VA VA - Michael, 50, Mary, 36, & Jennifer Short, 9, Bassett, 15 Aug 2002

[jaejae]

Others say it was Duncan as well , but with respect to you but what is both of them has nothing to do with the murders of The Short's ? Luckily Ralph got arrested and Duncan too but I got a feeling they might not know this murders or was it to protect their secret or just told the truth .

You may be interested in this here is a link to an article or blog about another possible suspect in the Short Family Murders and it mentions the Michaela Garecht case in California. Interesting on how people have different theories:

Will There Ever Be Justice For Jennifer Short and Her Family? ~True Crime Diva

 

[DoubleN1993]

Yeah , we all have our own difference of theories you think it Jackson and me thinks a bigger picture what leads to this night of the murders.

 

[jaejae]

Yeah , we all have our own difference of theories you think it Jackson and me thinks a bigger picture what leads to this night of the murders.

Cheers. I will let you have the last way but in my opinion Jackson targeted children as well as adults and in this crime the evil **** s target in this crime was Jennifer Short. In my opinion he was always going to take her from her house and killed the parents execution style. He was a paedophile in my opinion amongst his other heinous acts. Just my thoughts but in the Keddie Murders in California a young girl was taken from the Cabin. Motive as Dirty Harry Callahan said about Jackson's hero Scorpio he kills because he likes it that why.

 

[DoubleN1993]

Cheers. I will let you have the last way but in my opinion Jackson targeted children as well as adults and in this crime the evil **** s target in this crime was Jennifer Short. In my opinion he was always going to take her from her house and killed the parents execution style. He was a paedophile in my opinion amongst his other heinous acts. Just my thoughts but in the Keddie Murders in California a young girl was taken from the Cabin. Motive as Dirty Harry Callahan said about Jackson's hero Scorpio he kills because he likes it that why.

Interesting .....

 

[DoubleN1993]

Is there any news on the Short's Home Fire lately about what cause it to go in flames ?

 

[Soulmagent]

Is there any news on the Short's Home Fire lately about what cause it to go in flames ?

No updates.
What would make an unoccupied house burn down ?
Maybe a homeless person? It was snowy and cold but it seems snow tracks would have been found.

 

[DoubleN1993]

Hmm ... someone said there were other houses around near the Short's Home being burnt down too.
Could have been an Arsonist or it could be something flammable nearby the house.

 

[truecrimemavens]

Hmm ... someone said there were other houses around near the Short's Home being burnt down too.
Could have been an Arsonist or it could be something flammable nearby the house.

Saw in a news clip that they collected a gas container in an evidence bag

 

[DoubleN1993]

Saw in a news clip that they collected a gas container in an evidence bag

Good find TCM

 

[LR1]

"True Crime All the Time - Unsolved" did a podcast on this case.
Ep74 – The Short Family Murders

Not found. I'm not real familiar with this podcast, do they normally remove older cases they've discussed because I cant find a working version of this episode anywhere. It's not even a year old. Did you listen to it... how was it? I've been trying to get caught up on the case in these last few weeks and I wanted to hear their take on it. I did find another podcast about the case from 2016 but it was a bit tedious to listen to.

 

[DoubleN1993]

Not found. I'm not real familiar with this podcast, do they normally remove older cases they've discussed because I cant find a working version of this episode anywhere. It's not even a year old. Did you listen to it... how was it? I've been trying to get caught up on the case in these last few weeks and I wanted to hear their take on it. I did find another podcast about the case from 2016 but it was a bit tedious to listen to.

I haven't listened this episode , I hope it'll be surfaced somewhere in the website

 

[truecrimemavens]

Not found. I'm not real familiar with this podcast, do they normally remove older cases they've discussed because I cant find a working version of this episode anywhere. It's not even a year old. Did you listen to it... how was it? I've been trying to get caught up on the case in these last few weeks and I wanted to hear their take on it. I did find another podcast about the case from 2016 but it was a bit tedious to listen to.

