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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Who was Vance Rodriguez, Vance John Rodriguez the once unknown hiker Mostly Harmless? by Mary Cummins

Vance Rodriguez, Vance John Rodriguez, family, mother, father, Lafayette, Louisiana, Mostly Harmless, hiker, unknown, Mary Cummins, Gaudet, Joseph, Lawrence, Ethel, Laura, DNA, ancestry, heritage, suicide attempt, computer, IT, New York, Florida, anonymous

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Last year I got sucked into the story of the unknown hiker who died in his tent on the trail in Florida in 2018. Earlier today I heard that they now know his name. The hiker formerly known as "Mostly Harmless" is actually Vance John Rodriguez born in 1976 in Lafayette, Louisiana. While I read both stories I still wanted to know more about this mysterious person so I did some research.

Vance John Rodriguez was born February 25, 1976 in Lafayette, Louisiana. He has a twin sister named Vicki Ann Rodriguez and an older brother Larry Joseph Rodriguez. Both of his siblings are married. His parents are Lawrence Joseph Rodriguez and Ethel Rose Gaudet both born and living in Louisiana. I went back five generations and the entire family is from Louisiana. The farther back you go the more French the names become. For instance "Hoover" became "Oubre." The English sounding names were Anglicized from French. I went back to the 1700's.

Below is the obituary of his paternal grandfather Albert Rodriguez who died recently. His paternal grandmother is still alive.

"Albert Rodriguez. A native of St. Martinville and longtime resident of Cade, Albert was born on January 13, 1926 to Joseph Adam Rodriguez and Stella Bonin Rodriguez. Albert honorably served his country in the United States Navy. He married the love of his life, Laura Mae Louviere, on May 14, 1947, a union that lasted 73 years. He worked as Assistant Chief Engineer at Iberia Sugar Cooperative for 45 years. Following his retirement in 1992, he enjoyed gardening, fixing things around the house, monitoring his rain gauge, and tending to his perfectly manicured lawn. His greatest joy was spending time with his wife, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. A firm believer in hard work and providing a good life for his family, he was proud to instill these virtues in his children and grandchildren. In his words, “I might have told you this already, but I’m going to tell you again…”

He is survived by his wife, Laura Louviere Rodriguez; three sons, Mike (Vicky C.) Rodriguez, Lawrence (Ethel G.) Rodriguez and Sherman J (Susan B.) Rodriguez; daughter, Linda Rodriguez (Douglas) Landry; grandchildren, Larry J Rodriguez, Vance J Rodriguez, Steven J Rodriguez, Vicki R Derouen, Tiffany R Gauthier, Renee' Landry Ortego and Breigh V. Rodriguez; great grandchildren, Alaina Rodriguez, Katherine "Katie" Derouen, Laura Derouen, Olivia Gauthier, Sarah Gauthier, Evan Rodriguez and Tevin L. Ortego; one great grandson on the way, Breck Ry Ortego; brother, Allen Rodriguez; two sisters-in-law, Mary Lou Louviere Broussard and Judy Louviere Berard.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Adam and Stella Bonin Rodriguez; sister, Edith Rodriguez Boutte; brother, Alton Rodriguez; and a great grandson, Ryzer J Ortego."

Below is the obituary of his maternal grandfather Joseph Gaudet. His maternal grandmother is dead but her obituary is identical to this one with a few changes that you can see in the above tree.

"Joseph Gaudet Sr. Funeral services were held Morday, March 3, at St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church for Joseph Gaudet Sr., 92, who died Saturday, March 1, 1997 in a Lafayette hospital. Burial followed in St. Michael Cemetery. Mr. Gaudet was a member of St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Leila Berthelot Gaudet; five sons, Clifton Gaudet and Dennis Gaudet, both of St. Martinville, Louis Gaudet of Moss Bluff, Raymond Gaudet of Loreauville and Joseph Gaudet Jr. of Broussard; six daughters, Hilda Gaudet. Mrs. Billy (Lillian) Fontenot and Mrs. Lawrence (Ethel) Rodriguez, all of Lafayette, Mrs. Robert (Jenny) Bateman of Houma; Shirley Hernandez of San Antonio, Texas, and Mrs. Allen (Joyce) Gondron of Loreauville; a sister, Amelie Trosclair of Loreauville; 26 grandchildren and 22 greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother and eight sisters. Evangeline Funeral Home of St. Martinville was in charge of arrangements."

Researching newspapers.com shows that he received awards for excellence in school and received a partial scholarship to go to college. The previous two articles linked above go into more detail of his early life and life on the trail. Based on everything I've read his family seems like a typical normal caring family that worked, went to church and were very involved in the community. Vance clearly had some personal issues and demons. Too bad he could never recover enough to rejoin society in a healthy successful manner.

