Timeline

[christine2448]

Short version of a time line:
April 1, 1971 Rose ran away, she was found and release to mother's custody (Flint, MI)
April 2, 1971 Court Date (Flint, MI)
April 21, 1971 Rose was assigned a parole officer (Lois Sullivan)
Sent to Jackson Juvenile facility
Sept. (?) 1972, at the age of 15, she was sent to Synanon Foundation in Oakland, CA by order of the Flint MI court
Oct 15, 1972 First letter from the Synanon
Nov 17, 1972 Second letter from the Synanon
Dec 15, 1972 Third letter - She indicated that she had ran away from the Synanon
Dec 23, 1972 Wrote Fourth letter - Her 16th Birthday
Jan ?, 1973 Sent a post card to her step mother.
Feb 3, 1973 Mailed fourth letter - "Sorry but I just got a stamp!", she wrote.
Jan 4th 1974 Petition to the court of Michigan was granted to drop all charges, she was 17
(This petition stated that Rose was present at the hearing...but one one had seen or heard from her since her last letter in 73. Was she in Flint or was this a coverup by the court???)

[christine2448]

03-26-2006, 12:30 PM
HeartofTexas





She visited a ranch in Tomales Bay. She describes the place as beautiful and peaceful. She also called it a Boot Camp. She was interviewed to be sent to live there but only wanted to visit. She lived at the Center.

Rose and a girl named Ruth were the youngest ones in Oct 15, 1972. They visited the ranch together.

Fall of 1972. William "Buckwheat" Thomas from the Little Rascals visited the Center. She makes reference to this in another letter. Buckwheat dedicated most of his life to help kids on drugs around the CA area.

[Shadow205]

You know Chirstine, there is something that has been bugging me for a long time. We have seen reference made to Rose & "Ruth" being the youngest memebers at Synanon more than once. The people who have provided information about Synanon never remember them. That just doesn't set well with me. Being the youngest females there would definitely stand out so why doesn't anyone remember Rose? I also wish that we could find out more about Ruth, Why was she there? Did her and Rose runaway together? Did they keep in touch with each other? Somebody should know who this "Ruth" is.

[christine2448]

You know Chirstine, there is something that has been bugging me for a long time. We have seen reference made to Rose & "Ruth" being the youngest memebers at Synanon more than once. The people who have provided information about Synanon never remember them. That just doesn't set well with me. Being the youngest females there would definitely stand out so why doesn't anyone remember Rose? I also wish that we could find out more about Ruth, Why was she there? Did her and Rose runaway together? Did they keep in touch with each other? Somebody should know who this "Ruth" is.

GMTA...I was thinking earlier, how could they have been the 'youngest' members??? We have seen many pictures of children there, what am I not understanding?