This original letter was sent to Inmate Christopher Luke Pratt on March 3, 2008. After four months he still has not responded to my request for an interview. Perhaps some friends or relatives could convince him to talk with me. What harm would it do especially since he maintains he is innocent of any involvement in Mary's disappearance? Another letter was sent on July 12, 2008?
July 12, 2008
Mr. Christopher Luke Pratt
Inmate # 673261
Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility
1727 West Bluewater Highway
Ionia, Michigan 48846
Dear Chris;
I have not heard from you since my initial letter of March 3, 2008. Today, marks 4 years and 4 months since your story that Mary Denise Lands, your beloved fiancée walked away from the Waldon Pond Apartments on March 12, 2004 at about 10:00 P.M.
I would like to once again ask for your help in finding Mary. As one of the people in her life that would want to know these answers, I respectfully request your assistance. Why would you not want to help? Why would you ever refuse an offer of people who could clear you of any wrongdoing related to Mary’s case? Don’t you want to prove to your boys, Luke & Josh that you are totally innocent of being involved in her disappearance? Even from your jail cell you could be instrumental in the search for someone who you claim that you loved so much.
Recently I had an offer of assistance from additional investigative professionals who would be willing to meet with you to discuss the case. If you don’t wish to deal with me, perhaps you might be willing to speak with these investigators. What do you have to lose? Anyone with a clear conscious would want to have these answers. Don’t you want to know the answer to everyone’s question, Where is Mary?
I hope you will be willing to do this but either way the family and I with the help of the law enforcement community will never give up. We will eventually bring Mary home.
Thank you for any consideration you may express in this matter.
Sincerely,
Jim Carlin
Justinian Investigative Services
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March 3, 2008
Mr. Christopher Luke Pratt
Inmate # 673261
Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility
1727 West Bluewater Highway
Ionia, Michigan 48846
Re: Visit & Interview
Dear Christopher:
I hope you are fine and doing well and adjusting to life in the Michigan Department of Corrections facility at Bellamy Creek. I had hoped to speak with you for a few minutes prior to your sentencing in Calhoun County in December, but you jumped up quickly and booked out of the visitor’s area? I couldn’t understand why you would not meet with me at the jail? I’m an objective person and willing to listen.
We had quite a dialogue in September 2004, and I never could fully understand why you would not provide more help on Mary’s case? You gave me a great deal of information, but most of it was false. I kept an open mind when we spoke, however bit by bit, and piece by piece it was later obvious that everything you told me were lies.
Chris, I now have well over 8,300 hours dedicated to the investigation of Mary’s disappearance. I’ve done all this at no charge for the family. As I previously told you, I wanted to write a story about missing persons and how those tragedies affect families and loved ones. Immediately after I realized the lies you told to me that short feature turned into much more.
I've interviewed over one-hundred individuals who know you and your unusual behavior. People have described your idiosyncrasies and bizarre mannerisms related to anger and control. The crying jags in a naked fetal position on the floor, your bouts with bi-polar mental disorder, your drug and alcohol abuse, your demeanor related to pornography and the television program, "Deal or No Deal". It goes on and on and can be seen as chapters in an abnormal life. To this day, I still continue to hear stories about you that can be documented by numerous witnesses in your family and with co-workers.
You know, and I know, what happened to your fiancée, Mary Denise Lands. Only through divine province and God’s will was your most recent girl-friend able to escape your brutal grasp of anger and control. She is now living a much more happy and productive life with her children and her family has successfully emerged after all those months of fear she experienced with you as her "protector" and "boy friend". The really sad thing about that relationship and your others is that you could have had such a good family of people who sincerely cared for you. However, you wasted all those opportunities. I include all the women in your life even going back to the one who moved to Florida. Her family was afraid of you even back then in high school.
