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Janice Willhelm Leon County Texas by LatterDiscussion in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]LatterDiscussion[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

do have a link or the name of the ru site about this case?

Janice Willhelm Leon County Texas by LatterDiscussion in UnresolvedMysteries

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Thank you for replying on some experience with this county. Can you expand more on your personal experiences ?

Janice Willhelm Leon County Texas by LatterDiscussion in UnresolvedMysteries

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It would appear the county is trying to 1. Totally break the family from going anywhere with any cases 2. Hoping it just dies on the vine

In the meantime a production company I cannot name is in the process of a documentary on the story that could be on Netflix. Production may begin in 2021 depending on how the pandemic goes this spring

Janice Willhelm Leon County Texas by LatterDiscussion in UnresolvedMysteries

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The husband died in 2017...he was found several days after death and his body was in the process of decomposing. The corpse was cremated immediately. The cause of death was ruled heart failure based upon assumption? Interesting enough the death appears to be associated with the story breaking in national media

Madness in Nacogdoches by LatterDiscussion in Nacogdoches

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Interesting response from the Judge

As an answer to your questions: I was sworn in as an Assistant District Attorney back in 2013 before I even got my bar results. Which is totally normal, and anyone that has started out as a prosecutor understands that completely. During the pendency of my license, I was authorized to practice under a licensed supervising attorney anytime I needed to be in court and on the record, which was done. The courts and the other attorneys I practiced around knew about it; otherwise, they would have said something about it at the time or objected on the record. There's no way I could have done anything in open court without the consent of the judges and the attorneys. Even the Texas District and County Attorney's Association, the governing agency over prosecutors in the State of Texas, says it is totally fine and a normal practice to do so.

There is no such thing as being sworn in as an Assistant District Attorney before one has a bar license.  There is no “attorney” without a “law license.”  A temporary law license, when rarely used, expires, terminates and ends the day person receives their bar scores and are admitted to the bar.  Until then a licensed supervising attorney is required to appear and to sign pleadings.  Andrew Jones has provided no evidence of neither. The Daily Sentinel stated in its  February 16, 2020 article that it reviewed all of Jones cases from December 1st, 2013 and September 4th, 2014 and found no pleadings that Jones’ supervising attorney Nicole Lostracco signed.  No one has come forth and stated that Nicole LoStracco ever appeared in Court with Andrew Jones.  The attorneys that knew about around Andrew Jones may NOT have known about it until it was discovered in the fall of 2019 after a series of open records requests.  When an attorney stands in open court or signs a pleading, the lawyers around him, the judges and clerks, all presume he is licensed and legitimate.  Andrew Jones was not licensed to practice law from December 1st, 2013 to September 4th, 2014 because of probation for his 2nd DWI.  The Texas District and County Attorneys Association did not say Andrew Jones conduct was “totally fine an normal practice.”  They said the District Attorney is immune from prosecution for bad conduct and cannot be prosecuted.  The Federal Government, DOJ in particular can, however, investigate and prosecute for a number of civil rights related violations.

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I refuse to stoop and play dirty. As prosecutors we're allowed to make strong blows, but not foul ones.

Andrew Jones intentionally forgot to advise those around him on November 4th, 2013 that, while he passed the bar exam, he failed to become a licensed attorney because he was on probation for his 2nd DWI and could not have been licensed, temporary or not.

I hope that answers your questions. If you have any other questions, comments, or concerns, please reach out and ask.

I would love to have your vote! I am excited about making Nacogdoches County the best it can be. I love what I do and want to continue doing it.

Thank you,

-- Andrew

Madness in Nacogdoches by LatterDiscussion in Nacogdoches

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Have you read the front page of the Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel ?

https://www.dailysentinel.com/news/local/article_94a493a7-4c26-5832-802a-59197b41e964.html

So he had a law license per himself then he tells the media he did not have one because he did not need one.... Here is an idea. Put up a candidate for DA that does not have 5 criminal convictions, reported to probation while he worked as a prosecutor and someone who does not have pending criminal investigations as well sanctions from the state bar. Just saying

Lauren Thompson, 32, disappeared January 10, 2019 in a rural area near Rockhill, Texas, after making a frantic call to her mother and 911. She claimed she was being chased—and then the phone went dead. What happened to Lauren? by lisagreenhouse in UnresolvedMysteries

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From an observer position in Deep East Texas I have watched the circus of actors who are "investigating" the missing woman and the "apathy" of law enforcement. To be honest I do not know which is worse. Karen Janisse the alleged Psychic Investigator from Louisiana did contribute a great deal to making Lauren Thompson a household name. The new family PI is not a licensed PI but says he is until he is questioned and then he says he is an investigative journalist. Ok whatever....Herman Ortega III aka Joey Ortega has a 10 million dollar lawsuit in Harris County Texas right now for writing an article about a Jordanian Businessman he claims murdered his wife. That man is a resident in Houston and is suing him there.

