But that's why I told them.. That's where the case took us. The next day, state police arrested Brown, who was a fifth-grader at the time. Jordans motive, McGraw believed, was that he was jealous of the new baby. And I don't know if that happened in this case, Martin said. On June 13, 2016, more than seven years after his arrest, Jordan Brown was released from juvenile custody, two months before his 19th birthday. She said the person on the other end of the line asked to talk to her mother so she went into the downstairs bedroom to get her. Police found several rounds of ammunition inside the family's farmhouse. Those law enforcement officers who said that they smelled [that the gun] was recently fired, they conceded that they had no expertise or training, said Jordans attorney Dennis Elisco. He knew the doors were unlocked. TACOMA, Wash. Jordan Brown was killed on March 19 at the World of Weed Cannabis Dispensary during an armed robbery. Despite this, prosecutors excluded the ex-boyfriend as a suspect during their initial investigation. Now I can see an adult sticking with their story for a long period of time, but a young kid? Jordan Brown, now 14, was found delinquent by Lawrence County Judge John Hodge - the juvenile court equivalent of a guilty verdict. And if you go by Adalynns account, this means it all, including the murders, happened long after Jordan and Jenessa had left the house and were on their way to school. Shes bawling and crying, Mr. Houk said. Nearly two years after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court cleared him, Mr. Brown is suing an ex-state police commissioner and former troopers. Police said what really turned the case for them were additional interviews they conducted with Jenessa and Jordan the night of the murders. In response, he allegedly confronted Houks parents in a nightclub the night before Houk'sdeath. I was hard pressed to believe it back then & now Im even more convinced they had tunnel vision. ", https://wandervogeldiary.wordpress.com/tag/jordan-brown-innocent/. You know, [he] maintained his innocence throughout from day one, he added. Deborah Houk, Kenzie Houks mother, said she remains convinced Brown did it. Jordan Brown was 11 years old when he was arrested in the 2009 New Beaver, Pennsylvania, killing of 26-year-old Kenzie Houk and her unborn child. The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office then took over prosecution of the case. Pregnant Mother's Murder Leads Police to Arrest Her Step-Son Chris Brown and Kenzie Houk had been friends since they were teenagers. And I went outside, and I had asked the tree men that were cutting down trees, Do you guys know my grandmas number? And they were like, No. she said. See additional information. 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Adalynn Houk is seen here in the undated family photo. He was 75. I gave him every opportunity. I don't think the kid did it and I honestly do think the cops jumped on him and didn't do their homework. You know, it's just a truck, he told "20/20." Jordan Brown is ruled . He was almost 21 when Pennsylvanias highest court said prosecutors had not presented enough evidence to support a conviction. The blanket being outside Jordans bedroom is not surprising. He knew there was a 20 gauge shotgun that they have in the house and gets there after everybody leaves, before it snows with no tracks, and gets by the tree cutting guys. RELATED:Latest Updates And News About The Murder Of1stGrader AprilTinsley And The Man Finally Arrested After 30 Years, The content produced by YourTango is for informational and educational purposes only. They routinely shot on that property. I have never expected to have the murder weapon to be a shotgun, Martin said. Jordan Brown juvenile court disposition is treatment. It's such a small window and such an unlikely set of circumstances that one, he found out where she lived. I went back in the house and I remember a very nice cop had sat me on the chair. Both lawyers also discussed key details about Browns whereabouts. That was a shame., He also did not rule out the possibility of filing a civil suit on behalf of Brown, saying, If I find prosecutorial misconduct, we might find our way to the civil courts., RELATED:Who Is Carolyn Bryant Donham? I wasn't with anybody. Under Pennsylvania law, an adjudicated juvenile offender cannot be held in custody past his 21st birthday. Not only did the individual defendants in this case fail all of us, the institution of policing failed us as well, Alec Wright, an attorney with the OBrien Law firm in Pittsburgh who represents Brown, wrote in an emailed statement. I don't think the kid did it. The state Attorney General said Houk had been killed by a youth-model Harrington & Richardson 20-gauge shotgun that Brown had received as a Christmas gift from his father, with Pennsylvania State Police reporting finding a spent shotgun shell near the path the 11-year-old walked to get to his school bus the morning . She leaned against the Formica island, her sandy blond hair done up in a bulbous, frizzy ball. But the prosecutions expert witness said that the angle in which the gun was shot could have minimized whats referred to as blowback. I didn't understand what was happening. Cinnamon Brown, who at age 14 carried out her father's command to kill