Jerry posted bond
Jerry Anderson is out of jail. He had the biggest smile on his face. He walked out with his attorneys. He had two of his friends, Mike and Patty Ramsey, give him a hug and escort him back to Caldwell County. I was told a gathering is planned with family and friends, and he really wants to see his son, Matthew, who Jerry has only seen once (in court earlier this month) since his arrest in January 2006. Jerry didn't say anything to the hoards of media walking him out the jail. Lisa Dubs told us that was at the defense's request. Since charges are still pending, she doesn't want anything Jerry says to get twisted. No word from the district attorney's office yet if the charge will be further pursued. I'll let y'all know when I hear something. Check out tomorrow's edition of the HDR to see photos and read further what attorneys and friends had to say. I am also working on a video for our Web site. Thanks everyone.
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Let's just hope the DA's office and the sheriffs department get their act together before they even think about re-trying this case. Their performance during this trial has been an embarrasment to both professions. They'll be lucky if they don't get investigated by an independent counsel just like the idiots from the Duke rape case.
They should also remember that even with new evidence for a new trial, they'll have to provide that information to the defense. From what I've seen in this trial, the defense has done their homework. I spoke with someone who attended the trial a couple of times and he said the defense had about 10 big boxes of evidence behind them while they were in court. He says from what he could tell, they probably only used a fraction of that evidence. That tells me they have plenty more evidence they didn't need this time around. Bellas/Gaither should spare CCSD anymore embarassment and let this dog lie. I'd hate to see them waste another million $$.
So why didn't Jerry's son go see him the whole time he was in jail?
I think I read on this blog that he didn't want his son to see him like this, prisoner accused of murder.
Interesting. I guess everyone is different, but I think I'd want to see my child very much. Visiting a jail as a child would be very hard, but so would not seeing your daddy for over a year. If I was innocent, I also think I would want to be able to see my child face to face and tell him so.
Let me ask all of you who are reading this blog that live in Caldwell County and pay taxes here if we should spend another million dollars on a retrial of a man who basically was acquitted of the crime he was charged with. 11 our ot 12 juriors said, "Not Guilty". When you consider the lack of evidence against him and the amount of evidence for him then are we as tax payers willing to waste another millon dollars on a case that should have never went to court until it was better prepared? I'd like to see all of your opinions on it. It doesn't have to be lengthy, it can just be a "Yes, or No".
We're already paying for Google to come here and bring people from outside the area because basically they think that the people who live in and around the county are not smart enough to work there. The County Commission literally gave the farm away to them.
Personally I'm against them having a retrial and that opinion has nothing to do with taxes, it has to do with lack of evidence.
When election time comes around lets get rid of the ones who are costing us, (the tax payer), money and jobs and put someone who is competent in office. That includes the District Attorney, the County Commissioners, and The Sheriff.
All valid points...
I wonder how we can truly 'know' any of these men or women who campaign for public office.
Obviously, they will say whatever we want to hear while campaining.
It doesn't matter what party they belong to - it seems that public office has become a platform for personal bias rather than a repsected position serving the citizens.
We're in the best country in world, therefore we need to form community groups existing for the purpose of keeping watch over - frist, all candidates,
second, all elected officials
AND THEIR SUBORDINATES.
This country affords us the opportunity to hold our officials up for question and obviously we need to become much more vigilant.
Whatever system of checks we have locally has apparently been tainted by partisonship to the point where the checks have become as incompetent as the officials they monitor.
What to do...
No, and Larry the reason "The County Commission literally gave the farm away to them" is because the county commission literally took the farm away from the previous land and home owners!
To sum it up...
Let's not divide ourselves and stand across the fence shoutig at one another -
Let's try some action.
Actually do something GOOD for ourselves.
I agree that the DA and the sheriff's office did a lousy job with this one. My brother was murdered and they did not want to push for the most they could get. They wanted us to be content with 10 years. As far as Jerry Anderson, I live here on Dry Ponds Road and I think the man knows what happened to his wife, either he did it or he played some part in it. I also agree that I don't understand how he could go that long without seeing his child. It is a sad day for us someone else will go free because of our caldwell county officials.
I don't see how anyone could make a judgment against Jerry for not wanting his son to see him in prison. Unless you've walked a mile in his shoes, any judgment you come up with just isn't valid. Even if you have been in the same situation, people don't react the same way in the same situation.
I realize that some on this blog will never believe that Jerry is innocent. But those people need to come to terms with the facts presented in this case. 2 experts stated that Emily had only been dead for 2-4 days. That fact alone will ALWAYS place reasonable doubt on any trial against Jerry. The 11 jurors who wanted acquittal said that this fact weighed heavily on their decision. I suspect it will weigh heavily on the next jury too.
