An Unsolved Mystery – Part II

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The Search For Answers Begins

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MentalBender - An Unsolved Mystery

Earlier I wrote an article called, An Unsolved Mystery – Part I.  In the article, minus one or two details, I laid out what was known by the authorities concerning the disappearance of Ivan Simms, a videographer and Peter Knecht, a reporter.  Being a man of my word, no pun intended, I stated that I would keep you abreast of my progress as I search for answers regarding the two missing men.  Did I forget to mention the reward of  $25,000?   Now our team has three members.  How many readers of this blog have joined the hunt, I do not know, but if the searches for Peter Knecht, Ivan Simms and Bella Czar are any indication, I would say there’s a few.

While doing research for my first article on this subject, another blogger, NotWiredThatWay, also on WordPress.com kept popping up.  She had written a review on Bella Czar.  It also appears that she has formed some kind of relationship with Bella Czar since the musicians created a video for one of the blogger’s short stories.  I contacted NotWiredThatWay in hopes of talking to her about Bella Czar, since the musicians are not responding to my calls, emails or letters.  NotWiredThatWay refused to discuss Bella Czar with me.  In fact, she became angry, as you can see for yourselves when you read the comment she left on An Unsolved Mystery – Part I.  I haven’t given up on her, she’ll come around sooner or later, if for no other reason than to set the record straight about her “friends”.  I should mention that NotWiredThatWay is scheduled to visit Bella Czar this week.  It will be interesting to see if she returns.

Bella Lamora of Bella Czar

That lead having gone stagnant, we moved on to take a closer look and Bella Czar.  I could see why Peter Knecht and Ivan Simms were sent to interview the musicians.  The talent is kind of raw, but make no mistake there is an abundance of it.  There is an element to their music that draws you.  Makes you want to be a part of it.  Of course looking at Bella Lamora is no hardship either.  I’d like to meet her face to face, if for no other reason than to hear her say my name with that voice of hers.  I guess calling out my name would be a tad far-fetched, huh?  I know when I’m out of my league.  Sorry Bella, I’m a man who likes what he sees.  But if you had something to do with the disappearance of those men, sexy or not, you’re going down!

The review NotWiredThatWay wrote declared Bella Czar was indescribable.  In that, the blogger was correct.  I don’t know what genre the music is but it’s pretty good.  I’d say mostly Indie.  I do have questions about some of the songs.  I read somewhere that they write their songs based on their life experiences.  If that is the case, could their song “Spooky” be about the missing men?  In the song, Bella beckons men near, then tells them to look but they’ll find nothing.  Is that a dig at the police?  There’s also a line about enjoying the sweat of a man’s fear.  Why would you write that in a song?  Peter Knecht and Ivan Simms came close to something and it scared the daylights out of them.  I’m sure the men emitted a lot of sweat from fear.

Czar Dain of Bella Czar

Czar Dain of Bella Czar

We also checked out their websites, and let me tell you, there are quite a few.  Why?  Looks like subterfuge to me.  My question is, why are they trying so hard to divert our attention, and from what?  I’ll list all the ones we found at the end of this post.  One thing all the sites had in common was a dark undertone.  Nothing specific, but I wasn’t feeling sunshine and light as I clicked here and there.  On one site, someone hints that Bella Lamora may be a vampire.  Come on!  I don’t believe in such nonsense and even if I did, isn’t it a no-no to tell.  Though I have to admit, Bella was not the one suggesting it.  The amount of useful information we gleaned from their websites?  Nada.  Not to say the bios weren’t interesting.  On one site, it states that Czar Dain goes into rages at times and Bella is the only one who can calm him when he does.   Did he fly into a rage on the fateful day when Ivan Simms and Peter Knecht disappeared?

Draw your own conclusions.  We have another lead to follow.  We’ll keep you posted as we go along.

Below are the links to the websites I mentioned.  Have fun exploring.

http://bellaczar.com/
http://bellaczar.net/
http://bellaczarwebsite.com/
http://bellaczar.us/
http://www.bellaczaronline.com/
http://www.bellaczar.me/
http://bellaczarmusic.com/
http://bellaczar.co/wordpress/
http://bellaczar.wordpress.com/

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A Financial Tale of Woe

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The Economy Takes It’s Toll

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Whether it was due to the economy, bad business management, loss of  customers or all three,  my friend John found himself on the verge of bankruptcy.  If John could not find the funds to bolster his business, through this difficult time, he would have to close his doors for good.  John  decided to try to get a loan from his bank.  After all, John had a long history with the bank and up until his recent problems, he was a very good customer.  He thought his chances were slim, but he did have a shot at getting the loan.

Off to the bank John went to request his loan.  To my surprise, they did not tell John no.  They explained that if he could produce a co-signer, the bank would consider granting him a loan.   John rushed back to his office and began to make calls to all his business associates and friends.  He hoped one of them would agree to co-sign for his loan.  Most, after learning of Johns financial troubles, declined.  Toward the end of the day, one of his business associates agreed to be his co-signer.   John was  ecstatic!  Not only hand he obtained a co-signer, but one with a name and brand recognized domestically and internationally.  He felt positive the loan would be granted.  The two men arranged to meet at the bank the next morning.

At the bank the next day, John introduced his business associate to the loan officer and explained that he would co-sign for his loan.  The loan officer was impressed.  He had never met the business associate personally but he, like everyone else, had heard of the man and his large conglomerate.

Money?  I Have Plenty!

