Hello all,
Sorry to have been MIA for a little while there. Had a lot going on during SB week & got sick afterwards, but fortunately getting better now. Wanted to share some minor updates:
- It was recently Jodi's birthday on February 15th. Of course, along with that, came the usual FB birthday wishes. That said, it was scary to see how many people (including a former professor of hers & mine) still have no idea what she did, but even more scary to see how many are still being sympathetic or supportive. There was one lone post by someone who appeared not to know her/be a mutual friend, so not sure how he was actually able to post on her wall, but let's just say... it was negative. The comment has since been removed, but Jodi's sister replied with some pretty blunt and direct/to-the-point language, essentially saying "GTFO" and (paraphrasing) "all you're accomplishing is hurting her family." Was somewhat surprised to see a family member being so supportive, but I can at least understand it when it comes to family. Other people that don't appear to be related though offering support, including language like, "So sorry for what you're going through"... yeah, that surprises me (and border-line disgusts me, tbh. How about what her kids and Skyler are going through/went through?!). Perhaps it shouldn't, but I hope once all the facts come out about this case, their opinions about her will change.
- And speaking of facts coming out, I found a
recent article from The Elkin Tribune, a weekly newspaper posted in Elkin, NC, a town about a 35-40 min drive from Mt Airy, NC. The article was posted today, Feb. 20, and much of it centers around the lone employee at the chiropractic practice. I would expect lawyers to end up calling her to the stand whenever the trial eventually takes place, as she certainly has vital information and can speak to Joe and Jodi's character in a unique way that no one else can. She has already provided information that she knew Joe would look up information about parenting techniques and exorcisms while at work. Reading about what she's going through though, I can only hope she lands on her feet and can heal from this. It's also frightening to hear that she was more aware of HIPAA violations than the Wilsons were... but then again, they weren't exactly the smartest in my class. Reading back some of the conversations I had with Jodi while I was in school, she was often very panicky before exams and would seek out my advice on what to study, but I often just steered things toward making her less nervous. She never actually graduated from NYCC -- not sure if I mentioned that in my last post or not -- but that was something I apparently didn't remember correctly, and a former classmate of mine informed me of that a few weeks ago. I don't know if it was because of insufficient grades, but it wouldn't surprise me. (It wasn't due to a lack of effort or lack of studying on her part, I will say that.)
- As of now, there is still a scheduled court appearance for March 6, but there is information in the linked article above that the trial and court appearance could be delayed due to the Wilsons still trying to find a lawyer. It had been previously reported that they waived their right to a public defender/lawyer, and now I think it's safe to say they chose to do that because they are being very particular about who will defend them. It's likely that their prior court appearance on Feb 2nd was delayed because of the lawyer problems -- they are apparently on their fourth lawyer at the moment, and according to the former employee of the Wilson's chiropractic office, likely headed to being on their fifth. I have no facts I can share about why they are doing this, but I'll try to provide some insight, perhaps, based on my gut feeling, my past experiences with them, and what I know at this time: my gut feeling is that they are searching for a "like-minded" lawyer who is ultra religious like them and someone who can practically deliver a sermon in court (dressed up as a legal defense). I could absolutely be wrong on that, but I'll certainly be tuned into what lawyer they end up choosing now that this information has come to light about them going through so many at this point. I think they are currently most likely leaning on religion for comfort and to process what's happening to them. Jodi's previous social media posts show that at least she had been doing that long before Skyler's tragic death took place, and based on several birthday posts, many of her supporters and family are doing so as well.