Well... praise the Lord. It's a happy day in the Dry Ponds community. Jerry Anderson is outta jail. Free at last... free at last... thank God almighty he is free at last. Now he can get down to the serious business of finding the real killer. Let's see how much effort Jerry puts in to finding out what really happened to his poor, innocent wife. Teamed up with all those good, God-fearing people at Dry Ponds church, they oughta be able to solve this lingering mystery.
Jerry's son lives out of town with his mother. He has been in school most of the time his father has been in jail and I am sure his mom wasn't willing to bring him down for a 1 or 2 hour visit. If Jerry didn't want his son to see him behind bars, accused of an awful crime he possibly didn't commit, he was putting his sons thoughts and emotions first. It had to be hard on Matthew to first loose a step-mother and then have his father accused of this crime. No one on here should bad mouth Jerry or put him down for not wanting to put his sone thru all of that. That just shows a caring side of him that some people on here think he is incapable of having.
JUSTWATCHIN, don't bother. it doesn't matter what mr. anderson does some people will always say it't wrong.
if he had allowed his son to visit him in jail then they would be saying that was no place for a child to see his daddy. or they would be saying wonder how Jr. liked seeing daddy in jail.....
i think the fact that he didn't want his boy to see him in jail shows he has respect for the boy. i'm sure there were phone calls and letters.
and you can forget about some actually using common sense and listening to what two experts had to say. they don't want to hear it. they don't want it to be that way. so...it can't be that way.
it's kind of like putting 12 people in a room with all the evidence and 11 say one thing and the one lone nut says something else!
it seems mr. anderson may not be the nicest of human beings. sounds like he had offended a lot of people. sounds like those people are the ones right here yelling GUILTY!
i think all those people that were there to witness her murder should get to the DA and report what they know.
If this man gets out scotch free it is because of our Investigative Dept. He should split the life insurance policy with all those guys because that is who he can thank if he walks with the money. Heck they all might be in together because they know he has that much money coming to him. Better yet split it with "EYEWITNESSES" that said "they saw her in SC"... Give me a break!!! Do you know how many people come up to me and say they saw somebody that looked just like me. Yeah lets believe them over the people who heard gun shots. If any of you people live around this area like I do it is quiet area and you know gunshots when you hear them because you never do. Geez!! Give me a break... not enough evidence!!!
I don't think that LE and the DA will ever come up with enough to convict anyone of Emily's murder.
Its a cold case now just like some of the other murders that have happened in CC.
My prayers go to the Family of Emily I know how hard it is.
I pray that Jerry, if guilty in anyway has a very hard life left to live.
Our county has a lot of hard work to do as to clean up all the mess that has been made top to bottom.
Next election make it count for the better!
notthejudge..
What you're saying is very true. What I think is very important here is that the people that feel so strongly that Jerry is guilty most certainly won't be on the next jury. The next jury, and the next, and the next, (if the DA decides to spend that kind of money)will contain one or more members who believe the 2 experts. It will be very difficult for the DA to find some way to discount their own witness, the Medical Examiner.
To those who think that the DA and CCSD can now go out and collect evidence to get the killer, most of the evidence and memory of witnesses is lost. Too much time has gone by.
Back off, justwatchin. No one is judging Jerry about his choice not to see his son at all during his prison stay. Re-read what was said about Jerry's son not seeing him, and don't interject your personal feelings for Jerry into the statements. That way you won't have to get on your "holier than thou" shoes and preach to others on here who state their opinions.
Also, please don't forget the part about the ME who also said she could not rule out that Emily died on the 29th, that there was nothing she found that could rule that date out. That was in the same article you read regarding the 2-4 days testimony. It is amazing how those who think Jerry is innocent (including the 11 jury members) can pick and choose what to believe, but those who think he's guilty are not allowed to do so and are told to "come to terms" with what Jerry's supporters want.
Now, let's turn your philosophy around and use it on your own statements.
Unless YOU can walk a mile in someone else's shoes, you cannot say what potential juror may or may not have reasonable doubt in a new trial, or what testimony might cause them to have it. Unless YOU are the one who killed Emily or unless you witnessed it, YOU cannot say Jerry did not do it. Unless you walked a mile in the killer's shoes yourself, you cannot say Jerry did not do it.
I disagree about there being no possibility of finding the killer now. (Big surprise, Allison disagrees!)
Wish I could be appointed head investigator for a week. I think there are several avenues leading to the real killer. Like it or not, if you listen to the testimony, there is a possibility she met someone. If this is the case, she didn't arrange the meeting by telephone because her phone records were checked. So that leaves one option: email.
1) Check her email activity. This was never done. And don't just check her known email account. Look for a second email account. She wouldn't risk flirting with someone in an account Mr. Anderson knew about. She would use a hidden account. It takes two minutes to set one up. Contact her ISP, look at where and when she connected to the internet. If she was visiting Yahoo or gmail or hotmail, request the account info from those companies.
2) Check the rape kit. Not for rape, but for any foreign dna.
