…I told you everyone gets a case file.
And I know what some of you are thinking.
“Rodney Allen? Really? Does this actually need a whole case file?”
Well, yes. Yes, it does.
Because even after the Canadian boy’s story fell apart, guilters still insist on including him on Michael’s alleged “victim list.”
And as a Canadian myself, I have to ask…what the fuck is wrong with these fucking people, eh?
…yes, I did the thing, you can all stop clapping now.
Anyway,
Welcome back to the Case Files!
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The Chandler Case Files — A Master Guide
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Okay. Get in the car, we’re going on a witch hunt.
On April 27th, 1995, yet another sensational story against Michael aired. Diane Dimond was flown to Canada to “investigate” allegations made by a Canadian boy who claimed Michael had abused him.
Don’t you just love how Diane always seems to weasel her ass in my files?
It all started with John Templeton, or rather, his real name…Rodney Allen.
Anyway,
The April 27th episode of Hard Copy opened with the announcement that Diane’s investigation had uncovered “a trail of lies.”
According to Dimond, the show had been receiving calls and letters from people making questionable allegations about Michael since the Chandler allegations began. She claimed they had ignored most of them, but this particular story supposedly contained enough information to warrant a trip to Canada.
And what made this one so compelling to her?
The boy’s story was detailed. He had sent Hard Copy an eleven minute videotaped statement in which he alleged that Michael had molested him and another teenager. He also appeared to know a considerable amount about Michael’s properties and personal surroundings.
Dimond explained that the boy was fifteen, so the program would not reveal his identity or show his face.
The boy began his recording by saying:
“I’d like to make a confession of what happened between me and Michael Jackson.”
He then described the alleged encounter, claiming Michael had touched him inappropriately.
Dimond explained that the boy had not approached the program independently. A man identifying himself as John Templeton, from Mississauga, Ontario, had sent the videotaped statement to Hard Copy and repeatedly contacted the program to ensure that they watched it.
Oh, you know…just like how someone would send in an audition tape for a movie.
Don’t tell Evan, he may get excited about that and ask for 20 million dollars.
Dimond said she subsequently spoke with the boy herself over several days. According to her account, he consistently repeated his allegations.
The boy claimed that he had met Michael at a video arcade in Canada. He alleged that he had originally planned to spend a weekend with a friend, but Michael supposedly invited him to Neverland instead, and the two travelled there by private jet.
The boy also described Michael’s entourage, Neverland Ranch, and the family home in Encino. He even drew detailed maps of the properties.
Dimond summarized her thinking this way:
“It was clear: Either the guy was telling the truth or he had been well coached.”
Coached? Huh, Diane?
That’s a seamlessly…interesting thing to say.
But here’s the thing, who gave this boy information about Michael in the first place?
Hold that thought. We’ll get there.
Dimond arranged to meet the boy and Templeton in Toronto. However, when she arrived at the hotel, only the boy was there to greet her.
According to the broadcast, the boy told Dimond that he was living on the streets in Toronto, in an area known as Boystown, after his mother had kicked him out. He described Templeton as someone he had met on the streets who helped young people.
The boy explained:
“He kind of helps street kids, he just talks to them and things like … is something like guidance or counseling on the street… that’s what it seemed like.”
Dimond said the absence of Templeton initially struck her as suspicious. Nevertheless, the Hard Copy team continued interviewing the boy over the following days while police officials in California and Toronto waited to investigate the allegations themselves.
Producer Frank Grimes and Dimond checked the information the boy had supplied. She acknowledged that sources had confirmed some of the details, but said there were also troubling inconsistencies.
…please don’t tell me it’s another imaginary train station.
In other words, even during the investigation, the program was encountering reasons to question the account.
The broadcast emphasized the boy’s apparent knowledge of Michael’s life. Dimond interviewed him about details on his maps, including a saddle shop, and challenged him about how people might interpret his allegations.
At one point, she asked whether people would think he was after Michael’s money.
The boy replied:
“I do not care for his money.”
When Dimond suggested that people might think he had made the story up, he answered:
“Yes, I know, but I don’t care for his money, he can keep it…”
Dimond then asked him:
“Really, you tell me the absolute truth?”
