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Jeffrey Eady, 30, was arrested in Mexico Beach, Fla. Hes currently
detained at the Clarendon County jail.
NEW ZION About five miles east of Interstate 95 in Clarendon County, a
two-lane road cuts through rows of wheat and stalks of knee-high corn.
Timeline
Oct. 2, 2000
Jeffrey Eady robs a Williamsburg County grocery store at gunpoint.
Oct. 5, 2000
Eady is arrested and charged with armed robbery.
Feb. 13, 2001
Eady escapes from the Williamsburg County jail.
Feb. 23, 2001
Eady is caught and sent back to jail.
May 3, 2001
Eady pleads guilty to robbing the store in Williamsburg County. He is
sentenced to 12 years in prison.
May 31, 2001-June 1, 2012
Eady serves prison sentence. During this time he is violent, smuggles
contraband, and often masturbates in front of other inmates or visitors.
His violations in prison add up to 82 offenses.
Date unknown
Eady is released from prison on community supervision. He cuts of his
electronic ankle monitor and doesnt pay fees. A judge sends him back to
prison to finish his sentence. He spends 45 more days behind bars.
Date unknown
Eady gets out of prison and returns to New Zion where his father lives.
May 25, 2013
His fathers cousin, 77-year-old Sadie Brown, moves into their home on
527 Subdivision Road.
May 28-29, 2013
Investigators believe Eady shot and killed Brown on May 28. Someone
tells investigators they saw Eady burning a blood-stained shirt in the
yard of a Sumter home. Eady is seen driving Browns silver Kia.
May 30, 2013
Brown is reported missing to the Clarendon County Sheriffs Office.
Investigators begin looking for Eady for questioning. Investigators
believe that Eady went across the street from his home and shot and
killed 65-year-old Maybell White at the Oakdale Recycling Center and
stole her car, a Ford Focus. Later that afternoon, investigators say he
headed south and stopped at D&V Convenience store near Ravenel in
Charleston County, where he robbed, shot and killed 37-year-old Crystal
Johnson of Adams Run. A multi-state manhunt for Eady begins.
June 1, 2013
Eady is spotted in Bay County, Fla., and tracked down in Mexico Beach.
He leads police on a chase but is caught and arrested.
June 2, 2013
Eady is transported back to Clarendon County. After speaking to an
attorney and minister, Eady shows investigators where he dumped Browns
body in a forest near New Zion.
June 3, 2013
Before a scheduled bond hearing, Eady uses his plastic jail wristband to
cut his wrist, authorities said. He is transported to a hospital for a
few hours before being returned to jail and placed on suicide watch.
Its easy for outsiders to lose their way on the winding country roads
where fields outnumber homes and businesses. Its a quiet corner of a
rural county where lifes pace moves a little slower and big-city
problems seem worlds away.
Jeffrey Eady,of New Zion,in Clarendon County is suspected of
killing three South Carolina women, including a store clerk from Adams
Run. (Grace Beahm/postandcourier.com) Jeffrey Eady,of New Zion,in
Clarendon County is suspected of killing three South Carolina women,
including a store clerk from Adams Run. (Grace Beahm/postandcourier.com)
The mailbox at the home of Jeffrey Eady is directly across from the
recycling center where police tape is still tied to the fence on Monday
where Eady, allegedly shot and killed 65-year-old Maybell White across
the street from his home in New Zion. The mailbox at the home of Jeffrey
Eady is directly across from the recycling center where police tape is
still tied to the fence on Monday where Eady, allegedly shot and killed
65-year-old Maybell White across the street from his home in New Zion.
Clean up crews prepare to clean the recycling center Monday June 3,
2013 where Jeffrey Eady, allegedly shot and killed 65-year-old Maybell
White at the recycling center across the street from his home in New
Zion. Eady went inside the small office shed, killed White and rolled up
her body in a rug, and stole her car. (Grace Beahm/postandcourier.com)
Clean up crews prepare to clean the recycling center Monday June 3, 2013
where Jeffrey Eady, allegedly shot and killed 65-year-old Maybell White
at the recycling center across the street from his home in New Zion.
