Speak Up Venango

10/03/2026

📢LISTEN GUYS 📢
🚨ITS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A WILL IN PLACE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES🚨. It’s really easy to steal someones goddam house, especially in this corrupt ass county 👀.

The headline reads: A local attorney/solicitor conspired with a retired court admin to steal tens of thousands of dollars from an inmate at VCP and her son when her husband died unexpectedly.

Attorneys have a reputation for being con men, but one Venango County lawyer would give Lionel Hutz second hand embarrassment. This multi-hat marauder swindled away the inheritance of a six year old boy who lost his father in 2015, and in many ways, lost his mom over the next decade too.

It’s called ♣️Good Ole BOYS Club ♣️in Venango for a reason. Women are rarely accepted, though often useful. This is one instance, a retired county employee (aka mother gothel) in need of probate guidance became a cash cow for a law firm we’ll call Dewey Cheetam & Howe, LLC. This 🤡Esq. saw mother gothel coming from a mile away. The estate in question was sizable. They were a middle class family and the man of the house provided a beautiful life to the widow and their son.

First, they needed sole legal control.

This 🤡Esq. asked this inmate to sign a
form relinquishing all rights to her husbands estate and name mother gothel as executor. The inmate asked the advice of her own PoA. He advised her to decline, and she did. Buuut the man of many hats filed an oath of representative naming mother gothel as legal representative of the decedent, despite the widows objection.

Next, mother gothel & 🤡Esq. filed a Grant of Letters which asks the court to allow her to act as the estate administrator. This is the first of several legal documents that omit the decedents rightful heirs, his wife and multiple children.

Soooo now mother gothel is in charge of everything. She’s legally obligated to liquidate assets and distribute the money between heirs. The main portion of the estate would be the home of the deceased, which he shared with his wife and son.

A private ♣️real estate ♣️appraiser estimated the value at $75,000.

How does it happen that a 4BR 2BA home on 4 acres of land appraised by ♣️a local real estate agent ♣️for $75K gets valued for $15,000 on the Grant of Letters, when market value is over $88K, then it ends up being sold for $58K…to the executor herself 🤔🧐?? So to recap: the executor, with a legal obligation to get fair market value for the estate she’s representing, buys the house that in today’s market is estimated at $100K+…at a substantial discount. The marital home was sold, and still the widow and child got nothing.

As the 6 year old boy approaches adulthood, our friend starts to ask questions. Like, ‘Hey where’s the real estate money for my kid?’ and ‘What happened to the tens of thousands of dollars worth of cars, tools, atvs, building equipment & supplies, furniture, antiques, electronics, and personal belongings that are gone?’ ‘Where is that money?’ ‘What is this renunciation form, I never signed that?’ and maybe most importantly; ‘Why has it been 11 years with no inheritance tax filed on the estate?’

That last question must’ve raised alarm bells for the attorney because he blocked our friend from communication. She filed a notice of claim, in an attempt to recoup some of the money for her son. I think she should try. I have a THEORY that there’s no money left and 🤡Esq. has moved on to bleeding another sizeable estate 🇮🇹🍕in town 🙊
Anyway, days before the son became an adult, 🤡Esq. acting as power of attorney for the ex court official, filed the inheritance taxes that were due in 2016. They’ve now devalued the estate to a negative balance…and sent the widow a notice to quit (aka eviction).

If any of you are interested, I have a Google Drive folder with a few select documents to view for yourselves regarding this portion of the story.
This inmate,🤘our friend, has lost everything, repeatedly. She always has and will forever brush herself off and soldier on- but this time it’s her kid who lost out. That’s a lot harder to sit with 💔. If there’s a lesson to be learned, that’s enough moral justice for her. Legally, her husbands children (those who resided with him and those who did not) are entitled to their fair share of their dads estate. He was a loving father whose wishes were to provide for his family- especially his kids. That was stolen from all of them. Our friend is gonna fight back, this is far from over. She has a team behind her now 🖤. Send her lots of positive vibes- we wanna keep reminding her that what happened to her was wrong and more importantly, fraudulent. She’s the victim of a crime and we’re here to help her navigate this incredibly complex situation.