Chris, although you are now in prison for other crimes the Marshall family will not give up in their pursuit for justice. We fully believe that we will bring Mary home so she may rest in peace. You are in a position to help and I would be willing to speak with you at any time or in any prison for information. I’m willing to follow-up on any theory if you can convince me that you had nothing to do with Mary’s disappearance? If you do wish to talk about what happened to Mary I would be willing to be the conduit between you and the law enforcement community about any facts or your side of the story. We both know that as each day passes the new investigative team of the Michigan State Police is closer to solving the mystery. There are people out there who could do this in a day and they are only waiting to do so when it is in their own best interests, not yours.
I do not make any judgement on you. I really feel sorry for you. For a 40-year-old male to be in the situation that you are today it could only have been caused by a life of turmoil and turbulence in your family. I see your Mom often and it is obvious that she is also deeply suffering.
Last year you missed out on Michigan’s hunting season and you won’t be able to sneak out early for pike at Ceresco Dam this year. It will be a long long time, if ever, before you will hunt or fish again. All these results and your present situation were brought upon because of your own anti-social behavior. It was no ones fault except your own. You are "your own worst enemy". I hope that while you are in prison that you will take advantage of any programs that can improve your quality of life.
I’m probably the last person in the world you would want to see in prison for a visit, however I would be glad to meet with you and discuss anything of your choice. If you can provide me with any information and insight related to the person/s responsible for the disappearance of Mary Lands, I would follow up on every one of those points. If you wish to meet and don’t even want to discuss Mary’s case I would also be willing to do so. If the real Chris Pratt isn’t the person I’ve heard about over the last 4 years, I’d like to hear about the real Chris from the person himself. Next week we will again meet at the Circle Fountain in Marshall to mark the 4th anniversary of Mary’s disappearance. We will continue to ask, Where is Mary? and, When will we have justice for Mary? You could help another those questions. Give it some thought.
Regardless, I hope you can eventually find inner peace and I wish you the best.
Sincerely,
Jim Carlin
Justinian Investigative Services
44 comments:
Great idea and informative but this sociopath won't meet with Mr. Carlin. He is a coward and only will confront women.
Pratt won't meet with Carlin because he can't look Jim in the eye and tell him the real truth. And yes, you are right, Pratt is a coward of the biggest kind who preys on and terrorizes women.
maybe his Bible will make him strong to talk? If he really is a born again Christian?
The Marshall’s have shown a community that Chris Pratt is responsible for the death of their daughter and a infamous Pratt legacy is etched in stone. You will have to be satisfied with a lesser justice that their family name will only be remembered for this act of violence against an innocent woman. People will point to Louise Pratt and say there goes the mother of a murderer. People will point to Jeff Pratt and say there goes the brother of a murderer. People will point to the children of Chris Pratt and remember what their father did in 2004. I’m sure even his children know it in their own hearts.
Chris Pratt is a festering pus of evil and in a prison where he belongs. He's needs a bible because he won't be forgiven.
When you look back to the first weeks after Mary came up missing, was Chris Pratt himself ever active in the search for finding her? Did he go out on the searches for her? Did he make a plea via the media for help in this case? Was his behavior consistent with someone who was scared and devastated that the woman he loved was missing? According to what I have heard and read about this man, the answer to all of the above is "NO". Why is this?
If one looks at his behavior during these past 4 years, it is inconsistent with what one would expect from someone who lost a loved one in this way. I compare him to Scott Peterson, another sociopath, and his behavior when his wife, Laci came up missing. A psychiatrist analyzing Peterson said that he was unable to feel true emotion and he truly didn't understand normal human responses to different situations. He looked at others and how they responded to things to get his cue on how to react. That is why his behavior and emotional response always seemed odd and disturbing. Sociopaths have no sense of remorse and are able to rationalize disturbing behavior. They do what they want to do without considering the harm that they would be doing to others. They can justify it in their minds. Then, when they commit a heinous act, they are able to push it out of their conscious thinking and go about life without a care in the world and without looking backward. This is what I believe Chris Pratt has done and continues to do to this day.
