Sheriff: Remains Discovered In Search For Missing Pike County Woman
I was watching the 10:00 PM news on WTTE-TV in Columbus tonight and WTTE-TV is reporting that forensic examiners had found very small fragments of remains at a rural residence in the western part of Pike County.
It hasnt been determined at this time whether the very small fragments that were found by forensic examiners are human remains or if they are the remains of Bernice Hayslip.
WTTE-TV also reported during the newscast that not only does the Pike County Sheriffs office consider Bernice Hayslip to be a homicide victim, it also deemed Hayslips daughter and the daughters ex-boyfriend to be prime suspects.
Source:
http://myfox28columbus.com/news/loc...vered-in-search-for-missing-pike-county-woman
http://nbc4i.com/2017/11/26/pike-co...etermine-if-remains-found-in-probe-are-human/
http://nbc4i.com/2017/11/26/pike-co...etermine-if-remains-found-in-probe-are-human/
The bones that are being examined were found at the daughter's boyfriend's address.
He was sent to the Grand Jury as well, I believe. Unless I read the court records wrong which is always a possibility.Has anyone learned the status of the other person charged in this incident? Tracy Sowards? From what I can see in court records, charges against her were referred to the Pike County Grand Jury. She was being charged with credit card misuse.
Wonder what happened to Johnny Kerns, who was also considered a suspect?
More people charged after disappearance of Pike County woman
In addition to being at the scene when Taylor's body was found, Kerns also is a "prime suspect" in the unrelated homicide of 77-year-old Bernice Hayslip, according to Reader.
The Adams County woman's bone fragments are believed to have been found in a burn pile on property Kerns' property in November, the sheriff said.
He said he expects prosecutors to ask a grand jury to indict Kerns and Hayslip's daughter, Tracy Sowards, 44, soon for their alleged roles in her slaying.
"You are looking at murder, conspiracy to commit murder and at least abuse of a corpse," Reader said Monday.
"With (Kerns) being locked up, hopefully that will give us time to present the case to the prosecutor so he can review it and prepare it and present it to a grand jury so (Kerns) can hopefully be indicted on multiple charges in the disappearance and murder of Bernice Hayslip, along with her daughter, Tracy Sowards."
Perhaps Reader has been keeping an eye on the numerous forums that have been raising eyebrows at how things are being conducted there in Pike County and is realizing that thousands of people are questioning how all of these incidents are being handled, JMO. In any case, I was pleased to read that Bernice will hopefully at least get her murder case presented before the courts. I am praying (and will continue) that she receives the justice she so much deserves.Woah, I can't believe Sheriff Reader finally decided to name Kerns as a suspect in one of the murders. He's been in jail for a while now, not sure why they didn't want to name him.
Now I'm hoping they pursue this instead of dropping charges and referring him to the Grand Jury, where murder cases go to die in Pike County. Sending Hayslip's case to BCI is also another way of burying things.
Court officials in Pike County said Allen Bill posted Kerns' bond and then requested the money back. It was not clear why, they said. The case file was not immediately available Monday morning.
I’m asking the same questionsWhat is this all about? From same article above:
Who is Allen Bill and why would he suddenly ask to have his bond money returned? Why did he post it in the first place? What is his relationship to Kerns? As always, strange things happening in Pike County.
Perhaps Reader has been keeping an eye on the numerous forums that have been raising eyebrows at how things are being conducted there in Pike County and is realizing that thousands of people are questioning how all of these incidents are being handled, JMO. In any case, I was pleased to read that Bernice will hopefully at least get her murder case presented before the courts. I am praying (and will continue) that she receives the justice she so much deserves.
ETA-I thought Sowards was already bound over to the GJ, per the Pike County website. I wonder what’s been going on with Kerns all this time and why the delay.
It makes no sense. I’ve personally never seen murder charges bound over to a grand jury, instead of being handled by the local courts, let alone bound over to a grand jury, nothing done with the charges at the grand jury level, and then resurfacing once another person is dead. It seems maybe it’s either one big CF of officials not knowing how to operate the legal system (highly doubtful) OR JK maybe served another purpose for PC.But they sent Hayslip's case to the GJ waiting list, then later dropped the charges against Soward and her BF because the case hadn't been heard yet by the GJ. Its in the Pike County Court of Common Pleas docket database.
IANAL, but I think that means prosecutor starts over on this. But they knew back then that Kerns was involved, since they found Hayslip's bones on his property. They did nothing about Kerns until Violet Rhoden Taylor was killed. Even then they sat on this for over a month.
How many people do you need to kill in Pike County before someone arrests and prosecutes you? Is there a minimum quota?
It makes no sense. I’ve personally never seen murder charges bound over to a grand jury, instead of being handled by the local courts, let alone bound over to a grand jury, nothing done with the charges at the grand jury level, and then resurfacing once another person is dead. It seems maybe it’s either one big CF of officials not knowing how to operate the legal system (highly doubtful) OR JK maybe served another purpose for PC.
JK’s criminal record is extensive. I cannot understand how someone with a criminal record such as his, who is also a named suspect in the murder of an elderly woman could have ever been allowed out of jail. Let alone, he was then later present at the suspicious death of yet another individual, who coincidentally is a Rhoden.
I’m trying to find reasons for all of that and I don’t know of any unless he is one of the squirrels and he went rogue. That’s just a thought/theory. That may very well NOT be the case. But something doesn’t add up.
Do we know if Tracy is her only child? I’ve never seen any family members speak out on Bernice’s behalf and the only relative I’ve ever seen mentioned is Tracy, when she was named a suspect for the misuse of Credit cars and collecting Ms. Hayslip’s social security.The charges dropped in the Hayslip case were related to using her credit cards, IIRC. Has PCSO even gotten the bone fragments tested so they can declare Bernice murdered? They've never officially declared that yet until this article. Talk about zero accountability to the public or family.
Do we know if Tracy is her only child? I’ve never seen any family members speak out on Bernice’s behalf and the only relative I’ve ever seen mentioned is Tracy, when she was named a suspect for the misuse of Credit cars and collecting Ms. Hayslip’s social security.