07/09/2026

For several months I have been in close contact with Marsha Show, the mother of inmate Dalton Beach, and staff at vcp. What’s happening to Dalton is the psychological and physical abuse of a disabled person. As Daltons advocate Marsha has taken all the right steps and made every phone call suggested to try and mitigate his situation but at every level she was lied to or dismissed. Dalton suffers from several diagnosed mental disorders. This has been a lifelong struggle for him and his loved ones. He’s also dealing with (documented) substance use disorder. Dalton has been on and off medication for a few years. When he was arrested and incarcerated on May 12, 2026 he tested positive for drugs and had been off of his medication. He was confined in a monitored cell alone with no clothes or possessions 24 hours a day with no way to communicate with his family. He was suffering withdrawal, in psychosis, and exhibiting suicidal ideation. The longer he was in there the steeper his mental state declined.
For weeks Marsha hounded vcp to get him back on his meds. She warned that her son’s mental health was declining. In mid June Dalton started on his prescription. His behavior improved and he was finally returned to general population. While Dalton was taking his medication he was able to care for himself, complete chores on the unit, and regularly communicate with his family. Two days after his move Dalton was back in disciplinary. As happens in prison, he was targeted for a shakedown by other inmates. This resulted in some threatening behavior on his part. Thus began an abusive cycle for him. In SHU he flooded his cell, so he lost the privilege of running water. This is called ‘dry cell(ing).’ While there is little in the way of legal regulation for the treatment of inmates in general, the procedure is as follows: inmates are to be allowed one toilet flush a day and supervised sink water access to wash their hands and/or fill their cups for drinking. This protocol was not being followed for the TEN DAYS Dalton was dry celled. When he asked for drinking water he was usually ignored but once told by a staff member to drink the water in his toilet. This timeframe coincided with a summer heat wave. VCP still has no HVAC. Which is super weird considering ex-Warden Bishop spent like $700,000 on a replacement unit in 2020.
The pattern I have seen for the past two months suggests Dalton may not be taking his medication regularly. I have no reason to believe this is anything other than his choice. I think it’s being offered, but as we often see in mental health treatment the patient is not making good choices. From my perspective Dalton is unable to represent himself in any aspect whatsoever. He is severely unwell. His behavior exacerbates the abuse he’s experiencing. He has allegedly assaulted two correctional officers. Those charges are on his docket- what’s not mentioned is Dalton was in a state of psychosis. I can assure you every single witness was aware that this inmate was having a particularly violent mental breakdown. This does not negate accountability for Dalton. It also does not give staff carte blanche to use artillery on him for every perceived infraction. This inmate, unmedicated, has no ability to control his behavior, emotions, or actions as a result of untreated mental illness. Dalton is stuck in a torturous cycle of illness perpetuating abuse and the kid is begging to die. We don’t care about lawsuits- we just want the abuse to stop. We want staff to know that un(der)treated mental illness is not equal to behavioral issues. You all are spraying him with mace, using tear gas type foggers on him, tying him up in the restraint chair all day, and taking every opportunity to get physically violent with him…WHY DO YOU EXPECT ANYTHING BUT FEAR DRIVEN RESPOSE FROM INMATE BEACH?

10/17/2025

🚨DEADLINES ARE APPROACHING🚨

If you care about the libraries in your town- and you should because 🤘🖤 we utilized them-

📢 NOW IS THE TIME TO DO SOMETHING!!

🗳️If you aren’t registered to vote, the deadline for polling place ballots is 10/20 (Monday!).
🔗 https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx

📫 If you need a mail in ballot, the deadline is 10/28 at 5pm
🔗 https://www.pa.gov/agencies/vote/voter-support/mail-in-and-absentee-ballot

The election is on November 4. If you need help understanding your ballot or choosing your candidates drop a comment 🖤.

Venango County voters will soon decide whether to approve a new tax that would fund local libraries. Supporters say the measure would provide stable funding for library programs and services across the county. Opponents say it adds another financial burden on property owners.

What are your thoughts on the proposed library tax? Do you plan to vote for or against it, and why?

02/18/2024

Mark your calendars! Sweet treats will be for sale at the Oil City Library from our friends at the Oil City South Side Neighborhood Association on Saturday, March 2nd from 11 am - 2 pm. All proceeds benefit the restoration of our upstairs theater space. 💖🍪🧁

02/12/2024

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02/06/2024

The baby killers were at court yesterday…Gavin was there too

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01/30/2024

EVERYONE should be paying attention to this PA case!! The Greenbergs have been fighting against corruption in Philadelphia County for over a decade.

‎True Crime · 2024

01/29/2024

YOU GUYS GOTTA VOTE 😩😑

01/26/2024

REALLY KARA?!?! You droned on and on about the three men who interviewed…I was there, none of them said anything substantial. Gustafson mentioned his ‘experience’ at least 50 times but not one actual accomplishment from all those years on council. What did he do with the Brody block? It’s gone ffs. Myers sat down in the chair and said he wanted to be on council to prove to himself he’s incapable of working in government (no, for real), and Power is exactly what we’re trying to get away from in oil city government. Hillary’s interview was by far the best- she brought a resume (no one else bothered) outlined her qualifications which include her career as A SOCIAL WORKER, experience in the nonprofit sector, education, leadership roles, and she told city council she wanted to involve the community in local government which I suspect is exactly what half the current councilmen DO NOT want. They can’t be bothered to converse with citizens let alone work with us.
The Derrick is part of what’s wrong in this county. Maybe it’s time for a lil healthy competition in the printed news arena 🤔

Btw- HOW IS A PANEL OF MEN A REPRESENTATION OF MY COMMUNITY 😡

Anyways I’m really proud of you Hillary. I know your motivation is to be a representative for ALL of your community. I’ve done a lil HR in my time and I’d have hired you in a second 👏🖤.