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Jesika Jones Part 1 with Detective Mike Weber

2024/11/27
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Mike Weber 警探:本案始于2022年,Jessica Jones多次带4岁女儿到医院,声称孩子患有癫痫。医院血液检测发现孩子体内含有苯海拉明,而母亲否认给孩子服用。秘密录像监控显示,孩子的症状并非如母亲所述。经过问话,Jessica Jones承认给孩子服用苯海拉明,并表示自己是一个惯性说谎者。进一步调查发现,Jessica Jones还给其他孩子服用药物,包括其11岁的女儿和Derek Jones的另外两个孩子。Jessica Jones伪造自己护士的身份,并在社交媒体上发布虚假信息。 案件中,孩子的父亲Derek Jones表现出保护孩子的态度,这与大多数此类案件中的父亲行为不同。警探与Derek Jones分享了证据,并帮助他与一位曾经历类似情况的人进行了沟通。 警探在调查过程中面临着诸多挑战,包括证据收集、与儿童保护服务机构的合作以及司法程序的缓慢。Jessica Jones多次被捕,但都很快保释出狱。最终,Jessica Jones因对儿童的医疗虐待被起诉。 Andrea Dunlop:本案中,Jessica Jones的谎言和行为模式与其他代理型孟乔森综合征案件中的施虐者相似。对施虐者的可治疗性存在争议,一些人认为,对于某些轻微的案例,干预和治疗可能是有效的,但对于严重的案例,例如药物诱导,则不太可能。本案中,Jessica Jones的行为严重危及了孩子的生命安全。 本案也突显了儿童保护服务机构在处理此类案件方面的不足,以及司法系统在处理此类案件时的缓慢和挑战。此外,本案也引发了对家庭中配偶遭受精神和情感损害的关注,以及对那些保护孩子的父亲的同情。

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Why did Detective Mike Weber get involved in the Jesika Jones case?

Detective Weber got involved in June 2022 when Jesika Jones brought her 4-year-old daughter to Cook Children's Hospital multiple times for alleged seizure disorders. The hospital became suspicious due to inconsistent patterns and normal EEG results, leading to a blood test that showed Benadryl in the child's system.

What evidence did the hospital initially find that raised suspicions about Jesika Jones?

The hospital found Benadryl in the child's blood system during a blood test in March 2022, which was inconsistent with the mother's history of not giving Benadryl to the child.

How did the hospital confirm their suspicions about Jesika Jones?

The hospital placed the child in a covert video-recorded room and conducted a 24-hour turnaround blood test, which again showed Benadryl in the child's system. The video recorded Jesika taking the child into the bathroom with her purse, after which the child exhibited symptoms of Benadryl poisoning.

What was the outcome of Detective Weber's initial interview with Jesika Jones?

Jesika initially denied giving Benadryl to her child but gradually made admissions as Detective Weber presented evidence. She eventually admitted to giving three or four pills of Benadryl to the child.

How did Jesika Jones's husband, Derek, react to the allegations against his wife?

Derek initially appeared protective of his children and cooperated with the investigation. He was supportive of removing Jesika from the children's lives and provided valuable information about her past behavior.

What significant evidence did Detective Weber uncover during his investigation?

Detective Weber found that Jesika had lied about being a nurse and having leukemia. He also discovered that she had medicated all five of her children with Benadryl and other drugs, including her stepchildren from Derek's previous marriage.

How did Jesika Jones's social media activity impact the investigation?

Jesika's social media posts revealed her pattern of lying about her children's health and her fabricated nursing credentials. These posts provided additional evidence of her deception and pathological lying.

What challenges did Detective Weber face in the criminal justice system during the Jesika Jones case?

Detective Weber faced challenges related to the slow pace of the criminal justice system, especially post-COVID delays. He also encountered difficulties with CPS, which lacked proper training and policies for handling Munchausen by proxy cases.

How did Jesika Jones's bond conditions and subsequent behavior affect the case?

Jesika was allowed to bond out twice and move to South Texas with a new boyfriend who had children. Her unsupervised behavior raised concerns, especially when she was briefly around the boyfriend's children, which could have constituted a bond violation.

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Detective Mike Weber discusses how he became involved in the Jesika Jones case, which began when Jesika brought her four-year-old daughter to Cook Children's Hospital multiple times for an alleged seizure disorder.
  • Jesika Jones brought her daughter to the hospital numerous times in 2022.
  • The hospital became suspicious due to inconsistent patterns and normal EEG results.
  • A blood test revealed Benadryl in the child's system, raising concerns of medical child abuse.

Shownotes Transcript

This week on case files, Andrea is joined by Detective Mike Weber, a crimes against children investigator and long-time friend/contributor to the show, to discuss the Jesika Jones case. Detective Mike is called onto this case in mid-2022 after Jesika brings her 4 year old daughter into Cook Children’s Hospital multiple times for an alleged seizure disorder. As the case evolves, Mike learns just how compulsive an offender who is allowed to walk can truly be. 


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