Eileen Myers:  

I went to Riley Elementary School and was in the Brownies and girl scouts. During that time my father coached Little League Baseball and was invloved in the Boy Scouts. My family moved to Cerritos in 1972 and I went to Haskell Junior High for 7th and 8th grade. The summer of 1974 I ran away from home and ended up a ward of the court and was placed in a series of institutions and one foster home. Apparently my running away triggered an abuse investigation and found that my home was unsafe for me. I was permanently removed from my father's custody. That is what happened even though I have heard many different versions of the story. First I was sent to a Florence Crittendon in East LA. Rumours of me being pregnant sprung up but to tell the truth I was still a virgin. From there I was sent to a foster home in Green Valley and about 6 months later my foster mother was brought up on child abuse and kidnapping charges. I guess she misunderstood about taking teenage foster children over state lines without consent and bashing in their face with a phone book was not okay. From there I was placed in the Convent of the Good Shepherd and a year later I jumped out the second floor window and wound up in Penny Lane. From Penny Lane I went out on my own at age 17. I had two older brothers, Lee whose whereabout are unknown and he is believed to be dead, he chose a difficult path. Michael who was voted best looking in Junior High died in 2005 of a heroin overdose in Long Beach after serving tim...Expand for more