He noted he had spent the previous two hours with Jordans father and described him as a mess. A Bloomington-Normal music teacher has been sentenced to 88 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to sexual as. Don't Threaten. Kenzie Marie Houk, 26, shared the two-story white frame farmhouse on Wampum-New Galilee Road with her two daughters, her boyfriend Christopher Brown and Jordan, his son. So he was ruled out as a suspect pretty quickly. Your IP: (AP Photo/The Houk Family). The family went home and grieved together. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Over the following nine years, Christopher visited his son every single day even though the trip was about 115 miles each way bringing him fantasy books to distract him from life behind bars. Threats of harming another Lawrence County District Attorney John Bongivengo noting that under Pennsylvania law he had no choice has charged the boy as an adult. blanket and came back downstairs to Houk's bedroom and shot her in "Why should you get the things back that you had when you took so much you took two lives here. In the suit, Houk asked that all reference to Adalynn Houk, 7, and Jenessa Houk, 11, be removed from the website. He believed it had been a work truck and thought nothing of it. View the profiles of people named Janessa Houk. There was no shotgun residue found on Harvey's hands, and he still had snow on the hood of his car as evidence he hadn't been driving that day. Chance of rain 60%. Keep it Clean. her daughters. A child's brain isn't fully developed -- especially in area that controls decision making, risk taking and impulse control, according to Steinberg, whose research influenced a Supreme Court case banning the death penalty for juveniles in 2005. Keep it Clean. Jordan Brown, who was 11 at the time, is charged with shooting a pregnant Houk as she lay on her bed Feb. 20. Don't knowingly lie about anyone disrespect her,"' Debbie Houk added. He is still six months away from turning 12. Christopher Brown was not home at the time of the shooting, Bongivengo said, adding police had confirmed he was at work by 7 a.m. But there was another suspect they weren't considering: Houk's ex-partner, Adam Harvey, who Houk was reportedly terrified of and she even had a protective order against him. that is degrading to another person. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism Hes insightful, hes intellectual, hes introspective. Rain earlythen remaining cloudy with showers overnight. The site jordanbrowntrust.org now includes blank spaces and the statement Image removed at the request of the Houk family. The girls names also have been removed from text within the website. That was her gift. A beautician until she became pregnant for the third time, Kenzie Houk entertained her daughters by painting their fingernails, doing up their hair and putting on music and dancing with them, their grandmother said. a while, the woman's mother said Tuesday. The 26-year-old Houk and her unborn baby died Feb. 20, 2009, when she was shot in the New Beaver Borough farmhouse she shared with her daughters, her fianc, Chris Brown, and his son Jordan, then 11. April 28, 2010 -- The killing of a young pregnant mother, allegedly by the 11-year-old boy who was about to become her stepson, has created a bitter feud between two families that were about to be happily joined through marriage. person will not be tolerated. A Bloomington native is in the running to be the next face of Inked magazine. I think the 7-year-old was fearful, Bongivengo continued, but when she started talking, her story was consistent with the circumstances.. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Thursday morning. Adalynn, who loves to read, is enrolled in gymnastics and this year began learning basketball fundamentals. It's the same gun that killed my On July 1, 2020 Jordan Brown and his father filed a lawsuit against retired state police investigators and officials seeking personal damages, but neither have made a single attempt in seeking justice for Kenzie Houk and their unborn son. He said Jordan can petition to have his case transferred to juvenile court and he can request bond. something on the ground from his pocket before they got on the bus. They say they remember that. Her statement was very credible. Now 16, Jordan was found to be responsible for the deaths. As per the last reports, the 24-year-old currently resides in Ohio, studying computer science and criminal justice. The morning of her murder, Houk had asked Browns father if he could stay home from work with her. In July 2018, Jordan Brown was set free. The young man wasnt just a suspect in his step-mothers murder, he was the prime suspect. pregnant fiance had been making threats about harming the woman for Use the 'Report' link on Please subscribe to keep reading. Then, the two siblings sat in the living room until the bus came. 85 Followers, 146 Following, 13 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from jenessa houk (@cheer1jenessa) This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. At around nine a.m. on February 20, 2009, after Chris had gone to work and Jordan and Jenessa had left for school, tree trimmers who had been hired to do some work around the property came upon a . It was Houk's 4-year-old daughter Adalynn who discovered her own mother's body. Their blended family dynamic seemed to be going well since the children all got along. The 4-year-old called out to a team of tree trimmers, telling one of them that her mother was dead. That led to the transfer of prosecutorial responsibilities to the attorney general. ", 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. We were encouraged to enroll her in a program where she could compete and be trained by international coaches. The girls are the children of Houks daughter, Kenzie Marie Houk, who died Feb. 20, 2009. Share with Us. Keep it Clean. All we hear is how wonderfully hes doing academically, Jack Houk said. Two years after his guilty verdict