Justice for Brandon Elledge : Lone Star Times

Justice for Brandon Elledge

by Ree-C Murphey · 07/12/2007 1:36 pm

This is Brandon Elledge:

Take a good look.

This is unfortunately the only way you will see him because he is dead…

He was brutally murdered by two thugs/monsters/animals/vermin (take your pick). One of those thugs, Timothy Acklen, has a chance to get out of jail.

That’s right, this murderer has a chance to walk freely among decent people.

I want someone to explain to me why a cold hearted murderer gets out of jail after only 19 or so years? Don’t we have enough criminals on the street? Don’t we have enough trouble, every single DAY with murders, without adding to the problem??

Brandon’s father, Ben, is doing everything he can to stop this travesty from occurring. He wrote and sent this to us (LST):

The one with he and his girlfriend Kayla was taken the night before he was murdered. I took the picture and he took Kayla home and came back and sat in my office and said…”Dad I really care for this girl….but I am committed to my life goal to play middle linebacker for the Chicago bears…and well I want to make sure I have all my priorities all straight.”

I asked him…well are you guys breaking up? He said…Oh no…I just really need to really start working hard on the eights and its only a few weeks until two a days…and…well I know the rules…God first…school work second, life goals next and then football….well football is one of my life goals too but I want to get a PHD ….and that will hard with football…..but I’m going to play middle line backer for the Chicago Bears…you just wait and see!. I said to him…”As far as you have come with cripple legs and cripple lungs and being a 55 pounder when you were ten playing FUN Football….I would never bet against you…how much do you weigh?

He said…I’m not sure….over 240…but I have some summer fat that Coach Hernandez will run off me…I imagine I’ll play at 230 maybe 235.

The next afternoon he set the Clements High School Bench Press record at 375 pounds and he weighed 242 pounds.

Timothy Acklen “spotted” for him during his two hour record setting workout. Tim Acklen was 5′3″ and weighed 127 pounds.
Seems incredible that such a little rat could have destroyed something so beautiful…but he did…and now that monster is to be set free to live among decent and honest and caring people….what on Earth is the parole board thinking???

Ben

What is the Parole Board thinking???

This guy was good and decent and had goals and had his priorities straight. The vermin that murdered him did not.

Now the Parole Board is considering releasing one of them back on society.

We have to ask ourselves this:

Do we need this?
Is justice served by doing this?

Is this justice for Brandon?!!

If you have a moment, please consider contacting the Parole Board. If you want more information, please look at this previous post.

But mostly, don’t forget this:

Please contact:

Ravan Kazan
Director of Victim Services Division
7800 Shoal Creek Blvd. Suite # 230S
PO Box 13401
Austin, Texas 78711
Fax # 512 452-0825
E-Mail: victim.svc@tdcj.state.tx.us

Here is the murderer up for parole:

Reference : Timothy Acklen
ST ID # 04141843
TDCJ # 00512444

Thank you.

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8 Responses to “Justice for Brandon Elledge”

Retired2004 on July 12th, 2007 at 2:31 pm

The POS that murdered my 18 year old daughter only served EIGHT 1/2 YEARS before being paroled. He was allowed to return to California to do his parole(This was in the mid 90’s)I tried using my victims rights to keep tabs on him with little results. I hope the system has changed for your families sake.
Silo on July 12th, 2007 at 2:38 pm

Brandon was a great guy and very good athlete. I have no doubts he would’ve been a name in College and had a decent shot at going Pro. He had the talent and the drive. I have to say I have dealt with a lot of death in my life but none of them have had the impact on me as Brandon’s. I think largely because there were so many of us affected by it and we were all working through it together.
Silo on July 12th, 2007 at 2:41 pm

Very sad Retired2004. But unfortunately the dead have no rights. It’s all about protecting the guilty.
I didn’t really know Tim because he was younger, but I knew him well enough to know I didn’t like him. Unfortunately Brandon liked everybody. He didn’t have one enemy, which makes this even worse.
RickG on July 12th, 2007 at 3:42 pm

Unfortunately, as Retired2004 points out, 20 years is often plenty long enough for the state to let violent criminals out. I have always wondered how we justified any murderer not serving life in prison, but I am not the “decider.” I suspect this guy will get out sooner, rather than later. Society has a short memory sometimes.
EricPJohnson on July 12th, 2007 at 8:17 pm

Ree C. a few of us over here have sent an email and are following up with this in letter form:

We are all Texans, living in Doha Qatar. We even over here in the Middle East have heard that a vicious murderer who took the life of a precious Texan is being considered for parole after only 25% of his sentence is being served. The pain and suffering that family of his victim has undergone cannot be justified by setting a killer loose among the children of Texas. The Elledge family is still dealing with their grief and we will not stand for this Mr. Acklen being considered for parole after less time than the Elledge young man had on this earth. Consider the trial transcripts and the total lack of remorse, sure 13 years in prison, everyone is sorry going to say anything to get out. Don’t fall for it do your duty to protect the innocent Texans that have entrusted you to this difficult and heart wrenching task.

We are opposed to any clemency for Acklen
Ree-C Murphey on July 13th, 2007 at 8:27 am

Thank for helping you guys!

Retired2004: I am so sorry for your loss. I cannot imagine how horrible.

EricPJohnson: That is a great letter! Hopefully, it will perk up the Board’s “ears” in that you are writing all the from Doha.

I have never understood how murderers could be released from jail without serving a full sentence or over 20 years; whichever is greater. (I’m not talking about “passion” murders where there was a fight and someone hit another and they ended up dead or manslaughter.)

Then we wonder why we have such a high crime and murder rate. They are all out of jail! Then we (the populace) have to wait until they comit another murder to put them back in jail!
Gritsforbreakfast on July 15th, 2007 at 9:18 am

The reason they have to consider parole for murderers (and btw, there’s almost no chance he won’t get a five year “set off” under the current BPP if this is the first time he’s eligible) is that more than half of Texas prison beds are filled with nonviolent offenders. Prisons are overcrowded, 3 new ones planned that won’t even solve the problem will cost $100+ million per year, and meanwhile the ruling party’s base is crowing for tax cuts.

The former Texas House Corrections Chair Ray Allen used to say we should imprison people we’re afraid of, not those who we’re only “mad at.” This is the reason: so for the folks who really need to be locked up, it’s a functional alternative and we don’t have to put families and violent crime victims through this kind of ordeal.
andy kahan on July 17th, 2007 at 4:27 pm

Responding to Grits For Breakfast: The Parole Board has already approved parole; hence there will be no five year set-off. Acklen has been approved for parole the first week of Aug.2007 after serving only 18 years of a 50 sentence.
Strangely enough his co-defendant who was less culpable and received a 40 year sentence was denied parole.
Both have similar prison records so it’s not like the other has misbehaved. As I am fond of saying and this case clearly illustrates it is that criminal justice and logic are oxymoronic terms that often have difficulty meeting each other.