Eady went inside the small office shed, killed White and rolled up her
body in a rug, and stole her car. (Grace Beahm/postandcourier.com)
Jeffrey Eady allegedly went inside a small office shed and killed
65-year-old Maybell White, rolling up her body in a rug before stealing
her car. Jeffrey Eady allegedly went inside a small office shed and
killed 65-year-old Maybell White, rolling up her body in a rug before
stealing her car.
Jeffrey Eady, 30, lived with his father Leon in New Zion, where
Leon kept a garden of corn and peas. When Jeffrey was a child he would
help his father tend to the garden, but as he grew older his actions
grew more violent. Jeffrey Eady, 30, lived with his father Leon in New
Zion, where Leon kept a garden of corn and peas. When Jeffrey was a
child he would help his father tend to the garden, but as he grew older
his actions grew more violent.
Leon Eady, 84, is hurt by the actions of his son Jeffrey, who is
suspected of killing three South Carolina women. Leon Eady, 84, is hurt
by the actions of his son Jeffrey, who is suspected of killing three
South Carolina women.
Police tape is still tied to the fence as clean up crews prepare to
clean the recycling center Monday June 3, 2013 where Jeffrey Eady,
allegedly shot and killed 65-year-old Maybell White at the recycling
center across the street from his home in New Zion. Eady went inside the
small office shed, killed White and rolled up her body in a rug, and
stole her car. (Grace Beahm/postandcourier.com) Police tape is still
tied to the fence as clean up crews prepare to clean the recycling
center Monday June 3, 2013 where Jeffrey Eady, allegedly shot and killed
65-year-old Maybell White at the recycling center across the street from
his home in New Zion. Eady went inside the small office shed, killed
White and rolled up her body in a rug, and stole her car. (Grace
Beahm/postandcourier.com)
Jeffrey Eady Jeffrey Eady
That illusion was shattered in recent days when one of New Zions own
was accused of murdering three women in a bloody rampage spanning two
counties. Inside the corner mini-mart that sits at a four-way stop in
the town center, one name passed over and over from the lips of those
inside: Jeffrey Eady, Leons son.
Many in town remained in a state of shock following the 30-year-old
mans arrest on June 1. Few could fathom how one of their neighbors
could have caused such violence and pain.
He was one of my favorite customers, said Denise Robertson, the
mini-marts clerk. He made me laugh every day.
Eady, however, had a much darker side. He spent a dozen years away from
the small town while he served a prison sentence for robbing a nearby store.
While behind bars, Eady spiraled out of control, descending into a
pattern of violence and instability that authorities say didnt end when
he came back home to New Zion.
Life on the farm
At 84 years old, Leon Eady still stands tall, despite the back-breaking
work he does in his garden. Rows of podding pea plants lined the field
next to his home on a recent afternoon, and his five pigs rooted around
in the wooden pen out back. He worked hard for this land, so he works it
hard, he said.
The things I wanted in my life, I couldnt get it here on the farm, so
I went to Baltimore and started climbing up the ladder, he said,
referring to his time as a contractor in Maryland.
He moved back home and bought land when he retired. His 12-year-old son
Jeffrey enjoyed helping his father out around the new home, and took to
his chores with purpose.
He would work since he was real small. He could do most anything he
wanted to do. Anything I needed around the house. I didnt have to worry
about it, Leon Eady said.
But peace on the farm was rattled a few years later.
Beginning of the end?
About 8:07 on the night of Oct. 2, 2000, Jeffrey Eady drove about 10
miles from his home to Bryants Grocery store in Lake City. Eady, then
17, pulled on a brown camouflage mask, walked into the store and pointed
a shotgun at a clerk while demanding cash, according to an incident report.
After the clerk gave him money from the register, Eady demanded
cigarettes. He refused two varieties before settling on a pack of
Newports. He then ordered the clerk to the ground and slipped out the
front door, blasting a round into the ceiling as he left, the report stated.
Williamsburg County sheriffs investigators arrested him three days
later, but Eady had other plans. He bided his time, then escaped when an
opportunity presented itself, authorities said. His freedom proved
short-lived, however, and deputies had him back behind bars 10 days later.
Time in prison
In May 2001 Eady pleaded guilty to robbing the store and was sentenced
to 12 years in prison.
He was far from a model inmate. Prison records show Eady was disciplined
for 84 violations, committing offenses every year he spent locked up.
He got into fights, destroyed property, got caught with contraband and
frequently masturbated in front of inmates or visitors, according to
S.C. Department of Corrections spokesman Clark Newsom.