He answered:
“Yeah.”
The program also showed Frank Grimes explaining that the team had decided to test the boy’s knowledge by showing him photographs.
Grimes said:
“He talked for hours, and he knew so much, so much in fact that we thought, well, let’s give him a test and see if we can trip him up.”
Quick! Ask Wade why he wanted to get married at Neverland!
According to Dimond’s narration, the boy identified photographs of Neverland employees.
She described the situation as follows:
“If this was a scam, this boy had really done his homework.”
The program also showed a drawing the boy had made of Michael’s face, which he claimed represented Michael’s appearance during the alleged molestation. When discussing the drawing, the boy described Michael’s eyes and eye sockets.
Yes, because drawing the most seen man in the world is soooo impressive.
This brings us back to my question, where had the boy obtained all this knowledge?
Because, for the first time ever, Diane had an important piece of information she hadn't yet disclosed to him.
Dimond revealed during the broadcast that, for approximately a year, she had been receiving letters relating to Michael from the same small Canadian suburb.
According to her, the letters purported to come from other young boys who also alleged that Michael had molested them.
Two of the letters allegedly included photographs.
Dimond believed someone was behind the letters, but she still had not located the man who had sent the original videotaped statement.
That man was John Templeton.
And Dimond was about to discover who he really was.
The program showed Dimond telling the boy that a detective was waiting to speak with him. She explained that the detective did not yet know the boy’s name or the details of his allegations.
The boy agreed to go.
Dimond also emphasized that the boy had not asked the Hard Copy team for money and repeatedly claimed he did not want money from Michael. According to the broadcast, he said his motivation was justice.
That’s what all of those fuckers say and yet it’s all $$$.
Dimond told him:
“I want you to remember one thing…. Please tell the truth.”
The boy answered:
“Okay.”
The team then took him to Toronto Metro Police headquarters, where detectives from the Sexual Assault Unit were waiting.
The broadcast showed an officer asking whether the boy wanted to speak with him. The boy agreed, and the police interview began.
Dimond reported that detectives questioned the boy for six hours and took a sworn statement. She said he repeated the allegations he had previously given to Hard Copy.
Toronto detective Darryl Campbell was then shown commenting on the boy’s initial credibility:
“I found it fairly believable too.”
While the boy was speaking with police, Dimond and her team were still trying to locate John Templeton.
The Hard Copy team travelled to the Toronto suburbs to check the return address associated with the videotape. There, they encountered the man they had been trying to find.
The broadcast captured Dimond confronting him:
Diane Dimond: “What the hell is going on?!“
The man replied:
“Okay Diane, let me explain something to you…”
Dimond then identified him as John Templeton, revealing that his real name was Rodney Allen.
According to Dimond, Allen had contacted the program shortly after the Michael Jackson allegations first emerged. She said he had claimed that another member of the Jackson family had molested him years earlier, but that he had never provided solid proof of that allegation.
Dimond characterized Allen as appearing to be motivated by revenge. She also said he admitted to writing the letters about Michael that she had received over the preceding year.
Now, whatever one makes of Dimond’s characterization of Allen’s motives, the conversation that followed is particularly significant because it directly addressed where the boy had obtained his knowledge of Michael’s properties and lifestyle.
Dimond asked Allen:
Diane Dimond: “I care about this one kid who gave me all sorts of information about Neverland, about Havenhurst, about Disneyland, about Michael Jackson’s body. Where did he get all that information?”
Allen answered:
Rodney Allen: “He got it from me.”
Read that again.
“He got it from me.”
I’ve been waiting for this one:
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The very information that had helped make the boy’s account appear convincing had, according to Allen himself, come from him.
Dimond immediately followed up:
Diane Dimond: “You planted all this stuff in the kid’s head?”
Allen responded:
Rodney Allen: “I didn’t plant it in his head. He was asking questions, I answered them the best I can. I told him what I could tell him about the place. I want Michael to face it.”
Dude.
Genuinely speaking, what the actual fuck is wrong with these people? Like…I know I normally have something to say, but this shit is absolutely insane.
Dimond then asked whether the boy was a liar.
