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Chronological Brief of Relevant Facts to the Court

(The original chronological brief has been reproduced below except for minor corrections to punction, grammar and sentence structure. A copy of this brief was provided to the Tenth Judicial District Court, the Monroe County Sheriff's Department, and the Tellico Plains Police Department.)

This is a factual account given this 21st day of May 2006 by National Missions Coordinator George Raudenbush over Appalachian Youth Missions.

At approximately 3:00 am on 5/17/06, I awoke to a loud noise but went back to sleep. I awoke to a second loud noise which sounded like a loud knock at the door. I went to the front door to see who was there. No one was there so I returned to the sofa where I had fallen asleep earlier that evening. A third loud knock woke me. This time it seemed to come from the back door. Getting the cordless telephone, a flash light, and looking at the clock above the TV reading 3:02 am I went out the front door in my shorts, a tee shirt and slippers in hopes of helping a stranded motorist. I closed the front door behind me and went around the side of the house to assist whoever was in distress the backyard. The back porch was dark as no lights were installed in the remodeling of the house.

As I approached the back porch I turned on my rechargeable flash light and shined it towards the back door but no one was there. As I moved the light back towards me it caught a large dark shadow next to the refrigerator. As the light exposed the shadow it came at me. The individual was about my height wearing black and dark camouflage clothing having a dark ski mask covering his head and face. The confrontation began as I was repeatedly struck to the head, arms and body. I could not see this individual as he blended in with the darkness. I struggled but managed to strike a blow with my flashlight to what I thought was this individual's head holding the telephone in one hand trying to dial 911. A sudden blow to my head caused me to go down to the ground where I struggled with this individual until more repeated blows to my head and face rendered me unconscious.

I regained consciousness only to find I was being smothered with a gloved hand over my mouth and nose. I franticly struggled getting little breaths of air. My attacker told me repeatedly to be quiet, to shut up, not to talk. I struggled more but was struck several more times to the head and face, going in and out of consciousness during this process. At this point my attacker stated he was going to break my neck, which he proceeded to do with both hands. He attempted with both hands to twist my head and neck. During this attempt my abductor's gloved finger entered my mouth and I did bit down on my abductor's finger in self defense. I struggled and my abductor's bloodied gloves slipped from his grip losing his hold on me. This was attempted twice but failed as my blood kept my attacker from holding a grip on my bloodied face and head. My attacker seemed tired from the struggle and laid his body over mine. I could smell the odor of stale cigarettes on his clothing and feel the blade of a knife on my neck and face as he moved the knife around. I was told to get out of town, stating leave tomorrow! Placing the knife to the side of my neck my abductor asked me if I knew the location of where his knife was. I replied no. He stated it was my juggler vein and if I moved again he would cut me open to bleed to death. At that time I felt another metal object pushed into me. My abductor asked me if I knew what it was. I stated I did not know. He stated it was a gun and told me to be very quiet. My neighbors were sleeping less than 50 feet away. The abductor then made a statement that he was going to cut off my penis and stuff it in my mouth. The abductor asked me a question, would I like that? He repeated this question twice during that time. Following this, my abductor listened and told me to be quiet. He appeared to be listening to see if anyone was responding to my several shouts for help earlier. I heard my abductor opening a bag and hearing duck tape being unrolled. I was told my eyes were going to be taped but I struggled not to allow this to happen. My body was very cold, bloodied and my whole body was shaking from the cold. Later I learned it was in the low 40’s that morning. The abductor repeatedly told me to shut up as he listened for some sound indicating someone approaching. I was assaulted to the face and head each time I struggled. I maintained struggling as much as possible until I had no more strength to struggle. During these times my abductor rested and made statements and asked questions. Questions I was asked repeatedly: Is there anyone in the house? Where is the money you have stashed? Statements made were: You are a child molester, I want a confession now. After this time the abductor told me he was going to transport me away from there. After telling me this the abductor placed a call on a cell phone. I was told to be very quiet. After the abductor ended the call I realized that my abductor's plan was to carry me out of my backyard and transport me somewhere else. The abductor verified my very thoughts verbally by stating that they would be transporting me to another location. During this time I was asked to roll over on my stomach in which I strongly resisted as I sensed my abductor was going to cut my throat using his knife with me facing down into the ground so as not to have eye contact with me and it being the perfect position to accomplish such an act without him getting bloodied. During this time a strong peace came over me and my abductor began to have dialog with me as I was exhausted from struggling and he appeared fatigued. He asked me if I wanted to say a last prayer, I agreed and began praying for my abductor asking Jesus to forgive him as I forgave him and I apologized for hitting him in the head with the flash light and said I hope you understand that I believe you would have done the same thing in those circumstances, had you been in my position. I did not close the prayer. Waiting till I finished, my abductor ended the prayer by saying Amen. After this prayer my abductor began talking about different things, I knew he was giving me false information to protect his identity. The abductor seemed to be getting impatient at not having anyone arrive. A second call was placed by the abductor. I heard a women’s voice. It was the voice of Leonard James Ahearn’s wife. The abductor asked to convey his situation to the boss and to send someone in, to walk in. The abductor waited, listened and then said, send someone in now! I was lying on my back traumatized, bleeding and shaking profusely from the cold in just my night clothes. In about 30 minutes another individual arrived, a black cloth was placed over my face while my abductor and this individual talked softly about my demise. After a few minutes I was told by my abductor not to move or take the cloth off. I heard the abductor remove an ice cooler on top of the refrigerator on the back porch and place it next to my head. I listened carefully as I believed they were going to shoot me in the head and possibly remove my head into the ice cooler leaving my body. I could hear them walking away from me quickly so I removed the cloth and turned my head towards North Babcock Street where I saw a new white 4 door car waiting positioned going out directly across from where I lay. My abductor and the other individual got in and left.

