Jeremy Jones Sentenced to Death/Rape & Murder of Alabama woman
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By GARRY MITCHELL, Associated Press WriterThu Dec 1, 4:02 PM ET
A suspected serial killer was sentenced to death Thursday for the rape and
murder of an Alabama woman, whose slaying led authorities to link him to
more than 10 other killings.
Circuit Judge Charles Graddick called Jeremy Bryan Jones "a danger to
civilized society" as he sentenced him to die by injection.
Jones told the court, "God will have the final say," before Graddick
sentenced him. An appeal is automatic.
A jury in October recommended the death sentence for the 2004 killing of
Lisa Marie Nichols, 44, in Turnerville.
"This is what we wanted," said Nichols' daughter, Jennifer Murphy. "We're
going to be there. We're going to make sure it's followed out."
During his trial, Jones blamed Nichols' neighbor for the death, but he said
in statements to sheriff's investigators that he killed the victim and
burned her body while he was high on methamphetamines.
Alabama Attorney General Troy King said Jones "targeted his prey like any
predator" and never showed "even an ounce of remorse."
Defense attorney Greg Hughes sought a life sentence without parole, saying
Jones suffered "extreme mental and emotional problems," including long-term
drug addiction.
Graddick said Jones' voluntary drug use was "not an excuse for criminal
behavior, especially murder."
Authorities say Jones, 32, of Miami, Okla., has given detectives details of
other killings, including where they occurred and the victims' names.
He is charged with killing a Georgia teen and a Louisiana woman. He is also
a suspect in 10 other deaths — seven in Oklahoma, two in Georgia and one in
Kansas.
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> Suspect in 10 Killings Gets Death for One
> By GARRY MITCHELL, Associated Press WriterThu Dec 1, 4:02 PM ET
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Jeremy Bryan Jones - The Next Big Serial Killer?
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Jeremy Bryan Jones - Profile and Timeline: On October 26, 2005, Jeremy Bryan Jones was convicted of
the rape, burglary, sexual abuse, kidnapping and capital murder of Lisa Nichols. He now faces
prosecution for the murder of Katherine Collins of New Orleans and Amanda Greenwell of Douglas
County, Georgia. Police suspect Jones is a serial killer and may be linked to at least 10 other
murders across the country.
The Murder of Lisa Nichols: On September 18, 2004, the body of 45-year-old Lisa Nichols was found in
her partially burned home in Chunchula, Alabama. It was determined that she had been raped, shot
three times in the head and her body burned. The police identified a suspect from a car reportedly
seen in front of Lisa's home on the night of the murder. He was John Paul Chapman, also known as
"Oklahoma."
John Paul Chapman: On Sept. 21, 2004, four days after the murder, John Chapman called the police and
they traced the call and apprehended him. After researching the suspect's background and arrest
record, it was determined that he was not John Paul Chapman as stated on a birth certificate and
drivers license in his possession. The real John Paul Chapman was in a Missouri prison and had been
there since 2000. The real name of "Oklahoma" was Jeremy Bryan Jones, a 31-year-old drifter from
Miami, Oklahoma.
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FBI Computer Failure: Jones was arrested three times in Georgia between October 2003 and June 2004.
His fingerprints were sent to the FBI lab in Clarksburg, West Virginia but the FBI's computer failed
to match his prints to his real name. When a match was not made, a new file in the FBI database was
created for "Chapman". Had a match been made, authorities would have known Chapman was Jones and he
was wanted in Oklahoma for jumping bail in 2000, where he was charged with two counts of rape and
two counts of sodomy.
The First Confession: As the investigators were putting the final facts together to charge Jones
with capitol murder in the case of Lisa Nichols, Jones unexpectedly made a startling confession. Not
only did he admit to murdering Nichols, but he also confessed to 13 other murders across six states.
A Cat and Mouse Investigation: Knowing they had a "hot potato," the investigators were anxious to
find evidence that would hold up in court linking Jones to the confessed murders. After playing a
verbal game of cat and mouse with him, they successfully located enough evidence to charge him with
the murder of three of the 13 victims.
Tracing Jones' Murder Path: Tracing back Jones' whereabouts in relation to the confessed murders was
a beginning point in the investigation. It was determined that Jones obtained a Missouri driver's
license and from there moved to Alabama. Using his alias Missouri license, he was able to get an
Alabama license and he adopted the Chapman identity at work and at home. Being able to place him in
Alabama helped the investigation verify the statements he made during his confessions.
Police Charge Jones in Three Murders:
* The September 18, 2004 rape, shooting and burning of Lisa Nichols, 45, of Chunchula, Ala., on
Sept. 18, 2004.
* The February 14, 2004 murder of Katherine Collins, 47, a prostitute found strangled and
stabbed to death in the Garden District of New Orleans.
* The April 2004 murder of Amanda Greenwell, 16, who was found with her neck snapped and knife
wounds. Jones was a neighbor of Greenwell in the trailer park that she lived in Douglas County, Ga.
