Murder victim. Shot in the head as he lay sleeping next to his girlfriend in his own home by James Roger Elstad, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Joseph Richard Brown was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The murder was committed at the direction of the so-called "Gang Mom", Mary Fockler Thompson, who was angry about Aaron's witnessing a stabbing by Thompson's son, Beau Flynn. Flynn is currently serving time in prison for an unrelated offense.
Thompson had led a pretty colorful life even before this tragedy occurred. In 1974, she falsely accused several members of Hell's Angels of rape; the men were acquitted of the charges. She had also been fired from a job for embezzlement. One of her brothers was convicted of murdering his wife and the other became a paraplegic after a botched suicide attempt.
When Thompson came to Oregon, she acquired a reputation as an anti-gang activist, the "Gang Mom". In reality, she was the mastermind behind gang-related crimes, particularly those perpetrated by a group calling themselves the "74 Hoover Crips." Those kids, however, had no connection with the infamous street gang. They were just wanna-be's trying to make themselves feel important.
Thompson was originally sentenced to life in prison, but in April 2000, the Oregon Court of Appeals overturned the sentence and she was resentenced to 25 years.
The case was the subject of Fred Rosen's 1998 book, "The Evil Mother."
The murder was committed at the direction of the so-called "Gang Mom", Mary Fockler Thompson, who was angry about Aaron's witnessing a stabbing by Thompson's son, Beau Flynn. Flynn is currently serving time in prison for an unrelated offense.
Thompson had led a pretty colorful life even before this tragedy occurred. In 1974, she falsely accused several members of Hell's Angels of rape; the men were acquitted of the charges. She had also been fired from a job for embezzlement. One of her brothers was convicted of murdering his wife and the other became a paraplegic after a botched suicide attempt.
When Thompson came to Oregon, she acquired a reputation as an anti-gang activist, the "Gang Mom". In reality, she was the mastermind behind gang-related crimes, particularly those perpetrated by a group calling themselves the "74 Hoover Crips." Those kids, however, had no connection with the infamous street gang. They were just wanna-be's trying to make themselves feel important.
Thompson was originally sentenced to life in prison, but in April 2000, the Oregon Court of Appeals overturned the sentence and she was resentenced to 25 years.
The case was the subject of Fred Rosen's 1998 book, "The Evil Mother."
Murder victim. Shot in the head as he lay sleeping next to his girlfriend in his own home by James Roger Elstad, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Joseph Richard Brown was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The murder was committed at the direction of the so-called "Gang Mom", Mary Fockler Thompson, who was angry about Aaron's witnessing a stabbing by Thompson's son, Beau Flynn. Flynn is currently serving time in prison for an unrelated offense.
Thompson had led a pretty colorful life even before this tragedy occurred. In 1974, she falsely accused several members of Hell's Angels of rape; the men were acquitted of the charges. She had also been fired from a job for embezzlement. One of her brothers was convicted of murdering his wife and the other became a paraplegic after a botched suicide attempt.
When Thompson came to Oregon, she acquired a reputation as an anti-gang activist, the "Gang Mom". In reality, she was the mastermind behind gang-related crimes, particularly those perpetrated by a group calling themselves the "74 Hoover Crips." Those kids, however, had no connection with the infamous street gang. They were just wanna-be's trying to make themselves feel important.
Thompson was originally sentenced to life in prison, but in April 2000, the Oregon Court of Appeals overturned the sentence and she was resentenced to 25 years.
The case was the subject of Fred Rosen's 1998 book, "The Evil Mother."
The murder was committed at the direction of the so-called "Gang Mom", Mary Fockler Thompson, who was angry about Aaron's witnessing a stabbing by Thompson's son, Beau Flynn. Flynn is currently serving time in prison for an unrelated offense.
Thompson had led a pretty colorful life even before this tragedy occurred. In 1974, she falsely accused several members of Hell's Angels of rape; the men were acquitted of the charges. She had also been fired from a job for embezzlement. One of her brothers was convicted of murdering his wife and the other became a paraplegic after a botched suicide attempt.
When Thompson came to Oregon, she acquired a reputation as an anti-gang activist, the "Gang Mom". In reality, she was the mastermind behind gang-related crimes, particularly those perpetrated by a group calling themselves the "74 Hoover Crips." Those kids, however, had no connection with the infamous street gang. They were just wanna-be's trying to make themselves feel important.
Thompson was originally sentenced to life in prison, but in April 2000, the Oregon Court of Appeals overturned the sentence and she was resentenced to 25 years.
The case was the subject of Fred Rosen's 1998 book, "The Evil Mother."
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