Half a century ago today, the face of Dominica’s Carnival was changed when three young men were burned alive on King George V street in the midst of hundreds of people.
Fifty years on, the matter remains unsolved and family members are still wondering why such a horrendous incident occurred.
The now defunct Dominica Herald gave the following vivid account of what happened on that fateful day:
“After a luncheon interval, when hungry merry makers darted into houses for refreshments or lolled into alley corners the celebration took on a new zest and seemed to become both gayer and louder. There was a special burst of music and fun as the Vauxhall beaten out ropes, wearing horns a nonchalant effect of holiday vagabondage still popular in the higher circles. That’s when it happened.
There was a sudden scatter of brilliance like the trick effect of a flame eating faki on stage, but the flames were very real. People scattered wildly then realized that the dancing writhing figures were burning in mortal agony. One man caught alight, another managed to strip off his flaming rags a third was ablaze! Brave hands reached out and aid the victims received painful injuries.
As a result of this ghastly tragedy Eddie Martin, young musician with a fine scholastic record died a few hours later. His two close companions Eric Shillingford who was recently married to Annette, was a Garage and Bakeries Proprietor and George James (Son of lawyer James in St.Kitts) and leader of the G.J Orchestra hovered between life and death. Reports also indicated that the tires of his car were slashed.”
They were both flown to the University College Hospital of the West Indies in Jamaica. They died a week later.
An eye-witness to the incident, Athie Martin, brother of the deceased Eddie Martin, said for him, it seems as if the incident occurred only yesterday and it has changed his world forever.
“All we heard was ‘voop!’ and three of them were just burning alive right there in front of us. I saw my brother burnt alive! I was ten yards away from him while he was burning. Right in front of Symzee’s bar on king George 5th street in full view of thousands of Dominicans,” Martin told DNO.
He said many years after the incident Carnival haunted his mother. “For many years the sounds and sights of Carnival drove my mother insane!,” he said. “And for me as somebody who is a musician and played steel pan every time I walked past that location I would shurl and my sister and I were the only ones from our family on site at the time. It completely transformed our family especially since we’ve never had closure. We don’t know who did this; we don’t know why it was done.”
The rest of the surviving family members assembled last Friday at Symzee’s bar to speak out for the first time on the incident which touched so many lives.
Present were the former wife of Eric Sillingford , now Annette Hyson, Eddie Martin’s girlfriend at the time, Jane James Finucane, Athurton Martin, Alwin Bully and son of George James, George James Jr., among others.
They each gave their account of their final moments with the three men and a closer look at their lives.
There will also be a special church service on Monday evening in honor of the men.
You know… As I read this story, I comes right back home to me and brings tears to my eyes, even today, 50 years ago. I was about 8 years old and I knew the Martin family. But more so, I remember my father lifted me up and rand with me when he saw the fire. I was too young to understand, but up to day, I still feel the pain. Like 911 , the tragedy brought changes to the celebration of carnival in Dominica.
Ate me if you like but I will also add that 50 years from now we will also be talking about the Ano fire, the politicians, Lawyers and sutiwen laborites who did everything possible to protect Sici Seco, Easy Door and ultimately the ownership of the Villas. There might even be a new bible saying Christians be nt like Bubbles and show no respect to the religious leaders who stayed silent.
Dawen Doway and Tri-State Beauty you all bring tears to my eyes. Dawen for your recalling this so vividly I was 9 when this happened. I was by Zabo shop where we call Davos’ these days. Lord have mercy. Tri-State Beauty, your father did an excellent job in telling you the story so that you can recall it. I can actually see those tombs, though for a moment I had forgotten all about them. The way you wrote that brought me back to my days walking through the cemetary or going to a funeral and seeing those three tombs. I have shivers and tears all now. Something about those tombs always made me pause. I hope they are still there, and well taken care of by the family members. My sympathies and prayers to all the families.
The year SOLO sang and won the crown, masquaraders went to the cemetary to dance to the tune at their gravesite, up Constitution Hill and down the Church Lane to Old Street they went singing this song. It was REAL MASS in the cemetary.
