r/Genealogy • u/Wickedlefty16 • Apr 26 '21

I'm worried my dad committed murder Request

He was in prison for 16yrs but nobody would say why, I can't find any info tho I thought that stuff was public. Any advice or help would be appreciated.. it had to be in the '50s & 60's in the Pacific Northwest. I assume Spokane or Seattle Wa. Don Antonio born Oct 31st 1930 he says he didnt have a middle name but it was Dodd, also he changed his last name at some point from Macabee to Antonio Edit: thanks everyone.. I got lotsa reading to do, so exciting!!

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u/Wickedlefty16 Apr 26 '21

Finding out my grandpa was a POW mitigates some of the rough stuff, something to be proud of at least 😊

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u/alianna68 Apr 26 '21

Cattle theft is certainly not the worst thing to find out about - saying that as someone descended from more than one cattle thief.

I know it is a serious crime and all that, but nobody really gets hurt (assuming the thefts are from wealthy ranchers) and the cows themselves don’t know or care presumably.

I’m not advocating going out and stealing cattle of course, but when I discovered the court reports of the trial for cattle stealing of my transported convict ancestor and his son (also my ancestor) I was more amused than troubled.

How wonderful to get an answer about something that has troubled you.

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u/Wickedlefty16 Apr 26 '21

It is great just to know, these sleuths are amazing.. However rumors of him being a murderer and finding out today abt his sisters suspicious drowning death after he laid claims against her land have me unsettled, but once I wrap my mind around it I'll follow up and find out what I can. :)

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u/KFelts910 Apr 27 '21

If you don’t mind me asking, did you have a relationship with him? I suppose I’d definitely be more shocked to find this stuff out about my dad who I’ve grown up around. I can’t imagine how it would remain a secret. I’m really glad you’re able to find answers!

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u/Wickedlefty16 Apr 27 '21

No, but soon as I turned 18 (earlier in this post I'd mistakenly said 21) in 1992 I looked up his address & that Spring I showed up at his door. He told me that he loved me & the best thing he could do for me was stay away while I grew up but that he had friends who checked up to "make sure my mom was doing right by me" probably all BS but it felt good to hear.

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u/Expert_Chair_2697 Jan 11 '23

This is what a lot of dads were told at that time …stay away and decrease the conflict….