I believe that some of Chris's family defends him because they are scared to death of him. They are afraid of what he will do to them if they squeal on him. They are fearful that one day he will get out of prison and make them pay for speaking out. The truth is that if they don't speak out and tell the authorities what they know, he may hurt and yes, kill another person.
I appeal to the Pratt family and others who know the truth to come forward. If one of your family members came up missing and was the victim of foul play, think about what you would be feeling. Would you not hope that the truth would come out so you would have the answers and have your loved one brought home to you. Would you not want the torment to stop? Put yourself in Mary's family's shoes and do the right thing.
Very well said and accurate! How do you get people with no conscience though to care? I don't think people are afriad of him. Look where he is today and still no one will talk.
The anonymous call must be made by that one person who does care.
The tapes show he is a controling freak with only one purpose, the serve his ego. Listen to what he said to the kids.
It's a very sad thing to say but I don't think we can make someone who has no conscience to care nor do I think that they are able to change themselves. It's a character flaw which has escalated over time. What a shame!!!!!!!!!
The Bible isn't helping with the heat of prison. Chris called and said it is too hot. Worse that county jail.
get used it it. It will be real Hell soon
he could curlup naked in fetal position and boo-hoo to cool off.
Bet he wishes he was at Ceresco?
AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All the officials who came to Mary's vigil in March? Where are they now? Are they of help in case? I heard that Schauer was to help? What has he done? Where are they all when needed the most?
It's an election year and maybe it would be wise for them to continue to show further interest and be an advocate for Mary.
not just because of election and to win votes. TO WIN JUSTICE FOR MARY!!!
Who is running on the other side against Hallacy replacement? Do those people care about case?
Our motive is to find Mary and to find justice for her. The politicians are interested in winning office and will do whatever it takes to accomplish this. Whether or not they share the same motive as we do here is not really important in the long run. They will be scouting for votes and it would surely be a feather in someone's cap if they could be associated with solving this case and finding Mary. Let's use this election year as an opportunity to get their support as we give them ours.
Absolutely, as Clifford Marshall say's all the time, "Get it Done"
Tell them you will take more pictures of them if they help.
what are police doing at f drive on Sunday? is this the break on Mary case
what was found at F Drive?
rumor is a bag a bones was found on F drive
I don't know if this is related but police were all lined up on I94north side of property line of Louise Pratt house. a copter was doing flyovers there & F Drive. If anyone knows what is going on tell us.
Heard that cops are looking for Shane Lorenz and that ole Shane is in mighty big trouble. A word of advice to Shane: maybe you can redeem yourself some by providing information to police about what you know about Mary's case. If not, you may be ending up in prison just like your buddy Pratt.
yeh, remember story how he was drunk and cring that brother jake was going to prison for Mary Lands.
dont know if cops trying to find him but are looking for jake again.
They went to Vanessa's place where they used to stay but now moved. Why r cops after jake? maybe they should check with jeff lindsay.
they will tell us in due time my friends. I know as soon as they can they will tell us. They being jim and marys parents.
were police really at F Drive on Sunday or was it just curious citizens checking out the area? it seems kind of odd that police were out there on a sunday.
definately it was the cops. all the neighbors saw them to.
When is everyone going to see the truth here? Mary Lands has been gone for over 4 years now. We are relying on the word of sociopaths to tell us what happened. When is the COP who knows EVERYTHING going to speak up? Does he know that he is being followed and investigated? This case has shown us what corruption is all about in law enforcement. It's a shame that the town of Marshall will always be remembered for its horrible handling of this case.
and the player who steals ipods and knives continue to ride his m/c and is a shift sgt. How much dope being sold on that shift and why don't they check him?
yeah, why don't they check HIM?
they don't check him because they don't want to know. simple as that.....
when will we hear about the new police chief in Marshall? should be happening soon.....
Can you imagine any potential chief of police reading about Mary's case? Maybe he will a be change for the better? First thing he should do is mandatory drug tests of all cops? If Spartan could do it at Felpauch when they bought all the stores surely a police agency could do it?
