Acquisition Expected to Add More Than $10 Million in Revenues Per Year

Poway, California--(Newsfile Corp. - December 3, 2019) - Solar Integrated Roofing Corporation (OTC Pink: SIRC), an integrated solar and roofing installation company specializing in commercial and residential properties with a focus on acquisitions of like companies to build a footprint nationally, announced today that the company has finalized its terms and acquisition agreement with Milholland Solar Electric and Roofing. Milholland expects to generate approximately $10 million in revenues for 2019.

David Massey, CEO of SIRC, commented, "We continue to execute on our business plan by finalizing our terms for acquiring Milholland capping an incredible period of growth for SIRC in 2019. Milholland is one of the most respected and lauded solar/roofing companies in Southern California. In 2016, Milholland was recognized by INC 5000 as one of the country's fastest growing private companies, ranked number 998 in the United States."

Commenting further, Massey said, "Once closed, the value-added of this acquisition is much more than the revenue and the net profit to SIRC. Brian Milholland brings solar expertise, engineering skills, and a very capable team which adds to the foundation we are building here at SIRC. They are the piece we need to take advantage of the new solar building codes in California and give us the ability to scale and take on any and all projects. Adding this with our solar marketing company makes our growth potential limitless."

Finally, Massey commented, "We are growing and becoming one of the leading solar/roofing companies in the Southern California markets and expect to continue to build on this foundation heading into 2020. By continuing to build our solar/roofing business, we continue to build shareholder value."

Brian Milholland founded Milholland Solar Electric and Roofing in 1990. A former 82nd Airborne Division Paratrooper in the US Army, Brian holds contractor's licenses in California and Arizona. In 2012, Brian was a BBB Torch Awards for Ethics finalist and was named 2015 SBA California Small Business Person of the Year. He is also a Sun Power Master Dealer and Tesla Certified Powerwall Installer.

About Solar Integrated Roofing Corporation

Solar Integrated Roofing Corporation is an integrated solar and roofing installation company specializing in commercial and residential properties with a focus on acquisitions of like companies to build a footprint nationally. For more information, please visit: http://www.solarintegratedroofingcorp.com

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It was 1958, and Dale Lovell was heading to a job in Schuyler when he was pulled over by a state patrolman.

Lovell was driving a 1949 International flatbed pickup truck which, according to his son, Mike, everything that (could be) wrong with it was wrong with it.

No headlights, no taillights, (a) broken window, everything, Mike said. The state patrolman happened to know him by name and said, Dale, where are you going with this contraption? He said, Im going over to Schuyler, Ive got a job mopping up a roof. As soon as I get that done, Ill be able to get this fixed.

After his run-in with the patrolman, Dale began the job of mopping up a banks roof with hot tar. As he was doing his work on the roof, someone from a car dealership came up to him asking for an estimate for his roof.

He got done with the bank and went to the car dealership, Mike said. When he got done with that, the post office got a hold of him. So he went over and mopped the post office (roof). By the time he got done in Schuyler, he had done five jobs and he made pretty good money over there doing that.

Those five jobs proved to be the starting point for a long and fruitful career. Dale and his wife, Roberta, started Dales Roofing in Columbus in 1960, and from there, he earned a reputation across the town as a hard-working, committed roofer.

Over 59 years, his family estimates that he had worked on hundreds of roofs all over Platte County, and the business itself was a family affair. From his wife to his son, Mike, who became his business partner in 2006, the family had its hands all over the business and worked hard to make it one of the more prominent roofing companies in Columbus.

Next year will be the 60th year of Dales Roofing; however, its founder wont be there to see it. On Oct. 19, with his son in the room by his side, Dale died at the age of 88. Mike knew that health problems were affecting him, as there was a litany of issues he'd been dealing with prior to his passing.

He had congestive heart failure, kidney failure, he had Type-2 diabetes and he had macular degeneration, Mike said. At 88 years old, it led up to it. His health wasnt the best.

The news of his death touched the family that had spent so much time with him. His grandson, Jon, who works as a surveyor for a consulting group in Omaha, said that his commitment to his customers set him apart from others in the field.

