The question still remains: Who, if anyone, shot Lester? Jessica and Matthew Boynton pose for a wedding photo. Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution. At the store, they got into a fight, and when they left Jessica said she didnt want to get into the car. The Corrupt World Behind the Murdaugh Murders. Jessica could not come within three hundred yards of Matthew or her children. And then I started thinking, Well, why did I even come to you? she said. I would fight you tooth and nail defending it. But, after receiving thousands of documents from Sanders, Martha stopped driving through Griffin, because she was afraid. Martha was initially skeptical when Jessica got involved with another man who assumed the role of protector. A different metaphor.. If you have some specific questions you want to aske me, send them to me and Ill respond in writing., When The GRIP said it does not conduct interviews by email, but reiterated there are no objections to recording the interview, Yates responded by saying, Im not really interested in doing an interview with you. Owen proposed that Beam supervise the visits. Its like people started covering for this dirtbag and it spiraled out of control and now they are covering for their covering. While not shocked (having been married to one of them good old boys) I am concerned over the GBI handling (or rather the mishandling) of this case. The agency deferred to its chief medical examiner, who spent ninety minutes on the case and never examined Jessica. (Beam refused to talk to me. At first he lied, but within fifteen minutes he acknowledged that hed known about Jessicas bag all along. In early May, after three weeks in a coma, Jessica began to regain consciousness. What happened on that drive became part of literary history. Especially because of my children. She started crying. The psychologist wrote, of the older son, I asked him if he has been happy or sad. A few days later, Kathy noticed Jessica crying. Matthew Boynton allegedly deprived ex-wife Jessica Lester of her belongings and lied to the authorities about doing so, Griffin police Lt. Michael Natale said in a statement. Matthews father and stepmother visited the next week. I didnt try to wash my handsnothing. He sounded like an eager student. She said that Matthew told her she wasnt related to them by blood. In 2016, something terrible happened to Jessica Boynton, a 19-year-old mother of two. Earlier that night Jessica's husband Matthew headed to Waffle House for a late . Saturday's episode will look at the facts of the case, which was detailed ina recent New Yorker article, and include police body camera footage from the night of the shooting, Boyton's 911 call to police and an interview with a neighbor. It interests me on a psychological level. He had conducted his own canvass of Jessicas apartment complex; retraced Matthews journey to the Waffle House, timing the drive with a stopwatch; and got permission from the new tenants of Jessica and Matthews apartment to inspect the holes in the closet. We will not be swayed by hearsay, false rhetoric or sensationalism in a manner that would cause harm to the innocent, he wrote. $50. "It was determined that he knowingly provided a false statement relating to the property in question and his possession of (it)," Natale said in a release.l Center. Matthew asked Beam to phone him in the morning to wake him up. This is Jessica Lester's story of survival. Jessica didnt have her own credit card or car, so if she needed something from the supermarket she texted Matthew, who either took her to the store himself or asked Beam or his wife to deliver the item. She speaks lovingly of her children and the need to and desire to see them.. This is Jessica Lester's story of survival. In the spring of 2016, less than six months after the wedding, Jessica discovered that Matthew was having an affair with Courtney Callaway, a dispatcher at the Spalding County sheriffs office, a mile away from the Griffin Police Department. Karen, I am working on Matthew Boyntons case and according to your check list, there is a lot missing. The rest of us enjoyed her graduation party, Martha, her grandmother, said. They say she tried to commit suicide but, there is more to the story. This is Jessica Lester's story of survival. When I asked Jessica why she never left the house when she lived with Matthew, she explained, We lived in an apartment complex with a playground. The neighbor saw Matthew leaving the apartment for dinner with a coworker. Her DNA had been found on the gun, which was to be expectedshe had been lying on it. I said, Oh, that figures. Please tell them I love them everyday. I mean, I walk past it. I was scared to death, because I couldnt find him, that she would shoot me, shoot him, and then kill herself.. He claimed to have personally insured Beams election. Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us. Jessica could never quite explain whythere was no proposal, just an understanding that there was too much momentum to break up. This is Jessica Lester's story of survival. I guarantee you he wont a hundred per cent say what happened, he said. I dont think the text was quite that literal, Jacob said. Henderson, the surgeon, had written Lowry a letter stating that whatever investigation there was done into this event in no way reflected our observations in the emergency room.. I would have written, I cant do this anymore comma. She said she would have put a period after the line about taking care of the boys, rather than letting one sentence run into the next. When I asked about her mother, who lived nearby, she said, mildly, that she had tried to reconnect with her several times over the years, but her mother didnt seem interested. At the recommendation of the captain, and with Beams approval, an outside agency investigated Gibson and concluded that he was a predator. In the spring of 2015, Beam allowed Gibson to retire, keeping his pension. Ill go ahead and tell you that the boys deserve more structure and more care and love which Im almost positive YOU have. By then, the boys were spending half their time with each parent, switching houses on Fridays. 15 talking about this. Then-Griffin Police officer Matthew Boynton was arrested on July 28, . Matthew was called in for questioning. It should not be surprising that domestic abuse appears to predict excessive use of forcea link that scholars have suggested should alter the way that departments respond to both kinds of aggression. Sources: https://www.newyorker . S6-E54 Jessica Lester and Matthew Boynton. Eleven Griffin police officers arrived at the apartment complex. Matthew Boynton went to have dinner with a colleague at Waffle House. By Rachel Aviv. In July, he was charged with two felonies: making false statements and violating his oath of office. (The purposes of such a sweeping request were never clear. Only eight were fired. Hankinson briefly paused during the hearing to see if any statutes said that attempted suicide was a form of child endangerment. When female officers told him that they were afraid of the patrol-division captain, David Gibson, whom Beam had promoted, he did nothing. Twice, Matthew called the police on Jessica, for yelling or cursing or poking his chest. The shooting is the subject of CNN's hourlong episode of "Real Life Nightmare," which airs 8 p.m. Saturday. The shooting occurred on the evening of April 14, 2016. When she survived, a troubling story emerged. Sanders said, I think the city thought this would be business as usual, until a local reporter and a loser truck driver got involved.. Crimes & Closets. 121 Spring St., ICD Realty Trust and Kenneth Barnard to Davide M. and Victoria L. Ferrari, $350,000, May 26. Beam dropped the matter. Early that morning, Matthew was interviewed by Chris DeMarco, a G.B.I. In the nineteen-nineties, researchers found that forty-one per cent of male officers admitted that, in the previous year, theyd been physically aggressive toward their spouses, and nearly ten per cent acknowledged choking, strangling, or usingor threatening to usea knife or a gun. . Newlyweds Jessica and Matthew Boynton seemed like the picture-perfect coupleuntil the young mother is found unresponsive & covered in blood inside her locked bedroom closet. This episode was sponsored by Best Fiends and Scary Time Podcast by Indie Drop-In Network. You are your own person. She did not want to have anything to do with it.. Matthew, a police officer in a small town called Griffin, in Georgia, rushed home. She was sure that if she didnt comply he would arrest her. The following year, Gibson put a female colleague in a headlock and held a Taser against her temple. Her relationship with Matthew is far from perfect and he seems to be pretty controlling. Unable to obtain further information through the previously agreed upon interview, The GRIP on April 26 submitted Open Records requests to Cokers office and the city of Griffin. She wasnt sure how to unlock the safety lever on the holster. Only the pillow under her head was bloody. The G.B.I.s report never mentioned the picture of Jessicas bruise that Kathy had given the agents. They recorded interviews with eight Griffin police officers, some of whom Matthew considered good friends; one informed the agents that Matthew was telling me how she kind of acts crazy sometimes when she dont get her way. The G.B.I. did not record any interviews with Jessicas family or friends. Delmont, Matthew F . Willey contacted Jessica on Facebook and warned her that Matthew was not taking good care of the children; they were subsisting, she said, on cheese puffs, Fudge Rounds, corn