Time flew when you were reading.. I think has just ruined us [from] ever having closure and the person who did this, and for the person who actually did this to pay for it.". Pennsylvania State Police found a spent shotgun shell near the path Brown walked with Houk's older daughter to get to their school bus. Her mom said she doesnt care what Browns next step is; she believes he killed her daughter. He was almost 21 when Pennsylvanias highest court said prosecutors had not presented enough evidence to support a conviction. I'd, like, lose myself in the book. But what police did discover during their interview with Harvey was that he had recently discovered 4-year-old Adalynn, who was believed to be his and Houks daughter, was in fact, not his biological child at all. I think the ex boyfriend did it. [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. Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan serves his father, James, a slice of birthday cake as his mother, Doloris, watches during a party for Jordan's 26th birthday in Chicago, on Feb. 17, 1989. I don't think the kid did it. 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. A 7 year old will remember that. That mug shot of Jordan Brown that sort of became an icon of the story spread across the world, said Pittsburgh-based ABC affiliate WTAE reporter Bob Mayo. 5 Theories Explain HowCayleeAnthony Really Died, pointed out the lack of an eyewitness or credible forensic evidence, Who Is Carolyn Bryant Donham? 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 . He was granted transfer of his case into the juvenile court system. 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. And her face was facing me, Adalynn said. (CBS/AP) PITTSBURGH - A judge on Friday found 14-year-old Jordan Brown guilty of killing his father's pregnant fiance . Jordan Brown was 11 years old when he was arrested in the 2009 killing of 26-year-old Kenzie Houk and her unborn child in New Beaver. I would also like to hear more about the alternate suspect the lawyer speaks of. The summary of that interview provided by troopers is changed to claim the woman didnt want her interview used against the boy because she was scared of him. Owing in part to the discovery of a shotgun in the family home, near Wampum, as well as a shell casing outside and evidence of gunshot residue on his clothes, police zeroed in on 11-year-old Jordan. In a split panel decision dated September 1, 2016, titled In re J.B. III, 147 A.3d 1204 (Pa.Super. Thanks! Even with the relationship they had, Adam was still in love with Kenzie. He is one. It's more of a weapon of opportunity. Tacoma Police say. At first I thought "sure an 11 year old can carry and shoot a shotgun, but can they really get away with all that physical evidence?" And I had no idea where we were going. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. Accidents happen, buddy. Jordan Brown is ruled . Houks mother Debbie Houk told 20/20, Jordan's a murderer. Until now. The trial lasted three days. Jordan Brown said he has "mixed feelings" about what happened to him. Its frustrating that they gave up so easily on Kenzies ex, Adam, so quickly. A former Lawrence County man is suing a handful of retired state police investigators and officials alleging malicious prosecution after he spent most of his childhood in prison for the shotgun killing of his fathers pregnant fiance before the state Supreme Court overturned his conviction. Houk, 26 and about eight months pregnant with Jordan's little brother, was found dead in her bed by her 4-year-old daughter on Feb. 20, 2009. 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. I agree with a lot of the previous comments- the bald cop was way too defensive, the girls story changed and that was ok but his story changed and it meant he was guilty, the ex had all the motive and he said he didnt do it so they said ok. What really gets me though is that grown men who have prior criminal experience commit murders, try and clean up the scene, and still leave physical evidence. Police called Chris Brown at his job in the shipping department at a local tableware company and asked him to come home immediately. But then I got to the point where it didnt bother me at all. WAMPUM, Pa. -- Jordan Brown was 11 years old when he was arrested and initially charged as an adult for the murder of his pregnant, soon-to-be stepmother. Police also said they found a 20-gauge shotgun shell casing in pristine condition next to the familys driveway the next day. Cinnamon confessed to fatally shooting her step-mother and was sentenced to 27 years to life in prison. The teen was killed on Tuesday around 12:30 . Jordan Brown, now 17, insists he is innocent despite being convicted of killing his father's pregnant fiancee in 2009. . Unfortunately, we cant give him back the years that were lost, but were glad that the courts ruling today will mean that further barriers to his moving forward with a successful life will be broken down.". The rest of their story: https://people.com/crime/jordan-brown-case-murder-kenzie-houk-interview-after-prison/. Emily's Death: Died September 18, 1979. However, Jordan said he remembered seeing a black truck near the garage. RELATED:If Casey Anthony Didn't Kill Her Daughter, Who Did? The 26-year-old Houk and her unborn baby died Feb. 20, 2009, when she was shot in the New Beaver Borough farmhouse she shared with her daughters, her fianc, Chris Brown, and his son Jordan,. Jordan Brown was sitting with his stepsister Jenessa in a room adjacent to the room where the victim was sleeping, run upstairs, grab a shotgun, load it with a shotgun shell, walk over to the bed, place that shotgun up against her head, pull that trigger, kill her, somehow manage to wipe whatever-- bodily fluid or blood might have been contained on the end of that gun, take it upstairs, replace it along the wall, remove the shell, run downstairs while her sister presumably was waiting for him in this very small house All without leaving a single clue., All they really arrested him on, largely, was the statement of Jenessa, Elisco said. In my opinion, [it was] jealousy, jealousy of the impending birth, he said. Jordan Brown was just 11 years old when he was taken into custody in 2009 by Pennsylvania police for allegedly fatally shooting 26-year-old Kenzie Houk, who was expecting Jordan's younger. Despite this, prosecutors excluded the ex-boyfriend as a suspect during their initial investigation. I lost it.. 