Irritation

I'm waiting on the transcripts to be finished. I don't know for certain when they will be done so writing anything other than theories has become almost impossible. I'm not a huge fan of that so I usually choose to just remain silent.

I do write in between posts, just not things that are ready to be published. I am only posting this because it might inspire someone that knows something about any of this to reach out to me.

 I'm not necessarily saying they mean anything or point to proof of any sort, but they are things that do not sit well with me, one way or another.

• She got pregnant with her oldest son at the age of 16. William Smith was the father, he was 28 at the time. That is a pretty gross age difference if you ask me. It makes me uncomfortable to think about. I'm not sure why statutory rape wasn't pursued but I wish it would have been.
• William has a history of violence with other girlfriends and it seems a lot of girls in this area think that is just something that happens in relationships. That makes me both sad and angry.
• I feel like her sons may have witnessed what happened to their mother and that is probably the most disturbing thing I can imagine.
• Jessie was trying to better herself for her kids. She was one month away from finishing school and moving to a career she could be proud of and be a provider to her two sons.
• Gary has a very long history of violence against women. He had even been 'handsy' with Jessie. He had never hit her, as far as we know, just pushy and such, which is still unacceptable. He has not made it easy to show he is innocent that is for sure. Everyone keeps forgetting he has a rock-solid alibi though.
• That I still have to explain why I don't think Vonda is innocent. I don't have to prove she is guilty, a court of law already did that, I just have to point out the obvious lies and bullshit being spread by her family. I don't think she did it alone, and from interviewing Jessie's friends and family, even some of Vonda's acquaintances, that is a justified conclusion. 
• It really bothers me that people not related to Jessie, think it is relevant, or productive, to try to trash Jessie's mother...or Jessie for that matter. 
• That the author of the other blog acts like she is "Varys" from Game of Thrones calling people, "my little birds", I don't like to be treated like someone's servant or talked down to and  I doubt I am the only one that feels that way. Which brings me to another thing, she acts like she had no idea there was another blogger (me) and that she doesn't read it...nonsense. I read hers, her blog is the reason I was inspired to post facts and not the nonsensical musings of a tin foil hat wearing maniac. I have no games to play. I read it, I check to see if she has posted because I feel the need to correct the lies. 
• That the transcripts aren't available yet. I get that they take time, but I have been told that the judge doesn't want them released until after the appeal hearings. I don't like information hoarding, even when there is a good reason for it, it's still frustrating a hell.

I could continue this list for miles but I'm not sure anyone is interested. Let me know the things that bother you about this case. 

Until next time...

DNA Forensics

Ok, I have gone over this before, but as I get asked about it a lot and I realized I can't always just answer those questions off the top of my head. That tells me it won't hurt to go over it all again.

So, that is what we are going to do.

Disclaimer: I am not a genius. I don't even play one on T.V. 

I do not think I know everything and if I post something that you disagree with because you do have expertise in DNA testing results please reach out to me. I am always looking to learn more.

Alright, now that we have covered that...

Let's go over the Offical Forensic Biology Report

The first one was issued 11/1/16, there are more and I will include those results and state what date they were issued. 

Here are the results listed:

Swabs from steering wheel cover, emergency brake, and gear shift from Vonda's car:

The DNA profile obtained was consistent with a mixture of at least 3 individuals, including at least one male. Due to the complexity of the mixture, further interpretation of this DNA profile is deemed inconclusive.

Further testing on this, issued 2/3/17, states that the DNA profile from the unknown female individual (unknown female #2) did not match Vonda Smith.

Cutting from the front passenger seat of Vonda's car:

presumptive tests indicated the presence of blood. Further testing indicated human blood, the DNA obtained matches, Jessie Morrison.

Coke bottle from the floorboard:

DNA profile obtained is consistent with a mixture of at least 2 individuals, including at least one male. The major contributor is that of an unknown female individual (Unknown Female #1) Interpretation of the minor contributor profile is deemed to be inconclusive. The exhibit was forwarded to the Latent Print Unit in Nashville for additional testing. According to the DNA report from 2/3/17, the Unknown Female #1 turned out to match Vonda Smith. 

Mountain Dew bottle from floorboard:

Lip of the bottle: DNA profile obtained is consistent with a mixture of at least two individuals, including at least one male. the major contributor is Jessie Morrison. The minor contributor profile is deemed inconclusive.

Stained Area: Presumptive tests indicated the presence of blood. Further testing indicated the presence of human blood. The DNA profile obtained was Jessie Morrison. This exhibit was forwarded to the Latent Print Unit in Nashville for additional testing.

