Comments on: Marianna Tight-Lipped As Dozier School Grave Excavations Near

By: ElaineU

ElaineU — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 20:25:28 +0000

How sad that those local yokels don’t want their “good” names dragged through the mud. As someone else has stated, I’m sure that the “caretakers” of those boys were from the area and you can guarantee that this has been that town’s dirty secret for as far back as those still living can remember. At the very least, the truth needs to be told about what those people did to those little boys. The devil has a special place…

By: aubrey king

aubrey king — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 16:08:53 +0000

Does anyone know what the age limit was to be placed in that reform school?If I had someone in there and they never came out I would be all over them wanting to see records of where they went?Strange so many years has gone by and people still not reporting they knew someone who went in there and never returned.How can you hide the deaths and buriial of so many and no one said anything to the police?

By: kelly

kelly — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 16:27:27 +0000

To those who consider tourism more important than justice-
Shame on you…let the digging begin…we hear you boys and were coming.

By: Don

Don — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 19:39:30 +0000

From 1900? Really? So who will we prosecute? A 113 year old grounds keeper? $500,000!!!!!! THERE better be some mighty impressive evidence . Let’s see, where can we spend some money next? Oh yes!!! There is an Indian burial ground in Cantonmet. Let’s dig them up and see how they really died. Leave the dead buried.

By: art

art — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 18:22:26 +0000

why do folks have to be so negative? never mind it is right off a major interstate. never mind marianna caverns. never mind the beautiful countryside, the fertile farmland, the quaint town of marianna. no, the search for closure is just going to ruin it all… marianna is a wonderful area with lots of clean water available and no droughty conditions at the moment. just dont know what is not to love. forget about the negative and focus on the positive. just sayin…

By: Andrew Puel

Andrew Puel — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 17:36:28 +0000

If “Panhandleobserver” wants to find out if his former class mates may be in the Dozier Reform School Cemetery, I would suggest that he contact this web site: thewhitehouseboys.com They have a researcher that may be able to track down what happened to your friends.

By: jeeperman

jeeperman — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 13:58:56 +0000

Sure, blame it on the state.
Not all employed there were “outsiders”.
Locals worked there and locals kept their mouth’s shut.
And now are too ashamed to talk about it and admit their involvement.
The people of MARIANNA allowed this place to exist.

By: Spencer

Spencer — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 02:37:46 +0000

It’s so easy for you outsiders to put down little ole Marianna. The State of Florida ran this institution not Marianna.

By: Wharfrat

Wharfrat — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 00:42:24 +0000

Ironic, The “reform school” in Marianna, was the “boogie man” for kids growing up in Northwest Florida. If you transgressed, this was your ultimate destination.

I remember school field trips, Boy Scout trips to this facility, as if it was a museum. Every Christmas, the decorations were a need to see.

Who knew?

By: PANHANDLEOBSERVER

PANHANDLEOBSERVER — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 16:50:10 +0000

I have watched hundreds of hrs of video on Dozier school and what happened there, I clearly remember a couple of boys from Montclair Elementary school here in Pensacola being sent there back in the late 70’s early and 80’s and to this day 30 + years later no seems to know what ever happened to them,, Just wonder if some of those skeletons could be my old classmates,,,,