her stepmother, was denied early release Tuesday by the state youth parole board despite her cooperation with authorities in . His disposition order was dated May 18, 2012. And her phone rang.. Jordan said he and Houk had a strong relationship, and he even called her Mom., She was really nice. Cinnamon Brown, whose sensational 1985 murder of her stepmother at her father's urging was the subject of two books and a television miniseries, is free after serving seven years in a California . I was happy. In an interview with New Castle News, Elisco addressed potential problems with how the case was investigated. I came across a blog which claims that Kenzie's abusive ex had threatened to kill her or have her killed. In a split panel decision dated September 1, 2016, titled In re J.B. III, 147 A.3d 1204 (Pa.Super. [11] After those newspapers decided not to pursue their appeal further, Judge Hodge was directed by another panel of the Superior Court to move swiftly to hold an adjudication hearing. This was way beyond shoddy police work! Authorities said they also tested Harveys hands for the presence of gunshot residue and found none. He was almost 21 when Pennsylvania's highest court said. On May 1, 2011, hours after a meeting of the neo-Nazi group at Hall's house in Southern California, the boy took his father's revolver from the upstairs bedroom where his stepmother was sleeping. Charles . And I was in there. Where is any evidence showing abuses by the son towards his stepmom. Though Mr. Houk fully believes that Brown is the murderer, another possible suspect has been considered. It's so insane to me how these cops and detectives handled the case. Bongivengo said police found a spent shotgun shell in the yard. We had a youth model shotgun in the house that had smelled like it recently had been fired, Martin said. And I just remember looking at him thinking, How can this kid have any more hope?. I guess the big question is whether the residue on the child speaks to being in the room, or if it speaks to pulling the trigger. The report also revealed that Houks ex-boyfriend had learned he was not the biological father of Houks youngest daughter just two weeks before the murder. Teen gets new hearing in case of woman's killing. Jordan Brown was a fifth-grader in February 2009 when Pennsylvania police arrived to take him away as the sole suspect in the shotgun slaying of his dad's pregnant fiance, Kenzie Houk. Police said she told them she saw Jordan moving his guns that morning. [Then] she told me that when she was waiting downstairs for Jordan to come downstairs and go get the school bus like they normally do, she heard a big boom and she identified it as the sound of a gun, added retired Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Bobby McGraw. He lost his entire youth being wrongfully convicted of a crime he didnt commit, Wright said. Houk, a hairstylist and a stay-at-home mom, was sleeping in a bedroom downstairs at the time, which was to become Jordans room after the baby was born. Read that Supreme Court order and realize that this kid was done wrong., 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. In their decision, justices questioned prosecutors reliance on circumstantial evidence, including a questionable conclusion that a shotgun found in Browns bedroom was the murder weapon. (This account of the case is pulled from reports by ABC News, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and Post-Gazette and available court documents.). When asked what message he had for the police troopers who'd arrested his son, Chris Brown said, Shame on you, is probably the most polite way to put it.. The 20/20 interview also gave me the hunch he was guilty. This is final piece of the puzzle really providing him of his true feeling of innocent, closure put this behind me, Wright said. Have you been living under a rock? Two years ago, Howard County State's Attorney Rich Gibson decided not to charge a Woodbine homeowner who shot and killed a drunken man at his door.The stranger had come to the wrong house . No question.. Its my belief, especially after watching 20/20 that the police had tunnel vision. Attorney Katherine Burdick, another member of Browns defense team, discussed her reaction to the decision with local CBS station WKBN. His father backed up his alibi, confirming Harveys story that he was home with them. Thanks! Brown was found guilty of first-degree murder and homicide of an unborn child in connection with the death of his father's fiance Kenzie Houk. The two of them, plus Browns then-11-year-old son Jordan and Houks two daughters, then-7-year-old daughter Jenessa and then-4-year-old daughter Adalynn, all from their previous relationships, had recently all moved in together in a farmhouse. [He] never changed his story. