hellziggy's not-so-normal life

[hellziggy]

So there was this new character introduced on Bones last week. He's played by John Francis Daley from Freaks & Geeks:


He seemed familiar besides the whole "he's on tv thing" and I finally placed it. He was reminding me of the first boy I ever officially "went steady" with back when I was in 10th grade, R.
This is what R. looked like when I dated him (crappy quality because I took a picture of a picture instead of dragging out the scanner):


Yeah, some resemblance. Skinny, dark messy hair, kinda geeky.

But what R. looks like today? I know there are some of you out there who I've mentioned this to. For many years it was an abstract thing that I had briefly heard about in the news but didn't really have any confirmation on.
Thanks to the wonders of the interwebs though, I did a Google search a while back for his full name and I got one hit. Yes, only one. Because someone who has been in prison since 1990 really doesn't have a web presence other than the Minnesota Department of Corrections offender locator page.
Here he is boys & girls, my first official boyfriend:

I'm not sure how old the picture is. He went to prison when he was 21 and he is 38 now.
It's a very surreal thing for me to think about...

Comments

[kniblet.livejournal.com]

That's really sad. He looked like such a sweet kid.

[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

Well I certainly thought he was sweet at the time...

He always had family issues though, and the link to the crime description says this:
MOC Code: H1041
General Description: Homicide
Category : Murder 1
Weapon Use : Other Dangerous Weapon
Victim : Adult - Family

I've always been curious to know more details of the murder, but not curious enough to do more than a google search or two.

[kniblet.livejournal.com]

I was going to suggest newspaper archives, but from 1990 it would probably all be microfilm. :/

[mle292.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking too.

Two lives gone probably because an argument got all fucked up.