He was loyal, he was generous, faith-driven, honest and hard-working, Jon said. He raised 10 kids, thats an accomplishment on its own. They never went hungry.

In addition to the 10 children, he had 28 grandchildren and 58 great-grandchildren. They all have plenty of memories of the late man in action, including one instance when Jon was in high school.

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When you look at a roof, you dont know whats underneath it. When you tear into something and you find bad wood or something, we would take the time to explain it to customers. Now, with a phone on your camera, you can take pictures and say, Heres what we have, because an older person cant get up on the roof. I would take pictures and show them, This is whats bad (and) this is what we have to do.

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MERIDIAN, Idaho Many people spend Black Friday rushing to the mall or big box stores hunting for deals.

But employees at Signature Roofingdecided to spend the day doing something else: giving back to their community.

The roofing company is filling up gas tanks - for free - for single parents at Paul's Service Center at the corner of Main Street and Franklin Road in Meridian. Employees hoisted "Free Gas" signs and waved drivers into the station, where they were greeted with candy canes, Christmas music, and free coffee and hot chocolate along with the fill-up.

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Most of the people who turned in had some variation of the same question:Is this real? What's the catch?

No catch, says Koki Gonzalez, Signature Roofing's sales and marketing manager.

"We just want to let others know that we're out here and we care, we care about our community," he said.

Joel Cano, owner of the roofing company, agreed.

"We always say 'people first,' and that's what we're about," he said.

For Cano, the gas giveaway is a way to pay forward the kindness others had shown him growing up in a family of migrant workers, where money was often tight.

"If we didn't have enough money to play sports, I could name a dozen families that would help us play, and got us shoes," he said. "I'm entrenched in the community, I love it."

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This marks the second year Signature Roofing has filled up people's tanks for free. Last year, Gonzalez said, the company paid for about 1,500 gallons of gas total.

"Single parents that are needing just a little hand up on a day where everybody is spending some money, we'd like to give something back to them," he said.

They might break that record this year.

"If the good music keeps coming on, we might be here all night, we'll see how it goes," Cano said with a laugh. "We might go broke today, but we'll have a lot of fun doing it."

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REPORTING FOR 2019-12-04 | WCX19.ORG: We have done an in-depth analysis of how BECN has been trading over the last 2 weeks and the past day especially. On its latest session, Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (NASDAQ:BECN) opened at 28.89, reaching a high of 28.98 and a low of 28.22 before closing at a price of 28.69. There was a total volume of 488527.

VOLUME INDICATORS FOR BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC. (NASDAQ:BECN): We saw an accumulation-distribution index of 943.21145, an on-balance volume of 28.93, chaikin money flow of 15.88889 and a force index of 1.3248. There was an ease of movement rating of -0.00342, a volume-price trend of -3.5412 and a negative volume index of 1000.0.

VOLATILITY INDICATORS FOR BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC. (NASDAQ:BECN): We noted an average true range of 0.71112, bolinger bands of 28.9474, an upper bollinger band of 27.8726, lower bollinger band of 28.22, a bollinger high band indicator of 1.0, bollinger low band indicator of 1.0, a central keltner channel of 28.69667, high band keltner channel of 28.60667, low band keltner channel of 28.78667, a high band keltner channel indicator of 1.0 and a low band keltner channel indicator of 1.0. There was a donchian channel high band of 28.22, a donchian channel low band of 28.22, a donchian channel high band indicator of 1.0, and a donchian channel low band indicator of 1.0.

TREND INDICATORS FOR BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC. (NASDAQ:BECN): We calculated a Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) of 0.00853, a MACD signal of 0.00474, a MACD difference of 0.00379, a fast Exponential Moving Average (EMA) indicator of 28.22, a slow Exponential Moving Average (EMA) indicator of 28.22, an Average Directional Movement Index (ADX) of unknown, an ADX positive of 20.0, an ADX negative of 20.0, a positive Vortex Indicator (VI) of 1.0, a negative VI of 1.0, a trend vortex difference of 0.26029, a trix of -10.22423, a Mass Index (MI) of 1.0, a Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of 66.66667, a Detrended Price Oscillator (DPO) of 4.08065, a KST Oscillator (KST) of -126.33345 and a KST Oscillator (KST Signal) of -126.33345 (leaving a KST difference of 2.94112). We also found an Ichimoku rating of 28.935, an Ichimoku B rating of 28.935, a Ichimoku visual trend A of 32.58865, an Ichimoku visual trend B of 32.25505, an Aroon Indicator (AI) up of 4.0 and an AI indicator down of 4.0. That left a difference of 4.0.