3) Check the registry of the Quality Inn. Run the credit cards of the guests to see which cards were used in Dallas 11 days later.
4) Push the phone company on that phone call. Dallas isn't a good enough answer. They can tell EXACTLY where the payphone was. Accept nothing less.
A few days worth of work and you might have the killer identified. No spending million of $$.
This shouldn't be hard. I so wish someone with authority would make this happen. Heck, there are people on this board and in this town who would be glad to put in the leg work if you would let us!
Yes!! I think there should be a retrial!
Allison..I've always thought that your heart was in the right place on this blog. You've consistently put out thought provoking posts.
I'm not saying that the killer can't possibly be found with a new investigation. What I AM saying is that so much time has passed, the liklihood of finding enough evidence to prosecute is low.
In response to your suggestions for investigation.
1)Email activity/secret email account. The prosecution never really brought this up. Maybe they checked and it didn't help their case? What I'd bet the farm on though is that information about Emily's email accounts is somewhere in those 10 big boxes of evidence the defense has. Remember that the defense is only going to defend the points brought up by the prosecutor. It wouldn't make sense for them to bring up a point (the emails) that the prosecutor doesn't bring up.
2)You got me on that one.. quite baffling actually.
3) I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the defense also had this information.
4)Dallas phone call. I agree with you on this point as well. The DA just didn't do justice to this case.
OhPlease... Does God come to you in visions?
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sawmills citizen -
"Teamed up with all those good, God-fearing people at Dry Ponds church" -
I've not seen you mention a post about someone who supported Jerry during all of this without dragging DPBC into it. What's up with that?
I would hope that if I were ever wrongly accused (assuming Jerry is innocent) of something like this that the people at the church I attend would support me through prayer, visits and anything else they could do.
I don't attend DPBC but I know people that attend there that think he's innocent just like I know people who attend there that think he's guilty.
Just because someone attends church, has a pastor who loves the person like Jesus would (also hating any sin like Jesus would), and has fellow believers that do support him doesn't mean the church as a body agrees or should be bad mouthed by those that have no clue about that particular church (like yourself).
Put it this way... if he didn't do it he needs prayer (strength and comfort from God), if he did it he needs prayer (conviction from the Holy Spirit).
I pray that if you attend a church that you will reexamine your views of what a church should be and do! If you don't attend a church I pray that whatever has turned you away from church can be forgiven and you visit a fine church... like DPBC.
Jerry may have been set free today, but the Lord knows whether or not he is a guilty man of this crime!
As far as I am concerned, as a friend of Emily, and as far as I am concerned, Jerry is as guilty as the day is long!
The jury doesn't know the pain they have not only set fourth on Emily's family by him walking a free man but the pain that still lingers with the rest of CC, who knew and loved Emily!
People are saying they feel they are in danger. Jerry is a man who is capable of anything! He killed once, he could do it again! And who's to say he isn't going to run when taken home today!
But I guess this all just goes to show how crappy our justice system is!
Just because he can go back to the same house that he and Emily shared doesn't mean that he didn't do it! During the whole trial, he lied and lied and lied some more! He had no remorse, no saddness and no tears!!!
If the man was truly innocent, he would have had a nervous breakdown after seeing the pictures of his dead wife in the toolbox! But he didn't! Being in shock or not, the man still should have at least cried!
This man hated his wife and everything about her!
No onw will ever change my mind about him being guilty!
I will spit on him if I should see him any where!
As far as the justice goes, he may have gotten away with it here, but he will pay for it later when God comes to this earth to judge us all!
He thought that the jail bars were lookin gold, wait till he burnss in hell!
And as far as the retrial, you got my bottom dollar that I will still be rooting for the prosecution!
With a retrial, he may just be going back to those cold, lonely bars!
And just because he played the sympathy card with everyone, doesn't mean that his ex wife is going to let him see his son!!!
After all, he also threatned to kill her at different times!
I sure as heck wouldn't let my son see my ex husband who is accused of killing his wife!
I just can't believe how stupid people are being about this! And let me tell you, everyone may think that Jerry got the justice he deserved by being let go, but let me ask everyone one of you, where is the justice for Emily?
May this man be found guilty bu the hand of God and burn in hell!
Just Thinkin..
Only a fool would argue with all that.
Just Watchin You get on here and use Godly words and then you call everyone who thinks JA is innocent Stupid .All you are is a hypocrite .
THAT should have been directed to JUST THINKIN .
