9/9/09 affidavit re: 1985 psych diagnosis of Carol Pratt (Spizzirri) as 'paranoid schizophrenic

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A F F I D A V I T G O R D O N T H O M A S P R A T T P A G E

G O R D O N T H O M A S P R A T T , b e i n g f i r s t d u l y s w o r n o n o a t h , d e p o s e s a n d s t a t e s f o l l o w s .

1 . 1 m a r r i e d C a r o l J e a n N i e m a n n , n o w k n o w n C a r o l S p i z z i r r i F e b r u a r y 2 4 , 1 9 6 8 . O u r m a r r i a g e p r o d u c e d t h r e e c h i l d r e n : C a r l o t t a J e a n P r a t t , M a y 1 6 , 1 9 6 9 A u g u s t 2 3 , 2 0 0 2 ; C h r i s t i n a J e a n P r a t t . A u g u s t 6 , 1 9 7 4 S e p t e m b e r 7 , 1 9 9 2 ; a n d C i p r i n a J e a n P r a t t , n o w k n o w n C i p r i n a S p i z z i r r i , b o r n A p r i l 2 , 1 9 7 9 .

2 . 1 f i l e d p e t i t i o n f o r d i v o r c e M i l w a u k e e C o u n t y C i r c u i t C o u r t , F a m i l y C o u r t B r a n c h , M i l w a u k e e , W i s c o n s i n O c t o b e r 1 3 , 1 9 8 0 . d i v o r c e w a s g r a n t e d N o v e m b e r 1 9 8 1 J u d g e P a t r i c i a C u r l e y , C a s e N o . 5 3 3 9 6 9 .

a b o u t M a r c h 1 5 , 1 9 8 2 , e x - w i f e h a n d - d e l i v e r e d h a n d w r i t t e n l e t t e r f r o m h e r w h i c h s h e t h r e a t e n e d k i l l o u r t h r e e c h i l d r e n a n d h e r s e l f d i d n o t t a k e h e r b a c k . A t t a c h e d h e r e t o a s E x h i b i t t r u e a n d c o r r e c t c o p y s a i d h a n d w r i t t e n l e t t e r .

T h e l e t t e r w a s s u b s e q u e n t l y a d m i t t e d e v i d e n c e D e c e m b e r 2 6 , 1 9 8 4 b e f o r e J u d g e L e a n d e r F o l e y J r . M i l w a u k e e C o u n t y C i r c u i t C o u r t C a s e N o . 6 5 6 2 4 4 . A f t e r r e v i e w i n g t h e l e t t e r , J u d g e F o l e y o r d e r e d e x - w i f e u n d e r g o a p s y c h o l o g i c a l e v a l u a t i o n c o u r t - a p p o i n t e d t h e r a p i s t . R e s p o n d i n g c o m b a t i v e a n d c o n f r o n t a t i o n a l m a n n e r , e x - w i f e s t a t e d t h a t w a s u n f a i r t h a t o n l y s h e a n d n o t h a d b e e n s o o r d e r e d . T o m o v e t h e c a s e f o r w a r d , t h e n i n f o r m e d J u d g e F o l e y t h a t w o u l d v o l u n t e e r u n d e r g o p s y c h o l o g i c a l e v a l u a t i o n w e l l . J u d g e F o l e y a g r e e d a n d o r d e r e d t h a t b o t h o f u s w o u l d

u n d e r g o p s y c h o l o g i c a l e v a l u a t i o n s c o u r t - a p p o i n t e d t h e r a p i s t .

3 b . A f t e r t h e r u l i n g , M i l w a u k e e C o u n t y F a m i l y C o u r t C o u n s e l i n g S e r v i c e S u p e r v i s o r L a w r e n c e J a m e s J r . a r r a n g e d f o r t h e p s y c h o l o g i c a l e v a l u a t i o n s t o c o n d u c t e d B u r t o n S i l b e r g l i t t P h D o f M i l w a u k e e .

o r a b o u t F e b r u a r y 1 5 , 1 9 8 5 , a f t e r b o t h p s y c h o l o g i c a l e v a l u a t i o n s w e r e c o m p l e t e d , m e t w i t h M r . J a m e s w h o p e r m i t t e d r e a d b o t h D r . S i l b e r g l i t t ' s r e p o r t s .

