GUILTY Canada - Jessica Newman, 24, Calgary, 10 March 2015 #2

[otto]

People Magazine (post 370)

ModelMayhem and Missing Women:

''Model Mayhem has allegedly been linked to the disappearances of at least 13 women, according to Michelle Bart, president of the National Women's Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation, which is now representing Raven and Kara's families."

People Magazine; 02/28/2013
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20678235,00.html

NYT (post 368)

Model Mayhem and Prostitution:

"In 2005, Ms. Brainard-Barnes was a 22-year-old single mother who had difficulty holding down a steady job ... As soon as she enrolled on a site called ModelMayhem.com, she received dozens of e-mails from places that purported to be modeling agencies but that, after a few clicks, turned out to mean nude modeling and sometimes working as an escort. ... Within a few months, Ms. Brainard-Barnes was making up to $2,000 a day on trips to New York City. ... In 2010, Maureen Brainard-Barnes’s body was one of four uncovered close by one another in the sand dunes of Gilgo Beach, Long Island, wrapped in burlap."


The New York Times; June 29, 2013
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/29/the-new-prostitutes/?_r=0

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[LadyL]

the news that he's in custody makes me so sad for the kids

I can't imagine how confused and frightened they must be

 

[otto]

the news that he's in custody makes me so sad for the kids

I can't imagine how confused and frightened they must be

Unbelievable!

Jessica had agreed to joint custody and was scheduled to appear in court the following morning to go forward with joint custody, and for that reason Kevin murdered Jessica; the mother of his two year old son. Did he actually think that murdering her would guarantee that he had full custody of their two year old son? Clearly if he couldn't gain full custody legally, he doesn't deserve custody. Is he an only child who has to have it his way or no way?

Do we know where the children have been living since their mother was murdered?

 

[Jester980]

That's right. He was detained on Friday for questioning. He was arrested some time after he was questioned, and he will be arraigned on Monday.
Police could detain him for 48 hours and then either release or arrest him.

He'll stand trial after a preliminary hearing.

Canadian Law regarding sentencing for 2nd and 1st degree murder have changed in the last few years. The maximum sentence for 2nd degree used to be 10 years. Has that changed?

He was arrested. Plain and simple. On Friday.

http://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/man-charged-with-second-degree-murder-in-jessica-newmans-death

 

[Jester980]

Unbelievable!

Jessica had agreed to joint custody and was scheduled to appear in court the following morning to go forward with joint custody, and for that reason Kevin murdered Jessica; the mother of his two year old son. Did he actually think that murdering her would guarantee that he had full custody of their two year old son? Clearly if he couldn't gain full custody legally, he doesn't deserve custody. Is he an only child who has to have it his way or no way?

Do we know where the children have been living since their mother was murdered?

I think you might be a little confused about the situation Otto.

 

[otto]

He was arrested. Plain and simple. On Friday.

http://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/man-charged-with-second-degree-murder-in-jessica-newmans-death

"Soon, they were living together in a trailer just outside of Red Deer, with their newborn baby and Newman’s child from a previous relationship, according to Newman’s mother.

“They were together for about three years and most of it was great,” said Rhonda Stewart on Saturday from her home in British Columbia. ... In March, Newman was killed, her body discovered nearly two months later in a ditch outside of Calgary. Rubletz, 30, was later charged with second-degree murder in connection with the 24-year-old woman’s death.

...
“[Jessica] always looked on the bright side of things” ...

"Rubletz, who was the primary caregiver for their child after the couple split"

http://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/man-charged-with-second-degree-murder-in-jessica-newmans-death


So Kevin was the primary caregiver for their two year old son, and Jessica agreed to joint custody. Was she thinking joint custody where day-to-day care of their child was with her? If they had a conversation about that on the night that he picked her up from work, and she was murdered, then I can imagine that they argued. Divorce and custody are the most dangerous times for a woman in terms of spousal homicide. If Jessica and Kevin disagreed about where their son would live, and Kevin feared that Jessica would have leverage because of her two other children, well, it's not uncommon for spouses in a custody/divorce scenario to kill each other because they can't have their way. That's 2nd degree murder.