I AM SO ASHAMED OF OUR COUNTIES POLICE DEPT. BECAUSE OF THEIR SLACK A MAN IS FREE THAT SHOULD NOT BE. I FILL FOR EMILY'S FAMILY & ALL THE HURT THEY R FILLING. JUSTICE WAS NOT SERVED HERE BUT HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL GET THE RIGHT ANSWERS FOR THE NEXT TRIAL. THAT WOULD REALLY BE SOMETHING IF THE NEXT TRIAL COMES ABOUT & HE IS FOUND GUILTY. HE IS BEING ABLE TO BE FREE, SOMETHING THAT WAS TAKEN FROM EMILY HERSELF. YET SHE IS IN A PLACE OF BEAUTY & REAL LOVE, A PLACE WHERE HER MURDERER WILL NEVER BE. I FILL THIS IS SO WRONG, IT CRUSHED MY HEART TO SEE HIM SMILING AS HE WAS LET OUT, HE SHOULD NEVER HAVE A OUNCE OF HAPPINESS. I'M SORRY IF THIS OFFENDS ANYONE, WHICH I'M SURE IT WILL BUT THIS IS MY OPINION. THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED & SOME OF THE SAWMILLS (& CALDWELL COUNTY) RESIDENCE ARE SHACKEN BY HIM BEING FREE. I PRAY THE INVESTIGATORS DO A BETTER JOB THE NEXT GO AROUND & GET JUSTICE SERVED!
whew.. thanks for the clarification sawmillsman.. I was starting to fill misunderstood.
:)
Well, Well, Well, I am so glad I was not a juror on this case, I am like the one juror that stated she thought Jerry was guilty until the statement about Emily only being dead 2 to 4 days, I did believe Jerry had committed murder even though the prosecution only had "circumstantial" evidence (which by the way you can be convicted with just circustantial evidence) I'm sure that piece of information changed alot of people's minds.
I have read all the comments that have been written here and I must say alot of people really believe that Jerry did not commit murder, but what breaks my heart is that it seems Emily is dead and forgotten, if you haven't forgotten Emily, please pray everytime that you bow your head that whoever is responsible for her death, whether it be Jerry or someone else, let that persons identity be revealed.
RE: notthejudge,very good point,well put..Now for those of you that think Mr. Anderson is a "free man",he is not..He is still charged with first degree murder and will continue to be so long as the D.A. prefers to leave the case open. Life for him in this county will be made a "living hell" by those adament in his guilt.He will have to remain here in this county until the D.A.drops the charges,which could be never.
Just like happens sooooo many times in the judicial system a person is "guilty" until proven innocent..Thats how it goes in this world..Thats why they keep you behind bars until your trial date.Jerry is out on bond plain and simple...Read the facts....
All of your "gut feelings" about his guilt are just that,gut feelings..What does your "gut" produce???Think about it the next time you visit your lavratory to relieve yourself...Thats a "gut feeling".....Evidence and shoddy investigation got him this far not a gut feeling...
To all you Bible thumping hipocrates your God will not defend your gut feelings..You can forget that...I would suggest you read that book again because you have misunderstood it...Use your vote to make a difference if you vote at all...Thats the only choice you have...Yes,based upon evidence presented the man is innocent,plain and simple...Live with just like he will...You have no alternative...Thats a fact...
There is a party for him going on as we type..I suggest you bible thumpers attend and have a prayer meeting...That may help...
Well we know one thing since the trial began is that we have no investigators in CC.There is no need to change the CCSD in the next election because the people of the county gave the same administration another term in office.What is sad all the focus has been on JA coming home today but EA isn't coming back.
OK, so yes, everyone has opinions and emotions on this topic. HOWEVER, I think that A LOT of people are forgetting what is really going on here, and that is that there is still a lady who was murdered. It seems some are more interested in
Yes, there have been mistakes made with the investigations, obviously, and if the accused is innocent, then that should give us all a little more faith in our justice system. What has annoyed me more than anything was something I just saw on a news clip of people wearing shirts reading 11-1! It's not a baseball game where the score matters, another persons life was taken. Why not put some of that energy into finding who did it? I would hope that if the accused means so much to these families that the life lost would be equally as meaningful.
It also appalls me to hear all the opinions of the deceased previous marriages and possible relationships. There was a crime committed, a very heinous crime, what does that have to do with the fact she had been married before? What does that have to do with the fact that the deceased may or may not have wanted out of her current marriage? It was a murder, no one has a right to take another human life for a change of heart.
And as I said before, if the accused is innocent, that should give everyone more confidence in the judicial system. However, with all the jubilation over the accused posting bond, I hope that, at least some, of the energy is put into finding out what happened. There is still a family that has lost a daughter, sister, mother-figure and wife.
That is well said arekiddingme.The score isn't 11-1,instead of having a party and eating as the news showed they should be trying to figure how who the killer is.They don't think there hero JA is, then who do they think it is and why are they celebrating his homecoming, it seems to me to his supporters, it is a game. Something to think about did his supporters spend this kind of money in trying to find EA.Seems to me they have more concern for JA than EA.
to those of you that are in support of jerry. you can tell him for me or,if he reads this himself,
MAY YOU ALWAYS WALK ON BROKEN GLASS
MAY YOUR DREAMS ALL BE NIGHTMARES FROM HELL.
