People

Updated: Friday, 11 September 2009 6:04pm (GMT)

The following list of names has been compiled from around the Internet. Many sites have listed names, many names continue to be put forward and this page is to reference the names that are only in the public domain. The intention is not to mobilize a lynch mob; it's to identify who was involved, who may have further information about this case and/or others that may be of interest to law enforcement. In some cases, names of people have been published online and are completely innocent. They have simply been caught in the dragnet and are now being harassed.

Please leave it to law enforcement to interview these people and sort the facts from the fiction. The objective of this site is to summarize the information that is freely available and leave it to the legal system to pursue the case. Vigilantes pursuing Blythe's friends, family members and others do nothing for this case and are likely to end up facing their own charges.

The Victim

Kung Fu Guy

"Kung Fu Guy" is the name given to the victim of this crime by the Bullshido members[1]. More information can be found at the Kung Fu Guy page.

The Main Players

Bobby Joe Blythe

Bobby Joe Blythe was the owner of the karate dojo and features prominently in the original video. He was the person introducing the fight, the person that made the video, kept it for 25 years, copied it around his friends and posted it on his own YouTube channel a few months ago. More information can be found at the Bobby Joe Blythe page.

Willie J Dennis

Willie J Dennis, aka Willie Junior Dennis, was the black belt instructed to fight KFG. He is currently in front of a Florida judge on an unrelated charge. More information can be found at the Willie J Dennis page.

The Possible Witnesses

Willie J Dennis' Son

He was around 7 or 8 at the time and has said that he was in the back office[2] and that KFG was helped out of the dumpster the following day[3]. He says that it was his class that was in session at the time which was asked to leave and only the black belts remained[4].

Connie Jett

Connie was the wife of the local sheriff and was also one of Blythe's students and featured in a number of other videos[5]. She may have been the person behind the camera[6][7][8] or that she was a member of the audience[9]

"John"

At one point in the video, the name 'John' is called out by Blythe.

"TV Woman"

At another point in the video, a woman shouts "TV!"

White Belt Guy

The student that drags KFG out through the backdoor wears a white belt over his black suit.

The Others

Cindy Ghiloni

Cindy was another of Blythe's black belts at the time, one of the female bodyguards and featured in a number of other videos Blythe published on his YouTube channel[10]. It has also been claimed that Cindy was a member of the audience[9].

Joel Kaplan

Joel was one of Blythe's black belts at the time and featured in a number of videos[11]. He is also listed as the main contact for Action Investigative Services, Blythe's old private detective agency[12]. It has also been claimed that Joel was a member of the audience[9].

Robert Zingg

Zingg was one of Blythe's students at the time, performed with him at the Dermott Crawfish Festival and has already volunteered information to Bullshido's investigation. He has since moved on and in no way condones Blythe's actions.

Black Belt Students

The names of the three black belt students in the secret lecture video[13] are known but haven't been widely publicized. It appears to have been shot around the same time and if only black belts were allowed to remain for the 'demonstration' (as Willie J Dennis' son says) these three individuals could have more information.

ua26695

One of the original commenters on the YouTube video posted by Blythe was a user called ua26695[14]. This is one of Blythe's friends and his identity is known but does not appear to be in the public domain.

Sources
  1. catfishaggie's post on Bullshido [link]
  2. Coldfire$'s 'in the back office' post on Bullshido [link]
  3. Coldfire$'s 'taken out of the dumpster' post on Bullshido [link]
  4. ColdFire$'s 'sent the junior students away' post on Bullshido [link]
  5. littleoldme's 'clarification' post on Bullshido [link]
  6. RealTalk1984's post on Bullshido [link]
  7. MasoLibra's post on Bullshido [link]
  8. ColdFire$'s 'retraction' post on Bullshido [link]
  9. Facebook - Video Surfaces on the internet showing black belt karate student visciously beating a mentally ill man in his dojo [link]
  10. littleoldme's 'Cindy Ghiloni' post on Bullshido [link]
  11. littleoldme's 'Today video' post on Bullshido [link]
  12. ASBELTOMATO's post on Bullshido [link]
  13. YouTube - Bobby Joe Blythe NEW VIDEO SECRET LECTURE [link]
  14. J4KFG - Background Information [link]