MI MI - Ronald & Christine Jabalee, both 58, New Baltimore, 6 Oct 2006

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"Ron Jabalee, Jr. would not speak with FOX 2 on camera, but he did tell us in a phone conversation, "I have no idea what they are looking for. I mean, those search warrants weren't even necessary. They are more than welcome to take whatever they need."J abalee, Jr. says investigators took computers from both places and searched the basement of his home. When we asked if he thought police considered him a suspect, he said, "I guess they are looking at anything and everything and they have been for two and a half years." The couple was only 58-years-old when they were killed. Jabalee, Jr. says his parents unsolved murder and the cloud of suspicion is taking a toll on his family, telling FOX 2, "I'm more concerned with my children, their friends, their parents being concerned. I hurt for them, but time heals. We'll get through it."
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/090622_new_baltimore_couple
 
GRAND JURY TO HEAR CASE!

Nearly three years after a New Baltimore couple was found slain next to a message they scrawled in their own blood, a Macomb County judge is convening a grand jury that will decide if charges will be levied in the case, sources have told the Free Press............


Twenty-five potential jurors were led into Chief Circuit Judge Richard Caretti's courtroom at 11 this morning for jury selection. Seventeen will be chosen to weigh evidence in the stabbing deaths of Ronald and Christine Jabalee, both 58, who were killed in October 2006...........

With a grand jury, if a witness refuses to answer questions, he or she can be found in contempt and put in jail" for up to 18 months, Marlinga said........

http://www.freep.com/article/20090624/NEWS04/90624056/Grand+jury+to+weigh+charges+in+pair+s+death
 
Hello - I'm new to this forum and am completely intrigued by the Jabalee case. I've been reading all of your posts and am amazed by all the brain power here!

I live in Michigan and just got a news feed from the Detroit News that a grand jury has convened in the case:

http://www.freep.com/article/20090624/NEWS04/90624056

Interesting that this comes just after the search of the son's home and store. Ever since viewing his interview on AMW, I have had a gut feeling that Ron Jr. is involved. Coupling that with the fact that the son didn't check on the parents himself when they didn't call in to work, but sent the brother's girlfriend, Rosie. The cookie also haunts me. Like others have mentioned before, she could have been bringing a cookie to someone she loves. That is very suspicious to me.

I've been looking at the photo of the message in blood for days to try to decipher it. I think the first letter is and S, but I think that the 2nd letter could be O instead of E (she was probably at an awkward angle and couldn't connect the top of the O like you normally do). I think she could have possibly been trying to write "son". Just an idea.
 
PIwannabe, great first post and welcome to WS!

I am so happy to hear about the Grand Jury. That means the DA has enough evidence to bring forth and knows who's responsible.
 
I love shopping at Ronnie's meats. I hope the GJ is able to make a decision for a charge. This was more than horrible, I feel as she tried to let us know who it was.
 
Welcome PIwannabe!!!! I totally agree about Ron Jr. not going to the house after he got the call that his parents were dead. If I had gotten a call like that, there is NO WAY in HE!! that I would have stayed at the store. THAT was a HUGE alarm bell for me. I still think the message says something like "Seta", so it will be really interesting to see how this plays out. I feel horrible for them.
 
Thanks for the warm welcome! I just cannot get this case out of my mind. :banghead:

Even though I mentioned the 2nd letter could be an "o", I definitely think that the first 2 letters look more like "Se". I think under the circumstances, she may have overlapped letters, and with them partially washed away, it looks garbled. I keep going through all the letters of the alphabet for each letter stroke (or partial stroke) to see if they fit. It's like not being able to put down that word puzzle until you figure it out, except in this case, we may never know.

The cookie. I guess it's possible that Mrs. Jabalee had a cookie in her hand for herself when she went into the garage to check things out and then dropped it in the chaos. Wishful thinking...I really want to believe that they didn't know their attacker(s), even though someone close to them may have arranged for it to happen.
 
PIwannabe I agree I think the son is involved!
Where can I find a photo of the handwritten message? The few links I tried turned out to be old and were no longer available.
I am new here as well and have been reading about this case for the past few days. I have to say everyone on webslueths has great information to offer and I look forward to learning more from you all about how to find more details about cases etc.
Thanks everyone!
 
