Another thing that is disturbing is how "Katrina" and friends continue to attempt to blame Mike Castro in the dissapearance of Ronnie Bates. The original post in this thread is an illistration of this behavior. Notice how "Katrina" neglects to mention that Nancy Bates was aware of her husband's destination when he dissapeared and the fact that she failed to inform the USFS or the Sherrif's office of his dissapearance in the area. This lack of action on her part is directly responsible for the delay in finding Ronnie's body. If the search and rescue team had been notified,chances are that Ronnie would have been found sooner. That car would have been found as well.
It is clear to me that "Katrina" will do anything to get even with "her" former business partner. The co-habitation of William and Gail binds them together in this venture. There is no evidence that Ronnie Bates was murdered. His out of control drug addiction was certainly a factor in his demise though.
The Gary Roe, Mike Castro, William Schwiess connection was spawned in the armed encampment known as the Moss Mill. That my friends it the root of all of this business. My suggestion to Katrina is to settle "her" issues in court and not air dirty laundry in the breeze where it is subject to the scrutiny of others.