On February 10, 2004 in Austin, TX, a dog was stabbed. The accused and later convicted, was none other than Erik Stearns. His story begins with that incident on that fateful day. It was later determined that he was the only suspect in the case, merely because he was the only one to complain about the barking dog to the apartment management in person. Later that day, his house was entered and during his apprehension by the law, his house was searched with no plain sight probable cause. There was none. It turns out that the cops never even found a weapon or any tangible evidence and no search warrant. In addition, his name and face were plastered all over the media. This didn't help his case as his court-appointed lawyer would do nothing to represent him thus landing him in jail for a whole year. Upon returning, he tried to connect with his old communities and friends, but found that his name was also slandered by many prominent members of those communities. He was further accused of other things, one of those being of "trying to corner a child". This also was not the case, nor is there any evidence or any other official documentation to substantiate that claim. Yet, these people continue to pursue him, sending slanderous and other attack-oriented emails to his contacts and venues that he performs at, plastering flyers at places where he plays to "educate" the audience, intimidating him, etc. Yet these are the same people whom in the same breath, would tell you all about how they are in the modern "burning times" and how they are persecuted.