Deceased/Not Found GA - Monisha Leath, 32, near Rome, 24 Feb 2022 *guilty*

[GuyfromCanada]

MISSING PERSON ALERT: Monisha Sharae Leath was last seen near the Polk and Floyd County lines on Thursday, February 24. Anyone with information on Leath's whereabouts should call the GBI at 1-800-597-TIPS(8477).

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Police search for missing woman last seen in Floyd County

Her FB

Monisha Sharae

 

[Unsolved]

There's a youtube video with more info - look for "Missing Georgia Woman: Mother of 3: Monisha Leath (Jones)".

 

[GuyfromCanada]

Her brother, Jackie Leath, posted on Facebook that he last heard from his sister on Thursday afternoon.

“This is not like her at all to go missing. She’s a loving mother first and a caring, independent woman,” the post said.

Authorities are not ruling out foul play in Leath’s disappearance.

Police, GBI ask for help in finding missing woman

 

[Nancy Drew RN]

Per this article, Monisha was contemplating leaving her husband of about a year, with whom she had been having issues. Her sister tried video calling her at 5:00 PM the day of her disappearance, and her husband answered and said Monisha was in the store. Then at 6:30 PM, her sister got a call from Monisha's children's afterschool program that they had not been picked up, which her sister says Monisha would NEVER have willingly done. Also a bit odd that the children's stepfather wasn't listed as the next contact versus their aunt, but I suppose it can happen.

Interestingly, on her Facebook page on February 11, Monisha commented "No" to a post that she reposted, asking the question if it is possible for men to be 100% faithful. Also interestingly, he's nowhere on her page, but she shows up on his. He unfortunately has a common name; but I noticed this POTENTIALLY UNRELATED news article from January. I will note that Monisha lists herself as living in Cave Spring on Facebook, her sister references Monisha's husband as having this name, and Monisha is pictured with three children on social media. His mugshot is rough, but he does resemble the husband's Facebook photo, especially the deep crease where his nose meets his brows. However, he does not show up in Floyd County court records, which is unfortunate, as Floyd County will let you look at the actual court documents. It's possible charges were dropped, or also that Monisha's disappearance left police without a plaintiff.

GBI Still Searching, Monisha Sharae Leath | Sherrell Writes | NewsBreak Original
https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article259237880.html

 

[swanniee11]

another FB for her. Haiti Ahki

 

[Nancy Drew RN]

another FB for her. Haiti Ahki

My understanding based on her sister's posts is that this facebook belongs to Monisha's husband, not Monisha.

 

[PommyMommy]

APR 14, 2022
Monisha Leath: Husband charged with murder of missing Floyd County mother (fox5atlanta.com)
[...]

Jones has been in custody in the DeKalb County Jail since Feb. 25, when he was arrested on unrelated charges in Thomson, Georgia. He's now charged with murder, aggravated assault by strangulation, and aggravated stalking.

Leath's body has still not been recovered.

[...]

 

[PommyMommy]

AUG 4, 2022

Suspect charged in woman's death denied bond after being booked into Polk County jail

A Rome man charged with the murder of a Polk County woman whose body has yet to be found is currently in Polk County Jail without bond after being transferred

www.northwestgeorgianews.com

[...]

Joseph Leroy Jones, 30, was charged in April in connection with the death and disappearance of Monisha Leath, who had been missing since late February. Jones was arrested in Thomson on unrelated charges a day after Leath was reported missing and later was transferred to DeKalb County.

Jones is charged with felony counts of second-degree murder as well as second-degree malice murder, along with aggravated assault by strangulation and aggravated stalking.

The GBI confirmed Thursday that Leath’s body has not yet been found.

Jones was denied bond at his first appearance Thursday morning, a day after he was booked into the county jail following the completion of his sentence for probation violation in DeKalb County.

[...]

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Testimony from the trial from three of Jones family members indicated that he told them what happened prior to her disappearance. A witnesses said that the fight between the Leath and Jones began after it was discovered that he had gotten another woman pregnant. Leath allegedly charged after him with a knife and he knocked the knife out of her hand before choking her to death.

Investigators said that Jones then fled to South Carolina where he was arrested.

During the trail Jones claimed the incident was self-defense but according to Tallapoosa Circuit District Attorney Jack Browning, “the actions after the incident imply that he did anything other than act in self-defense.”

The jury found Jones guilty of malice murder and aggravated assault

Cedartown Man Guilty of Murder Despite Body Never Being Found

A Polk County jury has convicted a 32 year-old Cedartown man, Joseph Leroy Jones for the murder of a missing woman. The body of Monisha Leath has yet to be found. She was reported missing in February…

coosavalleynews.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Jones, 33, was sentenced to life without parole by Polk County Superior Court Judge Andrew Roper on Wednesday after he was convicted last month in the murder of his wife, Monisha Leath, whose body has yet to be found.

“I can’t help to think she had more to offer and I know her life was taken too soon,” Roper told Jones before handing down his sentence. “I don’t think we will ever know the extent of what happened. But I know that Moe’s life had value. Her family has a void in their life that they will never fill. Her children will never know the comfort of their mother’s hug.”

Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole in Missing Woman’s Murder

CEDARTOWN — There was little closure for the family and friends of a Cedartown mother missing for more than two years in the form of the sentencing of Joseph Leroy

www.northwestgeorgianews.com