Matthew Rourke
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Podcast Appearances
Janelle, she was an adult, but it didn't seem like she was really treated like one, nor did she act like one. She was in her 30s, didn't have a job, lived at home, and was very much sheltered by the family.
Janelle, she was an adult, but it didn't seem like she was really treated like one, nor did she act like one. She was in her 30s, didn't have a job, lived at home, and was very much sheltered by the family.
Other people who were friends of Janelle's, they would say that Janelle was very, very protected, that before they could be friends with Janelle, they had to prove themselves to Marvin and Barbara. They were the gatekeepers for Janelle. And if either Barbara or Marvin didn't like you, then you didn't have access to Janelle.
Other people who were friends of Janelle's, they would say that Janelle was very, very protected, that before they could be friends with Janelle, they had to prove themselves to Marvin and Barbara. They were the gatekeepers for Janelle. And if either Barbara or Marvin didn't like you, then you didn't have access to Janelle.
The context early on for animosity with the Potters was basically just, for lack of a better word, ignorant feuds online. Just pointless, trash-talking, negative things being said mainly towards... Billy Payne and Billie Jean Hayworth and their circle of friends.
The context early on for animosity with the Potters was basically just, for lack of a better word, ignorant feuds online. Just pointless, trash-talking, negative things being said mainly towards... Billy Payne and Billie Jean Hayworth and their circle of friends.
Tracy Greenwell was Billy Payne's sister. Tracy befriended Janelle somewhat randomly, but they became friends and Tracy introduced Janelle to Jamie Curd, which was a friend of hers and a cousin of Billy Payne. Tracy Greenwell, I guess, played matchmaker between Janelle and Jamie.
Tracy Greenwell was Billy Payne's sister. Tracy befriended Janelle somewhat randomly, but they became friends and Tracy introduced Janelle to Jamie Curd, which was a friend of hers and a cousin of Billy Payne. Tracy Greenwell, I guess, played matchmaker between Janelle and Jamie.
Janelle developed a crush on Billy Payne pretty early on, even though Janelle was ostensibly in a relationship with Jamie Curd, who was... Billy Payne's cousin.
Janelle developed a crush on Billy Payne pretty early on, even though Janelle was ostensibly in a relationship with Jamie Curd, who was... Billy Payne's cousin.
It was more just petty middle school trash talking. So-and-so's a whore. So-and-so has HIV. So-and-so has slept with half of Johnson County.
It was more just petty middle school trash talking. So-and-so's a whore. So-and-so has HIV. So-and-so has slept with half of Johnson County.
It's February 2nd, so it was a few days after the homicide. Law enforcement went to the Potter's residence there in Johnson County. They lived several miles away from Billy Payne and Billie Jean Hayworth. But they conducted an interview in the living room of the Potter home.
It's February 2nd, so it was a few days after the homicide. Law enforcement went to the Potter's residence there in Johnson County. They lived several miles away from Billy Payne and Billie Jean Hayworth. But they conducted an interview in the living room of the Potter home.
And for most of that conversation, it wasn't really a discussion about the two deceased. It was more talking about how Janelle had been harassed and how she had been harassed by people out within the community and how she had been harassed by Billy Payne and Billie Jean Hayward.
And for most of that conversation, it wasn't really a discussion about the two deceased. It was more talking about how Janelle had been harassed and how she had been harassed by people out within the community and how she had been harassed by Billy Payne and Billie Jean Hayward.
During that interview on February 2nd, Janelle told investigators that people online had not just said mean things about her, but had threatened to rape her because she was too pretty and that she wasn't from the area, so she would never be accepted.
During that interview on February 2nd, Janelle told investigators that people online had not just said mean things about her, but had threatened to rape her because she was too pretty and that she wasn't from the area, so she would never be accepted.
There seemed to be very little, shockingly little, empathy, sympathy for Billy Payne and Billie Jean Hayworth. And more of a pity party, woe is me for Janelle for having to endure this alleged harassment. After that conversation, law enforcement left there both bewildered and interested in the Potter family.
There seemed to be very little, shockingly little, empathy, sympathy for Billy Payne and Billie Jean Hayworth. And more of a pity party, woe is me for Janelle for having to endure this alleged harassment. After that conversation, law enforcement left there both bewildered and interested in the Potter family.