I, like most Dominicans, heard of that event as I was growing up. I never really paid much attention to the story until yesterday; yes, yesterday. I happened to be walking east along King George V Street when I stopped to chat with a friend on the sidewalk outside the Johnson/Shillingford property. He told me of a literature exhibition going on at Symzes place on the events of the 1963 carnival fire. I asked “why at Symzes?” and he explained that the fire happened right outside Symzes place. I asked “What! Wasn’t it by the lotto office the fire happened?” That’s when my friend took some time to tell me about the fire and the deaths which it brought. This opened a new world for me. Never before had I heard so much about the fire and with so much graphic details. And standing so close to the spot where this happened, I immediately sought to learn more. And being an adult, I know Athie and Urbie and George James Jr., and Rupert Lance and a lady by the name of “Rosie” who lives at Citronier. At my age, I can identify with survivors so the event now takes on new meaning to me. My friend just opened my appetite to learn more about such a horrific event. And the question keep echoing in my mind, “why didn’t I know much about that event until today? Why were we not told about it at school? It’s there a public foundation to keep this event current? We still have sensay bands and fire can still pose a problem, so why isn’t education a current thing?” Questions, questions, questions.
If I recall I was told that George who was burnt ran to the Symes’ home. That was a sad afternoon. All that while as I was viewing the scene from a balcony nearby, I did not know that this happened to especially three of them whom I knew.
i read the book and who has not should try too.this was all a set up.and some bushwa was behind that,and it was all about jealousy and greed,whoever cut this guys life short will pay to the almighty,but dominicans still live in the colonial days.they still think the big names are superior over them and some of these families are cursed and kids also,dominicans stop thinking your a lower class bc you do not have a prominant name its bull,wake up.
I read the book in one day and read it mother time and man how much I wish most Dominicans would read the book. A tale of injustice , jealousy, greed, young men cut down at their prime, corruption, bribery, cover up etc. Everytime I read the book i felt angry. A woman who witnessed the crime testified and suddenly decided that she wanted out. why – corruption again.
I was not in existence at the time of the fire but I am old enough to realize that man is motivated by one thing and that is greed. People sacrifice all human dignity,honor, respect and the value of life for that dollar bill. I am also old enough to understand that this dollar bill is not worth spending a life of pain, regret, and even a life of I sanity just because I have decided to go after that dollar even if it means burning old people in their homes, setting ca rival revel,ers on fire, compromising my religious values and reputation.
If I recall the the account given by the authors the suspect ended up living a life of torment and disgrace. To those who employ such action to achieve their objectives know that we are all surrounded by that circle of truth and history and truth will find you as long as there are people willing to speak truth to power- it may be a hand full but truth always win.
I hope eople like Peeping Tom , Observer and Ignaramus read the book. It is easy reading after all.
i cant find the book its out of stock on amazon and in our local stores
Never heard of this before, was not yet born but will try to get the book, where can I find it?
Very sad. I hope the families of the victims can move on and find peace without having all the answers. I also hope the lesson was learnt and this form of carnival costume was banned forever.
I trust that it is not the reason why women wear these skimpy costumes these days, with very little left to the imagination.
I remember that incident like yesterday. Our group of 28 boys from our school were down by the old Clock by the Old Market when we saw the black smoke up king george strees.
I recall some of us from newtown were called in to the headmasters office a week later and questioned by a well known CID officer about if we know a man from Newtown hiding since the fire.
My girl lent a Tee shirt to her friend, she was in that band , her arm got seriously burn but the tee shirt remained intact.
To the people who say that was an accident I say ”no way” .
The incident was investigated by Scotland Yard, Trinidad CID and our local police. A commission of inquiry was set up that requested evidence and testimony from all who were in the vicinity at the time of the fire. I believe the contents of the investigations were sealed and not made public; if it has exceeded the statuary limit,the public should access it legally.
All the suspects are now dead. And before dying all suffered sudden reversals of fortune; for, guilty or not,the burden of suspicion broke through the fabric of their social gaskets, destroyed their families and tamed their ambitions.Was this divine justice?
I recall one of the hottest days of my life in Dominica that Carnival day; and it was shaping up to be a real good one. The ambient temperature might have been in the high nineties, therefore the asphalt pavement far exceeded one hundred F.
The sensay rope was cleaned with gasolene to uncurl the strands of rope and set the fibers straight. The finished costume reached to the ground and swept it.
The streets were overflowing with revelers and even before the fire the open gutters posed a threat.I was there.
It is the nature of friction to initiate an electrical charge as in static electricity.This sometimes observed as a blue spark, which, if close enough to the strands might have ignited the costume.