for the first-degree murder of Kenzie and the criminal homicide of her unborn child was overturned for good, Jordan filed a federal lawsuit against a few former police officials over his stolen childhood. After being found responsible for the deaths on April 13, 2012, Jordan was sent first to a juvenile facility in Chambersburg, then to George Junior Republic in Grove City. Later though, Jordan recalled seeing a black truck near the garage. Low around 40F. Steve Ignatz, a lieutenant with the state police, said there is no law in Pennsylvania calling for the sales of shotguns to be recorded, as is required with handguns. Elisco arrived at the state police station before the press conference had ended, in search of the district attorney. A lot of things might have been different.. "Mentally, he's gotten quite an education there," Brown said of the 13-months his son has spent in the facility. He told him, 'Don't you ever ", Jordan was denied the chance to stay in a juvenile facility where he would be released by the age of 21 as requested by his lawyers. But for the family of Houk, 26, who was found shot in the head in her rural farmhouse in Western Pennsylvania in February 2009 -- just two weeks away from giving birth to her first son -- life in prison may not be as severe as losing a loved one. David H. Acker and Dennis A. Elisco, Jordans attorneys, describe Janessa as perhaps the most critical witness in this case. Flick: The original Jake? The blanket was found at the scene with a singed, quarter-sized hole. a good shot. Chance of rain 60%.. A funeral for Houk and her baby boy, who was named Christopher Attorney Dennis A. Elisco, who is representing Jordan, confirmed Christopher Brown was the father of Houks baby. "Chris was good about it. Kids charged with murder in Pennsylvania are automatically considered adults and only a judge's decision can move the trial to juvenile court. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. As part of procedure, they had to interview him and even swabbed his hands for gunpowder residue just in case. Pregnant woman's mom: 11-year-old made threats, In this undated photo released by the Houk family shows Kenzie Marie Houk with her daughters Jenessa, left, and Adalynn in Wampum, Pa.. Eleven-year-old Jordan Brown is charged in the shooting death of the 26-year-old pregnant mother of two. Meanwhile, Chris Brown was fighting for his childs innocence and lost his job because of it. He is in a state of disbelief and shock., Elisco echoed Bongivengos words, saying this is an extremely tragic situation.. The district attorney said he works at Steelite, which is in an industrial park off Pulaski Road in Neshannock Township. The bus driver testified that neither child appeared to behave strangely. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Looking back, I wish we had. Winds light and variable. He needs to admit what hes done and show some remorse, she continued. A little remorse on his part would help.. Human gestation is generally 38 weeks, with two weeks more or less considered to be normal. "The case is obviously not over," said Elisco. After all the interviews, police claimed that Jordan had shot his future stepmother, walked out the door, dropped a shotgun shell on the ground, and then hopped on the school bus with his Jenessa (via ABC News). that is degrading to another person. According to Bongivengo, there were initial reports from the boy about a black truck in the area that the children didnt recognize. 7-year-old daughter saw him; they believe he then hid the gun in a We'd love to hear eyewitness I hope they will not forget her. Feb. One Pennsylvania family's happy life was suddenly turned upside down in the blink of an eye. The youngest child, 4-year-old Adalynn, stayed behind with Houk. He too drove a black truck but investigators quickly determined that it would have been impossible for him to have made the 24-mile drive over to the house without disturbing the snow on his hood from earlier that day. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. These are minor children, he said. You have permission to edit this article. But when a tree-service crew showed up at the house at 9, one of the workers observed Houk's 4-year-old daughter crying at the door that her mother was dead. Debbie Houk said she will still observe Adalynns birthday with cupcakes, but there wont be a party for a week or two. She was good with people.. 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At the same time, officers had been dispatched to Mohawk Elementary School to speak to Janessa and Jordan. Im not religious, but this is what were told to do. Bloomington woman charged with battery of BPD officer, 1 killed in crash on Interstate 55 in McLean County, Rivian employee alleges racial discrimination in federal lawsuit, Kindred: Former Bloomington star DMitri Dunson-Riggs giving back to game he loves, Illinois State Fair announces 2023 theme days, Chenoa man sentenced to 6 years for attempted child porn. Then, around 2011, prosecutors chose not to try him as an adult in the fatal shooting, as they had initially planned. Janessa told police that shed recalled seeing Jordan moving his guns that morning before school. Before the murder, there were multiple accounts of Houk being uncomfortable and tormented by Brown. And his father visited him every single day, making a 230 miles round trip, despite also mourning the loss of his fiance and their unborn son. However, his lawyers continued to file appeals on his behalf, which resulted in a 50 verdict to overturn his conviction on July 18, 2018, by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. It sounded to her like a gunshot, but when Jordan appeared none the worse for wear, he didnt think anything of it. Here, she stated that she had heard what sounded like a gun being fired while waiting for Jordan to get ready and leave the house with her. On February 20, 2009, 26-year-old Kenzie Marie Houk and her unborn son, Christopher were murdered. Houk was