Paper towel from Jud Neal Loop Rd:

Testing indicated the presence of human blood. The DNA profile obtained is that of a female individual (Unknown female #2)

Vaginal swabs from Jessie Morrison: 11/1/16

The examination did not indicate the presence of semen. On 6/23/17 report it states the Y-STR profile obtained is consistent with a mixture of at least two males. The major contributor matches Gary Ealey and JD Ealey. Therefore, they cannot be excluded as the source of this male DNA profile and, barring a mutation, neither can any of their paternal male relatives. Due to the limited minor contributor profile obtained, interpretation of the minor profile is deemed to be inconclusive. 

I am no Scientist, but I have read about Y-STR DNA testing and as far as I can understand, all paternally linked males have the same Y-STR profile. Which is why it is in the report that it could be Gary and JD as the major contributors. It doesn't mean she had sex with J.D. Ealey. If anyone knows any different feel free to correct me but I am almost certain that I am understanding this correctly. That is also why it states it couldn't rule out any other of Gary's paternal relatives. So let us all take a moment to realize that THIS RESULT DOES NOT INDICATE SHE HAD SEX WITH JD OR ANY OTHER OF GARY'S RELATIVES. IT ONLY SHOWS SHE HAD SEX WITH A MALE FROM THAT FAMILY, WHICH WAS, OF COURSE, GARY, HER FIANCE. 

This result has been used to weave many a conspiracy theories trying to implicate Gary in a "crime of passion" after he found out Jessie had been sleeping with his father. This is not only nonsense it is defamation of Jessie's character. Let's not do that. 

Also, that is only the case with males, hence the Y, as in Y- chromosome.  So the idea that the blood in the car was Channings due to him having had oral surgery that morning is ignorant. It wasn't. It was tested. It was Jessie's. 

Underwear from Jessie Morrison:

Examination confirmed the presence of spermatozoa. 

Nonsperm: The DNA profile is consistent with Jessie Morrison. An additional allele was obtained at locus D5S818. Due to this limited information, interpretation of this additional allele is deemed to be inconclusive. 

Sperm: The DNA profile obtained is consistent with a mixture of at least two individuals, where the major contributor profile matches Gary Ealey. Due to the limited minor contributor profile obtained, interpretation of the minor contributor profile is deemed to be inconclusive. 

A swab of the fingerprint from Jessie Morrison's abdomen:

No DNA profile other than the ASSUMED contributor Jessie Morrison was obtained.

Jessie Morrison's driver's license from the scene:

Per the report issued 2/3/17 The limited partial DNA profile obtained is consistent with a mixture of at least two individuals, including at least one male. Due to the limited profile obtained, further interpretation of this profile is deemed to be inconclusive.

Per the report issued on 6/23/17 There was a DNA profile found of an unknown male, Gary Ealey, William Smith, Roger Smith, and JD Ealey is excluded as the source of this male DNA profile.

Right-hand nail clippings from Jessie Morrison:

Per the report, 6/23/17 Presumptive tests indicated the presence of blood. Testing for human blood was not performed due to a limited sample. The Y-STR profile obtained is consistent with a mixture of at least 3 males. Due to the limited profile obtained and the unknown number of potential contributors, this profile is deemed to be inconclusive. 

Left-hand nail clippings from Jessie Morrison:

Y-STR profile obtained is consistent with a mixture of at least 3 males. The major contributor is from an unknown male (unknown male #2), therefore, Gary Ealey, William Smith, Roger Smith, and JD Ealey are excluded as the source. 

These results leave a lot unanswered. DNA is very complex. What does this tell us though? 

Let me know what you guys think.

I found lots of sites that were full of information about DNA, I wanted to share a couple of them here in case you were interested in being able to understand DNA testing and results, don't rely on this only but it is a good starting point:

Can DNA demand a verdict?

DNA Testing: An Introduction

Until next time...

Let's Go Over Things

I highly recommend going back to the beginning of the blog and reading all of the posts, but I can also understand that it may seem a daunting task. I am going to go back over the forensic report here in the next blog post for any newcomers.

It is a catastrophic blow to anyone saying Vonda was set up, I personally, (which doesn't mean anything, btw), think it shows she couldn't have possibly pulled this off on her own. 

Now, I have received several messages saying that some think Vonda did this alone and that Roger (her husband) helped load Jessie's body into the car so Vonda could dispose of it.

Maybe that is what happened, unfortunately, we don't know for sure. We do know that Roger failed his polygraph test, according to more than 3 different people I have talked to that have heard all the evidence from trial. When I hear it from several folks that aren't friends with one another or connected to either family, I start to lean toward believing it as fact. You use your own discretion. 