I am not saying that was what happened; a person might have attempted to light a cigarette in the proximity of the three and scorched a landscape of horror too ominous to describe.
correct “statuary” to statutory
That has been my theory for many years now.
I wish someone /group could do a recreation /reenactment of the events on that day.
sorry I meant to say dead mummies instead of dead munnies.Just to add a bit more I very young at the time I didnt see the event myself but it left a vivid picture in my mind as people recounted the story.They spoke of fire and acid.The band was apparently sponsored by erics garage which was situated near the roseau river heading to Pottersville. Eric had just opened that garage and bakery.He was fairly young when he started. I am thinking perhaps he was a Jehro instead of Shillingford. Can somebody out there tell me?
The bakery belonged to his step-father “Gwoge” Giraud close by He was Eric Shillingford,brother to Fitz and Julian Giraud, newly returned from England as a mechanic and agent for VaUXHALL motors. Then there was George James, civil servant and musician, leader of G J orchestra. Third was Eddie Martin, probably Dominica’s most promising guitarist at the time.He was young and loved by all of us involved with music for his quiet humility. We had jammed together with the calypsonians the week before on Kennedy Avenue,getting them in the spirit of Carnival. He waived to me that very morning before he got into costume; and that was the last I saw of him alive.
Yea I remember that fateful day like it was yesterday.First I heard amidst all the carnival sounds of steel pans, the sound of a siren speeding in the opposite direction to the traffic on that street that led to the new bridge.Eric Shillingford, Eddie Matin and if I am correct George Letang were the best of friends.Eric was the owner of Eric’s bakery and I think he was the agent for the car dealorship Vauxhall vhicles etc.Jealousy was the prime motive behind this event and some of those who witnessed the crime either were either complicit in the matter or were afraid of being targeted by the assailants.I heard that affluent people in Roseau were the culprits and some names were mentioned but I dont quite remember their names.Eric was flown to Trinidad in an attempt to save his life but did not make it.Since that event I believe it became illegal to wear sensay masks and costumes for many years until recently.That same year I saw the most frightening and demonic costume. One man looking mimicking the dead attached to two other dead munnies walking the streets of Roseau as part of the parade.
I remembered that monday just like yesterday, My dada, sister and I were place on a step not far from it all, the band wad thick very thick, people people and more people was in that band the three guys past the steps we were standing on, just then there was a big voom, fire was going sky high, I saw so many people runing up towards where we were standing hardly any one run down. people got trample upon, I saw a lady with her skin peeling off her legs and arms I saw Rupert Lance came towards us with his hand stretch out blue shirt and kaki pant saying to our dada help me please help me my lady, I heard Dada say to him get out from there boy go to the Hospital. Lance was about my age 12 yrs. I saw when the men were on fire one climb the verander of the Bully”s house he fell back on the side walk and was very still, I swa water being thrown on him but the fire just continued burning, I saw the two other men rolled them self on the pavement while water from Mrs Boyd Mrs Adeline Johnson the Shillingford the Bully and the man who took photos oposite the bully<s keept throwing water at the burning men all that time Martin body lied still on the pavement. saw white sheets being send down to rapped the body of Martin by three guys, then the sheet began burning, The first vechicle on the scene was a police jeep open at the back Martin body was place in it and was driven away, Next the fire truck arrive, the men started hosing down the street from The Lotto Area to Symes Guest House, the amount of burnt materials and black stuff run down the drain, There was a nasty smell in the area from The Lotto office on king george st, way past us where we were standing we saw it all, I saw people screaming, I saw a lady skin peel from her face and hand. At 6, p.m our mother came to take us home by then it was all over. I SAW IT ALL.
Wow! thanks for the commentary. From what you said i feel like i was present there. thanks for sharing history.
I also remember the morning of that Monday (carnival) lots of people rush to see 5 vans beloning to eric shillinford park on the street of Charles Drug Store next to Le Blanc Store tyres were all distroyed. someone flaten the tyres. Remember ERICS BREAD DEPOS.
Hi I was a kid like you in those days…and everything you said was true…..but no one wants to speak about the people who planned it…and I am sure you heard of certains names….I left Dominica in 1965 and still recalled that day..I hope some day someone will come up with the truth…Martin was a family of mine and I remember Eric with his step father use to come on sundays to eat french dishes my mother prepaired for them…not forget the Bullys..and a certain MALLY FRAMPTON…wasnt he the one who had ESSO company?
