Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley

Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley, both 17 - were killed execution style in 1999 with a single gunshot each to the heads, then stuffed in the trunk of a car and left on Herring Ave, in Ozark, AL.

Now- this is where this gets extremely wierd. In order to correctly tell their story, I need to go back 10 years prior, to 1989.

June of 89, I went to AIT here at Ft. Rucker, AL. There, not only did I meet my now ex-husband, but I also met the mother of Gene- the young man who lives upstairs from me, the one to whom I've referred lately. She was my maid of honor at my wedding.

His mom was married to Butch. Butch was a great guy. He loved his wife and kids, was a good man all around.

He went to Desert Storm and when he came back, he and Nancy- the mother, and by then one of my best friends- went out to Cabaret, a local nightclub. They drank some, got in a fight and she left him there.

Butch began walking home. During his walk, he got an asthma attack- supposedly. His inhaler was found in his hand. He was killed by a car on that dark road- a road seldom used.

Nancy recieved a good deal of money from his death and always insisted it was for her boys' school.

To date- 15 years later, at the ages of 19 and 21, neither boy has seen a penny. The other son just joined the Army and is slated for Iraq.

Nancy has a bad history of cheating on her husbands and, with the sole exception of Butch, picks men who are angry, abusive, controlling and dangerous.

All of them have abused Gene. Nancy always allowed it. Nancy would use the older kids to watch the younger ones. This is her fourth marriage, and we're awaiting another child. She always has at least one child per marriage.

Nancy and I had a major falling out maybe 10 years ago because I didn't like how she was treating her kids, and to be honest, how she was living her life. She didn't want to hear any of it. With her, it's always about her and no one else.

I hadn't seen Gene or the kids for several years until last week, when there he was. Somehow, he and I always pop back into each others lives after many years.

This time, he shocked me by introducing a wife, stepson and his first baby. He has a wonderful family!! I'm so proud of him, even though his mother says otherwise to him.

Gene had moved to Florida for a few years with Nancy and that family. To show up back here, living right above me told me something.

We had a lot of catching up to do, and he told me Nancy had remarried in February of this year to husband #4. He didn't say the name right away. He did say this guy had pulled a gun on her before they were married, treated her like shit, her family like shit and was abusive and extremely controlling. Still- no name. Had he said a name I would have not been surprised because this guy- A.) has a very unique name, and B.) is exactly like that.

How do I know? Let me go back to last night first, when I got the bomb dropped in my lap.

They wanted me to come upstairs to read a letter Nancy had written to Gene, Nancy's father and several members of the family. There were 2 pictures- both of the wedding day, one with Nancy and her new husband and one with them and the kids.

When I saw the man, my jaw dropped. I said- I know that guy!! When Gene told me the name- Clenton, I about shit my pants.

He was out on $25,000 bond when they got married. Nancy married his ass anyway, even though he held a gun to her throat and threw it at one of the kids.

Needless to say, I was in terrible shock because I worked with this guy on 3rd shift for 3 years, and he's insane.

This is the same guy that followed Roger home one day and pulled a 9mm out of his car threatening Roger. I have that in a journal somewhere here at WDC, I'll have to find it.

Clenton and I would talk sometimes about Bingo, and just bullshit stuff, and sometimes, he'd get this look in his eyes that would scream dangerous. He's go out on the flightline and cut helicopter tires to the core. They caught him a time or two.

He was abusive to many girlfriends.

{i}And he lived on Herring Ave in Ozark, AL.{/i}

Roger and I talked about this a lot; we both feel he's the one who killed Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley that night in 1999.

He has a 9mm; a 9mm was used.

The murders happened very late at night; Clenton worked 3rd shift and was always out late on nights he didn't work.

The police feel the person who did this had done it before; Clenton has a history of abuse and violence.

The police profile matches Clenton.

Clenton was fired from Army Fleet Support because he refused several times to take a drug test. He claims he was laid off. This is not true.

There are more facts, but I will not divulge them right now because they are too sensitive.

Their case was featured on Americas Most Wanted, but the tips led nowhere.

I've fought with myself for years about calling in a tip, however, due to police corruption in Ozark, I do not believe this case will ever be solved.

One thing remains true: There is a killer on the loose; a killer of two 17- year old innocent girls, and I believe he is married to the mother of my young friend and is now living somewhere in Florida.

The question is: What do I do now?

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