11 January 2015

Ball, La. Asst. Police Chief Carl Bordelon of Richard Lee McNair Dash Cam Fame Passes Away

we were saddened yesterday when the following tweet from kalb tv5 appeared in our timeline:

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source - town of ball, la. official website
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carl bordelon is of course the ball, louisiana, policeman who in early april 2006 gained some level of international fame due to the dash cam video of his roadside interview of federal inmate escapee richard lee mcnair.


in 2010, canadian crime reporter, byron christopher, interviewed bordelon - the only interview mr. bordelon ever granted - for his book,"the man who mailed himself out of jail" about richard lee mcnair and his escape from u.s.penitentiary pollock, louisiana.  mr. bordelon was one of several law enforcement officers to whom mr. christopher dedicated his book.

this morning, we spoke by phone to byron christopher at his home in edmonton, alberta, canada. mr. christopher wanted to talk about the time he spent here with mr. bordelon and the influence that bordelon made on his life. they had remained on friendly terms throughout the intervening years and spoke occasionally.

mr. christopher had this to say to any of mr. bordelon's family who might happen across this post: "if any members of  his family are listening to this, i want you to know that mr. bordelon had made quite an impact with me and i'am going to miss him and that i was proud of him. i want you to tell them that."     

mr. christopher played a short clip of mr. bordelon explaining in his own words how the media focus had affected his life.  listen to the entire interview below:


link to internet archive download/listen page
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBEVJZyB_m4
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see also
the richard lee mcnair label in the footer of this post
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and also
byronchristopher.org
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UPDATE: see "was bordelon railroaded?" by byron christopher about his 2010 meeting with and interview of carl bordelon.
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click picture to enlarge
source: rush funeral home
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