Ariz. mother convicted of murdering missing daughter

[JonLP24]

Last edited Fri Jun 5, 2015, 07:52 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: CBS News

PHOENIX - An Arizona mother was convicted of first-degree murder and child abuse Monday in the death of her 5-year-old daughter, who prosecutors said was beaten, neglected and confined to a closet before being dumped in a trash bin in 2011.

Authorities said 41-year-old Jerice Hunter kept her daughter Jhessye Shockley at the family's suburban Phoenix home and deprived her of food and water until she died. However, her body has not been found.

Hunter showed no emotion as the verdict was read, reports CBS affiliate KPHO.

Shirley Johnson, Hunter's mother, reportedly slumped over and cried, "Oh God! She's not dead, she's not dead," before she was quickly escorted out of the courtroom by security guards.

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In her closing argument, Hunter's attorney Candice Shoemaker also said that neither Jhessye's teacher nor a Child Protective Services agent who investigated the family noticed any signs of abuse.

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"Where is Jhessye's body? We don't know. She got away with that. Don't let her get away with murder," prosecutor Blaine Gadow told jurors during closing arguments.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/arizona-mother-convicted-of-murdering-missing-daughter-jhessye-shockley/

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Too much space taken with comment so deleted to add this -- much better reporting on the overall trial

List of categories
http://www.azfamily.com/category/298633/jerice-hunter

[LiberalElite]

1. 2 things

Link doesn't work

Story In one place it says her body wasn't found. In previous paragraph states it was dumped in a trash bin.

In any event though,

[JonLP24]

2. Previous paragraphs?

The link should be at top -- I think I posted the link instead of source because I remember being at top but there was no body found, the previous paragraph or you man above or my comments? There was big show of police looking in the landfill or every landfill, the perception people around me were getting was she threw the baby away -- hence, the comment but no one for a moment can consider the possibility which is why I'm frustrated but more than anything the way the local media has been conducting the character assassination "showed no emotion" -- not from what I saw from the reaction but the body has never been found. I'll update & correct where the problem is.

[JonLP24]

3. Fixed the link

Mistakenly either copied or deleted half of it, plus I put it in the wrong spot

The bottom reminded me she was the one that seeked out media attention but who knows where or what happened to her but if she is

3TV really has better reporting -- I should have went there. There are all kinds of articles on the case

Jhessye Shockley's mom in jailhouse letter: CPS is abusing my other 3 kids

http://www.azfamily.com/story/28368935/jhessye-shockleys-mom-in-jailhouse-letter-cps-is-abusing-my-other-3-kids?autostart=true

Here's the link to categories, coverage on trial events
http://www.azfamily.com/category/298633/jerice-hunter

N/m the copyright is KPHO so it is the same reporting but that "no emotion" stuns me.

[samsingh]

4. poor child - makes me squirm

[snooper2]

5. her own daughter testified against her,

here is a pic of the asshole

http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YxyPxkoctAklSLvHfeqzhw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTM3NztpbD1wbGFuZTtweG9mZj01MDtweW9mZj0wO3E9NzU7dz02NzA-/