Suspect: Carol Thomas Kidnapping Was Over Rock Salt Drug Deal

[lexmo]

in the dope world they do die and kill over drugs and money ...watch scarface , scared straight . back in the 70s and 80s drug dealers would kick in drug houses and shoot everyone up just to rob them of their drugs and money . drugs cause greed and the drug dealers greed is money ..... the fault is the life of drugs

[lexmo]

rheanna................. you know i believe girls may have a harder time to get over meth , i know they relapse more than guys do .... i moved to another state when my child got done with his two yr rehab ..... a drug dealer really doesnt care about a human life , they care and love the dollars their drugs bring in . they believe they are god and can say who lives or die in their drug world ..... drug dealers have caused alot of deaths in history . sad , but very true .

[Rheanna]

But you don't know what it's like. I seen the gun shot wounds. I had to look at that. I held her hand. It was the coldest thing I have ever felt. It was terrible. My little sister is 11 and she been so angry. And the worst part is... Lilly only cried a little bit. It's a dying flower. She was so beautiful lying there. Her eyes were so blackened and she was so still. So could. Both holes in her head. I seen it. I touched her face. She was always so warm and then she wasn't. No one will understand that

[LawsonGrl]

Rheanna, my heart goes out to you. I have an older sister who I look up to so much! I can't even imagine the pain you are in! God bless you and your family, may he give you a comfort and help you heal!

[Townee]

Rheanna, thank you for your unflinching responses to some thoughtless and uncaring remarks. Your pain, loss, and love are obvious in your posts. Please, take the words of encouragement and condolences as they are meant by the posters. True, we can only imagine how you and your family must feel at this moment in your lives, but remember that there are those in the world who do care and pray for you, your sisters, and your family, even though we have never met.

[JAY IS DISGUSTING]

Townee wrote:

Rheanna, thank you for your unflinching responses to some thoughtless and uncaring remarks. Your pain, loss, and love are obvious in your posts. Please, take the words of encouragement and condolences as they are meant by the posters. True, we can only imagine how you and your family must feel at this moment in your lives, but remember that there are those in the world who do care and pray for you, your sisters, and your family, even though we have never met.

Well Said Townee. She handled that better than I would have and I am in my thirties. Remember Rheanna keep your head up and stay away from creeps that will get you in trouble or in a bad situation. Like townee said even though we have never met you are in my prayers and so is Carol and the rest of your family.

[Amanda]

To everyone: I grew up in Excelsior. I lived there for many years. I now live in the ghetto of KC, not bc Im into drugs, not bc Im some strung out prostitute, but bc Im a college student who cant afford more than the 425 I pay in rent and the gas I put in my car to get me back and forth to school until I graduate law school and move my family into a better situation.
With that being said, I have seen more shit go down in the front of my home than any of you people could imagine. Drug deals, drunk drivers, and murdered dead bodies. When you walk out your door and see a dead 19 year old lying shot on the sidewalk you learn the harsh reality that people die for useless bullshit reasons.
What happened to Cat is a terrible thing. I knew her way back when in short brief intervals. It breaks my heart to know that she suffered like that, and more so, that by the time she was 23 people believed that there was nothing that could help her, not from the drugs, not from being brutally murdered, not from any of it.
After seeing everything that I have seen in life, there is one thing I have come to learn. PARENTS NEED TO TAKE BACK THIER CHILDREN!!! It is OUR kids killing each other. It is OUR kids doing the drugs. It is OUR kids lying dead in the streets. This bullshit about "my kids and adult and makes his own decsions" crap is obviously NOT working. We give birth to our kids, raise them til theyre 18 and send them on their way, hoping that they make the choices we want them to make. F*** that! Kids need to make choices, thats how they learn, but there MUST BE a limit to what choices we allow our kids to make. If you see your child at 15 making a bad choice, you correct that choice. If you see your child at 25 making a bad choice, you correct that choice.
Someone made a valid point when they asked, "where are the parents" Even if it wasnt the context that it was meant to be taken in. Our kids do not tell us everything, but when we see that our kid is in trouble, we dont ask if they need our help, bc they WILL tell us "no", we make it our business and we fix it by ANY means necassary.
I dont mean to be offensive, but sometimes that the only way that people will get it.

[Just Me]

lexmo wrote:

i didnt say it was her fault ...i was saying , the street and drug life will destroy a person .... when someone is dealing drugs , they dont care about the buyer , but if you sell or rip off a dealer , there will be hell to pay ...they dont care about a human life ...all they care about is their drugs and the money . meth is a devil drug , read up on that bad boy ..... meth will turn a good person into someone you never knew ..... i read up on it when my child got strung out on it ..... i had to go on a long road to get to the hill and than the hill was the worst to climb....i prayed to god alway to save him .... but now i wonder , when a girl get strubng out doing meth or crack , is it harder on them to overcome it ? a friend of mine started shooting meth when he was 35 and now he 49 and his brain is fried , he cant think real clearly , and dont see the reality of life ..... he like a little brain damaged from the effects of it on his brain . it does kill brain cells with heavy useage .