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. I still love her. Kids that age dont just up a kill without there having shown resentment and previous hostility toward their victims. [1][14] The two Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who did not participate had previously ruled in Jordan's favor on his earlier appeal while they had served as judges in the Pennsylvania Superior Court. Officers responded to a report of a person shot in the 3600 block of Vine Street at 9:16. You took an 11-year-olds childhood away from him. I guess you could speculate that. They literally said because he cried in the interview he was still in love with her & because the car had snow on it? Cinnamon confessed to fatally shooting her step-mother and was sentenced to 27 years to life in prison. I thought, you know, it was just some guy there doing work or something. It wasnt until the coroner arrived and started taking photos, Martin said, that they realized this was something else. At that point, we assumed that somehow she had hemorrhaged, Martin told 20/20. We didn't touch her, we didn't move her. Wright says more than that, the evidence investigators gave to prosecutors was improperly gathered, mischaracterized or fabricated to support a theory that the then 11-year-old had committed the murder something he would have had to do and clean up without missing anything in the space of about 120 seconds. She was interviewed four times in 14 hours after her mothers death, according to the lawsuit. Its frustrating that they gave up so easily on Kenzies ex, Adam, so quickly. In another allegation, the lawsuit provides a transcript of an interview with a former girlfriend of Browns father, a woman who said at least twice that she was absolutely not afraid of Jordan Brown. Kenzie Houk and her family had a protective order against Harvey after she claimed he had left messages threatening to kill her and her family. You have to be sure enough to charge him, Bongivengo told 20/20., At a time when headlines called Jordan America's littlest monster, he was at an age where he still believed in Santa Claus. Emily's Death: Died September 18, 1979. It used to bother me all the time. The daily journey, however, wreaked havoc on his finances, Chris Brown said. ". Then the issue became whether Brown's eventual adjudication hearing (juvenile court trial) should be opened to the public, and whether he should provisionally be released while a decision in that matter was pending. Jordan Brown's age is 25. Brown could be held in a juvenile rehabilitative treatment facility only until he turned 21 in August 2018. After Pennsylvania's Superior Court ruled that Judge Motto violated Brown's Fifth Amendment rights, Judge Motto recused himself from the case, and Judge John W. Hodge granted the decertification petition and ruled that Brown should be tried as a juvenile.[6]. I have been on the fence after seeing the 20/20 (originally thought he was innocent). As for his stepsisters testimony, she was 7, could very well have felt scared they were going to arrest her so she threw Jordan under the bus, not fully understanding what was going on. Jordan Brown said he has "mixed feelings" about what happened to him. Just 11 years old when he was charged with fatally shooting his pregnant, would-be stepmother, Jordan Brown is finally a free man more than nine years later. And on 20/20 Adalynn said she woke up from a loud noise..she answers her moms phone goes to wake her up..she doesnt wake up..she goes outside & the tree trimmers help.. which would have been around 9am.. the other girl per the police reports said it was an ordinary morning. When we interview someone, you expect them to give their account, wait a little while, we interview them again, and they should give the same account. Meanwhile, officers also went to Mohawk Elementary School to speak to Jenessa and Jordan. Dara's mother, 64-year-old Linda McAllister, was shot dead in 2017, and the Hodges' daughter, 23-year-old Jordan Hodge, was convicted of the two murders, along with her boyfriend, 30-year-old . 2023byTango Publishing Corporation All Rights Reserved. Until now. There was a small amount of gun residue on Jordan's jacket, explained by his lawyers as being from a hunt the boy had been on a few days prior. Houk, who was eight months pregnant at the time. Police called Chris Brown at his job in the shipping department at a local tableware company and asked him to come home immediately. The lawsuit also alleges that troopers failed to completely and properly investigate Houks ex-boyfriend who had threatened her and her family previously, had recently moved to the same area as her and had found out he was not the father of her youngest daughter. You dont just win a lawsuit over injustice for no reason.. Youve, you know, ruined his name in essence. The investigators were excited to have a sensational murder case, and once their minds were made up they did not collect additional physical evidence because they were sure they had their killer. [1] Justice Debra Todd wrote the Court's opinion and noted, "The Commonwealths evidence was, therefore, insufficient as a matter of law to overcome Appellants presumption of innocence, and the juvenile courts adjudication of his delinquency for these serious crimes must be reversed. In the nineteenth century the connection between sexual abuse and homicide was simply not part of . Department policy says they should have recorded the first interview, not allowed multiple adults in the room, not talked about the case in front of the children and relied on the first interview as the most reliable if additional interviews were absolutely necessary. [13] He was to remain on juvenile court probation until he turned 21. Jordan Brown, who is attending college and studying computer science, is determined to leave his past