tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072125047008275922.post6622325350597425499..comments2024-03-23T23:29:11.290-07:00Comments on Kidnapping, Murder, and Mayhem: Last Ride of the “Traveling Rapist”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072125047008275922.post-79260884108322251212022-04-22T07:47:03.601-07:002022-04-22T07:47:03.601-07:00My mom was friends with Abby Rogers , I was 3 yrs ...My mom was friends with Abby Rogers , I was 3 yrs old when this happened we lived just down the street from Abby which was known as Huber camp. Abby's house was right by the railroad tracks everytime I drive by that house I think about what my mom had told me about her friend, it is a horrible thing to think about what she went through that morning when I drive by that house it sends chills through my body. I'm now 47 years old and that house is still there. What Samuel Hawkins did was a terrible horrible thing and I am glad he is no longer on this earth he should have been executed alot sooner than he was.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05316329536834868081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072125047008275922.post-70570929057926854532021-08-11T17:24:30.547-07:002021-08-11T17:24:30.547-07:00I knew Rhonda Terry and I were best friends when t...I knew Rhonda Terry and I were best friends when this happened I'm glad Hawkins got what he deserved Rhonda was a very sweet quite girl such beautiful blond hair she never deserved what happened to her. She is missed dearly I think of her often and wished we could have grown old together .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749489499585964760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072125047008275922.post-35097251957986507572019-03-31T18:33:34.971-07:002019-03-31T18:33:34.971-07:00Hi Debby, I am sorry you had to go though the orde...Hi Debby, I am sorry you had to go though the ordeal as a jurist. For some unknown reason the DA cut a deal with Hawkins wife for her testimony, Hawkins was believed to have kept Rhonda at his home for 2-3 days and yes his wife was there. We will never know what her true involvement was, but anyone that sat idly by while he did what he did to Rhonda should have never gone free. The prison Chaplin stated that worked at the prison for over 20 years stated that he never met anyone filled with more evil than Hawkins. Hawkins never showed any remorse even during the execution. This man was pure evil and you did justice proud by finding him guilty. Rhonda was only 12 years old and I will not mention the horrors that she had to endure, but The legal system kept that evil man alive well longer than Rhonda had a chance to live, she was filled with such joy and just beginning life, but she is with God in a much better place now.RIP Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820874484663080096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072125047008275922.post-25008932195416888172019-03-31T18:15:39.513-07:002019-03-31T18:15:39.513-07:00Hi Debby, yes, his wife was there but cut a deal ...Hi Debby, yes, his wife was there but cut a deal and they let her go. he kept Rhonda for several days in his home and before killing her and throwing her away like a piece of trash on the highway.Exactly to what extent her involvement was may never truly be realized. It should make you feel better about the verdict, but the prison chaplain said that Hawkins was the most evil man he ever met and that he never showed remorse for his crimes. I just can't help wondering what his wife and children are doing today. I am truly sorry that you had to be on the jury and go through that awful ordeal. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072125047008275922.post-40951693740849969032019-03-30T06:48:17.944-07:002019-03-30T06:48:17.944-07:00Sorry, clarification. I was on the jury for Rhonda...Sorry, clarification. I was on the jury for Rhonda.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09835070232362340616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072125047008275922.post-86635826753770998292019-03-30T06:45:11.752-07:002019-03-30T06:45:11.752-07:00I was a member of the jury and we didn't hear ...I was a member of the jury and we didn't hear anything about his wife being involved.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09835070232362340616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072125047008275922.post-25425097758116296482019-03-23T20:20:21.999-07:002019-03-23T20:20:21.999-07:00His wife was involved too! How?His wife was involved too! How?