Hypocrisy on the rocks
Note: Not that I feel the real need to bring this up, but just in case, this post is not for your kids’ eyes So, Ice Cube apparently was apparently so moved by the...
Category: Crime
Jerry Buck Inman guilty
A little more than two years ago, this community became the focus of sensational media coverage centered around a Clemson University student who had reportedly been strangled to death with her own bikini. If...
The G-woman did it
I know that there were several of you who were interested in the case of the vacationing FBI agent who was robbed by a couple of out-of-state thugs. Well, there is finally something that...
Insight into my frustration
If I’ve seemed a little frustrated over the past couple of years, I apologize. I get that way sometimes. While I’m an emotional guy, I’m also rational to a fault and base a majority...
Jesus made me do it
Here on Mt. Otis, we are some of the worst excuse makers around. Ask my kid why he did something bad, and he’ll respond, “Because I did.” Ask the wife why she’s acting like...
You don’t work there anymore
About twice a month, I look across at my wife as she sits on the computer steaming about one thing or another related to the local television news industry. “You don’t work there anymore,”...
Prosecutors set to unveil evidence in Devon Epps case
It’s been nearly three months since Greenville County’s top lawman said what most people already suspected: “Amanda Smith is responsible for the death of her son.” With those words, Sheriff Steve Loftis prepared the...
Gary Michael Hilton and Jason Knapp
The arrest of Gary Michael Hilton for the alleged murder of Georgia hiker Meredith Emerson should not have brought back any memories for me. However, now that investigators are connecting Hilton to the murder...
Best of Rapid Eye Reality 2007
I struggled with whether to do a retrospective, a best-of, or a “State of the Otis” post to end the year. Because I’ve already written a 2500-word retrospective for another site and I’m feeling...
An introduction to Rapid Eye Reality
Rapid Eye Reality is the personal blog of Brad Willis, a semi-pro blogger and freelance writer who is sometimes known as “Otis.” Any questions not answered below can be e-mailed to [email protected]. Who is...
The face of Amanda Smith
Among the greatest topics of speculation since August 12 is how Amanda Smith has spent her time. In the run-up to the arrest, I held back information I had been given for a variety...
Amanda Smith arrested in death of son, Devon Epps
The incident report for the the night of August 12, 2007 reveals little about that night and what light it does shed is fractured by the passing of the past two and half months....
Devon Epps Case Breaks
Word is just now coming out of a break in the Devon Epps case. A live press conference is slated for 4pm. Somehow, I think I know what’s coming. Blogger is having some publishing...
On being Devon Epps’ mom
The last time Amanda Smith had a birthday party, it was an affair celebrated with three close close friends and a trash can full of booze and fruit. The girls all dressed up, posed...