Elena

So we're going to have to wait for my wife to come home, which is a way of soothing her into like my wife is coming home.

Yeah. He told Jan his wife would only be a few minutes. But in reality, Ralphine had taken the kids to a friend's house and wouldn't be back for hours. Oh, God. And he knew that. So while they waited, Jerry got into the back seat behind the passenger seat and started making small talk. And he said, I said it was a funny thing to ask someone to close his eyes and try to explain how to tie a shoe.

Yeah. He told Jan his wife would only be a few minutes. But in reality, Ralphine had taken the kids to a friend's house and wouldn't be back for hours. Oh, God. And he knew that. So while they waited, Jerry got into the back seat behind the passenger seat and started making small talk. And he said, I said it was a funny thing to ask someone to close his eyes and try to explain how to tie a shoe.

Like that was part of their small talk. Like, oh, have you ever tried to have somebody close their eyes and explain how to tie a shoe? It's funny.

Like that was part of their small talk. Like, oh, have you ever tried to have somebody close their eyes and explain how to tie a shoe? It's funny.

And he said, you know, without using your hands to show how when you can't see. And Jan was like, oh, okay. So she closed her eyes and started describing how to tie a shoe. And while she did that, he reached down and grabbed the belt that was on the floor in the back seat. And by the time Jan realized what was happening, it was too late.

And he said, you know, without using your hands to show how when you can't see. And Jan was like, oh, okay. So she closed her eyes and started describing how to tie a shoe. And while she did that, he reached down and grabbed the belt that was on the floor in the back seat. And by the time Jan realized what was happening, it was too late.

He had looped the belt around her neck and pulled it tight, choking her. When the belt was securely tightened around her neck, Jerry got out of the car. And this is like an, I don't know why this like really chills me. He got out of the car and closed the end length of the belt in the door, tightening it even more and leaving it so that she would not be able to untighten.

He had looped the belt around her neck and pulled it tight, choking her. When the belt was securely tightened around her neck, Jerry got out of the car. And this is like an, I don't know why this like really chills me. He got out of the car and closed the end length of the belt in the door, tightening it even more and leaving it so that she would not be able to untighten.

Like it was a constant pressure. And then he went inside and to double check that Ralphine was really gone. And when he came back to the car, Jan was already dead. She had strangled to death alone in his car.

Like it was a constant pressure. And then he went inside and to double check that Ralphine was really gone. And when he came back to the car, Jan was already dead. She had strangled to death alone in his car.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yes. So she was, he confirmed that she was indeed dead. And then he raped Jan's body. And then he took her out of the car. So in the car, in front of his house, he did that. Then took her out of the car and brought her down into the basement of the house and started photographing her in the various undergarments and shoes he'd stolen from the neighborhood.

Yes. So she was, he confirmed that she was indeed dead. And then he raped Jan's body. And then he took her out of the car. So in the car, in front of his house, he did that. Then took her out of the car and brought her down into the basement of the house and started photographing her in the various undergarments and shoes he'd stolen from the neighborhood.

Jerry repeated these acts in the following days, like dressing her, undressing her, taking photos. And then it would become clear that he would need to get rid of Jan's body. And he decided he wanted something more than photographs to remember the experience. This one's particularly heinous. I want everyone to know that.

Jerry repeated these acts in the following days, like dressing her, undressing her, taking photos. And then it would become clear that he would need to get rid of Jan's body. And he decided he wanted something more than photographs to remember the experience. This one's particularly heinous. I want everyone to know that.

This might be something that you've heard about this case, but maybe you didn't know it was this case.

This might be something that you've heard about this case, but maybe you didn't know it was this case.

He later said, I thought I could make paperweights out of her breasts. So he said, I cut off her right breast and I was going to make a plastic mold and then I could make lead paperweights. But I added too much hardener and it didn't turn out how I wanted. Oh, okay. Okay. Now he was going to be making paperweights out of a woman's breasts to use around his house. Uh-huh.