Introduction

Hello, my name is Anton Joseph Krawczuk, and I am on Florida's infamous condemned row. I have been appealing my sentence & conviction since May 28, 1992 so it is almost six years now. I am a divorced white male, age 38, and a father to an adorable 10-year-old girl. I have no other children from previous marriages, etc. I am appealing my case with ineffective legal representation of a state funded agency (CCRC), so my appeals have not been at all successful thus far. If I could retain the services of a decent lawyer, it would help me greatly, but I am indigent and cannot afford to retain such a qualified attorney.

I am originally from the New York area, born in Lebanon Hospital in the Bronx, NYC. I was born of twin boys on June 8, 1959. I am the older of the tow, & we are non-identical. I also have one older brother who was born on May 24, 1957. My natural parents are divorced, and I do not have contact with either of them. My mother remarried & lives in Cape Coral, FL. My father did not remarry & he lives on his own in an apartment in NYC. He chooses to not correspond as does my mother. My two brothers have wives & families of their own, so I guess neither of them has the time for me.

I am in contact with my grandmother, Josephine, who also lives in Cape Coral, FL. She is the only one of my relatives who does keep in touch with me, & shoes unconditional love regardless of my circumstances.

I left New York at age 17, & I volunteered for 4-years in the USMC. I was living in Poughkeepsie, NY at the time, so I was processed into the armed forces at Albany, NY. From there, it was down to 13-weeks of Basic at Parris Island, SC. Once I graduated boot camp, I was next sent out West to Camp Pendleton, CA, which was where I'd undergone 6 months of technical schooling in anti-tank assaults. Once I completed the six months of technical schooling, I was then sent to my first actual duty assignment, which turned out to be with the 3rd Marine Division on the island of Okinawa, Japan. The flight took 18 hours before landing at Kadena AFB on Okinawa. It was to be a 12 month duty station, but only 8 of those 12 months were actually spent on the island itself. The remaining four months had been onboard a navy vessel which set sail for the Phillipine Islands. It took a good 2-weeks to pull into the port at Subic Bay's naval station, since the Phillipines are comprised of thousands of smaller island chains.

I enjoyed shore leave in Subic Bay, and I was able to behold the vast expanse of nightclubs along its Magsaysay Drive. From there, it was next on to Manila, where I enjoyed yet more shore leave. The ship also sailed on to Mt. Fuji, & we were flown by marine helicopters to the base camp at the foot of Mt. Fuji. The ship was called the USS New Orleans, which was an LPH class vessel. It was basically a scaled down version of an aircraft carrier, complete with flight tower, flight deck, & hangar deck w/elevator. The only exception being that the New Orleans was unable to accommodate jet fighters. It was only able to handle vertical take-ff aircraft, or maybe a Harrier Jumpjet, since it too has a vertical take-off and landing capabilities. (It was the jet flown in the movie 'True Lies.')

Once I completed my tour of overseas duty, I was sent to Camp Lejeune, NC, which is home of the 2nd Marine Division. I finished out my tour of enlistment until getting out of the military in 1980. I was only 21 at the time, so I had no particular plans. So, I eventually came to visit my grandparents in Cape Coral, FL. It is situated on FLA's Lee Island Coast, which is in southwest Florida. I'd visited them on previous leaves of absences, so I was familiar with that area. I ended up settling down in nearby Ft. Myers, FL, which is also on FLA's Lee Island Coast. I lived there up until my arrest on September 23, 1990. I have many likes & interests such as writing letters, reading novels, TV, movies, & meeting new people in my life. I would like to hear from you if you are a sincere, loyal individual.

Respectfully Submitted,

Anton Krawczuk