I managed to get up and go into the house. It was after 5:00 am and I called 911 stating I was attacked, bleeding and held against my will. A Tellico Police Officer arrived on the scene just after 5:00 am. He did not have cameras or recorders and did not seem very interested nor took my situation very seriously. I told him I did not have money for nor could I afford to pay for an ambulance. He suggested that I call someone to drive me to the hospital. I called Scott Morgan. Scott Morgan arrived. He asked the Police officer to record my statement on a recorder by asking if he had a recorder. The officer stated he did not have a recorder or camera to record the events. I gave a brief statement. Scott Morgan took me to Sweetwater Hospital where after a 2 CAT Scans were done I was told my condition was critical having a fractured scull in three places, broken nose, bleeding and internal bleeding. I was told I was being transferred to the University of Tennessee’s Nuro-Trama Center.

I was detained and held against my will and repeatedly struck to the head and face for two hours then told that I was going to be sexually mutilated and killed but Jesus allowed me the opportunity to pray for this man. I attribute my life, that I am alive today, to Jesus. My verbal pleas for help went unheard by my neighbors but my thanksgivings to Jesus were heard! I believe and know beyond a shadow of doubt that Jesus did intervene, saving me from certain and calculated death that early morning.

I, George Raudenbush, state that the above information and facts provided are accurate, true and certain to the best of my knowledge.

Warning - the following link contains graphic pictures of the assault on George. It is strongly cautioned that parents access this link before allowing children to view. Pictures

The following links contain media releases and a motion exposing the coverup of the abduction and attempted murder of missionary George Raudenbush:
Press Release 1 Press Release 2 Response Motion

George Raudenbush is the National Missions Coordinator for Appalachian Youth Missions. He is an active working Christian missionary and a motivated advocate for judicial reform. For more information about his work in the rural communities of East Tennessee he can be contacted at Appalachian Youth Missions.

P.O. Box 154
Tellico Plains, TN 37385
423 337-1896
aymmissions@gmail.com

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