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SeriouslySearching
01-11-2008, 03:00 AM
Hilton worked for Tabor's siding company off and on for 10 years. He reportedly lived onsite during this time span for approximately 7 years.
Tabor was identified as the person Hilton called from the Huddle House restaurant on Thursday, presumably while Meredith was still in his vehicle outside.
I found a couple of discrepancies already in the reports of Hilton's job with Tabor. Tabor also reportedly called LE as soon as he heard of Meredith and gave them information on Hilton. Why? Why would a man who allowed him to live on property, work for him for ten years, and work around the public instantly feel that Hilton could in any way be related to this missing 24 year old woman?
MeoW333
01-11-2008, 03:44 AM
Hilton worked for Tabor's siding company off and on for 10 years. He reportedly lived onsite during this time span for approximately 7 years.
Tabor was identified as the person Hilton called from the Huddle House restaurant on Thursday, presumably while Meredith was still in his vehicle outside.
I found a couple of discrepancies already in the reports of Hilton's job with Tabor. Tabor also reportedly called LE as soon as he heard of Meredith and gave them information on Hilton. Why? Why would a man who allowed him to live on property, work for him for ten years, and work around the public instantly feel that Hilton could in any way be related to this missing 24 year old woman?
Hilton must have showing some serious sign, SS, awesome find!! I hope we find out what they were..
MeoW333
01-11-2008, 04:04 AM
Tabor must know more!! That sounds fishy to me!!
If he called the police as soon as Meredith was missing and told them about Hilton?
Tabor needs to be asked: Why would you let anyone who you think is possible of such a terrble thing, live in your property? work for you? How do you trust someone like that?
Most of us would never let anyone live near us if we had any slight small suspicion that they were capable of such a thing.
Did he know GMH well enough to trust him to live on his property and that he wouldn't kill him?
SeriouslySearching
01-11-2008, 04:14 AM
Around 1997 he answered a help wanted ad for Insulated Wall Systems, said Tabor, the company's owner. For the next 10 years Hilton worked "on and off" to help the siding company market its services.
"He didn't have any contact with customers," added Tabor. "He kind of worked by himself."
http://www.ajc.com/shared-gen/content/shared-gen/ap/National/Missing_Hiker.html?cxntlid=inform
SuzQ posted:
A customer who wasn't happy with his siding job with Insulated Wall Sytems posted this comment at Zimbio.
http://www.zimbio.com/Gary+Michael+H...ilton+Meredith
You ask the question, why does this person know so much about this person Gary Michael Hilton and his relationship with the Tabor's?
Answer: Because I am one of the customers whose home John Tabor sent this man Gary Michael Hilton into to do work! I am also the person who told the Union County Sheriff Friday morning, where to look for Hilton in Dekalb. I took the photograph of Hilton's van showing the license plate at the house where Insulated Wall Systems runs its business out of. I sat in a chair across from the desk of Barbara S. at Bob Woods Real Estate Office where she told me the story of the crazy man who lived next door and whom I should be careful of. I know the Tabor's, a husband and wife lawyer team, have already tried to hide what they know of "Mack" Hilton under oath in a lawsuit involving that work on my home that has been going on since 2004.
SeriouslySearching
01-11-2008, 04:21 AM
"He could be very friendly, and he could be very unfriendly," said his former boss, John Tabor. "It just depended on what day it was."
~snip~
Tabor, Hilton's former boss, said he's the person that Hilton called. He would not discuss the details of his conversation, but hours later authorities arrived at the restaurant looking for Hilton.
http://www.ajc.com/shared-gen/content/shared-gen/ap/National/Missing_Hiker.html?cxntlid=inform
SuziQ
01-11-2008, 04:31 AM
SS, thanks for posting my quote. It was the first thing I thought of when I read Mr. Tabor's comments about Hilton not having contact with customers.
