I was in school Monday night when this issue came up for discussion. US guard tells how Nazi girlfriend duped him into helping Goering evade hangman. This guy came forward only after he realized he could not be prosecuted. He wanted to clear the air for history. Great, now history has a footnote: Herbert Lee Stivers might just be idiot. Here is how the story goes: Stivers wanted to get laid. I German Nazi girl wanted to help Goering die with dignity. It was love at first sight… I don’t think so, Stivers did whatever he could to impress this girl, then could not put the pieces together after Goering died to see that he had contributed to Goerings death.
I can see it now, Stivers thinking Goering is dead because of a suicide and then the military investigating Goering’s death. Stivers deciding the military did not need to know about the messages, the pen, or his connection to a Nazi sex trade worker. Then the long wait to tell the truth. Yep – Stivers is a peach of a guy. I wonder if he even got laid out of the deal?
