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                                                                      The Anatomy Of  Coercion

 

The following are taken from written notes or hospital records made by some of the professionals charged with the welfare and recovery of Christie and Danny.  As you will see there is an obvious methodology involved on the part of Christie.  What is also obvious, is the efficacy of this methodology.  As to the ethics and legality of it however, it would appear they never got a foot in the door.

 

 5-19-83 (date) 

The shooting.

 

5-26-83

Christie denies that she recalls any details of the events leading to her hospitalization.  She  appears genuinely confused about how her injuries occured, (App, 47.p.330).

 

5-27-83

1 pm - 5 pm, Dr. Wilhite and  Detective Tracy in to talk with patient regarding how injuries were received, (App 47,p.532).

 

5 pm - 6 pm...."Outside in wheelchair with D.A.", (Paula Krogdahl); (App 47, p. 532).


5-30-83

"Dr. Wilhite here talked with patient about her injuries.  Explaining what happened to her... Christie just responded, "I don't know", (App47, p.539).


6-02-83

2 pm - 3 pm...."Paula from CSD here questioning patient.  Detective Hurrey also in room. Patient tearful",  (App 47,p.547).

 

6-07-83

12:30 pm...."Interview by father, Paul Alton from D.A. office, William Furtick completed", (App 47, p. 558).


6-07-83

Later Dr. Miller writes, "Christie still fails to remember details of shooting", (App 47, p. 348).

 
6-18-83

Out of hospital - into Foster Home - sessions with Dr. Peterson  begin.


Christie denies all knowledge of the shooting

 

9-27-83  

Dr. Peterson...."Meet Fred Hugi, D. A...strategies elicit trauma", (App 50, p.2032).


9-28-83 
  

Dr. Peterson..."Meet Fred Hugi, D. A...time limiting involvement 4-6 mos", (App 50, p. 2032).


10-3-83 

Session with Christie "tears about police accusations", (App 50, p. 2033),

(these were accusations against her mom).


10-24-83
 

Christie told Dr. Peterson "now mom can't (don't want to) be with her boyfriend because he thinks she done it...she told me.  Won't go to Arizona because everyone thinks she done it.  But when it happened I went blank" (App 50, p. 2036 and App,89,p.p. 765-6).

 

10-31-83

Dr. Peterson began sessions with accusations, to which Christie replied, "Seems like who did it ?  Not mom because not mean", (App 50, p. 2038 and App 89, p.p. 767-772).

 

11-07-83 

Little brother brought to session with Christie...Dr. Peterson brought guns, (App 50, p. 2040 and App 89, p.p. 772-5).

 

11-14-8

 Dr. Peterson asked Christie how many guns her mom brought to Oregon from Arizona.  Christie tells Dr. Peterson "in park I asked who shot me, who done it?  Mom said I can't tell you", (App 50, p. 2041 and App 89, p.p. 776-7).

 

11-16-83 

Dr. Peterson received phone call from Susan Staffel... "Diane Downs suing C.S.D, Susan Staffel, etc.", (App 50, p. 2042 and App 89, p.777). 


11-21-83

Session....NO NOTES (App 89, p. 784).

 

11-28-83

Session....NO NOTES (App 89  p. 784).

 

11-29-83

 Evelyn Slaven (Foster parent) reports Christie asked why did mom visit only 2x in hospital?  They think maybe she done it", (App 50, p. 2045 and App 89, p.p. 778-782). 


12-05-83
 

Session...NO NOTES (App 89, p.784).


12-12-83

Christie cries to Dr. Peterson..."I want my mom to tell the truth...when she tells the truth then I don't have to remember no more."  Then Dr. Peterson makes Christie repeat the reconstructed events of the day of the shooting, through 'dinner at the grandparents' , (App 50, p. 2046 and App 89, p.p. 284-5).

 

12-19-83

Christie tells Dr. Peterson... "I want my mom to tell the truth first.  Maybe I'll get to see her again.  Mr. Furtick said". 

But who said, Christie’s mom wasn’t telling the truth?  Clearly Mr. Furtick for one.  Christie goes on to say she was at school the day of the incident.  She went to her grandparent's home, ate a snack, watched TV, ate dinner.  Then the kids and mom got in the car and went home.  Dr. Peterson then reminds Christie of the 'guns in the trunk, big and little', (which again was inaccurate). The 'big gun' (rifle) was seized by police from the apartment.  The 'little gun' was in the trunk, (App 96, p. 897).  Neither gun was the murder weapon. The subterfuge was enough to lead Christie to say "even if my mom shot me".  Dr. Peterson then reminded Christie that her mom had 'given away' a surrogate child.  Christie cried, (App 50, p.p. 2048-2049; App 89, p.p.785-792).

 

12-20-83

Dr. Peterson called the Foster mother to instruct her to encourage Christie to think along lines that... 'relate to mom as perpetrator', (App 50, p. 2051).

 

1-02-84

Dr. Peterson returned Christie to the conclusion that mom's boyfriend "decided he didn't want to be with her because maybe she done it".  Then he immediately instructed her to write a sentence about who shot Cheryl, (App 50, p. 2052 and App 89, p.p. 792-7).

 

One week later (1-09-84) Christie tells Dr. Peterson :

 

"I have to say... 'Christie Slaven'...'my mom did it'..'I watched'...'I could see her face",  (App 50, p.205 and App 89, p.p. 798-801).

 

 

 

 

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