This is such a tragic story that no one ever was made to pay for this. I remember walking in the Catholic cemetary and there we’re 3 graves that always captivated me. One had a Trumpet, another a Guitar and the 3rd a Car. All had inscriptions. I nagged my dad enough times to tell me this story over and over and each time the images remained seered in his memory though he was a very young man that day. King Solo most famous calypso Mass in the Cemetery pays hommage to them by name.
I think this historic tragedy needs to be revisited and documented before it gets lost.
Oh yes you are so right Tri-State Beauty!!! I remember as a girl guide looking over the wall from our meeting place and seeing those tombs. I remember when we went to St Martin School cemetary was our short cut to Kingshill and Newtown. There are several other people who got burnt in the fire but survive. Just sad. People saw but because of the names involved nothing came of it, then my granny said when the families started getting close to the case they burnt down the lab presuambly where the acid came from.
I’m I reading in 2013 there are still Dominicans who are claiming to have never heard of this? This is sad and even more of a reason for a monument or some sort of plaque at the site. This is a tragic moment in history that should be documented and never forgotten. The same of the May 1979 which Skerrit turned around and painted off the mural on the Treasury building as if it was his personal home. Some things have to remain as reminders less we forget.
Growing up in my home this sad story was recounted many times. I still wonder if justice wasn’t done because of the WHOM i.e so called nogosyon woso it would impact. It’s not that the families don’t know, there were countless eye witnesses, it’s just that when “allegedly” is placed and no one is prosecuted the families have to live with this and no justice. May their souls rest in peace, and may those who set them ablaze from generation to generation be tormented in their spirits.
they said ACID that was used and when the Scotland Yard detectives were suppose to come to DA, someone burned the laboratory in the gardens….many persons were suspected, but alot of evidence was tampered with….but God know it all…
Something was used , because the people who feel on the streetgue to being pushed there skin was peeling out no blood just raw white flesh exposed and the clothes was just melting before your eyes, Whatever it was large quantity was spread around the area and the smell before the fire, my dada kept complaing about that smell.
I remember the incident well.I was walking up on Upper Lane near teacher Rose’s little school at the intersection of Field’s lane when I came across people running in all directions and my good friend KT who was being assisted by a couple people because she had received this acid looking burn on her arm…the skin appeared like huge water blisters as she hurriedly made her way home on Marlborough St….Talk had it that possibly this special “liquid” could only be found at the Govt.lab in the botanical gardens…..Voop…it went up in flames!
Interesting! Was there ever an Inquiry into this and how comes no one was held responsible, weren’t there eye witnesses?
Ok. I was born two years after all this, so I don’t know anything about the circumstances surrounding this strange and grim event. However what I cant understand is how these men could be set on fire with sooooo many people around and yet no one actually saw who lit them afire. It was as wicked as crimes get, but those persons who saw and know the culprits and yet did not come forward to give evidence are in my opinion just as culpable.
Imagine to see something like that and never talk about it.After a while u just become the killer for holding his or her dirty secret so long.Shame on u who saw and didn’t say.By the way that’s why sansay was banned around dominica since that day.Although few villages denied the ban yearly st jo ,mahaut, and grandbay.
So the sensay’s were soaked in gasoline?
This is like a horror movie.
No gasoline, none at all, was used on those costumes. New rope was frayed to make them.
interesting blog name..
My understanding is that when the sensay was dyed the dyed held better if the sensay was first soaked in gasoline.
No, they were NOT soaked in Gasoline. Apparently, they were even tested for flammability and didn’t burn.
But why were they soaked in gasoline? Was that a custom at the time?
The Sensay was soaked in Gasoline. because it gave a glow a beautiful glow, so to abtain that one would soak there sensay for weeks in Gasaline.
that was a mystery that day . i was a child and looking down at that band from the JOHNSON’S house i could see the young men being burnt alive . it was horrific for me as a child to watch it . no one could help !!!!!! i went to see Eric’s body , he was from my neighbourhood . i only saw part of his face . this is so sad .
i didnt see why somebody gave a thumb down for that
My deepest sympathy and condolences to the family and friends of the deceased!!..It is indeed a sad horrific tragedy..I hope Justice is brought forward one day and that the family will have a closures!!..