dogs, and Mountain Dew, and sleeping at odd hours. Although the same information was sought from each office, different materials were produced. She wanted to elaborate on what shed witnessed, but the agents left after eight minutes and never came back. 1,423 Followers, 1,082 Following, 1,354 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from jessica boynton (@gessieboy) gessieboy. If you do wear makeup and fix your hair, youre a whore., Beam asked Whitehouse to meet him at a park on the outskirts of Griffin. Lester recovered from the shooting but doesnt remember any of it. pic.twitter.com/TWVuVCnhQo. Jessica lester started talking to ban violence-glorifying subreddits. Bad decisions, he said. An Open Records request for the digital report on the photo Yates sent Coker indicated the photograph was taken at 3:19 p.m. April 26, less than 24 hours after The GRIPs interview with Coker. She was watching a cartoon about a lion. He did not explain why hed earlier sent word that Jessica was dead. I think weve got the right to confront and cross-examine anybody thats gonna be offering testimony, Owen said. Then-Griffin Police Department officer Matthew Boynton was arrested on July 28, 2017, for giving a false statement to his own department stating he was not i. The investigation leaves some with more questions than answers.#RealLifeNightmare Saturday 8p on HLN. The Officer's Wife: With Brendan Keefe, Jessica Noll, Will Johnson, Matthew Boynton. Jessica . On April 25, less than three hours after the Open Records request was received by June Rainey, The GRIP was provided with a copy of Boyntons official oath that had been administered June 15, 2015, by Judge Brennan T. MacDowell. Jessica Lester was found unconscious in her Griffin home from what police thought was an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Listen to this episode from Crimes & Closets on Spotify. At the Griffin Police Department, concerns about domestic violence have apparently been so slight that in 2018 the department hired an officer whose personnel record showed that he had recently been accused by his childs mother of threatening her with a gun. So sad they covered up and miss handled the attempted murder for this dirtbag. September 30, 2019. Upon learning of the missing oath, The GRIP on April 24, submitted an Open Records request to Spalding County Magistrate Court, where judges swear in new officers of the Griffin Police Department by administering the oath of office. Aug 22 2021 22 mins. Denise said that Amy confided that Matthew had once hit her and that their relationship was strained. Shortly after Jessica was hospitalized, her aunt Kathy took a photograph of a C-shaped bruise on the back of Jessicas head, and she shared it with the G.B.I. After they were married, her grandmother said, it was almost like her personality got squished out of her., Photograph by Danna Singer for The New Yorker. Her aunt Denise, a public-school teacher, said that, at the wedding, there was just this sadness in her eyes, like, Im done. She had the demeanor of a child who had promised herself not to cause trouble or draw attention to her own feelings. The GBI was uninvolved. Matthew Boynton allegedly deprived ex-wife Jessica Lester of her belongings and lied to the authorities about doing so, Griffin police Lt. Michael Natale said in a statement. I was trying to figure out when Matthews court case was going before a grand jury, Lester said. $100. Special Release: Marcus Wesson and the Vampire Incest Clan of Fresno. Its just a hobby, he said. No signup or install needed. She wore hand-me-downs and liked to take nature photographs. She now works for 6ABC Action News. After the visit, Matthew, who had been placed on administrative leave, was interviewed again by DeMarco. By signing up, you agree to our User Agreement and Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement. No, I cant even get it out of the case, she said. On his way, at 12:54 a.m., he said, he received a text from Jessica: I cant do this anymore. Most important to me. (Through his lawyer, Gibson told me that the headlock-and-Taser incident was all in good fun; most of the other allegations were untrue and are otherwise embellished.). It was Im going to lock people up. I think the city thought this would be business as usual, until a local reporter and a loser truck driver got involved, Will Sanders said. Hike also includes a rare chance to tour inside the old powerhouse which provides great photo opportunities of the Towaliga River. She suspected that there had been a physical altercation leading up to the gunshots. He drove to a nearby Waffle House to have a late dinner with a fellow Griffin police officer. Eleanor Attwood, a lawyer representing six women who filed civil suits against Gibson, warned me to do all my reporting