"Juveniles and young adults who've established a violent pattern of behavior must be seen as the danger to society they are...to protect potential future victims. And once a crime is committed, everyone in the criminal justice system ...needs to look carefully at the behavior of the offender. What is the real likelihood this could happen again? Sometimes good common sense can be an invaluable commodity, even if it seems at times to be inconvenient." -John Douglas FBI Profiler

Knowing full well the dangerousness of a convicted rapist who had been denied parole five times, but had to be released back into society after serving ten years of a 20 year sentence, The Kansas Department of Corrections chose not to inform anyone of the potential dangerousness. Instead, they chose...SILENCE

Knowing full well that the waitresses at a family restaurant were in danger because this convicted rapist was also employed there, the assigned parole officer decided not to follow his duty to warn of third party risks. Instead, he chose...SILENCE

Knowing of behavior patterns that demonstrated violence and dangerousness to others, the assigned parole officer felt employment of a sex offender should be given priority over public safety. And, once again, he chose...SILENCE

The Mental Health "professional" who accepted the convicted rapist as a client as long as there would be no discussion of his sexual problems. Even the psychologist chose...SILENCE

The restaurant owner, aware of false information on an application, and even after observing antisocial behavior, decided to rent an apartment to the rapist and maintain his employment instead of firing him. Rather than demonstrate concern for his other employees and his clientele, the restuarant owner chose...SILENCE

Just five months after being released to the custody of the Kansas Department of Corrections, this sex offender raped again. But the rape victim, for whatever reason, chose not to report the crime. Instead, she chose...SILENCE

Because of these intentional choices to evoke SILENCE...
Stephanie Rene Schmidt was raped and murdered by a paroled rapist just two days before her 20th birthday, July 4, 1993. After this "stealth" rapist led authorities to Stephanie's body, 27 days later, Stephanie's parents refused to allow the silence to remain. Instead, they have chosen to...