In the same ajc.com article, Mr Tabor says they had a falling out last year. I wonder what kind of falling out and when did it happen. IMO, Hilton lost his job of ten years, and roof over his head, resulting in him telling the Baton Buying Barbara a couple of months ago, that he was going to go live in the woods. That's a pretty big upset for even a transient like Hilton and could have driven him from a possible serial Killer to a spree killer.
ETA: The ten years Hilton lived and worked at Insulated Wall Sytems seems to be the most stable and consistent part of Hiltons entire life. Losing that had to have pissed Hilton off big time. For the first time in ten years he really was homeless and jobless.
Pharlap
01-11-2008, 04:39 AM
Probably was doing this all along.
Have a hunch, might be other killings in other states years ago.
Follow where he lived before the last 10 years...
SeriouslySearching
01-11-2008, 05:42 AM
I find it unusual that an Attorney would make such a statement if he were involved in a lawsuit involving Hilton and this person. However, maybe it was always his contention in the lawsuit that Hilton never had contact with the public. Maybe we need to try to find a copy of the lawsuit so we can read it for ourselves. It would be under "find this name" VS. John and (wife's name, if she is a partner) Tabor DBA as Insulated Wall Systems, 4169 Clairmont Rd. Chamblee, GA 30341. The person said it was from 2004.
DeltaDawn
01-11-2008, 09:56 AM
Tabor must know more!! That sounds fishy to me!!
If he called the police as soon as Meredith was missing and told them about Hilton?
Tabor needs to be asked: Why would you let anyone who you think is possible of such a terrble thing, live in your property? work for you? How do you trust someone like that?
Most of us would never let anyone live near us if we had any slight small suspicion that they were capable of such a thing.
Did he know GMH well enough to trust him to live on his property and that he wouldn't kill him?
I am thinking almost as soon as Meredith went missing they gave a description of Hilton supplied by the retired LE and others on the hiking trail.
Tabor would have known with the dog and the description given of Hilton and the van that this person was Hilton. I think he cooperated with LE from the beginning. I don't think he had anyway of knowing that Hilton would be turn out to be a possible serial killer or even killer for that matter..just that he was alittle unhinged and this is someone Tabor was trying to help. Again this is just MHO.
skullaria
01-11-2008, 10:15 AM
If it WAS the guy that I ran into - then he was possibly very easy to get along with MEN but could go off on a woman in a heartbeat.
It suprises me how even my own husband - a good ol' Jawja man - will tolerate a sexist attitude in another man.
I could not figure out why the guy at the airport didn't call the cops when that guy chased me out to my car and then got another person....just my impression - but he was a craggy man's man but even the guys knew he was crazy and shrugged it off with a 'oh that's just him, he's harmless.' If he had hit me, I'd have called the cops, but he just verbally abused the crap outta me. Maybe people thought that was as bad as he got...you know, like disrespectful is not right but it is ok.
I dunno. That is interesting to think about.
SuziQ
01-11-2008, 11:07 AM
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2008/01/10/hilton0111.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab
(snip)
The first time she met subcontractor Gary Michael Hilton, Robyn McKinney said he made her uneasy.
"He was a crazy man," said McKinney, who, along with her husband, hired Insulated Wall Systems to do some work on their Snellville home in 2004. "He had rotted teeth. He acted and talked really strange."
Pharlap
01-11-2008, 11:29 AM
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2008/01/10/hilton0111.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab
(snip)
The first time she met subcontractor Gary Michael Hilton, Robyn McKinney said he made her uneasy.
"He was a crazy man," said McKinney, who, along with her husband, hired Insulated Wall Systems to do some work on their Snellville home in 2004. "He had rotted teeth. He acted and talked really strange."
I bet there thanking there lucky stars they are alive....
Prayers for all of his victims..
GlitchWizard
01-11-2008, 12:34 PM
.....It suprises me how even my own husband - a good ol' Jawja man - will tolerate a sexist attitude in another man. ....