4 a . D r . S i l b e r g l i t t ' s p s y c h o l o g i c a l e v a l u a t i o n r e p o r t a b o u t c o n c l u d e d t h a t n o r m a l p e r s o n a l i t y w i t h s i g n i f i c a n t p a t h o l o g i e s a n d i n c l u d e d i n d i c a t i o n t h a t r e q u i r e d t r e a t m e n t .

4 b . D r . S i l b e r g l i t t ' s p s y c h o l o g i c a l e v a l u a t i o n r e p o r t a b o u t C a r o l S p i z z i r r i d i a g n o s e d h e r a s a p a r a n o i d s c h i z o p h r e n i c , p a t h o l o g i c a l l i a r , a n d c h r o n i c c h i l d a b u s e r n e e d l e a s t f i v e y e a r s o u t p a t i e n t p s y c h i a t r i c t r e a t m e n t .


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VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT OF LETTER FROM CAROL J. PRATT TO GORDON T. PRATT, ON

OR ABOUT MARCH 15, 1982

Gordie

I really dont know how to write any more. I know you dont want us any more. But I thought that I

would try one more time. You may not even read this letter at all.

Youve done your share of lying or telling stories so have I but still have Ive tried to trust you evenif you feel that I havent. Every time you come into this house & I leave for work that is my way ofsaying that I trust you.

This all has to stop. As long as your gone it gets worse. You do something then I do somethingwhich hurts you then you do something to hurt me.

As the night I went next door for that makeup demo. You were mad that I went & destroyed thestereo. As last night I see the file cabinet gone I related to each time you told me that you wouldbe here when I get home. When Id return youd be gone & so would something else. (Why?) So Ifelt that I wanted to release my hurt & knowledge that you were trying to get all you could beforeyou couldnt anymore. Just like National.

How could you hate me so. I have tried to love you & show you my love & understanding foryears. Ive told that Ive goofed many times but you arent blameless with goofs eather & I haventdisappeared on you.

We magnify the troubles that were in now but never magnify the good. But why? Were bothguilty of this. You mainly because you always held things against me no matter how minor wereId forget.

I honestly know that youve replaced us with a new life your van is number one as was you discoequipment. I always came in third to your projects. I also know that other females have enteredin. Which to this day no other man has entered mine.

With all this I have still given all of me to you I still make love with you with my heart & soul. Your

love always excused with (unfinished sentence).

Gordie I cant go on any longer like this do you get a thrill of this. Kathy tried to kill her self too! Imto that same point. Then where will the kids be do you have the heart to throw them away & neversee them again their your body & blood a product of you, your flesh. If anything happens to themno matter how you say now that you hate them youll always drown with their sorrow. Like twinsfeel each others pain. So will you.

Im not that strong not as you pretend I am & you know it. How say that I am so you dont have

any guilt when you walk away.

But Ive always loved you & I cant go on this way anymore without you hell you loved Kathy morelook at all the chances you gave her. You still do every time you see her. She cheat on you Inever did & you throw me out.

Well you can have it all now maybe I should take the girls with me then youll be really be free.But the death of us would ride on your shoulders not mine anymore

Ive tried before you know it well this time Ill do a good job of it.

I love you & always did even after its over I will love you I would have done anything for you &you know that but I wasnt enough. Was I really all that bad were the kids? Did we not show ourlove most of the time. If you want us to live Ill wait till Wenesday. Otherwise that will be it thendad Carrie, Chris & Ciprina & I will be a part of your past in a grave somewhere. I lived for youGood Bye. (Blank space) till your end I loved you & dont you forget it.


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9/9/09 affidavit re: 1985 psych diagnosis of Carol Pratt (Spizzirri) as 'paranoid schizophrenic