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713560420154120886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072125047008275922.post-47367671056540557952016-02-24T20:55:28.429-08:002016-02-24T20:55:28.429-08:00Rhonda was not abducted at a bus stop,She if your ...Rhonda was not abducted at a bus stop,She if your going to write a her story please get the facts straight. And yes it was proven that that Hawkins was Rhonda Killer. His wife was witness to everything,every gory detail, every despicable and sick act, yet Amarillo Police and DA allowed her to go free.... I remember this case like it was yesterday. I knew Rhonda for all of the short 12 years she was with us, she was full of life, loving, smart and so very much more. So Please do not disrespect her story with incorrect facts.RIP Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820874484663080096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072125047008275922.post-60353442877363561652015-01-29T19:16:03.220-08:002015-01-29T19:16:03.220-08:00Abbe was my cousin, and I can remember this day li...Abbe was my cousin, and I can remember this day like it was yesterday. The fear that besieged my family and the Borger community was incomprehensible. <br />To think that Hawkins was granted the ability to live 19 years longer than Abbe and her child is a travesty. His transgressions should have been paid for much sooner. Shame on our judicial system for its ability to allow people like Hawkins to manipulate them.<br /><br />Kellie MintonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024772153313307686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072125047008275922.post-18930949192286667802015-01-29T19:04:44.287-08:002015-01-29T19:04:44.287-08:00Abbey was my cousin, I was only 10 years old in 19...Abbey was my cousin, I was only 10 years old in 1977,but I firmly remember this like it was yesterday.<br /> Fear weighed heavily on our family and on Borger Texas. I agree with John Ragland in that Hawkins did NOT deserve to live nearly as long as he did. Our judicial system has many flaws, and it is a crying shame that in our society people like Hawkins can appeal, and keep getting stays of execution all because they are good at manipulation. God have mercy on your soul Hawkins. <br /><br />Kellie MintonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024772153313307686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072125047008275922.post-71029835953433973672014-12-04T15:50:54.931-08:002014-12-04T15:50:54.931-08:00I worked for the City of Borger the day this happe...I worked for the City of Borger the day this happened and I still remember the sick horrified look that the police had when they came in my shop that day and days later they never said anything about it but i know it has haunted them until this day.Gary L. Shaver shaver.gary96@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723419744473292927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072125047008275922.post-82250897553912608982014-12-03T14:45:11.087-08:002014-12-03T14:45:11.087-08:00Rhonda was my Sister her father was Grandfather wh...Rhonda was my Sister her father was Grandfather who Adopted me whan I was just a baby! Rhonda We miss you so very dearly. I never got to meet you but I have heard you were such a sweet girl and had a bright future a head of you! Samuel Hawkins never did actually confess to Rhonda's Death but we as her family knew he was the one who had broke into her home, kidnapped, and killed her! Im glad he got the death penalty my sister wasnt but 12 Yrs Old @ the time, and abbe was just about to start her life with her husband and become a new mother and that baby was innocent and never made it to take it's first breath! Samuel Hawkins got exactly what he deserved! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072125047008275922.post-70364643716687341532014-09-16T11:18:49.440-07:002014-09-16T11:18:49.440-07:00It took approximately 19 years from the death of A...It took approximately 19 years from the death of Abbe and her baby until the State of Texas was allowed by the courts to execute Samuel Hawkins. Nineteen years - think about it. That baby, no, that fetus would have earned a drivers' license, worked its way through school and probably graduated from high school, and possibly even gotten married and had it's own child. All of this and Abbe's and her baby's killer was still alive walking the planet.<br /><br />Shame on you, court system, for allowing such travesty. <br /><br />I think of you often, Abbe, and though unlikely, I pray that Buzz has been able to find some normalcy and peace in his life.<br /><br />Your tennis partner and friend,<br /><br />John Ragland Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899180411197543836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072125047008275922.post-71103594441619109072014-07-28T08:33:03.336-07:002014-07-28T08:33:03.336-07:00Very well presented! Since the 1970's the pris...Very well presented! Since the 1970's the prison population has increased 800% - well above any growth in population.<br /><br />Private prison corporations such as GEO Group, who are on record giving nearly 1 million dollars to a single Arizona politician - Rep. John Kavanaugh, greatly benefit by having lengthy or Life sentences given to killers instead of the death penalty.<br /><br />When killers walk free, as in the case of serial child killer Anthony Kirkland of Cincinnati, they kill again.<br /><br />Gargantuan Mediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847786498039464118noreply@blogger.com