Speach Jessie Murder Mystery

Meredith Jessie was in the midst of enjoying time with her terminally ill grandfather when her and her grandfather’s lives were abruptly taken. Cheyanne Jessie, the mother of Meredith Jessie reported her daughter and her father missing on August 1, 2015 in Polk County, Florida. She told the police the last time she heard from them was a couple weeks prior to August 1st. In a statement to the police Jessie said, “He (her father) had a terminal illness and had less than a year to live and wanted to spend his remaining days with his granddaughter.” After extraneous investigation the authorities found one factor of the investigation a bit peculiar. Why had Cheyanne Jessie waited two full weeks to report the two family members missing? They then begin to look further into Cheyanne.

Upon a search of her father’s house the police found blood stains and knife slashes on the sofa and recliner.

Consequently, the authorities decided to interrogate Cheyanne. Countless inconsistencies in her story led detectives to doubt that she was telling the truth. After a collection of evidence and numerous hours of investigating the authorities came to the conclusion that Cheyanne Jessie was responsible for the deaths of her six year old daughter and 50 year old father. Cheyanne murdered her daughter and father in cold blood on July 18, 2015 by brutally stabbing and shooting them to death. As if the murders of her own family members weren’t enough, Cheyanne proceeded to hide their bodies in plastic tote bins, which she placed in her landlord’s shed while he was away on vacation. Cheyanne told authorities that she obtained the idea from the well-known CBS crime show “Criminal Minds.” Authorities believe that her motive for killing her family members was the fear that her 6 year old daughter would interfere with her new

relationship.

Cheyanne was placed on trial for her murder charges immediately. The jury indicted Jessie with two accounts of first-degree murder as well as one account of tampering with evidence. The judge declared that there would be no bond available for Jessie. A few weeks following the trial the prosecutors decided to seek the death penalty against Cheyanne. She is currently being held in jail as she awaits her death penalty trial.

I would like to discuss a few questions about this case in class. The first being should the motive of the killer be a factor in the death penalty? Secondly, Should crime shows such as criminal minds be available to the public? It is clear that some people have taken these gruesome shows and video games and brought them into society. These type of despicable murders need to come to an end.