Sadly and unfortunately, I have been in the sad and frightening circles that encompas Excelsior Springs. I have stared down the barrel of a shotgun held by Reardon, the first time he was ever selling meth. He was robbed at my house, and I woke up to him swinging a bat over my head, and threatening me. We talked and someone else took him to get the shotgun. He then came back and threatened all of us. I talked him down and explained that obviously the people who took the money and drugs were already gone having fled in the night. Even then, so many years ago, I knew he was capable of pulling that trigger, fortunately, he had an affection for me, and would listen to me. For years I tried to help him and oothers around our little town, but when I quit doing drugs, I lost there respect, they quit listening. I had to run for my own safety as several people called me a nark because I had quit. I cared for them all, but there was no longer anything I could do to help them. And apparently, I got out in the nick of time. I hide now as I have for about 5 years, and often fear who I will meet when I go back to see my family. I grew up in that town, and now cannot even honor the dead, for fear of reprocussions. Good Luck to you Excelsior, If there is help for you, I hope it is someday, a realization.

[Just Me]

To Carol. I have missed you, and had hoped more for you, at least now, you are free. Truly free of all the pain and confusion.

[Rheanna]

Just Me wrote:

To Carol. I have missed you, and had hoped more for you, at least now, you are free. Truly free of all the pain and confusion.

Whoever you are, you must have known my sister. She did have some good and bad things about her. But you are right. She is free. And thank you for helping me realize that. You have been through a lot. But if you really were a good friend of Carol's then you must have known Thomesa. But thank you.

[Excelsior resident]

No one not no on deserves this kind of killing except a someone who hurts a child..... I knew carol when we were kids we haven't been close in a long long time .... She really had a rough childhood and just made a mistake not one that was worth her life though. I am so sick of ppl slamming excelsior yes it has it's problems but shit I went to school with plenty of ppl who made something of themselves the have masters in education and administration nursing all kinds of things it's not where you live it's the life you live not that that means she deserved this only a freaking drug head worrying about getting" ripped" off would day that. I can only say be careful what u say the shoe could be on the other foot and I would hate for you to choke on your words let the girl RIP she at least deserves that with the hard childhood she had

Rip carol rip

[Why]

I hate meth heads wrote:

Fry those dope heads before they get a chance to ruin someone else's life.

The entire Reardon family deserves prosecution and street justice.

[lexmo]

why does the whole reardon family need to be prosecuted? just wondering

[guest99]

anon wrote:

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I'm sorry but when you play the game with drug dealers, you get what you deserve. Everyone knows that one of the killers was known to always carry a gun on him and everyone knows they are well known drug dealers for Excelsior. Your sister played with fire and she got burnt. That's what happens when you're a low life criminal. I don't care how nice of a person she might have been, she was obviously stupid enough to mess with the wrong crowd. And if your family is "falling apart", then where were all of you to try to do an intervention and get her out of the game?

Ok lets see you try an intervention on someone who doesn't want one.No I hate what drugs do to people, but when you're hooked not much can be done!!! Meth is a drug that from first hit has you hooked. My prayers & sympathy goes out to your family!!!
Such a waste of a young life! She sure disn't deserve to die & left in a ditch!!
Why isn't more being done to get rid of these houses? Maybe a bunch more"druggies" will die & you think you did a damn good job getting them off the streets.It could be you or a family member. Do we all know what family is doing all the time???

[Information Central]

lexmo wrote:

why does the whole reardon family need to be prosecuted? just wondering

They are killers and meth addicts. Good enough for me.

[Why]

Rheanna wrote:

But you don't know what it's like. I seen the gun shot wounds. I had to look at that. I held her hand. It was the coldest thing I have ever felt. It was terrible. My little sister is 11 and she been so angry. And the worst part is... Lilly only cried a little bit. It's a dying flower. She was so beautiful lying there. Her eyes were so blackened and she was so still. So could. Both holes in her head. I seen it. I touched her face. She was always so warm and then she wasn't. No one will understand that

This is what happens to filthy drug addicts. It is all your fault.

[Rheanna]

Information Central wrote:

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They are killers and meth addicts. Good enough for me.

No. Chris isn't. He's one of the sweetest people you'll ever meet. And he's not a meth head. And second off their mother was a darling. She was a big part in her sons life's. What makes me upset is the fact that you act like you actually know these people. James was a good person. But after his mom's death he got into drugs.

[Rheanna]

Why wrote:

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This is what happens to filthy drug addicts. It is all your fault.

Really? Your opinion is about as meaningful as a damn DVD rewinder. It's useless. And how could it be my fault. I've tried getting her away from the drugs. I have seriouly given my all to try and fix it. But she didn't want my help. The healing process takes place when it is decided that they do want help. Do you think I would have done something like that on purpose. Do you really think that I would have let my sister die the way she did. I'm not going to lie. I told her it was going to happen. But last I had heard from her she told me she was planning on going back to school. And she was off drugs. But how can anyone of you say that this is my fault? I do blame myself. I really do. Yet who are you to judge what you do not know? I loved my sister. You don't know her. You don't know what she was like. She was a good fucking person. And for you do determine who is good and who is evil? You're not God and you're definitely not Jesus. You're no better than they. If you think you can say who should live and this should happen to certain people then you should stop and think a minute. Without the's people. What did you call them again? "Filthy drug addicts" you wouldn't be so high and mighty. You'd be considered the low life. And most drug addicts are good people who have been led in the wrong direction. It's up to them to find their way back. And it's up to us to leave them hints.

[Why]

Rheanna wrote:

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Really? Your opinion is.....meaningful...It's...my fault.....this is my fault.....I do blame myself. I really do..

You should you really should blame yourself. Everybodyelse does. Why don't you move away. Your kind is what causes these problems.

[Concerned Citizen]

Hey why,

Why don't you grow up and stop harassing her 15 year old sister? It's not her fault for what happened to her sister. Are you responsible for everything all your family members do?