Monday, May 30, 2016

Update: Elderly lady found dead under house was electrocuted.

JPD stated there were no signs of obvious trauma.  JPD issued the following statement:
Update: On Sunday, May 29, 2016 Jackson Police Officers responded to 1044 Wynwood St. regarding a deceased female discovered underneath the residence. Upon officers’ arrival it was learned that a black female, later identified as Louise Baker had been discovered by a relative underneath the residence. She was pronounced deceased on scene. She had been reported missing earlier that morning by relatives.

During the preliminary examination by the Coroner, there were no signs of trauma nor was there any evidence that she had been transferred to her stationary position from another location. She was transported to the MS State Crime Lab.

This incident was deemed a death investigation pending the results of an autopsy. On Tuesday, May 31, 2016 an autopsy was completed by the State Medical Examiner. Upon conclusion of the autopsy, Ms. Baker’s death was ruled accidental by electrocution by the State Medical Examiner. This death investigation is complete by the Jackson Police Department.

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Original post: On Sunday, May 29, 2016 Jackson Police Officers responded to 1044 Wynwood St. regarding a deceased female discovered underneath the residence. Upon officers’ arrival it was learned that a black female, later identified as Louise Baker had been discovered by a relative underneath the residence. She was pronounced deceased on scene.

During the course of the preliminary investigation it was learned that Ms. Baker had been reported missing on today’s date at approx. 7:41 AM by relatives. She was last contacted on Saturday, May 28, 2016 during the afternoon hours. A missing person report was completed. Relatives later returned to the residence and discovered her at approx. 4:00 PM. During the preliminary examination by the Coroner, there were no signs of trauma nor was there any evidence that she had been transferred to her stationary position from another location. She was transported to the MS State Crime Lab.

This is an ongoing death investigation. An autopsy will be completed by the State Medical Examiner’s Office to confirm the exact cause of death.

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Posted by Kingfish at 12:43 PM

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Umm, under the house is an interesting place for an old lady to be hanging out.

May 30, 2016 at 7:01 PM
Anonymous said...

I'm just not comfortable with the JPD deciding whether or not there is evidence of foul play.

May 30, 2016 at 7:25 PM
Anonymous said...

It was reported that the lady kept all of her yard tools under her house. It was later reported that she may have been electrocuted.

May 31, 2016 at 8:09 AM
Anonymous said...

Even with a tad amount of dementia or ALZ, this could certainly be understood.

May 31, 2016 at 11:46 AM
Anonymous said...

There is under the house, as in crawlspace, and under the house, as in the lot elevation provides basically a dirt floor basement. I lived in a house that had a full door in the curtain wall So that you could walk under a large part of the house. We also kept our lawn equipment and tools down there. Could have been something like that.

May 31, 2016 at 4:58 PM
Anonymous said...

I can also see how this could happen. I rented a 1930s era frame house while in college. One day I heard a loud popping noise and further investigation revealed an uninsulated aluminum wire that someone had rigged to power the washer and dryer (located on a back porch that had been converted to a laundry room). The power was arcing (hence the 'pop') and there was a scorched spot on the wooden underside of the home.

Even the old jack leg "electrician" the landlord sent out was shaking his head over that one. Could have easily shocked and killed someone who touched it, and damn near burned the house down...

May 31, 2016 at 6:37 PM
Anonymous said...

Family members held a press conference on Tuesday and said that Baker would never have crawled beneath her home or left her house in the condition that it was found.

"And as we were trying to close the door... the back door... a gentleman, he found a pair of panties on the doorknob," Baker's sister, Mamie Randle said. "And I know Baker don't do no stuff like that. and so it was poorly investigated... and we want some answers."

May 31, 2016 at 11:14 PM

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