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Carolyn Standring is going to help the now-free Tim Masters start his new life.
The Fort Collins resident will soon send as much money as she can to Masters in care of one of his attorneys, Maria Liu.
“This man needs to jumpstart his life—because he really starts his life now,” Standring said. “He’s getting his driver’s license, but he doesn't have a car. And his attorneys bought him a suit, but he doesn't have the basics. He needs it, and he deserves. That's probably even more important.”
Standring is not a member of the large Masters clan, nor is she a long-lost childhood friend. She is just a local who has followed the Peggy Hettrick murder investigation and the pursuit of Masters as the killer for two decades. She is someone who thinks Masters now deserves a chance to be an active, productive member of society.
And she is not the only one who feels this way.
In fact, since Masters was freed almost two weeks ago—after special prosecutors from Adams County decided to vacate Masters' 1999 murder conviction and life sentence when recent testing showed another person's DNA on the clothing of murder victim Peggy Hettrick—he has been given everything from hand-shakes and wishes of good luck to gift cards, checks and a pre-paid cell phone.
Apparently, several Web sites and funds have been set up to collect contributions of support for Masters as he rejoins free society.
Now, Collins, Liu & Lyons, the firm of one of Masters’ attorneys, has announced that an official Tim Masters fund has been set up as preventative measure: To prevent the public from being taken advantage of by potentially fraudulent offfers to help.
“This is the only authorized fund for Tim Masters and 100 percent of contributions will be given directly to Tim,” a press release from Collins, Liu & Lyons stated.
Josh Hoban, defense investigator at Collins, Liu & Lyons, said that though Masters has “tremendously appreciated” the community support, he and his attorneys are not campaigning for funds.
“There have been so many people reaching out to him. Mr. Masters is overwhelmed and deeply moved by the community support. It's been wonderful,” Hoban said. “But I don't want to paint a picture that all of a sudden he is living in luxury because of these donations.”
Hoban says that Masters is currently living off the generosity of his family and those who have been offering him support.
Many of Masters’ supporters, like Standring, are people he has never met, who read about his story in the newspaper or watched it on the news. Many, many people have been inspired by Masters and the life that he lost when he was convicted about nine years ago. And several people are waiting anxiously to see what he does with that life. And the cameras will be watching. Thanks to CBS Channel 4's Pay it Forward project, which gives $1,000 to Coloradans who are supposed to use the funds to change someone else's life, Masters will be getting a $1,000. According to CBS reporter Suzanne McCarroll, several people nominated Masters and they have selected a teacher in Westminster to give Masters the big bucks.
“Everyone who nominated him thinks that he deserves something to help him go forward,” she said.
The Fort Collins resident will soon send as much money as she can to Masters in care of one of his attorneys, Maria Liu.
“This man needs to jumpstart his life—because he really starts his life now,” Standring said. “He’s getting his driver’s license, but he doesn't have a car. And his attorneys bought him a suit, but he doesn't have the basics. He needs it, and he deserves. That's probably even more important.”
Standring is not a member of the large Masters clan, nor is she a long-lost childhood friend. She is just a local who has followed the Peggy Hettrick murder investigation and the pursuit of Masters as the killer for two decades. She is someone who thinks Masters now deserves a chance to be an active, productive member of society.
And she is not the only one who feels this way.
In fact, since Masters was freed almost two weeks ago—after special prosecutors from Adams County decided to vacate Masters' 1999 murder conviction and life sentence when recent testing showed another person's DNA on the clothing of murder victim Peggy Hettrick—he has been given everything from hand-shakes and wishes of good luck to gift cards, checks and a pre-paid cell phone.
Apparently, several Web sites and funds have been set up to collect contributions of support for Masters as he rejoins free society.
Now, Collins, Liu & Lyons, the firm of one of Masters’ attorneys, has announced that an official Tim Masters fund has been set up as preventative measure: To prevent the public from being taken advantage of by potentially fraudulent offfers to help.
“This is the only authorized fund for Tim Masters and 100 percent of contributions will be given directly to Tim,” a press release from Collins, Liu & Lyons stated.
Josh Hoban, defense investigator at Collins, Liu & Lyons, said that though Masters has “tremendously appreciated” the community support, he and his attorneys are not campaigning for funds.
“There have been so many people reaching out to him. Mr. Masters is overwhelmed and deeply moved by the community support. It's been wonderful,” Hoban said. “But I don't want to paint a picture that all of a sudden he is living in luxury because of these donations.”
Hoban says that Masters is currently living off the generosity of his family and those who have been offering him support.
Many of Masters’ supporters, like Standring, are people he has never met, who read about his story in the newspaper or watched it on the news. Many, many people have been inspired by Masters and the life that he lost when he was convicted about nine years ago. And several people are waiting anxiously to see what he does with that life. And the cameras will be watching. Thanks to CBS Channel 4's Pay it Forward project, which gives $1,000 to Coloradans who are supposed to use the funds to change someone else's life, Masters will be getting a $1,000. According to CBS reporter Suzanne McCarroll, several people nominated Masters and they have selected a teacher in Westminster to give Masters the big bucks.
“Everyone who nominated him thinks that he deserves something to help him go forward,” she said.
To Help
Contributions to the Timothy Masters fund, as well as care packages, other donations, and letters, should be sent to Tim Masters, c/o Collins, Liu & Lyons, LLP, 812 Eighth St. Plaza, Greeley, 80631.
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