Test this prick and then the Sarge can ride off into the sunset on his bike. Marshall will be safer and have cleaner air.
hard to realize how times flies. The Creeper will be in jail for one year on June 24 2008. May he rot in hell and never get out to hurt another woman.
chris is a pawn..he knows things but he wasnt the person.he did wrong..but im sure he can give up the real people..hey tj yes im talking about you!!nice cop car btw,is that where you keep all the evidence you dont turn in??its kinda funny because now you are the one being persued.i saw you with chris!!shave up my friend you will need to look your best in court!!!and please cut your lawn,thanx..BJ.
how come TJ can have a car he drives with bad reg? You dont have to be like all of us cause your a cop? Cheap sob.
Hopefully, the city of Marshall will get a police chief who is not afraid to stamp out corruption and who will investigate certain police officers and their connections to the Mary Lands case as well as criminal activities. Hopefully, this chief will restore the community's faith and confidence in law enforcement. Hopefully, the citizens of Marshall will feel that their town is a safe place to live again and will feel that their police is surely serving and protecting them. We can only hope.
As tragic as Mary Land's story is, something positive has come from it. It has truly opened the eyes of people and shown them how corrupt their local government and law enforcement is. It has also shown the prevalance of drug activity and all the crime associated with it. Hopefully, this will mark a new beginning.
Hopefully, a new chief with a new attitude and a perspective that justice can prevail for us all.
Check this out. I wonder how long it will be before the Creeper will run an ad "in need of a woman's affection"?
Bellamy Creek prison pen pals...
http://www.prisonerlife.com/page_personals.cfm?MemberID=13309
http://www.state.mi.us/mdoc/asp/otis2profile.asp?mdocNumber=308841
The ignorant turd can barely read and write so I guess he'll have to rely on his sociopathic charm at a visit to woe the ladies.
Wow, I checked out that prisonerlife.com site. A modern way for women to hook up with sociopaths, many of whom have committed violent acts. Yeah, it's just a matter of time before ole Chris gets himself an internet honey!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, and before long I'm sure Chris will be telling the other inmate, Jeremy Wallyn about his ability to find ladies.
Maybe they will be watching Deal or No Deal together?
Does he still tell his boys on the phone that hes the manager of the gym and prison photographer?
I hope the new chief will be a real cop. The election might help all around. We must CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN!
Jim
Continue to be a bulldog...
Cam
LASD
Chris a pawn? of course.he and his sidekick crew are going to meet the PUPPET MASTER Real Soon I Suspect.Whos the KING AND QUEEN in this game of chess? And What happens to pawns when you play this game?
While doing research in Florida of Mary Lands case I found this clip.
Bring Mary home folks. We know who killed her.
Man testified in own defense; lawyer says charges a ploy
Posted: Dec 4, 2007 11:14 AM EST
Updated: Dec 4, 2007 11:45 PM EST
Chris Pratt in court Tuesday
BATTLE CREEK -- Chris Pratt took the stand Tuesday in defense of charges he sexually attacked his girlfriend and held her against her will in their home.
Pratt is on trial for these alleged offenses against his live-in girlfriend. She said he trapped her inside their home and broke a phone to keep her from calling for help.
He admitted he had some anger problems, but said he would never harm his girlfriend.
Prosecutor - "So you're not blaming any of your actions on June 24 on lack of medication, panic attacks, anxiety attacks or depression, are you?"
Pratt - "No sir."
Prosecutor - "You did all of those things on June 24 that are depicted in the pictures, didn't you Mr. Pratt?"
Pratt - "Um, I would say pretty much all of it, yes sir."
Pratt's lawyer said this case is just a ploy to connect his client with the disappearance of his former girlfriend, Mary Lands, in March 2004.
No charges have been brought in that case against anyone
Why can they figure it out 4 men with horriable pasts, and present convictions, Working together, 3 for the money.
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