The case against Dave Edward Albert, my once coworker and now the murderer of my once boss and friend John Lavine and the destroyer of the dungeon I once called home has finally received a ruling on his case. After a surprisingly brief trial he has been convicted of murder in the 1st degree, arson and cruelty to an animal (for the murder of John's wolf Koda.) He is scheduled to receive sentencing in September and will be facing 52 years to life.
I miss John. He wasn't loved by everyone but he was loved by me and he shared some of the happiest years of my life. I'm pleased with the ruling. It doesn't make up for what was done but justice brings a certain peace to those of us affected by the horrible things Dave did. I'll forever remember the good times with John and all of the Passive Arts girls. We've all moved on but the closure is something...
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I'm glad things have been settled. Again, I am so so sorry for your loss, but I'm glad you've been able to find a new home and move past this terrible point.
this isnt necesarily closure, I dont think this will end anyone's feeling of loss but it does at least mean that there isnt an enormous betrayal from the surreal trial (from what I've been reading)
regardless of his attitude, john was a good guy, he ran a business, he had flaws, but he treated his customers with more than indifference and his employees with respect and caring in his own way.
I was recently at ... (i have trouble calling anything but) passive, ... and it looks like the place itself is almost back to how it always was, welcoming and polished, and I hope you have the same kind of rebuilding of your own situation and life.
My attitude is that the ones who've gone are gone and they leave their memories and impressions on us, and we get to close that book when they're gone and go on to be better people afterwards because of them.
Heavy stuff... I wish you all the best in finding your way in this.
still grieving, would love to come back soon... thank you for the update- solstice
I grieve for your loss and give thanks John's murderer has been brought to justice. May he make many new friends in prison, friends whose face he will never see. Sorry for my bloodthirstiness, but for Murder 1 he should be executed ASAP.
I am so, so glad that the trial proceeded well and justly. It's hard to know how to handle crazy shit like this, and the trial moving quickly is a blessing. *huggles* Take care, Nic. I know I speak for the whole reader base when I say we miss your adorable ass.
I was there that night. I think that is when I first met you and Sharky. :D
Aw, that's a nice memory, Lori. :)
I'm glad there was such a swift ruling.
I am so glad to hear that justice has been served. I have been wondering what was going on with this. I miss Passive Arts, John, Taz (who I personally, and others, feel Dave was in a huge way responsible for as well) and Koda every day. It does bring a bit of closure to know that he did not go unpunished for that tradegy. P.S... I miss you dearly!
I love your artwork but I am not happy to find this picture. It has nothing to do with cartoons and I am not a fan of people promoting that they knew the dead guy. Take it down or blur me out, thank you, Mistress Feral
Sorry Miss Feral, years ago when this photo was taken I'd asked everyone if it could be posted publicly and got everyone's yes. I will blur you out right now.
Also, I do not consider this "promotion." I loved John, he and I were close, he's been in the comic in cartoon form and he even asked that promote PAS on this site back when things were all still swell.
My readers also know what happened to us all, John and our dungeon so many years ago and I wanted to give them a little finality to it. I know it meant alot to me to hear some closure on the long drawn-out case.
And finally, this isn't JUST a cartoon. It is a slice of my life. And my life was DEEPLY affected by this. I lost a friend and it's a friend who CREATED and RAN the life that I talk about in this blog. Pretending he has nothing to do with this is blind. He's the reason I started working at PAS at all and very responsible for how much I loved it and have chosen to stay in this profession all of these years.
I don't expect you or anyone else to understand but he's my friend and I'm not going to pretend he never existed.
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