Pro-Choice Violence and Illegal Activities in Tennessee

Bristol Chattanooga Huntingdon Knoxville Memphis Monterey Morristown Bristol, Tennessee

Unlicensed Abortion Mill, Contempt of Court (5 incidents) and Displaying a Handgun In July 1999 and April 2000, Davidson County Chancellor Irvin H. Kilcrease Jr. ordered two East Tennessee abortionists, Gary C. Boyle and Wesley F. Adams, and their businesses not to operate The Women's Center abortion mill without a certificate of need and a license. In December 2000, Kilcrease found Boyle and Adams, of Bristol, a third abortionist, Angus M. Crook of Nashville, and several other defendants in contempt of his orders. On March 15, 2001, Kilcrease fined the defendants nearly $60,000 for having operated the abortion mill without the required licensing. Abortionist Boyle got in trouble again in October 2010 during the 40 Days for Life campaign outside the Charleston Womens Medical Center abortion facility in West Ashley, South Carolina, where he works. He drove his silver Lexus into the parking lot and allegedly approached the pro-life advocates, including a 17-year-old boy, and produced a black handgun. He then walked into the abortion mill and a pro-lifer called 9-1-1. Boyle sniveled to police that he felt worried for his life because of the peaceful, unarmed prolifers, but police arrested him and charged him with pointing a firearm. On March 2, 2011, Charleston County Associate Chief Magistrate James B. Gosnell Jr. found that there was enough evidence to send Boyle to trial for presenting a firearm. References: Kathy Carlson. "State Urges Fines for Abortion Clinic." The Tennessean, March 4, 2001; "Tennessee Abortion Facility Fined for Having No License." The Tennessean, March 16, 2001; Pro-Life

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Infonet, March 18, 2001; Steven Ertelt. Abortion Practitioner Pulling Gun on Pro-Lifers Goes to Trial. LifeNews.com, March 2, 2011.

Chattanooga, Tennessee
Gross Negligence (4 incidents), Improper Administration of Controlled Substances (15 incidents) and Falsification of Records (2 incidents) Abortionist Ralph Robinson grossly botched a number of abortions, including the April 1992 incident at the Summit Medical Center abortion mill when he suctioned Stacey Wade's right ureter right out of her body. On March 2, 1991, Robinson performed an abortion on Rhonda L. Bradford at the Chattanooga Women's Clinic abortion mill. He appeared rushed and began the abortion immediately upon entering the room, giving Rhonda no time to ask any questions. She screamed in pain and was rushed to Erlanger Hospital for emergency surgery to repair potentially fatal damage, to include a ruptured uterus, lacerated intestines, and massive bleeding. Surgeons removed the scalped head of a preborn baby from her abdominal cavity, and she was hospitalized for a week. The abortion mill's records were falsified to show that Rhonda was in "good condition after the recovery" when in fact her life was in danger. Robinson did not maintain privileges at any hospital in the county, and did not contact the doctor treating Rhonda's complications to provide information or assistance. Robinson was found to be judgment-proof due to his lack of malpractice insurance and the transfer of any substantial assets out of his name. Missouri Medical Board records indicate that Robinson was licensed with restrictions in 1988. The Ohio Medical Board suspended his license in 1989, and the Kentucky Medical Board placed restrictions on his license in 1988. The Kentucky Medical Board denied his request to terminate his probation on August 14, 1990, following a November 9, 1987 complaint. He had a restriction on prescribing Schedule II or Schedule III drugs. Washington, DC disciplined him in 1990 for filing a document he knew or should have known was false or misleading. He voluntarily surrendered his California medical license in 1991 after charges were brought against him for frequently prescribing, dispensing, or administering controlled substances for undiagnosed pain, for prolonged periods of time and in appropriate combinations. He was disciplined in 1991 in Virginia due to disciplinary actions in other states. References: California Medical Board Case #D-4277; The Birmingham News, October 15, 1992; Jefferson County Circuit Court Case #CV84460; Alabama Supreme Court Case #85-1055; United States District Court, Eastern Tennessee District, Southern Division Case #CIV-1-90-423; and Hamilton County Circuit Court Docket #91CV-467. Gross Negligence (6 incidents) and Incompetence (2 incidents) Abortionist Karen J. Smiley has a history of grossly underestimating the ages of the preborn babies she kills. On December 22, 1989, she aborted 17-year-old Tralishia Nicolle Gillespie at the Family Planning Clinic for Reproductive Health abortion mill. Smiley estimated that the preborn child was only at 6 weeks gestation, but she was born critically ill four days later in a hospital corridor. Gillespie's attorney said "She's devastated, obviously. She would never have dreamed of having an abortion had she known it was 26 weeks old." In a 1990 incident, Robin O. Simmons said that she did not want an abortion if her pregnancy was beyond the first trimester. Smiley told her that her pregnancy was in the first trimester. She consented to

