GA - Jessica Boynton, 19, LE wife shot in head, Griffin, 14 April 2016

[PayrollNerd]

Letter from her trauma surgeon

Dr. Henderson's Letter

Did someone possibly cut and paste this commentary? Jessica’s name was repeated and the spacing between the two sentences at that point as well as the font, are slightly different. See yellow highlight in the cropped photo I’ve attached.

 

[LadyL]

Did someone possibly cut and paste this commentary? Jessica’s name was repeated and the spacing between the two sentences at that point as well as the font, are slightly different. See yellow highlight in the cropped photo I’ve attached.

 

[Doghairrules]

Did someone possibly cut and paste this commentary? Jessica’s name was repeated and the spacing between the two sentences at that point as well as the font, are slightly different. See yellow highlight in the cropped photo I’ve attached.

I’m pretty sure the doc spoke on whatever program I saw this story on and he said the same things that are in that letter. Will look for reference and add.

Trigger: Who shot the officer's wife?

 

[Linskid]

What if Your Abusive Husband Is a Cop?

 

[PayrollNerd]

What if Your Abusive Husband Is a Cop?

That was a great story. I’m so glad she survived and has her boys. I bet she still fears for her life and I’m glad she has moved away.

 

[JJ19]

Don't think anyone has mentioned this here, but it's referenced on some of the above links: there is a new Podcast series from Vault Studios called "The Officer's Wife" (7 parts). Well worth listening to. I have about a dozen questions never addressed on the series.

 

[JJ19]

My questions about this case, specifically:

1. Do we know the tower pings (locations) of the text messages sent and received by Matthew and Jessica's phones, along with that of Matthew's girlfriend at the time. No mention I've found so far.
2. Has Jessica ever been interviewed about the lock on the closet door? Has she said, "Yes, it was always like that", or "No, it was never like that before that night", or "I, or Matthew, changed it in recent years/months", or if there was any reason they had made that change, or if it had just come with the unit, etc. I mean, she would *know*, and I don't understand why there is endless speculation about it if the other adult occupant of that apartment had first-hand knowledge and is (apparently) willing to discuss matters of the case.
3. Has either Jessica or Matthew taken a polygraph, been asked to take one, and what were their responses to that question and/or polygraph? And if they have *not* been asked, why not?
4. How did Jessica discover the "cheating" Snapchat text message from Matthew's girlfriend? How long had she had access to Matthew's phone? Did they share lock/pin codes with each other? If Matthew was cheating on Jessica, why would he give her access to his phone? How did she figure it out? (Let's not even get into the issue about why a grown married man with kids is toying around on Snapchat to begin with).

 

[JJ19]

I wonder about the GBI. After listening to a prior podcast about their stonewalling regarding missing teacher Tara Grinstead, from Tenderfoot Studios, I got the impression that the state agency was a bit clumsy and backwards.

Then, in The Officer's Wife, when I heard the recorded phone interview between local investigative journalist, Sheila Mathews, and GBI agent Chris DeMarco, I just thought that DeMarco was "off". He appears to sound clueless, defensive, and mostly, incredibly bureaucratic. Aside from his inability to articulate anything coherent about the very pointed facts Mathews raises with him, almost as if he can't connect the dots in his head, it's quite apparent he doesn't give a hoot about the case, other than the minimum public responsibility he has to answer his phone and to quell waves before they cause him and/or his employer, further damage.

Later, I learned he (in essence) threatened Mathews about her recording the conversation, which is not only her right (in GA), but probably her duty. While I haven't yet heard that portion of the recording, the quoted text on 11 Alive makes it look like he finally has an interest (or passion) about *something*, but it sure wasn't about the investigation that he and his team (supposedly) spent months on.

I don't know. All speculation from me, of course. But between both Grinstead and Boynton, you get the impression that the GBI isn't exactly a threat to crime anywhere if there is any gray areas in a case that need deep analysis. I imagine that attitude comes from the top, as it does in most companies and agencies, and can't be easily shaken. I'm sure there are some good people at GBI, probably frustrated too, but there seems to be systemic issues that are jeapordizing timely and proper handling of cases.

DeMarco might have some personal matters ongoing that just make him stand out as a dud, or maybe he was just caught a few times having an 'off' day. Or maybe he just lost his passion long ago and it's just a job for him. Nothing wrong with any of that. But it's certainly unfair to people who need answers and closure. You would think he could at least redeem himself and really get a solid push for results that satisfy many of the unanswered questions. Then, maybe he could take an early retirement with some honor.

Much more to examine on this case. It's barely been half-touched, as near as I can tell.