behind and prepare for brighter days ahead. But authorities transferred him to a juvenile center in March 2009 after his attorneys argued that the adult jail with its three cell blocks couldn't accommodate an 11-year-old boy. Double jeopardy has attached under the Fifth Amendment, and Brown, now 21, cannot be retried. Were ecstatic, we believe professionally and personally in Jordans innocence, Elisco told the station. He was almost 21 when Pennsylvania's highest court said prosecutors had not presented enough evidence to support a conviction. Jordan. Emma Tustin, 32, murdered the boy by . And the first person that comes to mind was Adam Harvey. The lawsuit claims the only evidence against Brown was a coerced and fabricated statement of his soon-to-be stepsister, who was 7-years-old at the time. Houks mother Debbie Houk told 20/20, Jordan's a murderer. By Joe Mandak - News.yahoo.com. Now 21, Brown, who spent more than. >>PREVIOUS STORY: Man convicted at 11 of pregnant stepmoms 2009 murder exonerated of crime. Pennsylvania State Police found a spent shotgun shell near the path Brown walked with Houk's older daughter to get to their school bus. "Sure enough, his dad was the first person to reach out to me . Seriously the alibi for the ex boyfriend that threatened to kill her was he had some snow on his truck still..give me a break. Jordan, who had a bedroom upstairs, had already moved his clothes into that downstairs bedroom. In 2016, Brown was released from juvenile detention, but he and his defense team continued to argue his innocence. But then I got to the point where it didnt bother me at all. Tacoma Police say. Davis's death helped inspire the Black Lives Matter Movement and contributed to the national debate Read MoreJordan Russell Davis (1995-2012) Love is the desire to see unneces Presiding Judge Dominick Motto of the Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, Common Pleas Court initially denied decertification and transfer to juvenile court because Jordan would not admit his involvement in the crime. At all. But still, that side of it, that suffering from the loss and not having any answers, knowing he was falsely accused and the route the prosecutor and investigators took on this, the inadequate investigation. Brown was tried as a juvenile after his lawyers fought a judges original decision to try him as an adult. After some research I do believe he killed her. Brown, now nearly 23, said this week he hopes the lawsuit will be the definitive finding of his innocence as well as providing some compensation for his father, Chris Brown, who paid child support, taxes, lawyers fees and expenses to travel more than 100 miles every day to see him while he was incarcerated. I think I have a good idea of the capacity's of each given their age range. This is my first comment on Reddit. [I'd say,] Jordan, listen, if something happens. -, Press J to jump to the feed. I'm a little on the fence concerning his guilt, but one thing I keep thinking about is this child, 11 years old at the time and now 21, has steadfastly proclaimed his innocence all of these years. Judging by 20/20s recreations the house was very small. On July 18, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his conviction in a 50 decision. In 1985, David Arnold Brown masterminded a twisted plot to have his 14-year-old daughter, Cinnamon, kill his wife, Linda, to collect almost a million dollars in life insurance. Season Two 21st June 2004, Jim Donnelly goes to work as usual at the Glenbrook Steel Mill, places his lunch on the bench, gets changed into his work clothes - and is never seen again. A man has been jailed for 21 years and his partner for a minimum of 29 years over the torture and killing of his six-year-old son, Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. I did not know what the sound was, said Adalynn, who was 4 years old at the time and is now 13. Brown was 11 years old when prosecutors said he shot 26-year-old Kenzie Houk, who was eight months pregnant, in the head and then went to school. When Jenessa was re-interviewed, police said she had a startling recollection. Jordans defense lawyers say her timeline means Jordan wasnt there when Houk was killed, but Martin, who worked the case, says after so many years he doesnt find Adalynns account credible. I saw a gentleman in front of me that was crying, said Martin. A certiorari request for review was made to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which granted an appeal to consider Brown's claims that the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to sustain the adjudication of the juvenile court, and that its adjudication was against the weight of the evidence. Inside the family's farmhouse, police had found handguns, rifles, several rounds of ammunition and a child-sized shotgun that belonged to Jordan. The arrest of an 11-year-old for murder quickly gained wide media attention, and suddenly Wampum, Pennsylvania, a town with a population of roughly 600 people, had millions of eyes on it. On May 8, 2013, the Superior Court vacated the finding of delinquency, citing "palpable abuse of discretion" and sent the case back to juvenile court. The bed was all ready diapers were where they were supposed to be and everything, yeah she was ready.. The Pennsylvania Superior Court rejected an appeal