GA GA - Jane, 45, Isabela, 19, & Anabelle Kuria, 16, Powder Springs, 1 Aug 2007

[Edwards20]

More from the above thread:

The news media is converging. We just gave statements to the detectives.

It has been horrible. I'm shaking all over. I cannot believe this.

There was a woman in the cul-de-sac at around 8:30 this morning, screaming "ARE THEY DEAD? ARE THEY ALL DEAD?"

I went out to see what the problem was. She said no one would answer the phone or the door. Her niece came over, and they could see a body inside the back door, on the floor. Police were called, and EMTs. The helicopter came and landed in my front yard. They took one little boy--we're not sure if it was my neighbor's son or the son of the woman who was so distraught. They told us that the other young boy was taken by ambulance--but news is reporting only the boy who was life-flighted.

I was soooo torn apart by the mother of the boy who was visiting. Poor thing was HYSTERICAL. I brought her into my house, but she couldn't calm down. She and her husband have gone now to the hospital. Prayers are needed for the survivors. They were both just little boys.

They think perhaps this happened maybe early Tuesday morning. The last time any of us saw the family was Monday evening. The daughter came over and knoicked on the door, and I talked to her then. And I waved at her Mom Monday evening in the driveway. But no one saw them at all yesteday.

For the record, Jane was a wonderful woman, and she was a widow. She did not date that we know of. I'd spoken with her about it before, and she said while she still had young kids, she thought she was better off alone. We even joked about it--she said she might reconsider if she could meet someone as nice as my husband. He helped her out often with things around the house, since she was alone and all. We loved her--she was a total sweetheart of a person. She worked three jobs to make ends meet, but somehow, she did it. She had to give up one of the jobs a few months back becuase she collapsed from exhaustion.

Her daughter didn't date, either. Mom was very protective of the kids. And just last month, I printed off a list of all the sex offenders that live near us, and she and I sat down together and looked at them with the kids. She told her son, "You never can tell just by looking who a bad guy is."

I don't know why the media is saying what they are saying. I was here, and they took TWO boys out alive. One was my neighbor's son, and the other was her nephew.

I cannot say with certainty, but from the questions they are asking, they don't have a clue yet who did this, or why.

Her best friend told me, "Just the other day, Jeremy (her 8 yo son) asked mw, "If my mom dies, will you take me?"

Her older daughter (around 19 or so) may have dated, and she may have been the third person in the house. I did not know the older daughter.

She has family and TONS of friends. They are Kenyan, and close-knit.

(still reading)

 

[Edwards20]

Someone also mentioned the possibility of a Kenyan connection and got this reply:

The Kenyan connection I discount as that would likely be a family thing and in that society ... possibly muslim ... the target would be the male children; not the wife and daughters.

 

[Edwards20]

Probably a random off the wall post, but nonetheless I had to post:

My hubby works for Cobb County and has told me a different story that the police are telling him -- I won't post but it's SAD!!!!!!

 

[Edwards20]

Interesting thought ... why would you need a search warrant to search the VICTIM'S homes ?

ETA:

Very common...standard procedure now days if no one is there to give consent to search the house. The police get a warrant to protect the case from future legal battles. I heard of a case where a house was searched without a warrant and evidence of the crime was found. Later it was found another person lived in the residence and their personal living area was searched without consent. Their lawyer was successful in getting the evidence suppressed because there were no "exigent circumstances" hours after the crime. Now they just let a judge order that a search is reasonable under the circumstances.

 

[Beyond Belief]

Neighbors said the 47-year-old woman who died was Jane Coola. Also killed were her daughters, Isabella and Annabelle Kuria, according to neighbors.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/13797098/detail.html

Note the womans last name in this article from this morning. Of course it may be incorrect........

 

[Edwards20]

More from Paulding thread:

Oh yeah, and all the doors were locked. I did see a screen off on the back of the house, though I don't know if they found it that way or if the police removed the screen.

Jeremy is the 8 year old son of my neighbor. The other boy is 10, and is Jeremy's cousin. It was Jane, the Mom's, best friend who Jeremy said that to--she told me herself. I thought it was very, very odd also. Why would an 8 yo ask that?

Jane's house isn't as much on a corner as it appears on TV. We live in the house at the very back of a street that dead-ends--we're the last house in the cul-de-sac. Jane's house is on the curve where the cul-de-sac starts. So, you wouldn't be coming back here unless you were coming to see someone here or were lost.

 

[Edwards20]

Neighbors said the 47-year-old woman who died was Jane Coola. Also killed were her daughters, Isabella and Annabelle Kuria, according to neighbors.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/13797098/detail.html

Note the womans last name in this article from this morning. Of course it may be incorrect........

My sister and I were just having this same discussion.

 

[Edwards20]

From the Paulding thread:

No one saw or heard anything. My son stepped outside to use his cell phone sometime between 12 and 1 Tuesday morning. He saw a man sitting on a culvert across the street from Jane's house. He noticed the man sitting there, but he wasn't DOING anything and didn't seem to be a threat. My son thought perhaps he was one of the neighbors, though he didn't recognize him. And yes, of course he reported this to the police.