when the sun was out. When Jessica graduated from high school, her grandparents held a party for her and projected a movie on the side of their barn. Jacob is gentle and jovial, articulating emotions that Jessica herself struggles to name. Its always different. Rachel Aviv Jessica Lester's friends persuaded her to date Matthew Boynton, a boy in the eleventh grade, by saying, "If you don't like him, you can always break up." He was the grandson of the sheriff of Spalding County, where they lived . A fence separates their house from an open field, where nine cows and two donkeys graze. Boynton Beach City Library 100 E Ocean Avenue Boynton Beach, FL 33435. agent who lived near Spalding County and had worked with Beam on several cases over the years. But Jessica Boynton, 19, now claims hubby and high school sweetheart Matthew Boynton was the one who shot her in a bid to fake her suicide. Matthew Boynton allegedly deprived ex-wife Jessica Lester of her belongings and lied to the authorities about doing so, Griffin police Lt. Michael Natale said in a statement. Why did you write the damn statement? a sergeant asked him. Dont make me laugh.. Nothing will prepare you for what happens . Jessicas recovery was so swift that people at the hospital called her the miracle child. Although her skull had been fractured, neither bullet had penetrated it. It breaks my heart! she wrote. I hugged her and said, Its going to be O.K. And she said, No, and looked at her husband. (Amy did not want to comment for this article, explaining in an e-mail, I have tried to remain neutral in this very serious situation.). That is where her memory ends. Difference between non-contested & adultery divorce? she wrote. Indentations in the walls of Jessicas closet suggested that one bullet had been shot at an upward angleit entered the wall near the top of the closetand another bullet hit the wall near the floor. The showhighlights unsolved and unexplained crime cases often showing compelling evidence and interviews with those tied to the case, such as investigators or witnesses. And if shes capable of attempting to take her own life, theres a chance that she might do something to these children.. For their sons first Christmas, Matthew took Jessica to her grandparents housethe first time shed seen them in monthsbut before she opened her presents he told her that they had to leave. Both couples said that the shots occurred around 11 p.m.not at 1 a.m., when Matthew had reported them. This is Jessica Lester's story of survi He had looked in the master bedroom, and when he didnt see the baby, who typically slept there, he ran outside. I dont think Ive ever had that one before, he said. Good for you, Mr. Owen, Hankinson replied. DeMarco told Matthew that his clothes might need to be collected as evidence. The Griffin Police Department had not received any complaints about Matthews use of force, but Darrell Dix, a former lieutenant, told me that he and some of his colleagues worried that Matthew had a domineering and one-dimensional approach to his work, which could provoke fights and scuffles. He had not learned that there is a human side of this, too, Dix said. One of the neighbors said that, not long before he heard the gunshots, he also heard some banging, like she was banging on the door or something.. Uruguay's real-life persecution of the outside world, lacey has. When Willey asked Matthew about it, she said, he told her he intended to burn the bag, which Jessica had packed one night when she was planning to leave him. S8-E71 Dena Schlosser. Murder + Horrific = Murderific. 00:00. Her relationship with Matthew is far from perfect and he seems to be . She walked with a limp and struggled with headaches, short-term memory lapses, ringing in her ears, and numbness on the left side of her body. Yates then abruptly ended the interview by stating he would not answer any further questions at that time, but that questions could be emailed to him. I figured she was going to retract her statement, he said later. Sheriff Beam can carry a weapon, he said. I guess she felt like Matthew could have picked anybody, and for some reason he picked me, her sister, Dusty, said. This blows my mind.. After high school, he worked as a jailer at the Pike County sheriffs office before being hired as a patrol officer in Griffin, the largest city in Spalding County. So Im trying to hurry up and get back home, just to make sure that nothing is going to happen to them., Six minutes later, Matthew reported on his police radio that he had heard two gunshots as he was walking up the stairs to his apartment. agents asked if she had ever handled Matthews gun. Jessica could see her children for only four hours on Sunday afternoons. After getting home around 10:45 PM, a neighbor heard a gunshot from the Boynton home. Meet at the