Shawn Eckhardt Found 11 people in Pennsylvania, Virginia and 12 other states. He remembered Gillooly saying he would pay more money if the plot happened. Gillooly replied that it was too much and said he could pay $2,000. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. We pay forvideostoo. Gillooly suggested that Harding call the Tony Kent Arena because she knew ice skating terminology. [90], The attack and the scandal surrounding it were depicted in the 2017 film I, Tonya, with Margot Robbie portraying Harding, Ricky Russert portraying Stant, and Caitlin Carver portraying Kerrigan. Sept. 22, 1995: Shawn Eckardt gets out of the Oregon State Penitentiary 109 days early for good behavior; he was to have served 18 months for his part in planning the attack. Kerrigan was then carried away to a changing room by her father. Feb. 11, 1994: A Clackamas County judge asks attorneys for the USOC and Harding to try to work out a compromise. [38], According to Gillooly, Harding then approached both men and asked Eckardt if his previous back pains were better. The questions are being debated by lawyers and law-enforcement officials as the investigation continues. On January 6, 1994, Nancy Kerrigan, an American figure skater, was struck on the lower right thigh with a telescopic baton by assailant Shane Stant as she walked down a corridor in Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Dec. 24, 1994: Harding skates as Mrs. Santa Claus at Clackamas Town Center during her first public skating performance since the Olympics. "But he kind of wanted to make more of himself then he was. [38] He claimed that in mid-December, Gillooly approached him to ask if he knew anyone who could disable Kerrigan. Harding's mother, LaVona, said she opposed the marriage: "I knew Jeff had a violent streak [] he tried to break down the door because he thought [Tonya] had gone out with another boy. [38], When Smith told Stant about his phone call with Eckardt, Stant wanted to know more specifics. This inspires Jeff Gillooly and Shawn Eckhardt (his friend, her "bodyguard") to plan their own attack. She and her lawyer, Robert Weaver, negotiated a plea agreement ensuring no further prosecution. "[a] This footage was later broadcast around the world in news programs. Eckardt then phoned him to say the plot involved making "an accident happen" to a skater, maybe cutting an Achilles tendon. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Before Gillooly arrived to the meeting, Smith asked Eckardt to tape-record the impending plotting for security. . YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. He changed his name to Jeff Stone and also went on to a life outside of the headlines. [30][38] On December 27, Harding phoned her friend Vera Marano, a Pennsylvania figure skating writer, saying she and Gillooly had a "bet" about where Nancy Kerrigan trained. His grandmother, Mae Loomis, is cited for menacing after taking a few potshots at a KGW reporter who had gone to her Corbett home for an interview. [19] In 1988, the couple moved into a home together, and Harding claimed she began experiencing physical abuse from Gillooly. It was later revealed that Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, and her bodyguard, Shawn Eckhardt, were the masterminds who hired Stant to render Kerrigan incapable of competing at the 1994 Olympics. [79] Judge Londer conducted routine questioning to make certain Harding understood her agreement, that she was entering her plea "knowingly and voluntarily." In an interview today on a Portland television station, KATU, another fellow student, 20-year-old Sarah Bergman, said Eckardt had told her of a plot to get Kerrigan. According to Gillooly, Harding replied, "Let's do it. Why? That man was Shane Stant. Kerrigan was hit on the knee in January 1994 during the US Olympic Trials. [69] Her admitted failure to report about an assault on a fellow competitor, supported by her FBI transcripts, led to Harding being formally charged with "[making] false statements about her knowledge". [10], Nancy Kerrigan is an American former figure skater who, in January 1994, was about to take part in the United States Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan. Ten days later, Harding's lawyer asked the restraining order to be lifted because the couple again wished to reconcile. Those involved dream it might make it to Broadway one day. Jan. 10, 1994: Harding returns to Portland escorted by Shawn E. Eckardt, her bodyguard. Feb. 1998: Fox Broadcasting airs the first-ever face-to-face interview between figure skaters Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. Would love your thoughts, please comment. When asked about Gillooly, Harding said: "I never did anything to hurt . For other inquiries, Contact Us. And now, the man who provided security for Tonya Harding when she returned home in triumph from the U.S. figure skating championships has emerged as a key player in the attack on Nancy Kerrigan. Figure Skating Association meets to discuss allegations against Harding. [38] He said the message was difficult to understand, it sounded like "Tunee Can." Shawn Eckardt, a friend of Gillooly's who was also Harding's bodyguard before the attack, had originally been hired by the figure skater after she received an anonymous death threat. Figure Skating Association. "[53], Shane Stant first testified about the attack plot after he turned himself in to the FBI on January 14, 1994. