From: Pauline Trahan
To: CommitteeForJustice@hotmail.com  
Subject: wrongly accused or wrongly convicted? 
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 08:38:01 -0600 


I'm sorry it had to happen to you, Ms Billiot, but what you need to
realize is that all the evidence was pointing to your son.  I really do
feel for you but think of how his wife,Tammy, and her two sons feel.  At
least you get to see your son again, but Tammy won't see her beloved
husband and his two sons will never see their daddy again.  What sickens
me the most is the people who say that it's the DA's and the Sheriffs
Office fault because he was railroaded.  Maybe the evidence was shaky,
but just an accusation will not send your son to prison for life,  its
the jury of his peers that convicts him that will send your son to
prison for life.  To answer your question about why he turned himself
in,  he did that so it would look like he didn't kill the deputy.  I
have to hand it to you,  he's a smart kid.  He knows his way around the
law.  And if his statement he gave to the Sheriffs Office was right then
that sickens me even more.  How could anyone turn around to see someone
die without helping him even if it were his enemy?  Even so, if he is
innocent of First Degree Murder he would have at least gotten
manslaughter because of the law of if a police officer dies while in
pursuit then it would be manslaughter.  He would have faced alot of jail
time anyhow.  You could keep trying but I don't think it will work.
Another thing you have to think about is the many men and women that
worked with Dy Theriot that will never see his face again.  I know for a
fact that the closeness of the deputies is astounding due to the fact
that they are each other's life line.  Its like a brotherhood within.  I
just think that if it were your son that was the deputy you would think
differently.  JUSTICE HAS ALREADY BEEN SERVED.