The Around Town Show host Scott Rogers, and producer, Mathew Hodgkinson died as a result of gunshot wounds to the head. Sheriff Brett Stassi of the Iberville Sheriff's Office deliberately hampered the investigation into their deaths. On August 27, 2014,the day they were scheduled to testify at a grand jury hearing, Rogers was found dead at his residence while Hodgkinson was found unconscious from what was called an attempted suicide. Why Stassi chose such a high profile case to try manipulating the information he sent to the press remains a mystery. I will post the press releases and statements Sheriff Brett Stassi sent to the media, both local and European. I will only post information already publicly and voluntarily published by Sheriff Brett Stassi and other principals to the investigation.
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Rannah Gray, Her Book, and the Continuation of a Contractual Circle Jerk.
Making the publicity rounds is necessary for an author to sell her book. TV, radio, print, a public relations expert knows she has to hit every form of media to make a publication visible. What's cannot be ignored is that the author seems to be relegated to an ever shrinking (or intentionally small) circle of public relations "friends" that are interconnected by multiple threads. The same people that had given her a soapbox to publicize her book are also the very same people that backed her narrative in the initial news reports. Jim Engster, Darla O'Conner, Stuart Poulton, all jumped on the opportunity to smear the man they all fawned over, or directly profited from just one month earlier.
Now you have to remember, that most of the names listed below were involved in not just creating the pretext to have Scott Rogers and Mathew Hodgkinson investigated, but were also responsible for crafting the press releases that were sent from the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office, ....then the SAME cast of characters gave locals the narrative through talk media, .... then continued to be involved in books about it.
Rannah Gray, Kip Holden and these others DEPEND on contractual government grants to fund their lifestyles, some hope to use the funds to better theirs. There is no doubt that it was arranged for Gray to get incentives for writing the book as well as her cohorts.
The other Who's Who in no particular order (excluding Rannah Gray):
Stuart Poulton - One of the "sources" Rannah Gray used for her book. He is the 36 year old man that called the Jim Engster show and made the dubious claim that he was brought to America by Rogers when he was just 13 and was continually raped by Rogers up until his death, his resume dispels this account. He was employed by Rogers at 1stco, Inc. It was discovered that in 2013, almost a year before the date of Rogers' death, Stuart Poulton had planned to start a competing company, The Pro Gap, nearby. It is unknown if David Nall, another former 1stCo, Inc employee that joined The Pro Gap was in on the plan from the beginning or was just hooked unaware.
Jim Engster - One of the few media hosts who interviewed Rannah Gray about the publication of her book. At the time of Roger's death, he was a radio show host at WRKF in Baton Rouge, he has since moved to a talk radio station 107.3. The day after the news broke of Rogers' death Jim Engster invited Stuart Poulton to call in to the radio show under a cloak of anonymity and play the victim, he only introduced himself as "Stuart". Another anonymous male joined in on this call and made the same rape claim, but he did not leave a name. Engster is a very close friend and colleague of Rannah Gray. The archived broadcast was removed from the WRKF website as there were legal and ethical implications related to how and why this particular broadcast was produced. It can still be found on the link below:
http://golsutigers.org/JES_082814.mp3
JoAnne Moreau - The director of MOHSEP (Mayor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness) who decides what businesses get grant funding and how much. She also made subcontracting with Gray's other businesses contingent upon receiving the money. JoAnne Moreau has an uncomfortably close friendship with Rannah Gray and Kip Holden. JoAnne Moreau's husband Don Moreau, and her co worker, Tuesday Mills, also wrote favorable reviews, some were removed by Amazon. On the Facebook post below, Joanne Moreau feels so confident in the safety of her position at MOHSEP, she is praising the authors of the book for writing it. Since this was Moreau's PUBLIC searchable post, it does not apply to any expectation of privacy:
Mary Jane Marcantel - Ghost writer of Rannah Gray's book. Her income is heavily dependant on grant money received by the city of Baton Rouge directly through Rannah Gray and Kip Holden. She is the director of a non profit run program originally called Operation Clean Sweep that started as a program that was operated by the Baton Rouge City Council. The program consisted of buying the homeless one way bus tickets out of the city to rid areas around the businesses and homes in mid city Baton Rouge of homeless blight. Later the program was masked as a grant funded charity organization, rebranded as Homeless Outreach Prevention Efforts, aka HOPE, to give it a softer touch,and handed over to Marcantel as acting director. The final rebrand was "The Way Home Project". The decision to appoint Marcantel as director has a more nefarious slant, as Marcantel had started a Google Group in 2012 dedicated a thread to discussing the rise of crime in the Spanish Town district and how it correlated with the homeless population. Gray and Holden needed to rid mid city of the homeless. This was to give Gray, Holden, and their colleagues a cleaner business environment.
Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/brdowntowngroup/1_gFRJTdpYI/tZGYFzJMZkAJ
https://www.businessreport.com/article/spreading-hope
Andre Moreau - Evening anchor at WAFB. He interviewed Rannah Gray in a special segment that topped the newscast on November 19. Andre Moreau was hired prior to the interview to emcee several events that were directed by Rannah Gray including America's Wetlands Foundation, a non profit started by Gray and Val Marmillion, and her Red Stick Revelry project that was privately and publicly funded and operated. Andre Moreau was awarded by AWF America Wetlands Foundation for his work at "building public understanding".
http://theadvocate.com/features/10933915-123/baton-rouge-events-to-ring
http://www.americaswetland.com/article.cfm?id=2367
WAFB TV - the local Baton Rouge television station that served as a hub in which the "official" Scott Rogers narrative was disseminated. Rogers' show, The Around Town Show, was broadcast by this station. Rannah Gray also has a special relationship with the WAFB's top brass. She does get special consideration when pitching an event on the network or when using their staff to pitch opinionated stories that further her businesses. WAFB is currently the only station advertising her Red Stick Revelry project, (more on that later).
Darla O'Conner - Online cheerleader for Gray's book. She was on the governing board of the tiny church pastored by Rogers, she also gave her account for news articles that disvowed any knowledge on her part that Rogers committed any crime, and even stated that she formed her opinion from Stuart Poulton's claims. She mysteriously and immediately turned publicly vitriolic in regards to Rogers at the time Gray's book was published. She is also the director of a Baton Rouge halfway house for ex convicts called Ecumenical House. It touts itself as a 35 bed facility and has a history of housing the rich and famous among Louisiana's ex convicts upon re entry into society. Edwin Edwards was a past resident.
https://govtribe.com/vendor/baton-rouge-community-transition-treatment-center-inc-baton-rouge-la-dba-ecumenical-house
Rannah Gray- "A Familiar Evil" - a Desperate Attempt.
Scott Rogers and Matthew Hodgkinson were whistleblowers that were messing up Rannah Grays tax funded free ride. Rannah MUST control the narrative for the sake of herself and her "very special friend", Kip Holden, who was running for state office.
Rannah Gray was the public relations expert that was embroiled in a lawsuit with Scott Rogers and Matthew Hodgkinson involving her piggybacking activities on several federal grant projects. She assisted with the super sonic media campaign that ensured that a narrative surrounding their deaths was disseminated to the world...
.... and now has written a book about it.
A little refresher: Under the direction of Kip Holden, Rannah Gray was being paid a percentage of grant money that was awarded to small companies for private/ public partnerships. The money was awarded through the Mayor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to businesses upon the contingency that his "special friend" be given a cut of that money. Rogers and Hodgkinson (1stco, Inc) were the recipients if one such grant which, of course, had Grey leaching on. Rogers and Hodgkinson reported the scheme to state officials. Gray still wanted her money, she sued 1stco, Inc, probably not to get the money, but to make her role look legitimate. The press was catching on to Holden and Gray's pattern of mandated "subcontracting" thanks to Rogers and Hodgkinson speaking up.
Her grant scheme was making the papers at the same time her boss, Kip Holden decided to run as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor. As the assistant to the Lieutenant Governor, Rannah assumed she would be afforded some protection from investigation until after his (and her) departure from office, but potential testimony from Rogers and Hodgkinson might prevent that.
Something had to be done.
