Voicemail messages played
When the jurors walked in, they looked solemn, almost frustrated. They mostly keep their heads down, and I don't believe I saw one who was smiling. A few carried in notebooks. All listened intently as Bellas played the voicemail messages. Some wrote notes. The first CD was two voicemail messages from Jenny Wilson, who kept a plate of food for Emily the night of the dinner party. On the second CD, we heard Emily's voice again. The first voice mail message was from Jerry. Robert Campbell patted him on the back when it played. Jerry just stares forward, listening. The second message is from Jerry, wondering where Emily is because she's not home and getting ready for the dinner party. There are 14 total voice mail messages on the recording. Most were people looking for Emily, such as her best friend, Pat Thorpe, her sister, Dee, and a tearful niece, and several folks from Sawmills, such as Mindy Ramsey, Pastor Rick Crouse and a tearful Kathy Ramsey. Lt. Chris Brackett also left a message for Emily. He was looking for Emily. They got a missing person's report from her husband, who is "very worried about you," Brackett told Emily on the cell phone voicemail message. He also told Emily no crime had been committed and he just wanted to know she was OK.
So, the jurors are back there deliberating. I guess they will go until 11 before the mid-morning break. I will be back.
So, the jurors are back there deliberating. I guess they will go until 11 before the mid-morning break. I will be back.
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Chad Austin, wouldn't that be something if the courtroom blog of the future allowed us, the readership, to hear audio recordings from the trial and to see photos of the evidence.
I'm sure we are all curious to hear the timbre of Mr. Anderson's voice in the message he left for emily.
So Chad, get to work!
By the way, nice looking site you have created.
Interesting too that the police orginally thought Mr. Anderson sounded worried about Emily - in their own words. But then when they needed a murder suspect, he sounded "odd" and guilty. Hmmm.
He probably did sound worried - that he was going to get caught. If I'd just killed my wife and disposed of her body, I be a worried.
let's all hope gertie never serves on a jury
I have, actually. The difference is I didn't know the parties involved and could be openminded. Having known the victim and her family, I'm not openminded. I know in my heart he did it and I hope he is found guilty. Sorry to be a bore to some of you, but I am driven to keep putting our point of view out here, too.
Jerry led police to believe Emily could have just gone off with someone. Naturally, when Brackett called Emily, he would say that her husband was worried so that if she did "just go off" she might be more likely to feel okay to come back home or let someone know where she was. Cops use tactics like that all the time. If you've ever seen cops try to talk someone into surrendering, they use the same tactics then or they did the time I witnessed such a thing.
Don't you think it's telling that he only left 2 messages? If that were my spouse, I'd have filled up the phone with messages. Of course, why bother if you already knew where she was and what had happened to her. Two is enough to make it look like you cared - if you were tring to cover your tracks.
Well I am going to tell you what I think of Jerry Anderson, he is not the smartest cookie in the cookie jar. It would take someone with extreme intelligence to pull this off. He is a dairy farmer. I am telling you he is not very smart. Plus if there was an accomplice, how much did he pay them? I keep hearing 2000, which is a very miniscule amount of money to help someone plan and carry out something like this. It just does not add up!
I wonder if maybe one of her 4 ex's finally had enough of her and decided to knock her off. First off, her hair being brown and not blonde, leads me to believe that she was running away. Second off, there's no murder weapon, no DNA proof specifically leading to Jerry. He's not guilty and Emily's family just needs to move on.
dairy farmers are not that smart? LOL!
I think it's a good point about her hair being a different color...could it be she changed it because she was running? I really think she just ended up at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and this is the outcome. I am so sorry, Gertie, for you and Emily's family. But you cannot blame this man and turn against him just because Emily wanted to leave him. That part is between those two - don't turn on him and just "assume" he's guilty because of a gut feeling just because you're chosing a side. If he's truly innocent, wouldn't you feel that your gut betrayed you?
wow. he only left 2 messages?
you know, some couples don't have to bee rooted up each other's a@@ all the time.
i wouldn't even miss my husband til the next morning due to the fact he's on call 24/7.
he probably wouldn't miss me unless i wasn't home by midnight.
wonder how many times he dialed her phone just to hear the message box was full?
