I read Joe McGinniss's 'Miracle of Castel di Sangro'. A highly disappointing book about the author learning the inside scoop of a football team in Italy that performed above all expectations, and then betraying all of their confidences in paperback and profiting from it.

Can't say I expect much from this book. Anyone else want to take a stab at it? Simon?:)

As I just said on my post on the subject, I hope they get Kristin Kreuk to play her in the movie so I can play the TV repair man.

Hmmm.....a book, eh? The only thing that doesn't sit well is the potential to profit from such a tragedy.

Interesting that a man accusing people of focusing solely on the financial gain associated with the custody of the three children would sell out his entire family for financial gain. It certainly gives pause to his claims about who truly is looking to protect his grandchildren Yet another interesting perspective on the family profile. Perhaps the patriarch of the family is the one responsible for its demise?

I doubt if you knew the real tv repairman you would want to play him in a movie, no matter who played Nancy.

aye..now we know why he spent the entire summer at the trial - not mourning his sons death as it appeared to the jury but taking notes to profit from this mess.

Interesting: If I recall his comments following the verdict, the father of the deceased made quite a spectacle of himself, accused many people of trying to distort the memory of his son, and that he wanted only that his son could now rest in peace and the children be given the chance to grow with the memory of their loving father. I fail to see how his contributing to a book and having all the sordid details and accusations published into handy paperback form is going to help accomplish either.

In fact, the book will only further cast the children back into the spotlight that they recently escaped. It does seem painfully clear that neither he nor the sister now have nor did they ever have the children's best interests in mind.

And what about his other son? He'll move on from his current troubles and be reminded that his own father published the details of his misdeeds? What about the children of this son? Or don't they deserve the same consideration as his other grandchildren?

There is something strange going on. Or am I missing something here?

I do wish the people who write under pseudonyms to this web site wouldhave the courage to direct all inquiries directly to me, William J. Kissel at acorn39@msn.com.

Hiding behind an untraceable pseudonym is not the correct way to post one's thoughts - if they are legitimate.

William J. Kissel

"Robert's children can now go on and have a wonderful life ahead," says William Kissel.

Many are hoping the children can find some normalcy here in the Northwest, far away from the memory of their father's murder and their mother's betrayal.[Notes:Story]

Hollow words from a man looking to exploit his own grandchildren for financial gain.

If Mr. William Kissel does do a book, Im sure that he does it to set the record straight...To rid the lies that have been said about his loving son and my friend Robert!!

Dear Danny,

Thank you for your email. It is good to hear from a true friend.

These people that write under pseudonyms are pathetic people. If they have something to say, why don't they put their name to it. They are wretched, dispicable, cowards whose only words convey the venom in their own souls.

Bill Kissel

Dear canyoubelieve,

On what basis you you state that I am willing to exploit my own grandchildre?

You are misenformed and, I believe, would rather spout venom than find out the truth.

The article in the SCMP was wrong. Their is not any connection between Joe McGinniss and myself. I shall impart to him whatever information I have that is pertinent to this tragedy.

I sat in court for four months, listening to the unsubstantiated lies spewing forth from Nancy Keeshin. And a book now, by a reputable author shall, I hope, bring everything together so people like you will go back into your hole.

If you have anything to say, tell it to my email at acor39@msn.com. If you cannot sign it with your real name, do no write me.

Bill Kissel

Dear canyoubelieve,

On what basis you you state that I am willing to exploit my own grandchildre?

You are misenformed and, I believe, would rather spout venom than find out the truth.

The article in the SCMP was wrong. Their is not any connection between Joe McGinniss and myself. I shall impart to him whatever information I have that is pertinent to this tragedy.

I sat in court for four months, listening to the unsubstantiated lies spewing forth from Nancy Keeshin. And a book now, by a reputable author shall, I hope, bring everything together so people like you will go back into your hole.

If you have anything to say, tell it to my email at acor39@msn.com. If you cannot sign it with your real name, do not write me.

Bill Kissel

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I do not know what I am talking about and speak fromabysmal ignorance.

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XXX has just confirmed to me that she is a money grubbing, pathological liaing
user of people who are helpless.

Correction: the word is "lying."

I would like to know how Simon, with all his self-proclaimed expertise, allows people to post to his web site with phony email addresses.

Would Simon please reply on site. My email address goes nowhere.

People are able to use whatever email address they like - I do not track whether they are "real" or not. However I do track IP addresses. So for example, 'Pitiful Simon' is from 69.172.163.115, and uses Adelphia to surf the web. If necessary I can go directly to Adelphia to complain if any IP address results in spam or abusive comments.

If people are so cowardly they do not use their real email, that's up to them. We can all judge the value of those comments based on that. Bill has been open and upfront about his email address, which rather refutes many of the accusations thrown at him. He is proving to be the high minded one in all of this.