Camp Superstars DeKalb County Parks and Recreation Summer 2016

   We Say Good-Bye to 

The Canceled Shows of 2015 

SlideshowIn Memoriam: Shows We Lost in 2015

Mother Convicted and Sentenced to Life in Prison in the 

Death of Her 5-Year-Old Daughter

 

Jhessye Shockley. at age 5, was killed in 2011

A Glendale, Arizona mother convicted of killing her daughter in 2011 was sentenced to life in prison without parole earlier this year. Jhessye Shockley, who prosecutors said was beaten, neglected and confined to a closet before being dumped in a trash bin in 2011. Click Here and Click Here  to Read the Earlier stories from 2011.

Emotions ran high during the sentencing, as witnesses, many of them relatives, spoke before the court, calling mother, Jerice Hunter a "baby killer" and telling her "burn in hell" and "You will pay this time."

"I know I've been made out to be a horrible person and a monster of a mother," said Hunter during her sentencing. "I've been convicted of a horrible crime, which I most definitely did not commit."
Hunter's daughter, 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, went missing in October 2011. Detectives never found her body, despite a massive search. But the jury believed there was enough evidence to prove Hunter beat, starved and killed Jhessye.

                                                
                                                              Jerice Hunter

"You know that you did this to her," said Hunter's cousin Lisa Vance, as she addressed Hunter during today's sentencing. “You managed to pull the wool over all our eyes until you completed your task of killing baby Jhessye. To top it off you thought you were actually going to get away with it. Hah. Guess what. The last laugh is on you. I hope you burn in hell for what you did to baby Jhessye."

Hunter was found guilty of the murder in April 2015. During the trial, prosecutors said Hunter killed Jhessye, stuffed her body in a suitcase and dropped it in a dumpster. Hunter's defense attorney had said there's no proof that Jhessye is dead. Officers conducted an extensive search of Jhessye's neighborhood and spent 96 days combing a Phoenix area landfill that failed to yield the remains or anything associated with the little girl.

One homicide detective who worked for years on Jhessye's disappearance said the case still haunts him today.

Merry Christmas


Merry Christmas to all of you and have a 
Happy and Healthy New Year!

 

Hilarious Review of Patti LaBelle's 

New Sweet Potato Pies!

James Wright Chanel enjoyed Patti's pie so much,,,,, he "became Patti" !

Have a laugh and share with your friends....

                                                                           OMG!   ROFL at this Video! 

You go BOY!!!!!!!!

For Our Beloved Aunt, Gwendolyn "Jay" Hoff Phillips
We Love You and We'll Miss You!

Feel no guilt in laughter, She'd know how much you care

 

Feel no guilt in laughter, she'd know how much you care.
Feel no sorrow in a smile that she is not here to share.
You cannot grieve forever; she would not want you to.
She'd hope that you could carry on the way you always do.
So, talk about the good times and the way you showed you cared,
The days you spent together, all the happiness you shared.
Let memories surround you, a word someone may say
Will suddenly recapture a time, an hour, a day,
That brings her back as clearly as though she were still here,
And fills you with the feeling that she is always near.
For if you keep those moments, you will never be apart
And she will live forever locked safely within your heart.

October 15, 1951 - June 2, 2014

Please Help Us With the Final Arrangements

Dear Family and Friends,

Thank you for all of your support throughout the years with Curtis. I remember every kind word and deed you did for Curtis and me. It has been a long, long journey and it has ended in a tragedy. We still don’t know what happened in Curtis’s final hours and perhaps we will never know but at least I know he’s at peace now.

In lieu of flowers, I am asking you to make a contribution to the DeKalb Family Policy Council, a cause I have supported for many, many years. Make your check or money order to DeKalb Family Policy Council (DFPC) and mail to P.O. Box 2512 Stone Mountain, GA 30083
.

For my friends who cannot make a financial contribution, you can call a parent who you know is struggling and ask how you can help.

Your support has meant the world to Curtis and me. Each of you knows how Curtis touched your life and I hope you will remember him fondly.

Celebration of Curtis' life will be held Saturday April 12, 2014 @ 3:00 pm in the back yard of our home: 4569 Allgood Springs Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30083 

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When: Friday April 11, 2014
Where: Raleigh Rucker Funeral Home
2199 Candler Rd. Decatur, GA 30032
(404) 288-7015
Time: between 1 pm and 8 pm

Sincerely,
Ramona Deshield