Found Deceased WA - Jenise Wright, 6, Bremerton, 2 Aug 2014 - #8 *Arrest*

[Bravo]

When I saw the Interview with GG's Mom I thought "what a nice lady" My heart goes out to her and the Family. I cant even imagine what they are going thru.

 

[Krystine]

It doesn't really matter because they caught him anyway, but it speaks loudly about the family dynamics. A mom asks LE to come back later because her 17yo son cannot manage to help a neighbor in need by opening his mouth for 2 seconds for swipe across the cheek? That's a strange relationship.

ETA: JMO

I have a strong suspicion, as I mentioned upthread, that the operation might have had to do with a suicide attempt. Perhaps it was explained away at school as a surgery.That would also make a mother walk on egg shells with him, and become more enabling and protective. Just a hunch I have.

 

[Inthedetails]

Perhaps his reaction made her wonder if he was involved and she was trying to protect him by asking LE to come back later. Even when our children do something wrong, I think our instinct is to protect them first. MOO

But her protection made him stand out.

The delay didn't do him any good, though I understand their thoughts were probably swimming at the time.

I think if more neighbors refused, GG would have kept refusing to submit DNA. But the high rate of compliance forced his hand.

JMO

 

[Lava]

I think a lot of parents try to protect their children, even if they don't suspect them of something. Parents try to protect their children from having to relieve hurtful moments, be questioned, or just experience any pain in general. If GG's mom really felt like GG was hurting from the loss of a friend, why not try and give him a little time to work through it? I don't think it is unheard of or even unusual. She was thinking like a mom, whether she had a difficult relationship with her son or not.

 

[Inthedetails]

I think a lot of parents try to protect their children, even if they don't suspect them of something. Parents try to protect their children from having to relieve hurtful moments, be questioned, or just experience any pain in general. If GG's mom really felt like GG was hurting from the loss of a friend, why not try and give him a little time to work through it? I don't think it is unheard of or even unusual. She was thinking like a mom, whether she had a difficult relationship with her son or not.

The child was only missing at that time. She wasn't found dead yet. It was Monday, the day after she was reported missing. His reaction is over the top, unless he knew (which he did) that she was murdered.

 

[Bravo]

But her protection made him stand out.

The delay didn't do him any good, though I understand their thoughts were probably swimming at the time.

I think if more neighbors refused, GG would have kept refusing to submit DNA. But the high rate of compliance forced his hand.

JMO

It sure did make him stand out. IMO I think it's just how that Family rolled. If GG didn't want to do something he would put on his act or inflict his wrath. Depending on the situation?

 

[Bernina]

It depends on what his underwear looks like.... But seriously, if he were able to sneak in without his parents seeing him, no pants or carrying his pants/shoes would be better than leaving a muddy trail on the floor.

All mobile homes have to be built to HUD certification, which entails that there be 2 ways to enter and exit the unit, along with windows being large enough to be used as exits in case of an emergency.
The MH's of the last 20+ years, regardless if they're single, double, or the rare triple wide, have the main door which goes into the general living/dinning kitchen areas (some divided by walls, others not) and a "back door" that enters via the laundry room. This also makes it easy for any hookup issues as the laundry room always has the fuse box, the water heater sharing a common wall, and any gas hookups directly outside of it. Other exterior doors may be a part of the a unit's floorplan, but there always at least those 2.
If anyone can find the perp's MH year, make and model, you can google the floor plan.

 

[Bravo]

Any idea how long Gabe had lived there?

I haven't read anything to date stating how long either Family lived there.

 

[Lava]

The child was only missing at that time. She wasn't found dead yet. It was Monday, the day after she was reported missing. His reaction is over the top, unless he knew (which he did) that she was murdered.

I think a lot of people at that time probably suspected that she was dead, that is the usual outcome of cases like this. His reaction was over the top in hindsight, but as a mom at that time, I don't think she thought anything other than "He lost a friend, he needs some time".

 

[gngr~snap]

Any idea how long Gabe had lived there?

You can do a property records search. It will show if the home at that address has sold in the past several years.
IMO. Yhe Wright's have lived at the same address for at least 15 years.

All posts are MOO

 

[Inthedetails]

Let's put it this way. Does a teenage boy with a good relationship with his mother commit violent crimes against little girls? I don't know - I'm seriously asking.

My hunch is no.

And I am **NOT** blaming the mother for anything at all. She seems quite nice, normal, soft-spoken, and thoughtful. But a mentally ill son might have different ideas. He's angry about something.

 

[human]

I don't know if anyone else may have covered this- I skipped pages-
But as far as the antidepressants:
I went to school with a girl who seemed extremely well rounded. Great parents and home life, cheerleader, student council, always smiling and friendly to absolutely everyone. Turned out she was on antidpressants and suicidal. Never any indication of it- just a confession one night during a sleepover.

I don't think that's what we are looking at though. Others have said: sociopath. I've done a lot of reading in the past about sociopaths. There's even a forum for it- people talk about the ages they realize they're different and about trying to lead fairly normal lives.

