Jackson Jambalaya

20. George Bell returned to Robbie Bell's house with [redacted Plantiff name]. The Plaintiff was
detained at the Bell residence until George Bell's uncle, James Bell, was able to convince George Bell to let Plaintiff leave with him.

Now that is interesting and conflicts with James Bell's statement.

Page 4 you need to redact name.

great. No way I can do it right now. WLBT did report her name this week and its a public record. Sorry.

page 5 too...total of 4 redactions I could see...

Hey Fish, great job this week. How come the liberal websites are ignoring this? Isn't domestic violence one of their favorite causes?

I have no idea. Been to busy working on this to worry about it although it has bothered me WAPT, WJTV, and the CL have ignored this.

Libs ignoring because there isn't a racial angle......

why make it a conservative/liberal thing? that is silly. this is a story that needs review, everyone except the bells would agree.

None of the other media outlets want to give a blogger any credit. You can bet your last dollar that had KF not watermarked those documents that some of them, especially the nano-alt, would have ripped him off by now.

Thank goodness WLBT and their news team has the vision and maturity without the institutional egos to understand that they can advance the ball in the community by working with a blogger doing quality work and research like KF. They rightly see him as a beneficial adjunct to their efforts, not a competitor of which to be stupidly territorial.

Some may not agree with everything he writes but Jackson Jambalaya is the best blog in Jackson, bar none.

10:49 - This blog does seem to be the only source of reliable information about what's important in Jackson. I'm glad I found it. The other media outlets seem to be incapable of being ashamed of their poor performance at keeping people informed.

That is why I watermarked it. I wasn't worried about that paper doing it but the CL or some others. Don't think Simmons wouldn't have done it and claimed it as a new story. I've already gotten a taste of his ethics, or lack of I should say.

Go Fish ! ! !

Kingfish, you really do deserve recognition for your digging up legal docs and offering insightful and thoughtful opinions on the issues.

very big kudo to you.

I have been wondering the same thing about why this is so ignored. KF and WLBT- rock on.

Also, I wasn't going to start this, but y'all brought it up (in a way) above. Race. Alright, IN ALL HONESTY, do you think that roles reversed, and this same exact story happened to a black girl in south or west jackson, that we would all be following the every last detail and be as outraged as we all are? Just being honest. Gut check time.
I'll admit it. I probably wouldn't have paid it this much attention, guitly. Not proud of that either. But it's true. I'm afraid "some" of the entrancement is that this murder and Robbie's disrespect for a human life happened to a beautiful white girl. Nonetheless, what happened is a complete and utter outrage. White or black.

But yeah, WAKE UP local media. Why you hidin' dammit.

Actually, some of us wouldn't care if the victim were polka dotted, what this woman did/didn't do and so far has got away with it, is enough to cause outrage.

Some of us still have our souls.

For example this section of the reports/statements has to do with Robbie Bell's car after the standoff, after they left the house to avoid the police that Jr. thought James Bell would be calling:

"I responded from the crime scene office and arrived at 1511 hrs. I was instructed by Sergeant Childress to recover the items on top of the listed vehicle. The items were photographed then recovered at their noted times. The listed vehicle was released to an unknown person that was on scene. ALL BLOODY ITEMS WERE HUNG TO DRY PRIOR TO PACKAGING."

What had they put in this car to carry off with them? Prior to their leaving the house that morning, supposedly her car had been there around 14 hours or so without moving.

I'm thinking of changing my name to stilettoMISUNDERSTOOD.

lol stillettoMISUNDERSTOOD

Give Monica Hernandez credit. She did that whole story herself. No teleprompter feeding the story to her. She read ALL of the documents, ran down interviews, called people, and put the story together. She read this stuff on her own time. Some reporters here in town would've said "oh, thats on my time and I'm not getting paid for it, no thanks." She did an outstanding job with it. Not bad for 23 years old.

Funny but true 12:58, I'm the epitome of misunderstood.

I guess my point was, when was the last time we all sat around discussing in such depth the case of the black JSU student who was beaten and killed by her boyfriend? I understand Robbie 'camera ready' Bell added a unique RAGE factor to this one, don't get me wrong! Guess was just pointing out all victims should never leave our thoughts and focus, even though some of the cases are still talked about more than others. NOT taking a thing away from Heather's case (before I'm misunderstood)

Yes Monica did an excellent job. You're absolutely right.

Kingfish, Monica did an awesome job. Please see to it that she knows we appreciate the job she did with this story and hope to see much of her in the future.

StilettoGOP: You are right, thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.

Let me just say this, most of the African American women that I know of that have sons, if one of them had tried to do something like that, I think the man would have been in the worst shape out of that.