Fast forward: Kip Holden lost his bid for the Lieutenant Governor's race so Rannah kicked into overdrive to keep the narrative alive by writing a book and advertising it on television ... even before Amazon had it available for sale publicly. Apparently she was in such a hurry she only has it available in digital format.
She and Holden must be feeling quite vulnerable now. Does she think people won't ask why a public relations expert suddenly felt the need to write a book? This will call attention to the fraud she tried so hard to cover up.
It begs to question whether she found a way to profit off grant money for writing the book.
Rannah Gray was the public relations expert that was embroiled in a lawsuit with Scott Rogers and Matthew Hodgkinson involving her piggybacking activities on several federal grant projects. She assisted with the super sonic media campaign that ensured that a narrative surrounding their deaths was disseminated to the world...
.... and now has written a book about it.
A little refresher: Under the direction of Kip Holden, Rannah Gray was being paid a percentage of grant money that was awarded to small companies for private/ public partnerships. The money was awarded through the Mayor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to businesses upon the contingency that his "special friend" be given a cut of that money. Rogers and Hodgkinson (1stco, Inc) were the recipients if one such grant which, of course, had Grey leaching on. Rogers and Hodgkinson reported the scheme to state officials. Gray still wanted her money, she sued 1stco, Inc, probably not to get the money, but to make her role look legitimate. The press was catching on to Holden and Gray's pattern of mandated "subcontracting" thanks to Rogers and Hodgkinson speaking up.
Her grant scheme was making the papers at the same time her boss, Kip Holden decided to run as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor. As the assistant to the Lieutenant Governor, Rannah assumed she would be afforded some protection from investigation until after his (and her) departure from office, but potential testimony from Rogers and Hodgkinson might prevent that.
Something had to be done.
Fast forward: Kip Holden lost his bid for the Lieutenant Governor's race so Rannah kicked into overdrive to keep the narrative alive by writing a book and advertising it on television ... even before Amazon had it available for sale publicly. Apparently she was in such a hurry she only has it available in digital format.
She and Holden must be feeling quite vulnerable now. Does she think people won't ask why a public relations expert suddenly felt the need to write a book? This will call attention to the fraud she tried so hard to cover up.
It begs to question whether she found a way to profit off grant money for writing the book.
The ProGap, LLC
My apologies for the lapses in writing frequency. There are several things that has been uncovered in the last few months, mostly on account that time has passed and people get careless.
One of those weird things that have popped up was a newly formed business called The Pro Gap, LLC. This new business is eerily similar to 1stco,Inc, the business that was managed by the now deceased Rogers and Hodgkinson. They offer the same services minus a studio setup, but video production, website building, and print production are on the menu. One reason for the similarity is that The Pro Gap, LLC is owned and operated by two former employees of 1stco,Inc.
You would think it would be perfectly understandable why former
employees of a company that was closed under tragic circumstances
would move on to do the same work, but that's where it gets
sticky. You see, on August 14, 2013 someone registered the domain
"theprogap.com", that "someone" was then employed by 1stco, Inc.
The domain was registered almost a year to the week Rogers and
Hodgkinson were found dead in the house on Daisy Ave and 1stco,Inc shut down.
http://whois.domaintools.com/theprogap.com
Apparently a plan was quietly hatched to start a competing business by the two employees while they were still working at 1stco,Inc. To make circumstances look downright damning, the domain registrar was the same man, Stuart (36), that called the Jim Engster show the day after Rogers was found dead claiming to be raped and molested as a child by Rogers. Stuart's resume and work visa contradict any possibility this could be true.
Also, we have to question the cozy relationship between Stuart and Maria Edwards, the woman who had Rogers hastily bequeath all of his worldly possessions to her the day before his death, and the only witness to the "suicide".
One of those weird things that have popped up was a newly formed business called The Pro Gap, LLC. This new business is eerily similar to 1stco,Inc, the business that was managed by the now deceased Rogers and Hodgkinson. They offer the same services minus a studio setup, but video production, website building, and print production are on the menu. One reason for the similarity is that The Pro Gap, LLC is owned and operated by two former employees of 1stco,Inc.