MOMENTUM INDICATORS FOR BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC. (NASDAQ:BECN): We found a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 50.0, a Money Flow Index (MFI) of 50.75395, a True Strength Index (TSI) of -100.0, an ultimate oscillator of -22.88706, a stochastic oscillator of 844.44444, a stochastic oscillator signal of 844.44444, a Williams %R rating of 744.44444 and an awesome oscillator of 0.37017.

RETURNS FOR BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC. (NASDAQ:BECN): There was a daily return of -12.63335, a daily log return of 1.33758 and a cumulative return of 1.34656.

What the heck does all of this mean? If you are new to technical analysis, the above may be gibberish to you, and thats OK (though we do advise learning these things). The bottom line is that AS OF 2019-12-04 (if you are reading this later, the analysis will be out of date), here is what our deep analysis of technical indicators are telling us for Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (NASDAQ:BECN)

DISCLAIMER: We are not registered investment advisers and the above analysis should be taken at face value only. We strongly advise against buying or selling Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (NASDAQ:BECN) based solely on our analysis above, and are not responsible for any losses that you may incur if you choose make any investment decisions based on the above.

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Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (NASDAQ:BECN) Is Moving Here's Why (2019-12-04) - WCX19

(MENAFN - GetNews) Recon Roofing, family-owned and -operated, has over thirty-five years of experience providing excellent Jupiter roof repair services. They take pride in being able to assist with all Jupiter roofing needs.

JUPITER, FL - Dec 4, 2019 - Licensed and insured, Recon Roofing has provided honest services for over thirty-five years. Delivering their special brand of Jupiter roof repair services to all of Palm Beach County, they have maintained an outstanding rating online. This puts them far ahead of the competition.

They continue to deliver with services that can maintain the life of your roof from beginning to end. This means they can install a brand-new roof, assist with maintaining it, and then replacing it when the lifetime is complete.

It typically takes 25 years for a roof to lose its protective qualities and it's time for a new one. With proper maintenance,Jupiter roofing clientscan sometimes squeeze a few extra years out of it. Not to mention, with the professional services Recon provides, clients have the option to improve the internal life of their building.

For both commercial and residential properties,Recon Roofinghas innovative processes and materials that can increase the reflectivity and waterproofing of the roof. Waterproofing, of course, can extend the lifetime of the roof by avoiding unnecessary retaining of water leading to water damage. Reflectivity is what bounces the heat from the sun off the roof rather than absorbing it and sending it straight into the building. With certain coatings, clients can knock up to 50 degrees off the surface temperature of their roofs. This means that less heat is allowed inside, thus lowering energy costs. This is a great opportunity for both residential and commercial property owners.

Another thing to consider when keeping up with a roof is normal wear and tear. Again, people usually get 25 working years out of a roof. This is due to the elements outside that can cause damage to things like the shingles and the drain pipes that safely guide water and debris away to a location for dumping. Recon Roofing offers a service they call a 'tune-up in which they come to inspect all of this and more. They fix any loose nails and shingles, replace any missing parts, tighten up things around the drains, and even unclog the gutters. This no longer has to be a dreaded chore around the house.

About the Company

Locally operated out of Jupiter, FL, Recon Roofing's owners have over thirty-five years of experience withJupiter roof repair . They are passionate about helping people in southern Florida keep a strong and healthy roof over their heads. This is how the keep providing five-star service for every client they encounter.

Media Contact Company Name: Recon Roofing, Inc. Contact Person: Thomas Lewis Jr. Email: Send Email Phone: (561) 324-9877 Address: 407 Commerce WaySuite 5A City: Jupiter State: FL Country: United States Website: palmbeachcountyroofingcompany.com/

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Posted: Dec 4, 2019 / 01:37 PM HST / Updated: Dec 4, 2019 / 01:37 PM HST

Revolusun has been busy around town with roofing, solar, and more.Theyre so busy that theyre looking for a few good people to join the team.

