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Driven to Murder: The Blood Crimes at the Sam Donaldson Ranch
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From the New York Timesbestselling author: The shocking true story of the murders at ABC News journalist Sam Donaldsons New Mexico ranch.
ABC News journalist Sam Donaldson needed a new manager for his sprawling New Mexico ranch. He found the perfect hire in Paul Posey, who quickly settled into his new life with his family in tow. Then, in July 2004, Donaldson was stunned to discover that his ranch had become a blood-soaked crime scene. The bullet-riddled bodies of Paul, his wife, and stepdaughter were found buried in a pile of manure. Pauls fourteen-year-old son, Cody, was soon in custody. But the shocking revelations had only just begun . . .
The Poseys appeared to be an ordinary American family. But was their seeming normalcy a carefully constructed veneer? Cody claimed he had suffered years of relentless physical and psychological abuse at the hands of his father, stepmother, and stepsister.
Witnesses at the trial included Sam Donaldson, as well as neighbors who supported Codys claimsand others who disputed them. Was Cody a cold-blooded killer? Or was he acting in self-defense? It would be up to a jury to separate the lies from the truth, and decide the fate of a teenager . . .

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DRIVEN TO MURDER

Shepherd:	Okay, Im sitting here and Im watching you, Cody. I mean, youve got tears in your eyes and I need to know why. You were talking earlier, and you said that if you lie, it will always come back to bite you in the butt. That you get it worse. Is that what you said?
Posey:	Yes.
Shepherd:	All right, Cody. You need to tell me what happened.
(Around this point, Cody Posey said, I might as well tell you the truth, and there was a whole shift in his demeanor and the things he said.)
Posey:	I got tired of Dad hitting me. Yelling and screaming at me all the time. He hit me and I couldnt take it anymore.
Shepherd:	So what did you do, Cody?
Posey:	I tried getting rid of them.
Shepherd:	How?
Posey:	Get him off this planet, cuz Id be better here without him.
Shepherd:	So what did you do, Cody?
Posey:	I shot him.

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DRIVEN TO MURDER

R OBERT S COTT

PINNACLE BOOKS
Kensington Publishing Corp.

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Acknowledgments

Id like to thank the staff at the Otero County Courthouse and Lincoln County Courthouse for their cooperation on this book. Also, to the people of Alamogordo, New Mexico. Special thanks go to my editor at Kensington Publishing Corporation, Michaela Hamilton.

Chapter 1

Sams Ranch

As a journalist, Sam Donaldson had been all over the world, covering its hot spots and the halls of power in Washington, D.C. He always had a nostalgia for his roots, however, having grown up in the ranch lands of New Mexico. In his later years Donaldson bought three working ranches around Roswell, New Mexico, that ran hundreds of head of cattle and over a thousand sheep. The ranches were generally known by their local namesSlaughter Ranch, Pajarito Ranch, and the main ranch complex known as Chavez Canyon Ranch. Sams ranch headquarters was located at Chavez Canyon Ranch.

The Chavez Canyon Ranch, located near the small town of Hondo, New Mexico, was reached by a road that ran about a mile and a quarter to the property from Highway 380. In the summer of 2001, Donaldson needed a new ranch manager and he heard from others in the area that Verlin Posey was a good manager on another ranch. Sam contacted Verlin, who mulled over the idea of switching from the ranch where he was working, but in the end decided not to make the change. Instead, Verlin told his brother, Delbert Paul Posey, about the job, and Delbert, better known as Paul, applied for the position. Donaldson interviewed Paul and one other man.

Wanting to make sure about the choices, Donaldson and his wife looked over the two mens rsums and phoned Royce Griggs, manager of the Diamond A Ranch in the Hondo Valley. The Diamond A was owned by longtime friend Robert Anderson, and then later by the ex-president Gerald Ford. The Donaldsons trusted Griggss opinion, and Griggs had known the Posey family for many years. In fact, the Poseys had lived on the Diamond A Ranch for a period of time. Griggs said that the Posey boys, Verlin and Paul, were very honest and straightforward. You can rely on them.

With that information, Sam Donaldson hired Paul Posey and his family, which included wife Tryone, son Cody, and stepdaughter Marilea, to come and live on the ranch and manage it. Donaldson was very satisfied by the way they got right to work on the property and tried to improve conditions there.

Donaldson said later, Paul began to organize the herd. One of our problems was our cows were not on schedule. Paul began to do the kind of maintenance that was necessaryfixing fences, checking the waters, replacing underground pumps, and looking after some of our wells. He did the things necessary to get the ranch back in good operation.

To Donaldson, the Posey family seemed polite, respectful, and very industrious. He would recall later, Tryone was very hardworking. She did things for us that we didnt ask her to do around our small compound, where we lived across from the managers house. She was always bright and bubbly. We liked her.

As for Marilea, she was a sparkler. She was very effervescent. The family would often come out as a family unit when we were in the barnyard or the horse corral, and Marilea was just fine.

Regarding Cody, Donaldson later said that he was somewhat withdrawn, but many teenage boys acted that way. For the most part, however, Cody was polite and hardworking, like the rest of the Posey family.

On Friday, July 2, 2004, Tryone spoke with Sam Donaldson and told him that she and Marilea were going to her mothers place. Tryones mom was going to be having a yard sale on the Fourth of July, and Tryone and Marilea wanted to attend. In a previous yard sale, some customers had taken items right off the grounds without paying for them. Tryone and Marilea were going to help keep an eye on things and make sure that didnt happen again.

The next day Donaldson saw Paul and Cody up at one of three guest houses on the property, replacing a board on a wooden porch. Donaldson said hello to both of them and briefly spoke with Paul. As far as Donaldson could see, everything looked fine.

Sunday, the Fourth of July, rolled around, and Donaldson phoned over to the managers house to remind Paul that he and his wife were going to Santa Fe for the day. Cody answered the phone and Donaldson told him, Cody, would you please tell your dad, and remind him, my wife and I are going to Santa Fe and well be back probably tomorrow, late in the afternoon. Cody assured Donaldson he would tell his dad.

Donaldson and his wife, Jan, met Jans parents in Santa Fe, and it was a special occasion. Jan had been born on the Fourth of July, so they all had a birthday dinner for her and celebrated in town. The next day all four of them returned to Chavez Canyon Ranch and arrived on the property late in the afternoon.

Donaldson recalled, After supper we went over to the horse corral, just to see the horses, and it was getting almost dark. The light was on in the managers house. The ranch truck that Paul used as his vehicle was there, but I noticed that the Poseys personal truck was missing. Paul did not come out. Normally, anytime we were in the barnyard, if he saw we were there, he would come out and say hello. But he didnt and I didnt think anything of it. We saw the horses and went back home.

The next morning, July 6, 2004, Sam, Jan, and her parents planned on going to the Capitan Mountains for a picnic. Donaldson related, I was expecting mail from my office, by FedEx, and I noticed that the FedEx truck had gone to the ranch headquarters. On the way to the picnic, we went over there to see if there was a FedEx package for me. I walked up onto the porch, and I was looking at the screen door, and there was a FedEx package there. I went and looked at it, and it had my name on it, so I got it, walked back, and got in the truck, and we left for the mountains.

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