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1 2 A iY10" DHy New Oct. 21, 1990 X- Victims CONTINUED FROM 1 A Boatman Clevenger Obscenity CONTINUED FR0M1A The charges stemmed from an adults-only performance at a Hollywood, nightclub June 10, four days after a federal judge ruled the group's album As Nasty As They Wanna Be was obscene. "This was a plain, simple, nasty act. That's all it was," Assistant State Attorney Pedro Dtfols said. "It's unbelievable they can come in here with a straight face and tell you something different." Campbell's lawyer, Bruce Ro-gow, responded: "If that's all it is, it's not against the law.

The First Amendment does protect speech, even nasty speech even four-letter words. The purpose of the Constitution is to keep the state from not liking something and putting people in jail." 2 Live Crew's lyrics have been criticized for their sexual preoccupation and as demeaning to women. Florida isn't the only place where the group has run into trouble. Earlier this year in Cincinnati, Hamilton County Sheriff Simon Leis declared the group's record obscene and prohibited its sale. Allan Jacobi, Ross' lawyer, said, "Because of the sexually explicit content of 2 Live Crew's music, the state would have you believe it was beyond the protection of the First Amendment.

This is not so." Broward County Judge June Johnson told the jurors in the Florida case that they would have to acquit the band members if the panel found any artistic value in the group's show, even if it ap pealed to prurient interests, The prosecution was cominfi off a victory, winning an obscenity conviction against a Fort Lauder dale record store owner for sejjing the same record. After hearing similar defense testimony in September, the jury in the case of Charles Freeman rejected artjstic merit, as a defense. Each side called two witnesses two undercover officers Jwho used microcassette recorders -to tape the nightclub show for? the prosecution, and a music ci5fcic and English literature professor for the defense. The prosecution presented segments of the tapes that were largely unintelligible, and thet'de-tectives offered their version of lyrics on the tape. During the trial, Duke University Professor Henry Louis GatesNte-fended the performance's arfisiic value of the group's show by the role of black heritagen rap.

rtj- Gesturing toward the defendants, Dyols said, "He actually compared these men to RalphdBUi-son and James Baldwin. I cfcih't think until yesterday they knew they were geniuses." Rogow countered: "It's nafc a matter of taste. If you don't like it. you don't have to go to their Concerts. But to deny those people who want to do it is to deny their freedom of speech.

That's not what this country is about." me of Tony Orlando. If Mickey was gay, he sure had me fooled." Riley was a 5-foot-7 swimmer with powerful arms, who had an eye for the ladies even as a child. He insisted on wearing trousers, sport coat and tie to kindergarten, his mother said. "Then he would splash on his brother's aftershave. He had a big crush on his kindergarten teacher, and he was trying hard to impress her." When he met Ms.

Forey, Riley was a vending machine route salesman. She worked in the loan department of a bank. Neither had a big entertainment budget, so their dates were often evenings of euchre or Yatzee with Riley's brother and sister-in-law. Whatever they did was fun, Ms. Forey said, because Riley was fun.

He was last seen May 28, 1983, at The Vogue, a nightclub in the same area of Indianapolis where Roettger disappeared. A friend said he saw Eric leave the club with an unknown man. When Riley didn't come home, authorities said he was probably off on a holiday. His mother didn't buy it. His car, motorcycle and checkbook were at home.

The car was a big red, secondhand Ford. Riley was proud of that car, Ms. Forey said. He never tired of washing and waxing it. He was the sixth of seven children born to Thomas and Norma Riley.

Riley's father, a retired electrician, is a recovering alcoholic with four years' sobriety. Riley (Thomas Clevenger) was more or less trying to get himself back together. He'd always wanted to straighten himself out. Darena Riddle He served two years in the Indiana National Guard. He lived in an Indianapolis trailer park and worked as a laborer.

His widowed mother last heard from him with a Mother's Day card in 1986. Three years later, in August 1989, his body was found by three boys out jogging. Clad in lime-green shorts, Glenn lay in a dry drainage ditch four miles west of Eaton. Preble County authorities could not identify him. The 5-foot-3, 135-pound man was buried in December 1986 in a donated grave near West Alexandria.

In the fall of 1989, Indianapolis police identified him from fingerprints circulated by Preble County deputies. Glenn's mother had the body moved to a cemetery in Bick-nell, where she lives. Contacted through a neighbor, Glenn's mother said she was afraid she couldn't hold up through an interview. Eric Allen Roettger Age: 17 Died: 1985 When he disappeared, Eric Roettger was trying to line up a summer job. The high-schooler had three interviews set for May 7, 1985.

He didn't make it to any of them. His family thinks that instead of taking the bus as planned, Eric hitched with a stranger. He was the youngest of four children whose mother died of cancer in 1982. His father, an self-employed architect, remarried, and Eric moved in with a married sister. His sister, Carin, described Erie as "a good kid, a real creative kid, and fun to be around.