PIwannabe I agree I think the son is involved!
Where can I find a photo of the handwritten message? The few links I tried turned out to be old and were no longer available.
I am new here as well and have been reading about this case for the past few days. I have to say everyone on webslueths has great information to offer and I look forward to learning more from you all about how to find more details about cases etc.
Thanks everyone!


http://www.amw.com/fugitives/case.cfm?id=47320
 
Here ya' go Freebyrd.....and WELCOME to WS's!!! We ALWAYS need people like you!!!! Yea!!! (I know Freebyrd and I KNOW that they are perfect for us!)!!!!
 

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PIwannabe I agree I think the son is involved!
Where can I find a photo of the handwritten message? The few links I tried turned out to be old and were no longer available.
I am new here as well and have been reading about this case for the past few days. I have to say everyone on webslueths has great information to offer and I look forward to learning more from you all about how to find more details about cases etc.
Thanks everyone!

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I hate to think the Jabalee's own son could kill them in this brutal fashion. It seems like too much of a coinky-dink that the GJ was convened right after the search warrants at the son's house.

What would his motive be? Did he want control of the family business? Did he and his father have a history of fighting and confrontation?
 
Just playing around with these letters;

essie, you, I see?

or someone with the initials S.S.E. you I see?

ETA;
What I see is J, S, e, v,
Then it's hard to make out, but my guess is C or an L, or a 1, then a G, or a 6.

So to me, I see; JSev16. The J and the S seem to me to be seperate and Capitalized.
I agree also that it could say J Seta, the a being backwards, and the v and 1 actually being a "t".


I also think they knew the killers. I think there are two since two knives appear missing, though I read from another poster that sometimes an extra hole for no knife is addedin a knife block. Nevertheless, LE states 2 knives are missing. Someone, LE thinks, Ron, made it out of the garage, but was dragged back inside. This makes little sense to me as the murders certainly weren't committed while the door was open? Chris, the woman, it appears dropped her cookie and turned to run into the house, so the assault on her husband was either in progress, or started as she got to the bottom step. Anyway, she recognizes something wrong only when she gets to the bottom step, and turns and runs back up the steps. Blood is found on the wall in smears, and the doorknob is bloody. That is in the pic where the door is closed. The pic with her slippers, the door appears open, but seems to be the same door. So, I don't know if there are two doors, or the same door in two positions.
The dot that makes the L, or 1 appear as an i seems to me a drop of blood from the back of the jeep, and isn't part of what she wrote, imo.

The crime appears to me to be very personal. They didn't take anything, though one poster says something was taken from a pocket of one, and they say it's a little money. I don't know where they got that info as no link is given, but I disagree. It could have been a business card, or something else that would identify the killer(s).
Though I don't know, I'm guessing the attack was personal against the man, and the woman was murdered simply because she was there and saw the crime against her husband.
The family member, lost, says that Ron got several calls that he avoided, or ignored within 48 hours of the murders.
I'm very sorry for your loss, lost. I pray your loved ones receive justice, and that it brings you some comfort.
Imo, this is not a random crime. Someone was angry with Ron. I want to say or wanted something from him, but no personal property was taken. Someone wanting to borrow money would have taken valuables, such as jewelry.
So imo, this was an act of rage against Ron.

Ron's son, in an interview gives me the impression that as parents, they expected a lot concerning the business
Working eighty hours in the beginning. Quitters never win, winners never quit. The mom and dad both seriously involved in the business, and all three children and Ryan's gf/wife was also an employee. As it is a meat business, I wonder if any of them are butchers by trade.
I can see these parents putting a whole lot of pressure on their children, and especially Ron Jr.
The parents were both 58, and the son, Ron, looks at least 40. His hair is graying. He showed little emotion in the interview and showed obvious signs, imo, of resentment, especially toward his father, but also toward his mother, but to a lessor degree.
I hope he isn't involved.
The father even called the son on Fridays on a regular basis concerning the business.
Imo, way too much involvement, and the children weren't allowed to go out on their own. They were perpetual children. Perhaps culture has something to do with it, but the parents and the son dressed like the average American family, the home, and hobbies, normal American hobbies, so I don't think culture was involved, but I could be mistaken. The son appeared to be dressed casual in the interiew, but seemed to me to have a serious personality, who carries a lot of weight on his shoulders. His business provides the livings of his whole family, his parents, brother, sister, children, etc. That's a lot of pressure.
I'm surprised the case hasn't been solved after all this time.
I wonder how the adult children are doing now, pertaining to the business.
moo

This post had some good insights gaia227.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/77725/americas-most-wanted-episode-35#s-p1-so-i0
Also as Colette pointed out, there were details on the AMW show that we had not seen in news articles. The episode expires tomorrow so you'll have to watch it today. Start at 18:00 (drag the cursor).
 
