{"id":16315,"date":"2018-09-04T17:09:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T17:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/butcherbaker.net\/wordpress\/?p=16315"},"modified":"2020-09-29T20:22:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T20:22:06","slug":"ron-broughton-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lelandhale.com\/butcherbaker\/wordpress\/2018\/09\/04\/ron-broughton-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"Lonesome Death of Beth van Zanten: Ron Broughton Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"

After Greg Nicholas pointed the finger at his cousin, troopers gave him the opportunity for a rebuttal or, at least, a reaction. Two days after talking to Greg, they caught up with Ron Broughton. And they confronted him.<\/p>\n

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INTERVIEW<\/strong>: Ron Broughton, January 7, 1972
\n“Greg has not been in contact with me. I do not know why he would point the finger at me, although he does many strange things.
\n“I have no knowledge of Beth or how she was killed. Greg never told me anything concerning Beth. As I stated before, I have no knowledge of the incident or am I involved. I do not believe Greg is involved.
\nGilmour<\/strong>: You said you went to the garage. Where did you go after you went to the garage?
\nRonnie<\/strong>: From there [the garage] we either went straight to the Montana Club or to Beth’s house. But we were together.
\nGilmour<\/strong>: Were you together the whole time at the Montana Club?
\nRonnie<\/strong>: No. I walked back and gave Greg a 10 dollar bill and told him I was going to the Alley Cat and cash a check.<\/p>\n

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The inconsistencies are rife here, even in this short exchange. Consider this one: Ronnie claims he gave Greg a 10 dollar bill. On December 26, Greg told troopers the following: “Ronnie did not have any money. I gave him $20.00.”<\/p>\n

More than once, Ronnie testifies differently. Specifically, he twice refers to cashing an Alaska Scallop Fleet check at the Alley Cat bar. Yes, he had money. Hard earned money. Scallop fishing money.<\/p>\n

The typical day of scallop fishermen begins with the sound of dredges being hauled, as scallop vessels operate around the clock, making 15 to 21 dredge tows daily. The crew brings the dredge aboard and empties its contents onto the deck where they collect scallop \u201ckeepers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Ron\"<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is possible, of course, that the subtlety of meaning has gone missing in these exchanges. Perhaps Greg meant that Ronnie didn’t have any cash<\/em>, hence the need to front him some money<\/em>. But that interpretation strains credibility. As in all things with this case, it devolved into inconclusiveness within<\/em> inconclusiveness. Gilmour was nearing the end of the string, in more ways than one.<\/p>\n

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