I did listen. Nothing new and we havent read or heard before.

 

[JnRyan]

Not found. I'm not real familiar with this podcast, do they normally remove older cases they've discussed because I cant find a working version of this episode anywhere. It's not even a year old. Did you listen to it... how was it? I've been trying to get caught up on the case in these last few weeks and I wanted to hear their take on it. I did find another podcast about the case from 2016 but it was a bit tedious to listen to.

They apparently only keep about 6-7 months of podcasts posted - either on the website or podcast. Nothing new. BUT it is another chance to get it out to the public.

 

[truecrimemavens]

They apparently only keep about 6-7 months of podcasts posted - either on the website or podcast. Nothing new. BUT it is another chance to get it out to the public.

Exactly. This case needs more attention. Someone knows something.

 

[LR1]

They apparently only keep about 6-7 months of podcasts posted - either on the website or podcast. Nothing new. BUT it is another chance to get it out to the public.

Oh well, it don't sound like I missed much. I've read that those episodes are behind a paywall on stitcher premium. I've seen talk of dna earlier in the thread but haven't seen any indication from LE. What tells me they probably don't was the 2011 (?) article saying they were resubmitting 30% of their evidence to be retested. I think they also spent way too much time and resources on Bowman. It took five years to hear he was no longer suspected and that came from a fbi agent. Some may still be chasing that ghost. I'm not sure they directed the focus early on where it appears it needed to be which was the unknown male who preyed upon JS. That's what it feels like to me.

 

[k_spence94]

Hello all, I am new to web sleuths, and really only signed up to get more informed on this case. I'm from Bassett, VA, and still live in the area. This case really hits home, and its devastating that they haven't been able to make much progress. With my job, I work face-to-face with a lot of people in our community here. I've actually had several of my clients tell me they have information that the Michael Short was somehow involved in the local drug cartel. This seemed pretty far fetched to me, but in the past few weeks A LOT of indictments have been handed down for several cartel members that have been living in the area. I am not sure that the people who shared this have any credibility whatsoever, but for such a small area, we have a huge drug problem. So, it's definitely worth looking into.

 

[DoubleN1993]

Hello all, I am new to web sleuths, and really only signed up to get more informed on this case. I'm from Bassett, VA, and still live in the area. This case really hits home, and its devastating that they haven't been able to make much progress. With my job, I work face-to-face with a lot of people in our community here. I've actually had several of my clients tell me they have information that the Michael Short was somehow involved in the local drug cartel. This seemed pretty far fetched to me, but in the past few weeks A LOT of indictments have been handed down for several cartel members that have been living in the area. I am not sure that the people who shared this have any credibility whatsoever, but for such a small area, we have a huge drug problem. So, it's definitely worth looking into.

Nice to meet you new to Websleuths , what did you think caused this Murders ?

 

[k_spence94]

Nice to meet you new to Websleuths , what did you think caused this Murders ?

I don’t think anyone knows for sure. I lived less than 10 minutes from the Shorts and I played softball with Jennifer. I didn’t know much about her parents, but I think the information my clients gave me sounded interesting. With our areas reputation, I definitely wouldn’t rule it out that it could be somehow drug related.

 

[DoubleN1993]

I don’t think anyone knows for sure. I lived less than 10 minutes from the Shorts and I played softball with Jennifer. I didn’t know much about her parents, but I think the information my clients gave me sounded interesting. With our areas reputation, I definitely wouldn’t rule it out that it could be somehow drug related.

I see , is Bassett town settling down okay ? because I just saw all four houses being burnt down including the Short's old home around Oak Level part earlier this year

 

[k_spence94]

I see , is Bassett town settling down okay ? because I just saw all four houses being burnt down including the Short's old home around Oak Level part earlier this year

They honestly have not said much about the house burning down publicly which could be because the nursery investigations are still open, but I’m not sure. For a town as small as Bassett, we have a very high crime rate due to the amount of drugs in our community.