Tattoo in prison makes molester a marked man
CARLISLE, Ind. — An inmate serving life in prison for molesting and killing 10-year-old Katie Collman is now the subject of an investigation into how he ended up with the tattoo “Katie’s Revenge” emblazoned across his forehead.
The Indiana Department of Correction placed Anthony Ray Stockelman, 39, in protective custody away from the general inmate population last weekend after authorities discovered the tattoo, said Rich Larsen, a spokesman for the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. It is about 30 miles south of Terre Haute.
An internal investigation is under way to determine how the tattoo, which covers Stockelman’s entire forehead, got there, Larsen said Wednesday. He refused to comment on what Stockelman has said about it or what investigators have learned.A message seeking additional comment left Thursday for a DOC representative was not immediately returned.
Stockelman was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to abducting, molesting and killing Katlyn “Katie” Collman. The Crothersville girl was missing for five days before her body was found Jan. 30, 2005, in a creek about 15 miles from her Southern Indiana home.
Although prison officials did not comment on how Stockelman got the tattoo, Collman’s father, John Neace, believes it was the work of inmates.
“If I had to guess, I’d say it’s a statement from the inmates,” he said Wednesday.Neace said he heard about the tattoo from friends and has no idea if his late daughter’s distant cousin, who also is serving time at Wabash, played any role.
Tattoos are against state prison regulations.
Larsen said he did not know how a picture of the tattoo that has appeared in some media reports was taken and distributed outside the prison, including being posted on the Internet.
Larsen said the results of the investigation would be turned over to the Indiana State Police.
He deserves more then that. But I can’t imagine he will ever do that again, with that on his head. What I’m curious is what he told the police on how it happened, or what he knew.
Tags: Interesting, Irony, News, Tattoo
thats one of the best things i have ever saw, that is the least he should get, put it this way he is marked for the rest of his life, no matter where he goes not even 20 years from now, as long as he is in prison he is marked.
God b with katie
[...] population to a special needs unit for fear of his life being taken or his ass being reamed. The inmate featured in the image below got off easy with his tattoo, but he is in protective custody for sure [...]
I can imagine he won’t be doing much of anything again, being a lifer.
haaa im glad of this.
he is now marked for life like he has marked the family of this poor childs lives forever.
deserved it.
being a victim of child molestation myself, and never receiving justice..this is very relieving to see! not only for myself..but for the little girl who was less fortunate than me who lost her life due to the stupidity of another person..
i think they should’ve killed the sucka!
I think that all molesters should have to advertise what they have done. Why not, molesters have to report where they live. they should not have any kinds of rights. Child abusers and killers should have the tattoos done with dirty needles in the most painful parts of their bodies.
I knew Tony for 18 years and never in my wildest dreams thouht he could do such a sick thing.Just goes to show you never really know someone!I hope he gets what is due him everyday for the rest of his time left on this earth!!!
R.I.P KATIE
From all the midwest peckerwoods inside and out
What if he’s innocent? I have ZERO faith in the legal system. It’s proven over and over that it simply cannot differentiate between guilty people and innocent ones. Whoever is accused is guilty unless they can prove they’re not when the jury stares at them, waiting for a witty comeback to all the wild claims of the prosecutor.
Since the innocent ones sometimes fight it, they get hit the hardest when they don’t get plea “bargains”. The smart ones just accept that they’re condemned and take a bargain and hope for a short, mostly painless life.
Listen… anonymous
July 23rd, 2009 at 1:42 am
What part of “pleaded guilty to abducting, molesting and killing Katlyn Collman” don’t you understand!
Guilty pleas mean nothing. The Innocence Project has found that 25% of wrongly convicted people were forced to confess. The legal system is absolutely incapable of differentiating between guilty people and innocent ones.
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES hE GOT WHAT HE DESERVED
He should’ve never got that people kill men and women every day and dont get a mark on thier head why should molesters.
anonymous sounds like he might have a personal stake in this… molest any children lately?
wow the comments , you americans are really a barbaric country
Well you usually get someone on these forms who has to defend monsters for whatever reason or compares raping and killing a child to lesser crimes. I think he deserved it a thousand times over and hell has even more waiting. And I DONT FEEL GUILTY!!