Visitor Center. But otherwise, he said, Im doneIm out. Amy fell to pieces, Denise said. RiverHawk News. Jessica is placid and effortlessly polite, warm without being intimate. Jessica's maiden name was changed from Lester to Seewald. Thats something that yall would have to figure out., The G.B.I.s theory of Jessicas shooting depended on her being suicidal, but she gave no indication of being depressed. The shooting occurred on the evening of April 14, 2016. I had to go to our archives to find his file. Take care of the children. oidv intimate partner violence ipv abuse law enforcement public safety staged suicide teflon griffin police officer matthew boynton lethal fatality fatalities rule out attempted murder georgia state . Wet submarine was released. A subsequent text message from Yates stated, It was in case file sent over and original is in evidence.. A second psychiatrist thought she had appropriate mood and affect; appropriate judgment and insight. Her surgeon, Henderson, wrote that she was a very positive person who is embracing the opportunities that a new lease on life afforded her by her recent recovery. He went on, She has a sense of humor and has a gentle and calm personality. In this episode, we discuss the toxic relationship between a couple, affairs, abuse, and a police officer who is a suspect in his wife's shooting. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Earlier that night Jessica's husband Matthew headed to Waffle House for a late . Info. She has found that courts are rarely willing to hear evidence about a form of abuse called coercive controla crime in Englandwhich describes the process by which people are dominated, sometimes to the point that they are no longer free agents and cannot make decisions without a partners permission. to say that he had the original document. There is an unwillingness to believe, as if its just preferable not to know this about our culture, Meier told me. summary of an interview with King, the neurosurgeon, noted that he called the circumstances of her injury suspicious, but the agent who conducted the interview failed to record the conversation; he hadnt charged his audio recorder. Her relationship with Matthew is far from perfect and he seems to be pretty controlling. Shortly after the movie started, Matthew said that it was time to go. I didnt think about getting any other clothes., G.B.I. Gibson routinely said to female colleagues, Shut your cock garage. He told a secretary that she should wear a cowbell around her neck, so hed always know where she was. When asked where the oath had been located, Yates stated, It was in evidence., Asked if it had been in evidence for the six months it had been sought and reported as missing to the District Attorneys Office, Yates said, I dont know anything about their efforts to try to find it or anything about that, but it has been in evidence since we concluded the case.. The men would sit down, and the women would stand behind their men. I hold up the white flag., Jessicas older son often cried and clung to her when Matthew picked him up on Fridays, and in the summer of 2018 he complained that his father had hurt him. At just 3 years old, she was abandoned by her parents, along with her brother and sister and grew up on a farm with her mother's adoptive parents. King told me, Youd think it would have been simple enough to put bags on her hands and test them for gunshot residue. But he granted full custody to Matthew. At the time of the shooting Jessica was looking to make a new start for herself and two young sons. Intent: The Tex McIver Case. He received a text from his wife Jessica that said "I can't do this anymore. Theres no second shot. Jessica Boynton, a 19-year-old mother of two young boys, was discovered April 15, 2016, with a bullet in her head lying in a pool of blood in a locked wardrobe closet inside the Griffin, Georgia . Jessica was the kind of intuitive mother who predicts a babys dangera fall, a spilled drink, a choking hazarda few seconds before it happens. According to a police report, Jessica was very reserved and appeared to be upset. She said that the officers recommended that she not yell at Matthew. After she came out of her coma, Denise had had to buy her new clothes. We have since received it and will respond accordingly.. At 15, her friends persuaded her to go out on a date with a boy named Matthew Boynton, and the 2 ended up . Murder + Horrific = Murderific. I was going to report this, but, like he said, who will they believe? Another woman, who used methamphetamine, said that sometimes Gibson followed her as she drove. Sanders was forty-three years old and the son of a former Republican state representative; he considered himself a happy beneficiary of the good-old-boys system, he told me, and did not do his work in pursuit of political