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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

For those of us who attempt to take the unbelievable actions of others and make them understandable, there are many people who assist in our quest. Some have helped with investigations, some with technical advice, and then there are those who have opened their souls so that we may realize their pain and know their everlasting love for their sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, lovers and friends. To all, I say a heartfelt thank you.

Thanks to Julie Pruitt, station manager, Scott Cop-penbarger, news director, Dana Byerley, reporter, and Harold Ferguson, cameraman, of KFDX-TV in Wichita Falls; Carroll Wilson, editor, Sharon Chance, reporter, and Jill Sexton Smolko, of the Times Record News; Brad Duncan, Fred Duncan, and Dave Collard of Olney Door and Screen Company; Dana Rice, investigator, and Dorie Glickman, attorney-at-law with the Office of the Public Defender, Wichita County; Leslie Ryan-Hash, court reporter, 30th District Court; John Little, investigator for the Wichita County District Attorneys Office; Jan Blankenship, LPC, and Dr. Melody Potter, Ph.D.; Tina Church of TC Investigations; James Cron, certified latent print examiner; Bryce and Tina Wardrip; Richard Nunley; Floyd and Paulette Jackson; and Wilma Hooker.

As always my grateful appreciation to Karen Haas and LaRee Bryant for making my words work.

And lastly, gratitude to Faryion Wardrip for his exclusive death-row interview, as well as his candor.

Other books by Patricia Springer

BLOOD RUSH
FLESH AND BLOOD
MAIL ORDER MURDER
A LOVE TO DIE FOR

Epilogue

Victims of violent crimes extend far beyond the individual who suffers the wrath of the brutality. Like a pillaging hailstorm, the violence destroys indiscriminately, causing loss to some and leaving others untouched. The courts say Faryion Wardrip had five victims; in reality they are countless. The casualty list begins with Faryion himself.

FARYION WARDRIP:

Faryion Wardrip is currently on death row in Livingston, Texas. The maximum-security prison maintains optimum control by segregating prisoners in single cells composed of reinforced walls and metal doors. Only a single slot where food is passed gives Faryion contact with another human. The one hour a day he is allowed for recreation is spent alone in the exercise yard. There is no day room. No television. He passes his time reading his Bible, writing letters to his wife, and drawing.

In addition to the death sentence imposed by Denton jurors for the murder of Terry Sims, Faryion Wardrip received three life sentences after pleading guilty to killing Toni Gibbs, Debra Taylor, and Ellen Blau. The sentences, which will run consecutively, ensure that even should the thirty-nine-year-old murderer not be executed, he would serve a minimum of sixty years behind bars before becoming eligible for parole.

As Wardrip left the Wichita County courthouse to return to death row after his plea in the Blau case, he was asked by KFDX television reporter Dana Byerley how he felt after the court appearance.

Im glad this is almost over with and the families can put this behind them and start with some closure and some healing, a dejected Wardrip replied. His head hung low, and his shoulders were rounded as he shuffled down the hall in leg restraints.

I have remorse every minute, every day, Wardrip said. I start my day with remembering and I finish my day with remembering.

How do you prepare for death? Byerley asked, referring to the lethal injection the convicted murderer will be facing once his appeals are complete.

You cant prepare, Wardrip said in a muffled tone. You just do the best you can.

The depression that plagued Faryion Wardrip as a child and followed him through adulthood has a secure grip on him emotionally. Wardrip has indicated he will not seek additional appeals of his death-sentence case after the initial state-mandated appeal.

Im ready to go home, Wardrip said in an exclusive interview. I told my wife Id miss her and shell miss me, but I told her that when my time does come, Ill be at peace.

GLENDA WARDRIP:

Before the start of Faryion Wardrips trial for the murder of Terry Sims, Glenda Wardrip sold the poodle she gave her husband for Christmas, packed up her belongings, and moved to an undisclosed location in nearby Oklahoma. There she is in charge of a latchkey program for children.

Glenda writes to Faryion, but rarely visits. She refuses to discuss the past, something he feels a need to do. Glenda wants only to look forward, never back. Glenda is going on with her life in the service of God. Wardrip family members report Glenda has been accepted at an overseas missionary school.

BRYCE WARDRIP:

Bryce and his family continue to live in Olney, Texas. The ordeal of his brothers exposure as a serial killer has left Bryce with fewer friends and bitter memories. Bryce painfully refutes statements made by his brother regarding their parents and his declarations that he was a troubled youth, plagued by depression, learning disabilities, and misunderstanding by everyone, including his parents. Wardrip claims to have reached out to his mother and father, but says they never understood his needs. He remembers that he cried a lot and his parents just thought it was part of his personality rather than depression. He claims he sank deeper and deeper into a corner of despair.

Bryce publicly blasted Faryion for accusing his parents of mistreatment, saying, Mom and Dad had done so much for Faryion and the other kids. I remember all the bicycles, go-carts, and automobiles they bought for us when we were growing up.

What Faryion has said has left a black mark on their names. One of the things my father gave me was a lot of pride in the Wardrip name and in myself, and I am not going to let anyone say things about my parents which are not true. I dont care who it is.

The thing Faryion needs to do is to take responsibility for what hes done and not blame anyone but himself. I am strongly in favor of the death penalty, and I think Faryion is going to get what he deserves.

Bryce, who has not heard from Faryion since he was sentenced, plans to attend the execution of his brother to make certain justice is served.

GEORGE AND DIANA WARDRIP:

Faryions parents, George and Diana Wardrip, continue to live quietly in Olney, Texas, where Mrs. Wardrip takes care of her ailing husband as he recovers from cancer.

They have written to Faryion and have traveled to see him on death row.

JOHNNA AND THE CHILDREN:

Johnna Wardrip divorced Faryion shortly before his imprisonment for the murder of Tina Kimbrew. She has remarried and lives in an undisclosed location with her husband and her two children fathered by Faryion. The children were allowed no contact with any of the Wardrip family for the fourteen years between Wardrips arrests. There were no letters. No pictures. Since his imprisonment on death row, Johnna now feels sufficiently safe to allow both her son and daughter to have contact with their paternal grandparents, and they have written letters to their father.

THE SIMS FAMILY:

Terry Simss parents divorced as a result of the murder of their daughter. As a consequence of Terrys death, Mrs. Sims experienced periods when she was not well. Neither of Terrys parents lived to see their daughters killer brought to justice.

KEN TAYLOR:

Ken suffered endless torment during the fourteen years his wifes killer was at large. He was estranged from his daughters, his in-laws, and many friends whose faith had wavered under the close police scrutiny.

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