The discoverey of the body of the missing Mountain Brook businessman Major Bashinsky in the lake at the Highland Golf Course in Birmingham got me thinking about Virginia Simpson, a Mountain Brook matron found dead in her bed in her mansion on August 30th 1977.
She had been shot to death. Her body lay in a pool of blood and was found by a maid. Eventually her son James was charged with the crime. He was described as having a drug problem, and it was reported that his Father had a restraining order against him to keep him away from the home (his Mother was reportedly letting him sneak in through a secret tunnel!) A few days after he was arrested, the charges were dropped when a judge ruled there was insufficient evidence.
Whoa! Hold on there, Tim! The Bashinsky case hasn't been declared a murder yet, and actually, the body hasn't formally been identified* as that of the 63 year old missing Mountain Brook man.
Nonetheless, I couldn't help but think of the Simpson case, and wonder what ever happened to the son. By the way, the prosecutor in the 1977 case was none other than David Barber, now the former Bob Riley Gambling Task Force commander. The son, James, also went by one of those odd society first names (like "Major" or "Daddy" or "French"), though I can't remember what it was. Boots? I wonder, where is Boots these days?
(UPDATE: The body was that of the missing man.)
There's a politician running for office somewhere with the unlikely name of Young Boozer.
ReplyDeleteI am not making this up.
Popsy was his nickname
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