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Skater Tonya Harding has finally admitted she knew about the plot to injure her rival, Tonya Harding, left, skates past compatriot Nancy Kerrigan during a practice session at the Olympic Games in Norway in 1994, The athlete eventually finished in eighth place at the '94 Games and was later banned for life from US figure skating, Harding's former husband Jeff Gillooly, right, attends his arraignment hearing January 19, 1994, flanked by attorney Ronald H. Hoevet, Margot Robbie. Feb. 10, 1994: Harding sues the U.S. Olympic Committee to stop it from a planned hearing to discuss whether she should participate in the Olympics. It's an 18-mile Open Ocean Paddle and each paddler must raise or contribute a minimum of $1500 to participate. [33], In Harding's 2008 authorized biography, The Tonya Tapes (written by Lynda D. Prouse from recorded interviews), Harding denied ever asking Vera Marano for the name of Nancy Kerrigan's training rink and that Marano may not have remembered details properly and "was a little bit out there." The lettersfrom his mom, his sister, a former Navy SEAL/Army chaplain and a lawyer who is a former military prosecutorglow with praise for how Stant has turned his life around, Bleacher Report notes, adding that, in 2013, Stant had not given an interview for 20 years, choosing a life of obscurity after the scandal. According to him, she knew about the meeting and was anxious about Gillooly talking to dangerous people. He compared the "hit" to going hunting. [15], On the afternoon of January 6, 1994, Kerrigan was practicing for the U.S. Championships on an ice rink inside Cobo Arena. Anyone who has seen the raucous biopic "I, Tonya" knows that one of the film's highlights is Shawn Eckhardt, Jeff Gillooly's aloof best friend and "bodyguard" to Tonya Harding . His resume says he worked in New Zealand and has been schooled at an elite executive protection academy in Aspen, Colo. From 1984 until 1988, the resume says Eckardt worked as a "contract specialists officer" for The Blackstone Corp in Laussane, Switzerland. The U.S. Olympic Committee hisses and boos but does nothing. Menu. [25], In both March and July 1993, police came to Harding and Gillooly's shared apartment after reported arguments. March 16, 1994: In Portland, Harding pleads guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution. That January, an assailant clubbed Kerrigan in the knee, forcing her out of the competition. When Eckardt arrived, Gillooly agreed to pay more if Kerrigan could still be disabled before the Nationals competition. Shane Stant. Mugshot It could not be confirmed if Gillooly wrote the letter, however. The USFSA also recommended that she face a disciplinary hearing. But circulating through Portland under Gillooly's letterhead is an undated letter of recommendation for Eckardt. Movies. June 30, 1994: Harding is stripped of her 1994 national figure skating title and banned for life from the U.S. Feb. 1997: During a two-minute performance preceding a Reno Renegades hockey game, Harding is subjected to booing, catcalls, and thrown batons. They later exchanged phone numbers and went out to the movies, chaperoned by her father. As the new movie I, Tonya depicts, he and Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, became suspects for the crime, and they both pleaded guilty to racketeering in their attempts to harm Kerrigan. The grand jury foreman said the evidence implied Harding as "involved from the beginning or very close." "But the Shawn I know is someone, who, following his activities, immediately began to lay awake at night crying.". Also, Eckardt includes with his resume a letter of recommendation from Blackstone Corp. and uses as a reference a Mr. W. J. Walther, the company's purported Oregon-based representative. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. pictured with Harding, plays the disgraced skater in critically acclaimed movie I, Tonya, Trailer for new ice skating blockbuster, I, Tonya, starring Margot Robbie, Tonya Harding FINALLY admits she knew about sensational plot to break ice skating arch rival Nancy Kerrigans leg before 1994 Olympics, Shocking photo shows bedsheet where girl died weighing 23st - as mum JOKED about flies in squalid room, Man, 43, died after being held down by security guards at Sainsbury's, Man rushed to hospital with stab wounds after 'incident' at Hackney Central railway station as cops rush to scene, The pair would later hire Shane Stant, who assaulted US skater Nancy Kerrigan with a baton, The extraordinary story is the subject of a critically acclaimed movie I, Tonya, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). I knew something was up, confessed Harding, who still insists she had no role in the vicious attack. . In 1994, "Forrest Gump" broke box-office records. Brian Sean Griffith, a former bodyguard to figure skater Tonya Harding who admitted a role in the attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan during Olympics tryouts, has died. Jan. 15, 1994: Figure skating officials meet to decide whether Harding can compete in the Olympics in February. I grew up in the Camp Hero area of Montauk, the closest Neighborhood to the lighthouse. You know something was a major cultural phenomenon if SNL parodied it, and Eckardt definitely became a household name for all the wrong reasons in the early '90s. They settled on injuring the person enough so she could not skate. He tracked down Kerrigan and whacked her in the knee with a metal baton. Mark Eckardt Found 18 people in California, Illinois and 17 other states. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Read more about what happened to Jeff Gillooly after the Kerrigan attack here. Stant then followed Kerrigan to the Nationals in Detroit in early January 1994. [72], On February 1, 1994, Gillooly's attorney negotiated a plea agreement in exchange for testimony regarding all involved parties in the attack. [16] The attack severely bruised her knee and quadriceps tendon and forced her to withdraw from the U.S. But the two men have known each other since attending grade school together. The neighbours reported seeing Gillooly pick Harding up and place her in a truck, and feared Harding had been shot. Figure Skating Championships. "[22] In summer 1991, she became engaged to mechanical engineer Mike Pliska. That set in motion the events that led to his arrest. Stant said it was "a pleasure" to meet Gillooly, then remained silent. She was told she could never have a child . Near the center of the story is Eckardt, a man who portrays himself a security expert. One of them included Harding's bodyguard, and what happened to Shawn Eckardt is truly tragic. /tristate/2021/07/23/caught-in-a-lie-nest-seekers-50m-amagansett-listing-sold-for-16-5m Smith and Stant plead guilty to conspiracy to commit second-degree assault and are led away in handcuffs to begin their 18-month prison sentences. Tonya Harding married Jeff Gillooly when she was 19 and divorced him in 1993, a year before the attack. Eckardt plays an important role in the movie I, Tonya, and that's because he played a big part in the investigation that followed Kerrigan's assault. But both reportedly have been implicated by confessions made by Eckardt and Shane Stant, the alleged hit man. [66][67][68], On February 5, 1994, the USFSA disciplinary panel stated there were reasonable grounds to believe Harding had violated the sport's code of ethics. Kerrigan's injury forces her to drop out of the competition, which Harding wins. Everything You Need To Know About 'Mean Girls: The Musical', Amanda Seyfried Has Made Her Pick For Sophies Biological Dad In 'Mamma Mia', Shakira & Karol G's "TQG" Music Video Uses A Classic '90s Movie To Make A Point, Keke Palmer's Boyfriend Darius Jackson Just Added "DAD" To His Instagram Bio, Get Even More From Bustle Sign Up For The Newsletter. Feb. 12, 1994: Harding drops her lawsuit, and the Olympic committee decides to cancel its hearing. Counter-terrorist specialist. He died,. [57] On January 13, Eckardt and Smith were arrested. Oregon sentencing guidelines carried a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment for the offense. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. The former Harding bodyguard died at the age of 40 in 2007 of natural causes, a ccording. As you can tell, each relationship featured I, Tonya, is fraught with built-up animosity. Lurking in the background was Harding's self-anointed "bodyguard," Shawn Eckardt, a slovenly fabulist. "It makes you . Oct. 1997: Harding's pickup is apparently stolen from the Vancouver Mall parking lot. Two persons, including Sharon K Eckardt, Kurt E Eckardt, listed the phone number (218) 568-6696 as their own, various documents indicated. Powered by. I don't want to lose him. 18 Jun 1967. He was interested in bodybuilding, martial arts, and helping Smith open his training camp someday. During the interview, Eckardt claimed to Sawyer that Gillooly might have originally sought to kill Nancy Kerrigan, but he told Harding's ex-husband, "No, we don't need to do that. Eckardt then set up the attack on Kerrigan with a hit man, Shane Stant, and Derrick Smith, Stant's uncle. Eckardt then offered more money than Gillooly stated and said more bodyguard work would follow. Aug. 1994: Pictures taken from the video of Tonya and Jeff Gillooly's wedding night appear in the 25th anniversary issue of Penthouse magazine. [50][51] Smith then applied for a police officer job and was waiting for his interview to be scheduled before Eckardt told him about possible bodyguard work in Oregon. She also agrees to resign from the U.S. The attacker flees without being identified. Harding also expressed anxiety when Prouse asked about Marano's testimony:[34], Jeff Gillooly first testified about the attack plot on January 26, 1994. Championships. After Eckardt was shopped to the FBI by one of his friends, he implicated Gillooly who then agreed to testify against his own wife in exchange for a plea bargain effectively ending their troubled marriage. The man was later found to have been hired by Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and his friend, Shawn Eckardt. Gillooly claimed that when he told Harding about plotting to injure Kerrigan, she thought