After serving 85 percent of his sentence, Eady was released to serve the
remainder of his time under community supervision. He basically started
violating from the start, said Peter OBoyle, spokesman for the South
Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services.
Eady broke his curfew and didnt pay his fees, OBoyle said. Then he cut
off his electronic monitoring bracelet. He was re-arrested around July
2012, and a judge sent him back to prison the next month to serve 49
days, OBoyle said.
At that point he had maxed out and completed his prison sentence,
OBoyle said. So there was nothing anybody could do.
When Eady returned home last year, his father welcomed him and the
prospect of having more help around the house. But a simple life on the
farm didnt seem to be enough for Jeffrey Eady, his neighbor, Robert
Lowery, said.
His father is on disability and he would give (Jeffrey) everything. His
father was giving him enough and nothing was enough for him, he said.
First killing
A couple weeks ago the Eadys got company when Leons cousin, Sadie
Brown, moved into their home. Jeffrey Eady took to driving the
77-year-old woman, who wheeled around a tank of oxygen to help her
breathe, to doctor appointments. But some suspected his intentions
werent entirely noble.
He knew Miss Sadie Brown had money, said Lowery, Eadys neighbor.
Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett said he believes Eady was
stealing from Brown, and that on May 28 Jeffrey Eady shot and killed her
using a .22-caliber rifle. He moved her body three times before dumping
it in a forest nearby, Garrett said.
The same day, Eady showed up unannounced at the home of Denise
Robertson, a clerk at the New Zion Mini Mart.
She said Eady knocked on her front door and wanted to talk to her.
He was pacing on the front porch, she said. I didnt open the door
because of the look on his face.
Instead, Robertson said, she called her boyfriend, who rushed over and
tried to ward off Eady by shooting his gun into the air. Eady fled in a
silver Kia, according to authorities.
A few days later, a missing persons report was filed for Brown. While
looking for her, investigators spoke to someone who had seen Eady
burning a blood-stained shirt in the yard of a Sumter home around the
time she disappeared, an incident report stated.
Authorities also learned that her silver Kia was missing, the same car
Eady had been seen driving. They decided to talk with him, but by then
he was trying to skip town, and a means to do so lay right across the
street, authorities said.
On May 30, Eady walked over to the Oakdale Recycling Center, where
65-year-old Maybell White was working inside a small wooden shed,
authorities said. Parked just outside was her car, a 2008 Ford Focus.
Eady shot White with the rifle, rolled her body up in a rug, took her
keys and cash and stole her car, Garrett said.
Eady headed south and stopped at the D&V convenience store on Savannah
Highway, near Ravenel. There, he robbed, shot and killed part-time clerk
Crystal Johnson, 37, according to Charleston County authorities. This
time, he was caught on a surveillance camera. The manhunt was on.
Two days later investigators spotted Eady in Mexico Beach, near Panama
City in the Florida Panhandle. He was driving Whites car when they
tried to stop him, but Eady would not give up easily, according to
investigators. He led officers on a chase, crashed the car, then ran off
before police finally caught up with him, Garrett said.
Inside the vehicle, investigators found the 22-caliber rifle used to
kill all three women, Garrett said.
After he was returned to Clarendon County, Eady asked for his minister
and an attorney, Garrett said. He met with them, then led deputies to
the spot where he had dumped Browns body, Garrett said.
On Monday, before a court appearance, Eady tried to slit his wrist with
a plastic wristband worn by inmates at the Clarendon County jail,
according to Garrett. He spent a few hours at a hospital and was
returned to jail, where he remains on suicide watch, facing two murder
charges for the Clarendon County killings. A warrant has not yet been
served on Eady for the slaying in Charleston County, officials said.
Shake up
Days after his arrest, the community wrestled with what they had lost,
and Eadys neighbor uttered words he thought he never would say about
his former friend: I hope they give him the death penalty. Eadys
father, Leon, stood outside a small convenience store not far from his
home on Monday. As he leaned against a brick wall, he said he believes
drugs were his sons downfall. He got a hold of something that he
couldnt control, he said.
Leon Eady wishes there was something he could do, but knows its too late.
I guess its something Ill never understand.
Reach Natalie Caula at 937-5594 or Twitter.com/ncaula.