You would think it would be perfectly understandable why former
employees of a company that was closed under tragic circumstances
would move on to do the same work, but that's where it gets
sticky. You see, on August 14, 2013 someone registered the domain
"theprogap.com", that "someone" was then employed by 1stco, Inc.
The domain was registered almost a year to the week Rogers and
Hodgkinson were found dead in the house on Daisy Ave and 1stco,Inc shut down.
http://whois.domaintools.com/theprogap.com
Apparently a plan was quietly hatched to start a competing business by the two employees while they were still working at 1stco,Inc. To make circumstances look downright damning, the domain registrar was the same man, Stuart (36), that called the Jim Engster show the day after Rogers was found dead claiming to be raped and molested as a child by Rogers. Stuart's resume and work visa contradict any possibility this could be true.
Also, we have to question the cozy relationship between Stuart and Maria Edwards, the woman who had Rogers hastily bequeath all of his worldly possessions to her the day before his death, and the only witness to the "suicide".
Who was fearing a grand jury hearing?
We were told that both Scott Rogers and Mathew Hodgkinson were to appear in front of a grand jury, on that same morning both were reported dead. Both major UK papers had an interview with none other than our esteemed sheriff when he relayed that Mr Rogers was scheduled to appear... at his own grand jury hearing. Why is that unusual?
... because the defendant doesn't show up at any grand jury hearing, that's the prosecutor's show. The prosecutor gets the witnesses he feels will offer testimony to convince a jury of between 16 and 23 people that a crime was committed. The defendant is never called since it would rob him any chance of a fair trial. It isn't how it's done.
The sheriff had a few days to get his story straight before contacting the British media so it's safe to dig further with the info we were given. If Scott Rogers was called to testify at a grand jury hearing, he certainly was not the target the hearing, but a witness. No federal prosecutor would confirm that there was a federal probe much less a grand jury hearing scheduled.
Rogers and Hodgkinson were the whistleblowers that reported a hidden payment made to a personal friend and associate to Mayor Kip Holden, Rannah Gray. The payment was forced quietly by the director of MOSHEP piggybacked through a contract with 1stco, Inc, the business managed by Rogers and Hodgkinson. Instead the two men reported the contract anomaly to the state and returned the overage that was paid out by MOSHEP.
Did this hearing have anything to do with a probe of hidden payment methods through the Baton Rouge Mayor's office? Did having the main two witnesses turn up dead stop it?
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-29010460
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/scott-rogers-baton-rouge-tv-host-was-due-to-face-a-grand-trial-before-he-was-allegedly-shot-by-soninlaw-and-lover-9704711.html
... because the defendant doesn't show up at any grand jury hearing, that's the prosecutor's show. The prosecutor gets the witnesses he feels will offer testimony to convince a jury of between 16 and 23 people that a crime was committed. The defendant is never called since it would rob him any chance of a fair trial. It isn't how it's done.
The sheriff had a few days to get his story straight before contacting the British media so it's safe to dig further with the info we were given. If Scott Rogers was called to testify at a grand jury hearing, he certainly was not the target the hearing, but a witness. No federal prosecutor would confirm that there was a federal probe much less a grand jury hearing scheduled.
Rogers and Hodgkinson were the whistleblowers that reported a hidden payment made to a personal friend and associate to Mayor Kip Holden, Rannah Gray. The payment was forced quietly by the director of MOSHEP piggybacked through a contract with 1stco, Inc, the business managed by Rogers and Hodgkinson. Instead the two men reported the contract anomaly to the state and returned the overage that was paid out by MOSHEP.
Did this hearing have anything to do with a probe of hidden payment methods through the Baton Rouge Mayor's office? Did having the main two witnesses turn up dead stop it?
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-29010460
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/scott-rogers-baton-rouge-tv-host-was-due-to-face-a-grand-trial-before-he-was-allegedly-shot-by-soninlaw-and-lover-9704711.html
Is Rannah Gray writing a book?
Rannah Gray has purchased several domain names related to the writing of a book about the deaths of Scott Rogers and Mathew Hodkinson. Apparently the title is akin to " Familiar Evil". To demonstrate why this is so twisted, let's get some background on Ms Rannah Gray and her battle with Scott Rogers and Mathew Hodgkinson.
http://www.whoismind.com/email/cmFubmFo-cox.net.html
Rannah Gray is a partner of Marmillion/Gray Media, a competitor of 1st Co, Inc.
