My response to the Church

Here is the letter I wrote after multiple phone calls the past week from the Mormons:

April 7, 2010

Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Matthews.


By now you have heard my phone calls. They have stopped. I just wanted you to know that after all of these years, I am ready for more than memories. I have deleted (without listening) to your messages all phone calls you have made in return.

I hold both of you responsible for both the Mitchell’s tragedy and for the abuse my mother took from my father and what he did to me and my siblings. I have three crushed vertebrae, caused in my childhood, ‘surprisingly’. You were adults. You were church authorities. You were our neighbors. You could not have been that ignorant. Helpless childrens' innocence and lives were at stake. You readily accepted your ‘assignments’ as leaders in ‘the church’. You did not call the police or have the molesters and abusers answer for their crimes.

You did nothing to protect any of us. It would be very educational to get all of the teens who went to Seminary under your leadership and Sister Mitchell’s Seminary class together to get our full stories of the past and the church’s role. And that is part of my surprise. It is amazing when as an adult you can collect memories and stories, and the internet, and facebook and questions bring answers that seemed impossible a life time ago.

I have first hand evidence that you knew of both of the above accusations. I have more.

I also have a few more surprises for others like you involved in the protection of molesters, abusers and the infrastructure of the church.

If you die before this is all out I will stand at your judgment seat and speak against you and beg God to condemn you all to hell. But, I will also bring civil charges against your estate and the church and anyone involved at the time.


If you want this to stop you will, in writing, get your stake president (small caps) at the time, Bishop Cowen and Dr. Robert Folkman in a room to meet with me personally so I can get each of your apologies and explanation. I will reserve the right to have my attorney with me so that if I choose to sue you for the abuse and lies and cover up in a civil matter I will do so. I would recommend you do the same.

I am old enough now, a father my own, an educated man, and I lived during the time of your leadership and lives. I blame you and many others for not protecting the innocent. I blame you and the Folkman’s in particular along with the Baileys for not calling the police when you knew.

When you are ready to arrange a meeting with all of the above mentioned I would answer and return your phone calls. I am ready for a meeting and will bring all of my accusations and demands at that time.

But, until then. You have heard what I have to say. I have evidence and memory and more to share should you continue to protect yourselves and the church. This will include the Boy Scouts, others who were young under yours and other church leadership at the time, and attorney’s who work on behalf of the abused and molested and some other surprises.

I now, at 50, cannot believe you chose the choices you made back in the sixties and seventies. Only one word comes to mind and that is Shame and Regret. I am a father of two sons. And, I would put my life on the line in every way to protect them over anyone or anything that would harm them. Shame on you for not protecting us. And, shame on your wife and those other church leaders I have named for not doing the same.

I will meet you, your wives and all of the above once only.

I have written the whole story for publication and my attorney’s have it should I not out live the ending of our lives.

Rob Killian, MD/MPH
Seattle, WA