In one of the most shocking murders in recent history, a 10 year old boy caught in his mother's vicious alienation campaign shot his father in the back after his father came to pick him up as part of his post-divorce shared custody arrangement.

Judy Jones, a long time friend of the victim, Dr. Rick Lohstroh, an emergency physician at the University of Texas, has set up a website in his memory. According to Jones:

"[Rick was] a very loving and devoted father. He was a compassionate man who devoted his life to saving the lives of others....he had been through a very contentious divorce with his ex-wife, Deborah Geisler, who had made allegations of physical and sexual abuse. Those abuse allegations had been proven false by several police departments, CPS, and a voluntary lie detector test taken by Dr. Lohstroh.

"On August 27th, 2004...Dr. Lohstroh arrived at the home and his 10 year old son came out of the house with a backpack and got in the back seat of his father's SUV. The boy pulled a .40 caliber hand gun from his backpack and shot Dr. Lohstroh in the back through the driver's seat. The boy reportedly went back to the house to tell his mother that he "couldn't hear." Upon hearing this complaint Deborah sent the child with the gun still in hand back out to his father's car. The boy emptied the rest of the rounds in the gun, then came back inside and handed the gun to Deborah.

"Although Deborah is a registered nurse she did not attempt to render aid to her son's father as he sat dying in his SUV in their front yard. It is believed by many that Deborah's alienating behavior and manipulation was a planned attack that led to the death of Dr. Rick Lohstroh.

"Deborah's own mother and brother testified against her in court, saying that Deborah was a manipulative liar. On many occasions Deborah was issued citations and jailed for domestic violence. Deborah's endless harassment of Dr. Lohstroh was so overwhelming to the children's teachers that the principal of the school had to step in and ask that Deborah not make any more remarks about the children's father."

Jones and Dr. Reena Sommer, Ph.D., who testified in the Lohstroh case, joined Glenn on His Side with Glenn Sacks on October 31. 

To learn more about the Lohstroh case, Parental Alienation Syndrome and false allegations of domestic violence and sexual abuse, see:

• The website devoted to the memory of Dr. Rick Lohstroh and increasing awareness of PAS--www.HelpStopPAS.com

• Dr. Reena Sommer, Ph.D on Parental Alienation Syndrome

• A brief explanation of PAS by Dr. Richard Gardner

• Documents from www.HelpStopPAS.com related to the Lohstroh Case, including:

  • Deborah arrested for spousal abuse and threatening Rick's life.

  • Deborah made false allegations that Rick sexually abused his children. This is the first police investigation where they cleared him of these charges due to the fact that Deborah is "less than credible" and too many contradictions in her fabricated story. Her own mother also stated that Deborah was lying about the allegations. Testimony from the investigating Webster police officer demonstrates Deborah's inconsistencies.

  • After Webster PD closes case, Deborah then tries again in another city, Friendswood, TX. Court testimony from the Friendswood police detective again demonstrates Deborah's lack of credibility, and again the case is closed due to "contradictions in statements given."

  • Rick voluntarily took lie-detector examination to dispute the false allegations.

  • Deborah being caught in a lie during testimony in open court

  • Court transcript of audiotaped phone conversation between Deborah and Rick as she tells the children lies about their father.

  • Deborah's own mother answers questions about her interactions with her daughter, Rick, and the kids, stating that Rick was a "good, loving father and his children certainly loved him."

To learn more about the highly-publicized Bridget Marks False Allegations/Parental Alienation case, see:

• Glenn's column Ruling in High-Profile Marks Custody Case: Painful but Correct (Men's News Daily, 9/14/04)(co-authored by family law attorney Jeff Leving)

• His Side with Glenn Sacks--Allred vs. Tong--Is Parental Alienation Syndrome a Fathers' Rights Hoax? (June 27, 2004)

• Glenn's radio commentary--In Defense of Arlene Goldberg (June 13, 2004--both print and audio available)

Also see:

• His Side with Glenn Sacks--The Heart of Darkness: Parental Alienation Syndrome (2/8/04) with Jayne A. Major, Ph.D., of Breakthrough Parenting, and family law attorney Jeff Leving

• Steven Carlson's (aka the Child Custody Coach) informative page on PAS

• Parents Who Have Successfully Fought Parental Alienation Syndrome by Jayne A. Major, Ph.D.