...
“We believe she died the evening of March 10th after she was picked up from work [by her ex-husband, with whom she had a court appointment the following morning], that she was killed somewhere in and around the city of Calgary, and that her body was dumped in that area because it’s a remote location,” Andrus said ... It’s believed a weapon was used in the slaying but has not been recovered, he added.

http://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/man-charged-with-second-degree-murder-in-jessica-newmans-death

 

[otto]

Rubletz was apparently detained, but one of the reporters thought he was arrested. This is today's news about detained for questioning, and arrest ...

"After a “complex investigation” involving numerous interviews with family, friends and individuals who knew Jessica, along with forensic evidence obtained from a vehicle that Rubletz drove on a regular basis, police arrested Rubletz from a southwest home without incident and charged him with second-degree murder."

http://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/man-charged-with-second-degree-murder-in-jessica-newmans-death

 

[Jester980]

"Soon, they were living together in a trailer just outside of Red Deer, with their newborn baby and Newman’s child from a previous relationship, according to Newman’s mother.

“They were together for about three years and most of it was great,” said Rhonda Stewart on Saturday from her home in British Columbia. ... In March, Newman was killed, her body discovered nearly two months later in a ditch outside of Calgary. Rubletz, 30, was later charged with second-degree murder in connection with the 24-year-old woman’s death.

...
“[Jessica] always looked on the bright side of things” ...

"Rubletz, who was the primary caregiver for their child after the couple split"

http://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/man-charged-with-second-degree-murder-in-jessica-newmans-death


So Kevin was the primary caregiver for their two year old son, and Jessica agreed to joint custody. Was she thinking joint custody where day-to-day care of their child was with her? If they had a conversation about that on the night that he picked her up from work, and she was murdered, then I can imagine that they argued. Divorce and custody are the most dangerous times for a woman in terms of spousal homicide. If Jessica and Kevin disagreed about where their son would live, and Kevin feared that Jessica would have leverage because of her two other children, well, it's not uncommon for spouses in a custody/divorce scenario to kill each other because they can't have their way. That's 2nd degree murder.

...
“We believe she died the evening of March 10th after she was picked up from work [by her ex-husband, with whom she had a court appointment the following morning], that she was killed somewhere in and around the city of Calgary, and that her body was dumped in that area because it’s a remote location,” Andrus said ... It’s believed a weapon was used in the slaying but has not been recovered, he added.

http://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/man-charged-with-second-degree-murder-in-jessica-newmans-death

I think you are still confused about the situation Otto.

 

[otto]

How am I confused?

Please explain
Thanks

 

[otto]

The newspaper quote is not confusing, is it?

The bottom line is that Jessica Rae Newman was going to request Joint Custody the morning that she was murdered, even though the son that she had with Kevin had been living with him for some times. Was she going to use the fact that she had two older sons to try to force that she was the primary, and day-to-day, caregiver for the two year old child?

 

[LadyL]

Unbelievable!

Jessica had agreed to joint custody and was scheduled to appear in court the following morning to go forward with joint custody, and for that reason Kevin murdered Jessica; the mother of his two year old son. Did he actually think that murdering her would guarantee that he had full custody of their two year old son? Clearly if he couldn't gain full custody legally, he doesn't deserve custody. Is he an only child who has to have it his way or no way?

Do we know where the children have been living since their mother was murdered?

apparently the kids are with her family

 

[news.talk]

Unbelievable!

Jessica had agreed to joint custody and was scheduled to appear in court the following morning to go forward with joint custody, and for that reason Kevin murdered Jessica; the mother of his two year old son. Did he actually think that murdering her would guarantee that he had full custody of their two year old son? Clearly if he couldn't gain full custody legally, he doesn't deserve custody. Is he an only child who has to have it his way or no way?

Do we know where the children have been living since their mother was murdered?

Did I miss the trial? Do you have knowledge of evidence not provided in MSM that leads you to believe that he is guilty?