MAY YOUR FUN BE LIKE SWALLOWING BROKEN GLASS.
you may think you are free, but if I were you I would not step foot on any of that farm land. You do not know that someone is watching you all the time.
ME OF ALL THINGS that sounded a lot like a death threat . Maybe you need to evaluate your life .People on here claiming to be Christians in one breath . Then the next breath the same people are calling JA the worst names they can think of . SOME CHRISTIANS !!!!!!
Hey guys, Skyeblogger here...Hope they are having one h*ll of a party in Sawmills tonight!!!! The only one bigger will be when the DA announces he is dropping all of the charges!!! As I stated before in a previous blog, my best friends husband works in the DA's office and she told me long ago that the DA HIMSELF did not belive they had enough evidence for a conviction-what do you know-he was proven RIGHT! It would be insane for his office to retry this case again-unless they get some good solid evidence. Some of you really need to let this go, focus your efforts on LEARNING TO SPELL!!! me in hud- I believe I read in a previous post that you are an ER nurse at Grace-can't tell you how sorry I am about that as I used to work there before I got some sense!!! As for JA not seeing his son-a good father would not want his child to see him in prison and a good mother would not allow it...and last but not least maybe those of you who are so sure about his guilt can all "pool" your evidence and go to the DA with it-I'm sure he would love to hear it BUT JUST REMEMBER-it has to be more than just a "gut feeling"-he can't go to trial and as we've seen a jury will not convict on it. PARTY ON IN SAWMILLS!!!!!!!!
You can call us Christians or what ever you want! But where the Hell is the justice for Emily and her family.
This statment goes to the sawmills man who always posts on here.....just because you kiss JA ass doesn't mean the rest of us do and to think, you sound just as ignorant and self rightous as JA himself, for actually thinking he didn't kill Emily!!!!
What a bunch of bull$%&*!!!!
Just because there wasn't enough evidence to convict doesn't mean is isn't guilty of the crime!
I agree with all who think may he walk on broken glass, and always be looking over his shoulder, and have nightmares for the rest of his natural life!
May he burn inhell, because God sees what he had done and what he will do!
me know all things.... are you the 12th. juror?
good Lord. seek therapy now! seriously, it's never too late to ask for help and from the sound of that post you need it.
craig, you are 100% right. mr. anderson will never be a free man until the DA's office uses what little brains they have and drop the charges.
and the Bible thumpers can thump all they want. it never gets them anywhere. i would love to meet a real Christian. the only ones i've ever met are the people that keep shouting they are a Christian and then turn around and beat the hell out of half the commandments.
what you said about gut feelings......that is the same stuff that comes out of some mouths.
i say leave the man alone. you people are not in 7th. grade anymore. nobody needs to spit in his face. grow up and stop being childish.
let the man spend some time with his son in peace. forget about being decent for mr. anderson's sake. do it for the boy's sake.
it's a real shame that all these people who claim to know so much don't report what they know.
why don't everybody think about this teenage boy who hasn't seen his father in over a year?? he's only 13. show him how decent people are supposed to act.
You all now all this crap about Jerry not wanting his son to see hime in jailand all this stuff......what a load of pure crap......I guess JA should not have killed Emily then none of this would have happened!
JA trying to spare feelings, apparently all of you who think he did not do it, are just as brain washed as he is!
UNFREAKING BELIEVABLE, BUT THEN AGAIN I CAN EXPECT THAT KIND OF THING FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU ALL WHO LIVE IN SAWMILLS!
And by the way, if JA cared so much about his wife when she went missing, he would not of went to the dinner party and ate as if nothing was going on.
Second, he would have stayed out all night looking for her. He should have put up flyers but didn't, he didn't alert hardley anybody, the days following her disappearance, and as far as I am concerned, who in there right mind reports their wife missing after 2 hours after being late for a dinner party?!?!?!?
Isn't the standard wait 24 hours?!?!? Just think if everyone in the county started reporting their family members as missing after only being a couple hours late to getting home, can you imagine the crap that would go on for people looking for people?!?!?!
Crazy, is hardley the word for al lthis! And GUILTY as sin is the word for it!!!!
You can call me what ever it is you all wish, Christian or not, which I am, I still have the right to express the opinion I have about it, and that it I think the man should burn in hell!!!
I am a Christian who believes in justice all the way, and this is not justice. As far as the SAwmill man saying glory to god halluah, JA is free, some friend he was to Emily to think that JA did not do this!
Apparently, sawmills man, you do not even care enough about Emily to want justice for her and her family, because all you can think about is parading around a guilty man. Friend or not, you don't look good for one wanting to stick by him and for two, you don't have any more sense then God gave a mule to take up for someone who kills out of cold blood!
P.S. Just because he is out oin bond does not neccessarily mean he will still be free. Another trial could find him guilty this time and then what are you going to say?
