends, therapist, law and order people. Ms. Hall...has to be a very miserable person, hateful beyond belief. Imagine, contacting the people who think so highly of your work that they've given you awards! And see how they rallied around you! Terrific! I would think that eventually Ms. Hall will run out of steam. The thought that she may be stalking you is frightening....
Since Ms. Hall evidently feels comfortable writing and harassing people in my life (both privately and professionally) from her postal delivery and electronic mail addresses, and since I've learned that she has a standing history of manipulating the truth after offending against others in an effort to have herself appear to have been victimized by her victims, I don't think it's appropriate that I shield her from being held accountable while she hides behind a litany of pen names, to whom/which she attributes some of her conduct, and which may have been done in the past to avoid facing the consequences of her actions. The signature typed on her messages recently is "Robin Hall aka Debra Renkun." Well, she's partly accurate: Renkun was her maiden name. Her last known legal name is Deborah Andisik, with her first name spelled correctly.
I believe that her house mate is as responsible as she is for her behavior: He purchased the computer she's been using, had a dedicated phone line installed, and maintains an account with an Internet service provider, which she accesses to harass and threaten. He's also tried to cover for her when she's slipped up in contacting others about me, my activities, my private mail, which designated recipients hadn't received from me. His name is Dale McCulley. And he is accountable as well for enabling her to victimize me and others; he has known of her conduct and he has defended her behavior.
Having related why I've not been very communicative these past months, I anticipate that I may be able to piece my life back together now and get back to publishing; I just hadn't known when and whether to say anything to readers. The most recent events defined the appropriate time. I don't expect that this situation will be resolved soon, considering it's gone on for six months, but I do expect to honor my commitment to publish and to fulfill each subscription.
Again, I'm sorry for the delay, yet this definitely has been a crisis that I've not been able to address simultaneous to trying to work effectively.
The preceding message is copyrighted -- to prevent reprinting without the express permission of the author. No part of the message may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, or electronic process, or otherwise be copied and/or circulated for public or private use. Any reproduction and/or circulation in part or entirety is a violation under the law, and will be treated as copyright infringement. ©1996-1998 by Anne M. Cox. All rights reserved.
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