Questions asked of Frank Carson about Korey Kauffman
These were the questions sent just before their visit to Frank’s office
August 9, 2012
Frank C. Carson
815 11th st. Modesto, California
Cell # (xxx)xxx-xxxx
Cell # (xxx)xxx-xxxx
RE: Korey Kauffman Missing Person Investigation #S12-10194
Dear Mr. Carson:
Pursuant to your request (when Det. Navarro and I met you in your office to ask questions about a missing person by the name of Korey Kaufman, you asked that any questions we had for you be written down), I am submitting some of my questions for you in writing.
I obviously would prefer to meet with you in person to ask these questions since any response would obviously lead to more questions or clarifications that I cannot currently anticipate.
In light of Mr. Kauffman still missing and time being of crucial importance, I would ask that you please reconsider your decision and allow us to meet in person so that we may have a more productive “question and answer” exchange. It is imperative that we find him.
It is equally as important to eliminate people as possible witnesses or if foul play is involved to substantiate who may be responsible for his disappearance. If you so choose not to meet with me and/or other law enforcemen officers in this investigation, please answer the following written questions:
1. I have been advised that Korey Kauffman, who is now missing, was headed toward your
family’s property located at 838 9 1h Street, Turlock, CA., for the purpose of stealing some
of your property on the last night that he was seen (03/30/2012). Were you on the
property on this specific day / night? If so, what were you doing and who was present
with you? Do you know what happened to Korey Kauffman? Do you know who does?
Has anyone spoken to you about what happened to him? Do you know where Korey
Kauffman can currently be found?
2. Do you know if any of your property is missing? Have you ever experienced thefts on
this property in the past? How often? When was the last occasion? Were all the thefts
reported to Law Enforcement? What have you done to prevent thefts from occurring,
such as installing lights, dogs, and all types of sensors and/or alarms? Have you ever
caught someone on your property who you believed was there to steal from you? Has
that happened more than once? What action did you take? Is there anyone that is on
your property or has access to it besides you and your family?
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3. Have you ever asked anyone to handle, hire, or otherwise to deal with individuals that
you suspected were stealing from your family’s property (838 9 th Street)? Who were
these people? When did you make the request? What specifically did you request? What
action was taken on your behalf? What was reported back to you?
4. Have you removed any large containers (the type carried on the back of trucks) from your
property after 03/30/2012. When, where and why did you move the large containers from
your property (838 9 th Street)? How were they moved and who moved them? Where
are they now? What were the contents?
5. In the last year, have you been notified by anyone including your family/associates or
neighbors of 838 9 th Street of any in-progress thefts occurring on the property? Who
made the notifications along with dates and times of the notifications? After receiving
the notifications did you respond to the property armed with any type of weapons,
including firearms? Did you take anyone with you and who was at the property when
you arrived? During these specific incidents did you make any type of notifications to
Law Enforcement?
6. Have you ever personally conducted any type of searches (outside of Law Enforcement
present) on Mike Cooley’s property located at 1364 Lander Avenue, Turlock, CA? Who
was present during these specific searches and was Law Enforcement notified prior or
after the search was conducted?
7. Have you ever made any type of threats to anyone that you were going to do great bodily
injury to them or their friends if you caught them on your property (838 9 th Street), prior
to and after 03/30/2012 related to the ongoing thefts?
8. Where were you on 03/30/2012, and 03/31/2012? Who was with you during this same
time frame and do have any evidence/information within your possession that could
confirm your whereabouts?
9. Would you be willing to submit to a polygraph examination to assist with the
investigation, so I can eliminate you from the investigation as a “person of interest”
which will allow me to move forward in locating the responsible(s)? As you know, time
is extremely crucial and I would like to eliminate you from this investigation if you are
willing?
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10. Did you ever talk to your family/associates in person or on the phone regarding specific
details about Korey Kauffman or how the Korey Kauffman investigation was progressing
in way of purposely misdirecting the investigation? If so who did you talk to and what
were the dates and times that these conversations occurred and who was present during
the conversations?
11. Have you had any conversations with family/associates that you have hired to make
contact with witnesses that I and other Law Enforcement officers have interviewed
related to this pending investigation? And during these interviews did you or others
obtain any information that could lead me to Korey Kauffman or to the responsible(s)? If
so what are the names of the individuals and the dates and times of the contacts?
12. Have you or any of your family/associates ever done active surveillance on your property
(838 9th Street) or related to the residence of Mike Cooley’s residence (1364 Lander
Avenue) in an attempt to catch individuals making entry onto your property prior and
after 03/30/2012? If you did who was present during the surveillance and were you ever
contacted by or did you ever notify Law Enforcement that you and others were doing
active surveillance?
13. Do you have any suggestions for me outside of following the evidence trail and following
up on active leads that could help me in locating Korey Kauffman or the responsible(s)?
14. What do think should happen to the person(s) who are involved with the disappearance of
Korey Kauffman or the person(s) who are purposely misdirecting/concealing evidence
related to this active investigation?
I appreciate your immediate response to the above-mentioned questions. As I previously
stated, time is extremely crucial to this investigation and your answers to the questions can be
pertinent and material to the investigation that could lead me to the responsible(s) and the
high probability in locating Korey Kauffman so I can bring the grieving family the proper
closure they deserve. If you have any questions or want to sit down and talk please contact
me immediately at (209) 652-6922.
Deputy Kenneth Barringer
Stanislaus County Sheriffs Department
250 East Hackett Rd. • Modesto, CA 95358
(209) 525-7074 • FAX (209) 525-7108
Note sent back to Sheriff’s dept. by Frank Carson
July 13, 2012
To: Deputy Kenneth Barringer
Re: 7-12-12 Visit to My Office
Deputy Barringer,
I don’t know you or anything but you. I do however know Frank Navarro and will not with him.