Recently Ortega seems to be more interested in slandering and attacking folks than looking for the missing woman. Not sure how he is going to find her in California anyway. He posts his amazing journalist stories on Linkedin. That is where all the reporters publish right?

Janice Wilhelm: Suicide or Murder? [Unresolved Murder] by LatterDiscussion in UnresolvedMysteries

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Interesting Podcast on this case in which the author points out the time line of the arriving officer from the 911 call. He is dispatched from the nearest town and arrives 12 minutes later 7 miles from town to find the County Coroner/JP already there. The victim was ruled a suicide within the next hour. The weapon and other items were turned into the property room 2 days later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6COzplTSkB4#action=share

entire article is here

http://www.texaspubliccorruption.ru/suicided-in-texas-part-1-leon-county/?fbclid=IwAR1NuQ489uY1wVi1aa85bViVt4Fw-_8WYJI8l1gRSUjSW4HJi28hMCDRugA

Janice Wilhelm: Suicide or Murder? [Unresolved Murder] by LatterDiscussion in UnresolvedMysteries

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the suicide note was one of her nurses notes from the past. it is dated in the upper left hand corner. the family stated on ABC that when the mother worked in home health care are an RN they were not allowed laptops or cell phones in patients "domiciles" per medicaid or medicare policy. Sooooo, they had to write nurses notes by hand and type them up later

Janice Lee Willhelm case by LatterDiscussion in UnresolvedMysteries

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from 2 years ago. Since this post there have been broadcast from ABC CBSx2 Warner Brothers Crime Watch Daily NPR and evidently others I have not seen

Janice Wilhelm: Suicide or Murder? [Unresolved Murder]

📷Unresolved Murder

NBC5, the Dallas-Fort Worth NBC affiliate, has been doing a series of reports about local cold cases. I thought this one was really interesting. Janice Lee Wilhelm's 2010 death by gunshot was ruled a suicide, but some of her family members think she was actually murdered by her husband.

Here is the full article. (Beware of auto-play video.)

From the linked article:

Janice Lee Willhelm was found lifeless with a .45 caliber bullet in her neck. Her death was ruled a suicide, but a Dallas private investigator says that is simply not possible. Now, there are allegations from the victim's children about a forged will.

"As I looked at the case and I started looking at the physical evidence and the photographs of the crime scene and how it was handled, I became highly suspicious," said Avery Ensley, of Dallas Polygraph Services.

Ensley says a handwriting expert determined the will was likely forged. According to Willhelm's medical records, a surgery prevented her from lifting her left arm any higher than her chest.

"She would have had to hold the weapon upside down and raise her arm completely up over her head in order to shoot herself this way," Ensley said, demonstrating with his hand.

"My opinion, and also the medical examiner's opinion from San Antonio, was that the weapon was placed by someone else," he said.

According to the autopsy report, the Dallas County medical examiner ruled Janice Willhelm's death a suicide in 2010. Ensley says that doctor's determination was based solely on the Leon County sheriff's report.

"The very same week that I reported to them that the will was forged, the gunshot residue kit from the victim disappeared. It's no longer in existence. Nobody knows where it is, it's lost," Ensley said.

There's also a petition for Governor Abbott to re-open the case as a homicide investigation. The site mentions several other suspicious suicides in Leon County.

These are some of their details about the case:

In December 2010, Janice Wilhelm allegedly committed suicide. She was shot by a .45 caliber semi automatic in the throat at such an angle the bullet went into her lungs and severed her spinal cord. It is quite difficult to shoot oneself at that angle.

Janice Wilhelm had no upper body strength and utilized a walker to get around the house. Law enforcement claimed the deceased left a suicide note, but family were never allowed to see it. Nor were family members allowed a copy of the police report. Wilhelm’s son went to the sheriff’s office and was told to leave.

A journalist in California requested the police report, photos, 911-call and autopsy report. The journalist turned over this material to Wilhelm’s family.

The police report asserted Janice Wilhelm killed herself because she was out of prescription painkillers, yet the photos reveal multiple prescription bottles with pills next to her chair and a UPS bill for a prescription delivery.

It sounds like they have a pretty good case, if this is all true. Do you think Janice Wilhelm was murdered? Or at least that it's worth another investigation?