it was "a good idea. If you or someone you know has been. Meanwhile, Harding has steadfastly denied knowing anything about the . They also found two photos of Kerrigan from the World Team handbook and Olympian magazine. A smiling, clapping Harding. She declares her innocence and wishes Gillooly well. According to authorities, Eckardt--who served as Harding's personal bodyguard--hatched a plot to attack Kerrigan. Arrested for their roles in the attack were Derrick Smith and Stant, two men who liked to set booby-traps and play war together on property they shared in Corbett, Ore. And there were tales of Eckardt trying to entice a fellow student, Russell "Rusty" Rietz, to "kill someone" in Detroit for $65,000. [88][89] Harding was stripped of her 1994 U.S. Championship title and banned for life from participating in USFSA events as either skater or coach. [6][7] Later, both a grand jury[8] and a disciplinary panel from the United States Figure Skating Association (USFSA)[9] found further evidence of Harding's involvement during the planning and execution phases. [91], The character of Karla Keller in the cancelled Data East arcade fighting game Tattoo Assassins is largely based on Kerrigan, Keller's backstory directly referencing the assault. "I have every intention of utilizing his expertise in the future and cannot think of any individual that could surpass Mr. Eckardt's capabilities," Gillooly purportedly wrote. The film stars Margot Robbie (who also produced the film), Sebastian Stan, and Julianne Nicholson. Today: She reportedly lives in Central Oregon with her husband and son. Oct. 1996: Harding calls 9-1-1 and gives mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after a customer collapses in a Milwaukie tavern. [48] According to him, she then said "You need to stop screwing around with this and get it done. In 2018, she said she had prior knowledge of Gillooly and Eckardt discussing "[taking] out" one of her competitors in late 1993. In July, Gillooly was sentenced to two years in prison after publicly apologizing to Kerrigan adding "any apology coming from me rings hollow. Shawn Eckhardt in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. "Eckardt just couldn't keep up with the training, and we terminated him," said Tom Duggan, the school's training manager. The media allowed him to air his version of events: that of an innocent caught in Harding and Gillooly's nefarious web. Shawn Eric Eckardt (1967 - December 12 2007) was an American criminal who, while employed by figure skater Tonya Harding as a bodyguard in the early 1990s, conspired with Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and Shane Stant in the planning and execution of the assault on rival skater Nancy Kerrigan on January 6 1994. The New York Times, major networks and every tabloid television show from Australia to Japan descended on Portland, setting up camp downtown across from the Justice Center Jail. Harding told him that Eckardt should return the money. [35] He said that in early December 1993, Harding phoned him after the 1993 NHK Trophy competition and was upset about her placement. Claire Ferguson, president of the USFSA, decided not to suspend Harding's membership before a hearing took place. Executive security consultant. Harding hired Eckardt as her bodyguard because his resume indicated he was an expert in counterin-telligence and international terrorism, graduated from an Eckardt says Gillooly hatched the plot. Harding, who finished eighth at the 94 Olympics, was the subject of intense media scrutiny during the event in Lillehammer because of the alleged plot by her husband. Weaver said the decision disappointed her but was not a surprise, and that she had not decided on an appeal. She said: I did, however, overhear them talking about stuff where, well, maybe we should take somebody out to make sure she gets on the team., "I go what the hell are you talking about?, The skater, from Portland, Oregan, calls herself a pawn who paid the ultimate price., She said: I'm always the bad person. Read Mesa Tribune Newspaper Archives, Jan 16, 1994, p. 9 with family history and genealogy records from mesa, arizona 1993-1994. [11] The Winter Olympics were also set to take place in February, where Kerrigan and Harding were likely to be the two female figure skaters representing the United States. Harding loses her sweaty, sloppy match by split decision. After the meeting, he and Stant agreed not to injure Kerrigan "too badly. Gillooly's attorney, Ron Hoevet, accuses Harding of conspiracy and is roundly criticized by other attorneys. [30] Gillooly assured her Eckardt knew people who could carry out the attack, and they could abort the plot if they did not like Eckardt's plan. Formerly Shawn Eckardt, Griffith served 14 months for his role in the 1994 attack on Harding's. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Tonya Harding prepared Monday for her first questioning by the district attorney amid reports that her ex-husband was about to be arrested and that funds from the U.S. Stant said he became a Christian and turned his life around. "[21], Harding later claimed she was the victim of acquaintance rape sometime during her separation from Gillooly in 1991, "by a friend of mine, who I knew for eight years. . [49] He had met Eckardt when they were students at Mt. [29] In November 1993, the couple were evicted from their apartment for failing to pay rent. Feb. 22, 2003: After months of training, Harding makes her pro boxing debut, fighting Samantha Browning, a Mississippi housecleaner whose only previous fights had been the barroom variety. Gillooly said Harding told him to tear off the magazine's mailing label because it had their home address. March 21, 1994: A Multnomah County grand jury indicts Eckardt, Smith and Stant on charges including racketeering and conspiracy to commit second-degree assault. In October, she decided to reconcile with Gillooly and withdraw the divorce, saying they were still in love and seeking counseling: "I know he's changed. On June 29, the USFSA disciplinary panel met for nine hours over two days to consider Harding's alleged role in the attack. In 103 pages of FBI transcripts from interviews with four figures in the Kerrigan assault, an unappealing picture is painted: * Shawn Eric Eckardt, Harding's bodyguard, is portrayed as a . [38] On December 25, Gillooly had an answering machine message from Smith asking for more details about the plan. Shawn Eckardt, a friend of Gillooly's who was also Harding's bodyguard before the attack, had originally been hired by the figure skater after she received an anonymous death threat. [38], Gillooly testified that by January 1994, he and Harding were upset that the plot had apparently failed. "That's news to me," said Joe Walther, the man who answered the phone listed in the letter. [38], On January 1, 1994, Eckardt met Gillooly and Harding at the skating rink during her late-night session. Eckardt replied that Smith was already driving to Portland and that he needed more information about Kerrigan a photograph and the location of the ice rink where she practiced. It also read that Harding, Gillooly, Eckardt, Smith, and Stant agreed to "knowingly cause physical injury by means of a dangerous weapon." Sept. 22, 1995: Shawn Eckardt gets out of the Oregon State Penitentiary 109 days early for good behavior; he was to have served 18 months for his part in planning the attack. With no record of military service, Eckardt boasts that his skills include unconventional warfare, surveillance, psychological operations and something he calls the "Secret Service characteristics matrix for assassins." He claims to have worked as a counterintelligence specialist for a Swiss company 10 . He was 40. [38], On December 29, 1993, Stant agreed to execute the plot and took a flight to Boston, yet discovered he could not rent a car with his girlfriend's credit card. He had known Gillooly since they were in the first grade at school. After the meeting, Gillooly left, returning that night to pay Eckardt in cash. College lecturer. Harding ultimately. "Tonya and Jeff remembered almost nothing the same way," Rogers said. [78], On March 16, Harding pleaded guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution as a Class C felony offense at a Multnomah County court hearing. The biographical black comedy was directed by Craig Gillespie using a screenplay by Steven Rogers. He said he was offended and declined. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Emmys STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events [1], Jeff Gillooly was Tonya Harding's ex-husband. Oct. 18-19, 1999: Harding plans makes her professional skating debut in the ESPN Professional Skating Championships in Huntington, W.Va., She places second and expects that such a strong showing will lead to offers from ice shows or TV skating specials. He was enrolled in the program for three years before being booted out in 1992. Most people who remember the 1994 scandal, during which Harding's figure skating competitor, Nancy Kerrigan, was whacked on the knees with a metal baton as she was practicing for the U.S. Championships, probably remember Eckardt. [70] The panel examined evidence including the testimonies of Stant and Smith, Harding and Gillooly's telephone records, and notes found in a Portland saloon trash bin on January 30. Samantha Browning delivers a punch to Tonya Harding in 2003. [51] He quit that job in late 1993 and moved to Arizona with his wife. On January 1, 1994, she had a late-night skating session from 11:30 p.m to 1 a.m., and Gillooly asked Eckardt to meet them at the rink. They plead not guilty. [14] Stant and Smith then planned to carry out the attack together. Eckhardt contacted Smith, who hired his nephew Shane Stant as Kerrigan's hit man. Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. In an interview with The Oregonian, Stone said he'd changed and was remorseful for the attack on Kerrigan. Hood Community College, shared an interest in espionage and survivalism, and had discussed opening a school together someday. Further investigation revealed that Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and bodyguard Shawn Eckhardt had paid Stant $6,500 to eliminate Kerrigan from Olympic consideration. [52] During the meeting, he thought Eckardt was leading Gillooly to think he had many "underground" contacts. Feb. 2, 1994: Harding falls during practice. 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