I believe he failed it, what I'm unsure of is whether or not he was even a good candidate for it to begin with.

He is very ill, according to some, and honestly, I just have issues wanting to place blame on him based on nothing other than the polygraph. The polygraph doesn't pick up on lies, it picks up on changes in pulse and heart rate and such.

It picks up on anxiety and reaction.

He did say he didn't think Jessie left their house that day. I believe that as well, she didn't leave, not alive anyway. 

So, going back through the forensic report is going to take me a while. I could copy/paste the other one, or just reshare what we already went over, but I think looking at it again will not be a waste of time. I think looking at something again is always a good idea. I have looked at it at least 100 times, but I'm only human. I'm doing the best I can with it all.

I also want to take this opportunity to state that I am not married to any conclusion I have come to thus far. If I see evidence or hear (and can prove) something that leads me in another direction, then I am not afraid to take back any of my previous conclusions. I don't have an enemy, I just want justice. I want it for Jessie and her children. I want it for Jessie's family. 

Until next time... 

Exploitation of A Murder

I know it is hard for Vonda's family to believe she had any part in killing Jessie, but she did. 

I can imagine that is a hard thing to grasp, I wouldn't want to believe it about my Aunt, Mother, Sister, or friend. At some point though, you have to follow the evidence. You can't make up conspiracy theories and nonsensical corruption against one lone 21-year-old girl. It didn't happen that way. The police officers may not have done everything perfectly but no one does, they are not the bad guys in this case.  Jessie never did drugs and had nothing to do with a 'drug ring' as Vonda tried to make it seem. Because apparently murdering a girl isn't enough, you have to try to destroy her reputation as well. 

Vonda saying, "It was drug related" the day after Jessie died while on the phone with Angie Hickerson is disgusting enough. It was her desperate attempt to distract people from looking in her direction and it is still being used and it honestly makes me sick to my stomach. 

(These are the toxicology reports from Jessie's autopsy report, she was clear of everything except caffeine.)

So not only is that appalling and cruel, now Vonda's family wants to shop out this horrible crime to true crime shows and that is nothing less than exploitation and I can't find anything much more repulsive than that. 

How does one justify that to themselves when your relative is the murderer, not the victim?

Maybe lack of empathy is hereditary? 

I do have empathy for Vonda's family, they don't want to believe she could be capable of this. I'm sure they miss her and have convinced themselves she is somehow a victim as well. 

I have to hope they will come to accept the truth before they cause even more harm to the actual victim's family. 

Jessie's mother has been approached by the show, "Snapped". She will not even consider participating in anything like that until after the appeals process is over and done. Which is what was instructed by the DA. It is her prerogative to participate or not to participate. 

Now, Vonda's family can also choose. 

Let's hope they can have empathy for Jessie and her family. 
Being "excited" over anything not related to finding who else was involved WITH Vonda is pretty low. 
I just wanted to make it clear, on behalf of Jessie's family, that nothing goes unnoticed about Jessie. 
I do NOT ever want any of you to read this blog and think I am trying to string you along with "we have a new something or another, just you wait."
We are better and smarter than that. 
My heart goes out to all of Jessie's friends and family because some people just can't come to the conclusion they have been hurt enough. I would like to have ignored all of this, but it was brought to me by her immediate family and therefore I felt it needed to be addressed. 
Until the next time... 

Hypothetical Timeline and Time of Death

On the Facebook page for this blog, there is a "Timeline" post pinned to the top. That timeline is as factual as we could come up with using only documented facts, well this one involves some ideas that we haven't yet been able to "prove". As you know I like to keep everything fact-based but I think in order to move forward we are going to have to allow ourselves to spit-ball and see what could and couldn't happen within the time constraints. Just know as you read, these are my ideas and nothing more than that. They may turn out to be true but as of right now, they are not proven. 

The other timeline we had covered Jessie's day. We knew Vonda was at work. You want to know what we don't know? Where was Willy? His alibi was that he was home (the house he shared with Brittney Brown in 2016) He said he was there all day because she had their only car at work. Ok, fine. BUT, what if she dropped him off at Vonda's house to be with his dad before she went to work? 

I have heard (so this isn't a fact, it is hearsay) that there were no calls made from Willy's phone that day. This doesn't shock me as he told me himself he uses burner phones and works hard to stay "off grid" That doesn't mean he was sitting at home where his phone was at according to someone that was close to the case and trial. So, what if we assume that Willy was already at Vonda's house that day.

August 12, 2016, So let's go:

6:30 am- Jessie drops Gary off at work at Emery's 

8:00 am- Jessie takes Channing to Johnson city for oral surgery.

1:45 - 2:00 pm- WIC appointments at the Greeneville Health Department.