It will probably be along the lines of what a dumbass I was to think......!!!!!
Get the point?
This one goes to not the judge.....why should we let the man go in peace......he didn't give a crap when he killed his wife who loved that boy????!!!!!
So why the hell should we not feel like we should spit in his face......Emily didn't get the peace and justice she deserved when he killed her in cold blooD!!!
So what's the difference, you all who think he is innocent are bigger hypcripts then us, you are the ones who need to define the word, Christian, crazy, hipocrit, and most of all guilty!
I'm beginning to think there is no point to this blog anymore.
So, again, ignorance is abundant! To those who “know” people at the DA's office and has "heard" that he would not retry the case, ummm., that is against the law to give out that information and “your friend” at the DA’s office can be held accountable for that, it’s called confidentiality. Also to the “Party on in Sawmills” OH YES have a party, hamburgers, hot dogs, the whole nine, but don’t forget that a murder may have taken place in the area and the killer could be in your neighborhood! Also, again, NO the accused may not be free at this time, however, if the case is dismissed, and he is 100% free, he has the option to pack up and move, what about the deceased? Can she pack up and move?
I do not know anyone involved in the case, nor do I want to, I just hope that with all the “partying” in Sawmills and all the accusations being tossed around on this page that the victim is not forgotten! Where is her justice? Where is her party? That’s all that I would like to know? Anyone have any advice on that?
By the way, anyone can criticize the DA, etc, but where were most of those during the election?
I am honestly very elated if an innocent individual is free, however, please, concentrate on the fact that there is a life lost, for no apparent reason. That is the issue, not the fact that you heard this or you heard that! Someone is deceased, obviously, from a senseless act, can we please focus attention on that?
skyeblogger-about the sense, evidentally i have MORE than u!
I'm not believing the PARTY in Sawmills, this is pure crazy but yet sadness. Seems to me they should be more concerned about finding the REAL KILLER instead of partying. Oopps, maybe not, cause he's attending it! Maybe he'll get drunk & spill the beans!!!!! get pissed if ya want, this is just how i fill, yet i know some will definetley agree....
i'm so thankful to know there are no hurtful feelings in Heaven, Emily can not look down & see people (that she may have thought was her friends) celebrating a murderer, HER MURDERER!!!!!......I'll live it @ that!
My how brazen people become when they feel they are anonymous. It bothers me to know "Christians" in this area are burning people in hell. I thought "Christians" were supposed to forgive. That's what I was taught in Sunday School at Dry Ponds Union Church. I was also taught that those without sin should cast the first stone. . .
The legal system worked the way it should. The prosecution has to prove that a person is guilty without a shadow of a doubt. That was not done during this trial. Would it not be unjust if an innocent man went to death row for a crime not thoroughly investigated?
I don't believe that anyone here has forgotten about Emily. Just because Jerry has supporters does not mean that she is being disrespected. Many of Jerry's supporters loved Emily and don't believe he killed her, that does not constitute disrespect for her. Justice for Emily would include looking for all evidence connected to her murder, not just focusing on one person.
I do not feel threatened by Jerry's presence in Sawmills. Although, I did hear gunshots tonight. Do you think there's a new victim??? Maybe CCSD should investigate. . .
Vote Clark out! Jerry Anderson for Sheriff!
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If all of those people who loved Emily so much believe Jerry Anderson is not guilty and that Emily's murderer is still out there, why aren't they looking for her killer? Why aren't they pressing for the investigation to continue, instead of pretending that it's all over? Why aren't they scared to be in their own neighborhood, knowing a murderer could be among them? I still have not heard a single one of them say they are scared or upset that Emily's murderer is still on the loose. That makes me think that either they really don't care whether Emily's murderer is found or that they know who he is and are only interested in protecting the murderer.
As for Dubs' comment in today's paper about Jerry's "inability" to have a relationship with his son, that's simply not true. Jerry had the ability, but he CHOSE not to have a relationship with his son during this time. However his supporters choose to justify it, it was still his choice. For Dubs to state in the paper that Jerry wasn't able to have a relationship is just a very bad choice of words.
i don't know what to think...but i do know that if he's guilty, God knows. If he's innocent, God knows, and GOd knows the real killer. The truth is, your sin will find you out. If he is guilty, let God do the judging, because each of us will face Him one day.
for all of you that have said nasty things about the Sawmill citizens.(UP YOURS ) The only ones that had an interest in JA's "homecoming" was the ramsey family and maybe a few of the wilsons. what is the deal with patsy and kathy? do they have the hots for JA?
The biggest part of the citizens in Sawmills did not even know JA. Leave them a lone and get on with your lives.
REST ASSURE HE WILL BE FOUND OUT!!!!!
The best professionals should have been used on this case.
Did anyone on this case know that rottening (can't spell the word for this..rigamortis) signs of the body go away after so long of a time.
