Synopsis
Possessed: Claimed by Satan…Redeemed by God
To those who know him on the “inside,” he was a Christian Evangelist, choir director, and Bible teacher. To those who knew him “outside,” he was a player, drug addict, womanizer, and murderer. Upon graduation from high school, Nathan Chapman Jr. served in the U. S. Air Force and was honorably discharged. His return to Philadelphia was the beginning of the downward spiral that led to his continuing problems and ultimate defeat. He avoided a rape charge by escaping to California where he lived for over ten years.
Chapman’s ten years in California was a series of accomplishments as he became a pioneer in the telephone sales business for several leading companies, and attended college for two years. But success was beyond his reach due to his addiction to illegal drugs. He lied and cheated his way through the 1970’s. Twice he visited his family and reconnected with Cynthia, the one woman he truly loved.
When he returned to California Chapman's addiction caused him to be fired from his job, loose his home, and end up on the streets homeless and penniless. He entered a drug rehabilitation facility, but left early after being told by a counselor that he will fall again because he has not freed himself of the evil that possessed him. That prediction came true following Chapman’s return to Philadelphia for the final time. Cynthia reached the limit of her patience with him and ordered him out of her home. He explained to his lawyer, whom he had met just fifteen minutes before the trial began, that he was attempting to kill himself when his girlfriend of many years grabbed his arm in an effort to pull the pistol away from his own head; it fired killing her accidentally. “No one’s going to believe that,” his lawyer said. “Life in prison,” gaveled the judge.
During his years of incarceration, Nathan Chapman made amends with those he loved, and accepted responsibility for his behavior. Freed from Satan’s possession and redeemed by God and became a Bible student, teacher, and conductor of the choir, using his magnificent singing voice to reach out to fellow inmates. When asked about his wrongful conviction Chapman responded, “God allowed that to happen so I could become a soldier for Christ.” The true story is told by the prison chaplain for whom he worked as an inmate clerk. Nathan Chapman, Jr. died while serving a life sentence twenty-two years after his incarceration. It was his hope that others facing the same demons of drug abuse and loss of faith will benefit from reading of his life story.
Synopsis: Twin Sisters
Is it true that the Twin Sisters cannons, instrumental in winning the Texas Revolution, were found buried on a ranch in Uvalde, Texas in 2011…or is there a more devious explanation?
“On November 17, 1835, after Francis Smith convinced the people of Cincinnati, Ohio, to aid the cause of the Texas revolution, funds were raised, and the foundry of Greenwood and Webb manufactured two six pounder cannons. The family of Dr. Charles Rice agreed to see that the guns were presented to authorities in Texas. Someone noted that there were two sets of twins, Dr. Rice’s twin daughters, Elizabeth and Eleanor and the guns, and thus the cannons became known as the ‘Twin Sisters.’ There are various stories as to the fate of the cannons at the end of the war but none have been conclusively proved. To this day, the Twin Sisters final resting place remains a favorite Texas mystery.”
On a ranch 278 miles west of Houston, two hired hands were installing a new cedar fence post on the south side of Frank Reynolds’ 5,000 acre ranch when they struck a solid object underground. After digging to see what they struck, the two found what appeared to be two cannons. Reynolds’ lawyer begins his research for the whereabouts of the Twin Sisters cannons to see if it is possible that they could be buried where his client claims to have found them in Uvalde, Texas, but like others before him his trail runs cold, and the exact location of the Twin Sisters at the conclusion of the war cannot be determined.
During his investigation, Johnson reconnects with a girl friend from junior high school who is now the wife of a state representative. Their meeting is not as innocent as it first appears. The representative attempts to purchase one hundred acres of Reynolds’ ranch to enable the state to develop a state Revolution Park, and promises the funds for Johnson to seek the office of governor. The park idea is, however, a deception as the congressman has another purpose for the land’s use. The cannon investigation continues on three fronts: the history of the Twin Sister cannons, their disappearance from the Reynolds’ ranch, and the sudden death of Frank Reynolds (accidental or murder?); along with a second investigation of drug trafficking and funds stolen from the rodeo at Amarillo. The work of the Border Patrol and the violence of the drug cartels in Mexico, the oil wells of Carrizo Springs, the water supplied from the Edwards Aquifer serving central and southwest Texas, and the strange appearance of two runaway children who take shelter in Reynolds’ barn all play into both investigations.