The loan officer, ever diligent, ran a check on the business associate.  He was surprised by the information attained by the bank.  It was nothing close to what the loan officer had anticipated.  The business associate was in worse shape financially than John.  He wrote out checks indiscriminately against bank accounts that barely had any funds.  When the checks became questionable to some sources he just had more checks printed against another of his many accounts.  The funds that did exist were leveraged so steeply they would never have withstood the scrutiny of a decent accountant. Yet no one questioned or disputed the business associates financial strength.  Never had he been audited.  In fact, people were known to seek him out in their time of need.  Sure, the loan officer, like everyone else, had heard rumors, but they were glossed over or flicked away so quickly, one barely had time to digest them.

John was granted his loan with his domestically and internationally recognized business associate as his co-signer.

A Twice Told Tale

You know my friend John.  Let me introduce him to you properly.  You can call him Greece, Libya, Afghanistan…the list is endless.

I’m sure there is no need for an introduction as far as the business associate is concerned.  For those of you late to the party, it is the good ole US of A.

If I replaced John’s name with yours and substituted a family member, friend, or business associate in the other role,  would the outcome of this tale have been the same?  Of course not.

What’s going to happen when one of those international banks, or countries the US is indebted to, decides they are tired of doing business as usual and calls in their loans?  You think we’re in trouble now?  Stick around.

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An Unsolved Mystery – Part I

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It’s an unsolved mystery.  It possibly entails two murders.  And a reward is still offered after a more than two years.  Yet there isn’t any coverage on the internet or in the news.  Why? Here are the details I found … Continue reading →

Drop In For A Beer, Stay For The Mice

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Bucktail Lodge

Bucktail Lodge, Danville, IA

Forget the fiction book!  No one has to make this stuff up.

In Danville, Iowa there’s a bar called the Bucktail Lodge.  At the Bucktail you can have a beer, play a game of pool and watch the mouse races.  Yes, you heard me correctly, mouse races.  On Sundays, you can bring the wife and kids and bet one or two dollars on the mouse of your choice.   The owners of the Bucktail Lodge say it’s all good clean fun.  They’re just providing family entertainment.  The Des Moines County Sheriff’s Department says it’s gambling without a license and therefore illegal.

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To add to their woes, the Des Moines County Sheriff’s Department found a few other violations when they raided the Bucktail Lodge.  Among them, moldy food, trash strewn across the basement floor, unlawful alcohol containers and processing charge sales without credit cards.  This has led to authorities pulling the Bucktail Lodge’s food and liquor license.

The owners of the Bucktail are not strangers to law enforcement.  The owners have previously been charged with health code  violations, supplying alcohol to minors, and serving alcohol to a patron who later killed a woman while driving drunk.  All this begs the question, why the establishment is still even open?

If you’re ever in Danville, Iowa and happen to stop by the Bucktail Lodge, a word of advice, take a good look at your meal.  Are you sure those are capers on that chicken?

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Relationships: Don’t Break Up – Kill Them Instead

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Relationships: Don't Break Up - Kill Them Instead

I don’t know how to explain relationships these days.  Maybe I should be more specific, the state of relationships today.  Couples argue, separate and divorce on a regular basis, but lately there seems to be another solution for people wanting out of a relationship gone bad.  Murder.

Whether they are killed on the sly, or in the middle of a busy office, or at home in time for the six o’clock news, we hear about one party of a relationship doing away with the other more frequently than ever.

What drives a person to kill?  Even worse, kill someone they profess to have loved?  Is it hate?  Is it insanity?  Is it the need to avenge a broken heart?  I certainly don’t have the answer and I can tell you I’ve had some rather, interesting, shall we say, breakups.

Take my ex-girlfriend Melinda.  Smart and beautiful, my family and friends were constantly telling me what a great catch Melinda was.  I enjoyed Melinda’s company but the way she would react, when things did not going her way, used to make me nervous.

After a year and a half, I was tired of Melinda’s Jekyll and Hyde routine and decided to end the relationship.    I was no dummy, or so I thought, so I invited her out to dinner and tried to end things gently.  Melinda seemed to take it all in stride, even agreeing that the relationship had been going nowhere the last few months.  I was relieved.

We actually laughed and joked over dinner and I wondered if I was making a mistake by breaking things off.  When I drove her home, she asked me to check her apartment building lobby before she got out of the car because a strange man had been hanging out there occasionally.  Thinking nothing of the request, I got out and checked the lobby.  When I found it empty, I waved for her to come inside.

Melinda kissed me on my cheek, told me to keep in touch and headed toward the elevators.  Upon my returning to me car I found that Melinda had been very busy.  The leather car seats of my Volkswagen Jetta, had been shredded to bits.   Did I kill Melinda?  Of course not.  I did briefly think about blacking her eye, but instead I settled for calling the police.

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Carmen Montenegro - City of Ontario Police Dept

A couple of weeks ago a reporter on the morning news was relating a story about a California woman, roughly fifty years of age, who was caught carting around a dismembered body in a trash can.  The police seem to think the body may belong to the woman’s ex-boyfriend who had been reported missing a few weeks earlier by his family.  What makes this tale even more bazaar is that apparently the dismembered body had been buried and the woman dug it up to transport it, via trash can, to a family member’s house where she asked them to help her dispose of the body parts.

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I’m no shrink, but an insanity plea doesn’t seem likely.  I have looked the story up on the internet since seeing it on the news.  Not very many details are provided.  I was hoping for an explanation.  What would cause a woman of fifty to hack up her boyfriend?  Did he play pull my finger one time to many?

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