Thats true, we have our own army of Renewable Energy warriors. Our team is made up with over 100 professional men and womenand you are correct, we are looking for more passionate, driven people to join our team.

Eric Carlson is the co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Revolusun and he went on to say that they have many different positions open.

Yes, we are fortunate to have a lot of work in our pipeline. Obviously solar, but also our air conditioning division is growing rapidly. So, we are looking for skilled electricians and HVAC technicians, as well as carpenters, roofers, project managers,and even people that may not have a solar background, but are interested in joining the RevoluSun.

We call it Powering Up your career, because we believethat as we grow as a company, its our responsibility to help our people grow intheir own personal lives.

Whether that be through mentor-ship or providing outside education for our team members, we have a clear long term vision and it spans more than just solar, so there really is unlimited potential for our team.

For more information or to join the team, visit http://revolusun.com

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Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. [BECN] saw a change by -2.43% with the trading session, closing the trade at the price of $28.93. The company is holding 69.72M shares with keeping 54.40M floating shares. With the latest trading session, the stock is set at 9.17% off compared to its 52-week low, sliding -27.67% from high for the same period of time.

Since its 90-day high, the share price saw a move by -18.28%, trading +1.15% in oppose to its 90-day low While during the day, 69.72M shares valued at 1.2 million were bought and sold.

Its stock price has been found in the range of 26.50 to 40.00. This is compared to its latest closing price of $29.65.

Stay on the lookout for the next quarterly financial report the company is expected to release the following results on Thu 6 Feb (In 66 Days).

Now lets turn to look at profitability: with a current Operating Margin for Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. [BECN] sitting at +2.49 and its Gross Margin at +20.53, this companys Net Margin is now -0.50%. These metrics indicate that this company is not generating as much profit, after accounting for expenses, compared to its market peers.

This companys Return on Total Capital is 3.62, and its Return on Invested Capital has reached 3.30%. Its Return on Equity is -0.47, and its Return on Assets is -0.16. These metrics suggest that this Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. does a poor job of managing its assets, and likely wont be able to provide successful business outcomes for its investors in the near term.

Turning to investigate this organizations capital structure, Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. [BECN] has generated a Total Debt to Total Equity ratio of

What about valuation? This companys Enterprise Value to EBITDA is 10.02 and its Total Debt to EBITDA Value is 5.72. The Enterprise Value to Sales for this firm is now 0.64, and its Total Debt to Enterprise Value stands at 0.50. Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. [BECN] has a Price to Book Ratio of 1.23, a Price to Cash Flow Ratio of 10.79.

Shifting the focus to workforce efficiency, Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. [BECN] earns $872,120 for each employee under its payroll. Similarly, this companys Receivables Turnover is 5.77 and its Total Asset Turnover is 1.09. This publicly-traded organizations liquidity data is also interesting: its Quick Ratio is 1.04 and its Current Ratio is 1.75. This company, considering these metrics, has a healthy ratio between its short-term liquid assets and its short-term liabilities, making it a less risky investment.

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. [BECN] has 69.72M shares outstanding, amounting to a total market cap of $2.02B. Its stock price has been found in the range of 26.50 to 40.00. At its current price, it has moved down by -27.67% from its 52-week high, and it has moved up 9.17% from its 52-week low.

This stocks Beta value is currently 1.37, which indicates that it is 4.99% more volatile that the wider market. This stocks Relative Strength Index (RSI) is at 25.86. This stock, according to these metrics, is currently Oversold.

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. [BECN] stock is presenting a less attractive investment opportunity when compared to similarly-sized corporations in the same industry. The price performance of these shares has not shown much promise, and the financial results that this company has recently delivered present a highly risky investment.

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Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. [BECN] The key to winning is to focus on the bigger picture - The Dwinnex

Late on Sunday, the 1st of December 2019, China had imposed a new regulation that would require Chinese data carriers to scan faces of their users registering for new data services, a first-of-its-kind move that Beijing said was put into effect to crack down on frauds.

