Patsy Paty Jarrett Case Study

One late night, in 1993 in Missouri, Christopher Simmons; a 17 year old boy along with two of his friends robbed a woman by the name of Mrs.Shirley Crook. They broke into her home and the noise startled her making her get up to see who was in the house. Simmons, who has recently been involved in an accident with her recognized her face. Simmons became upset and scared. The three young men left, but came back later to murder her. The three men tied her up, took Crook to a bridge and threw her off it. They went on to tell people about it; boasting about the crime they had just committed. Christopher Simmons had the idea for his friends to come along because they thought

Amanda Knox is an American student who was studying abroad in Italy when was accused and convicted of murdering her roommate, Meredith Kercher, and was found innocent of the crimes after serving four years in an Italian prison. The scrutiny surrounding this case is one of media influence and how it set her fate. Knox was not able to get a fair trial in Italy because of the negative image the media painted of her. With no concrete evidence, people believed she was guilty because of the horrible and twisted opinions of her in the media.

Everything points to Scott committing this murder and there are several reasons why Scott committed this murder. Scott portrayed himself as this loving, caring husband and soon father to be. Scott dyed his hair, had his and his brother’s driver’s license in his car, multiple cell phones, car filled with clothes, and $10,000 cash along with other belongings when the Modesto police arrested him.

This particular case is a murder case, the killing is described as a brutal fashion from someone with a deep hatred for the victim. This cold-blooded murder's remained a mystery that baffled the police for three years. The officers of the law would have never suspected the killer to be a 17 year-old girl. Christine Paolilla was just a bright little girl until a number of misfortunes happened to her family, that changed her life forever. Parents, Charles and Lori Paolilla with little brother John Paolilla. Her father died in a consruciton accident. After losing her husband, Lori started abusing drugs and eventually losing custody her children to her parents. Christine was diagnosed with alopecia which caused her to lose her hair, eyebrows,

In Missouri during 1993, Christopher Simmons, a 17-year old, committed capital murder after he instigated two other juveniles (Benjamin and Tessmer) to conspire to kidnap and murder an innocent woman named Shirley Crook. It was never completely determined why exactly Simmons wished to murder Crook, however, he did later admit that Crook was involved in a previous car accident with Simmons. At approximately 2 a.m. on the night of the murder, Simmons and his two friends met up to break into the home of Crook, but Tessmer left before Simmons and Benjamin decided to go through with the heinous crime. Simmons and Benjamin broke into the home of Crook, entered her room, covered her eyes and mouth using duct tape, and bound her hands together. The

As the police and the investigators began their search, everything began to get intense. Detectives stated that they found strands of hair that matched Caylee’s hair in Casey’s Car. (Timeline of Casey Anthony Trial, ABC News Internet Ventures). When Casey was released from jail, she was sent right back it for first degree murder ; also she had been telling everyone false information. Everything she had stated was a lie. (Timeline of Casey Anthony Trial, ABC News Internet Ventures).

She was an organized killer, making it harder to find her even though she had committed many crimes in the past. An organized killer is intelligent and hard to capture. They think things through and are extremely meticulous. Everything is planned ahead of time and they know exactly what to do. Stalking their victims is a common thing these people do to ensure they have as much information they need to commit the crime. To carry out this deed, they will trick the victim

Nicole LaFreniere drove drunk and killed 3 people. She was just starting off her career. She had finish cosmetology school and had just gotten a job at a salon in Livermore, California. She decided to let loose and celebrate her accomplishments. She went to the Livermore Saloon bar with a couple of friends, Kyle and Jennifer and ran into some other friends she knew at the bar. She was 20 years old with a fake ID in order to buy some drinks but the bar did not ID her. She had a couple of mixed drinks, had a shot of Jagermeister and downed some Vodka. She then started dancing to the music and just having fun. Her and her friends then walked down the street to

It has been almost 21 years since the murder of a little six-year-old girl by the name of JonBenet Ramsey of Boulder Colorado. Her parents were John and Patsy Ramsey. The question remains til this day “Who killed JonBenet?”

Nubia, the main witness in this case calls Nashua, New Hampshire police department to report the case after seeing Perry, standing next to a parked car near her apartment. After responding to her call, law enforcement officers request her to point out the suspect and she positively identifies Perry. Following her identification, Perry is arrested and brought for trials at the state's local court.

The Boulder grand jury voted to bring John and Patsy Ramsey to court for their professed role in their daughter’s death in December 1999. However, Boulder District Attorney Alex Hunter decided not to file charges against them. Afterwards the Ramsey family decided to move back to Atlanta, Georgia. There they published a memoir, called “ The Death Of Innocence” By 2001 they felt the counter media had ruined their lives.

On July 15, 2008, Cindy Anthony called the police saying her daughter Casey Anthony stole her car and some money. Later that same day the police received another call from the same person saying that her granddaughter Caylee Anthony had been gone for over a month. When this was heard, they knew they had a big case on their hands. The mother Casey Anthony was taken into custody and told many lies concerning the whereabouts of her daughter. The police began to investigate and found some interesting things that could very well prove Casey Anthony guilty of kidnapping and murder of her own daughter.

Wanda Jean Allen was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Gloria Leathers, her longtime girlfriend. She had a prior conviction of killing her roommate. An interesting facet of this case is that Wanda Jean was the first black woman to be executed in the United States since 1954. In the video she did not appear to be a cold blooded killer. She was portrayed as a woman who just made a mistake and needed redemption.

" On July 29, 1994, seven year old Megan Kanka, from Hamilton Township, New Jersey, was walking home after playing at a friends house. She had almost reached her front door when Jesse Timmendequas, 33, a landscaper who had lived across the street for a year invited her over to pet his new puppy ( Richard 1 )." " When Megan followed him inside, he led her to an upstairs bedroom, strangled her unconscious with his belt, raped her and then asphyxiated her to death with a plastic bag. Timmendequas then placed Megan’s body in a tool box, drove it in his pick-up truck to a near-by soccer field and dumped her body in some bushes ( Jerome 1 )." This, and the tragic murder of Amanda Wengert, was how the name was developed. But in my paper I did not discuss the murder and raping of Amanda Wengert.

Winter was 32 with parents who didn't love her and with no one to talk to she decided to kill herself. Police investigated and found a note that Winter wrote that said she hated her parents and thought she was worth nothing! Winter stabbed herself in the heart with a knife. Winter didn't have A funeral because her parents didn't care enough to waste money on their dead daughter that they didn't love anymore. Winter's parents aren't criminals legally but , they are terrible at parenting and will be known for their cruel actions.