More Confessions - The Murder of Patrice Tambers-Endres : In Jones' confession, he told police that
he was high on methamphetamine on April 15 and after driving around lost in Forsyth County he
decided to stop for directions at a hair salon. He said his original intention was to just get the
directions and get back to Douglas County but once inside the salon he realized Patrice
Tambers-Endres, 38, was there alone. Seizing the opportunity he kidnapped her, then raped and
murdered her and disposed of her body off a Douglas County bridge.
Searching for Evidence: A thorough search of a creek near the Chattachoochee River WAS made, but the
body of Endres has not been found, although cadaver dogs twice indicated that at one time a body was
there.
"He's been very forthright in three different interviews, but it's been hard to confirm it," Forsyth
County Sheriff Ted Paxton said to the Associated Press, "To some degree he's already told us things
only the person involved would know, things we haven't shared. But you just do not charge someone
based on a confession. There has to be corroboration. Sometimes people confess for the notoriety or
just to play games."
Jones has not been charged with any crime in relation to the disappearance and possible death of
Endres because of the lack of physical evidence connecting him to the alleged crime.
A Look Into the Mind of Jones: At the request of his defense lawyer, Jeremy Jones underwent a
psychological evaluation. The report from the doctor hired by Jones' defense lawyer is not yet
available, but reporters were able to obtain a profile from a doctor who interviewed Jones right
after he was arrested for the murder of Lisa Nichols.
Explosive and a Sociopath: Psychiatrist Dr. Charles Herlihy, who was asked by Investigative Reporter
Josh Bernstein to interpret the profile, said that Jones "could also be very calculating but
explosive when he doesn't get what he wants." According to the profile, Jones suffers from severe
depression and has an Anti-social Personality. Herlichy described him as explosive and a sociopath
who is incapable of adjusting to a normal life.
A Man Full of Rage: Herlichy also described Jones as a man full of rage and one who could be capable
of killing multiple times. Jones was also a prolific drug abuser and suffered from liver failure and
Hepatitis C. Herlichy reviewed an 11-page evaluation of Jones by Dr. Doug McKeown who spent a day
with Jones.
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Quadruple Murder in Oklahoma: In early 2005, Deputies from Craig County Sheriff's office interviewed
Jones in Alabama about a December 30, 1999 murder that occurred in Welch, Oklahoma. Danny and Kathy
Freeman were found shot to death and the trailer they lived in was set on fire. The Freeman's
16-year-old daughter, Ashley Freeman and her 16-year-old friend, Laurie Bible, were not found in the
home and the two have never been seen again.
Another Confession: Jones confessed to Sheriff Jimmie Sooter that he killed the Freeman couple and
that the teenaged girls ran out of the home and into Jones' truck. He drove them to Kansas where he
allegedly killed them and disposed of their bodies. Based on information given to the detectives, a
large search of mining pits and sinkholes was conducted but nothing was found. Jones has not been
charged in the Freeman case.
A Woman's Picture - Who is She?: A storage building in Douglas County, Georgia belonging to Jones
was searched in late 2004. The police found eight pictures of women among his personal belongings.
Six of the women have been identified and the last two pictures may be of the same woman but her
whereabouts have yet to be established.
The Murder Trial: During Jones' trial for the murder of Lisa Marie Nichols, he changed his story
about the events that took place the night of her murder. He had previously confessed to killing
Nichols but when it came time to testify he blamed the shooting on a neighbor of Nichols. In his new
version, he said that both he and the neighbor entered the home and that it was his neighbor who
shot Nichols. The neighbor he was blaming had died a few months before the trial began.
Prosecutors Expose the Confession: Prosecutors told jurors that Jones was staying with a neighbor of
Nichols' a few days before Hurricane Ivan hit the area. After the hurricane, the area had no
electricity and was in a black out. Jones barged in on Nichols, raped and then shot her in the head
three times. To cover up his crime, he set the mobile home on fire, but it failed to ignite and only
partially burned Nichols and the room where she was found.
"A Coward, a Moral Pervert and Purveyor of Drugs.": Along with Jones' confessions, prosecutors
presented DNA evidence that blood found on Jones' clothing matched Nichols' blood. Lastly, Assistant
Attorney General Don Valeska read a taped conversation between Jones and his friend, Mark Bentley.
Jones told Bentley he killed Nichols when he was high on drugs and said, "It was like a nightmare, I
was in a movie... I was higher than I had ever been in my whole life."
Guilty: Assistant Attorney General Don Valeska told jurors to look at Jones if they wanted to see
evil... "a coward, a moral pervert and purveyor of drugs." The jury came to a decision in two hours
and convicted Jones of rape, burglary, sexual abuse, kidnapping and capital murder.
In various confessions over the months before his trial, Jones confessed to up to 20 murders in a
time span of 13 years. Conviction for the murders charges against him in Georgia and New Orleans can
now be pursued. Investigators are still pursuing evidence against him in at least 10 other murders.