On top of that, following reveal of Sundays (December 1st) announcement, industry analysts were quoted saying that the rollout of Chinas facial recognition technology would mean millions of Chinese nationals would come under the recently introduced facial recognition technology, but the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology did not mention the names of companies appointed to carry out the services for telecom providers, however, since Chinas SenseTime and Megvii had been the leaders in facial recognition software across the globe, they would more likely to be appointed to provide network carriers with the services, suggested analysts.

In point of fact, Facial Recognition Technology in China went for a trial-run a year earlier, as its supermarkets, subway systems alongside airports had already been using facial recognition technology, while Chinese e-commerce behemoth, Alibaba Group Holdings had provided their customers with an option to pay using their faces at Hema supermarket chain and running a hotel in Hangzhou where its guests require facial recognition for an advanced level check-in.

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Thehit seriesTiny House Nation started streaming on Netflix in 2019 andhas people all over the world wishing that they could build or buy a tiny home of their own. Seeing the tiny homes that are built for the people on this show is just too much fun and it makes a lot of us think about what it would be like to own a tiny home of our own.

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But, although downsizing and living in an adorable tiny home like the ones shown onTiny House Nation may be something that appeals to a huge number of people, it's definitely not something that everyone is cut out for. There are a lot of things (both positiveand negative!) that many people don't know about living in a tiny home.

To see 10 things you didn't know about tiny homes, keep reading!

There are quite a few people that look into getting a tiny home so that they can save some cash. For instance, one of the first episodes ofTiny House Nation on Netflix follows a couple parents that are looking to downsize in order to help save some cash to send one of their children to college.

While they can definitely be affordable and a way for people to save money, tiny homes aren't necessarily cheap. They're small on size, but the pricetag that you're going to have to pay to move into one can still be somewhat high. Tiny houses can run anywhere from $15,000 to $35,000 to build yourself. Looking to simply buy one already built? That number might be at least doubled or even more.

Although a tiny home may be a little more expensive than some people expect them to be, they're still quite a bit less expensive than a normal-sized house in many places. Plus, the price is definitely worth it for some people that dream of living in an adorable tiny home.

But, the upfront cost might not be the only time that you have to pay up. This is definitely not something thatTiny House Nation touches on, but there are extra expenses that come with owning and living in a tiny home. Zoning laws and homeowner's insurance can get complicated and pricy. And if you're looking to sell it later on? It might be tough to find a buyer.

One thing you've probably noticed if you've watched a lot ofTiny House Nation is the fact that a lot of people on the show that are getting tiny homes are single people or couples. There aren't a lot of big families moving into them and there's a very good reason for that fact.

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If you've got a family or you're looking to start one, then a tiny home may not be for you. Although the people onTiny House Nation are excited to move into their tiny home, the show often touches on the fact that the houses are, well,tiny. Because of this, they're best suited to a single person or a couple without kids living at home with them.

A lot of the focus of the houses inTiny House Nation is the fact that they're so small. While that's definitely something that people who want to move into a tiny home need to think about, a lot of the reason that people think about the fact that the houses are so small is because of how difficult it can be to fit everything into the house.

But, along with downsizing your belongings and the space you're going to be living in, many of the time homes that people build and buyare completely mobile. This means that the person living in it can, if they want to, hitch it onto a truck and travel somewhere new with their entire house.

Whether you choose to travel with your tiny home or you decide to park it permanently, one thing that a lot of people don't think about when they choose to go tiny is the fact that people are going toconstantly be asking about it. There's a reason that shows likeTiny House Nation have become so popular!

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Tiny homes are hugely trendy right now and they definitely draw in a lot of attention from others. If you're traveling in your tiny home or you're just having friends come visit it where you've got it parked, you're always going to have people asking questions about your tiny house.

Because tiny homes are so small, people who live in them definitely have to use their space as efficiently as possible. Every inch of storage space and floor space has to be maximized so that you can fit all the essentials into your tiny home without taking up too much space or making it too cluttered.

Because of this, you're going to have to spend a lot of time tidying up. In a normal sized house, things can be left out and not put away without really being noticed. But since there's not a lot of space in a tiny home, every little thing that winds up out of place becomes a big problem.

