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The Case of Ashley Jordan
📻 Episode #333
🎙️ Hosted by Maggie Freleng
📅 Feb 13, 2023
About This Episode
Ashley and Albert Debelbot met in the Army, got married and had their first child together, McKenzy, on May 29, 2008. Days later, Ashley noticed a bump on her newborn’s forehead and rushed her to the emergency room. Tragically, McKenzy passed away within hours. Ashley and Albert were immediately under investigation, and the medical examiner…
The Case
Ashley and Albert Debelbot met in the Army, got married and had their first child together, McKenzy, on May 29, 2008. Days later, Ashley noticed a bump on her newborn’s forehead and rushed her to the emergency room. Tragically, McKenzy passed away within hours. Ashley and Albert were immediately under investigation, and the medical examiner determined that the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the baby’s skull. Ashley and her husband both received life sentences. Maggie speaks to Ashley Jordan, Ashley’s mother, Brenda Jones, and Ashley’s attorney, Jimmonique Rodgers.
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00:05:06“Speaker 2: was putting it lightly. He was an alcoholic. So I've Speaker 2: seen the pattern of where my mom where. That filtered Speaker 2: on then to her. So in the house of my grandmother, Speaker 2: we dealt with a lot of the same chaos. Speaker 1: At the same time, she was facing these family troubles.”
00:18:36“Speaker 2: That was just that was two devils. That was just over. Speaker 2: That was too much. Oh and I asked he was just. Speaker 3: Crying and and aver he was just screaming that background. Speaker 3: She was stronger than he were, you know, asked, was”
00:33:34“Speaker 1: effective assistance of counsel at trial. Tell me about when Speaker 1: you found out Ashley and Albert were going to get out. Speaker 3: Oh, I found that before CD and it's why just Speaker 3: called me and told me, told me. Speaker 2: I dropped the phone.”
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