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Friday, June 2, 2017

Albert Torres of LA Salsa Fest obituary, June 14, 1956 - May 25, 2017 - Mary Cummins, Los Angeles, California

Albert Torres, LA Salsa Fest, obituary, 1956, 2017, died, death, funeral, grave, burial, mary cummins, los angeles, california, salsa, debbie torres, michael torres-velez, maya torres, wife, brother, sister, daughters, children, luis velez

Torres grew up between New York and Puerto Rico. Torres got his first break working on the set of the Mambo Kings, 1991, teaching Antonio Banderos how to Salsa. As a Hollywood choreographer, he would instruct actors such as Vanessa Williams, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Mathau in two of America’s most romantic films, Dance With Me (1993) and Out to Sea (1998). Everywhere there was Salsa, Torres seemed to be there. Albert Torres began producing dance and competition events in 1999.Torres was the creator of the Los Angeles Salsa Congress. He who brought to Los Angeles some of the most important names in Latin music such as Fania All-Stars, El Gran Combo, Oscar D'Leon, El Canario and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, among others. He became the most influential salsa promoter in the United States. His untimely death came days before his 19th Annual LA Salsa Fest. The Festival celebrated the diversity of Afro/Latino rhythms and the unmistakable legacy it had brought to the world. The freedom of the dance and its unifying powers is what drove Torres to do what he did. And he did it well traveling to as many as 48 countries a year throwing conferences, contests, revolving around Salsa performances around the world. He had been sick for the last year. He became very ill May 22 and passed away on May 25, 2017 at the age of 60 in the hospital. He is survived by his mother Luisa Velez, sister Debbie, brother Michael Torres-Velez, ex-wife Maya, daughters, relatives and many friends.

Albert's mother, sister and brother came to LA for Salsa Fest. They were by his side in the end. Torres had been struggling with his health during the World Latin Dance Cup in 2016 in Miami. He was bed-ridden taking a break because of pain. He had a kidney infection. His doctor told him it's a matter of eating healthy and reducing stress. He was a workaholic.

By some accounts Albert was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, USA. By others he was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Lino Padron Rivera high school in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. He also attended UCLA. He was the founder and CEO of Albert Torres Productions.

Per November 22, 1998 LA Times articles he grew up in Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. He never met his father who vanished into a heroin addiction. His mother remarried and they moved to North Carolina. The marriage lasted a year then Albert's mother moved back to Puerto Rico. He ultimately left Puerto Rico and moved to San Francisco in the '80's. He ended up selling drugs and boozing. Finally in 1985 he stopped drinking after joining AA. In 1994 he was working as the intake coordinator at the Exodus Drug and Rehabilitation Center at the Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital in Marina del Rey, California. He rekindled his love of Salsa and ended up on the set of 1992 "Mambo Kings." Then he blew it because of a gambling habit. He embezzled $32,000 from the center and was caught in 1994. He pled guilty in exchange for probation and community service. He ended up cleaning Venice beaches and promoting Salsa.

Below are some good articles about Albert and his life. There are some great articles in 1998, 2002 but I can't link them unless I use newspapers.com then only subscribers can read them. I added links. You can at least get a free preview.

Finding Salvation in Salsa; Albert Torres has been moved by the rhythms of the music since childhood. After hitting bottom as an adult, he has rebuilt his life with dance.
Mitchell, John L; Los Angeles Times; Nov 22, 1998; p. 1

Clubs; The Southland's King of Salsa; Seemingly ubiquitous promoter Albert Torres won't rest until everybody's up and dancing.
Lechner, Ernesto; Los Angeles Times; May 17, 2001; p. F.44

CULTURE MIX; Salsa's rhythm won't be stopped; The genre's popularity might have declined, but the Salsa Congress is dancing once again.
Gurza, Agustin; Los Angeles Times; May 31, 2008; p. E.1

Feeding an Appetite for Salsa; Promoter relishes bringing to the Valley the hot Latin dance music that turned his life around.
Lechner, Ernesto; Los Angeles Times; Nov 5, 1998; p. 40

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-culture31-2008may31-story.html

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-salsa-congress-20130522-story.html

Here is a 2001 interview with Albert and his wife Maya. Maya is also a dancer and multilingual.

Birth: Jun. 14, 1956
Brooklyn
Kings County (Brooklyn)
New York, USA
Death: May 25, 2017
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California, USA

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Thursday, May 18, 2017

Who is Nolan Bruder, Nolan Matthew Bruder who allegedly raped his 16 year sister? Biography, family, history

Nolan Bruder, Nolan Matthew Bruder, rape, incest, sister, drugged victim, del norte, county, california

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09/12/2017 Nolan Bruder released from jail.

9/12/2017

This e-mail is to inform you that NOLAN BRUDER has been released from custody as of 9/12/2017. The reason for this release is: Sentence served. As a result, you will no longer receive email notifications concerning this offender under your current registration with VINE. If you have any concerns about your immediate safety, contact your local law enforcement agency, or if you have an emergency, call 911.

06/08/2017 I found the legal docs. They're here.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxE8KfVPjYF4MWhVaDJNcUVUWWM/view?usp=sharing

The entire family supports Nolan and not the victim! Even his Pastor wrote him a letter of recommendation. All of his family members support Nolan. In fact they state Nolan had a sexual relationship with an older woman when he was 14. Everyone said that negatively affected him. Why doesn't the family care about the victim? The parents even blame the victim for what happened! I did not highlight the document but I agree with the highlights. It sounds like the family blamed the victim and made her feel guilty for reporting it. That's why she supported her brother not going to jail. Very odd.