And perhaps Jerry just called his wife twice because a) he seems like a manly man, and therefore showing a lot of emotion wouldn't be prudent; and b.) perhaps he truly thought she had just left him, and he was pissed because of that...although he wanted to be concerned because she was his wife and couldn't be found, he might have assumed she left him and therefore he was mad/hurt.
could be right. maybe he did just place two calls being a manly man.
if my husband thought i left him i know he wouldn't be calling me constantly. he would probably have some choice words for me and just go on to work.
Boywonder - The DA would have checked out her ex-husbands if there was reason to think one of them would have done it. And again - being married numerous times doesn't make you a bad person (but smearing the name of a wonderful woman who was brutally murdered and can't defend herself just might).
Women dye their hair all the time. It is surprisingly easy - even you could do it. You go to the drug store and by a box of hair color and whala - your hair is a different color! Just because someone dyes their hair doesn't mean they're planning to skip town.
Even if you were supposed to be having dinner at a party with friends? It sounds like the friends cared more about her absence than he did.
I don't quess "manly" men cry at their murdered wifes funerals either. He sure didn't look upset. As a matter of fact, I thought he worked for the funeral home when I first saw him because he was SO cool and calm. Not the grieving husband, for sure. Especially considering the way in which she died. I showed more emotion at the death of my cocker spaniel.
Gertie-
How about you look in the mirror and realize that your slander isn't exactly saintly. On to the subject about Emily, after going through 4 husbands and onto her fifth. By the power of the 6 percent rule, she would have been married to every type of person imaginable. Therefore, maybe she had a personality flaw that only showed in private, ie.(personal slander towards Jerry, or outrages.) Now you can't just go buy personality flaws like that at a drug store can ya? Also what makes you think a Mexican can tell the truth 7 out of 10 illegals in the U.S. have a criminal record. Who's to say the mullet man in the van wasn't a Mexican on the farm she was hooking up with? Then he went to Duncan, she came down there to see him, and something went terrible wrong.
The Keystone boys of Caldwell County has to many question marks to convict him of 1st degree murder.
I'm not saying Jerry couldn't have done it, but I believe that there would be more evidence leading towards him. What evidence to you have, that you can share that would convict him?
I agree with u Gertie, luv to read what u write, it's the truth. Yes, & i believe he had help, wish that person would come forward. Wouldn't it be possible that Emily got kid-napped & he had them to color her hair so no one would recognize her. Maybe she was shot @ twice @ the farm, but maybe only one bullet hit her, not killing her. She was held hostage until the 2nd shooting, maybe days later, 2-4 days before she was found. I have thought about it, makes some sence to me. He's guilty & if the jury don't find him guilty, the man upstairs will. He's who i'd be worried about if i were in his shoes!
'scriptive - I appreciate your point of view. I can't explain all the reasons I think he did it, but I do. I felt it the minute I saw him at the funeral. Call me stubborn (I've been called worse!) but until someone else comes forward and confesses to the murder and turns in the weapon - I'll believe it was Jerry. If he is found not guilty, all that will tell me is that the justice system failed Emily and her family.
As much as I've enjoyed this repartee - I quess I'd better go do some work. I'll be checking back in throughout the day to see if there's been a verdict.
We have to love a country where we can all go on the computer and share our views and opinions - even "heatedly". God Bless America. And God Bless Emily.
I saw JA breakdown and sob after walking up the aisle when the funeral was over. What should he have done, sit next to his son and cry uncontrollably? Does anyone have the right to judge how someone responds to a tragedy being played out in front of an entire community and the news media.
Soccerjox-My husband has a truck just like Jerry's and it has jual gas tanks. It wouldn't be a problem. I'm not saying that he is juilty, just thought I'd let you know. By the way, another thought...When Jerry got to the Christmas party he said that Emily would be late. How did he know that if he hadn't spoken to her. Just thinking...