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an abortion, then suffered severe abdominal pain, and went to a nearby hospital where parts of a dead 15-week preborn child were removed. Smiley's medical license was suspended on four counts of improperly performed abortions, and she lacked hospital admitting privileges. Her Tennessee medical license was subject to emergency suspension in March 1990 for substandard care, incompetence, or negligence, and a restriction was placed on her license in October 1990 for failure to comply with professional rule. She was disciplined by the Tennessee Medical Board in 1991, and was required to enter a program for drug or alcohol impairment. References: The Tennessean, March 15, 1990; Today's Tennessean, February 2, 1990; and Associated Press, January 1, 26 and 29, 1990. Gross Negligence (2 incidents) An anonymous plaintiff, "Jane Doe," charged that abortionist Ed Perry botched a February 27, 1992 abortion on her by failing to kill her preborn child. She filed a $1.25 million lawsuit against Perry and his Chattanooga Women's Clinic abortion mill. She testified that When plaintiff was taken into the room to have the abortion performed, Ed Perry appeared with his shirt unbuttoned, with his chest hair exposed ... While performing the procedure, Ed Perry appeared to be fondling the nurse who was assisting, and made a comment to the plaintiff that "Nothing is better in life than sex and money." On October 21, Doe was examined by an obstetrician, who determined that she was still pregnant. Doe also said that she had to pay $300 up-front for the abortion, and was never given any consent forms to sign. Abortionist Perry also committed abortions at the Volunteer Medical Clinic abortion mill in Knoxville. In August 1992, a Knox County grand jury indicted him for failing to notify the parents of a 15-year-old girl he aborted who was four months pregnant. The girl's mother filed an $11 million lawsuit against Perry, charging that the abortion was incomplete, leaving her with internal injuries. References: The Chattanooga Times, October 2, 1992; "Women's Clinic, Doctor Sued Over Botched Abortion." The Abortion Injury Report [American Rights Coalition], May 1993, page 1. Criminal Abortion Gee, we used to hear a lot from the feminists about how legalizing abortion would put an end to those awful, nasty, back-alley abortions performed by untrained and unskilled people. Seems like they lied about that, too some feminists are still so nutty that they will perform (and endure) what they call home abortions. As far as we know, there is not a dumb pro-choicer award, but there should be. And, if there was, Krista Shae Bonds would definitely be a contender. In September 2006, Bonds tried to kill her unborn child by drinking bleach. She admitted to an emergency medical worker that her intent was to kill the child she was carrying. But Bonds couldnt

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even do something wrong right, and her preborn child survived. She was arrested and charged with criminal abortion on February 28, 2007. If she had been smart, she would have hired someone else to kill her preborn child, and no charges would have been brought against anyone. References: Shawanna Kendrick. Mom Picked Up in Bleach Drinking Case. WTVC Channel 9 News [Chattanooga, Tennessee], February 28, 2007; Shawanna Kendrick. Case against Krista Shae Bonds Bound Over. WTVC Channel 9 News, March 21, 2007.

