Uncle John’s Political Briefs by Bathroom Readers’ Institute

Author:Bathroom Readers’ Institute [Bathroom Readers’ Institute]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bathroom Readers’ Institute

Average cost to run for U.S. Senate in 2000: $5.8 mil. In 2010: $8 mil.

THE JIG IS UP

Williams might have continued living with his secret if he hadn’t been so preoccupied with his former life. In March 2007, he created the website DonLaRose.com, which chronicled his former self’s mysterious disappearance. One of LaRose’s nephews found the site on the Internet and shared it with his family; they were amazed at how detailed it was. And then they saw the name of the site’s creator: Bruce Kent Williams. It was so similar to “Bruce Kent Williamson” that they knew they’d finally found him. Not only was he not dead, not homeless, and not in a mental institution, but there he was—the mayor of a town. Rather than call the police, they called the Benton County Daily Record—and the story shocked Centerton’s 5,500 citizens. At first, Williams denied it, but soon admitted to the accusations and resigned. His second wife, Pat, asked, “Who are you—Don LaRose or Ken Williams?” He replied, “I’m a little of both, I guess.”

A TALE OF TWO FAMILIES

Pat Williams supported her husband: “I love him. I’ll stand by him. We’re in it for the duration.” And many people in Centerton felt the same way. Said one citizen: “I can verify the fact that Mayor Ken Williams was always unbiased, fair in his decisions, and wise beyond his years. He is an honest gentleman.”

But with Don LaRose’s family, it was a different story. His first wife, who had since remarried and still lived in Indiana, refused to speak to the press about the ordeal. So did his two adult daughters. His father, 97-year-old Adam LaRose, did take questions from his hospice, and explained that he’d never gotten over the sting of being abandoned by his son: “I would love to see him again. That would be my day.” LaRose has since met with some of his family, including his father. However, LaRose’s 22-year-old grandson, Tony Hofstra, is skeptical: “I don’t know if he’s crazy or if he’s lying to everybody about this Satanic attack and all these threats. I don’t know if he just didn’t want to pay child support and disappeared.”

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