Bizarre Story Unfolds in Murder Case, Milwaukee Journal, September 2, 1978.
How is this different from the Roman Catholic bishop, who was praised by the prelates for always protecting the known criminals, keeping them from ever being punished.
The story has Pastor James Schaefer, Mischke's best pal from seminary, editor of the Northwestern Lutheran, Director of Public Relations, doing the same for WELS.
WELS took Tabor in as a pastor - with his parish, knowing he was a serial adulterer. When the police asked for files on Tabor, Schaefer explained to me and Mrs. I during lunch, "The folder was empty!" I found out from being in Cape Girardeau that Tabor fathered a child there, too, and Roger Zehms baptized her (as Roger claimed himself). William Bischoff knew all about the case, and he knows people wrote letters opposing Tabor being taken into WELS. They did, but the folder was empty, as Schaefer admitted - or bragged.
Destruction of evidence in a murder case is a felony.
Al Just
When Al Just murdered his wife, WELS organized a busload of idiots to support Just in his hour of need. The daddy of the current First VP of WELS testified for Al Just's good character at the trial. The last time I wrote about Just, who was found guilty, I was warned not to do so. This may be a motive - Just married his children's babysitter once his wife was out of the way.
Joel Hochmuth
SP Mark the Bookkeeper told the synod they had no idea what Hochmuth was doing, but the police record shows they did. Hochmuth had been caught before by his wife, and went into counseling. SP Schroeder would not answer if the WELS agency provided the ineffective counseling.
SOP
In the LCMS, destroying evidence in molestation cases is standard operating procedure. The facts could cost them millions of dollars.
