Miriam Stange

DATE: October 23, 2005TO: Superior Court JudgeButte County Courthouse -FROM: Miriam T. A. Stange RE: HAZING DEATH OF MATTHEW CARRINGTON I write to express my sadness to the Court, as well as the family and friends of Matthew and ask this Court to take right action so...

Margaret Smith

On the morning of February 2, 2005 my family’s life was shattered. I received a phone message from our cousin Carol that there had been a tragedy in the family and to call her back right away. It was obvious something horrible had happened. I called her back and ended...

Laura O’Hara

After thoughtful reflection of the events of February 2, 2005, I feel compelled to write to you concerning the death of Matt Carrington. This tragedy should never have taken place. As a mother of three boys, two of which are roughly the same age as Matt, I can only...

Kristi Vahl

IMPACT STATEMENT Your name: Kristi VahlVictims name: Matt Carrington When I think about everything that has happened, it feels so overwhelming. I intentionally push all the feelings aside on a regular basis so that I can move on with my life, but Matt is always in my...

Kris and Art

Date: October 26, 2005 Victim’s Name: Matthew Carrington To: Judge Stephen Benson This letter is to let you know how deeply affected our whole family is with the loss of Matthew Carrington. We knew Matt through our children’s baseball association. He was the big...

Kathryn Martinsen

Matt Carrington My name is Kathryn Martinsen, and I’m Tom’s wife. I saw Matt grow up from a neat kid to a wonderful young man. I think what impressed me most about Matt, as an independent adult was that he returned so eagerly and so often to participate in family...