Trust me, I have been beating myself up knowing that if I'd heard or seen or even SUSPECTED anything, we might have been able to help them, especially since it seems quite possible that they lay there all day yesterday.

I am just sick about it. But no one heard anything.

They say you could see the victims through a lower-level window, meaning it doesn't sound like someone snuck in and killed them in their sleep - that they were awake and about when it happened. With three people over the age of 10, you would think that if they thought their lives were in danger they would literally be screaming, breaking out the windows, throwing furniture at the person, etc etc. Heck if I thought my life was in danger there would be a stereo, TV and everything else flying through the air. This makes me wonder if somehow there was more than one person attacking them (?). More confusing, but again, more will come out as time goes on.

It was through a back door window on their upstairs deck, not through a ground-floor window.

I wonder how many, too. One was found at the front door, and one at the back door, so they were seemingly trying to escape--from TWO different exits.

I heard them say evidence in the yard--not necessarily the FRONT yard--and I've seen that the back screen is ripped off--though I don't know if it happened before or after the crime.

I think they just want to make sure they do EVERYTHING by the book, so when they determine who was at fault, some little mistake won't make them have to throw out evidence.

Detectives just came back and talked to all of us again.

 

[Edwards20]

This one struck me as odd. This was posted at 5PM EST.

You are accurate except for one horrific point: the bodies have not been removed. That in itself makes me want to cry, thinking of them still over there and so...exposed...

But they want to conduct a thorough investigation, and they need to maintain the crime scene. I understand that. I just hope they can give them the dignity and respect they deserve soon.

They have certainly kept the bodies there for a LONG time. However, I am not sure what the standard procedure is. The "exposed" part hit me the wrong way. Are they clothed ? Has there been sexual assault as well ?

 

[Edwards20]

I'll add now that ALL of the police and detectives on-scene have been SUPER NICE and very professional. They've set up camp at the end of our driveway, so we've talked with them off and on all day. Really nice nice people.

I just heard on the news that the other boy, P.K.--the one whose mother was here this morning, is awake and has spoken with investigators. If it's true, that's WONDERFUL news. Jeremy is still in critical condition, though.

You never can believe what you see on the news, though. They also reported that P.K.'s dad was travelling out of the country, but I know that's not true--he was here at my house this morning, trying to calm his wife after they found the bodies and before they took the boys out.

So remember that whenever you watch the news--they get an awful lot wrong.

Media has been calling my house ALL DAMN DAY (the New York Times even called--can you believe that??). But the last one who called was from Fox 5--and I told her--you're gonna love this--"I can tell you all I know--but just so YOU know--I heard it all on the NEWS!!"

The last body was removed right before 8PM.

Again, thanks, everyone. They finally just removed the last body, just minutes ago. I am so thankful for that.

Ok, sorry for all the multiple postings here. BUT, I tried to prevent you from having to do as I did and scour through 9 pages of postings (some that were TOTALLY irrelevant).

The boy's "question" was explained away as relevant to the fact that his father had passed not to long ago.

 

[j2mirish]

http://www.paulding.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=113665

Here is an extensive thread. I have just started reading it. The original poster is the next door neighbor.

thanks edwards2- good info there from the neighbor

 

[close_enough]

i heard bits & pieces of this, earlier this afternoon....guessing Greta will be on it tonight...

how horrible

 

[Taximom]

I think everyone is covering the bridge collapse, close.

 

[MeoW333]

The fact that the victims were beaten to death and not shot, makes me think the killer may be a younger person or may have a record so cannot obtain a firearm legally. Most likely he assumed the 2 young boys were dead, or he would have killed them also so to have no witnesses. A skilled criminal or any type of organized criminals would have used a gun. Whoever did this is green.

 

[Bobbisangel]

This is just an extreme puzzle to me. The woman was a widow who didn't date, the 16 yr old didn't date, the 19 yr old did date, the two boys were young and this mom just worked and tended to her children. They sound like such a nice family. The mom worked two jobs in order to maintain her home and provide for her children. Who would want to harm this whole family?

It is amazing that no one heard anything. One little boy was found by the back door and the other by the front door so they almost made it outside.
It just seems impossible that it was one person who committed all of these murders and the beating of the little boys. That is 5 people to control. It doesn't sound like any of them were tied up or bound.

I hope little Jeremy lives even though he won't have any immediate family. It sounds like the cousin is talking so hopfully he can give LE a lot of info about who is responsible for this horror. The whole thing is just so sad.

 

[Edwards20]

I am not so sure that I agree the perp is/was green. To be able to do this to 5 people doesn't sound "green" to me. However, I also agree that this is "personal" crime and that it almost would have to have taken more than 1 perp to do it.

I do hope Jeremy can remember enough to help LE, but as someone else had posted, I almost wish he didn't have to endure this horrific memory.

 

[southcitymom]

This happened in the same county I live in. I have not had time to catch up with everything but am so glad the two little boys are alive. My paryers for the family.

 

[Trino]

Did the father die in Africa? Was he killed?

 

[Beyond Belief]

Is there any updates on this case

 

[Lola]

You guys are awesome....this morning they said the little boy Jeremy K is being held UNDER PROTECTION...and they are withholding the autopsy results...

http://http://www.wsbtv.com/news/13797098/detail.html