I need you to know with absolute certainty that I went down to that service trail because I believed those commercial trucks were directly tied to the altered road records.

I truly believed I could document the illegal operation, present the evidence to federal authorities, and bring justice to our community.

I was wrong about one critical thing, my love.

I thought I had plenty of time to fix this.

If a body identified as mine is eventually recovered, I beg you not to accept that answer without independent genetic proof.

But please, I command you not to put yourself or our daughters in harm’s way trying to hunt down my memory.