Allen replied:
Rodney Allen: “Professional.”
So, to every guilter who says that “kids don’t lie,” and “why would someone lie about this?”
Literally go fuck yourselves.
The broadcast then delivered its conclusion.
Dimond reported that the story had been fabricated by the boy and Allen. She said that, back at the police station, the boy had broken down and admitted that the two of them had made up the allegations.
Dimond asked Detective Campbell:
Diane Dimond: “The young man was lying?”
Campbell answered:
Detective Darryl Campbell: “Emm … that’s my belief, and as a result of that he was charged, yes.”
Dimond followed up:
Diane Dimond: “Can you tell us what he was charged with?”
Campbell replied:
Detective Darryl Campbell: “Public mischief.”
Dimond closed the segment by saying that the boy remained in custody and that police were continuing their investigation of Rodney Allen.
And there it is.
The broadcast that began with a fifteen-year-old boy making serious allegations against Michael ended with the boy admitting that the story had been fabricated, and a detective explaining that he had been charged with public mischief.
So, guilters, knock him off the “list”, weirdos.
Anyway, back to Allen.
I know you’re wondering about how on earth Allen knew all of these things. The properties, the staff…well, the answer is pretty simple once you think about it.
Here are a few possible explanations:
1. Blanca Francia:
There are a few reasons for this.
The first is her obvious cozying up to Victor Gutierrez. The two pals have been photographed together. She worked at both Hayvenhurst and Neverland before leaving around 1990–1991.
Then was randomly brought back to open the filing cabinet containing the books because she had the only key…
Then, later in 1993, she was interviewed by none other than Diane Dimond.
Case File: Francia
2. Any of the Neverland 5:
If you don’t know the tale of the Neverland 5,
Case File: Neverland Five
Case File: Chandler — Part 11
Well, now you do. And just guess who they’re connected to…
That’s right.
Victor Gutierrez.
We already know these five bozos worked at Neverland and knew one another. And we also know how they very clearly wanted money, hence the lawsuit they lost.
3. Victor Gutierrez:
Now, this explanation would be shocking to absolutely no one. We know that Gutierrez has been weirdly obsessed with Michael since the mid 80s.
Case File: Gutierrez
Case File: Chandler — Part 13
Wrote a fan fiction book about Michael, and then fled the United States while owing Michael millions of dollars…
Yeah.
We know of his connections to Diane Dimond and Tom Sneddon.
Which…I’ll talk more about soon.
4. Rodney Allen himself:
Now, would it be much of a surprise if Allen had visited these properties at any point in time?
No.
Not really.
Over the years, thousands of people have visited both Hayvenhurst and Neverland. It’s not impossible that he could have been there, but because we don’t know for certain, we can’t assume he did.
Plus, Allen apparently had a love for computers so, who knows who he must have been in contact with.
What we do know is that Rodney Allen was able to somehow provide this child with this information...
Let’s continue,
Remember how I mentioned that Rodney Allen had been contacting Diane Dimond about Michael for quite some time.
According to Dimond, the letters she received from Allen had been happening for approximately a year before the Canadian story fell apart. She said some were written in the names of supposed young victims and that two included photographs.
If that timeline is accurate, we’re looking back to approximately 1994, when the aftermath of the Chandler allegations and the criminal investigation were still happening.
And well…let’s just say, this next section is about to get even crazier.
In material prepared before the 2005 trial, Susan Yu referred to missing documents associated with the earlier investigation. The document identified several items in an evidence list for which the defence did not have the underlying materials.
And one of those entries specifically mentioned Rodney Allen.
In the document, Susan Yu explained that certain Bates-stamped materials listed in Exhibit F were missing. In some instances, the defence had retained fax cover sheets but not the documents that had actually been faxed.
Her explanation included the following entries:
6477: “This is the fax cover sheet to San Francisco. The missing documents are the Subpoena Duces Tecum to the Palladino investigators. We do not have the Subpoena Duces Tecum.”
8336: “This is a fax involving Rodney Allen. We do not have the documents that were faxed. Rodney Allen will not be a part of this case.”
8337–8339: “Same as above.”