3:00 pm- Jessie and Vonda go to Gary's work (Imerys) in separate cars. They meet with Gary (as shown on video surveillance) in the parking lot and Jessie leaves the car with Gary. 

3:37 pm- Jessie, Vonda, and Jessie's two sons leave Food city. This was shown by security footage provided by Food City.

3:50 pm- Jessie and Vonda arrived at Jessie's trailer, (cross anchor trailer park), the officer that arrived later that night for the missing person report stated that the person that lived behind Jessie saw her get into a white car with an elderly woman. (a contradiction to the story Edward Hitchen told on the stand) The groceries are left in the floor of Jessie's trailer. 

4:00 pm- I think this is around the time Jessie, Vonda, and Jessie's two sons arrived at Vonda's house. I think Willy was already there.

This is the time I think Jessie was murdered. Now, do I think it was premeditated? No, I am sure with Vonda's complete frustration with Jessie she had thought of doing it before, but what is the difference between thinking about it and carrying it out? What is the catalyst? I think it was the loss of control. I have heard from more than a few people that Vonda ruled that house and although her son, Willy could be considered troubled at the very least, he did what she wanted and when push came to shove he did what his Mother told him to do. I'm not sure that is very odd, but loyalty can be very powerful. 

4:30 - 4:45pm- Vonda says this is the time Jessie left in her car with $1,000 dollars that she gave her to pay bills. 
    I think Jessie was dead at this time. I think Jessie may have left her house in her car, but not alive. I think this may be more telling of the time of death than even the autopsy. I feel like she would want to mention when Jessie died, and cover it with something such as, "I gave her 1,000 dollars of my mattress money and she took off in my car." 
    Sort of like a Freudian slip, but with murder. An unconscious slip of the tongue. She wanted to make sure that time was accounted for and that it had NOTHING to do with Jessie's death. That is just my opinion.
    Even Roger Smith said he didn't think Jessie left their house, another slip up I'm sure Vonda wasn't pleased about. 
     Here is one of the scenarios that I think could have played out:

     Jessie goes to Laughlin after her WIC appointment, perhaps asking for money from Vonda. Vonda (hasn't been able to keep Channing for the past couple of weekends due to Jessie taking them to Tammy's to swim in the pool) is frustrated that she keeps helping Jessie but that Jessie won't let the boys stay with her. I think she took Jessie and paid for her groceries and they dropped the groceries off (this is where her neighbor said he witnessed her getting into a white car with an elderly woman). I think from there they went to Vonda's and Vonda wanted to keep Channing for this weekend. (It was a Friday) I think she helped Jessie with the expectation of being able to control when she saw Channing. Well, Channing had just had surgery and anyone that knew Jessie has told me there is NO way she would leave Channing there after that. 
    I think Jessie and Vonda exchanged words, much like they did in the text messages, but this was face to face and Jessie wasn't the type to not get her hackles up when someone was trying to tell her what to do with her children. I think Jessie may have gotten in Vonda's face, her personality makes this feasible to me, and that is when I think someone else stepped in. I don't think it is out of the realm of possibility that Vonda and Jessie got physical with one another and a third party saw that Vonda was NOT going to come out on top. 
    I think someone, and honestly, I think it was one of Vonda's sons, stepped in to defend Vonda and hit her in the head with something. A hammer or a bat is the most common weapons concerning the injuries listed in her autopsy.
    I don't think this knocked her out because she still had the sense to use her arms to continue to block blows that were given to her all over her body. I'm sure she was trying to protect her unborn child more so than herself because that seems to be the type of person she was, and I think this happened in Vonda's driveway while the kids were still in the car. Now think about what that would mean. 
    Vonda and Channing's clothing from that day, as witnessed in the Food City video, were never located. Kam's shorts were found on the side of the road, discarded. 
    I think this happened within the hour after they left Food City. Vonda didn't answer her phone for hours. She did answer it once though, on her way to get Emma. One of Jessie's sisters called Vonda, looking for Jessie, and Vonda said she was going to Willy's to pick up Emma. Now, I'm not saying she didn't accidentally slip up and say Willy's when she meant Sharon's, and honestly, I'm not sure it matters because Willy and Brittney lived very close to Sharon's, so I don't think it is crazy to consider that Vonda may have dropped Willy off on her way to get Emma. 
    Her and Willy I think worked like hell to get that car cleaned up and still give her time to create an alibi. I don't think they expected Jessie to be found that quickly. I'm sure they thought they would have a bigger window of time to work with, to blur the lines. 

    Anyway, that's all I've got, for now, let me know what you think. 
                                      Until next time...