I was surprised at both the racist AND sexist attitudes the Wakulla County Sherrif Dept. displayed at the women's safety class I attended shortly after Cheryl Dunlap dissappeared.
Any perpetrator that was used as an example was named something like "Tyrone", never a "Bob". The officer said things like "I know all you ladies like to have with you... what? Yes, a PURSE! and if I know you ladies, you like to have several of them in different colors, so when you change purses to match your shoes you need to remember to move your gun to the other purse." Condescending tone - like we were idiots.
Even at 15, my daughter kept looking at me like "Why are you not standing up to this?" The answer was, these guys had no clue they were being racist or sexist. They honestly were trying to help us poor helpless ladies who couldn't survive on only one handbag.
One even said he had to "get onto us ladies" for waiting until a tragedy to get advice on protecting ourselves. I guess my purple belt and my daughter's brown belt in Kenpo and our guns we have taken lessons with over the years don't count. We're helpless women against the dangerous Tyrones of the world.
*rolls eyes* I was surprised. I hope I'm always surprised at this kind of thing and it never becomes so common that I accept it.
gardenmom
01-11-2008, 12:42 PM
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2008/01/10/hilton0111.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab
(snip)
The first time she met subcontractor Gary Michael Hilton, Robyn McKinney said he made her uneasy.
"He was a crazy man," said McKinney, who, along with her husband, hired Insulated Wall Systems to do some work on their Snellville home in 2004. "He had rotted teeth. He acted and talked really strange."
Interesting article condsidering Tabor has told people that Hilton did NOT hve contact with customers. He lied.
Pharlap
01-11-2008, 12:44 PM
Interesting article condsidering Tabor has told people that Hilton did NOT hve contact with customers. He lied.
Your right......
SuziQ
01-11-2008, 02:07 PM
Interesting article condsidering Tabor has told people that Hilton did NOT hve contact with customers. He lied.
I'm going to guess that Tabor said the same thing under oath regarding his lawsuits with at least one customer. To now admit that Hilton did have contact with the customers would land Tabor in deep doo doo. Especially if he is an attorney as been speculated. I know his wife is one. Did she testify to the same thing?
In other words, this is Tabors story and he's sticking to it.
DixiePeach
01-11-2008, 04:01 PM
Gwinnett County Party/Case Search:
http://www.gwinnettcourts.com/#partycasesearch/fileid:05%2da%2d06942%2d9/qfields:8199/pcsform:1/
Dekalb County Party/Case Search:
http://www.ojs.dekalbga.org/servlet/page?_pageid=58,95&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&DCMS.CASE_ID=&DCMS.LAST_NAME=tabor&DCMS.FIRST_NAME=john&DCMS.COMPANY=&DCMS.EXACT_LAST=on&DCMS.CASE_TYPE=ALL&DCMS.CASE_STATUS=ALL&DCMS.CORT_CODE=ALL&DCMS.FROM_DATE=&DCMS.TO_DATE=&DCMS.page_no=1
Secretary of State Business Name History:
http://corp.sos.state.ga.us/corp/soskb/Corp.asp?947849 (http://corp.sos.state.ga.us/corp/soskb/Corp.asp?947849)
Interesting, IMO, that Tabor's business address was listed as Hilton's address on the arrest warrant.
Fingers crossed the links work...
SeriouslySearching
01-11-2008, 05:10 PM
Good work, Dixie! The first case looks like they were suing the McKinneys. Insulated Wall Systems is the plantiff with his wife as the Atty. I can't get into to look at the other two you posted. I was under the impression from her post that she sued them. Interesting turn.
MeoW333
01-11-2008, 05:11 PM
Interesting article condsidering Tabor has told people that Hilton did NOT hve contact with customers. He lied.
Do you think he's trying to avoid potential lawsuits or he's lying for another reason..?
DixiePeach
01-11-2008, 05:16 PM
So the case we are looking for then is Robyn McKinney vs Insulated Wall Systems or John Tabor DBA Insulated Wall Systems. Right?