Jeffrey Eady, 30, was arrested in Mexico Beach, Fla. Hes currently
detained at the Clarendon County jail.
NEW ZION About five miles east of Interstate 95 in Clarendon County, a
two-lane road cuts through rows of wheat and stalks of knee-high corn.
Timeline
Oct. 2, 2000
Jeffrey Eady robs a Williamsburg County grocery store at gunpoint.
Oct. 5, 2000
Eady is arrested and charged with armed robbery.
Feb. 13, 2001
Eady escapes from the Williamsburg County jail.
Feb. 23, 2001
Eady is caught and sent back to jail.
May 3, 2001
Eady pleads guilty to robbing the store in Williamsburg County. He is
sentenced to 12 years in prison.
May 31, 2001-June 1, 2012
Eady serves prison sentence. During this time he is violent, smuggles
contraband, and often masturbates in front of other inmates or visitors.
His violations in prison add up to 82 offenses.
Date unknown
Eady is released from prison on community supervision. He cuts of his
electronic ankle monitor and doesnt pay fees. A judge sends him back to
prison to finish his sentence. He spends 45 more days behind bars.
Date unknown
Eady gets out of prison and returns to New Zion where his father lives.
May 25, 2013
His fathers cousin, 77-year-old Sadie Brown, moves into their home on
527 Subdivision Road.
May 28-29, 2013
Investigators believe Eady shot and killed Brown on May 28. Someone
tells investigators they saw Eady burning a blood-stained shirt in the
yard of a Sumter home. Eady is seen driving Browns silver Kia.
May 30, 2013
Brown is reported missing to the Clarendon County Sheriffs Office.
Investigators begin looking for Eady for questioning. Investigators
believe that Eady went across the street from his home and shot and
killed 65-year-old Maybell White at the Oakdale Recycling Center and
stole her car, a Ford Focus. Later that afternoon, investigators say he
headed south and stopped at D&V Convenience store near Ravenel in
Charleston County, where he robbed, shot and killed 37-year-old Crystal
Johnson of Adams Run. A multi-state manhunt for Eady begins.
June 1, 2013
Eady is spotted in Bay County, Fla., and tracked down in Mexico Beach.
He leads police on a chase but is caught and arrested.
June 2, 2013
Eady is transported back to Clarendon County. After speaking to an
attorney and minister, Eady shows investigators where he dumped Browns
body in a forest near New Zion.
June 3, 2013
Before a scheduled bond hearing, Eady uses his plastic jail wristband to
cut his wrist, authorities said. He is transported to a hospital for a
few hours before being returned to jail and placed on suicide watch.
Its easy for outsiders to lose their way on the winding country roads
where fields outnumber homes and businesses. Its a quiet corner of a
rural county where lifes pace moves a little slower and big-city
problems seem worlds away.
Jeffrey Eady,of New Zion,in Clarendon County is suspected of
killing three South Carolina women, including a store clerk from Adams
Run. (Grace Beahm/postandcourier.com) Jeffrey Eady,of New Zion,in
Clarendon County is suspected of killing three South Carolina women,
including a store clerk from Adams Run. (Grace Beahm/postandcourier.com)
The mailbox at the home of Jeffrey Eady is directly across from the
recycling center where police tape is still tied to the fence on Monday
where Eady, allegedly shot and killed 65-year-old Maybell White across
the street from his home in New Zion. The mailbox at the home of Jeffrey
Eady is directly across from the recycling center where police tape is
still tied to the fence on Monday where Eady, allegedly shot and killed
65-year-old Maybell White across the street from his home in New Zion.
Clean up crews prepare to clean the recycling center Monday June 3,
2013 where Jeffrey Eady, allegedly shot and killed 65-year-old Maybell
White at the recycling center across the street from his home in New
Zion. Eady went inside the small office shed, killed White and rolled up
her body in a rug, and stole her car. (Grace Beahm/postandcourier.com)
Clean up crews prepare to clean the recycling center Monday June 3, 2013
where Jeffrey Eady, allegedly shot and killed 65-year-old Maybell White
at the recycling center across the street from his home in New Zion.