Jessie Nicole Morrison

Today I want to recognize Jessie Morrison as a human being, not just a victim.

She was so many things and I have been interviewing people that knew her and trying to get to know her. Sometimes it feels like I am trying to befriend a ghost.

(snagged with permission from her sister, Trista. A lot of the pictures used in this blog post will be from her.)

I think most people are intrigued by murder.

We are fascinated by the human condition and trying to figure out what lets someone slip into the taboo area where they become judge and executioner. We want to slip into the mind frame of both the murderer and the murdered. We want to understand it, we want to right the wrongs. 

So that leads us to justice. It is the only way to feel that we (those left behind) aren't powerless. That people can't take the most important thing in the world to you (a loved one) without any repercussions.  A part of that justice, I feel, is respecting the victim as something more than that. Respecting them by getting to know them and exactly what the world is now missing. I am hoping to do that in this post. 

I have taken some time to talk with her family, trying to not be pushy, so I didn't pursue speaking to anyone that might not have been comfortable with speaking to me. I did speak to 2 of her sisters and her mother, Tammy. 

One thing that is very obvious to me is that she was tough. Her mother told me that Jessie was very athletic and played softball most of her life. She was good at it and that has passed down to her son, Channing. 

She was 17 when she became pregnant with Channing (Willy was 27 or 28 at the time. He was born in 1984.)

She finished and graduated high school with her class. 

She loved children, not just her own. She was very close to her nephew, Jace and her niece, Kynlee. 

 Family was huge for Jessie. She didn't have her mom babysit her kids so she could go out and party or be "young", she stayed home with her kids. You don't see that a lot with young mothers.

She made friends easily and was outgoing and the life of any gathering. She had a great sense of humor and didn't take life too seriously.

Her family, all of them, will tell you she would always be there for them no matter what they needed. She put family and loyalty above all else. She took no shit and was brutally honest. She wasn't going to be nice to you if you didn't deserve it and she wasn't going to change herself to make you more comfortable. 

Her mother said she was a very loving person and a joy to be around. 

Her sister Trista said there were just too many things that made Jessie great to list them all. She told me that Jessie was a great mother and that she loved her boys more than anything else in the world. She also told me that she would do anything for her family and that she was a very giving person. Trista and Jessie were very very close. 

Her sister Kayla told me that she always had her their back no matter what. She told me about how tough and caring Jessie was 

The world is less without Jessie. 

We have one less friend, on less mother that loved her children, one less badass that knew how to stand up for what she believed in and we need all of those types of people we can get. 

I didn't know Jessie, I wasn't a friend of the family or even an acquaintance but even I can feel the loss. 

I just don't want us to lose sight of why we go over heartbreaking details that stir up feelings of pain and devastation. 

Her death wasn't easy and justice won't be either. 

Vonda is where she should be, but someone else isn't. 

We do this because she deserves complete justice, not just convenient justice. 

This isn't about having the most blog traffic or popularity this is about truth and justice for those Jessie was forced to leave behind. Let us never forget that. 

Shoulda Woulda Coulda

It is easy to be on the outside looking in and say we would do something differently, or better than the ones actually doing it. I think in every murder case if you have ever flipped your TV over to the ID channel, has a list of things that could have been investigated better or more thoroughly. That is because even detectives are human.

Do I think there were some things that could have been done that might have made a huge difference? Yes, I do. 

I want to start this by saying, I wasn't there at the scene and I am not in any way trying to talk badly about the detectives that worked this case. These are just a few of the things that a lot of people, including myself, have had questions about and I would like to know if any of you have any answers for them:

1. I have asked several times, even from people that sat through the entire trial, about Chris and Willy's alibis. I have heard that Willy's was just that he was home (The home he shared with Brittney, If I'm not mistaken) alone and that she had the car that day. I have heard that Chris was working in Alaska, but also heard that was contradicted during testimony by a member of their own family that said that Chris helped Vonda bury their dog around that time. I think this testimony was from an elderly person so they may have just mixed up Willy's name with Chris. I would like to hear what you all have to say.
2. In the Food City surveillance video, you can see the clothes that Vonda and Jessie were wearing. I have heard more than once that Vonda's clothes from that video were never found and neither were C's. If you have any information concerning that please contact me. As usual, you will remain anonymous. 
3. Also, as far as I can find, there were never any dogs brought out to where she was found to look for evidence. Surely there is a reason for that, I'm just not sure what it would be and would love to find out. I would think they could have located any of Jessie's missing items had they been hidden in Vonda's yard
4. After Jessie's body was identified her trailer was not closed off to search for evidence as far as her mother knows. Her mom came the morning after Jessie was identified and got clothing for C and K. She said no officers were there and it wasn't closed off or being searched.   