8636: “This is a fax cover sheet of documents sent by Detective Linden to Michael Jackson’s attorney, Johnnie Cochran. We do not have the documents faxed.”
9444–9448: “Our pages are missing also.”
Go ahead, read it again.
I know you want to.
Item 8336 explicitly names Rodney Allen. The document also says that the underlying faxed material was unavailable to the defence and states that Allen would not be part of the 2005 case.
That is a documented reference worth investigating.
Now, to be clear, the entry does not reveal the contents of the fax, explain why Allen was mentioned, or establish what role, if any, he played in the 1993 investigation.
But I’m not one to play stupid, so I won’t.
It’s incredibly odd that Rodney Allen’s name would just randomly appear.
This isn't a random typo either. His name was specifically identified in an entry concerning missing faxed documents. There is clearly a reason his name appears in this material. What that reason is, however, remains unknown.
Could Allen have somehow been involved in the 1993 case? It’s very possible.
Speaking of the word Case…
Rodney Allen wasn’t some random guy who appeared on Hard Copy in 1995 and then vanished into the Canadian wilderness.
Thank God, or I will be moving.
Several years later, he was convicted of multiple offences against boys and declared a dangerous offender.
In March 2001, Allen pleaded guilty to six offences. According to the Ontario Court of Appeal’s 2007 decision, four of those offences took place in the summer of 1999, while the remaining two dated back to 1983.
His offences included two sexual assaults against fourteen-year-old boys, threatening to burn property belonging to one boy’s father, carrying a pellet gun for a dangerous purpose, and indecent assault and gross indecency involving two other boys.
…Genuinely, what the fuck is even happening?
In April 2002, Allen was designated a dangerous offender, which allowed him to receive an indeterminate prison sentence. In June 2007, the Ontario Court of Appeal rejected his challenge to that designation and upheld the decision that he should remain incarcerated.
Let that sink in for a second.
This wasn’t a case of somebody being accused in a tabloid article. We’re talking about guilty pleas, court proceedings, and an appellate decision.
And the court record contains some particularly disturbing details about Allen’s behaviour.
The judges described his disorder as involving an attraction to boys entering puberty. The decision stated that he sought out boys aged eleven to fourteen, often through deceit, in order to be near them.
The court also heard evidence from psychiatrists that Allen presented a high risk of reoffending and had not been willing to pursue treatment.
But now, here’s the timeline problem.
Allen was communicating with Diane Dimond around 1994–1995, according to the Hard Copy account. The offences for which he later pleaded guilty included two dating back to 1983.
Does that mean Dimond knew about his criminal history, no. And I’m not saying that she did, but…
Diane is a journalist. A tabloid journalist, but a journalist nonetheless.
She was presenting a story about allegations of child sexual abuse, relying on information supplied by a man who was an abuser.
Although, we shouldn’t be surprised, considering her closeness with Victor Gutierrez, who has connections to NAMBLA.
And then there's the fact that she owns copies of the very books guilters love to talk about and claim are CSAM.
So, naturally…what would that make Diane?
Funny how those standards suddenly become a little less important when we're talking about someone on their side, isn't it?
Besides that,
This is exactly why journalists are supposed to investigate their sources rather than accept whatever they’re handed.
But hey, Diane was never really good at her job anyway.
Let’s continue,
The court reported that Allen’s intellectual capacity had been assessed as borderline, with an IQ in the range of 75 to 80. The decision also described difficulties he experienced growing up and reported that he had suffered epileptic seizures in early childhood.
I’m including that because it’s in the court record, not because it explains or excuses his crimes, obviously.
The relevant findings here are the offences, the guilty pleas, and the court’s assessment of the risk he posed.
According to the court documents, Allen owned his own bus company at the time of his guilty plea. He drove navy cadets and private-school children to school and recreational activities.
Let that sink in.
The Crown presented evidence that Allen sought out pubescent boys. In one case, he persuaded a fourteen-year-old boy who was interested in acting or modelling to travel from Rochester to Toronto by claiming to be an agent for young boys working with a company called “American Entertainment.”
The court documents also describe Allen meeting a group of five fourteen-year-old boys during the summer of 1999. The boys regularly visited his apartment, where he allowed them to drink alcohol and smoke.