I have a great respect for these ladies because they don't play around when it comes down to it.

stilettoGOP

I really think this has to do with the prominence of the family. George Bell Carpets is
pretty well known.

I guess my point was, when was the last time we all sat around discussing in such depth the case of the black JSU student who was beaten and killed by her boyfriend?

Count on it. If another blogger in Jackson was writing about and investigating your hypothetical case where the same injustices had taken place I'd be reading, commenting and as outraged. It isn't about race but rather about an insanely dysfunctional and corrupt justice system in this state. It has to stop.

You know if we would have thought we could have all met up and went to the Neshoba County Fair and heckled Jim Hood's speech--yelling Heather Spencer's name, holding up signs or having a prayer/candlelight vigil.

We should congregate on this matter--seems we're all passionate enough about it and it would be nice to meet some JJ fans all in one place for the cause of justice.

I must admit I do enjoy the thoughtful conversation that takes place here and I credit KF with taking on issues that are important on many different levels.

I'm taking off the rose colored glasses of judgment about anything (color, money, sex, etc.) The outrage over this particular case stems from a clear example of the corruption in the power elite in MS. Look at the characters involved. Look at what is going on around them. How many more will go to jail? And yet, Ms. Bell still gets a pass. I believe that the outrage is over the continued feeling, in this state, its not what you do, its who you know. You are either a part of the club or not.

That said, I believe it is important when the elite are not subject to the same system of judgment and punishment as those who pay for the very system that allows them to possess their power and influence, citizens must voice their complaints. The fact they use it to further cozy up together is egregious and does not serve the public interest, it serves the interest of few.

Looking at the State on this issue, MS has a long way to go. I pray that those in positions of leadership can muster up the courage and integrity and do what is right. I pray that they do not fear reprisal for standing up against the majority headwinds and serve the public in their appointed capacity with honor.

On the subject of the media outlets in MS, only WLBT has the courage to step out and report with integrity. The CL has consistently reported reluctantly, so reluctantly, it appears they fear reprisal. Is the club that Tyrannical or as mentioned before somewhere here, are they a PR firm? Other outlets just seem to chug along, probably b/c of loss of employees and there just aren't enough folks to do the work. I think those who seek to avoid criticism kinda' like that.

2:25, I wasn't being hypothetical.. Her name was Latisha Norman. Like I said, admittedly there was no 'Robbie' involved that just stood by and watched this poor girl die, but was a case of kidnap and murder by her boyfriend.

Michael- you are SOOO right with your idea. I would have been there to heckle Hood in a heartbeat in honor of Heather. (wow was a lot of h's ;) )

Stiletto, you could have gotten at least two more "h"s in there if you had said,"... and Jim Hood can go to hell.

In the Norman case there aren't the ties to Ed Peters, Melton, and his gang this case has plus so many people knew the people involved. I knew two of them and saw the third, just never met her.

Hey Fish, made my little contribution. Your posse here needs to start chipping in some jack if they love you so much. You people get the clarion-ledger for free and look what you get?

Okie dokie everybody. Can we just all agree that NO MATTER the case we hate guys who act like pussies and kill their girlfriends. We can? Cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2oOVsF1T60&feature=fvw

KF: What was the point in redacting the plaintiff's name when she had already published it in the lawsuit? Was the suit filed under seal?

I am ashamed of myself for not following this case like I should have. It wasn't a whole on it in the paper or on the news about the details. Only when I started reading this blog have I gotten the true facts, and I have to say I am royally p...... with Robbie Bell and her getting away with her part in this terrible crime. Now, what's the deal? Is Robbie divorced from her sorry son's Dad, George Bell? Didn't I read Heather's Mother settled with her without going to trial? For how much? Does Robbie Bell have any serious money? I'm just curious, because I sure hope this goes to trial, and for some reason I think it is. Heather's Mother might not could have stood a trial and reliving her daughter's death, but I bet this young lady can. The public needs to hear all the facts about what Robbie Bell. She should be locked up with her sorry son.

So what is the point of the video?

Apology.

Old post and not like it matters, but since I have just reread something I wrote, guess I wanted to say sorry if it was taken the wrong way (when I pointed out white cases get more attn than black). The way I should have said it might have been something like "name famous black murder or kidnapping cases", then name white, Natalie Holloway, Elizabeth Smart, (both attractive and from affluent families) and many more can instantly pop in your head. I'm sure there have been missing and murdered black girls before, where was the constant media coverage then?-- is what I meant. Could have gone about my point differently. If anything was trying to point out that it was a shame. And came out racist. sorry.

Hugs,
Stiletto

Also I apologize for my potty mouth here and there if it offends. Bonne journee, y'all.