The Death in 2000 of Kassidy Bortner & Conviction of Chad Evans

EYE CONTACT The Death in 2000 of Kassidy Bortner & Conviction of Chad Evans, #1

by

Morrison Bonpasse

with

Chad Evans

Draft Edition 2, Part 1

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BonPasse Exoneration Services (a Maine non-profit corporation)

P.O. Box 390  

Newcastle, ME 04553  

207-586-6078  

Morrison Bonpasse, Executive Director  

morrison@bonpasseexonerationservices.com  

www.bonpasseexonerationservices.com

Eye Contact - The Mysterious Death in 2000 in Maine of Kassidy Bortner and the Wrongful  

Conviction of Chad Evans in New Hampshire  

Draft Edition 2, Part 1

Copyright 2011 by BonPasse Exoneration Services

All rights reserved.

Use of this book is encouraged, and it may be reproduced and distributed,  

in part or in whole, without further permission. For more information contact  

Morrison Bonpasse at the address, above.

ISBN-10 0983798508  

ISBN-13 9780983798507

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page  

i Letter from Chad Evans  

1 Preface  

7 Introduction

CHAPTERS

11 1. Tragedy - 9 November 2000 through 12:38 p.m.

19 2. Kassidy Caitlyn Bortner - 4 February 1999 to 8 June 2000

33 3. Kassidy Bortner - 9 June 2000 to 8 November 2000

83 4. Investigating Chad Evans- 9 November 2000, after 12:38 p.m.  

212 5. Investigating Chad Evans- 10 November 2000 to 20 August 2001

(Continued in Part 2, Chapters 6-13)

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To the reader of this book:

Thank you so much for being open-minded by investing the time to read this book. It is never a  

comfortable feeling to go against the grain or question what society has accepted as truth. The reality  

is our criminal justice system is not infallible. Many are aware that the Innocence Project has now  

freed over'270 men who were convicted of guilt "beyond a reasonable doubt". In each of those cases,  

irrefutable evidence was offered to prove innocence, ultimately resulting in freedom for the wrongly  

convicted. Knowing these facts, it is still uncommon for people to question a conviction. I suspect  

this is due to the human desire for security. I appreciate your courage to investigate alternate  

possibilities.

Unfortunately, this case doesn't have the type of "black and white" proof to secure my freedom as  

those mentioned above. (At least not yet) If it did, I would be home with my son because I simply  

DID NOT kill Kassidy. The truth is, no one knows what really killed Kassidy. The investigation was  

pursued strictly as a homicide, and from there the investigation was structured and facts were sought  

merely to support that theory.

Morrison has worked tirelessly to break down the facts and investigate the possibilities of what  

caused Kassidy's death. First he needed to be sure of my innocence. What lies ahead of you in your  

reading is the truth as I know it, corroborated by facts that Morrison has uncovered. He has laid all of  

this out in a manner that allows you to come to your own conclusions.

It has been 10 years since Kassidy's tragic death. My memory is not perfect. Comments,  

questions, and feedback are always welcome. Our journey is one of seeking absolute truth. While I  

cannot say for certain what the cause was of Kassidy's untimely death, I can assure you it was not  

from abuse that I perpetrated. I have done everything asked of me and will continue to do so with  

regards to proving that I have been wrongly convicted. In 2010, I submitted to a VSA lie detection  

test which I passed with "No Deception Indicated". Those results were individually verified by five  

different professionals in the field. We are contemplating other methods that can also verify my  

honesty and add to our position. No matter what happens as a result of this book, and our search for  

the truth, there are no "winners". Kassidy's death has caused ripples that will last forever in at least  

two extended families. I have wrestled for many months with the terms "Wrongly convicted" vs.