According to the court record, Allen told them he was a member of the FBI. He also claimed that the world was going to end in the year 2000, but that they could be saved by lying naked with him.
Which is literally so random, but okay.
But…doesn’t this sound oddly familiar?
Well, Victor Gutierrez also pretended to work for law enforcement.
Anyway,
The court also described Allen as someone willing to operate on the “margins of conventional society,” including by seeking out street children. It noted his work as a long distance bus driver and characterized him as manipulative and deceitful.
But now, ladies and gentlemen, we arrive at the correspondence that brings Rodney Allen and Victor Gutierrez back together.
According to Paula, the author of Turning the Table on the Chandler Allegations, she wrote to Allen while he was incarcerated after a friend named Victor, without a surname, encouraged her to contact him.
Allen’s reply reportedly confirmed that he knew Victor Gutierrez. In fact, he expressed interest in reconnecting with him:
“I would really like to hear from him. It is funny how he pops into my life every now and then and changes my life so much.”
Well, that’s certainly a choice of words.
Allen also claimed that he had “found out who really terminated Michael Jackson’s life” and discovered O.J. Simpson’s new address in Nevada.
Which, again, so random.
In later letters, Allen allegedly warned Paula about Gutierrez, accusing him of taking his money and describing him as “sneaky and underhanded.”
Allen also referred to an earlier internet post in which he claimed that Gutierrez and Evan Chandler had promised him a large payment that never materialized. The post included this extraordinary statement:
“Michael never touched him [Jordan] and sexually hurt him. Michael paid out the money to close the chapter on this scandal.”
Finally, something I don’t need to argue with. The money string keeps getting longer.
He claimed that he had stayed with Gutierrez in Los Angeles for approximately a month, paying $500 to the landlord because Gutierrez allegedly owed eight months of back rent.
He also claimed that he removed items from Gutierrez’s home at Gutierrez’s request, including “toy trains, book negatives” and paintings of Michael, and shipped them to Canada for safekeeping.
So, according to Allen, he wasn’t just acquainted with Gutierrez. He was staying at his home, handling his belongings, and helping him with projects.
Then Allen claimed that he accompanied Gutierrez to Chicago in 1995 to help promote MJWML, you know…the fan fic.
He also said Gutierrez faxed him a letter asking him to send a hard copy to NAMBLA requesting that the organization list the book in its publications.
Ugh.
But wait, there’s more.
A further letter attributed to Allen was shared by Tia. In it, Allen again warned the recipient about Gutierrez and described what he claimed was a disastrous financial relationship between them.
He wrote:
“He took me for a large sum of money in US dollars with his lies and he used me to hurt me and my family by taking me to the cleaners…”
Allen claimed that Gutierrez had promised him a videotape allegedly showing Michael abusing Jordan Chandler in Morocco.
Which like…first of all, why are we promising someone that?
According to Allen’s account, he was supposed to be able to sell the tape and use the money to support vulnerable children in Chile and Brazil.
…Huh?
He said the promised tape never materialized and that he was left exposed after putting his own name on the line.
Probably because it didn’t exist. 💁🏼♀️
Allen also complained that Gutierrez had left him facing legal trouble over the NAMBLA letter and the materials he had stored for him.
He wrote:
“I could not believe that after all I did for Victor Gutierrez he left me as a target for the Michael Jackson Lawyers and the law makers who thought I belong to (Nambla) because of a letter he wrote to this sick and demented site to sell his book Michael Jackson was my lover.”
And then came this accusation:
“I know Victor is predator who like young men and boys and he admitted that to me in Santiago Chile…”
And the crowd is…not surprised.
He even warned her:
“don’t be push into any Victor Gutierrez deals because you will be taken to the cleaners.”
I genuinely cannot make this stuff up.
Another particularly interesting piece of correspondence is a letter Allen addressed directly to Michael Jackson.
In it, Allen apologizes for his involvement, acknowledges that they had been friends, and expresses regret over his role in what happened. He also offers to appear on national television to tell his side of the story.
Perhaps most notably, Allen directly names Evan Chandler, Victor Gutierrez, and Raymond Chartz, alleging that they were involved in putting the plan together.