I was two years old and remembering hearing my parents saying FIRE FIRE lets go home. It took fifty years later for me to know some of what actually happened, what a heartless person/persons to burn people alive, they could never have a peaceful life. My sympathy to the families of all who were affected and still suffering.The Lord has and will continue to strenthen all of you.
Truly sad. What a horrible way to lose your life. I pray that the families of the deceased will one day get closure.
I was very young at the time but i remembered the incident very clearly. Incidentally the road match from Trinidad and Tobago was “The Road is to Walk on Carnival day”.
It is heart renching and for all these years there is no closure. Imagine some people have died with the secret, but those who remain and hide it must be haunted.
Death by Fire (There’s a book about it?)
Yes. The authors are judge Irving Andre and lawyer Gabriel Christian.
ITS writen that “NO one must play homage to Pharoah”. These were the prophetic words of a key carnival organizer at the time…he echoed such sentiments on carnival Sunday during the Band parade at the famous Windsor Park. This comment was preceded and provoked when he and a longtime friend discussed A RARE AND FUNNY LOOKING SERIES OF VERY GREY/DARK CLOUDS EMANATING FROM THE EAST ( ROSEAU VALEY )…….
Many investigations were conducted and nothing came out of them.
Some persons reputation and that of their family was damaged beyond repair. It was indeed a horrific fire and we pray that such an event never is experienced again and deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones who lost their lives and were affected physically and otherwise.
Many conspiracy theories abound and radio neggre may well be part of a segment of a mischief making machine….
I think that the fire was not man made and was a natural effect of the very meloncholic homage that was being paid to PHAROAHIC EFFIGY on the preceeding Carnival Sunday at the Windsor Park as part of the national parade of bands.
You actually have the nerve 5o years later to come with this hogwash about Pharoah Fire and not man made? Oh you concern about family names that were tainted? Tell DNO readers which exact family man was linked to the fire? Don’t make this out to be that so many persons were implicated. There are people still alive who saw what happened, but no one prosecuted the people the name. You believe Arthie doesn’t know who burn his brother? I’m not the one who was eating poopoo in central stores anyway. Carry on. As recent as carnival Monday live on DBS people were recounting these events and spoke of a woman who was eye witness that turn tebeh.
The only reason some people are not saying anything it is because they do not want their names implicated in any trouble. You know what I mean.
They were not prosecuted because the primary one and themselves were well-known, a bourgeois in Roseau. He has children in DA or at least one is still living in DA. Once, when I visited DA I spoke to her. She is a nice person.
Let us face it. Although they were young when this dreadful fire took place, as they grew up I am certain that they were told. They, too, suffered somewhat. Their mother has since passed on. She was a nice lady.
Eric’s mother knew. She found out and she was not silent about it. The news spread but as you know, it was somewhat hush, hush.
I am certain Arthie was told. I heard nearly everything that happened, if not everything. I even saw a script of the Court case; someone showed it to me. There were many pages. It is a mystery why they were not prosecuted.
Every day, for many months, there was a lot of talk at that time and people did not keep quiet even though they did not fully go public with it. After all, those guys were well-known people and so were their parents. I believe all parents are now departed. Some others who were involved are also departed.
God took care of the perpetrators. In the end the primary one was like a dog on the street. He was reduced to nothing. At another time I visited for carnival, I saw him on the street and was shocked to see what he was reduced to. He died.
Too many people suffered because of this fire. For weeks it also had an effect on me because I witnessed it. I could not sleep that night. I thought I heard all the doors in our house were opening and closing as if someone was going through them, in and out. I recall asking my father for a Vitamin pill to see if it would make me sleep. It did not help.
Poor all of them but poor especially Eddie too. How can anyone who witnessed such ever forget even though they were children? What an inferno as I called it. If I think of it seriously, tears flow from my eyes.
God punishes people right on this earth and they may not be aware of it. If they do not repent on earth, they will be banished and punished eternally for their wicked deeds.
There is a saying, “Make sure brain is engaged before putting mouth in gear.” You should do just that.
Would you like me to tell you all what I heard about the origin of this fire and who were the suspected perpetrators? One for sure is dead and so are the others I assume.
I witnessed it from a balcony in King George V Street near Great George Street. I was fortunate that a few friends and I had decided not to jump in the band but wait when it got closer. As we viewed the band, listened to and enjoyed the music, waiting to go downstairs and jump in, I termed it, “all hell broke loose.”