by three area newspapers (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and New Castle News) to overturn Hodge's ruling and open the hearing to the public. Houk,. [I] havent had a chance to grieve properly, Chris Brown said. In my 25 years, I believe it was the only one in that area that I can remember.. Even with the relationship they had, Adam was still in love with Kenzie. [18], Brown is currently a college junior studying computer science. Now 21, Brown, who spent more than. Houk, 26 and about eight months pregnant with Jordans little brother, was found dead in her bed by her 4-year-old daughter on Feb. 20, 2009. Before watching Stephanie's video, I had very little knowledge about the case besides seeing his mugshot around the internet and people labeling him as one of the youngest killer. Jordan Brown, 11, is pictured following his arrest in the Feb. 20, 2009, shotgun slaying of his father's pregnant fiancee, Kenzie Marie Houk. 6 New Details About The Woman Who May Have Falsely Accused Emmett Till, discussed her reaction to the decision with local CBS station WKBN, Groom Invites His Nephews To His Wedding But Excludes Brother's Stepdaughter Her Mom Is Debating Whether To Attend, What Jon Hamm Says Changed His Mind About Marriage After Swearing It Off During His 18-Year Relationship With Jennifer Westfeldt, Man Insists Landlords Should Get Tipped By Tenants If They're Going To Tip Baristas, Latest Updates And News About The Murder Of1stGrader AprilTinsley And The Man Finally Arrested After 30 Years. Following three days of testimony and legal argument, Judge Hodge issued his ruling on April 13, 2012, that Brown was responsible for first degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Kenzie Houk and of homicide in the death of her unborn male child. It just seems like at some point during the investigation he would've broken if he'd been guilty. I was standing right at the edge of the doorway, and I remember the coroner saying, as he started to touch the body, We have a problem, Martin said. Jade Townsend The case that took 44 years to be solved: Arlis Perry Fatim Hemraj Parents Make Shocking Discovery After 15-Year-Old Girl Sneaks Out to Meet a Strange Man Lioness Rue What Leads a. As for Chris, he still mourns the loss of Houk and their unborn son. Especially grief-sticken was the younger . Jordan Brown was charged Saturday as an adult in the shooting death of 26-year-old Kenzie Marie Houk, who was 8 months pregnant, Lawrence County District Attorney John Bongivengo said at a news . I used to hate it. Her mom said she doesnt care what Browns next step is; she believes he killed her daughter. I think the ex boyfriend did it. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Jordan Brown (Shooting of Kenzie Houk) | Did an 11-Year-Old Commit Murder? And her face was facing me, Adalynn said. Martin said the autopsy report determined that Houk had been killed with a shotgun and she had a single gunshot wound to the back of the head. However, shortly after his birth, Chris attained full custody as his mother fell seriously ill. Houk, who was eight months pregnant at the time of her death, was found dead by her four-year-old daughter in the familys farmhouse in Pennsylvania. Judge Hodge put Brown on probation in the custody of an uncle who lived in Ohio, just across the border from Lawrence County. Jordan battled the fear that she would turn out to be like her mother. Within a day, Harvey was cleared as a suspect. I didn't think anything of it. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? The Jordan Brown case. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 2018 ruled prosecutors did not provide enough evidence to support a conviction and Brown was exonerated at the age of 20. Of course a killer is going to say I didnt kill her, and of course a violent man who would kill his pregnant ex would be raised by an equally violent man who would have no problem providing an alibi for his son. They noted there was no eyewitness, no DNA or fingerprint evidence and no blood or biological material on Browns clothing. As time went on they completely abandoned that statement, which would have been the strongest evidence in the case, and rather tried to pursue a prosecution based upon this forensic evidence.. Yes kids will add to their story but that is because of their recollection process but adults do too. Another issue Jordans attorneys raised was that there was no blood or tissue found on the gun or Jordan Browns clothing that day. Homicide, something of this magnitude was very, very uncommon, Martin said. Around 8:15 a.m., Jordan said he and Jenessa left the house to catch the school bus. I believe that testimony, further more with: "She told officers she asked Jordan Brown about the source of the sound, but he would not answer. Like he couldnt have parked nearby overnight watching the house then pull up when he went to kill her WITHOUT dusting off his car prior? Kenzie Houks family is speaking out against the decision. [They] put me in the back of the car and they took me to the police barracks. [I] went downstairs, got my clothes, went in the bathroom, got dressed. The father (or maybe his lawyer or someone) said theres a murderer walking among us who has been overlooked .any ideas? 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