When Mom was sick, no matter how bad she felt, Eric could always get her to smile." Blond, blue-eyed Eric was small for his 17 years, 5-foot-3, his father said, and not more than 115 pounds. He was gentle and mild mannered. "I'm as sure as a father can be that Eric was not gay," the elder Roettger said. "But he did attract some very strange people." Eric's father didn't approve of his son's friends: "I wouldn't be surprised at anything they might do to pick up money for drugs." Eric had artistic talent and won awards for his drawings, paintings and sculptures. He liked MTV, and named his cat Zepp, after Led Zeppelin.

He was troubled and confused, his sister said. He needed help. He died before he got it. worried about becoming a problem drinker, too. He was intoxicated the night he died.

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Many led lonely, unstructured and sometimes secret lives, medicating their hurts with drugs and alcohol. They were a confused and troubled lot, searching the wrong places for something they would not find in such brief lifetimes. Thomas R. Clevenger Age: 19 Died: 1990 Thomas Clevenger's fits were persistent and ugly. As a boy, he fled a baby-sitter and smashed a window to get into his house.

As a freshman, he pulled a knife on a vice principal. He was once driven from his mother's home for cursing her. "He was such a behavioral problem," said his mother, Darena "DeeDee" Riddle. Clevenger grew up poor in a tough section of Indianapolis. His parents separated in 1979.

With little money for rent, Mrs. Riddle had to move a lot, and her son bounced through nine schools. His grades were poor. One teacher said his intelligence was below But near the end of his life, Clevenger regretted his wayward past. "He was more or less trying to get himself back together," Mrs.

Riddle said. "He'd always wanted to straighten himself out." He'd started at Alcoholics Anonymous, and asked his girlfriend to teach him to read. He hoped to return to high school and then find a job. In September, his body was found south of Greenville. Mrs.

Riddle thinks Clevenger's problems may have stemmed from the 1979 death of his sister, Paula. He had gone to fetch the 6-year-old when she was hit by a car. "Tommy saw her get nit," his mother said. "I think he blamed himself for his sister's death." Clay Russell Boatman Age: 32 Died: 1990 When a serial killer suspect was arrested for the 1986 torture-slaying of a teen-age male prostitute, Clay Boatman was fascinated. He read and watched every news story.

If he ever became such a victim, he told friends, he would want his home in order. "If my mother went to my apartment, I would want her to be proud. I wouldn't want to leave behind anything distasteful." As it turned out, Boatman's mother died the year before her son's slaying, so she never saw whatever he left behind when he locked up his apartment for the last time and set out for an Indianapolis gay bar. Boatman's family knew he was gay, and accepted it as best they could, a friend said. Boatman's best friend described him as calm and laid back on the outside, wound-up and nervous on the inside.

The friend, Terry Marsh, is a Danville, 111., social worker who grew up, as Boatman did, in Richmond, Ind. Boatman was caring and compassionate, but slow to form attachments, said Marsh, who stressed their relationship was pla-tonic. Boatman was insecure and worried about growing old, Marsh said. He was lonely, and longed for an enduring relationship. Boatman's compassionate nature guided his decision to become a licensed practical nurse, serving at an Indianapolis nursing home.

Marsh said that after his mother died, Boatman got serious about dealing with his drug and alcohol problems; serious about his career he talked of going back to school to become a registered nurse; and serious about family obligations, planning to take his dad on a vacation in the Smoky Mountains. Boatman made no real friends during his 18 months in Indianapolis, Marsh said. He watched a lot of sit-coms, game shows and MTV. He liked dance music, new wave and rap. He collected videos.

Boatman visited Marsh in Danville the week before he disappeared, and called him on the last day of his life. It's weird, Marsh said: "During the time I knew Clay, we must have discussed violent death 20 or 30 times. Clay said if it happened to anyone close to him, he might rethink his position against capital punishment." Since Boatman's death, Marsh has. Steven Lynn Elliott Age: 26 Died: 1989 Steven Elliott's mother had her 461-5900 today for a free estimate and iui a ii cc cdiuuaic dim a $75 discount Delvoyd Baker Age: 14 Died: 1982 Delvoyd Baker lived his few years in fear of divine retribution. "Whenever Delvoyd did something wrong, he'd start crying and ask me to pray for him," recalled Pearly Townsend, his adoptive mother.

Delvoyd was one of five children, and his mother didn't want him. Ms. Townsend, old enough to be his grandmother, took him when he was nearly 2. Delvoyd was shuttled between her home in Indianapolis and his mother's place in St. Louis.

He didn't mind visiting his mother, but he didn't want to live with her. Ms. Townsend's home had more toys and nice clothes. Those were important to him. So was money.

Delvoyd had a paper route for eight months, but he couldn't save a dime, Ms. Town-send said. "I used to have to tell Delvoyd not to go spending his money on nonsense," she said. "I told him, 'Bring something home with your And after that he did: a loaf of bread, a dozen eggs, a quart of milk. Delvoyd was too trusting of strangers, Ms.

Townsend said. He'd hop into their cars without a second thought. Over and over, she warned him: "Delvoyd, you can't do that. People will do nasty things to you." Her admonitions continued until Delvoyd left the house at 4 p.m. Oct.