Eady went inside the small office shed, killed White and rolled up her
body in a rug, and stole her car. (Grace Beahm/postandcourier.com)
Jeffrey Eady allegedly went inside a small office shed and killed
65-year-old Maybell White, rolling up her body in a rug before stealing
her car. Jeffrey Eady allegedly went inside a small office shed and
killed 65-year-old Maybell White, rolling up her body in a rug before
stealing her car.
Jeffrey Eady, 30, lived with his father Leon in New Zion, where
Leon kept a garden of corn and peas. When Jeffrey was a child he would
help his father tend to the garden, but as he grew older his actions
grew more violent. Jeffrey Eady, 30, lived with his father Leon in New
Zion, where Leon kept a garden of corn and peas. When Jeffrey was a
child he would help his father tend to the garden, but as he grew older
his actions grew more violent.
Leon Eady, 84, is hurt by the actions of his son Jeffrey, who is
suspected of killing three South Carolina women. Leon Eady, 84, is hurt
by the actions of his son Jeffrey, who is suspected of killing three
South Carolina women.
Police tape is still tied to the fence as clean up crews prepare to
clean the recycling center Monday June 3, 2013 where Jeffrey Eady,
allegedly shot and killed 65-year-old Maybell White at the recycling
center across the street from his home in New Zion. Eady went inside the
small office shed, killed White and rolled up her body in a rug, and
stole her car. (Grace Beahm/postandcourier.com) Police tape is still
tied to the fence as clean up crews prepare to clean the recycling
center Monday June 3, 2013 where Jeffrey Eady, allegedly shot and killed
65-year-old Maybell White at the recycling center across the street from
his home in New Zion. Eady went inside the small office shed, killed
White and rolled up her body in a rug, and stole her car. (Grace
Beahm/postandcourier.com)
Jeffrey Eady Jeffrey Eady
That illusion was shattered in recent days when one of New Zions own
was accused of murdering three women in a bloody rampage spanning two
counties. Inside the corner mini-mart that sits at a four-way stop in
the town center, one name passed over and over from the lips of those
inside: Jeffrey Eady, Leons son.
Many in town remained in a state of shock following the 30-year-old
mans arrest on June 1. Few could fathom how one of their neighbors
could have caused such violence and pain.
He was one of my favorite customers, said Denise Robertson, the
mini-marts clerk. He made me laugh every day.
Eady, however, had a much darker side. He spent a dozen years away from
the small town while he served a prison sentence for robbing a nearby store.
While behind bars, Eady spiraled out of control, descending into a
pattern of violence and instability that authorities say didnt end when
he came back home to New Zion.
Life on the farm
At 84 years old, Leon Eady still stands tall, despite the back-breaking
work he does in his garden. Rows of podding pea plants lined the field
next to his home on a recent afternoon, and his five pigs rooted around
in the wooden pen out back. He worked hard for this land, so he works it
hard, he said.
The things I wanted in my life, I couldnt get it here on the farm, so
I went to Baltimore and started climbing up the ladder, he said,
referring to his time as a contractor in Maryland.
He moved back home and bought land when he retired. His 12-year-old son
Jeffrey enjoyed helping his father out around the new home, and took to
his chores with purpose.
He would work since he was real small. He could do most anything he
wanted to do. Anything I needed around the house. I didnt have to worry
about it, Leon Eady said.
But peace on the farm was rattled a few years later.
Beginning of the end?
About 8:07 on the night of Oct. 2, 2000, Jeffrey Eady drove about 10
miles from his home to Bryants Grocery store in Lake City. Eady, then
17, pulled on a brown camouflage mask, walked into the store and pointed
a shotgun at a clerk while demanding cash, according to an incident report.
After the clerk gave him money from the register, Eady demanded
cigarettes. He refused two varieties before settling on a pack of
Newports. He then ordered the clerk to the ground and slipped out the
front door, blasting a round into the ceiling as he left, the report stated.
Williamsburg County sheriffs investigators arrested him three days
later, but Eady had other plans. He bided his time, then escaped when an
opportunity presented itself, authorities said. His freedom proved
short-lived, however, and deputies had him back behind bars 10 days later.
Time in prison
In May 2001 Eady pleaded guilty to robbing the store and was sentenced
to 12 years in prison.
He was far from a model inmate. Prison records show Eady was disciplined
for 84 violations, committing offenses every year he spent locked up.
He got into fights, destroyed property, got caught with contraband and
frequently masturbated in front of inmates or visitors, according to
S.C. Department of Corrections spokesman Clark Newsom.
