Regency

This story was miserable — depressing as hell,
an unending source of helpless frustration.
But it taught me a lot.

“Residents of the trailer park endure unreasonably high electric bills,
blatant but untreatable crime problems and homes that clearly violate multiple health codes.
They continually are left with mounting problems and few, if any, solutions.”
— Read the investigation here.
— Watch the video on KBIA’s “Intersection” here.

Heather Blanketship, a mentally-disabled resident of Regency Trailer Park, talks with neighbors who check in on her from time to time in Columbia, Mo.

An aerial view of Regency Trailer Park in Columbia, Missouri in January 2011.

Sally Whittaker, a resident of Regency Trailer Park, surveys the interior of an abandoned trailer a few hours after a porch fire erupted in Columbia, Mo.

Columbia police officer Cynthia Crowe patrols the streets of Regency Trailer Park in October, 2011. “Have you ever heard of the broken windows theory?” she asks, referring to the fact that Regency has become decrepit over the last few years due to the re

Regency resident Gilbert Garcia holds up his eviction notice from the park. Garcia, along with many other tenants, have fought a losing battle against the park and its owner, multi-millionaire George Gradow, since moving in a year prior.

Frank Boyce claims to have had his homes in Regency Trailer Park taken away from him, despite paying them off in full. “I lost every home I owned except one,” he said in October, 2011. “There´s no excuse,” he added, referring to the company´s management

One of many dilapidated trailers in Regency Trailer Park in Columbia, Mo.

Officer Brandon Crites stops to chat with Regency residents in October, 2011. A few hours later, the men Crites spoke with were arrested for breaking and entering.

Kathy Kroner packs up her belongings after receiving an eviction notice from park management. Her husband Jason was arrested a few days prior for burglary in November, 2011.

Kathy Kroner pauses to collect herself while frantically packing all her belongings after receiving an eviction notice from park management at Regency Trailer Park in November, 2011.

Jada Kroner looks at herself in the mirror amidst packed boxes waiting to be loaded into a truck waiting outside the trailer. Jada and her mother Kathy received an eviction notice from park management and must move out within 24 hours.

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