1, 1982. Two days later, his body was found in southern Hamilton County, Ind. wearing gym shorts and socks. Authorities said a man paid him $20 for oral sex before he was killed. Dayton Taylor Riley when you purchase a new water softener or drinking water system.

Water you waiting for? Water Systems Established 1939 heart set on a daughter, and didn't conceal her disappointment when she got Steven instead. The animosity between them deepened as Elliott grew to manhood. "He called her every name in the book," said his father, who asked not to be named. Elliott's mother raised him after his parents separated in 1969. "He had been taken to church whenever his mother and I were together," his father said.

The mother died of cancer four years ago. By the time Elliott was 16, he was taking off for days at a time. Once he went to Texas with a homosexual teacher, his father said. His father scowls as he discusses Elliott's homosexuality, and he's angered that his son's life has attracted public attention. "It wasn't supposed to be made public," he complained.

"Even some of our family didn't know what he was." He still can't forgive his son's homosexuality. "They are a sick society," he said of gays. Rejected by his father, Elliott strayed into a life of heavy drinking and prostitution. "I don't know why you don't accept me for what I am," Elliott once implored his father. But the older man was adamant then and now.

He says his dead, discarded son will never be forgiven. James Boyd Robbins Age: 21 Died: 1987 James Boyd Robbins parents moved away after he died. Robbins was 21 when he turned up missing. His body was found in October 1987 in a drainage ditch near Gwynneville, Ind. His father and stepmother lived in a mobile home park in Mishawa-ka, near South Bend.

They left Indiana early the next year. Folks at the trailer park don't know where they went. Shelby County authorities say Robbins' mother, Nancy Hargar-vet Robbins of Indianapolis, made the trip to Gwynneville when her son's body was found. She has since moved, they say, and has no phone. The responsibility for Robbins' funeral arrangements fell to his TWO FOR $69 Two pairs of glasses, or two pairs of contacts, or one pair of glasses and one pair of contacts for $69.

Maurice Taylor Age: 23 Died: 1982 Maurice Taylor was a drifter who slept on a boiler-room mattress in the bowels oi an Indianapolis apartment building. He lived amid a tangle of pipes and the clamor of mechanical equipment no bathroom, no shower. "Maurice was a little weak in the mind," said building manager Clarence Wyant. "We let him stay here because the owner didn't want him to freeze. He lived here for two years if you can call that living." The maintenance crew tried to give Taylor a chance to earn money.

Once they hired him remove old roofing shingles. "You had to be right the.a rith him, because he'd start tearing the wood and nails off the roof," Wyant said. "You had to keep reminding him to just tear off the shingles." But he was friendly and never made trouble. Sometimes he disappeared for days at a time. Nobody knew where or why.

He always came back at least until July 1982. Authorities said Taylor, too, was a male prostitute in the Indianapolis gay community. Wyant found that hard to believe, but he described Taylor as vulnerable. An easy mark. For years, Taylor planned his Sundays around visits with his mother a boarder at the home of Jane Wall.

He'd get there after lunch and stay a few hours. Wall liked him, and once bought him bedroom slippers and a pair of expensive sneakers. "But he didn't take the sneakers," she said. "He told me to take them back to the store and give the money to his mother. "He sure did love his mother." Michael Andrew Riley Age: 22 Died: 1983 Mickey Riley was 21 when he asked Lynn Forey for a date.

She was pushing 40. "We nit it off, though," she said. "He reminded Michael Petree Age: 14 Died: 1980 Authorities say Michael Petree was a male prostitute who solicited gay men. His sister insists they're wrong. To prove her point, Bridget Petree said Michael called when he couldn't make curfew.

He did well in school and wanted to go to college. He delivered papers. He cut grass. He had a crush on a neighborhood girl. "I'd have known if he was gay," Bridget declared.

Authorities say, however, that the young men who earn money hustling gays aren't necessarily crnv thpmsplves. THE Single vision glasses in selected frames 2 Bausch Lomb Sofspin contact lenses Extra charge for high power over-size lenses i Professional fees not included In the summer of 1980, Michael SPECTACLE SHOPS Glenn Roettger Petree took off on ms bicycle ana never came back the first victim, apparently, of the serial killer. It would be years before police figured that out. His sister said the girl took it hard when Michael's body was found near a ditch in Hamilton County, a decade ago. And Michael's mother has had little peace since.

He was her youngest, and he showed so much promise. "All my other children were getting into trouble" she said, "but not Mikey He was a good kid." Salem Mall (Opti-Dent) 854-2498 Dayton Mall 435-5041 Springfield 322-9661 Greenville 547-1604 Wilmington Plaza (Kettering) 294-1450 Huber Heights 235-0002 Troy 339-0058 Same Day Service at Kettering and Huber Heights Michael Allen Glenn Age: 29 Died: 1986 Michael Allen Glenn grew up in Kansas City, and Indianapolis, the only child of Richard H. and Joyce Wollerman Glenn..