Garth Benton at Rocky Point

Garth's invitation to stay at Rocky Point

1. The Coverup of vital facts in order to thwart a Coroners Inquest

In Item No.1 `Death of Decedent, of Executor Sydney Morris's report
of administration, it states my late was swept away by a rogue wave
while walking on the beach with daughter and sister. Decedent died
testate.

This is the first item addressed in Sydney Morris's document calling
for closure of the probate of my late sister, Christine Rosamond
Benton, and the distribution of her estate. There is strong evidence
this sentence may not be true.

On May 4, 2005 I had some very disturbing news from Mrs. Barbara
Layne who resided next door to the home at Rocky Point where
Christine Benton was a guest at when she drowned. Barbara talked to
Vicki Presco just after our sister was taken away in a ambulance.
Ms. Presco told her Christine and her husband, Garth Benton, were
invited to stay the weekend at this seaside home, by their friend,
Alan Fox, in order to bring about a reconciliation of their
marriage. Ms. Presco told Ms. Layne Mr.Fox wanted them to spend the
weekend in his home, and perhaps in a romantic setting they could
repair the terrible riff in their relationship that had become very
volatile, they both filing restraining orders against each other.
Ms. Layne was shocked to learn I had not heard of this attempt.
So was I.

Mrs. Layne then told me Alan Fox was in a awful hurry to sell his
Rocky Point home, and did so within a month of Christine's death.
The new owners told Ms. Layne they were amazed at what a good deal
they had gotten. This is important as my sister refused to tell me
who the owner was when I asked a month after our sister's death. She
asked me why I wanted to know. I told her I was going out to Rocky
Point and wanted to talk to them while I was there. Vicki said it
did not matter, as they were only there temporarily, and had hence
moved out. This is when I had a falling out with my surviving
sister. Ms. Jacci Belford, Ms. Pierrot, also stopped talking to me.

Surely Alan Fox knew about the restraining order. Did Vicki tell him
I wanted to talk to him? If someone died in my home, and a surviving
family member wanted to speak to me, I would not avoid this person ?
unless I had something to hide. Vicki has something to hide and had
no respect for my grief. She also had no respect for this
restraining order that was more then a family matter, but was the
concern of the people of Monterey County, who did have the right to
know if the terms of restraining order was not be observed.

"OFPs and HROs are court documents against your abuser, rapist,
stalker, or assailant. The documents order the perpetrator to stay
away from you and spell out penalties if they violate the order.
OFPs and HROs give you some powerful friends. Both are an order from
a judge (representing The People) to your perpetrator. If the perp
violates the order, then it is not just your problem any more. The
entire power structure of the county rises up to enforce the order
and protect you."

"The restraining order is between the judge and your perp. Even if
you invite the perp to come back, he will be arrested unless you
officially cancel the order."

Garth knew he was breaking the terms of the HRO when he agreed to
meet with Christine at Rocky Point, because he attempted to obtain
one against Christine. Judge Richard M. Silver, who resided over
their divorce and Christine's probate, refused to grant it as one
already existed, thus he expected both parties to obey it.

Did Jacci Belford and Stacey Pierrot know about this restraining
order and the rendezvous at Rocky Point? These two women claimed
they are Custodians of my families Artistic Legacy, and Christine's
best friends, but will later blame dead members of my family for
ruining Christine's life. They do not blame Garth Benton. Belford
will drop out as second named executor and nominate Garth in
writing. Pierrort, will follow Benton's instructions and send out a
Dead Artist Sale brochure to those who had bought Rosamond's artwork
in the past- before Judge Silver approved Benton as executor. This
would not have happened if Judge Silver had known he had disobeyed
his court order. This is not the only attempt Benton will make to
deceive this Superior Court Judge.

"Over the specific argument of Ms. Beare, Judge Silver refused to
appoint Mr. Chazen. Neither Ms. Beare nor Mr. Chazen disclosed to
the court the very critical fact that Mr. Chazen has the largest
single creditor's claim against the estate and is a former business
partner and business associate of Garth Benton who the court had
removed as Special Administer just moments before."

