• "Inmate death blamed on clot: Jail Officials Say Echols Had Been in Poor Health; Man was found dead in his cell on Friday," Californian, Staff and wire reports, January 14, 2003;
• "Activist, author Echols dies in jail," Monterey County Herald (California), by Joe Livernois, January 13, 2003;
• "Anti-child-pornography crusader sentenced for violating probation," Monterey County Herald (California), December 13, 2002;
• "Echols defends himself at hearing: Speaks despite lawyer's advice," Monterey County Herald (California), by Joe Livernois, December 6, 2002;
• "Crusader Echols in custody on indecent exposure charge," Monterey County Herald (California), by Joe Livernois, December 3, 2002;
• "Man gets 6 months for threats on MST: Echols poses risk to public safety, judge says at sentencing," Monterey County Herald (California), by John DeSantis, January 15, 2000;
• "Echols Sentence," KSBW (Salinas-Monterey, California) NBC Affiliate, 6:00 p.m. News, Friday, January 14, 2000;
• "Man guilty of making threats: Quick verdict in MST case," Monterey County Herald (California), Virginia Hennessey, December 8, 1999;
• "U.S. child porn fighter turned back at the border," The Province-National (The Canadian Press, Vancouver, Province), February 28, 1999;
• "Thanks Barry Bortnick for coverage of Mike Echols' trial," Letters to the Editor, Santa Barbara News-Press (California), February 22, 1998;
• "Circus fracas verdict stalled: Charges dismissed against a writer accused of grabbing an animal rights activist by the arm as she protested outside a circus," Santa Barbara News-Press (California), Barry Bortnick, February 9, 1998;
• "Fugitive 'crusader' gets 2 years for burlary," Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado), Greg Lopez, November 2, 1993;
• "Clear Creek County Fugitive returning to state," Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), Rocky Mountain News Staff, September 28, 1993;
• "Mike Echols: crusader or con man? Imprisoned author of 'I Know My First Name Is Steven' says he's a victim of corruption," Rocky Mountan News (Denver, Colorado), Greg Lopez, September 26, 1993;
• "Leniency Sought for Crusader," Los Angeles Times (California), Scott Harris, March 10, 1993....

     Either courts -- and jurors, who have determined people were victimized -- have been conspiring against Mike Echols since the 1980s or he has some problems with his behavior that conflict with the law.

     The reason for citing references, where people can access the articles first-hand, is: It is repetitious answering inquiries (from law enforcement and investigators) about Mike Echols and his background, and those of people with whom he works.

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