Jesika Jones Part 2 with Derek Jones (rebroadcast)
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Hello, it's Andrea Dunlop. Welcome back to Nobody Should Believe Me Case Files. This is part two of our mini series on the Jessica Jones case. Today is the first half of my interview with Derek Jones, the father of the victims in this case. I so appreciate Derek's candor about his relationship with Jessica and just his willingness to share his story with us. Our new season is coming out on January 2nd. And a reminder that if you subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Patreon, you will get the entire season all eight episodes on the launch date. And I have to tell you, I think you're going to want to binge this one. We are getting these episodes in the can now, and my team has just really knocked it out of the park with this season.
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How did Derek Jones and Jesika originally meet?
I love audiobooks for the same reason I love podcasts. They can go everywhere with me, the car, the garden, on a walk. And with The Mother Next Door, I got to bring all my worlds together as I narrate one of my own books for the very first time. You can find The Mother Next Door wherever you get audiobooks. Here's a snippet. When the nurse who was administering the test briefly left the room, Hope turned to Amy and asked if she could take her daughter to the bathroom so that Sophia could have a meltdown. It was bizarre. Amy explained to Hope that she could not allow her to be alone with Sophia. A short time later, the results of the sweat test came back. Negative. Sophia didn't have cystic fibrosis. For almost any parent in the world, the news that their child didn't have a terminal illness would have brought tears of relief.
But upon hearing the test results, Hope broke down in tears for a very different reason. She'd been caught. Thank you so much. I am the daughter of an immigrant, I stand with immigrants, immigrants make this country great. Derek, thank you so much for being here with us. So we are here today to talk about the Jessica Jones case, which we have also spoken to Detective Mike Weber about. And we just, I am very anxious to talk to you about your story and just your perspective on this. And so, yeah, can you just start by telling us who you are and how you relate to this case?
All right. So my name is Derek Jones. I'm the father of the oldest and the youngest victims in the case.
You're also Jessica's ex-husband. Is that right?
Well, hopefully soon. OK, so you're trying for a while.
Oh, boy. OK, so you're in the process of becoming Jessica's ex-husband. So how did you and Jessica originally meet?
What challenges did Derek face during Jesika's pregnancy?
We met through Facebook, actually.
And when was this?
I want to say it was towards the end of 2016.
So whereabouts do you live?
I live around the Fort Worth area. At the time, I didn't. I lived over in Archer City, which was a good hour and a half from Fort Worth, roughly, I think.
Okay. And so you guys were chatting for a couple of months online. And what were your kind of first impressions of her and who she was?
I mean, nothing stood out that was like alarming or anything like that. You know, I was like, hey, this is you know, I was enjoying the conversation. It's hard because I look back at it now and I have a different perception. I looked I was in a dark place back then. And so I don't think that helped with my conversation. judgment very well but i i mean back then i looked at it as i didn't see anything alarming and you know this nice girl that had her stuff together and like i said i was a single guy so i was like hey why not and then did she eventually suggest that you meet up in person and how did that piece of things develop We both were like talking back and forth about meeting up in person.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:04–1:21
2
How did Derek Jones and Jesika originally meet?
1:21–3:41
3
What challenges did Derek face during Jesika's pregnancy?
3:41–8:01
4
How did Derek's perception of Jesika change over time?
8:01–10:42
5
What were the signs of health issues in their daughter?
10:42–14:15
6
How did the family dynamics change with the arrival of twins?
14:15–18:12
7
What led to the involvement of Child Protective Services?
18:12–22:12
8
How did Derek react to the revelation of Jesika's manipulation?
22:12–55:51