Having friends come over so you canbinge a new show on Netflixor enjoy a delicious meal together is a ton of fun. But, if you're someone that's thinking about moving into a tiny home, you might find that it's not so easy to have friends come over and hang out.

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The idea of having enough space for friends and family to come over is one thing that many episodes ofTiny House Nation touch on. While a lot of tiny house owners have really creative ways to make more space for seating, it can still be a major challenge to entertain groups of friends and family.

When people (both on and offTiny House Nation) decide to move into a tiny home, they've got their own reasons for making the decision. Some people want the freedom to be able to travel more while other people want to downsize and simplify their life, among other reasons.

Many people find that after they move into a tiny house, it gives them more time to focus on the more important parts of their life. Instead of having to take care of a large house and yard, the compact space gives people more time to focus on what's important to them.

If you're planning to travel with your tiny home, as many people onTiny House Nation say they are, then it's not as easy as simply hitching your house up to a truck and heading out on the road.

Many tiny houses are built with special features that make it easier for the owner to travel with it and make it safe to head down the highway with it on a trailer. Different countries and different states in the US have restrictions on how heavy a load can be and those apply to a tiny house. Although there's not a limit in every state for how heavy it can be, you may be required to stop at a weigh station to weigh your tiny house before you cross the border into another state.

Depending on the state you're in, your tiny house may or may not be classified as an RV. This is great because it means that a lot of RV parks will allow you to park there and stay a while!

But, parking spaces - especially permanent ones - aren't easy to find everywhere. If you're looking to travel, you need to do some research about where you're going to be parking. And if you want to settle down permanently, getting zoning permits gets complicated.

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MASCOUTAH Three conversations were going at once at David Jungs kitchen table, where old friends gathered this fall to catch up.

They laughed about years-old Easter candy left in a freezer. They mused about the rituals of the homecoming parade.

The chatter ceased and all eyes turned to Ed Morrison when the topic turned, inevitably, to murder.

Morrison has ties with everyone at the table over the murders 50 years ago of his older brother, Mike, and his brothers prom date, Debbie Means.

Theres Mary Kay Webb, his childhood neighbor and good friend who helped Ed find the couple's abandoned car the day after prom.

Theres Jung, the traffic cop first to reach the bodies and who dressed as a woman to try to snare a killer.

And Robert Moll, classmate and funeral-home director's son who, at the age of 16, accompanied his father to the crime scene and kept grisly details to himself.

Mike Morrison, 18, and Debbie Means, 15, attended the Mascoutah Community High School prom on May 3, 1969.

Morrison worked diligently over the yearsto piece together what happened in 1969. An Illinois prosecutor dropped charges against the presumed killer so there never was a trial where facts and accusations could flow in open court. Morrison this year self-published his findings in a book, Bad Moon Rising.

I think its helped heal the town of Mascoutah, he said.

Morrison, 67, now lives in Harrisonburg, Virginia, but returned to Mascoutah in October to speak with students at a high school assembly about the crime and its aftermath.

Webb, Jung and Moll welcome Morrisons visits to town and his curiosity that unearthed answers about the double murder. Morrison and a few friends visit the cemetery yearly to toast the couple who never made it home from prom.

This was, after all, the crime that marred their childhoods and the town a half century ago.

"We used to have our windows open and doors open at night," Webb said. "Not after that."

Prom night murders

Mascoutah was a town of barely 5,000 people in 1969. Mascoutah Community High School hosted prom on a Saturday night, May 3, 1969. Mike Morrison, 18, a senior and honor student, invited Means, who was his girlfriend and a 15-year-old sophomore. Her family lived at Scott Air Force Base.

After prom, they went to dinner, then to a friend's home. Later, they met classmates for a party at an abandoned strip coal mining operation. They left after about 2 a.m. Sunday and never made it home. Their bodies were found the next day at the edge of the mining operation, six miles southwest of Mascoutah.

According to a Post-Dispatch account, Young Morrison had been shot in the head at least twice. He was wearing tuxedo trousers and white shirt. His feet were lying in a small stream.