Huntingdon, Tennessee
Second-Degree Murder (5 counts), Accessory after the Fact (2 counts), Armed Robbery, Aggravated Burglary (2 counts) and Theft Jessica Dawn Julius was 17 years old and a senior at Huntingdon High School. She was also five months pregnant by her boyfriend Adam Anthony Mann, who had repeatedly demanded that she have an abortion. She refused, so Mann got some help in order to eliminate both her and her preborn baby girl. Unfortunately for Jessica, she had become involved with a member of a gang that would not hesitate to murder those who inconvenienced them in any way. On September 24, 2004, Jerome Wesley Simmons shot Jessica dead on her doorstep. Then Brandon Rankin picked him up and they left the scene. They went to Manns house, where they disassembled the murder weapon and most likely threw the parts into a nearby creek (the murder weapon was never found). However, Mann kept one small part of the gun a screw and gave it to Rankin for good luck. The good-luck charm didnt work too well for Rankin, however. Shortly after the Julius murder, Rankin used another handgun to commit an armed robbery of Bills Florist in Huntingdon, where he demanded money from owner Bill Gwaltney at gunpoint. Rankin was captured within minutes of the robbery by Huntingdon Police Officer Walter Smothers. He was charged with armed robbery and pleaded guilty in Carroll County Juvenile Court. Detectives noted that he was wearing the screw from the Julius murder weapon around his neck on a chain. On November 12, 2004, Mann and Simmons robbed 33-year-old Bobby Petty II in his home and then shot him in the heart. In November 2006, Mann and Simmons each pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in the Julius and Petty cases, and agreed to testify against Rankin when his case went to trial. Simmons also pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact, and was sentenced to forty years in prison. Mann had also been charged with aggravated burglary and theft in the robbery of Chuck Spiveys residence on September 2, 2005, and was sentenced to a total of 38 years in prison. On January 30, 2007, Carroll County Circuit Judge Creed McGinley sentenced Rankin to forty years in prison after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder by aiding and abetting and felony accessory after the fact. He will be eligible for parole in 34 years. District Attorney General Hansel McCadams said that Im glad to have the whole case behind us, so Ms. (Glenda) Julius will be able to put the criminal justice part of this case behind her. Im sure she will still be dealing with the emotional part of her daughters death. Reference: Linda Bolton. Rankin Sentenced To 40 Years in 2004 Homicides. The McKenzie Banner [Carroll County, Tennessee], February 6, 2007.

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Knoxville, Tennessee
Solicitation to Commit First-Degree Murder (6 counts), Rape, Probation Violation and Theft James Wallace Davenport is another pro-choice man who likes his girls young the younger, the better. In this case, he was raping a girl who was just ten years old, and she became pregnant. He was jailed on child rape charges, but still figured he could extricate himself from the mess he had made, so he attempted to hire a hit man to murder the little girl and her entire family, thus taking revenge and eliminating all witnesses at the same time. During the recorded conversation, he said that he wanted all of these people killed so the state would not be able to prosecute him on his current (charge of) rape of a child. But the hit man he met, who called himself Jack Moore, was actually Deputy John Hopkis of the Knox County Sheriffs Office. On December 15, 2010, Davenport was charged with six counts of solicitation to commit firstdegree murder in Knox County Criminal Court, in addition to facing charges for raping the little girl and a warrant on him in Campbell County for violating probation on a theft charge. References: Jim Balloch. Police: Jailed Man Planned Hit, Suspect in Jail's Rape Charged with Soliciting Killer to Target Her. Knoxville News Sentinel, December 15, 2010; J.J. Kindred. Child Rapist Charged with Hiring Hit Man to Kill Victim and Family. Knoxville Journal, December 17, 2010. Gross Negligence and Negligence Brenda A. Vise was 38 years old. She was six weeks pregnant and did not want another child, and so she visited the Volunteer Women's Medical Clinic abortion mill in Knoxville on September 7, 2001. The malpractice suit filed by Brenda's estate in Hamilton County Circuit Court on August 2, 2002, alleged that the abortion mill failed to diagnose her tubal pregnancy. It claimed that the abortuary missed several opportunities to diagnose her condition and recommend appropriate medical care. Plaintiff's attorney Hoyt O. Samples said that The boyfriend who went with [Brenda] said they (the abortion facility) did the ultrasound and ... said, "we don't see any fetus in the uterus, but that's not unusual. This is an early pregnancy." ... The clinic should have properly performed an ultrasound, and if they had properly performed the ultrasound, they would have realized there was no fetus in the uterus. Combined with a positive pregnancy test, the absence of a baby in the uterus would have provided a near certain signal of a tubal pregnancy, Samples said, "and [the clinic] should have immediately referred her to appropriate medical care. ... The clinic never discussed the possibility of a tubal ectopic pregnancy at all, but that is a classic sign of [a] need to look further. Instead they went ahead and gave her the first pill, the RU-486 pill," Mifeprex. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that women with tubal pregnancies should not take RU-486. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) says that the drug combination will not abort a tubal pregnancy, which must be treated by medical therapy or surgery to prevent rupture.