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Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report. Speakman said Brown's family lives out of state, so when he heard Jordan was murdered, he reached out to the family on Facebook. Throughout Jordan Browns stay in detention in Erie, his father continued to ask him whether he'd killed Houk. They are also not smart enough to leave no traces. PROVO A Provo man who police say "groomed" a 13-year-old girl for sex has been charged with multiple counts of rape. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Its been a nightmare for nine-and-a-half years, Chris Brown said. I was just going to walk in to wake her [Kenzie Houk] up. Brown could be held in a juvenile rehabilitative treatment facility only until he turned 21 in August 2018. 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 . Around 8:15 a.m., Jordan said he and Jenessa left the house to catch the school bus. I was happy. We did not get this wrong, McGraw told 20/20. There is not a trooper on scene that day that has lost one second of sleep over this case.. 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. ???? When first responders arrived, Renee claimed her back gave out while she was bathing Lily, causing her to drop the child. ", I just read about this case on people.com. [They] put me in the back of the car and they took me to the police barracks. Pay for the crime that you did, Deborah Houk said in a phone interview Wednesday. After researching the case more, in particular the testimony of the 7 year old Jenessa. I went back in the house and I remember a very nice cop had sat me on the chair. It's kind of a bittersweet feeling, you know. They told me that her and the baby were gone, and I remember collapsing in the yard, Brown said. I guess you could speculate that. While the decision did not declare him innocent of the charges, he cannot be retried. "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. 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. Now 21, Brown, who spent more than. 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. In the nineteenth century the connection between sexual abuse and homicide was simply not part of . I gave him every opportunity. At 9 a.m., tree trimming workers arrived to work around the house. I dont believe there was gun residue on his hands. Why would the police ignore it? 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. The police asked me if there was anybody out there that I thought would've done something to her. [5], Jordan Brown was initially charged as an adult. "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 dads pregnant fiance, Kenzie Houk. Enough evidence without a reasonable doubt? 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. WAMPUM, Pa. -- Jordan Brown was 11 years old when he was arrested and initially charged as an adult for the murder of his pregnant, soon-to-be stepmother. In a 5-0 ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Jordan Brown, who was 11-years-old when he was arrested, booked into an adult jail and initially charged as an adult for the 2009 murder of his father's pregnant fiance. He was 75. Both lawyers also discussed key details about Browns whereabouts. I can't even imagine all the pain Jordan Brown and his family went through :/. All I remember was they came and got me at 3:00 in the morning, Jordan Brown said. In a later interview, after investigators told her grandparents they believed Brown killed Houk, the girl said she saw him with guns that morning and heard a bang. Last year, Jordan Brown, now 12, was charged with murdering Kenzie Houk, his father's eight-and-a-half month pregnant fiancee while she was asleep. [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. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. And I was in there. He was almost 21 when Pennsylvania's highest. [He] never changed his story. They attempted CPR, but it was too late. 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. She wanted financial support payments for Adalynn but he had refused, saying he first wanted proof that the child was his. Police also confirmed he had been at work during the shooting, so they quickly eliminated him as a suspect. I didn't think anything of it. Brown, who has lived with his uncle since being put on probation in 2016, was not in police custody and had met all of his treatment goals, Burdick told The Associated Press. But Houks family remains convinced that Jordan is guilty, and that he should receive the maximum punishment and be tried as an adult. Bongivengo said police found a spent shotgun shell in the yard. I don't think the kid did it and I honestly do think the cops jumped on him and didn't do their homework. They argue that the particle of gunpowder residue on his shirt and pants could have come from the jacket he had worn to a recent turkey shoot. He knew the doors were unlocked. He kept shifting and obviously upset. I just want to graduate college, you know, get a job in my major and, I dont know, just be successful, Jordan Brown said. Now, he was losing his son. I used to hate it. He shot his father's fiancee in the back of her head, killing her and her unborn child. The state Attorney General prosecutor asserted that Houk was killed by a youth-model Harrington & Richardson 20-gauge shotgun, a Christmas gift to Jordan from his father. Now 21, Brown, who spent more than. And I just remember looking at him thinking, How can this kid have any more hope?. It would be another eight months before Jordan would stand trial for double homicide. >>PREVIOUS STORY: Jordan Browns father speaks out after sons murder conviction overturned. Simpson became the immediate suspect, and seemingly fled from . If I would read something and come across a word I didnt know, [I would] look it up. Still, a juvenile court judge found Jordan Brown, then 14, delinquent in the case. They discovered Mrs. Borden's body a short time later. 