At the bottom of an incline was Means body, nude and bruised. Her hands and feet were bound with clothesline that was tied tightly around her neck, the Post-Dispatch reported. Shed been strangled. Part of her undergarments were used to gag her.

A St. Louis Post-Dispatch article from Tuesday, May 6, 1969, detailing the murders of Mascoutah Community High School prom couple Mike Morrison, 18, and Debbie Means, 15.

A few days later, an itinerant mechanic who repaired mobile homes in St. Clair County stopped coming to work at Scott Mobile Home Sales. His boss grew suspicious. Police found blood in his Shiloh trailer, according to a newspaper account, and the mechanic became the prime suspect.

By the end of May, police nabbed that suspect, 39-year-old Marshall Wayne Stauffer (who used an alias of William Raymond Nickerson), in Sacramento, California. Police said he had undeveloped camera film linking him to other crimes.

Marshall Wayne Stauffer, also known as William Raymond Nickerson, in handcuffs in 1969 as he is escorted from a police car in Belleville, Illinois, to face charges in the murders of Mike Morrison and Debbie Means. Photo via UPI ran on page 3 of St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Wednesday, June 11, 1969.

Extradited to Illinois, Stauffer pleaded guilty in Clinton County of robbing a Belleville boy and girl and also raping the girl near Breese on the night of April 25, days before the Mascoutah prom. He was sentenced to two terms of 50 to 52 years in prison.

As part of a plea deal in the Clinton County case, St. Clair County states attorney Robert Rice dismissed the Mascoutah murder case. Rice said one reason he dropped the charges was that Means' family had been transferred by the Air Force to Germany; returning them to St. Clair County for trial would have involved considerable difficulty, according to a Sept. 10, 1969, Post-Dispatch story.

Morrison is still furious, not only with Rice's decision but also that Rice didn'tinform the Morrison family. His parents found out from a television newscast, he said.

A Post-Dispatch story on Sept. 10, 1969, about state's attorney planning to drop murder charges in Mascoutah murder case.

After an uproar in the community, Rice agreed to meet with Mascoutah residents to explain his decision. Before more than 300 people in the school gymnasium, Rice said there was insufficient evidence. Morrison watched from the back of the gym. He saw that people were angry, pointing fingers, yelling at Rice. "Our kids are not safe," someone shouted.

Jung was among the troopers guarding Rice. "The people started heading for the stage," Jung said. "They wanted a piece of him. We grabbed him by the arm and we got him out the side door."

Stauffer served 21 years for the Clinton County crimes. He was later arrested for kidnapping and raping girls in Idaho, Oregon and Nevada, and given a life sentence. Stauffer died in 2002 in an Idaho prison at the age of 71, according to the Idaho Department of Correction.

The drink line

Morrison, who was 17 when his brother died, distanced himself from Mascoutah after the murders.

My parents would walk into a restaurant in Mascoutah for a casual dinner, thered be a hush, fingers point at them. Not to be rude. But they were always, The parents of the boy. They would never get away from that, Morrison said.

His family including Morrison's other siblings,a 10-year-old brother and a college-aged sister moved in 1971 to Bowie, Maryland. Morrison graduated from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and worked at a bank in Du Quoin, Illinois. He moved to Germany and Virginia, where he worked as a financial planner.

Morrison returned to Mascoutah periodically, including for his 30th class reunion, where hewaited in the drink line behind Moll. The former classmates hadnt spoken in a decade. Out of the blue, Morrison turned to Moll. Werent you and your dad there when they retrieved the bodies? Morrison asked. Moll said he was, and Morrison asked if hed mind describing what he saw.

Eddie, Moll replied, Ive been waiting for 30 years to tell you.

Moll knew that, as a funeral director, a trade he learned from his father, certain topics werent discussed. But Moll reasoned, Its his brother and he wants to know. So Moll divulged specifics hed long kept from his friend. One detail he shared was the image of Mikes hands gripping the grass, even in death.

When my dad and I turned Mike over, his hands were down and he had grass in his hands, and the roots came out. His hands were still clenched like this, Moll said. Something vivid. I never forgot.

