Chapter 30
Within the depths of the Miami courthouse, Rhonda Legrand was brought in before a judge. Ethel Tedrecks was tough and hard to impress and she had quite a temper for a judge.
The court room was full of spectators. In the crowd, Cindy and Sleazy were watching the event unfold.
"Commissioner Luther Holton, do you have an update on any of the girls who were submitted to the University of Miami Hospital?" Tedrecks asked.
"I do, your honor," Holton replied and handed some papers to the court officer and he gave them to Tedrecks.
"And what are these?" she asked Holton.
"The evaluation reports from the psychiatrists at the hospital. Some of the girls were so terrified of being touched that the psychiatrists from the psychological floor were brought in," he explained.
The judge looked at the reports and she was quite astonished by each of them. She read that a few of the girls were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress syndrome and others were diagnosed with some sort of depression.
"I also have updated photos of the wounds and bruises on some of the girls," Holton added and handed over a folder to the officer.
Tedrecks took the folder and looked over the photos and she gave a look of horror and disgust.
"Did you recover any kind of weapon used to inflict the wounds on the girls?" Tedrecks asked and Holton nodded.
One of his officers showed the judge a leather belt. "We recovered some blood from the belt and we were able to match some of the DNA to the call girls," Holton replied.
Tedrecks looked at the belt and back at the photos of the girls. "I understand that you, Ms. Legrand like to use hand on abuse," the judge said to the large woman.
Rhonda didn't say a word; instead, she gave an irritated look.
"I also understand that you allow Mr. Andro Bowtenski to rape these girls whenever he pleased," Tedrecks added, but Rhonda still didn't speak.
"Commissioner Holton, you also recovered the bodies of eight call girls and five of your missing undercover agents around the grounds of the pool area, is that true?" Tedrecks asked.
"It is true your honor," Holton answered.
"What did the coroner say in how these girls and agents died from?" Tedrecks asked, again.
"I have his report, but do you want to hear it?" Holton asked, although the judge usually never allowed the participants to ask questions.
"No," Tedrecks said. Holton gave the coroner's report to the officer and he handed it to Tedrecks.
The judge looked at the coroner's report and gave a look of horror when she finished reading. Some of the bodies that were recovered showed that they died from asphyxiation, or death from a broken neck.
"I think I have seen and heard enough of it," Tedrecks said and looks at Legrand.
"Ms. Rhonda Legrand, I find you guilty of the crimes you are charged with," she said and gasps of surprise and gleefulness filled the room, but the judge was not finished.
"I hereby sentence you to death. I also sentence Mr. Andro Bowtenski to death and Mrs. Beta Jacobs to life in a maximum security retirement home," she added and bangs to gavel.
The whole room erupted in cheers as Legrand was taken out of the court room; her face was that of utter fear.
"We got to tell Angel! And Mok!" Cindy exclaimed and she and her brother leave the courthouse.