Good work, Dixie! The first case looks like they were suing someone else tho. Insulated Wall Systems is the plantiff with his wife as the Atty. I can't get into to look at the other two you posted.
Yes, Mckinney, I think so...
http://journals.aol.com/rmckin2146/construction-lawsuit/
SuziQ
01-11-2008, 05:16 PM
Do you think he's trying to avoid potential lawsuits or he's lying for another reason..?
I think he's lying because he's already testified in another lawsuit that Hilton wasn't the one doing the work. If he admits now he lied, then he could be brought up on perjury charges, have the State Bar sanction him and lose his lawsuit.
SuziQ
01-11-2008, 05:18 PM
Also Tabor may not have been licensed in a way to allow for unlicensed workers to work for him. Another whammy if he admits that Hilton worked for him.
He probably also paid Hilton under the table. Now the IRS could come after Tabor for that.
SeriouslySearching
01-11-2008, 05:21 PM
Tabor has repeatedly stated Hilton only worked for him in "marketing". You could be onto something SuziQ!
Mygirlsadie
01-11-2008, 05:39 PM
I would have to let Tabor slide on past ''lies'' or whatever...At least when it came down to it he did turn Hilton in. He knew by turning Hilton in that his name would also be looked into..(look at us all here) but yet he turned him in anyway.
MCDRAW
01-11-2008, 05:49 PM
Interesting article condsidering Tabor has told people that Hilton did NOT hve contact with customers. He lied.
When he lied, he had to know that customers would come forward.
SeriouslySearching
01-11-2008, 06:05 PM
By Tabor harboring this person, it gave him years of freedom he should not have had, imo. As it is becoming known, Hilton has been roaming around killing people for a long time. I realize that Tabor didn't know anything of the murders, but he did know the character of Hilton and put him in contact with people. He knew that Hilton could fly off the handle because he mentioned it in this article.
"He could be very friendly, and he could be very unfriendly," said his former boss, John Tabor. "It just depended on what day it was." http://www.ajc.com/shared-gen/conten...cxntlid=inform (http://www.ajc.com/shared-gen/content/shared-gen/ap/National/Missing_Hiker.html?cxntlid=inform)
IMO, it's possible that his recent firing from his job and losing his place to live could have triggered this most recent string of killings. He seemed desparate for money when he talked to his previous employer and wanted his job back. Then his prev employer tells him he'll leave him some $$, so he then goes and kills his latest victim, Meredith, her usefulness to him had expired. He had another way to get $$. Tabor.
What a shame. :(
fran
I wish there was a way to know the dates of when he did or did not work for Tabor to try to figure out when he was getting a paycheck in that area working or traveling elsewhere.
s_finch
01-12-2008, 01:11 AM
Probably was doing this all along.
Have a hunch, might be other killings in other states years ago.
Follow where he lived before the last 10 years...
Follow where he's lived since his late teens and early twenties, that's the age frame when serial killers usually begin killing. Typically they lose control as they age and they begin to kill more often and make more mistakes.
Pharlap
01-12-2008, 09:04 AM
Follow where he's lived since his late teens and early twenties, that's the age frame when serial killers usually begin killing. Typically they lose control as they age and they begin to kill more often and make more mistakes.
You know with all of the blunders with cases today (the marine case for one) , can you imagine LE investigating back then? :bang:
My grandmother lived real close to john wayne gacy......
jblfelines
01-12-2008, 12:38 PM
I wonder if they are searching for any victims around where Hilton worked.
Pharlap
01-12-2008, 12:41 PM
I wonder if they are searching for any victims around where Hilton worked.
I'd try the whole USA, where ever he went.:eek:
The first thing I would do is find out if he's been in the service.
SuziQ
01-12-2008, 01:20 PM
I wonder if they are searching for any victims around where Hilton worked.
I've been wondering if any of his customers are missing or have been found dead.