It happened to me. It was a family friend, I like the tattoo idea. My family friend he would do his time in prison than get out and DO IT AGAIN to someone else. I like the idea to hang them out of a tree by their penis. It scars you for life.
I was married to him when he did it. It has been five years and I still can’t get over it. I am sorry for Katie and her family. I am also a victim of Anthony Ray Stockelman. He was abusive and raped me on more than one occasion. I was left with nothing. I had to go into hiding because of the death threats I was recieving, just for being his wife. I had to remove my son from school after recieving theats in the school parking lot( and was told by the school that they couldn’t guarantee my sons safety). You can’t imagine the affect that this would have on your life if you were married to someone that did this. I suffer from post traumatic stress disorder because of what he did. I wish he would die and go to his eternal resting place: HELL!
I am an innocent person who has been accused. I also have had to go into hiding due to death threats and MANY attempts to kill me. I am still alive, but I’ve been mutilated badly. I have post traumatic stress disorder too. The only therapists I have been able to find with some idea of what I’m going through are therapists for victims of abuse. They’re not stupid, they know that half or more of men who are accused are actually innocent. They can’t do anything about it.
It’s worse for the wrongfully accused than it is for the ones who are truly victimized. At least the wrath of society is backing you up. For me, not only do people not care if I die, they are trying to speed up the process, and there’s no one on my side. NO ONE. I am always completely alone. I’m afraid to even have a pet because killers are always trying to burn down my home. The only thing I have to look forward to is the peace of death. Violent or not, I don’t care, as long as it’s quick.
Being burned to death really sucks. I wish they would have some mercy and just stab me or something. It hurts a lot less, but does the job faster.
tabitha I’m sorry about you and your son.. People shouldn’t do stuff like that to ya’ll.. Ya’ll had NO control over him..
I just want to say thanks to Clark and anonymous. And here is a tidbit for your thining: 3 years before he got arrested for this, he was accused for moleting him 8 years old stepdaughter. I was told by the FBI, that they didn’t have enough evidence on him. So, if they would have done their job better , he would have never been out to do this again
I feel sorry for this guy.
You can’t help being attracted to children. And it’s not like he can go to a different planet or anything where it’s legal. He’s stuck here, in a prison.
Did ya’ll know pedophilia is found in nature?
April 22nd 2009 the FBI busted into my home at 5:45 am with a search warrant,looking for child pornography on my computers..pounding on my door,as i opened it a gun was stuck in my face,pushing me back into my home,the officer with the gun telling me to shut the fuck up..not more than 10 feet away my 13yo daughter,laid on the couch,confused frightened and scared as she was told not to move..a dozen or so officers entered my house at this time,and i was told i am not under arrest but yet i was handcuffed…asked if anyone else was in the house,i told them my 15yo son was in ther basement,with guns drawn the went down and brought him up…they went thru my house,taking 4 computers,and even sat me down at my table,with my 2 children just 10 feet away on the couch and questioned me in front of them,even taking out a bunch of child porn pics the head officer had in his briefcase…basically it legal for these officers to have kiddy porn…(whats the best line of work a pedophile could get into?)…several times i told the officers that i would answer any questions once my children left for school,yet he kept badgering me with them just feet away..also found out afterwards that they were qeustioning my son,asking if he ever saw any kiddy porn on the computers in my house…(so exactly how are these law enforcement agents,protecting my children?)for 10 minutes my daughter sat on the couch in shock as the one officer held the gun to my head,never did i resist and never was i under arrest…So that morning they walked out with 4 computers,(since then i received just 1 back) and have been waiting 16 months to hear something,anything…16 months to do whatever they wish with those computers,with no one protecting my rights,making sure what they do with those computers is legal..i assume i will be given the same amount of time to build a defense against whatever they charge me with eventually…
There is honor amongst thieves!