1st Co ,Inc was the company managed by both Scott Rogers and Mathew Hodgkinson.
Marmillion/Gray Media's marketing specialty is to create a predetermined narrative through press releases, social media, and "listening sessions" such as the ones she managed when pushing the Baton Rouge Loop. MGM works very closely with city/state agencies and elected officials, namely, Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden. MGM handles nearly all of his public relations work.
Rannah Gray initiated a lawsuit with 1st Co, Inc concerning contract money involving the East Baton Rouge Office of Homeland Security's contract with 1st Co, Inc.The OHS had signed on with 1st Co, Inc to produce the Red Stick Ready series, videos instructing the public in disaster related procedures (2009). The head of EBROHS mysteriously threw in an extra $15,000 on top of the agreed upon rate charged by 1st Co, Inc, they were told that the extra money was to be sent to Marmillion/Gray Media but written as a check from 1st Co, Inc. instead of the city contracting with them directly. 1st Co claimed Marmillion/Gray Media did not work for, or with them and were not subcontracted. This arrangement was suspect, so Rogers and Hodgkinson did not play along with the scheme and returned the money to the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
In March of 2013 Marmillion/Gray Media then proceeded to sue 1st Co, Inc for the money instead of going through proper procedures of getting the money. Ist Co, Inc submitted a competing petition disputing the payment was not their responsibility because GOHSEP was holding the money, and urging the case to be held in state court, not city. Ms Gray perceived Rogers' exposing the hidden contract as a hostile act perpetrated against her so she set out on a public relations campaign to discredit Rogers.... but failing to exonerate herself.
When the news broke about the deaths of Rogers and Hodgkinson, the speed and procedure of dissemination of the press releases more than suggests that the Iberville Sheriff's communications office had a bit of help in getting the news out. Although there is no solid proof Rannah Gray had any hand in it, It would not be outside the realm of possibility since she would have benefited from it on many angles.
....and what would have been exposed if they lived to give their testimony in court that morning?
Original article:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx_IEtXm1rx5cWVWc2JYUWVneEk/view?usp=sharing
Rannah Gray's letter to the editor in response to the article:
http://theadvocate.com/news/opinion/259534-63/letter-pact-story-misleading-gray.html
The Hayride article concerning Marmillion/Gray Media's questionable contracts:
http://thehayride.com/2011/06/quid-pro-quo-kip-holden-channels-his-inner-ray-nagin/
Advocate article announcing lawsuits:
http://theadvocate.com/home/5510220-125/dispute-over-work-under-ebr
Edit: These are the domain names purchased by Rannah Gray: 1. afamiliarevil.com
2. scottrogersbook.com
3. scottrogersbook.net
4. thefamiliarevil.com
5. thefamiliarevil.net Update: It has come to my attention that the Advocate has recently removed the article discussing Ms Gray taking 1stco, Inc to court. Here is a cached screenshot:
Blood and Paper
It reads:
My dearest Kimmy,
I am sorry it did not work out. My
greatest wish for us was to repair our
problems. I know you needed more than me.
I am so sorry that you may now be in
trouble just for saying "yes" to me in front of
the Christmas tree. I pray for your happiness(*)
wherever you find it.
I can not let your dad continue to suffer,
hope you can understand.
I will love you always,
Mat/x
Did you see that? Did you catch it in the photo?
The word "happiness" was slanted upward to avoid blood spatter that was on the page. That means that when this letter was written, someone was already shot. Did investigators notice this, or were they told to ignore it? According to Maria Edwards' 911 call as well as her newspaper interviews, she called directly after hearing the first shot, and while she is on the phone she says she hears a second shot. (audio below).
There is no way Mathew Hodgkinson had time to think out and write that letter between shootings. Either Rogers was dead long before, giving Hodgkinson time to write a letter on blood spattered paper, or Maria Edwards lied and did not initially call 911 as soon as she heard the first shot.
http://theadvocate.com/news/westside/11787377-123/exclusive-hear-911-call-view
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