 

[news.talk]

apparently the kids are with her family

Exactly. JRN has not had custody of any of her children for some time. According to family, one of the children was removed from her care right after birth due to alcohol issues.

 

[skinnycat]

KR needed Jessica to step up, he had job oppotunities, KR was the one pushing for Jessica to have 50/50, but the courts needed to decide that, there were certain things that Jessica needed to do to be given 50/50 by a court,

Could Jessica have told KR that she really didn't want 50/50 that she was happy the way things were, or maybe she didn't do what the courts had asked in order to have more access to her child.

 

[Patience]

http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=645768
Such a Tradegy.

 

[deugirtni]

The man is in custody for questioning. At this time, he has not been charged. He does not have the right to have counsel present during questioning.

Why do you say that he does not have the right to have counsel present during questioning? Is that not everyone's right in Canada?

 

[otto]

Why do you say that he does not have the right to have counsel present during questioning? Is that not everyone's right in Canada?

No. The right to counsel during questioning is US law. I don't know of any other country that has that law. The law was considered in 2010, but was rejected.

In Canada, "... the court said on Friday that while suspects have a right to consult a lawyer and to be informed of that right, they don't have a right to legal counsel while they are being interrogated."

Oct. 08, 2010
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...uring-interrogation-top-court/article1214615/

 

[otto]

Did I miss the trial? Do you have knowledge of evidence not provided in MSM that leads you to believe that he is guilty?

There wouldn't be an arrest if there wasn't solid evidence.

 

[Jester980]

The newspaper quote is not confusing, is it?

The bottom line is that Jessica Rae Newman was going to request Joint Custody the morning that she was murdered, even though the son that she had with Kevin had been living with him for some times. Was she going to use the fact that she had two older sons to try to force that she was the primary, and day-to-day, caregiver for the two year old child?

Not at all, considering I'm the one who posted it. I think you may be confused about "your" bottom line. No one knows what Jessica was "going to do" because it did not occur. All we know is that there was a court hearing that was to take place the following morning to determine whether Jessica's visitation with her son would be shifted to partial custody. Arguing that she was the primary caregiver would have been very difficult as she did not reside with any of her children. We also know, according to her family, that she did not have custody of any of her boys at the time and had not had custody for quite some time. So, using her older boys as leverage in court would have worked against her.

 

[deugirtni]

No. The right to counsel during questioning is US law. I don't know of any other country that has that law. The law was considered in 2010, but was rejected.

In Canada, "... the court said on Friday that while suspects have a right to consult a lawyer and to be informed of that right, they don't have a right to legal counsel while they are being interrogated."

Oct. 08, 2010
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...uring-interrogation-top-court/article1214615/

Hopefully KCR would have at least been given the opportunity to consult with a lawyer prior to police questioning, to be advised on whether he should answer any of their questions.

Your Rights when Arrested or Charged

Understanding the criminal justice system when you are arrested or charged with an offence

You have the right to talk to a lawyer

If you are arrested or detained by the police, you have the right to "retain and instruct counsel". This means you have the right to talk to a lawyer without delay. You should be provided with privacy, a phone, and appropriate phone books to contact a lawyer.

Many lawyers are available to provide emergency telephone consultations free of charge, and many criminal lawyers are prepared to provide initial consultations free of charge or for a nominal fee.
If you can afford a lawyer but do not know one, contact the Lawyer Referral Service at 1-800-661-1095 for names and phone numbers of three lawyers.

If you cannot afford a lawyer, telephone the nearest Legal Aid office. Legal Aid can give you names and phone numbers of lawyers who will do work for the financially needy. If you are in a remand center, psychiatric institution, or correctional facility, arrange with the staff at the institution to see a Legal Aid officer to complete an application form.

Why do you need a lawyer?

You should talk to a lawyer as soon as you can after being arrested or detained by the police. A lawyer can tell you how to respond to formal demands made by the police, such as for blood or breath samples, and whether or not you would be wise to answer police questions or participate in a line-up. It is not always wise to remain silent, and a lawyer can tell you whether you should give up your right to remain silent.

http://www.lawsociety.ab.ca/public/legal_education/arrested_charged.aspx