Gertie i watched my mom grieve over my Father .My mom didn't cry at the Funeral home or the funeral. She cried uncontrolably the day he died . Were you beside Jerry the day they found Emily . I doubt it . You sound like a very bitter person i hope you're not .Let me ask you one question Did Jerry go to church also. I guess if he did you think he is the devil and Emily was a saint .Even though they both went to the same church.I hate to say this but a person like you doesn't need to be on any jury . You can not give an unbiased opinion . You don't know if jerry did it Just like the rest of us.All you have is a gut feeling .That is not enough to decide a persons FATE.Furthermore if people can't give an unbiased opinion they shouldn't even post anything .
Don't you think if you worked with your wife on a daily basis, and that was her job also, you would wonder where she was at?
Also, what person would show up at a dinner party and eat, knowing their wife was invited also?
Gertie-your comments are the bomb!!!!!!!!!!!
Sad to watch this discussion play out. Because someone doesn't behave the way YOU think they should, the person should be put to death. No other evidence needed. Scary.
One more post - Boywonder: I've talked about Jerry Anderson and shared my views as to how I think he murdered Emily. I reply to posts and try to dispute other's views as to how he didn't do it. I've not called him a bad person because he was married 3 times - I think he's a bad person because I believe he killed his wife. I've not slandered his other ex-wives, or called them murders. Everything I've said about him has come from what's been posted from the trial -with the exception of the things I've seen personally. Can you say the same? Did you know Emily? Do you know her ex-husbands? It also bears saying that Jerry Anderson is still around to defend himself, she can't.
We all have quirks - we're human! Emily did not have any personality flaws, but she did have poor judgement in husbands.
Your comments about hispanics tell a lot about you and your "personality flaws". Does the word prejudiced mean anything to you?
Seems like Emily had bad taste in friends too if they let her stay in a relationship with a man that would murder her and not encourage her to leave immediately.
Sawmillman - good advise - you should take it yourself. I've read your other posts and I think you have a fairly unbaised opinion that he didn't do it. I'll stop when you do - deal?
This is a very EXPLOSIVE topic. We all choose sides, it's hard not to. Either you think he should be found guilty or innocent, bottom line is this - no one on this forum has any control over what that jury does. We can say what we hope they do, but that's it. Can you imagine what the waiting is like for the families? If we are getting testy waiting, can you imagine what they are going through?
Gertie. Girl you need to slow down and think a minute about what you post. I know you are upset and very passionate about your convictions but you are not looking at this in a jurors eyes. There is only circumstantial evidence against Jerry. IF he is the one who killed Emily then he will pay for it whether it be here on earth or in front of his Maker. Only God knows who is guilty of this horrific crime. I only hope that the jury in which you sat on was for a traffic violation because girl you are narrow-minded. LOOK AT THE EVIDENCE!!! There is nothing but circumstantial. YOu are looking at the eye-witness accounts; why is it that the workers are believable and the SC witnesses are not? How could Jerry load a truck on the back of a trailer and leave the nosey little community of Sawmills and no one see? (That was a compliment to Sawmills by the way.) We small town "dumb" dairy farmers tend to look out for our neighbors. Someone would have noticed. Jerry and Emily were not hurting for money. The loan they had borrowed from a financial backer was around $800,000. In 4 years time they had paid back over $500,000. Does that sound like a simple minded dairy farmer or a hard-ass business man? Gertie, please let it go and realize that your comments are only making you more frustrated and let the Lord take this from you before it breaks you down. LET GO AND LET GOD HAVE IT!!!
interested in outcome - She was leaving him after the first of the year. They tried to get her to not go back to Sawmills from KY after Thanksgiving, but she said she had business she had to attend to before she could leave and that she be home for good soon. Don't you think they wish EVERYDAY that they could have made her stay in KY?
Gertie if you would have actually read my other post . Which evidently you have not . I do have an unbiased opinion. I have no idea who did it . Only THREE PERSON know that The person that did it . EMILY . AND THE GOOD LORD.
I live in Sawmills too, and I was wondering if based on the comments made both here, in the newspapers and in testimony if the reason for the discrepancy about what Emily was wearing couldn't be cleared up simply. For instance she gets dressed in her "good" clothes to runs her errands. Then before following Jerry on the tractor for what ever reason that took her to the farm, wouldn't make since that she would change her clothes first before going to the farm and risk messing up her clothes? An even more practical reason - to layer her clothes in order to keep warm, especially knowing you were going into the woods? I believe this is a good possibility and certainly feasible as their house is so close to the farm (unless of course I missed something that makes this impossible. If so I feel sure someone will let me know! LOL)What do you guys think?
