Tuesday, August 27, 2002

Ward Weaver demands use of his middle name



Ward Wea-er...Francis Weaver III

OREGON CITY, OR (goochonline) It's a long standing tradition of naming conventions. John Wayne Gacy, John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald... the list goes on and Ward Weaver III is hoping to join the ranks of psycho-murderers not only through his actions, but through the use of his middle name.

Ward Francis Weaver III has made an appeal to local and national media outlets to use his middle name when referring to him. In an exclusive interview with GoochOnline through a closed circuit monitor in the isolation cell in the Clackamas County Jail, Weaver stated that "Everyone since Lincoln was shot gets their middle name used. Even my Dad [Ward Francis Weaver, Jr.] gets his middle name mentioned. What about me? What the hell do I have to do to get all three names in print? I'm a murderer and a child molestor."

Weaver is now the prime suspect in the kidnapping and murder of Miranda Gaddis and Ashley Pond, two Oregon City, Oregon teens who lived within a mile of Weaver's home where their bodies were found this week.

The family of Hugh Beaumont, who played Ward Cleaver on television's "Leave it to Beaver," has also urged media outlets to use Weaver's full name to avert any confusion between the child molestor/murderer and the 50s sit-com character.

Charles Manson was unavailable for comment at press time.

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