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Authors: Fred Rosen

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Acknowledgments

Will Hinton did an absolutely brilliant job editing this book. I thank him, especially for taking out the esoteric references.

HarperCollins has been the most supportive publisher I have ever worked with. The freedom they have given me is unlike anything I have ever experienced. Their professionalism in all stages of the editorial process is like none I have ever been privileged to be a part of.

Thanks to Lori Perkins for bringing this story to my attention, and Carl Denaro, who urged me to dig into the story’s satanic angle. Both Jim DeFelice and Laura James constantly challenged me to look ever more closely at the evidence.

The people of Ohio owe retired Toledo police officer Dave Davison a tremendous debt of gratitude. It was Davison’s preservation of the official record of the crime scene and his insistent lobbying that kept the case alive. Without his help, not only would this book not have been written, there would have been no prosecution. Whatever someone’s feeling on the verdict, there was more than enough to indict, and a grand jury should have done its job and heard the charges twenty-seven years ago.

Claudia Vercellotti opened her mind and her heart. She is a wonderful advocate for those who claim clerical abuse. Michael Price offered his expertise on Satanism. Many thanks to Mark Reiter, a splendid reporter in the great American tradition. And James Wolfe for the vetting and the line.

Appendix Would You Make the Jury?

This is the juror questionnaire that every prospective juror in the Pahl homicide case had to fill out before being seated for the voir dire.

COURT STAFF ONLY:

JUROR #

Hearing requested yes–no

JUROR QUESTIONNAIRE

STATE OF OHIO V. GERALD ROBINSON

Please answer the following questions fully and truthfully to the best of your ability. If necessary, use the back of a page to complete your answer. Please indicate the question number. Please note that the sole purpose of this questionnaire is to help the Court and the lawyers select a fair and impartial jury.

Answer all the questions to the best of your ability. Pursuant to a Ohio Supreme Court decision: State ex ref Beacon Journal v. Bond, 98 Ohio St. 3d 146, Except for your telephone number, all information on this form may be publicly disclosed. If you believe your privacy interests will be hurt by answering any of the following questions, you may leave the response blank and, once you are in the courtroom, ask for a hearing to state your reasons for leaving the answer(s) blank.

The hearing will be held is the Judge’s office, on the record, with the court reporter and counsel present. The judge may require you to answer the question(s).

Full Name:
Place of Birth:
Race:
In what community do you live?
Marital status? Single _ Married _ Widower_
How many years of education have you had?
Beginning with High School, please list every school you have attended, degrees you have received, if any, your major study, and the years attended:
Have you ever served in the military? If yes, please indicate the branch, years of service, rank attained, and whether you enlisted or were drafted and the nature of your discharge:
Are you currently employed? If so, where and how long have you been with this employer?

and please give your job title and a brief job description.

10. If you are married, what is your spouse’s occupation?
11. List the name and occupation of any adult children within the family.
12. What is your religion?
13. Are you a member of a church? If yes, what is the name of your church?
14. Have you developed any opinions and/or bias on the sexual molestation charges and/or convictions within religiou(s)?
15. Have you ever worked in a law enforcement or security field? If yes, please describe the dates you were employed.
16. Do you have any close friends or close relatives who have ever been employed in any aspect of law enforcement or security? If so, identify the person and relationship to you.
17. Have you or any member of your family ever been convicted of a crime? If yes, please explain.
18. Have you or any close relatives or close friends ever been the victim of a crime? If so, state who, what happened, and when?
19. Have you ever been previously called for jury duty? If so, state what Court and when.

(Please indicate whether you served as a juror or an alternate, and whether you deliberated to a verdict.)

20. Have you ever served on a Grand Jury? If so please indicate what Court and the dates of your service.
21. What newspapers do you read?
22. What magazines do you read?
23. What television programs do you like to watch?
24. What do you do in your spare time (hobbies, leisure time)?
25. Is there any reason, such as health problems, handicap, family concerns, economic or job related concerns, that might impair your ability to serve as a juror in this case? Yes No

If yes, please explain:

26. Would you characterize yourself as a leader or follower?
27. In your opinion, who is (was) the greatest American to ever live? Why?
28. In your opinion, who do you most admire? Why?
29. Do you have any concerns or strong opinions about the Roman Catholic Church or members of the Roman Catholic clergy?

PLEASE SIGN HERE:

I do solemnly swear/affirm that the answers to the foregoing questions are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief:

(Signature) (Date)

About the Author

For his book
The Historical Atlas of American Crime
(Facts on File), Mr. Rosen won the
Library Journal
“Best Reference Source 2005” award. The award cited it as a “pioneering resource” in which Mr. Rosen “describes how geography, population shift, and new methods of commerce, transportation, and weapons technology have impacted crime” from 1592 to the present.

A former
New York Times
columnist, Mr. Rosen received the personal assistance of President Jimmy Carter for his true crime book
Did They Really Do It?
(Avalon, 2005). He is the author of many works of true crime, including the classic
Lobster Boy
. In that case it was Mr. Rosen’s detective work that led to the conviction of the killer.

Mr. Rosen’s 2004 memoir/popular history,
Cremation in America
(Prometheus), also garnered rave reviews. He can be reached at www.fredrosen.com.

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Copyright

WHEN SATAN WORE A CROSS
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