Possessed: Claimed by Satan…Redeemed by God
To those who know him on the “inside,” he was a Christian Evangelist, choir director, and Bible teacher. To those who knew him “outside,” he was a player, drug addict, womanizer, and murderer. Upon graduation from high school, Nathan Chapman Jr. served in the U. S. Air Force and was honorably discharged. His return to Philadelphia was the beginning of the downward spiral that led to his continuing problems and ultimate defeat. He avoided a rape charge by escaping to California where he lived for over ten years.
Chapman’s ten years in California was a series of accomplishments as he became a pioneer in the telephone sales business for several leading companies, and attended college for two years. But success was beyond his reach due to his addiction to illegal drugs. He lied and cheated his way through the 1970’s. Twice he visited his family and reconnected with Cynthia, the one woman he truly loved.
When he returned to California Chapman's addiction caused him to be fired from his job, loose his home, and end up on the streets homeless and penniless. He entered a drug rehabilitation facility, but left early after being told by a counselor that he will fall again because he has not freed himself of the evil that possessed him. That prediction came true following Chapman’s return to Philadelphia for the final time. Cynthia reached the limit of her patience with him and ordered him out of her home. He explained to his lawyer, whom he had met just fifteen minutes before the trial began, that he was attempting to kill himself when his girlfriend of many years grabbed his arm in an effort to pull the pistol away from his own head; it fired killing her accidentally. “No one’s going to believe that,” his lawyer said. “Life in prison,” gaveled the judge.
During his years of incarceration, Nathan Chapman made amends with those he loved, and accepted responsibility for his behavior. Freed from Satan’s possession and redeemed by God and became a Bible student, teacher, and conductor of the choir, using his magnificent singing voice to reach out to fellow inmates. When asked about his wrongful conviction Chapman responded, “God allowed that to happen so I could become a soldier for Christ.” The true story is told by the prison chaplain for whom he worked as an inmate clerk. Nathan Chapman, Jr. died while serving a life sentence twenty-two years after his incarceration. It was his hope that others facing the same demons of drug abuse and loss of faith will benefit from reading of his life story.
Synopsis: Twin Sisters
Is it true that the Twin Sisters cannons, instrumental in winning the Texas Revolution, were found buried on a ranch in Uvalde, Texas in 2011…or is there a more devious explanation?
“On November 17, 1835, after Francis Smith convinced the people of Cincinnati, Ohio, to aid the cause of the Texas revolution, funds were raised, and the foundry of Greenwood and Webb manufactured two six pounder cannons. The family of Dr. Charles Rice agreed to see that the guns were presented to authorities in Texas. Someone noted that there were two sets of twins, Dr. Rice’s twin daughters, Elizabeth and Eleanor and the guns, and thus the cannons became known as the ‘Twin Sisters.’ There are various stories as to the fate of the cannons at the end of the war but none have been conclusively proved. To this day, the Twin Sisters final resting place remains a favorite Texas mystery.”
On a ranch 278 miles west of Houston, two hired hands were installing a new cedar fence post on the south side of Frank Reynolds’ 5,000 acre ranch when they struck a solid object underground. After digging to see what they struck, the two found what appeared to be two cannons. Reynolds’ lawyer begins his research for the whereabouts of the Twin Sisters cannons to see if it is possible that they could be buried where his client claims to have found them in Uvalde, Texas, but like others before him his trail runs cold, and the exact location of the Twin Sisters at the conclusion of the war cannot be determined.
During his investigation, Johnson reconnects with a girl friend from junior high school who is now the wife of a state representative. Their meeting is not as innocent as it first appears. The representative attempts to purchase one hundred acres of Reynolds’ ranch to enable the state to develop a state Revolution Park, and promises the funds for Johnson to seek the office of governor. The park idea is, however, a deception as the congressman has another purpose for the land’s use. The cannon investigation continues on three fronts: the history of the Twin Sister cannons, their disappearance from the Reynolds’ ranch, and the sudden death of Frank Reynolds (accidental or murder?); along with a second investigation of drug trafficking and funds stolen from the rodeo at Amarillo. The work of the Border Patrol and the violence of the drug cartels in Mexico, the oil wells of Carrizo Springs, the water supplied from the Edwards Aquifer serving central and southwest Texas, and the strange appearance of two runaway children who take shelter in Reynolds’ barn all play into both investigations.
