SC Pendleton, Jessica Barnes, 20, not reported missing for weeks

[Wallendo]

The details of this make it seem like a polygamous cult.

I suspect we may be dealing with a true sociopath.

 

[PommyMommy]

OCT 3, 2024

Husband, roommates charged in death of woman missing since August, police say

A woman went missing in August and her husband and their roommates have been charged with her murder.

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Investigators discovered Brandon Barnes visited the Twin Lakes area several times after Jessica Barnes went missing. A search of the woods led to her body, and dental records confirmed her identity.

Investigators interviewed Brandon Barnes, Mims and Tippett on Tuesday. They all confessed to their involvement in Jessica Barnes’s death.

Husband, Roommates Arrested as Body of Missing Jessica Barnes Found Weeks After Mom Received Unsettling Texts

Jessica Barnes' husband Brandon Barnes has been charged with murder in connection with her death

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Police allege Mims and Tippett assisted Brandon in disposing of Jessica's body. ...

Tippett is further accused of neglecting to report a crime despite allegedly witnessing the killing and having multiple opportunities to notify police, per the affidavits.

Police further allege Mims neglected to report the crime despite being told about the killing and despite having multiple opportunities to notify police.

 

[truthfinder2019]

Jessica Barnes' Murder: Could Bigamy Charges be Added? - FITSNews

Court records reveal Brandon Barnes was married to the woman he admitted strangling and one of his confessed accomplices, Kendall Mims.

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Jessica Barnes' Saga: Mother Of Murdered South Carolina Woman Speaks Out - FITSNews

"I know where she is right now - she's safe and she's not suffering."

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Husband Accused of Strangling Jessica Barnes Had Secret Child, Sexual Relationships with Couple’s Roommates: Police

Jessica Barnes' remains were found last month, and subsequently, her husband Brandon Barnes and their roommates Kendall Mims and Victoria Tippett were arrested.

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[KentuckyFilly79]

What an absolute mess...

 

[sunspun]

Does it ever mention which one he married first?

 

[PommyMommy]

OCT 9, 2024

Husband Accused of Strangling Jessica Barnes Had Secret Child, Sexual Relationships with Couple’s Roommates: Police

Jessica Barnes' remains were found last month, and subsequently, her husband Brandon Barnes and their roommates Kendall Mims and Victoria Tippett were arrested.

people.com

“Jessica and Brandon began their relationship 18 months ago and during that time, Brandon was still having a relationship with Kendall because he had a baby with her six months ago,” Pendleton Police Chief Roberts Crosby tells PEOPLE.

• Brandon told Jessica that Kendall was his sister and their child was his niece.
• Soon after moving in with Brandon, Jessica learned about Brandon’s relationship with Mims.
• Brandon and Mims had filed for a marriage license in late 2023 but in Jan 2024, he married Jessica.

Jessica Barnes: Mother of Slain Wife Speaks Out After Police Find Her Strangled Dead, Hidden in Water

The mother of slain South Carolina woman is speaking out, following the arrest of her husband on murder charges. In an interview with FITS News, Cecilia Varvara, the mother of 20-year-old Jessica, explained how she had to wait two months before finding out her daughter was missing. As...

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On September 10, after not hearing from her daughter for several weeks, Varvara filed a missing person report with Pendleton police.

“I know from the beginning that they did something to her,” she said.

 

[KentuckyFilly79]

I live about 15mins from Pendleton. This is all just blowing my mind at the moment. Prayers for her family. Her death was so senseless.

 

[PommyMommy]

OCT 10, 2024

Dark secrets of husband accused of strangling his wife Jessica Barnes

Brandon Barnes, 21, is accused of murdering his wife Jessica, 20, as dark secrets emerged surrounding an affair he had with both of his spouses' roommates while raising a secret child

www.dailymail.co.uk

Victoria and Jessica bonded over losing a child when Jessica had a stillbirth on Easter Day - Victoria had lost her child in an accident months prior.

The illusion would shatter on July 31 when Jessica found her husband having sex with Victoria - a day later she would disappear, People Magazine reported.

 

[truthfinder2019]

information became convoluted on social media - where all three suspects actively engaged with internet sleuths. Victoria engaged with users on Facebook who would question where Jessica was and her involvement in her disappearance.
She posted a photo of Brandon on September 15. One user asked if she had helped him get rid of Jessica.
Victoria replied: 'Now why in the world would I get rid of my best friend? Y’all have the most ridiculous accusations I’ve ever heard.'

A separate user responded questioning why she would get involved with someone who was intimate with their best friend and that she was 'already on a weird path'.
In a now private post that was reposted on a Facebook group dedicated to Jessica's disappearance, Kendall wrote: 'The fact that you are commenting and accusing Brandon Barnes of such hateful things when it is so hard that he is depressed, barely eating or drinking in weeks, concerned for her safety.

Dark secrets of husband accused of strangling his wife Jessica Barnes

Brandon Barnes, 21, is accused of murdering his wife Jessica, 20, as dark secrets emerged surrounding an affair he had with both of his spouses' roommates while raising a secret child

www.dailymail.co.uk

Source : Daily mail article linked above

 

[Cloudydiamond]

OCT 10, 2024

Dark secrets of husband accused of strangling his wife Jessica Barnes

Brandon Barnes, 21, is accused of murdering his wife Jessica, 20, as dark secrets emerged surrounding an affair he had with both of his spouses' roommates while raising a secret child

www.dailymail.co.uk

Victoria and Jessica bonded over losing a child when Jessica had a stillbirth on Easter Day - Victoria had lost her child in an accident months prior.

The illusion would shatter on July 31 when Jessica found her husband having sex with Victoria - a day later she would disappear, People Magazine reported.

What kind of accident I wonder.

 

[PommyMommy]

OCT 11, 2024

Woman Caught Husband Cheating With Roommates Before Disappearing, Family Says

The family of 20-year-old Jessica Barnes says they were troubled by her marriage to Brandon Barnes — and she decided to leave him when she caught him having sex with one of their roommates.

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Per TS, who is acting as spokesperson for the family:

• Jessica and Brandon met after they matched on Tinder.
• Jessica learned the truth of his relationship with Mims when Mims gave birth to his child.
• On July 31, Jessica caught Brandon having sex with Tippett and decided to leave the relationship.
• Brandon dropped Jessica off at her mother’s home but was “vile” toward her family, who called LE.
• When LE arrived, Jessica was having a “panic episode,” and first responders took her to a hospital.
• The next day, Brandon “caught up with her” and took her back to the pool house.

Police said Brendan Barnes strangled Jessica Barnes to death on Aug. 2.

 

[PommyMommy]

OCT 14, 2024

Brandon Barnes' Former Girlfriend Details Abuse Allegations - Jessica Barnes Murder​