Heavy got some text and photos from his FB page here.

http://heavy.com/news/2017/05/nolan-bruder-crescent-city-rape-sister-judge-william-h-follett-facebook-photos-brock-turner/

05/19/2017 He was arrested and was in jail less than a day. He will be out next year.

I just did the math. He was arrested 10/20/2016. He was in jail until he was found guilty 05/17/2017. He was immediately rejailed to serve his 240 days which I believe include time served. That means he'll be out by June 13, 2017. That would be less than a month in jail. I realize he's already been in jail about 210 days. Maybe it doesn't include time served? Turns out he had a $100,000 bail. He will serve 240 days from 05/17/2017 minus any days he spent in jail.

He was arrested yesterday and now is in Del Norte County Sheriff Jail. http://ois.dnco.org/

Nolan Bruder, Nolan Matthew Bruder, rape, incest, sister, drugged, intoxicated, california, guilty

Mugshots.com ID: 146059642
Age: 19
Sex: MALE
Weight: 160 lb (73 kg)
Eyes: BROWN
Hair: BROWN
Height: 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
Arresting Agency: DEL NORTE COUNTY SHERIFF`S OFFICE
Arrest Date: 10/20/2016
Booking Date: 10/20/2016
Release Date: 10/20/2016
Inmate ID: 9806
Bail: $100,000.00
Charges:
Violations Code Description
261 (A)(3) PC RAPE OF DRUGGED VICTIM
261 .5(C) PC UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE W/MINOR:MORE THAN 3 YRS YOUNGER
285 PC INCEST

Offender Name: BRUDER, NOLAN MATTHEW
Custody Status: In Custody
Age: 20
Location: Del Norte County Sheriff's Office
Race: White
Contact Facility: Del Norte County Sheriff's Office
Request a Registration for Notification of Status Changes
Less Info
CDCR/Offender ID: 93876
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: 12/05/1996
Additional Information:

A man was sentenced on Wednesday, May 17 to the low term of three years, with all but 240 days suspended in favor of a grant of probation for rape of an intoxicated person, according to the Del Norte District Attorney’s Office. This sentencing is a decision that Del Norte District Attorney, Dale P. Trigg said he "could not disagree more with."

The DA said the man, 20-year-old Nolan Bruder, pleaded guilty earlier this month to the charge that he gave his 16-year-old sister high potency marijuana also known as “dabs” to smoke after she repeatedly resisted his sexual advances, until she reached the point of no longer recognizing him as her brother.

According to Trigg, Judge Follett said he believed the stigma of this conviction along with mandatory sex offender registration requirements would sufficiently deter Bruder and others in the community.

But Trigg was in disagreement.

“I could not disagree more,” Trigg said. “The message that this sends to our community is that sexual predators who get their juvenile siblings stoned enough can have sex with them without any meaningful consequence. That is not the message I want to send to our community,”

The DA said Judge Follett noted that the victim in this case took her own clothes off and was not unconscious. He also questioned whether there was sufficient evidence for a jury to convict Bruder, even with a video-taped confession Burder had given, admitting to the crime.

However, at the sentencing hearing, Deputy District Attorney Annamarie Padilla argued that Judge Follett should follow the Probation Department’s recommendation to send Bruder to state prison for six years, according to the DA.

The DA said that in the wake of the case involving Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, the legislature changed the law to make such crimes ineligible for probation. Turner was a Stanford University athlete who spent three months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman.

The DA’s office said Bruder benefited from the fact that the crimes pre-dated the change in the law, allowing Judge Follett to grant him probation.

But Trigg said Bruder’s crime is worse than Turner’s.

“In a lot of ways, this case is more egregious than Brock Turner,” Trigg said. “This defendant took advantage of a position of trust as this victim’s big brother. He knew she didn’t want to have sex with him. She told him that repeatedly. So he got her stoned on dabs he gave her until she didn’t even recognize him in order get what he wanted.”

Nolan's father is Matthew Robert Bruder born in Humboldt, California in 1965. His mother is Risa Renee Huchtmei Lowder born in 1962 in North Carolina. They married in Oregon in 1988. I won't mention his siblings of course. He was obviously still living at home.

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Monday, February 23, 2015

Ben Woolf "Meep" of "American Horror Story: Freak Show" passes away from head injury - Mary Cummins

Ben Woolf, Benjamin Woolf, meep, american horror story freak show, obituary, los angeles, actor

Ben Woolf who played the part of "Meep" in "American Horror Story: Freak Show" television series succumbed to head injuries from an accident last week in Hollywood. Born Benjamin Eric Woolf September 15, 1980 in Fairfield, Iowa died February 23, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

Ben suffered from pituitary dwarfism also called growth hormone deficiency. He studied early childhood development in Santa Barbara and was a pre-school teacher.

He is survived by his mother Marcy P Woolf Luikart, stepfather Ralph Luikart, sister Kathryn Woolf and his dog Lisa all of Santa Barbara, California.

January 28, 2015

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