Hon. D. M. Walcott -7- February 15, 2012
came from; Dean wrote Student Q’s name on the back of the card. According to Student
Q, Dean told the students to fold the picture in half and it took two days to make the
cards. Student Q reported that Dean did not tell the class members to ask their parents for
permission to make or give out the cards; investigators did not speak with his parents.
SCI investigators spoke with 10-year-old male Student R who said that he was in
Dean’s 5
th
Grade class and he identified the card he created. Student R added that, in
December 2011, Dean told the class members to make a Christmas card, and to write
something in it, for people who did not have a home or did not feel well. According to
Student R, Dean advised the students to write their names on the cards, so the person who
received the cards would know who they came from; Student R wrote his name on the
card. Student R reported that it took one day to make the card. Student R confirmed that
Dean did not ask the class members to obtain permission from their parents to make or
give out the cards; investigators did not speak with his parents.
SCI investigators met with 11-year-old female Student S who said that she was in
Dean’s 5
th
Grade class and she identified her handmade card. Student S added that, in
December 2011, Dean instructed the class members to make a Christmas card for people
who had no family, to write something in it about themselves, and to put their names on
the card; it took two days to finish the card. According to Student S, Dean told the class:
“If you write something nice to them, they will write back to us.” On her card, Student S
informed the recipient that she “take[s] care of my aunt because she is way sick.”
Student S reported that Dean did not tell the class members to write their address on the
card, but Dean wrote Student S’s name on the card. Student S confirmed that Dean did
not ask the class members to obtain permission from their parents to make or send out the
cards; investigators did not speak with her parents.
A review of documentation received from Groveland revealed that Dean was
included in the “Visitor and Package Registration System” and Dean’s listed relationship
on Coccarelli’s “Inmate’s Log of Visits” was “Friend.” Dean visited Coccarelli on 11
occasions, always on a Saturday or a Sunday; the first recorded visit date was November
21, 2010, and the last visit noted was November 19, 2011.
A review of the Groveland “Phone Number Registration” for Coccarelli included
Dean as a “Friend” who was authorized to receive calls from the inmate; her registration
was activated on December 6, 2010. All calls must be outgoing from Coccarelli; inmates
are not permitted to receive incoming calls. The records showed 327 completed calls
from Coccarelli to Dean between September 7, 2011 and January 3, 2012. Additional
calls were not completed and were noted as “call not accept.”
Through her attorney, Melissa Dean declined the opportunity to speak with
investigators from this office.