After serving 85 percent of his sentence, Eady was released to serve the
remainder of his time under community supervision. He basically started
violating from the start, said Peter OBoyle, spokesman for the South
Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services.
Eady broke his curfew and didnt pay his fees, OBoyle said. Then he cut
off his electronic monitoring bracelet. He was re-arrested around July
2012, and a judge sent him back to prison the next month to serve 49
days, OBoyle said.
At that point he had maxed out and completed his prison sentence,
OBoyle said. So there was nothing anybody could do.
When Eady returned home last year, his father welcomed him and the
prospect of having more help around the house. But a simple life on the
farm didnt seem to be enough for Jeffrey Eady, his neighbor, Robert
Lowery, said.
His father is on disability and he would give (Jeffrey) everything. His
father was giving him enough and nothing was enough for him, he said.
First killing
A couple weeks ago the Eadys got company when Leons cousin, Sadie
Brown, moved into their home. Jeffrey Eady took to driving the
77-year-old woman, who wheeled around a tank of oxygen to help her
breathe, to doctor appointments. But some suspected his intentions
werent entirely noble.
He knew Miss Sadie Brown had money, said Lowery, Eadys neighbor.
Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett said he believes Eady was
stealing from Brown, and that on May 28 Jeffrey Eady shot and killed her
using a .22-caliber rifle. He moved her body three times before dumping
it in a forest nearby, Garrett said.
The same day, Eady showed up unannounced at the home of Denise
Robertson, a clerk at the New Zion Mini Mart.
She said Eady knocked on her front door and wanted to talk to her.
He was pacing on the front porch, she said. I didnt open the door
because of the look on his face.
Instead, Robertson said, she called her boyfriend, who rushed over and
tried to ward off Eady by shooting his gun into the air. Eady fled in a
silver Kia, according to authorities.
A few days later, a missing persons report was filed for Brown. While
looking for her, investigators spoke to someone who had seen Eady
burning a blood-stained shirt in the yard of a Sumter home around the
time she disappeared, an incident report stated.
Authorities also learned that her silver Kia was missing, the same car
Eady had been seen driving. They decided to talk with him, but by then
he was trying to skip town, and a means to do so lay right across the
street, authorities said.
On May 30, Eady walked over to the Oakdale Recycling Center, where
65-year-old Maybell White was working inside a small wooden shed,
authorities said. Parked just outside was her car, a 2008 Ford Focus.
Eady shot White with the rifle, rolled her body up in a rug, took her
keys and cash and stole her car, Garrett said.
Eady headed south and stopped at the D&V convenience store on Savannah
Highway, near Ravenel. There, he robbed, shot and killed part-time clerk
Crystal Johnson, 37, according to Charleston County authorities. This
time, he was caught on a surveillance camera. The manhunt was on.
Two days later investigators spotted Eady in Mexico Beach, near Panama
City in the Florida Panhandle. He was driving Whites car when they
tried to stop him, but Eady would not give up easily, according to
investigators. He led officers on a chase, crashed the car, then ran off
before police finally caught up with him, Garrett said.
Inside the vehicle, investigators found the 22-caliber rifle used to
kill all three women, Garrett said.
After he was returned to Clarendon County, Eady asked for his minister
and an attorney, Garrett said. He met with them, then led deputies to
the spot where he had dumped Browns body, Garrett said.
On Monday, before a court appearance, Eady tried to slit his wrist with
a plastic wristband worn by inmates at the Clarendon County jail,
according to Garrett. He spent a few hours at a hospital and was
returned to jail, where he remains on suicide watch, facing two murder
charges for the Clarendon County killings. A warrant has not yet been
served on Eady for the slaying in Charleston County, officials said.
Shake up
Days after his arrest, the community wrestled with what they had lost,
and Eadys neighbor uttered words he thought he never would say about
his former friend: I hope they give him the death penalty. Eadys
father, Leon, stood outside a small convenience store not far from his
home on Monday. As he leaned against a brick wall, he said he believes
drugs were his sons downfall. He got a hold of something that he
couldnt control, he said.
Leon Eady wishes there was something he could do, but knows its too late.
I guess its something Ill never understand.
Reach Natalie Caula at 937-5594 or Twitter.com/ncaula.