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ACOG states in its guideline pamphlet for obstetricians and gynecologists that ectopic pregnancy is a "major health problem for women" and, in the United States, is the leading cause of pregnancy-related death during the first trimester. After Brenda was prescribed the abortion drug Mifeprex on September 7, 2001 and returned home, she began to experience severe pain and bleeding, which worsened over several days. She placed "multiple" calls to the abortion mill as her condition worsened but was advised that her symptoms were "normal and routine." Samples said "Then when the symptoms got really bad, they said, "well, bring her to Knoxville [where the clinic is located], don't take her to a place in Chattanooga [where Brenda lived], because they don't know anything about these drugs there. All that's in contravention of the protocols from the manufacturer and FDA." Brenda died on September 12, 2001, from a massive infection resulting from a ruptured ectopic (tubal) pregnancy. Two abortionists, Edgar E. Perry and Richard O. Manning, are also named in the lawsuit, because, according to the complaint, they "are responsible for attending to the medical needs of the clinic's patients and ensuring that appropriate care and advice are made available to the clinic's patients." The suit against the Volunteer Women's Medical Clinic abortion mill sought $5 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages "to deter defendants from further acts of gross or wanton negligence." As always, the pro-abortionists ignored the dead woman and the grief of her family, and rallied to the defense of the abortion procedure. Dr. Beverly Winikoff, director of reproductive health for the Population Council, the pro-abortion group that spearheaded the effort to gain FDA approval of RU-486, claims she knows of no problems experienced by abortion practitioners in diagnosing ectopic pregnancies before administering RU-486. Winikoff estimated that about 100,000 American women had used Mifepristone up to that time, and since ectopic pregnancies account for one to two percent of all pregnancies, "in theory you would say that would be between 100 and 200 ectopics" among women seeking chemical abortions. "So all the others were either caught or dealt with properly," she said. "You can see that not much is going wrong because you would expect 100 to 200 such cases that came from Mifepristone, and you haven't heard of 100 to 200 disasters; you've heard of one," said Winikoff. Note that "expert" Winikoff's calculations, as simple as they are, were off by a factor of ten. References: "Lawsuit Alleges Medical Malpractice in RU-486-Related Death." Service, September 3, 2002; Pro-Life Infonet, September 4, 2002. Cybercast News

Violation of Health and Safety Standards (21 counts), Improper Disposal of Medical Waste and Inadequate Record Keeping The East Tennessee Women's Clinic abortion mill in Knoxville was shut down by state health authorities after an investigation found; filthy toilet facilities needing repair; a receptionist assisting between patients; a receptionist bringing dirty supplies to the instrument room and bringing out clean supplies with the same gloves still on; medical records stored in an upstairs closet with no filing or retrieval system; no evidence of a physical examination prior to abortion procedures;

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alcohol-soaked sponges stored in a plastic ice cream container; intravenous needles and packages of curettage tips found on the floor in a box containing dead bugs; a brownish-red residue [probably human blood] on the floor of the first treatment room; dirt on the floors of the waiting room and the second treatment room; an instrument cleaning room floor described as "blackened;" cobwebs and dead insects on the floor of the recovery room; no soap or towels in the lavatories; no paper towels in the treatment room; beds in the recovery room with soiled sheets and blankets; two beds in the recovery room unmade, with large reddish-brown stains on their mattresses; a microwave oven in the kitchen area which contained "a fast-food bag which emitted a foul odor and contained a gray and green, fur-covered object;" an instrument cleaning room containing blood-stained rubber gloves; two blackened sponges; a dozen suction curettage tips behind the faucet; a vaginal speculum that shed pieces of brownish-red tissue when handled; and two open boxes of needles.

