Aaron’s Substack

My personal Substack

By Aaron C Knapp

· Launched a year ago

THE RECORDS THEY SAID DIDN’T EXIST

Lorain Officials Claimed They Were Not the Custodians But Their Own Emails Tell a Different Story

Apr 9•Aaron C Knapp

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Mathewson is Second In Command, And His Missing Report Is The Story

A.J. Mathewson was not just another officer in the October 20 City Hall incident. He was Deputy Chief, he took the lead on the interview, and his…

Jun 5•Aaron C Knapp

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James McCann And The Board Channel: Where The Professional-Pressure Narrative Began

How a police complaint became a licensing-board issue, how the complainant became the focus, and why James McCann’s emails remain the foundation of the…

Jun 5•Aaron C Knapp

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Kyle Gelenius: From Forwarding My Complaints To The Licensing Board To Appearing In The Current Prosecution

The Officer Who Appears At The Start Of The Board Channel

Jun 4•Aaron C Knapp

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The Loraine Ritchey Emails

When A Private Complaint Entered The Same Official Channels Already Used Against Me

Jun 4•Aaron C Knapp

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Episode 5: Officer Miguel Baez – Betrayal Behind the Badge

Apr 19, 2025•Aaron C Knapp

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The Cover-Up They Can’t Explain: How Lorain Police Buried the Rivera Crash

Nov 3, 2025•Aaron C Knapp

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Behind Closed Bars: How a Hidden Jailhouse Romance and Departmental Blind Spots Led to a Preventable Murder-Suicide

Jun 1, 2025•Aaron C Knapp

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Karen Shawver Spills the Beans

Mar 5•Aaron C Knapp

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Questions on 24th Street: Community Reports, A Family’s Loss, and Awaiting Word from Police

Sep 1, 2025•Aaron C Knapp

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From Promises to Pattern: How Lorain County’s Big Ideas Keep Failing Its People

Aug 27, 2025•Aaron C Knapp

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The Paper Trail They Did Not Want In One Place

A Broad Introduction To A Series About Lorain, Records, Retaliation, Professional Licenses, And The People Who Helped Carry The Narrative

Jun 4•Aaron C Knapp

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The Attempt To Rewrite Nancy Smith’s Exoneration Failed On May 20

The old criminal-case fight hit a wall. The federal accountability case moves forward.

May 26•Aaron C Knapp

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The St. Joseph Files, Part Six: The County Table

The City side showed the machinery. Part Six follows the County seat, the County exposure, and the records that should show what officials knew before…

May 25•Aaron C Knapp

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The St. Joseph Files, Part Five: The City Side Of South Shore

Before A7 entered the story, City Hall had seats, lawyers, due diligence, and records the public still deserves to see.

May 25•Aaron C Knapp

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The St. Joseph Files, Part Four: The South Shore Players

Before A7 entered the story, the public-private structure around St. Joseph had to be controlled by somebody.

May 25•Aaron C Knapp

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The St. Joseph Files, Part Three: The South Shore Story

The South Shore records show the St. Joseph story started long before A7.

May 25•Aaron C Knapp

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The St. Joseph Files, Part Two: South Shore Was Not A Footnote

New records trace St. Joseph through South Shore, LDC, loan write-offs, and a federal subpoena.

May 25•Aaron C Knapp

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The Marina Deal Before the Ratification

Records preserved by former Lorain Councilman Dennis Flores raise questions about a 1988 Port Authority marina agreement, a 1990 City Council…

May 24•Aaron C Knapp

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When Evidence Becomes the Threat: The Protection Order They Do Not Want You to Understand

When source communications, public records, and City Hall evidence become dangerous to the narrative, a protection order should not become a publication…

May 24•Aaron C Knapp

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