I know him to be untruthful, unethical, and abusive from cases I’ve handled or
am currently handling including People v. iJorge Mendez, People v. Gary Spray, and others.
Neither I, my family, or friends have done anything wrong. I repeat what I said yesterday that I will entertain any question you pose in writing when given the opportunity.
I will not (and don’t deserve) to be threatened as Navarro did (in front of a witness) that
I’d “…had my chance” to talk and hadn’t. I am surprised your department has apparently rehired Navarro after his previously leaving it.
Respectfully yours,
Frank Carson
He should have screwed with them more. Just given them crazy answers that make no sense because so far the way they are going about justice for Kauffman makes no sense. They are all loaded questions too.
examples-
Answer one- you should ask the guy that knows the guy, who knows that one guy whose girl friend hangs-out at that one place. I am sure within the context of your question Mr. Barringer you know the guy that knows the guy I am writing about. I believe in 10,000 cell intercepts it is between intercept 3,789-8,354. That’s just a guess, but somewhere between those numbers I believe you will find a call that refers to the other guy that knows the first mentioned guy.
2. Yes, I believe back in 1983 someone stole my Tuesday copy of the Modesto Bee. I cannot say conclusively if it was stolen though or I just could not find it. I have no evidence to support my claim. I think you should go back through any cell phone intercepts from 1983 and see if there is mention of that. Maybe check for cell pings off towers in my area. My memory fails me though in this. I have some recollection of Madera County’s SWAT team assisting you and your Task Force investigating Grand Theft Newspaper at the time. That is all I have on that question.
3. See answer one.
4. When, where, why? Mr. Barringer I believe you accidentally wrote down your child’s homework assignment.
5. My Barringer I do recall my high school physical and the Doctor checking our nuts hernias and telling someone twice turn your head and “Caugh Man!” In fact I believe the phrase “Turn your head and “Cough Man!” Was used multiple times as the Doc fiddled with our nuts.
6. Coolies? If I recall during my college days, we referred to beer as coolies. I vaguely remember digging into the ice chest at the lake searching for coolies. Ice cold beer Mr. Barringer!
7-12 My pen went dry and I cannot find another at this time.
No response was proper for those questions and his only course of action was to do what he did, that is the only reason he did not get hurt. He did out smart them.
I wanted the answers to make no sense. As this trial is making no sense. I do not understand why they would even submit questions like. Waste of time. Did they think they could trick him with loaded questions?
There was only one purpose for those questions that was to piss him off. Remember they’re just done a search warrant on his house with cadaver dogs in a missing persons case. The questions and then the visit to his office was it set up to try to get him to do something and they would have ended up hurting him if he had not handle that right
Was it the search with SWAT team at his house? I wonder how many search warrants are done using an armored vehicle and a SWAT team. Did they logically expect some sort of gun battle?
Would have been a great for bank robbers. Seems all of law enforcement was across town.
These are the questions that was sent to his office and they showed up here a short time later where in the body can this pointing towards the ceiling and trying to instigate him into an altercation. And answer your question not many a searches are done by the SWAT team when they’re looking for a missing person.
One more question- why was the Cooley residence not searched that day too?
, to my knowledge I have never searched the residence where Mike Cooley lived and I have not been able to figure out why especially after they found the bike buried in the backyard. Their focus very early and quickly was on Frank Carson & Carson only not all the violent criminals that Cory was associated with
Yes I agree Marty, they were dead set at framing Carson and the other defendants from the beginning. They obviously wanted to take Carson out, because of their relationship with him. There’s a few reasons why they threw the other defendants in there. Lawsuits that were happening against the DA investigators and their misconduct before they arrested everyone. That was the DA’s way of getting out of the mess they started. Some of the defendants were actually speaking out on what was going on, and they were targeted for telling the truth in court. Many people don’t know about that, and wonder why these guys? Well they had to have done something wrong, nope. Told the truth about the investigators destroying their store, harassing customers, and violating their civil rights. We all have rights, and those slime investigators have zero respect for any of us. I wouldn’t be surprised if they showed up to any one of our houses who comment on this blog. They’re snakes and I hope they get exposed for what they’ve done and continue to do. Im trying to figure out why they would arrest Georgia and Christina? Also, Marty maybe you can answer this…
I always thought in order to charge someone w first degree murder, it had to be pre meditated and done with malice? How in the hell can they charge Walter with 1st degree when even the DA’s witnesses aren’t saying he actually committed the crime? So far they’re holding him for a cell phone ping, from what it sounds like. Just FYI, his home is right smack in between target and that huge shopping center off 99 and Walmart shopping center. Both VERY busy shopping centers, not to mention 3 very busy streets and a freeway. I just wanted to throw that out there for those who didn’t know. It’s not like he lives in a rural area with nobody around.
Anyone in that general area using a cell phone will ping from that tower so using this against them is another one of their stupid ways of trying to accuse the innocent. The investigators and law enforcement screwed up by not searching the Cooleys residents and the other likely people who were out to get Korey. This just goes to show they were intended on taking Carson and the others out due to personal vendettas. Eula Keys and Mike Cooley took a lie detector test to eliminate them from the murder but the DA says they passed but come to find out the DA finally admitted quietly to the judge that they did not pass. Another lie they just keep adding up yet this case continues. How much more proof is needed to show this is a railroaded case solely on personal reasons. Case should have been stopped along time ago and these innocent people freed.