NOTE: This is NOT a play script. This is a factual narrative divided into “Acts” solely for clarity of the sequence of events. 1994.
DRAMATIS PERSONAE (1994)
Amelia Lewis de Gremli . . . The Victim-Heroine.
Single, age 73. Shakespearean scholar & Ph.D. candidate, suffered a stroke in 1985. Partially paralyzed, expressive aphasic, her mind is lucid, can comprehend, but cannot communicate (making her prison all the more tragic).
Charles & Carole Dutton . . The Villains.
Indicted for kidnapping, embezzling funds, and withholding medical treatment of Amelia Lewis de Gremli. Acquitted in criminal trial without jury. Later both found guilty in civil trial ("The fraud committed here was aggravated by reason of its duration, evil purpose, and the extreme vulnerability of the victim, Ami.”)
The Duttons are the son and daughter-in-law of Dorothy Dutton, below. Resided in Bend, OR. for 7 years in home purchased with Amelia's funds. Ages: 51 & 49. Three children ages 23, 26, & 28.
Dorothy Dutton and
Fontella Kirk . . . . . Close trusted friends of Amelia.
Sisters, ages 79 and 87. They live together in Carson City, NV. Have known Amelia 25 plus years. Mother & aunt to The Villain Charles Dutton.
Helene Elder . . . . . . . . . Amelia's former neighbor & trusted friend in Carson City,
NV. Witness to abuse and abduction. She related abuse to three
others. Died Sping,1989.
Karren Ruesing . . . . . . . Case Manager, Senior & Disabled Service Division, for Amelia.
Beautiful thirtyish-something, warm and energetic, extremely competent and caring. She often "adopts" her clients as her extended family. Married, one son.
Joseph M. Quinn . . . . . . A friend to Amelia.
He resides in Independence, OR. His advocacy resulted in indictments against Charles and Carole Dutton. He met Amelia in Mexico City in 1956, while he was a student at Mexico City College (now the Universidad de las Americas, Puebla).
