and at first, the federal prosecutor larry beaumont was willing to negotiate. initially we tried to what we call flip him to see if he would give us other drug dealers at the time. and i think he refused, so our reaction was to make sure he gets the maximum penalty. beaumont got his way and keene got ten years. it knocked the life out of him and broke his father s heart. any hopes and dreams he had had for me at that point in life, were gone. he was crushed. i mean, he was very crushed. jimmy keene couldn t imagine a way out. nor guess that a man he had never met might some day provide him one. november 1994, wabash, indiana. it had been two weeks since larry hall recoiled from a photo
absolutely. he was my backbone. keene was as popular as he was athletic. you re a legend? no doubt. they had posters of me all over town. everybody knew who i was with my sports ability. so, yeah, i was the most popular guy around. there s no question. i was voted the most popular guy in school. jimmy seemed to have everything. except enough money to keep up with the rich kids at school. and he only saw one way to get it. he started selling drugs and quickly learned he was good at it. you re making decent money. and you don t think, is this a wrong thing that you re doing. so i kept growing into it and growing into it and by the time i was 20 years old, i was sitting on top of an empire. by keene s own account, he
reaction was to make sure he gets the maximum penalty. beaumont got his way and keene got ten years. it knocked the life out of him and broke his father s heart. any hopes and dreams he had had for me at that point in life, were gone. he was crushed. i mean, he was very crushed. jimmy keene couldn t imagine a way out. nor guess that a man he had never met might some day provide him one. november 1994, wabash, indiana. it had been two weeks since larry hall recoiled from a photo of jessica roach. and investigator gary miller had a gut instinct. i really think we re on to something. this guy portrays this weak, timid person, but, you know, i don t think he truly is. miller thought hall was
hinges and they came flying in a straight file line and guns drawn and black uniforms. move! or we ll blow your head off! move, just one time! for jimmy keene it was over. everything stops and goes in slow motion. you don t even feel like it s real. he was ultimately dragged to jail. he pleaded guilty, hoping to minimize his sentence. and at first, the federal prosecutor larry beaumont was willing to negotiate. initially we tried to what we call flip him to see if he would give us other drug dealers at the time. and i think he refused, so our reaction was to make sure he gets the maximum penalty. beaumont got his way and keene got ten years. it knocked the life out of him and broke his father s heart. any hopes and dreams he had had for me at that point in life, were gone. he was crushed. i mean, he was very crushed. jimmy keene couldn t imagine a way out.
jail. he pleaded guilty, hoping to minimize his sentence. and at first, the federal prosecutor larry beaumont was willing to negotiate. initially we tried to what we call flip him to see if he would give us other drug dealers at the time. and i think he refused, so our reaction was to make sure he gets the maximum penalty. beaumont got his way and keene got ten years. it knocked the life out of him and broke his father s heart. any hopes and dreams he had had for me at that point in life, were gone. he was crushed. i mean, he was very crushed. jimmy keene couldn t imagine a way out. nor guess that a man he had never met might some day provide him one. november 1994, wabash, indiana. it had been two weeks since