So I think this is enough for now. If you guys have any ideas or answers you know the drill, let's chat about murder.  

Until next time...

After A Murder

August 12, 2016

7:30 p.m. Jessie Nicole Morrison's body was found by an elderly man walking his dog down Jud Neal Loop.
We already know this, but what happened the next day? How did people hear about it? 
About 4:30 - 5 am on the next day (Saturday, August 13, 2016) Vonda was interrogated. 

They were bringing her in as Jessie's family was leaving. Tammy (Jessie's mother) had been there all night. Gary was there with her the entire time.
She was released later that day.
Tammy went directly from the police department to Vonda's house to pick up Jessie's two sons. She left there and went to Jessie's trailer and got necessities for the boys and left to go back to her house. She spent the rest of the day calling and notifying Jessie's friends and family while grieving the loss of her daughter and taking care of her grandchildren.
Ok so now we are on Sunday, What was Vonda doing?
Well, Vonda was sending Willy's girlfriend at the time Brittney Brown, messages trying to get ahold of Angie (Kamdyn's Grandmother, Her son is Shawn Gross, Kamdyn's father. Kamdyn is Jessie's youngest son.)

(This is a message sent on 8/14/2016, to Angie Hickerson, Kam's grandmother)
When Angie called Vonda this is what their conversation was like, according to Angie, who I consider very honest and reliable.

We know Vonda is guilty though, what we don't know is who helped her. We are going to examine who was close enough to want to keep a secret that dark for Vonda. That is what we are going to start discussing in depth. We are going to be pointing out the holes and gaps in information and brainstorming, together. 

Until next time...

Vonda is Innocent?

I keep hearing people say this and I want to give those people a chance to state their case. She has been convicted so I don't have to prove she is guilty but if you think she is innocent, or if you question her guilt at all, I would love to hear from you. 

You can message me and I will keep you anonymous or you can post in the comments of the "Mopping With Murder" Facebook page.

I am not biased so all opinions are welcome but please be willing to give an explanation as to why you have that opinion, "I just have a gut feeling." isn't enough.

You have questions or claims you would like me to address? Please don't hesistate to state them or ask questions. 

Polygraph Testing

 The accuracy (i.e., validity) of polygraph testing has long been controversial. An underlying problem is theoretical: There is no evidence that any pattern of physiological reactions is unique to deception. An honest person may be nervous when answering truthfully and a dishonest person may be non-anxious.

There are legitimate reasons polygraph results are not allowed in court. 

They are less about detecting lies and more about detecting anxiety. I would think just knowing they can be incorrect would cause an extreme amount of anxiety for someone that knows they are being looked at as a suspect even if they know they are innocent. 

A simple Google search can give you ample information to conclude that they aren't as helpful they are portrayed to be on TV and in movies. 

Now, according to several people I have interviewed (So please keep in mind this is hearsay. I want to make sure that is clear, although I trust this source) These are the people that were given a polygraph examination:

Gary Ealey =  PASSED

William Smith = PASSED

Vonda Smith = Unknown 

JD Ealey = PASSED

Roger Smith = FAILED - I would like to note Roger is sick and I'm not sure he could even fit into the very liberal definition of a 'good candidate' for a lie detector examination.

So that's it. If I hear of any more or anything different I will let you all know.

 Until next time... 

STACY BAILEY

In case there was any confusion on if I was trying to hide my identity, I'm not. In fact, I know a lot of people's identity. I will let chicken shits be chicken shits though and onward and upward we will go. This is the last you will hear of it on this blog. I'm not here for drama, I'm here for truth. I did just want to make sure you all knew my name and knew I am not afraid of imaginary people 'bugging' my phone or such nonsense.

Dog burial and Vonda's yard

Ok, I had heard before that Vonda had to bury a pet dog shortly before Jessie died. I hadn't mentioned it because it hasn't been mentioned in any case files I have and I don't like to just talk about stuff that I hear. I like to have documentation. I may run into some. I have read that people think that if Vonda could dig a grave by herself for a German Shepherd that somehow proves she was fit enough to kill Jessie on her own. I have no proof she was able to accomplish this feat and even if I did I'm not sure that would change the fact that she needed help to pull this off. 

 I will be doing an interview with someone soon that should be able to answer whether or not they did a thorough search of Vonda's yard the night that Jessie died. I know it was late when they got there and dark but surely they have access to flood lights or something that could have been used to search that yard. 

I have seen the yard, it is a pretty good size and my running theory is there was an altercation there. THEORY. That isn't fact. 

