After all this stuff has hit the air about Melissa Giambrone. I must say I have been "hearing over and over" about MY Barn Fire. First Folks, can we get the facts straight. This Fire is still left "Undetermined" in other words, no one can prove who set it or how it burnt to the ground. ( anyone with any info Det. Firster would be more then happy to listen) I lost NINE Family members, not animals.... I waited 41 years for this dream and watched it go up in Smoke. Do you think your comments do not hurt me to the core, have you ever lived through such a tragedy ? To have your family in a burning building and not be able to save them. As for "Jasper" The covered horse...... First off all I met Melissa maybe a month before this, I purchased a German Shepard from her "What I thought rescue" for One Hundred and Seventy Five dollars. My Husband and I then started to build My dream Barn. Melissa came to me and explained she "rescued" animals and what type of horse was I looking for I told her a paint. A week later I went there and met Jasper ( Buck) a Stunning paint she claimed was a rescue. I paid Melissa Giambrone and Dean Fazio whom I thought were a rescue EIGHT Hundred dollars for this horse, thinking he was a RESCUE. My funds I thought were going to the good of a rescue. At this time Jasper came home...... People it was Winter, I Blanketed him, not covered him......he was in my pasture in the front yard for the whole world to see. There was nothing to hide..... A month later after I had my "dream horse" Melissa came to me with some sob story saying a deal went bad and she had to meet Debbie at Braceville Police Department and pay her FOUR Hundred dollars for this horse, something about a trade that went bad. She explained to me all she had to do was pay Debbie 400 and it was over, but she did not have enough money. I don't know about the rest of you, but I had already had fallen in love with this horse and to pay 200 more and meet the old owner at the police dept seemed like something I was willing to do, So I did. Yes at this point I gave her the benefit of the doubt. Time went on...Stories unfolded and trust me folks, I too was scammed by her more times then I can count. I just thank God myself and others were HONEST and not afraid to speak up for those animals. I will be forever grateful to Det. Firster and Happy Trails for rescuing those animals. Bottom Line is this, to you "The fire" was a story to me it was the worst tragedy I have ever lived through. Please before we all "post" about it like it was no big deal, think of the animals that suffered in that fire and my heart that broke.
Deb.....U and I have talked since. You are a lovely lady. Thank You for hearing my side of the story and telling me yours. Please know without a doubt Jasper (Buck) was loved so very much when he was in my care. We both were victims here. Lets Just hope Justice prevails.
Jennifer
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