SuziQ
01-12-2008, 04:52 PM
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2008/01/12/tabor_0112.html
(snip)
John Tabor said in September he filed a compliant with authorities after Hilton threatened to kill him if he didn't pay Hilton $10,000. At that point, he told Hilton he had to leave his property. "He cleared out his stuff over the next few days," Tabor said.
Pharlap
01-12-2008, 05:08 PM
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2008/01/12/tabor_0112.html
(snip)
John Tabor said in September he filed a compliant with authorities after Hilton threatened to kill him if he didn't pay Hilton $10,000. At that point, he told Hilton he had to leave his property. "He cleared out his stuff over the next few days," Tabor said.
Wonder why hilton wasn't arrested and put in the slammer then...
SuziQ
01-12-2008, 05:15 PM
Wonder why hilton wasn't arrested and put in the slammer then...
Very good question. Too bad Hilton wasn't arrested then. Because those series of events were probably his trigger that started his spree killing. IMO, he's always been a serial killer. But it greatly escalated suddenly.
DeltaDawn
01-12-2008, 05:41 PM
I am going to go out on a limb here and say that I do not believe what this lady that is involved in the lawsuit has to say. I don't think that Hilton was working at her house, he may have dropped off a flyer. But this is John Tabor suing this lady's husband for breach of contract..which basically means they didn't pay for whatever work was done on their house. This lawsuit, in my opinion, isn't just for work on their deck, they may have had more extensive work done..were not happy about the deck and so they didn't pay anything. Most business owners would have offered to take that part off the cost or make it right. I feel certain that Tabor probably did do just that.
She seems to be posting everywhere she can on the internet about this..then when you read the actual docs it is John Tabor who is the plantiff...not them. I think she is using Hilton's arrest as a ruse to not have to pay Tabor..which they never intended to do anyway, concerning the suit against them. I do not think anything she has to say is reliable because she is just using the exact wording from news accounts. She owes Tabor money for work done at her house, which I think was probably more then just a deck..business owners don't go to court for that small amount..more work then that was done..she is looking for a way to end this lawsuit. The more press she gets the more a jury will be tainted and Tabor requested a jury trial..
And where are all the other homeowners so slighted by this company and afraid of Hilton? We have not heard from anyone but her....
As a business owner, and my husband has his own business too..I know that there is more to this lady's story then meets the eye. Personally I am not believing her that Hilton did work on her house.. I believe she is trying her best to tie him into her defense and I don't think that will fly. I think they are shirking a bill they haven't paid and Tabor had no other recourse then to sue them. And it had to be more then a deck because the time and money for a lawsuit takes time and money away from your time and money spent on your business.
sweetmop
01-12-2008, 06:10 PM
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2008/01/12/tabor_0112.html
(snip)
John Tabor said in September he filed a compliant with authorities after Hilton threatened to kill him if he didn't pay Hilton $10,000. At that point, he told Hilton he had to leave his property. "He cleared out his stuff over the next few days," Tabor said.
Thank you for the link, SuziQ.
This pos monster is some kind of work, isn't he? His ex boss tells him that he can have his old job back, and that he has $800.00 waiting on him, and Hilton tells him he'll come by sometime late Friday or Saturday morning!!! Because the bastard was busy until then, wasn't he??? Busy torturing Meredith Emerson until then. He had everything all lined up and planned out, didn't he? How very cunning he was! :furious: Sick s**t!!!
Just so sad that the creep wasn't locked up in September when he threatened to kill Mr Tabor.
MeoW333
01-12-2008, 06:26 PM
I am going to go out on a limb here and say that I do not believe what this lady that is involved in the lawsuit has to say. I don't think that Hilton was working at her house, he may have dropped off a flyer. But this is John Tabor suing this lady's husband for breach of contract..which basically means they didn't pay for whatever work was done on their house. This lawsuit, in my opinion, isn't just for work on their deck, they may have had more extensive work done..were not happy about the deck and so they didn't pay anything. Most business owners would have offered to take that part off the cost or make it right. I feel certain that Tabor probably did do just that.