I would like to be able to rule that theory out if it was looked at and they know for a fact there were no signs of an altercation or evidence in that yard that night. 

Can you imagine if they didn't?

 (Vonda's house and yard.)

(Vonda's yard and 'driveway')

 (Davis Valley Road, Vonda's house)

 (This is the driveway Vonda says her car was returned to but she was unable to see who returned it because it is out of direct view from her kitchen window)

 (Vonda's house from above. This gives a pretty good idea of the size of her yard)

(This picture shows the nearest neighbor to Vonda's house. The house is pretty isolated. There are houses scattered throughout that road though which would explain why someone would not try to dump her on that road.)

I know they did a search on her house. Vonda allowed that and it turned up nothing. 

I find myself getting restless when there isn't any new documentation to present to you guys. My mind goes over every tiny piece of information a million times and comes up with scenarios that seem plausible but I don't like to share those things here.
I will share the reason I think this happened at Vonda's and why I think it wasn't premeditated.
I have driven the route from Vonda's house to Jud Neal Loop where Jessie was found, and down Tyne Gray Road where her cell phone case was found, and down Betsey Ross road where her belongings were scattered off the side of the road. If you have ever gone down these paths you know there are so many places to hide a body. That may seem morbid, and it probably is, but it is the truth. If the person that dumped Jessie had gone 2 minutes further up the road there would have been a much steeper embankment and she probably wouldn't have been found for months, if at all. So why did they dump here at the first densely covered area of the road they came upon? I think it was panic.
Can you imagine the panic that person must have felt? Evidence shows us she was in the front seat of a Pontiac Sunfire. Every inch farther they go to find a good spot to dump her they risk an oncoming car discovering them. That road is so small that a passing vehicle has to get so close to you that it wouldn't be unreasonable to ask for dinner first.

 The very narrow Jud Neal Loop where Jessie was discarded

 I have been on bike paths wider than this

So the pressure to get Jessie out of that car must have been immense and I think that is why they went down Jud Neal Loop and when a slight embankment presented itself, out of desperation, they dumped her and continued to panic realizing they have all of these belongings with blood and evidence of Jessie's murder in the car with them so they start dumping those things as well. It had to be a frenzied panic that most people will never feel.

Somebody has this panic feeling shoved way down deep inside, trying to forget it. Someone other than just Vonda. I bet they sure would like to get that off their chest. Something like that has to haunt the person that did it. I hope it does.
Until next time...

Making Calls

Due to Vonda's hearing being postponed until January 25th I spent the day investigating. 

Cold calling people involved directly, or indirectly, about this case always proves to be less than comfortable. What makes it even worse is when I call a number that is listed as belonging to a man and a female answers and tries to 'handle' me to protect the person in question. This has happened more than once and honestly, it is the damndest thing I have ever experienced. 

To be honest, if I call a man and he can't speak for himself it tells me a few things about him and his situation and none of them are positive. 

I called Edward Hitchens today.

Let me rephrase that, I called Edward Hitchens phone number as listed in his subpoena paperwork. His wife answered and when I stated I wanted to speak to Edward she insisted on finding out my name and why I wanted to speak with her husband. I have nothing to hide, so I told her, "I'm Stacy and I want to ask him some questions about Jessie Morrison."

She stopped me right there. She said something like, "He isn't answering any questions about that girl, hun. Please don't call us again." Then she hung up on me.

Well, I'm here to tell you, I wouldn't get anywhere if I was easily deterred. So I called back.

She wasn't happy I called back but did say that "We might have waved hi or bye to that girl but we didn't know her and that this was all a big mess and that he had had to spend the night in jail over all this. Then she proceeded to tell me that they wouldn't talk about it out of respect for Jessie. 

I explained that I have no desire to disrespect Jessie or to allow anyone else to. I told her that I have been in contact with Jessie's mother and that her mother would have nothing to do with me if I was trying to make Jessie look bad. She said, "Well, good for you, we still ain't talking about it. Now don't call back again." Once again, she hung up on me. 

This time I let it go.  

Since he refuses to even discuss what he testified to in court it does make me question his credibility even more than I did before. He was a reluctant witness, and apparently still is  He was the last person to claim to see Jessie alive, a mere 2 hours before her body was discovered. His testimony is the one thing that allows people to make up nonsensical white van theories to substantiate Vonda and Vonda's families claims to innocence. 

There isn't a nice way for me to say this but I call bullshit. I declare total fabrication from Edward Hitchens and his claim of seeing Jessie and talking to her the evening of her murder. 

