Everything Wesley was saying seemed to be in accord with the comments of her friends regarding her personality, her collegiate basketball career, and her black belt in karate, but Babb wondered about what Wesley wasn’t saying. I read true crime novels constantly....this one was good, but not one of my favorites. It is terrifying that a woman could be married to someone so monstrous, a narcissistic psychopath who seems normal enough on the outside. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Or was it simply because she was more depressed and stressed in the moments before she took her life? This is an interesting but sad read. [citation needed] An uncensored version of the video was included on the band's Video Rewind compilation. Tharp then removed the top of the skull to follow the deadly track of the projectile. The style and wording found in these notebooks was not consistent with what they’d seen in the note found on the living room floor. For instance, one entry in 1996 read: “Kept telling Wes to sleep with someone else and come home to me.” A year later: “Kept telling Wes, I don’t want to be with you sexually.”, Other entries praised Wesley. Marcy Shepherd, Maysa Munsey, and another friend from work, Dora Farrah, arranged a local memorial service at Timberlake United Methodist Church in Lynchburg. : A Trip Across Latin America, The Rolling Stones: An Illustrated Record, Stone Country: Country Artists Perform the Songs of the Rolling Stones. Most disturbing of all to the investigators was Wesley expressing the belief that Jocelyn had committed suicide. About; Categories: A.J. Investigators and forensic personnel gathered everything that might be considered relevant in hopes of piecing together an answer to the big question: homicide or suicide? To avoid tracking through the pathway in the immediate vicinity of the victim, Babb walked through the kitchen and came around the other side to get a closer look at her. Bedford County deputies Jason Jones and Robbie Nash had been the first officers to arrive at the scene at 1482 Pine Bluff Drive on Thursday, December 20, 2007. Babb moved on to asking about Wesley’s estranged wife. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. At Babb’s prodding, Jennifer explained that she suspected Jocelyn’s estranged husband, Wesley Earnest. She did not want them to arrive and walk right inside. While doing so, he also sketched and took measurements of every room. this one was good, but not one of my favorites, Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2014. Undercover Of The Night; WordPress.com; WordPress.org; Pages. She appeared stiff and unnatural. “To go to a funeral, to pick out your child’s casket, it just tears you apart,” Joyce said. Verified Purchase. Thank you! She called out, “Jocelyn! It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. It was not a contact wound, meaning the weapon had not been in direct contact with the skin. Maysa Munsey, her long, wavy brown hair flying, arrived before any of the first responders. by Scott Foundas. Detectives did not yet know with any certainty, but what they’d already observed made their instincts twitch. I was tired and didn’t feel well after that. He took Route 221 toward Lynchburg, then traveled down roads that twisted and turned under canopies of tall trees and past pastures of cows and fields lying fallow for winter until he reached the small suburban development where the body had been discovered. “Really? Helpful. There was a great percussive and acoustic version, which is the kind of song it should be. She just installed a security system because she was afraid of him. After grabbing a few hours of sleep, Investigator Mike Mayhew went to the autopsy suite in Roanoke, Virginia, where a body bag lay stretched ominously on the stainless steel table. Please choose a different delivery location or purchase from another seller. Babb made a mental note to find out everything he could about Wesley’s brother, Jocelyn’s attitude toward infidelity and any possible dark moods she may have experienced. However, there were signs early on that Wesley Earnest was an anti-social type (his selfishness, narcissism, bad temper, arrogance, his "my way or the highway" attitude and manipulative, controlling ways, his hostility towards women who assert themselves, and his lack of empathy for anyone, including Jocelyn), but due to Jocelyn's need to believe everything would turn out alright, and because she felt she would be letting her parents down if she didn't go ahead with the wedding, she inadvertently placed herself in great danger. It was a good boob but not great. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2015. At first, it was not cause for alarm. All of the events listed were handwritten and in first person. While the detectives talked to the two friends and co-workers, neighbors milled around on the road in front of the home. Until those results were available, all they could do was interview and speculate. My guess is he shot me and then killed himself.” In another entry, she wrote: “If I die, Wesley killed me and he probably shot me.” It was a chillingly prophetic pronouncement about the means of death, but would it prove to be as accurate about the person who pulled the trigger? "Undercover of the Night" is the lead track and first single from English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones' 1983 album Undercover. Please try again. The 9-1-1 operators asked her to check for a pulse and try CPR. Still unsettled, Marcy returned home