Ed and Mindy Morrison are shown in the Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery in Mascoutah, Illinois, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. Ed's brother, Mike, is buried in the cemetery alongside his prom date, Debbie Means. The two were murdered after their prom night on May 3, 1969. Ed and Mindy have written a book in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of their deaths. Photo by Cristina M. Fletes, cfletes@post-dispatch.com.

Morrison was taken by surprise, realizing that perhaps his brother hadn't died instantly as hed thought. As Moll and Morrison spoke in a corner at the reunion, Morrison summoned his wife Mindy to hear Molls account. Others at the reunion gathered around.

They wanted to hear that, too, he said.

It was the first time people outside Morrison's group of friends talked openly with him about the murders.

Morrison wrote a 12-page story about the crimes, for family posterity. As more information poured in, his focus ballooned into a book, which he co-wrote with Mindy, a retired teacher. In research, he telephoned friends to tap recollections. He read newspaper clippings and tracked down investigators. He lodged a request for Illinois State Police files. He followed a paper trail to document Stauffer's other crimes and, finally, his death in prison facts neither Morrison nor many in town knew.

Decoy in a blonde wig

A key investigator Morrison turned to for background was Jung. In 1969, when Jung was 25 years old, his duties with the state police were mainly as a traffic cop. The day after prom, when the couple hadnt come home, Jung heard a deputy quip: "Dont worry about it, theyre out shacked up someplace."

Once the couples abandoned car turned up, "the town was terrified," Jung said. The police chief asked Jung and Jungs patrol partner, Trooper Charlie Graul, to search every farmhouse, ditch and culvert near the strip mine.

Mike Morrison and Debbie Means.

Two days after prom, an airman in a plane spotted Mikes white shirt. Jung and Graul were the first officers on the ground to reach the bodies.

On the theory that the killer confronted the couple in a car, Jung and Graul acted as decoys. Jung wore a blonde wig from the city clerk. The police chief was a clown in the Shriners, so Jung borrowed his bra and the rubber bazoombas, as Jung jokingly called them. He tucked his gun into a purse.The couple parked at night for a week. They were spooked a few times when cars pulled up, but no one ever approached.

David Jung dressed undercover as a woman as part of a murder investigation in 1969. Handout photo.

It turns out, the killer had left town and put a letter in the mail addressed to Means mother, containing the contents of Mike's wallet. Jungs next task: Find where the letter had been mailed. Only a single k in the postmark was clear. Jung consulted a road map and drove to towns with K in the name. That didnt materialize either.

In all, Jung logged 331.5 hours over 23 days working on the case.

After this was all over with, Jung said, we were back on the road doing traffic.

David Jung at his home in Mascoutah, Illinois, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. Jung was an Illinois state trooper who was the first on scene to find the bodies of Mike Morrison, 18, and Debbie Means, 15, high-schoolers who were murdered on their prom night in May 1969. Photo by Cristina M. Fletes, cfletes@post-dispatch.com.

Morrison always believed his brother was killed first, but decided it is more likely that Means was the first to die. He wishes the states attorney were still alive so he could get an explanation for the plea deal. He wrote to the prosecutors son but never heard back.

Ed and Mindy Morrison have two sons. As a parent, Eds nerves were on edge whenever a prom rolled around, Mindy said. Researching and telling the story has been cathartic for her husband, Mindy added. Ed was still stuck in the moment as a 17-year-old kid trying to make sense of what happened, she said.

After the murders, Jung added something to his patrol routine. He made it a point to stop and talk with couples parked on a lovers lane, asking the girls if they were alright and urging them to stay safe.

Mascoutah, Jung said, was forever changed.

It wasnt the nice peaceful small town anymore, Jung said, where nothing bad ever happened."

Ed Morrison, far right, toasts his deceased brother with his wife, Mindy, far left, and longtime friends Mary Kay Webb (back turned) and Bob Moll in the Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery in Mascoutah, Illinois, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. Mike Morrison, 18, and his prom date, Debbie Means, 15, were murdered after their prom night on May 3, 1969. The two are buried next to each other in the cemetery. Ed and Mindy have written a book in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the deaths. Photo by Cristina M. Fletes, cfletes@post-dispatch.com.

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