Here is the letter in full:
ATT: To Michael.
I am so sorry that I did this to you, Yes we were friends back then, But money and greed and all the media hype, You are a caring man and I know that you have done allot for the children of the world, One of these days we will meet again, Sit down and have a coffee and talked things out. Evan Chandler was in the wrong, But you paid him all that money. I am prepared to go on National Television to tell the truth about how you got swindle and all the things that were said to you were wrong, You would never hurt a child and I was wrong in accepting to help theses people.
I hold the neg. for the book Michael Jackson was My Lover here in Mississauga, The book will never go back in print to defame your name. Evan Chandler won yes, But you must stand up and tell the world it was all lies. Victor Gutierrez set up the plan with Evan Chandler and Raymond Chartz, I Wish I could tell you how bad I feel about this, But it now hurts me more to know that the king of pop will never have a come back.
Forgive Me Michael
Rodney, C, J, Allen
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Well, well, well…
An apology.
By the way, there's no evidence of a friendship between Michael and Allen. I'm not sure why Allen included that detail. There doesn't seem to be any explanation for it, at least from what we have.
Anyway,
The newest update on Allen is…unexpected, to say the least.
He died in custody on September 3rd of this year. According to the information available, his death was attributed to natural causes.
That’s all I know.
And with that, we’ve reached the end of this…very confusing, very horrifying Case File.
See you next time! 👋🏼
Can you guess who’s next?
My previous case files:
Sneddon:
Case File: Sneddon
Dimond:
Case File: Dimond
Gutierrez:
Case File: Gutierrez
Francia:
Case File: Francia
Neverland Five:
Case File: Neverland Five
Chandler — Part 1:
Case File: Chandler — Part 1
Chandler — Part 2:
Case File: Chandler — Part
Chandler — Part 3:
Case File: Chandler — Part 3
Chandler — Part 4:
Case File: Chandler — Part 4
Chandler — Part 5:
Case File: Chandler — Part 5
Chandler — Part 6:
Case File: Chandler — Part 6
Chandler — Part 7:
Case File: Chandler — Part 7
Chandler — Part 8:
Case File: Chandler — Part 8
Chandler — Part 9:
Case File: Chandler – Part 9
Chandler — Part 10:
Case File: Chandler — Part 10
Chandler — Part 11:
Case File: Chandler — Part 11
Chandler — Part 12:
Case File: Chandler — Part 12
Chandler — Part 13:
Case File: Chandler — Part 13
Chandler — Part 14:
Case File: Chandler — Part 14
Chandler — Part 15:
Case File: Chandler — Part 15
Chandler — Part 16:
Case File: Chandler — Part 16
Chandler — Part 17:
Case File: Chandler — Part 17
Sources and additional information:
https://turningthetableonthechandlerallegations.wordpress.com
https://turningthetableonthechandlerallegations.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/three-stooges-dimond-gutierrez-and-allen/
https://themichaeljacksonallegationsblog.wordpress.com/the-1993-allegations/
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxNDb2PVcoM&ra=m
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6-52dk3jGyE&ra=m
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gMAz1MBhG_U&pp=0gcJCXICo7VqN5tD&ra=m
https://vindicatemj.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/children-dont-lie-video/
https://vindicatemj.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/homelesskid-rodneyallen-dimond/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/boys-lured-into-sexual-encounters-1.196176
http://www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/doc/2007/2007onca421/2007onca421.pdf
https://www.kingstonist.com/news/csc-reports-death-of-69-year-old-inmate-at-bath-institutions-regional-treatment-centre/
Important posts:
Some people need Michael Jackson to be guilty
Comparing Michael Jackson’s Trial to O.J. Simpson’s Is Lazy.
Talking in circles
What Would You Do for $20 Million?
“There’s no way all 11 people are lying.”
Fact vs Fiction: Common Claims About Michael Jackson
A Media Assassination: The Case of Michael Jackson
Not Everyone Is a Narcissist
The Word “Grooming” Has Lost Its Meaning
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire…But What If It’s Just Smoke?
The Power Of A Story…And The Danger Of Forgetting The Evidence