at a little before ten o’clock. The open floor plan wrapped around with a doorway to the dining area and then on to the kitchen. “I am afraid of Wesley Earnest,” she told them. The detective assured her, “We’ll find who did it.”, Jocelyn’s sister, Laura, was driving on the interstate when the call arrived, en route to pick up two birthday cakes for co-workers, but all thoughts of celebration fled her mind when detectives delivered the news. In 1998: “It’s okay. Marcy knew a momentary pause could have a lot of innocent explanations: another phone call, taking a shower, a temporary separation from her cell phone, whatever. I keep trying to appear as though I am doing fine but the days are so overwhelming and lonely. Co-workers described Jocelyn as a leader who could facilitate the input of others and make decisions on large projects. Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2018. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2019, Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2015. It combines a number of different references to what was going down in Argentina and Chile. She has many true crime books, but they are too expensive. When she did, she said, “That was me. When she pulled up, Marcy shouted out, “Leave the kids in the car.”, The operator agreed, saying, “Don’t let them in the house. Her legs stuck straight out. She observed that there was no blood spatter on Jocelyn’s hands (as would typically be present had she been holding the gun when it fired) and noted that there was no injury to the nails, no foreign material visible under them and no debris elsewhere on the hands. That same day, the medical examiner confirmed that Jocelyn had died from a gunshot wound to the head. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. “Jocelyn said that if he knew anything or found out anything, he would kill us both. Beside it, an unopened condom package lay on the floor. Or was Marcy simply buying time because she had something to hide? Not a great book. Marcy’s heart pounded, her mouth dry. There are some books which have affected me so deeply I will occasionally re-read them immediately after finishing them, and "Under Cover Of The Night" is one of them. Both possibilities were tragic and painful, but the not-knowing haunted the solemn occasion. On the bathroom floor, Babb found an empty wrapper for another one in the trash can. Of particular interest to the detectives was another document they discovered, a timeline of the last eleven years of Jocelyn’s life, composed on oversized paper. "Undercover of the Night" is the lead track and first single from English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones' 1983 album Undercover. A revolver lay on top of her coat—an unusual position for a suicide. And I think he did.”. Saturday, December 22, 2007, detectives questioned Marcy Shepherd and Maysa Munsey separately and found consistency in both women’s versions of the events of Thursday morning. Oddly, though, there were two distinct handwriting styles, indicating that the entries were authored by more than one person. On the right side, above and slightly behind Jocelyn’s ear, Tharp noted a round, crisp hole with scraped edges and stippling, little red marks created from bits of burning (and unburned) gunpowder, smoke, and flame, which marked the point of entry. As the fog faded, her vision improved, allowing her to see her friend clearly. People are crazy.”. For now, it was simply a death investigation, and whether or not they would ever have someone to arrest and charge with a crime was unknown. Of all the friends and family members interviewed so far, he was the only person who thought it was possible that she had taken her own life. I went to see other books she's written and just found one free right now with an Audible trial so I will give that a go...I will listen at the office. The music video, directed by Julien Temple, was considered to be too violent for MTV (they did eventually air an edited version, but not before 9 PM due to the violent imagery). Page after page, Jocelyn exposed her deepest thoughts, worries, and joys. We’ll just be friends.’”, “Yes, it became a romantic relationship.”, “No. They went down to the basement and examined every inch of the ceiling beneath the living room to see if the other one had been shot through the floor. I just borrowed that truck,” Wesley answered. Long ago, to aid him in contentious divorce proceedings? Organ on the piece is performed by Chuck Leavell, who later became the Rolling Stones' regular pianist. She hurried back to stand guard at the front door, the phone still connected to 9-1-1. She remembered the Earnests as an athletic, outgoing, and smart couple. I started feeling something more and I asked her if she felt the same way and she said, ‘No.’ So, I said, ‘Okay. Listen Now Buy song $1.29. “What did you think of Jocelyn?”, “If she was so wonderful, why did you go out with others?”, “Jocelyn was okay with that. You just don’t know. For All Nails #135: Undercover of the Night by Mike Keating Black Rock, New York, N.C., CNA 8:00 AM, 29 November 1974 Chief Superintendent FN1 Kevin Fleming walked toward the Confederation office building and the CBI facilities within. Mick and I were starting to come to loggerheads.". It’s so sad. Her fears morphed into visceral horror. No matter how hard they searched, investigators could not find any additional fragments. The bathroom was otherwise dusty and a bit disheveled, as if rarely used and seldom cleaned. Many were already convinced that Jocelyn had not taken her own life and were impatient for authorities to make it official. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Still, Tharp hesitated to officially define Jocelyn’s death as a homicide until receiving the toxicology and other test results. “I’d really like to do it tonight.”. They’d taken pity on her and had allowed the grieving mother inside—in the presence of law enforcement and Wesley’s defense attorney Joey Sanzone—to take possession of a pillow from Jocelyn’s bed. When she still didn’t get a response, Marcy set her phone to send her an alert when Jocelyn logged in to the instant messaging system at Genworth. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. The heartbreaking story of Becky Watts by her father. Their presence raised the question, since she’d written all those pages in longhand, why wouldn’t she have handwritten her suicide note, too? On Sunday, December 16, 2007, the perky blonde went shopping with her friend and co-worker Jocelyn Earnest, and they made plans to get together again on the evening of Wednesday, December 19. Her fingernails were blue. “I went to work at the school. "Undercover of the Night" was released as the first single taken from the album on 1 November 1983. With Edmund Lowe, Florence Rice, Nat Pendleton, Henry Daniell. Jocelyn was obviously past the point where CPR would be of any use. In the meantime, Mayhew and Babb returned to Jocelyn’s house for a second search of the crime scene. I’d like to get with you if you could come in and talk to me.”, Without the slightest indication of surprise about the news, Wesley said, “I’ve been traveling and I’m tired. After his examination, Dr. Lilly ordered the removal of the body and its transport to the medical examiner’s office. The security system recorded her walking through that door at 9:24 P.M. and taking the elevator to the first floor. Among the more notable items found were several handwritten, spiral-bound journals authored by the victim. Wes has buried us in debt and starting over is too much. Making an incision from ear to ear, she moved the scalp away from the skull and documented the hemorrhage between the two as well as the fractures that caused the fused sutures of the bone to pull apart. Next-door neighbor Ernest Daye started double-checking the locks on his windows and doors each night. She placed her fingers on Jocelyn’s throat. This is a very well presented true crime tale and the first I've read by this author. Had Jocelyn gone out in someone else’s vehicle? While the detectives waited for evidence reports from the forensic lab to confirm their suspicions of murder, they reviewed the seventeen spiral notebooks filled with Jocelyn’s handwriting—some found in her home, others discovered when they executed a search warrant on her office at Genworth. A cabinet by the bed had a drawer that gaped open three or four inches. “Did you find a suicide note?” Detective Babb asked. Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2018. In the process of removing Jocelyn’s clothing, they found a fragment of a bullet lying in the bag that transported her body and saved it as evidence. She sent another message to Jocelyn while she was in the store, before completing her purchases and leaving at 9:08 P.M. Marcy was beginning to think that she might not see Jocelyn that evening after all. Maysa knew the code to the home’s alarm system, and Marcy knew where to find the keypad—if only she could get inside. I was just doing my thing,” Wesley said with a shrug. It was a low-key event, made even more mournful because no one knew if the deceased had taken her own life or had been the victim of a violent act. Personnel from the police departments in the city of Bedford, the seat of the county where Jocelyn died; Lynchburg, the city where Jocelyn worked; and the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office, the neighboring area where Wesley stayed when visiting his girlfriend, now became part of the team of investigators. He would never get used to the weather in this city. The song has been performed sporadically since its release, most recently on the A Bigger Bang Tour in 2006, and appeared on compilation albums including 2002's Forty Licks and 2012's GRRR!. "Undercover of the Night" is the lead track and first single from English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones' 1983 album Undercover. Haunting and disturbing...well-written and well-researched, Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2014. With the arrival of Dr. Paul Lilly from the medical examiner’s office, however, they realized that they had been looking in all the wrong places for bullet fragments. Leaning forward, he saw bloody streaks running across her face. Some comments in this unfamiliar hand offered an excuse for any possible infidelity on his part. When the door, which opened to the kitchen, swung open, it brought with it a blast of heat, enough to fog up Marcy’s eyeglasses and momentarily obscure her vision. Returning to her relationship with Jocelyn, Marcy added, “We did develop a strong emotional attachment.”, “Was that the only time you two got physical?”, “There were a couple of times after that that Jocelyn kissed me—nothing more than that.”. It was after six before they saw Wesley pull up in a pickup truck. And then they did. Marcy had planned to just drive by the house without stopping, but instead she turned around in the next driveway and drove back to her friend’s home. 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