Hi there, PIwannabe!

Your first posts were interesting! Thank you!

Welcome to Websleuths!!!

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PIwannabe I agree I think the son is involved!
Where can I find a photo of the handwritten message? The few links I tried turned out to be old and were no longer available.
I am new here as well and have been reading about this case for the past few days. I have to say everyone on webslueths has great information to offer and I look forward to learning more from you all about how to find more details about cases etc.
Thanks everyone!

Hello FreeByrd! Did you get a chance to view the message? What do you think? SO SAD!!!!!!

I am glad about one thing - glad you joined Websleuths!!!

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I am assuming that neighbors didn't hear anything. It is pretty brazen to attack to people as violently as this person did in broad daylight. The garage door was open for awhile as Mr. Jabalee obviously tried to crawl out.

Ron Jr. did not participate in the AMW interview with his other siblings. I wonder what they thing about their brother.
 
I keep seeing the words "souls," as in "save our souls."
 
I haven't looked at this case for months. I'd almost forgotten about it.

I don't know which son that was in the interview on AMW, I believe, but, well........like others have said, his interview bothered me.

Like someone else said, I immediately was bothered that he didn't go to his parent's home when he found out his parents had been killed. No, he waits for his uncle to come, lets his uncle take his sister to the parent's home and the other brother had left earlier, and he stays to run the business????

Sorry, wouldn't happen.................UNLESS he was trying to keep himself away from the murder scene.......

I'm thinking he was at odds with his dad about the meat market. His dad financed it and he wanted to open a second. But maybe his dad didn't think they should, yet. Maybe they weren't doing as well as the son said.

Another thing I found disturbing is that same son, when he talked about the business now, talked about his sister and bil?or bro working there and HE made sure everything ran smooth and watched the money. Can't remember exact words.

But.........sounds to me like he doesn't WORK, but just walks around being the boss. Bet he comes and goes whenever he wants too.

Anyway, I've been a small business owner and the OWNER MUST work right along side everyone else, meaning EVERYTHING inculding overseeing the $$ and the employees and EVERYTHING. He doesn't sound like he does to me. I could be wrong though.

Guess we'll have to wait and see what direction this goes.

Wonder who profitted the most?

JMHO
fran

PS.......also, about the 'family gets together on holidays.' That bothered me too. IF they were close, they didn't need a holiday to get together. They would want to be with each other whenever possilbe, IF they were REALLY that close....fran
 
I haven't looked at this case for months. I'd almost forgotten about it.

I don't know which son that was in the interview on AMW, I believe, but, well........like others have said, his interview bothered me.

Like someone else said, I immediately was bothered that he didn't go to his parent's home when he found out his parents had been killed. No, he waits for his uncle to come, lets his uncle take his sister to the parent's home and the other brother had left earlier, and he stays to run the business????

Sorry, wouldn't happen.................UNLESS he was trying to keep himself away from the murder scene.......

I'm thinking he was at odds with his dad about the meat market. His dad financed it and he wanted to open a second. But maybe his dad didn't think they should, yet. Maybe they weren't doing as well as the son said.

Another thing I found disturbing is that same son, when he talked about the business now, talked about his sister and bil?or bro working there and HE made sure everything ran smooth and watched the money. Can't remember exact words.

But.........sounds to me like he doesn't WORK, but just walks around being the boss. Bet he comes and goes whenever he wants too.

Anyway, I've been a small business owner and the OWNER MUST work right along side everyone else, meaning EVERYTHING inculding overseeing the $$ and the employees and EVERYTHING. He doesn't sound like he does to me. I could be wrong though.

Guess we'll have to wait and see what direction this goes.

Wonder who profitted the most?

JMHO
fran

PS.......also, about the 'family gets together on holidays.' That bothered me too. IF they were close, they didn't need a holiday to get together. They would want to be with each other whenever possilbe, IF they were REALLY that close....fran

Fran you are dead on with this post. My parents had a family business that pretty much tore the family apart. I wonder if the Dad agreed to open another business but wanted to let the younger sibling run it? Add in a little sibling rivalry and it's a recipe for disaster.
 

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