Hey folks, I joined totally only because of Jennifer. I did not know her, but I heard about the case several years ago after I worked trimming on a farm in Willow Creek, within a mile or so of where she last lived. She is only two years older than me, and my brother was WAY big into the scene up there, working on pot farms, etc, back then. We were all a part of the early 90s NOR CAL culture back then, being young and wanting to be hippies. I never did trimming in my twenties... But my brother did. In my early 40s, however, I did my first rek up there to do trimming because the money was REALLY good, and I desperately needed it. There is ZERO doubt in my mind that it was a POT FARM she is talking about in her note. ZERO doubt. Thats pretty much ALL there is up there. For miles, thats ALL that goes on. Pot farming. And the trimmers can make A LOT of money, free and clear. CASH. And there is a KNOWING we all have, being raised in nor cal and being close to that scene... a knowing that the police up there ALLOW a lot of stuff to go on. They absolutely do look the other way about a lot of criminal activity, for several different reasons. I can tell you two reasons right off the bat: EVERYONE is connected to the pot farm industry up there, and the place is like THE WILD WEST. The GROWERS make their own rules, The GROWERS are the TRUE rule of law up there, and it is DEADLY to cross them. Even for cops. There is also MONEY involved. The pot industry up there is completely steeped into EVERYONES lives. Brothers, sisters, fathers, etc. Even one politicians SON, was arrested recently for drugging and raping female trimmers... workers on his pot farm. A POLITICIANS SON. But its SO deeply liberal that its a bit "through the looking glass" up there in the strange ways people think. They like to believe that POT growing is peaceful and not a threat. But its actually got one of the most sinister underbellies Ive ever encountered. And they all KNOW that. Its really weird energy up there. Anyway, from someone who does know a lot about the mentality of the young hippies up there, and the "culture"... Jennifers note doesnt sound suspicious to me at all. These people are VERY into freedom and living without too many ties. Her note sounds EXACTLY right for that culture. And even up there, they are HUSHED, even with eachother, about the POT FARM business. Everyone is super careful about how they talk about it. You are considered uncool if you are NOT careful about how you speak when it comes to "farm work". The housemates also do not at all strike me as suspicious. Mingo was going travelling, or was on a long season at a pot farm. Or was about to go to do a long gig (months of work) at a pot farm. Most likely. But either way, they traveled a lot in those circles and didnt hold one another down, and giving one another a strict rundown of what each person is doing in their daily lives is NOT TYPICAL with those crowds. At all. Another thing you can assume with confidence is that they were all totally STONED, in fact, its likely they were stoned almost 24/7. Thats how it is up there. Especially with them being so young and fresh and NEW to an area where marijuana (not to mention also magic mushrooms, and other hallucinogens) are in EASY access and huge supply. All of these things factor in. Tro committing sucide doesnt suprise me either, with that crowd, as they age, many do not make it out of that culture with a stable head on their shoulders. Lots of hallucinogentics, lots of drugs around them, can turn a fun hippie youthful summer into a a rocky road into adulthood which just gets worse and worse, and they never "grow up". They tturn to harder drugs as the years get tougher on them, etc. I do not think, personally, that Tro was connected, but he may have had information.... we will never know. I think, more and more, that it was Ernest Christie who did this. But I just wanted to at least give an insiders look at what that place is REALLY like. I will never do pot trimming again... Ever. I never want to be connected to the underbelly of that place again. Its a beautiful, and yet seriously creepy and sinister place. You can feel something truly foul up there. I left quickly one day, after sticking it out two weeks... I answered an ad for a ride out, and the woman that drove me back to SF was a sex worker, hired to live on a farm as the "entertainment". Shed been doing it every fall for many years. She was sweet enough, but I could tell she had seen some truly awful things, and I knew that it was a very seedy enviornment that she was a part of. The young people, like Jennifer, just think its all very amazing and exciting. They are NOT the seedy element, and it takes some of them years to really SEE IT FOR WHAT IT IS. I found out about Jennifer after researching that place, upon returning from my own creepy stay in Willow Creek. I couldnt shake the feeling that the place had some sort of "evil" in it, and I dont even BELIEVE in evil, usually. Hope Ive painted a better working picture and given a good working context for you to better do your "sleuthing.". A