Jerry saw Emily last in her work clothes which is exactly what she was found in in the toolbox. The woman at the PD a mile down the road said she saw her dressed up. My question is, when did she change clothes? Did she dress up, go do a few errands, come back to the farm and change. Makes sense but...Jerry said he hadn't seen her since she had left to go do errands....Makes me wonder.
eavesdropping - I agree! I remember reading that EA was seen at PD Grocery at 7am dressed up to run errands. I would have gone back home and changed my clothes before beginning work on a farm!
Heavy Heart: I didn't say he was a dumb dairy farmer - someone else did. But you are right. I've become obessed with this. Early on, I would read posts and get SOOO mad, but wouldn't reply. I even stopped reading them for a while. The mistake I made was starting to read them again. I couldn't not reply this time - and now I can't stop. It's hard to read peoples disparaging comments about her marriages and for them to imply that she was not a good person, when they didn't even know her. To have people say things that make it seem "she got what she deserved" - no one deserves this.
I guess I've found out that even though everyone else can post what they want - people who loved Emily and believe he did it, aren't allowed to.
I'm done. You win. Enjoy yourselves.
Again this is hearsay but I remember some mention of her returning to her house briefly after purchasing gloves at SM Hardware. PD is in between the two places.....but like I said this is from the rumor mill over a year ago. I do know that I run to the store (PD and others) several times a day because I have forgotten or remembered something, this area is so small everything is easily accessible...then again everyone probably isn't as forgetful as I am.
OK, so she went back to the farm after buying gloves from Sawmills Hardware. She changed clothes and took the gloves she had purchased to the farm to work. That makes sense. Jerry saw her in her work clothes, which he stated that she was wearing last. That makes sense. So why did he say that he hadn't seen her since she left to go do errands?
me*in*hud You would be who i would be worried about! lol! Your post about the two different shots is just plain ridiculous! There would be tons of blood? Hudson NC right? lol!
Gertie no one asked you to quit posting . Just be unbiased about your comments. From what i've read so far no one has said Emily was a bad person. Just had bad luck with men . Maybe it was the men's fault or maybe it was Emily's fault . None of us know for sure. All i know is the prosecution did not prove their case . I for one can not convict someone on that .
Sawmills girl_
If your 7am time is right that would have given her time to go to PD the rock quarry, the Hardware store, home to change (maybe she was cold_ if she was used to wearing 4 layers of clothes daily and then went out without them, she may have decided she would rather be warm and comfortable than cold and stylish before going to Hickory.)If I am correct about the time on the receipt from the quarry (wasn't it 8 something?)then this would added up and fit with at least "one" of the times witnesses saw her and Jerry on May Rd.
Gertie, Don't leave, I enjoy conversing with you about it! I really do value your opinions. I do have a question though - several actually? If JA did this, where is all of the blood? Why was there nothing found on the farm? No traces of blood anywhere. No finger prints, no revealing evidence. Did she keep in contact with any of her past husbands? I had heard that she kept boxes for each one?
I'd be interesting in knowing what some of y'alls occupations were. Just a thought.
from the loos of things not too many people here work I think...I am personally on my lunchbreak in a lumberyard.....
I'm an Upholsterer POOHBEAR .
Good point Poohbear_
Well if she still intended to go to Sam's Club then then his statement would be true whether he is innocent or guilty, and just as easy not to mention that some of her errands had not already have been completed. What do you think?
I'm a teacher, i have the summer off.
soccerjox, me*in*hud seems to be the same person on the topix forum that calls herself "little me in hudson".
i got 3 words for ya........one track mind
2 year law student - Yale University - New Haven CT from Rutherford College NC.
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It just seems strange to me that if she was dressed up to do errands, then why would she change in to her work clothes, go to the farm and get dirty.... then change back into her nice clothes to go to Sam's club...Unless she went to Sam's club in her work clothes. I don't think that would be. I like to work outdoors. I'm not girly, but I wouldn't go to Sam's in my workclothes.