I could write a book on it, what I heard, who was suspected, at least one primary person and the reason why acid was thrown in the band. Also the sad reaction of Annette after her husband’s Eric’s burial.
I knew all three of the men. Eddie Martin, the youngest was a friend of mine. George James was a neighhbor. He was also a friend. Eric Shillingford was a family friend.
That Monday morning I saw and spoke to Eddie and George. Unknowingly of course, this was the last time I spoke to them. I attended their funerals. Memories remain.
Whoever you are, there are people who know better than you. Those who were (probably) better known in Roseau, in Dominica than you are (speculating) and who got firsthand information, not hearsay or radio neggre as you stated, of the proceedings of the case, are not telling lies.
Eric’s mother, Nurse Moses, knew at least two of the conspirators; Ena Joseph actually saw one of these murderers light the fire and identified him as “Boboy” an acquaintance of hers. All the main actors have long since died. The main culprit tried cutting his wrist on the way to the Morne. The person who took him to the hospital was the daughter of Eric who just happened to be driving past.
I would like to add that two hours after the fire, two prominent Dominicans men were seen driving Joseph in a jeep, on Bath Road close to the right of Vanterpool’s house in an area which leads to Poung. Joseph’s right hand appeared to be burnt.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
The Carnival Queen’s costume was quite relevant in remembering these men!
I was not born when this tragedy occured; but just reading this I am overwhelmed with saddness. Young promising young men just burnt alive!!! How very tragic that must have been for the family. My condolenses to the families and friends who were affected. My mother relayed this story to me as well and she saw the men on fire!!
Thank God you did not witness this but you can visualize their suffering and pain, their family’s pain, others who knew them and the shock of it all. You can also feel what they went through.
Eddie was approximately 18 to 19 years of age. The others may have been in their early 30’s, if I am correct. Their lives were so short and how sad they died in such a manner. They were all nice guys.
It shocked the entire Caribbean region. I recall that a Trinidadian radio broadcaster stated, as bad as Trinidad is, this never occurred in Trinidad. Indeed.
If there was Internet service at that time, the news would have spread worldwide.
Let us pray for peace and safety in Dominica and ask others to do likewise.
Thank God you did not witness this but you can visualize their suffering and pain, their family’s pain, others who knew them and the shock of it all. You can also feel what they went through.
Eddie was approximately 18 to 19 years of age. The others may have been in their early 30’s, if I am correct. Their lives were so short and how sad they died in such a manner. They were all nice guys.
It shocked the entire Caribbean region. I recall that a Trinidadian radio broadcaster stated, as bad as Trinidad is, this never occurred in Trinidad. Indeed.
If there was Internet at that time, the news would have spread worldwide.
Let us pray for peace and safety in Dominica and ask others to do likewise.
I still remember that day like it was yesterday.
I can still recall the look of relief on my Mom’s face when she saw my younger brother and me coming towards her near the scene of the fire. There was no Carnival on Tuesday for any of us.
My theory – that was a prank that went terribly wrong. Whoever did it most likely didn’t realized how very flammable were the gasoline soaked sensays.
FYI, no gasoline was used on the sensay costumes worn by Eddie, Eric or George. Brand new rope was frayed to make those costumes. As a matter of fact, the chap who made the costume worn by Eric tested it by using a lighter to see how fast it would burn. That was a slow process as there was no gasoline therien.
Unfortunately,I will not be able to attend to memorial service tonight,as I now live in Miami.I was a member of the Vauxhall Steel Band at the time.In fact, I was the one closest to Eddie when his costume was on fire. Unbelievable I escaped with only a burnt sock.Like the Martins, I have had nightmares for years.
Wow. Its the first I am hearing of this. Thanks DNO. Quite sad.
Very sad. Justice will be done in the end – don’t worry. God knows. They can run from man they can never run from God.
If one reads “Death by Fire” the answers are there. Let’s stop the hypocrisy that we don’t know the culprits.
Is that the best you can say!! Damn there are negative people on tIs earth…..
Where is the negativity? The writer was pointing us in a direction for information. Many Dominicans have never heard of this book. Are you related to one of the culprits? What was the point of your post?
So you actuallyy believe the verion of an idividual that has an inn with prisons the world over?
Fruits never drop far from their trees is a very relevant sayig from old people.