She seems to be posting everywhere she can on the internet about this..then when you read the actual docs it is John Tabor who is the plantiff...not them. I think she is using Hilton's arrest as a ruse to not have to pay Tabor..which they never intended to do anyway, concerning the suit against them. I do not think anything she has to say is reliable because she is just using the exact wording from news accounts. She owes Tabor money for work done at her house, which I think was probably more then just a deck..business owners don't go to court for that small amount..more work then that was done..she is looking for a way to end this lawsuit. The more press she gets the more a jury will be tainted and Tabor requested a jury trial..
And where are all the other homeowners so slighted by this company and afraid of Hilton? We have not heard from anyone but her....
As a business owner, and my husband has his own business too..I know that there is more to this lady's story then meets the eye. Personally I am not believing her that Hilton did work on her house.. I believe she is trying her best to tie him into her defense and I don't think that will fly. I think they are shirking a bill they haven't paid and Tabor had no other recourse then to sue them. And it had to be more then a deck because the time and money for a lawsuit takes time and money away from your time and money spent on your business.
That makes sense; if Tabor is a business owner, you would think he wouldn't employ a man who acts bizarre to work on his customers' homes. It's bad business that way. If there are more witnesses that come forward about Hilton actually working on their homes and not just passing out flyers..
If this has been posted already then forgive me please:
Raw video interview with John Tabor:
http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=109460&GID=tKDzOBS8dQM0qsZRe5dkWZRYs66j2t7fXsEK2S3gKHw%3D (http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=109460&GID=tKDzOBS8dQM0qsZRe5dkWZRYs66j2t7fXsEK2S3gKHw%3D )
concernedperson
01-12-2008, 08:25 PM
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2008/01/12/tabor_0112.html
(snip)
John Tabor said in September he filed a compliant with authorities after Hilton threatened to kill him if he didn't pay Hilton $10,000. At that point, he told Hilton he had to leave his property. "He cleared out his stuff over the next few days," Tabor said.
I believe this as I have experienced this same kind of dementia with a relative. It is totally off the wall and you know it and you can't decifer exactly what it means. Even still, if you called police it is your word against theirs so nothing is likely to be done. I did call police too. Nothing was ever done.
Hilton was escalating whether he had certain kind of drugs or not. His evil has nothing to do with drugs it is his demons he has always carried with him.If, if, he had been on anti-psychotic drugs it may have helped or not. This was a stressor for him when Tabor wouldn't fork over 10,000 dollars and told him to leave. Not that Tabor shouldn't have done this as this is a reasonable reaction to an absurd request.Hilton was a low functioning serial killer on a spree.
Zelda
01-12-2008, 11:44 PM
I just saw John Tabor on CNN at 7pm PT.
He impressed me as being a very sincere person and doing his best to work with LE. He told about GMH working for him for 10 years as a tele-marketer.
He told how GMH became more and more delusional in recent times. He said Hilton's dog was always with him.
Tabor said it made him sick to his stomach to find out that GMH had kidnapped a young girl who was probably still alive when GMH called Tabor to ask for money.
I was very impressed with Tabor and how he helped LE. I don't think he was operating a shady business and paying his employees under the table.
He didn't have to contact LE but he did.
gardenmom
01-13-2008, 12:44 AM
This certainly puts Tabor's behavior into perspective. He feared for his life, but was not able to get LE to listen to him. He came across as very honest and sincere. I also smell a lawsuit coming for the newspaper that ran the article.