He was guilty then, he is guilty now and always will be guilty.
Might as well face it people.
Dang Flossymay.. where was you when the investigators on this here case was lookin into this killin. They coulda used yore expertize and found out who really pulled the trigger. You ought to take your smart self right on down to the Sherrufs office and put in a appacation.
Sounds like justwatchin needs to go back to school and learn how to spell.
I have heard all the criticism about Christians that I need to hear.Bible Christians don't use foul language, have an unforgiving spirit and be bitter towards believer's or non-believers.To call one another names such as Bible thumpers is just a display of ignorance.Only the individual,EA and the Lord knows who the murderer is,justice may never be seen on this earth but one day this person's sin will be found out.I hope instead of rejoicing that JA is home, they and himself should be doing all they can to get vindication for EA.If his supporters love him and EA their focus should be on seeking justice for her.Murder isn't something that anyone should celebrate.If the CCSD was after the wrong one,JA,shouldn't his supporters be asking the county to get busy and find the killer.
This is getting really stupid now, they did not prove he did it beyond a reasonable doubt. thats the law..thats the way it is..they dont have any evidence, can't produce any, can't fabricate any, can't frame anyone...get over it....JURY says he didn't do it...except for one idiot that said GOD told him Jerry did it...why didn't God tell everyone in the whole jury...then it would have been settled...LOL
VERDICT: not guilty...11-1
does'nt that tell you something?
I kow if i would have been the hold out juror, Jerry would be a free man now.
He who is without sin cast the first stone........
I also want to know how they cannot drop charges, when 11-1 say he is not guilty...or for some,,can't prove he di...which according to the constitution...is equivocally the same thing?
JUST THINKIN you nned to get your stories straight or learn how to read whichever . I have not for one second said he didn't do it nor have i said he did do it !I said i don't know what happened because i am above judging people . that is the LORDS place not mine or yours or anyone else on this blog ! OH by the way if you are so sure he did it then why don't you GO HELP the CCSD prove JA did it ! OH thats right you can't because you have nothing as far as evidence to help them with . From now on get your stories straight before you say i said something i never said .
Sawmills Citizen . . . hopefully someone by now has let you know that former Sheriff Clark passed away battling a horendous cancer.
It's people like you that probably helped elect Jay Gaither as DA. He had no trial or criminal experience when elected.
Thanks for your help.
I keep reading the 11-1 ruling, I keep reading how relieved some are that the accused is out on bond, and of course all the opinions of Christians and what they should be and how they should act. However, as I stated before, it’s not a baseball game, there was another human life taken. Do you think the victim can keep score? What does 11-1 mean to the victim or her family? I haven’t heard any of the “supports” say, OK, since he has been in jail all this time here is what we have done to help find justice for our friends wife.. Or for that matter, anyone even make statements about how the defense attempted to bring up all the negatives on the victim (ex. Previous marriages, possibility of affairs, etc). Just because someone has a past that wasn’t great, does that mean they deserve to be murdered? I don’t really think that’s the case, because I’m sure everyone has at least a few skeleton’s in their closets that they would rather not discuss.
Again, if the accused is 100% innocent, that is great that we can have faith and confidence in the justice system. An innocent individual could possibly have all charges dropped, and if so, will have the opportunity to live their life, minus the days spent in jail. That is how justice is suppose to work in America. It is great that the accused has the support that he has, it will truly be needed, if the justice system has worked the way it should.
And what ever view individuals have on how a Christian should or should not act is merely each individuals opinion. Drop all the criticism, please, and have at least a little respect and compassion for the victim in this case, and also the former Sheriff who has passed since all of this begin. Amazing how some can even put the phrase LOL (Laugh out Loud) on a comment, really glad you can laugh over the situation, I’m sure the victim’s family and friends are really falling over laughing about the fact someone murdered someone they love and it still isn’t solved. Glad you can LOL over a juror making reference to what he believed, call that juror an “idiot” and then quote Scripture at the bottom of you comment.
areyoukiddingme: I like your comments. It truly does sound like we have all forgotten that a very nice lady was murdered, a life wasted. Regardless of her past, she didn't deserve to die and that should not allow any of us to talk ugly about her or her family. No matter what was going on in EA's life, she did not deserve to die because of it and no one should make her out to be the villian that 'got what she deserved' because she had previous marriages or had affairs. And if she was having an affair that does not give anyone the right or make it right to end her life. On the other hand, we don't know what really happened that day and most likely we will never find out. I knew JA and EA and remember them both as nice people just working hard trying to make a living. If and I say if, JA is guilty then he needs to serve his time but if he isn't then he deserves to live his life. I cannot even begin to understand how either side feels, how the family feels that lost their loved one to such a violent and uncaring crime and I cannot begin to understand how JA and his family and supporters feel. Thanks be to God I have never had to go through anything like this.