If I had seen her and thought an innocent woman was spending life in jail I would be screaming about it from the rooftops. I get that not everyone has an affinity for justice quite as strongly as I do but I can't imagine why you would have to be dragged into court to testify if you know what you claim to know. Cowards and liars are a few of my least favorite things. 

Until next time...

What does it mean?

     The title of this blog means exactly what it says, I like to mop (or do any kind of housework) while listening to murder. That can be a podcast, audiobook, or just the ID channel blaring throughout the house. My current favorite is a podcast called, "My Favorite Murder" it is the only reason my floors stay semi-clean and is definitely the only reason I walk on the treadmill every day. The irony that murder fuels my life is not lost on me, by the way. I don't feel like I am alone in this, in fact, I know there are tons of true crime loving moms that take a dip in the murder pool every chance they get. Look around you. You see a woman with headphones in while her kid plays soccer with your kid? She is probably listening to murder. See the woman reading on her Kindle? Probably a murder mystery.  I also believe my obnoxious blaring of the ID channel is the very thing that prevents  Jehovah's Witnesses from knocking on my door in an attempt to convert me. They figure I'm too demented to join them or that I am in the midst of getting murdered. They just know there are screams coming from my house. I spend a lot of my life with murder. 

     Okay, so let's get to why I started this blog. I am from a small town called Greeneville, TN. It is mountains and farmers and the epitome of "The Bible Belt"   Murders happen there, not often, but they do occur, and instantly everyone becomes a murder sleuth, myself included. I think this is normal, what might not be normal, is the extent that I have taken it to this time around. I am currently writing a true crime novel about a murder that happened in Afton, Tn. There has been a conviction and a life sentence plus twenty-five years handed to Vonda Star Smith of Afton, TN for the murder of Jessie Nicole Morrison, she was from Rogersville, TN but lived in Greeneville at the time of her death. She was four months pregnant and found on the side of a remote, narrow road in Afton called "Jud Neal Loop" by an elderly man walking his dog at 7:30pm on August 12, 2016. Vonda is the grandmother of Jessie's oldest son, who was 3 at the time of her murder.

   When it first happened, I friend requested anyone that was connected to the victim that I could locate on Facebook. I snooped and went through tons of photographs that Jessie had been tagged in and it broke my heart. She was 21 at the time of her murder. A mother of two boys and another child on the way. It upset me then but I didn't become as consumed as I am now.

     Flash forward to 2017, when Vonda was officially arrested for the murder. I became interested in the case again because now we had a suspect, that was exciting to me. I tried looking into her but she had no online presence that I could find so again, the case crawled into a dark corner of my mind and took a long nap there. Life goes on, after all. I have a family that I have to devote a LOT of attention to so when it fell from the public interest, it fell from mine as well. I had that luxury, unlike her poor family.
     Then in May 2018, the trial started. It lasted 4 days. I shit you not, 4 days. I mean, I'm no lawyer but that seems awfully quick considering the evidence that was presented often raised more questions than answers, in my opinion. I did look into it, and apparently, that isn't outside the norm in everyday murder cases but then came the Reddit posts. I was hooked, I have no lies to tell. One of my friends posted a link to the Reddit and I felt so compelled that Vonda was innocent. The things they were saying, the direction they were leading me with their storytelling. I believed them, but I have always questioned everything and that is how my research and investigation into this case started. I expected to find myself fighting to prove Vonda was innocent, but that gave way to me just wanting to find out facts that were unbiased. It turns out the Reddit/Tumblr authors are related to Vonda and seemed to be swimming in a deep pool of conspiracy and fear. Maybe there is a reason to be afraid, but I won't let it stop me from searching for truth.
     Before anyone assumes or tries to interpret my feelings for me I will go ahead and state that I do NOT think Vonda is innocent. If you feel she is, fine and great, but I would encourage you to put in the work and search for all the truth, not just the information that has been handed out previously.  Check for yourself, after everything I have found, I can't see how anyone could consider her innocent. I will say this though if I find anything that proves otherwise, I am not glued to my opinion. I will change it if provided evidence that would merit a change. I do think someone else, at least one other person was involved. I don't think Vonda is physically capable of doing what was done to Jessie on her own. This is my opinion though, I want to make sure everyone knows that. Even though it is my opinion, from what I have seen so far from the case, I am unsure how the jury found her guilty of first-degree murder but I digress. I think she had a hand in it, I think she may have even directed it, but I don't think the state proved that she committed the murder.  I will discuss this more in the next post if there seems to be enough interest to merit the next post.  I will try to add to this every day if I can, I'm sure I will falter on that at times but I do research/work on this case every single day. I will provide updates on that in this blog, so subscribe if you want to know when I post such things. If you know someone that is interested in this case, share this with them if you want to.
Until next time...