Mark Blanco
2009-12-03 by Big J
December the 4th is the three year anniversary of the death in suspicious circumstances of a very good friend of mine, Mark Blanco.
There is much I could say about the loss to me and those who loved him but more pertinent is the lack of closure for Mark’s mother and younger sister who are still campaigning to find out what happened and bring those responsible to justice.
What is without any shadow of a doubt is the CCTV footage which can be viewed below. In it you can clearly see Pete Doherty seeing Mark’s body after he plunged to the ground and running away. Mark later died in hospital.
Secondly Doherty’s bouncer Johnny ‘Headlock’ Jeannevol confessed to killing Mark, but later retracted his confession due to being “on drugs”.
The police closed the case and no-one was interviewed as a suspect.
What is utterly clear to me is that the police are either hiding their incompetence at bungling the investigation or have been paid to make this go away.
Now I know that isn’t an outlandish claim for readers of this blog, but to experience it so personally makes me sick.
Doherty is about to start a tour, Jeannevol is continuing his everyday life and I will never see my friend Mark Blanco again.
Again, any loss I feel pales compared to the suffering of Mark’s mother Sheila and sister Emma.
Mark’s mother has personally funded a continuing investigation and desperately needs your support in any way, any small donation, any information or just plain simple moral support and awareness.
Please, please take the time to visit, and donate if you can
http://www.justiceformark.com/
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Very sad. I met Mark once and his unique eccentricity was overwhelming. Sometimes I fear the world is becoming a boring procession of starbucks visiting drones like the opening credits to Weeds. Mark, an original to be sure, was doing his best to make this world more colourful.
Big J, how about some context for the track? Who, when?
The piece of music is Metamorphosis One by Philip Glass
Hey Big J,
Sorry to hear about your friend and this whole episode. Sending out big hugs and thanks for the choon.