I graduated High School with Steven. We were the Wildcats from Ukiah High School. He was tall and skinny and loved to play basketball. He was a great player on the HS team. I also went to Junior High School with him as well, Redwood Valley Jr High. That is where I heard of his dad, who was the speaker at our Junior High School graduation. Even then, there were whispers of bad things at the compound they had in Redwood Valley, CA,. I just feel so sorry for Steven he was a good kid back then.
Yes, it "just so happened" that the sons were all out of town, wasn't that convenient. This had been planned for months, if not years. There is a letter written to JJ from one of his nurses. She tells how they can kill the followers with slitting their throats and blindfold them where they won't know what's coming. Also letters that detail the poison and how to administer it.They wanted to do the ppl who would run first, etc..they knew what they were doing a long time before