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. Jordan was interviewed by Pennsylvania State Police twice that day and arrested before sunrise the next morning. After Brown had spent more than three years in a juvenile detention facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, while Pennsylvania courts deliberated his status, Brown was tried as a juvenile and found guilty of being delinquent by a judge on April 13, 2012. I'm not going to be mad at you. Jordan Brown, who is attending college and studying computer science, is determined to leave his past behind and prepare for brighter days ahead. Authorities said they also tested Harveys hands for the presence of gunshot residue and found none. Jordan is the prime suspect in the 2009 murder of his father's 26 year-old fianc, Kenzie Houk, who was also 8 months pregnant at the time of her death. Jordan battled the fear that she would turn out to be like her mother. The tree trimmer called 911. They attempted CPR, but it was too late. The Jordan Brown case. I miss her every day, he said. 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. After the arrest, prosecutor John Bongivengo told reporters he was confident in his case against Jordan Brown. I also signed up to comment. Arrested when he was just 11 and charged with killing Kenzie Houk, the pregnant fiance of his father . 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. On November 20, 2010, Renee King, 29, of Macomb County, Michigan, called 911 to say her stepdaughter, two-year-old Lily Furneaux, was unconscious. Meika's father, Spencer Jordan, and stepmother, Marie Magoon, were initially convicted in June of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 17 years.. Though Mr. Houk fully believes that Brown is the murderer, another possible suspect has been considered. As an investigator, you have to look at everything.. They noted there was no eyewitness, no DNA or fingerprint evidence and no blood or biological material on Browns clothing. Jordan said he and Houk had a strong relationship, and he even called her Mom., She was really nice. 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 then they took me straight to the county jail. Alan's stepmother, Rosalind L. Brown, and her brother, Montel Pettiford, were eventually convicted of his murder. (This account of the case is pulled from reports by ABC News, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and Post-Gazette and available court documents.). The day before Emily was murdered James (age 16 at the time) came to visit her. NEW CASTLE - Jordan Brown, charged at age 11 with killing his father's pregnant fiancee, is now fighting back against the legal system that jailed him. 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. Jordan Browns father speaks out after sons murder conviction overturned Jordan Browns father speaks out after sons murder conviction overturned. And just feeling so sorry for him at that moment, Colafella 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. But when police pulled him over in that truck the day of the murders, they determined that he could not have made the almost 24-mile drive over to Houks house and back to his neighborhood because snow left on the hood was still intact. They literally said because he cried in the interview he was still in love with her & because the car had snow on it? I'm never not going to be your dad. It was the police. Naturally, I hugged her . Chris Brown said he drove every day, 230 miles roundtrip, to see his son at the center. Kenzie Houk, seen here in this undated family photo, and Chris Brown were engaged when she was killed. Jordan. I was hard pressed to believe it back then & now Im even more convinced they had tunnel vision. TACOMA, Wash. - A memorial stands outside the doors of World of Weed in Tacoma honoring the life of an employee killed during an armed robbery that happened this past weekend. My sister Jenessa woke me up, said Jordan Brown. 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. By Joe Mandak - News.yahoo.com. I believe, I always have, that the attorney generals office and state police rushed to judgment, said Elisco. 2023 Cox Media Group. The human-rights organization Amnesty International opposed the effort to try Jordan as an adult, citing the mandatory life in prison without the possibility of parole penalty as a violation of international law. They routinely shot on that property. In a rare move, the highest court in Pennsylvania ruled that "there was insufficient evidence" to prosecute the case. 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. I was just like, Hey mom, wake up. and when I turned her own, I realizedId come to the conclusion of what had happened. The 20/20 interview also gave me the hunch he was guilty. ". They found Houk in the bedroom, he said, and thought at first that shed had a medical emergency. Police found several rounds of ammunition inside the family's farmhouse. In an exclusive interview with 20/20, she told her own account of what happened that morning of Feb. 20, 2009, and some of it conflicts with the police timeline. Houks younger daughter Adalynn, whom tree trimmers found sobbing when she discovered her mothers body, has never spoken publicly about this. It also mentions that he had a significant motive. Were going through hell. The boy, who was initially charged as an adult, spent . Pennsylvania State Police Corporal Jeffrey Martin, now retired, says he was one of the first responders on the scene. On June 13, 2016, more than seven years after his arrest, Jordan Brown was released from juvenile custody, two months before his 19th birthday. I agree, the more I think about the more unlikely it seems. 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