Until this happened, it looked like things were going Mr. Benton's
way, much more then they would have, if he and my sister would have
had a reconciliation. Being the father of the child heir gave Garth
allot of clout, especially since Belford made an offer to buy the
entire estate ? before the probate got underway. Once Mr. Benton was
executor, a quick sale to Belford was planned so as to avoid any
trouble with Shannon Rosamond, who might ask too many good
questions, too. Best she not be able to use the Rosamond Gallery as
a forum, lest she own any credibility, and her cries for help are
taken seriously.

The biography Ms. Pierrot commissioned exonerates Benton of any
wrong doing, but for one outrageous comment he made. This biography
depicts me as being delusional. What is delusional is Snyder depicts
Vicki as a hero, but yet she never told Snyder about the attempted
reconciliation. If she had, Snyder's biography may have taken
another direction, and not been the miserable failure it is. If the
truth would have been told, then there might be a movie being filmed
about Rosamond's mysterious last hours on earth, that would produce
millions of dollars for the heirs and the creditors. In this regards
wasn't Sydney Morris under some obligation to seek the truth, and
suggest a police investigation - that would have begun by the
questiong of `The Neighbors'? Instead, Morris thwarts my
investigation all the way. He even discourages me from filing a
claim saying "The Decedent died intestate."

"In the seasonal moment, an artist known worldwide as Rosamond is
considering a guest-house invitation. Patrons had frequently made
such offers, and they had always been graciously, yet uniformly
refused. But, on a brisk March day in 1994, Christine Rosamond
uncharacteristically accepts one such offer. She is feeling more
buoyant and happy then she has in years. As chilling winter fogs
disperse, it seems a grand time for an outing.."

I suspect Mr.Chazen paid for Robin Beare's legal services, he a good
friend of Christine and Garth. He was my father's private lender.
Did Chazen know about the attempt at a reconciliation at Rocky
Point? He was a partner in the first Rosamond Gallery and was a
creditor in the Bankruptcy Christine filed, and is to be given
$67,000 dollars by Sydney Morris, who denied my claim. Chazen is a
business partner of the Getty and Pelosi family. Andrew Cuomo of HUD
accused Chazen of loan-sharking. The IRS must have been putting
pressure on Garth and Christine to name others who might have been
involved in tax evasion. Lithographs have been used in the past to
declare illegal write-offs. I suspect Christine was luring backers
this way.

Chazen's deception sounds desperate, he too afraid to lose control
of the Public Forum to Shannon who has deep suspicions about Getty's
right-hand business man whom my father introduced Vicki to, as he
wanted her to take over his loan business. Vic Presco was convicted
of loan sharking shortly after Christine's death.

After this conversation with Vicki, Ms. Layne left the part of the
home where Vicki, her son, Shamus Dundon, and Drew, were staying,
and encountered Garth Benton who had just drove up and got out of
the car. Mrs. Layne asked him is he was the "reconciling husband"
and Garth said he was.

I asked Mrs. Layne if anyone else got out of the car, or was sitting
in the car. Ms. Layne was; "No". This contradicts the testimony that
Mr. Benton gave Tom Snyder in Pierrots commissioned biography where
we read how sorry Mr. Benton was when he made this comment to his
girlfriend sitting next to him, just after the ambulance carrying
Christine passed them going the other way into town; "Were' free,
and Drew is saved"

One would think Alan Fox would want the reconciling couple to stay
in the main part of the house where there was a romantic fireplace,
and of course, they would have some privacy. But Vicki and her son
Shamus swear that part of the house was never opened.

Mr. Snyder tells his readers that Christine had no acceptance of her
husbands relationship with this woman. I was under the impression
the divorce had just became finalized. If so, what was the nature of
the reconciliation? Surely if this girlfriend was in the car with
Mr. Benton on the way to his ex-wife's death scene, then he had no
intention of reconciling his marriage. Did he plan to tell Christine
this ? after he came to Rocky Point to spend the weekend? Was
Christine lured out to Rocky Point under false pretences?

For over a year I considered this remark to the girlfriend (and
public confession) an alibi, that put Garth next to his estranged
wife - only in passing. Did Garth leave the scene in his car, and
then return when he knew witnesses were present, who would later say
they saw him arrive, that is, if they are ever asked of his
whereabout?

Jon Presco

Copyright 2005




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