Prosecutor Wes Nance
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Her private life did not lead towards her death that night.
Her private life did not lead towards her death that night.
She had decided to stand up to him as far as the divorce and the finances go. But on a personal level, she was scared to death of him.
She had decided to stand up to him as far as the divorce and the finances go. But on a personal level, she was scared to death of him.
By the time he got there, it was dark. Wesley Earnest either snuck into an unlocked door or forced his way in when Jocelyn was at the door. She had time to run, and he pulled out the .357 and shot her in the back of the head. Because the evidence of guilt is overwhelming.
By the time he got there, it was dark. Wesley Earnest either snuck into an unlocked door or forced his way in when Jocelyn was at the door. She had time to run, and he pulled out the .357 and shot her in the back of the head. Because the evidence of guilt is overwhelming.
He goes to a Kramer tire station, speaks to the manager.
He goes to a Kramer tire station, speaks to the manager.
No, sir. Wesley Ernest has a goal of success that he wouldn't allow anyone to get in the way of. And we believe that it's his frustration over her unwillingness to give him that goose that lays the golden egg is ultimately what drove him to kill her.
No, sir. Wesley Ernest has a goal of success that he wouldn't allow anyone to get in the way of. And we believe that it's his frustration over her unwillingness to give him that goose that lays the golden egg is ultimately what drove him to kill her.
It was like we'd been punched in the stomach.
It was like we'd been punched in the stomach.
A prosecutor has a duty to make sure that justice is done for Jocelyn Earnest, but also Wesley Earnest.
A prosecutor has a duty to make sure that justice is done for Jocelyn Earnest, but also Wesley Earnest.
We're disappointed for the jurors, but most of all for the family. We know the judge did the right thing today.
We're disappointed for the jurors, but most of all for the family. We know the judge did the right thing today.
A piece of evidence that we had sort of set aside throughout the first trial and all the way through the second trial could be a key component to put Mr. Ernest in a corner that he would have a hard time backing out of.
A piece of evidence that we had sort of set aside throughout the first trial and all the way through the second trial could be a key component to put Mr. Ernest in a corner that he would have a hard time backing out of.
Mr. Earnest had written entries as if he was Jocelyn Earnest writing those. He would either have to deny writing that, or he would have to admit that he had done this before. He had assumed her identity, just like the killer had in the fake suicide note.
Mr. Earnest had written entries as if he was Jocelyn Earnest writing those. He would either have to deny writing that, or he would have to admit that he had done this before. He had assumed her identity, just like the killer had in the fake suicide note.
He turns to the jury and with a smile on his face indicates that she had a broken window on her home. And he pantomimes with his hands how he could move that window up and enter into it. Frankly, I was shocked to, quite frankly, have a Perry Mason moment for the first time in my 15 years of prosecuting.
He turns to the jury and with a smile on his face indicates that she had a broken window on her home. And he pantomimes with his hands how he could move that window up and enter into it. Frankly, I was shocked to, quite frankly, have a Perry Mason moment for the first time in my 15 years of prosecuting.
I think it's an overwhelming sense of relief. A lot of dedicated people worked very hard to come to this day, and we're glad to see it finally here.
I think it's an overwhelming sense of relief. A lot of dedicated people worked very hard to come to this day, and we're glad to see it finally here.
Wesley Ernest is a killer. He's a person who attempted to manipulate his wife and did so for many years. But when that stopped working and when she stood up to him, he had to remove her. And he did it in a very deliberate way. He's where he belongs.
Wesley Ernest is a killer. He's a person who attempted to manipulate his wife and did so for many years. But when that stopped working and when she stood up to him, he had to remove her. And he did it in a very deliberate way. He's where he belongs.
Oh, my word. It's actually an age-old story of greed and lust, sex and money.
Oh, my word. It's actually an age-old story of greed and lust, sex and money.
We're gonna show that he's the only person linked to that fake suicide note. That he's the only person linked to that murder weapon.
We're gonna show that he's the only person linked to that fake suicide note. That he's the only person linked to that murder weapon.
Her private life did not lead towards her death that night.
She had decided to stand up to him as far as the divorce and the finances go. But on a personal level, she was scared to death of him.
By the time he got there, it was dark. Wesley Earnest either snuck into an unlocked door or forced his way in when Jocelyn was at the door. She had time to run, and he pulled out the .357 and shot her in the back of the head. Because the evidence of guilt is overwhelming.
He goes to a Kramer tire station, speaks to the manager.
No, sir. Wesley Ernest has a goal of success that he wouldn't allow anyone to get in the way of. And we believe that it's his frustration over her unwillingness to give him that goose that lays the golden egg is ultimately what drove him to kill her.
It was like we'd been punched in the stomach.
A prosecutor has a duty to make sure that justice is done for Jocelyn Earnest, but also Wesley Earnest.
We're disappointed for the jurors, but most of all for the family. We know the judge did the right thing today.
A piece of evidence that we had sort of set aside throughout the first trial and all the way through the second trial could be a key component to put Mr. Ernest in a corner that he would have a hard time backing out of.
Mr. Earnest had written entries as if he was Jocelyn Earnest writing those. He would either have to deny writing that, or he would have to admit that he had done this before. He had assumed her identity, just like the killer had in the fake suicide note.
He turns to the jury and with a smile on his face indicates that she had a broken window on her home. And he pantomimes with his hands how he could move that window up and enter into it. Frankly, I was shocked to, quite frankly, have a Perry Mason moment for the first time in my 15 years of prosecuting.
I think it's an overwhelming sense of relief. A lot of dedicated people worked very hard to come to this day, and we're glad to see it finally here.
Wesley Ernest is a killer. He's a person who attempted to manipulate his wife and did so for many years. But when that stopped working and when she stood up to him, he had to remove her. And he did it in a very deliberate way. He's where he belongs.
Oh, my word. It's actually an age-old story of greed and lust, sex and money.
We're gonna show that he's the only person linked to that fake suicide note. That he's the only person linked to that murder weapon.