A news report stated that inspectors found on a Friday individually bagged abortion tissue specimens from the previous Monday "in a garbage bag sitting on boxes of formaldehyde," and the state's report said that "functions cannot be and were not adequately performed with part-time nurses hired from a personnel pool and directed by an out-of state physician available one day each week." The abortion mill also failed to carry the required $2 million malpractice insurance. References: Knoxville News-Sentinel, February 17, 1985 and May 27, 1987; Associated Press, September 19, 1989.

Memphis, Tennessee
First-Degree Murder (2 counts) and Theft [Arlington] According to official police documents and media reports, the following events occurred in and around Arlington, Tennessee. Tarence Nelson was not happy that his girlfriend Tonya Johnson was pregnant. In fact, they had argued over the pregnancy frequently, and Tonya was just four weeks away from giving birth. Neighbors and friends said that Nelson was upset over the pregnancy. Neighbor Rosie Steele said "It's obvious he didn't want it." On September 25, 2009, Nelson shot Tonya once in the abdomen, killing her. Three days later, he was charged with two counts of first degree murder. In 2003, Nelson had pleaded guilty to theft of property over $10,000 stemming from an auto theft and was placed on probation for three years. References: Shaun Chaiyabhat. "Pregnant Teacher Murdered: Boyfriend Charged." WREG Channel 3 News [Memphis, Tennessee], September 28, 2009; Lawrence Buser. "Tarence Nelson Arraigned in Slaying of Girlfriend, Unborn Baby." Memphis Commercial Appeal, September 29, 2009.

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First-Degree Murder Memphis police officer Chancy K. Jones had a prickly problem on his hands. He was a married man, but was committing adultery with Phyllis Malone. But then, Phyllis made a fatal mistake. She tried to extort Jones by saying that she would tell his wife about their affair unless he gave her money to care for their child, because she was pregnant by him. So, on September 9, 2008, Jones shot her three times as she sat in her car at a Shell gas station near Interstate 40. He said that "So when I asked her about going to get an abortion done, she cursed and said hell no she wasn't gonna do that. She was determined that she was going to tell her [Jones' wife] and come to my house. I asked her not to do it. She said 'Bye, Chancy.' That's when I pulled out a pistol and I shot her." The Deputy Director of the Memphis police department, Toney Armstrong, said that "It's not every day you get a police officer accused of murder. When he came in he looked like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders." Jones eventually gave police a five-page signed statement about the murder. Jones was charged with first-degree murder and was fired from his job as a Memphis police officer. Ironically, an autopsy on Phyllis showed that she had not been pregnant after all. On June 11, 2010, a jury took only an hour to convict Jones of first-degree murder. References: Lawrence Buser. Former Memphis Cop Confessed to Killing Girlfriend, July Told. Memphis Commercial Appeal, June 11, 2010; Steven Ertelt. Man Assaults Connecticut Girlfriend: "She is Stupid and Won't Get an Abortion". LifeNews.com, June 11, 2010; Lawrence Buser. Ex-Officer Convicted in Death of Girlfriend Sentencing Scheduled for Aug. 13. Memphis Commercial Appeal, June 12, 2010. Murder and Manslaughter On January 22, 1999, the 26th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, "pro-choicer" Eric Laquinne Brown of Pontotoc, Mississippi strangled his pregnant ex-girlfriend Shorlonda Moore to death, and left the bodies of Shorlonda and her preborn child in a burned-out car in Memphis, Tennessee. On November 29, 1999, Brown received a life sentence for Shorlonda's murder and a concurrent 20-year manslaughter sentence for the killing of her preborn child after pleading guilty to the charges. Assistant District Attorney Clay Joyner told the Associated Press that Brown killed Shorlonda "primarily because she was pregnant and was causing him problems, demanding child support." Reference: Liz Townsend. "Prosecutors Across the Country File Charges in Unborn Babies' Deaths." National Right to Life News, December 1999. Death Threat During an April 10, 1993 rescue mission at the Memphis Area Medical Center for Women abortion mill, the clinic owner showed up for work and threatened to run over the rescuers with her car. The police restrained her while she screamed that the rescuers were the terrorists. Reference: Michael Donato. "First Memphis Rescue." Life Advocate, July 1993, page 29. Gross Negligence (8 incidents)