reform. S6-E54 Jessica Lester and Matthew Boynton Murderific True Crime Podcast. In the Puerto Rico Police Department, ninety-eight police officers were arrested for domestic violence between 2007 and 2010; three of them had shot and killed their wives. I would respectfully decline the interview.. He didnt find any, and dismissed the protective order. Martin wrote, Nothing found, to which Yates replied, Thanks., Martin sent two additional messages to Yates. The judges are very swayed by their own reactions to each person, Meier said. It was like he was spitting in my face, she said. The secretary whom hed slapped in the head was asked to type his resignation letter. Justice for Jessica needs to happen ASAP. She finished her high-school coursework online, and almost never saw her friends or family. In nearly a third of cases, the officers already had a domestic-violence incidentand, in one case, eightin their records. Anybody that went against him would be eliminated. Whitehouse said that Beam seemed concerned, but he said that shed have to write down her complaint. Jessicas grandparents hoped that this development would help their case. Matthew wore a titanium wedding ring with a blue stripe, to signify that he was in law enforcement. Some bills to watch, Atlanta neighbors want to reclaim and revitalize the Joyland neighborhood. As for when the case file was submitted to the Cokers office, Yates said, It was submitted after we concluded it and finished our paperwork. Matthew, who had been restored to patrol duty, carried a new service gun and wore his uniform, and was accompanied by Beam. Jessica found it darkly funny that it was a missing retainer, and not her brain injury, that ultimately led to Matthews arrest. Shes offended by the idea that she would have composed something as syntactically messy as the suicide text she is alleged to have written. Police found Jessica Boynton in the closet of her home with a gunshot wound to the head, and a police issued firearm in her hand. When I visited them in August, Jacob mentioned that one of the boys had recently done a spin in the living room and called it a pirouette. Jessica seemed more energized by the comment than by anything else we discussed. There is one major problem though. Northeastern State University is pleased to announce that 740 students met the criteria to be named to the Dean's Honor Roll for the 2022 fall semester. What would happen if you were being abused by your spouse and he just happened to be a police officer? That mentality spilled into his home life. This episode was sponsored by Best Fiends and Scary Time Podcast by Indie Drop-In Network. But she felt isolated. Whitehouse didnt understand why she was being directed to basically a hiding spot. She recorded the conversation on her phone, so that investigators could look for clues if she disappeared. Jessica Boynton says she's 'free as a bird' . In December, 2016, Jessica filed a report with the Griffin Police Department, saying that Matthew hadnt returned her belongings. When asked to call, Coker instead emailed, We have received the oath on the Boynton case., Asked again to call to further respond to questions pertaining to the Lenhard-Lester meeting, Coker emailed, When ADA Lenhard met with Jessica Boynton (Lester), my office was not in receipt of the oath of Matthew Boynton. Lester said Lenhard explained the basis of the scheduling delay in presenting the case to a grand jury and addressed the violation of the oath of office charge. The Citizens Police Data Project, in Chicago, analyzed the records of Chicago cops between 2000 and 2016 and found that officers accused of domestic abuse received fifty per cent more complaints than their colleagues for using excessive force. In April, 2018, nine months after Matthew was charged, Jessica called the Spalding County district attorneys office to ask why Matthews case hadnt been presented to a grand jury. When Matthew drove his patrol car, he would often take the keys to his truck, a Chevrolet Avalanche, so that Jessica couldnt use it. Author: Jessica Noll, VAULT Studios Published: 2:55 PM MST January 10, 2020 She notified a local truck driver named Will Sanders, who had a reputation as a freelance investigator. -00:0034:14. In the spring of 2019, child-protective services closed the case and recommended, based on reports submitted by the childrens psychologist, who had seen the boys for twenty-five sessions, that they no longer spend time with Matthew. Murder + Horrific = Murderific.<br /><br />This episode was sponsored by Best Fiends and Scary Time Podcast by Indie Drop-In Network.<br /><br />In this episode, we discuss the toxic relationship between a couple, affairs, abuse, and a police officer who is a suspect in his wife's shooting.
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