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Traveling Sales Crews
The Silent Killer
Of Teens and Young Adults
Janesville Wisconsin Van Crash
March 25, 1999
ABSOLUTE FUN!
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YES is in town and needs 18-
25 sharp & enthusiastic guys
& gals. If you are money
motivated and tired of fast
food or minimum wage, we
offer 2 week paid training. All
expenses paid. no experience
necessary. If you are out-
going and can start immedi-
ately. Please call 608-241-
4171 ask for Mr. Holmes
(Mon. thru Wed.)
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The Above Newspaper Ad Killed 7 Kids And Crippled 5 For Life
Picture provided by the Wisconsin State Patrol
Seven Lost Their Lives
Five Were Maimed For Life
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Peter Christman, Cory Hanson, Amber Marie Lettman, Crystal Faith McDaniel, Marshall Lee Roberts,
Malinda Lillian Turvey, Joseph Wild, Monica Forgues, Shawn Kelly, Nicole McDougal, Craig Fechter,
Staci Beck, Kaila Gillock, Subscriptions Plus, Choan Lane, Jeremy Holmes, Karleen Hillery, magazine sales crew,
door to door sales, selling magazines, traveling sales crews, traveling magazine sales crews, child exploitation,
child abuse
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Peter Christman ||
Cory Hanson ||
Amber Marie Lettman ||
Crystal Faith McDaniel
Marshall Lee Roberts ||
Malinda Lillian Turvey ||
Joseph Wild
Five Were Maimed For Life
Monica Forgues ||
Shawn Kelly ||
Nicole McDougal
Three of The Five Survivors
Janesville Wisconsin Van Crash Memorial Poster
View Janesville Van Crash Memorials
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Police Reports, Criminal Complaints, Criminal Convictions
Labor Violations
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JEREMY A. HOLMES
(Jeremy Holmes - driver/car handler
Janesville, Wisconsin van accident March 25, 1999)
CHOAN ALAN LANE
(Choan Lane - Supervisor - Y.E.S.L.C.
Janesville, Wisconsin van accident March 25, 1999)
KARLEEN H. HILLERY
(Magazine Company - Subscriptions Plus, Inc.)
(Janesville, Wisconsin van accident March 25, 1999)
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Police Reports
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JEREMY HOLMES
Criminal Complaints and Judgments
JEREMY A. HOLMES (driver/car handler
Janesville, Wisconsin van accident March 25, 1999)
Criminal Complaint
JEREMY A. HOLMES (driver/car handler
Janesville, Wisconsin van accident March 25, 1999)
Judgment Of Conviction
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CHOAN LANE
Criminal Complaints and Judgments
Y.E.S.L.C A/K/A YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, INC.
Individually and D/B/A
CHOAN ALAN LANE (Supervisor - Y.E.S.L.C.
Janesville, Wisconsin van accident March 25, 1999)
Criminal Complaint
CHOAN ALAN LANE (Supervisor - Y.E.S.L.C.
Janesville, Wisconsin van accident March 25, 1999)
Judgment Of Conviction
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KARLEEN HILLARY
Labor Violations Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Labor Violations
Magazine Company: Subscriptions Plus, INC.
KARLEEN H. HILLERY, Owner-Operator
March 29, 1999
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KARLEEN HILLARY AND CHOAN LANE
Labor Violations Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Labor Violations
Magazine Company: Subscriptions Plus, INC.
KARLEEN H. HILLERY, Owner-Operator
Crew: Youth Employment Services, Inc.
CHOAN LANE, Owner-Crew Chief
March 25, 1999
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Case Number: 00-CV-0852
Plaintiff:
State Of Wisconsin
Department Of Justice
V.
Defendants:
Subscriptions Plus, Inc.
Y.E.S.L.C.
Karleen Hillery
Choan Lane
Civil Lawsuit
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Articles Posted On This Wedsite Directly
Related To This Tragic Accident
2002
April 23, 2002
Magazine sales crews continue
- Beloit Daily News
March 25, 2002
Dedicated Memorial Parents Group Cover
Letter
2001
September 25, 2001
Lawsuit settled against company involved in van crash - Gazette Xtra
May 18, 2001
Crew leader serving time for van crash wants shorter sentence - Gazette Xtra
March 26, 2001
Pain endures two years after van crash tragedy - By Gazette Xtra
March 25, 2001
A Very Personal Crusade - Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
March 24, 2001
Van crash hasn't halted traveling sales crews by WJS
2000
December 7, 2000
Judge dismisses several defendants in federal lawsuit over van crash - Gazette Xtra
July 25, 2000
Van crash lawsuits combined - Gazette Xtra
July 11, 2000
Van crash suspect misses court - Gazette Xtra
June 5, 2000
Magazine company found guilty of charges in van crash - Gazette Xtra
May 22, 2000
Stopping Door-To-Door Outfits a Wisconsin State Journal Editorial
May 19, 2000
Company tied to van crash could be fined $132,000 - Gazette Xtra
May 17, 2000
Van crash survivor seeks vehicle - Gazette Xtra
April 18, 2000
Van crash defendant free on bond - Gazette Xtra
April 6, 2000
Surrender expected in van-crash case - Gazette Xtra
April 4, 2000
Police still seek van-crash suspect - Gazette Xtra
March 31, 2000
State gets tough with traveling crews - Gazette Xtra
March 31, 2000
State warns magazine publishers - Gazette Xtra
March 25, 2000
Van crash's legal wheels still turning - Gazette Xtra
March 25, 2000
A survivor's story - Gazette Xtra
March 15, 2000
U.S. Labor Department fines magazine company - Gazette Xtra
March 18, 2000
Sales crews still dying as reform stalls by WJS
1999
August 7, 1999
Blame publishers, not young salespeople by Earlene Williams
August 1, 1999
Magazines count on sales door to door by WJS
August 1, 1999
Crews live and die to sell by WJS
July 31, 1999
Perilous Journeys by Wisconsin Journal Sentinel
June 11, 1999
Seven lives, seven years by Wisconsin Journal Sentinel
April 1, 1999
Milton officer first on fatal accident scene by Milton Courier
Note:
All articles posted on this website have been granted permission for posting
by each of the newspaper companies listed.