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John D. Peeples, Jr., a plastic surgeon and abortionist, botched at least eight abortions in a relatively short period of time at his "Planned Motherhood" abortion mill and other locations. References: Memphis Circuit Court Cases #11659TD, #12774TD, #09893TD, #11373TD, #02439TD, and #08238TD; Shelby County Circuit Court Cases #19684 and #11077TD.

Monterey, Tennessee
For Informational Purposes Only This murder is only mentioned in this database for informational purposes. Since we do not know exactly why Looper murdered Tommy Burks, although he was "pro-choice" and he was pro-life, this murder should not be included in this database. According to police investigators, "pro-choice" Byron Looper, a county property assessor running against pro-life state Senator Tommy Burks, shot Burks to death near a pumpkin patch where he planned to bring schoolchildren on a hayride. Burks' body was found in his truck that day. He had been shot once near his left eye. Looper disappeared, but turned up several days later and was arrested. In the preliminary hearing in November 1998, Joe Bond, a childhood friend of Looper's, who is now a Marine recruiter in Arkansas, testified for the State. He said Looper came to him asking for help in obtaining a gun before the murder and said Looper talked to him about killing Senator Burks, and asked him to provide him an alibi. The Marine also said Looper told him after the murder that "I did it, man, I did it! I killed that dude." Burks, a strong pro-lifer, fought for the rights of crime victims and farmers during a 28-year career in the legislature. The conservative Democrat served four terms in the House before he was elected to the Senate in 1978. He fought against abortion during his entire tenure. A producer for "The Daily Show" on cable television's Comedy Central network said that Looper made derogatory remarks about Burks during an interview three weeks before the killing. The interview was not used due to the murder. We must ask ourselves about the media coverage of this incident. If Burks been a pro -abortionist, and Looper a pro-lifer, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) would have convened a special task force to investigate and search diligently for a conspiracy. All of the major networks would have given extensive coverage to the killing, which they would have characterized as yet another example of anti-abortion violence. Pro-aborts would have held emotional and weepy vigils all around the nation, and would have sniveled about how nobody who is 'pro-choice' is safe from violent 'anti-choicers.' But because the victim was pro-life and the murderer was pro-abortion, it simply was not important, and was not news. References: "Pro-Life Democrat State Senator Killed in Shooting." Pro-Life Infonet, October 23, 1998; The Tennessean, October 27, 1998; Mary Jo Denton. "Looper Quoted: "I Killed that Dude"." Tennessee Herald-Citizen, November 24, 1998; Mary Jo Denton. "Looper Enters Not Guilty Plea." Tennessee Herald-Citizen, February 6, 1999; Tru TV's Crime Library at http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/ has a complete 17-part series on Looper's murder of Burks.

Morristown, Tennessee

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Murder Raymond Gregg's live-in girlfriend, Angela Russell, was pregnant, and he was not happy about it. So he solved his 'problem' in the most direct manner possible. He admitted to police that he killed Angela, and then buried her body in woods off Statem Gap Road in Hamblen County. On October 6, 2003, Gregg pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Morristown Criminal Court. He was given the maximum possible sentence, 25 years in prison without parole. Police wanted to charge him with two counts of murder but felt they could not prove the victim's unborn child was ever alive. "Our pathologist was of the opinion that he could not state with certainty whether or not it was a viable fetus at the time," said District Attorney General Berkley Bell. References: "Man Pleads Guilty to Murder Charge." WVLT-8 Television [Knoxville, Tennessee], October 12, 2003.

End of Tennessee Listing

(updated June 1, 2011)

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