I am not 100% sure that he is being honest about a few things. One reason I based on a few peoples mention that GMH was sent to work at various jobs and Tabor said at NO TIME was Hilton at any of the jobs. Said he was just a telemarketer and solicitor for his business. The second is just a total guess based on the way he kept looking to the side during certain answers to questions. He also made it seem like he wasnt that well aquainted with Hilton yet he had Hilton sign as witness for various items. (saw a copy of the documents on another sites comments)
SuziQ
01-13-2008, 03:04 AM
I am not 100% sure that he is being honest about a few things. One reason I based on a few peoples mention that GMH was sent to work at various jobs and Tabor said at NO TIME was Hilton at any of the jobs. Said he was just a telemarketer and solicitor for his business. The second is just a total guess based on the way he kept looking to the side during certain answers to questions. He also made it seem like he wasnt that well aquainted with Hilton yet he had Hilton sign as witness for various items. (saw a copy of the documents on another sites comments)
Yes, I saw those documents as well. They were on the Zimbio site. The accusation that Hilton did the work was from way back in 2005. No reason for the plaintiffs to lie about that. Their work was shoddy is the main issue. I saw a video where the deck is being kept by them as evidence, it's in a pile in their backyard.
John Tabor said that he testified under oath that Hilton never did contract work for him. John Tabor is an attorney, he's not ever going to admit he lied. That would have him sanctioned by the State Law Board and result in perjury charges. And he would lose the lawsuit. Then there may be an issue with having an unlicensed contractor working under you if your own license doesn't allow that. Also throw in the fact that the IRS can come after John Tabor for paying an employee under the table. John Tabor didn't "front" 10K to Hilton out of the kindness of his heart. It was for contract work that that Hilton did for him under the table.
JaxFlaGal
01-13-2008, 01:24 PM
Hi, I've been reading this community's site for about a hear, but this case has led me to my first posts both here and in comments on Mr. Huff's site. Please bear with me if I make "newbie" mistakes.
I tend to believe Tabor from his interview statements, despite having significant concerns when I first started reading about him on other forums. I saw documents posted by the family suing his business, and read one deposition that family posted. It's related to Gwinnet County Civil Case 05A-06942-9, Insulated Wall Systems Inc. vs Ron McKinney).
I do want to make a point of clarification about possible repercusions from the Georgia Bar if Tabor has lied concerning the suit/counter-suit. In the deposition dated 2/6/07 (viewable here http://tinyurl.com/2h5dak (http://tinyurl.com/2h5dak) ), Mr. Tabor states that he has a law degree but is not a member of the bar in any state. So long as he is not practicing law (and I have seen nothing to indicate that he is), I don't believe the bar wouldn't have any authority to sanction him. I'm quoting part of the deposition here (in case it's removed from the linked site).
(Q = Ron McKinney, A = John Tabor)
5 Q What was your undergraduate degree?
6 A Business administration and criminal
7 justice.
8 Q And you do have a JD, jurist doctorate?
9 A That is correct.
10 Q Are you a member of the Bar?
11 A No.
12 Q In any state?
13 A No.
(opinions are my own, and are just that)
SuziQ
01-13-2008, 03:24 PM
Thanks for the info Jax. As usual with case links, your link doesn't work. I hate when that happens with my links. Even if you factor in that Tabor is not an attorney. His admission now that GMH did work for him. Will still leave him open to perjury charges, losing his lawsuit, contrators license, and an IRS audit. Very good reasons to stick the the original story he testified to that Hilton did not do contstruction work for him.
Native New Yorker
01-15-2008, 04:05 PM
I went to the original doc, and read through the entire thing....
I have a few questions:
John Tabor is only about 45, which means that "Mack" Hilton came to work for him when he was only 35??? Pretty young to be owning your own business, though not unheard of, but it also makes me wonder if maybe this is a family business, and Hilton was really connected in some other way, perhaps hired by a father or uncle?
Also, I found some of the answers to the questions very duplicitous , as when Tabor kept insisting that the advertising postcards for his business were not "his", since Hilton had sent them....
What was Tabor's background in siding? He went to college, then law school...again, I think this is a family business, with perhaps that holding the key to how Hilton came into the picture.
Who is Robert Tabor ( mentioned in the depo)?
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