I'm a third shift disgruntled postal worker.
SOCCERJOX) NO, U R ABOUT RIDICULOUS. I'm just stating my opinions, same as u. Just because u think he is not guilty, u think u can get on here & try to change peoples minds & ridicule them. We don't need a know it all here, this is just a place for openminded people to tell how they fill. Sounds to me, u need to b @ the court house with ur proof!!!! GO BK TO PLAYING SOCCER!!!
I've been to sam's club in work clothes . Just sayin people do it all the time .
notthejudge, no i am not the one on topixnet or what ever. There's lots of people that live in hudson, duh!!!! thanks though, i might have to go chk it out! by the way, I am a 3rd shift ER nurse @ Grace if u need to know!
Sawmillman-Your probably right. Just thinking that if I was already doing errands in the morning with my good clothes on, I would have gone to Sam's club then...not after working around smelly cows. Does anyone know what she was going to Sam's club to buy?
me*in*hud - All I can say is... Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. A question for you? You are stating that you are open minded? I don't have any proof all I have is what your illustrious CCSD provided the DA. That proves beyond a reasonable doubt.
If you knew you were not guilty, and you may face the death penalty tomorrow would you not have testified?
Poohbear if i had to guess i would say groceries . They probably fed the farm workers lunch or maybe all meals. Thats just my guess . Nocite i said guess i don't know for sure .
Sawmillman-Do you live in Sawmills?
Confused Jerry not testifying is probably The defense Lawyers Idea not Jerry's .
Who's to say for sure EA was actually going to Sam's?
Yes i do poohbear . About a half a mile from the dairy . I used to live up this way then i moved to conover about 4 years ago. Then i moved back up this way about one month ago .wish i would have stayed in conover man this place is still boring . LOL
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Sawmillman-We must be neighbors.
I live off the stamey rd poohbear
Sawmillman-I live on the Horseshoe Bend Road.
I have a niece that lives on the horseshoe bend rd .
Sawmillman-My son's girlfriend lives on the Stamey road.
Sawmillman-Small world...we are all probably related. Gotta go.
Gertie I am sure everyone who knew JA and EA wish things had been done differently. If her family was afraid for her to return what did she have to do that would be worth putting her life in jeopardy if she really believed JA was going to hurt her?
soccerjox, u mean blah blah blah? Why r u so concerned about this case, bad mouthing our ccpd? I'm sure there is something in ur own county u can put ur 2 since in. Dang, a law student bad mouthing a polics dept, what a winner u r, oh I mean LOOSER!!!! yes, i admit they made mistakes, don't everyone? I'm sure u've made mistakes in ur life as well, & probably will make many more. no ones a perfect angel. No matter what the verdict is, there WILL be a Judgement Day. He may get by with it on Earth but not @ the end! I still believe he's guilty!!
ME IN HUD ! The people that are sworn to uphold the law are not supposed to and should make the kind of mistakes that were made in this case ! These are not mistakes ! What it is is incompotent Law enforcement officers and investigators!Would you want them investigating a murder case if it was one of your family member ? I know i sure wouldn't ! I say fire every last one of them !!
me*in*hud - Actually it is 2 "Cents" worth not 2 "since". I think you also meant Police instead of Polics. Also, just as and FYI you should have used the word “doesn’t” instead of don’t. I do not mean to be critical of your grammar skills but I am having a hard time following your use of words.
Social Worker here... and some of you folks need mental help.
SOCCERJOX, ooops, i did miss spell a couple words. Is that all you got or know how to do is correct people?
sawmillman, i do agree with u somewhat. Maybe some of them will loose their jobs. If they would have did it right the first time, maybe it wouldn't be taking the jury this long to make a decision!
I am a purchasing agent and I also live on Horseshoe bend rd. Hudson area just got alittle smaller. lol
I started out thinking he was 100% guilty, but the more I find out the more reasonable doubt I have.
I feel for the 12 jurors that have this huge decision on their shoulders.
P.S. I enjoy reading everyone's comments, even if I do disagree.
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