News articles are not posted on this website without gaining permission
from the specific news organization.
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Links Directly Related To This Tragic Accident
1999
September 25,1999
Families,
friends of killed magazine sellers dedicate tree - WJS
September 5, 1999
Wisconsin
van crash spurs effort to protect young sellers - WJS
September 5, 1999
Push is on to protect young sellers - WJS
September 4, 1999
Seven
deaths in Wisconsin van crash ignite national effort - WJS
August 7, 1999
Blame
publishers, not young sales people - WJS
August 1, 1999
Teen
magazine peddlers feel victimized - WJS
August 1, 1999
Magazines count on sales door to door - WJS
July 31, 1999
Deaths,
injuries, assaults involve Indiana company's agents, customers - WJS
July 31, 1999
Crews
live and die to sell - Young magazine peddlers nationwide face abuse, danger - WJS
July 31, 1999
Perilous
journeys - Brief histories of incidents involving magazine subscription crews - WJS
July 31, 1999
Bosses demand total loyalty - WJS
July 31, 1999
Where to get help, information - WJS
July 31, 1999
Dream of adventure turns into nightmare - WJS
July 31, 1999
Confrontations with authorities common for crews - WJS
July 25, 1999
Firm
has much to answer for - WJS
July 23, 1999
Van crash labor-law counts set - Beloit Daily News
July 22, 1999
Sales
crew exploited teenagers, labor agency says - WJS
July 2, 1999
Magazine company penalized - Beloit Daily News
July 1, 1999
Oklahoma
ousts magazine firm linked to fatal crash - WJS
June 27 1999
Documents
tie woman to magazine sales firm - WJS
June 11, 1999
Iowa
victim's family files wrongful death lawsuit - WJS
June 11, 1999
Seven
lives, seven years - Remorseful driver, grieving parents weep at sentencing - WJS
June 11, 1999
Wis.
Van Driver Sentenced to Prison - WJS
June 4, 1999
Van
disaster was just the last stop on hellish trip - WJS
June 3, 1999
Sales crews find it easy to flout the law - WJS
May 4, 1999
Door-to-door sales, tactics scrutinized - By Lori Gaily On-Line Forty-Niner
April 1999
Traveling
youth crews a child labor problem
April 28, 1999
Van-crash suits send `wake-up call,' lawyer claims - Beloit Daily News
April 28, 1999
State
finds 229 violations by magazine subscription firm - WJS
April 28, 1999
Two
magazine sellers file suits in van crash - WJS
April 27, 1999
Families file suits in fatal van crash - Beloit Daily News
April 24, 1999
Families of van crash victims retain lawyers for possible suit - Beloit Daily News
April 22, 1999
Cochran
firm to work van crash case - WJS
April 21, 1999
Youths
knew van driver had no license - WJS
April 20, 1999
Parents recall son after death - Company blamed in fatal crash - Beloit Daily News
April 16, 1999
Driver
in fatal van crash pleads guilty - WJS
April 15, 1999
Charges
sought against magazine firm - WJS
April 15, 1999
State
consumer protection officials seek charges against Subscriptions Plus - WJS
April 14, 1999
Plea
change likely in youth van crash - WJS
April 12, 1999
Van crash witness to give deposition - Beloit Daily News
April 8, 1999
Witness
to crash is returned to Rock County - WJS
April 6, 1999
key
witness in van crash returns - WJS
April 6,1999
Death
on road too familiar to teen crews - WJS
April 6, 1999
Key
witness in van crash waives extradition - WJS
April 6, 1999
Key
witness in van crash to return - WJS
April 6, 1999
There's a history of accidents in subscription sales business - Beloit Daily News
April 5, 1999
Child
Labour In USA - Latest News - Door-to-door sales crews or indentured servants?
April 5, 1999
Van crash victim's dad is located - Beloit Daily News
April 3, 1999
White crosses along I-90 remember crash victims - Beloit Daily News
April 2, 1999
Van
crash survivor arrested in D.C. - WJS
April 1, 1999
Plea made for suspect in 7 deaths - Beloit Daily news
April 1, 1999
Crash witness tracked down - Beloit Daily News
April 1, 1999
Milton officer first on fatal accident scene by Milton Courier
March 31, 1999
Subscriptions Plus denies wrongdoing - Beloit Daily News
March 31, 1999
Magazine companies under investigation - Times Record News
March 30, 1999
Two van crash victims critical - Beloit Daily News
March 29, 1999
Labor
Department files citations against companies - WJS
March 29, 1999
Van crash victim was mother - Victims improve, driver still
in jail - Beloit daily News
March 28, 1999
Van
driver drifted from community - WJS
March 26, 1999
Help
wanted ad lured "guys and gals" to motel - rickross.com
March 26, 1999
Oregon
Teen Nearly Joined Company - rickross.com
March 26, 1999
Subscription
seller has been in business since 1990 - rickross.com
March 26, 1999
Driver faces homicide charges - Beloit Daily News
March 25, 1999
State
Got Complaints Of Deceptive Practices - rickross.com
March 25, 1999
State
investigating subscription company - WJS
March 25, 1999
Crash
Prompts Warnings About Subscription Company - Channel 3000
March 25,1999
Six killed in tragic I-90 crash - Beloit Daily News
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