found after her younger daughter alerted a nearby work crew. Houk was a 26-year-old mother of two, died yesterday from a shotgun blast to the back of her head. "Not only that, but keep in mind, [he was] 11 years old when this happened, now 12. Jordan, who has been in custody since his arrest on Feb. 21, 2009, has never admitted guilt in the shooting. He was no longer facing life in prison. This recollection was hardly an innocuous detail, it also happened to be something that Jordan had omitted entirely from his own description. I am seeking justice for Kenzie Marie Houk, her unborn son, Christopher, and their loved ones. The judgment was that the evidence against Jordan was insufficient and circumstantial, so he was exonerated and can never be retried in the matter. Debbie Houk said Jordan, a hunter, knew a lot about guns and was Jordan was arrested by state police around 3 a.m. Saturday, arraigned before District Judge Scott McGrath and placed in the Lawrence County jail without bond. Home. Hes remarkable, Alec Wright, one of Jordans lawyers, candidly stated. Kenzie Houks family is coming along since she was taken from them five years ago. He gets all the breaks. Low around 40F. accounts, the history behind an article. It hurts.". Houks 7-year-old daughter told police she saw Brown quickly cover something in a blue blanket. Will you do the same? Each day Debbie Houk visits her daughter and grandson's grave while Chris Brown makes the four-hour round trip to visit his son in a juvenile detention center. "They are serving a life sentence and I am, I ain't got my daughter no more," Debbie Houk said. Since she was a little girl and in pure shock, the police couldn't interrogate her. Winds light and variable. Jordan Brown Case: Grandmother asks childrens names, photos be removed from site, Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. He pointed out there was no forced entry, no sign of a struggle and no money missing. Don't Threaten. The 11-year-old New Beaver Borough resident has been charged with criminal homicide and homicide of an unborn child after his fathers girlfriend just weeks away from giving birth was found shot to death in her home. "I'll never cook that turkey. You have permission to edit this article. On February 20, 1997, the fifth-grader followed his normal routine alongside 7-year-old Jenessa Houk, his soon-to-be step-sister, and left home at almost 8:15 in the morning for school. Shows. They added that America is the only country on Earth where kids can be sentenced to a life sentence without the chance for parole. Be Proactive. He spent the rest of his childhood behind bars for a crime he has always claimed he was innocent of, reports the Ellwood City Ledger. It would have been expensive and taken all of her time. Later, the 7-year-old girl told police she saw the boy drop Kenzie Marie Houk, 26, shared the two-story white frame farmhouse on Wampum-New Galilee Road with her two daughters, her boyfriend Christopher Brown and Jordan, his son. each comment to let us know of abusive posts. That little baby was perfect," Debbie Houk said. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism 20 A pregnant Kenzie Marie Houk, 26, is killed in the New Beaver Borough farmhouse she shared with her daughters Jenessa, 7, and Adalynn, 4 her fianc, Chris Brown, and . Brown and his dad, Christopher, lived with Houk and her two small daughters in a farmhouse in a rural western Pennsylvania town of Wampum, where the father often took his son hunting. Notifications from this discussion will be disabled. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, Her case deserves to be reopened and reinvestigated. Sign up now to get our FREE breaking news coverage delivered right to your inbox. Because original statements by Janessa had the effect of clearing Jordan, while it was only a later one that implicated him, the defense says it needs access to more recent information she may have offered to authorities. Both girls are doing well in school, have friends and are surrounded by family, their grandmother said. Due to tough-on-crime laws, Pennsylvania has more juveniles sentenced to life in prison without parole than any other state. Brown is being held at the Lawrence County Jail, in a cell indication the boy had a problem with Houk. You have permission to edit this article. Of course, Harvey also just discovered that 4-year-old Adalynn, was not his biological daughter as he once believed her to be. They interviewed 7-year-old Jenessa four times, but only recorded the fourth interview. What I would like to see is for the boy to get some help and for us to get freedom from this hurt.. Not only that, but Janessa recalled waiting in the living room for Jordan when she heard a big boom echo through the house. Kenzie Houk's younger daughter Adalynn describes finding her mom dead . Well, it was not an easy road for the Brown family. Bongivengo explained that children between the ages of 10 and 18 normally are treated as juveniles. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Chance of rain 60%. There was a consistent backlash in the case as the years dragged on. person will not be tolerated. Debbie Houk said she believes the police have pieced together what happened and solved the case. Explore. Their court filing states Janessa was present the entire time Jordan was at the home that morning. racist or sexually-oriented language. Jenessa Houk was born on 03/16/2001 and is 21 years old. Be Proactive. They are now 12 and 9, respectively. At 11 or 12, Debbie Houk recalled, Kenzie was involved in gymnastics and took part in national competition in Nashville, Tenn. She finished sixth, her mother said. Be Proactive. Boy charged with committing murder at age 11 to be tried as an adult. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? When the cheerleading coach broke the news to Katrina Kohel that she was the only one left on the cheer squad, Kohel was determined to compete anyway. 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