Going Up To Phetchabun

I’ll be going quiet for a few days as I’m going up to Phetchabun to meet with Wanphen’s family. There’s no internet where I’m staying and I’m not up there long enough to hunt down an internet cafe. I should be back on Wednesday so expect some updates about the fundraiser for the family when …

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Fund Raiser for the Family of Wanphen Pienjai

I recently wrote about Ron Fanelli, The MadYank, and how he has admitted to stabbing and murdering a local Thai woman, Wanphen Pienjai, here in Thailand [view his confession]. The thing that really disturbed me about this whole incident was how Wanphen’s family was being impacted. In Thailand there is no real social safety-net. There …

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Ron Fanelli aka The Mad Yank’s Confession

One of the reporters from the Phuket Gazette sent me video of the press conference where Ron Fanelli, the MadYank, confesses to the media that he killed Wanphen Pienjai. I’m still working on a post that will give details on how people can donate to a fund raiser we’re doing on Thailand Friends. My girlfriend …

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