His demeanor during interrogation leads me to that.
My best friend since middle school is bipolar- I've seen her on handfuls of medication, I've seen her on drugs or drinking. I've seen all the cycling, the mania--
he doesn't strike me as *just* bipolar (though there could be a dual diagnosis there.)

his manipulation was very telling.
I imagine his parents- or mother at least *knows* something is wrong with him. Hence the antidepressants. I can see taking my kid to the doctor saying "somethings wrong with him, maybe he's depressed?" And so he runs with what he thinks depressed looks like. It also gives him a cover at home for odd behavior until he becomes or learns better how to appropriately disquise himself. 17 is a hard age for the antisocial, you are still learning what mask to don at what time- though becomming better skilled.

And I don't find it hard to believe that his knowledge of how crime scenes work, or even interrogations (2 way mirror) being lacking. Perhaps he grew up in a sheltered environment? Or wasn't smart enough to think about any of that since he's always been successful in his manipulation.

Just my thoughts.

Some athletes are really involved in athletic way of life and aren't interested in much else. They eat, breathe and live sports.

 

[Tawny]

I think a lot of people at that time probably suspected that she was dead, that is the usual outcome of cases like this. His reaction was over the top in hindsight, but as a mom at that time, I don't think she thought anything other than "He lost a friend, he needs some time".

It goes back again to the fact that they didn't know she was "lost" completely yet. If she was his "friend", shouldn't he be out scouring the world looking for her? He was cowering in his home refusing to cooperate with a simple DNA swab, because his conscious was eating him alive. It was not in any way normal behavior, IMVHO.

 

[Bernina]

That really stuck with me because I was surprised that there was only mud on his shirt, but not his shorts or underwear.

How did he only get mud on his shirt, but nothing else? It's bugging me

Picking up the pallet to put on top of her......maybe the assault happened in a muddy area and the mud got on his shirt when he picked up and moved her body?

 

[borndem]

Just throwing this out there. Little Jenise was clearly the little jewel of the family. GG was friends with her older brother, was reportedly taken under the wing of Dad JW, and was treated like family by the Wrights. Did he do this to little Jenise to hurt someone in the family for a real or perceived wrong/injustice/betrayal? Maybe something ?done to him by someone in Jenise's family that sparked rage and a desire to get revenge and hurt them/him/her by hurting their little gem Jenise?

If there was an "angle" here by GG with someone in the family, I think it was an angle on Jenise. I think he was around her fairly often, he was comfortable being there, she was outgoing, prolly treated him like a brother -- but better, she was a little doll, paid attention to him, maybe crawled in his lap to watch TV, feminine without being flirty (she was 5 and 6 y/o), and he noticed. He may have overlooked, maybe not on purpose, the age difference between them and she was part of a fantasy for him -- and he just ruggedly & selfishly and crudely acted on it when he had the opportunity. He is not "normal."

 

[human]

It could just be joking around - taking jabs at his brothers. But it's interesting that the "joke" puts the blame on his mother. I honestly think his comment was meant to be light-hearted....but could be revealing. JMO and spectulation...I really want to like his mom, but I wonder if GG did.

There are a couple of sisters as well.

 

[Bravo]

Picking up the pallet to put on top of her......maybe the assault happened in a muddy area and the mud got on his shirt when he picked up and moved her body?

Yet the Document states the crime occurred at his address

 

[Inthedetails]

There are a couple of sisters as well.

GG has sisters? I thought he had two older brothers.

 

[LiveLaughLuv]

Yet the Document states the crime occurred at his address

I didn't get the sense of that in that document.

They found evidence at his home, I didn't see this is where the authorities said the crime occurred..I could be wrong but don't believe I read that.

 

[SuperTmo]

My little girl just gave me a great idea for how we can do our little part to honor Jenise. I wanted to share in case any of you are looking for something you can do in honor of this beautiful girl taken too soon.

She saw Jenise's picture on an article I was reading and asked who she was. I told her that she is a little girl who lived in our state, that she died (didn't say how) and that she now lives in heaven. She asked a few more questions about her (age, grade). She commented that she is the same age and grade, and she also has some teeth the tooth fairy is still working on. She said they are "just like twins."

Then she got quiet and said, "She won't get to go pick out new school supplies to get ready for first grade and that is really sad." We bought her school supplies yesterday and she is literally beyond excited about all the stuff she gets to take to school (in Kinder we just sent a check). She loved picking things off the supply list and saw that we bought extra crayons and glue to donate to the class since some families aren't able to send in things to contribute (community use for things like that). Giving to others is a big thing in our house, and is something we are sure to live out every year in various ways, but she loves when she has an opportunity to give to other kids (like the giving tree at her school which allows her to pick a few kids that are her age and buy the gifts they have asked for).

I agreed that it was very sad that Jenise wouldn't be getting ready to go to first grade and that she was probably very excited too. My little girl said maybe we should buy some school supplies for Jenise and give them to another kid who doesn't have any. "She looks like a good friend. Like she would share her water colors, even if someone else makes them messy, so she would probably want us to do this."

So that is what we're going to do today and I'm really excited. We'll go buy a set or two of supplies send them to Jenise's school or give them to the counselor at our school so that they can be given to someone who doesn't have any. I'm leaning towards sending them to her own school. I think Jenise would like that. If Jenise's school has the supply list online I will buy from it and if not I'll just use ours (I assume they are all pretty similar in this grade!). School supplies are really inexpensive right now (like $0.50 for a box of crayons or a bottle of glue), so this is something we can definitely do in honor of Jenise, and love that my little one came up with the idea.