I knew GARY CLARK personly and was proud to call him my friend. If we had a few more people in this county that was half the person he was then this county would be a hell of a lot better place to live. leave GARY CLARK out of this bullshit.
AMEN! budman
AMEN TO GARY CLARK AND MAY HE REST IN PEACE! IF HE WAS STILL ALIVE THIS TRIAL WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER ALONG TIME AGO AND JA WOULD OF BEEN ROTTING UNDER THE JAIL HOUSE BY NOW!
AMEN TO THE AVON LADY AND ALL WHO AGREE!!!!
I want to say something to all of you that have been reading and posting on this blog. Some of your posts have been thought prevoking and interesting to read, while others have used this blog as a way to bicker back and forth and say malicious things to one another. Just the fact that there were 63 comments previous to my post here speaks volumns about the differences of opinion on Jerry Andersons innocence or guilt.
The reason the defense petitioned to have the trial moved to another county was to try and assure that Jerry got a fair trial. It is easy to see just by reading your comments that he could not have gotten one in Caldwell County. As a matter of fact you (the ones who post here) are a hung jury. You're just about equally divided in your opinions of his innocence or guilt. So don't criticize the real jury for not reaching a verdict because none of you can either.
I've been reading this blog for about a week and most of the comments made were either to say, "Yes he did, or No he didn't", do it.
The one thing I have noticed is how mean spirited some of the post are. Some of you attacked Dry Pond Baptist Church and made innuendos that they knew that JA was guilty and condoned his actions. I don't go to that church, but I do know the pastor and some of the deacons and most of the Wilsons and I know that is not true!
You've called each other names and then eluded to the fact that so and so is not a good Christian because he said this or she said that. Well I can tell all of you that Jesus or God does not get involved in any of that and can either one of them tell what kind of Christian you are when you say mean things. Is your light under a barrell?
I guess we all need to just let God sort this out and I believe he'll do the right thing. One thing is for sure; he's the only one who has the right to judge anyone, now isn't he?
Pray for one another. Be kind to one another. Love thy neighbor as thyself. That is the 11th commandment.
Larry
Areyoukiddingme. did you see the news today? ...I stand by my post, and the comment i made about the lone juror. It's the truth. They may prosecute him now for not obeying the judges instructions. What he did was idiotic, therefore ...he is an idiot. Case closed.
woody, that's what i've been saying but i catch hell over it!
the man had his mind made up before the trial began. he was going to be the one hold out no matter which way he had to swing. how else would he get his 15 minutes?
i hope the judge "dreams" up some charges on this nut.
Check out this link. One of the jurors is giving an interview about the deliberations.
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/13756156/detail.html
maybe someone needs to buy JA a set of golf clubs then he and OJ can play golf together and look for their wive's killers
I Agree. If this one jurier had his mind made up from the start his vote should not count and they should go with the other 11. NOT GUILTY.
I ask everyone that reads this blog to please go out next election and vote. We need to clean up CCSD. It has gone to the dogs since Gary Clark passed. He thought he had a friend that he could trust to continue to run his dept the way he did. Man was he wrong. Enjoy your time in office ALAN JONES. There will be a new sherriff comeing to town. May you rest in peace Gary. We love and miss you very much.
Jennifer-the 19 year old juror-is the one whos grandfather is in prison for murder up north somewhere. She is on some sort of committee that watches death penalty cases. Very bright girl for her age!
One last note: People-please be kind to one another-do not place judgement-it is not YOUR place-only Gods
I can recall sitting at a store when I heard the great master sherrif gary clark so proudly announce the arrest of jerry anderson. He was just so damn sure he had the right man..but alas, he did not. Now if I'm not mistaken these illustrous detectives were hired by master sheriff g. clark...so now by god who is to blame for this debacle?
gary clark..yep..that's who to blame
For the last few weeks I have read this blog. I think alot of people need to be asking God for guidance and peace regarding this entire case. It amazes me that people can say such mean things. And the comments about Gary Clark (who has left behind a wife and 2 children) it makes me sick to my stomache. Personally I don't know if Mr. Anderson is guilty or not, however one thing is for certain each one of us will meet our maker and we will have to be accountable for our actions. Who ever killed Emily will face a higher power than the judicial sytem we have here on earth, and the punishment will be far worse than anything anyone can imagine.
Has anyone seen ja out and about? What's he doing?
Does anyone know if Jen M is still using this blog? I was hoping she'd let us know if anything ever came out about the juror who voted guilty. I've been reading that he could be held on contempt charges.
I saw JA giving out food for the Angel Tree!!!! Took some people by there & there he was!!
Jerry..............if you read this blog,fuck all these idiots on here...keep on truckin man..Glad you are out.....
what cha doing lil me in hudson? following jerry anderson now?!!
seek therapy soon.
i'm with craig.
looks like he didn't do it so screw them all.
maybe someday they will hire some real police to try to find out what happened to emily anderson.
hahah
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