13. Gregg and Gina both described several incidents which added to their fears in 1981
According to Gregg Hill, “My parents were so reckless in the summer of 1981”. He described a visit from Karen’s mother to their Independence home, as well as a project undertaken by his father that summer. Henry struck upon the idea of using a horse-drawn carriage to convey tourists to various sites in downtown Cincinnati. Henry called his idea the Queen City Trolley. It opened for business in July, the same month Jimmy Burke was indicted for his role in the Boston College points shaving scam. When the syndicated television program PM Magazine asked to do a segment on the Queen City Trolley Henry agreed. Though he attempted to disguise his features with a fake mustache and a changed hairdo and used his Martin Scott alias, he made no attempt to disguise his New York accent. The Queen City Trolley failed after a few weeks.
Once again, Hill raised his profile, rather than lowered it, and the federal authorities were not amused. He added to his transgressions with a couple of arrests in Kentucky over incidents involving alcohol and disorderly conduct. The federal authorities managed to keep them quiet. Jimmy Burke’s upcoming trial meant the government still needed Henry to testify. The Marshals learned of private investigators, allegedly hired by either Burke or Vario, focusing on the area. Once again, after less than a year in Independence, WITSEC decided to relocate the Hills. Hard evidence they had been located drove them to another hurried departure, again without the knowledge of where they were going until they were en route. It turned out to be what was then a small town about 18 miles from Seattle, by the name of Redmond, Washington.