Have you ever wondered what goes thru the mind of a killer? Due to the fact that I used to work for a criminal defense attorney, that had also been the D.A. for a number years, prior to my employment with him, I was faced with having to think about this daily.
I worked a number of major murder cases with this attorney, as well as helping with research on capital murder cases that he was compiling for several books. Things that I learned about the criminal mind astounded me.
I learned for example, that there are those that kill, simply for the thrill of killing. These people are usually known for serial killings or mass murders. I learned that there are those that kill as a means of self-survival. These are people that are threatened, or their families are threatened with harm or death at that vital moment. I learned that there are people that kill in the spur of the moment, either for what is known as a "crime of passion", or because things simply got out of hand at the moment. These are people that kill because they feel that they have been pushed to the edge by a loved one, or simply got backed into a corner, with what they felt was no way out.
I know that Jennifer is dead. There is no other excuse for her not contacting her mother and children. There is no other excuse for her simply vanishing in the middle of the night. We have talked to many people that knew Jennifer personally for years. Each and every one of them have told us the exact same thing......Jennifer's children were her life and she would never have willingly just walked away from them for ANY reason. They have told us that the few times that Jennifer did leave her husband, that her children were always taken with her.
To me, this indicates that Jennifer was either a victim of a "crime of passion", or a crime that involved someone feeling that they had been backed into a corner with no way out. Due to the fact that Jennifer was such a small woman, I highly doubt that she had made anyone feel that they had been backed into a corner. Therefore, that leaves her being the victim of a crime of passion.
Please note that the things that I am about to write are only my feelings and observations concerning Jennifer's disappearance. They are not facts, simply my opinion of what may have happened to her.
In my opinion, Jennifer was not killed by simply a friend or acquaintance. I do not think that she was killed by a drug dealer that she owed money to. I truly believe that Jennifer was killed by someone close to her. Whether it was a deliberate premeditated murder, or a crime of passion....we will never know for sure. We can never know for sure, because Jennifer is not here to tell her side of the story about what happened in those early morning hours of July 12, 2008. Only the person that took her life is left to tell the story.
You have to wonder just how the person that took her life is carrying on in their day to day life. Are they simply going along as though they did nothing, with no remorse or guilt? OR, are the sins of their deeds living in their mind each and every day, each and every minute of the day? Do they think about the daughter and mother whose life they took? Do they think about how her mother must feel knowing that she will never see her daughter's face or hear her laughter again in this life time? Do they think about how her children must feel? They no longer have a mother there to greet them when they come home from school. They no longer have a mother there to listen to their problems. They no longer have a mother there to plan birthday parties and share in another year passed with them. They have no mother to decorate the Christmas tree and make sure that those special gifts that they wanted so badly are under the tree. They have no mother that will be there when they graduate from school. They have no mother to be there when they marry. Her daughters have no mother to be there when their children are born. They have no mother to simply say "I love you" to them, for no reason other than that she did love them.
Unfortunately, her children will probably go thru life believing that their mother did NOT love them and just walked away. Can you imagine how any child would feel, thinking that their very own mother did not love them or want them?
I sincerely hope that the person that took Jennifer from the people that loved and needed her, think about how she looked at the very moment the life drained from her body. I hope that they remember her face and her last words to them. I hope that they get to the point that they will no longer be able to function as a happy, normal person. I hope that Jennifer's face and voice haunts their sleep until they are unable to sleep. I hope that Jennifer's face and voice haunts their daily life, until they are unable to work.
As I have said before, I wonder if the person who killed Jennifer thinks that they will be given any mercy when they have to stand before God on their day of judgment. They can lie to humans and sometimes get away with it. However, you can never lie to God. He knows everything that you do and everything that you think. Do you honestly think that He will look at you when you stand before Him and believe your lies about her death and your part in it? It is not my place to judge you.....however I truly believe that He will cast you away from Him and that you will pay for all eternity for your part in Jennifer's death. The punishment that you would receive here on this earth and in this lifetime, is nothing compared to the punishment that God is able to pass down on your soul.
My greatest hope is that they will be man enough to stand up and admit to what they have done to this beautiful mother of 3. I sincerely hope that they do not choose to take the cowards way out, and end their own life. If they do decide that they cannot live with themself and try to take the cowards way out, I hope that they will at least have the decency to leave a letter telling what happened to Jennifer and where her remains can be found. They at least owe this to her mother and children.
Jennifer's family has spent over a year wondering who killed her and where she is at. The very least that someone could do, is to put them out of their misery and allow them to know where she is, so that they can bring her home and give her the decent Christian burial that she deserves.
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god bless you for keeping story alive.
You are more than welcome. We just want Jennifer's parents, children, other family members and friends to be able to find out what has happened to this beautiful young woman. They all have that right........
Deb,
We're having quite a drug problem in the Ardmore area, and have had one for several years. Lots of meth addicts.
I moved my family back to our farm in Tennessee to get away from all the problems just south of Ardmore. Up here we can at least hear the fools coming and going, and we're not terribly concerned that our house will get sacked/children kidnapped because they're looking for another fix.
Your blog says she was addicted to drugs and she left her ID, etc. at home -- walked out with no apparent means to travel. Obviously her family members weren't the last to see her; one of her suppliers probably was.
As the community addicts and pushers are arrested an incarcerated, they are the one I would needle for information.
Mister....I'm so glad that you were able to put at least a small distance between your family and this growing epidemic of illegal drug use. I lived in the Harvest area for over 20 yrs and still have family there, so I know 1st hand some of the problems that are alive and well in that area. I pray that your family is never touched in any way by this mess.
The story of Jennifer Powers is a very complex one. The person that actually started this blog, and myself, have been lucky enough to meet some of Jennifer's family and friends. We have been honored in that some of them have spoken to us about Jennifer and the things that they know to be true and the things that are untrue.
Some of them, have told us that both Jennifer AND her husband both, used prescription pain meds. No illegal drugs of any type have been mentioned to us, in a way that would lead us to believe that Jennifer was using anything other than prescription meds that are given for pain.
Family members also told us that Jennifer had been going to a drug treatment center, in an effort to get the help that she knew she needed. I don't know if you know anything about the drug treatment centers or not. BUT, each and every time that you go in to get the meds that they are giving to you as a part of your treatment plan, you are drug tested. If you test positive for anything other than what they are giving you, you are automatically kicked out of the program. Family members had seen her on the Friday before she disappeared, and she had been to the treatment center that very day. Because Jennifer had received her meds from the treatment program on that Friday, she was not using anything at the time of her disappearance, other than what her dr. at the center had given to her. This alone pretty much rules out that she was meeting a drug dealer or supplier, when she went missing.
Family and friends have told us both the same thing about Jennifer. She was a wonderful mother that loved her children more than anything in this world. Each of them have told us that Jennifer would have NEVER willingly just walked away and left her 3 kids behind.
These same people have also told us that Jennifer was very unhappy with her marriage. They said that Jennifer had loaded up the 3 kids and left her husband before, but that each time she left, she was hunted down and brought back.
The majority of the people that we have talked to and remain in contact with, truly believe that when the truth finally comes out about what has happened to Jennifer, that it will be someone that was very close to her that is responsible for her disappearance.
Deb, will you please contact me? Laylak25@hotmail.com
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