GUILTY CA - Jason Harper, 30, murdered, Carlsbad, 7 Aug 2012 *wife arrested*

[LadyL]

so after she murdered him, she tried to cover-up by sending a text to his brother on her husbands's phone (supposedly from the victim)

sounds pretty cold-hearted to me

 

[Ada]

The children heard a thump, that was explained as him falling off a chair, according to the article. Did they also hear fighting and threatening that would explain why he was shot? Seems like if a thump from falling off a chair was heard, violence requiring mortal self-defense would have also been heard.

 

[BrownRice]

The children heard a thump, that was explained as him falling off a chair, according to the article. Did they also hear fighting and threatening that would explain why he was shot? Seems like if a thump from falling off a chair was heard, violence requiring mortal self-defense would have also been heard.

Excellent point, Ada. For her self-defense theory to work, any reasonable person would have to assume a heated discussion (at minimum) took place. You can't just be discussing problems in your marriage (or anything for that matter) without raised voices and then pull a gun on someone.

 

[rollinginit]

The children heard a thump, that was explained as him falling off a chair, according to the article. Did they also hear fighting and threatening that would explain why he was shot? Seems like if a thump from falling off a chair was heard, violence requiring mortal self-defense would have also been heard.

A thump?
Don't all the media reports say he had a shotgun blast in his ribs?? Seems like that would be loud.

Oxycontin, oxycodone, hydrocodone, Ambien and Valium, all in the defendant's name," Watanabe said.

My hubby has arthritis. His dr. doesn't prescribe him ANY of those pain pills. Well, he does have Ambien, but that's used for sleep. Geez, if she was taking all those.....HOLY COW. ...that poor family. They were probably walking on eggshells around her. That's some strong meds she was taking.

 

[mysterygirl]

You do not need that many opioids for her condition.

She should have one......narrowed down from those listed. You don't need hydro AND oxy.

Probably from different doctors.

She's an addict. A depressed addict. And now's she ruined lives as well as took one.

 

[Curious Me]

BBM

"Source: Wife Accused of Husband's Murder Was Ready to Flee: DA | NBC 7 San Diego"

"During a search by investigators at Julie Harper's father's home in Scripps Ranch, where she was arrested, investigators said they found a backpack with passports and her children's birth certificates, which prosecutors argued shows the defendant had planned to flee."

and later in article:

"The couple's three children were home at the time their father was shot. One child told investigators they heard their father yell and then a thump."


http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/loc...Jason-Harper-Carlsbad-Homicide-166960236.html

 

[Curious Me]

"No bail for Carlsbad woman accused of killing husband"
http://www.cbs8.com/story/19336482/no-bail-for-carlsbad-woman-accused-of-killing-husband

"During a court hearing Tuesday, a judge refused to lower the $2 million bail set for Julie Harper."

"In this News 8 video story, Alicia Coates has more."

(It was brought up by her attorney she isn't getting enough drug medications for her arthritis while in jail.)

 

[Curious Me]

Watch the video if you can.

LE found a backpack with passports, etc., in the attic of her Dad's home, as well as a semi automatic gun. :what: Did I hear that right? Her attorney was trying to get the bail reduced so she could be with her children. Some think with CPS involved it'd be very unlikely she would be allowed any visitation with her children at this point.:notgood:
I guess she only wrote about the "alleged abuse" in her journal.

http://www.cbs8.com/story/19336482/no-bail-for-carlsbad-woman-accused-of-killing-husband

 

[Curious Me]

Posted: 11/28/2012
Last Updated: 19 minutes ago

Fundraiser tournament held for slain Carlsbad teacher's children

"Athletes at Carlsbad High School played their hearts out on Tuesday to raise money for the children of a popular teacher who was killed over the summer."

"The girls' basketball team played not one, but three basketball games on Tuesday. Both the girls' junior varsity and varsity basketball teams will play 15 games over five consecutive days in their school's gymnasiums.The games are part of a fundraiser for the family of beloved teacher Jason Harper, who was shot to death in August."

http://www.10news.com/news/fundraiser-tournament-held-for-slain-carlsbad-teachers-children

it also says, and BBM - "That is why she and her fellow Lancers will play this first memorial tournament in Harper's honor. They are raising money for the Harpers' three small children who are now in foster care." :yow: Prayers for the three children.

 

[Curious Me]

"The witness said she and her husband didn't use the defendant as their realtor when they bought a house in Carlsbad in June, and that made Julie Harper mad."

"Lina Harper said the defendant tried to retaliate against her, even scheduling her grandson's baptism at a time when she couldn't attend."

"Jason Harper told his mother, "You're in for it now, mom," after his wife started reading the book, "How In-Laws Ruin a Marriage," Lina Harper testified."


http://www.10news.com/news/hearing-...used-of-murdering-husband-jason-harper-121112

 

[Curious Me]

Hope she's thinking much more clearly now. I'd be nervous if I were her mother-in-law. :scared: What about her seeing her children? It still makes me sad the children lost their father and the students lost a great teacher. I can only guess there was abuse of prescription drugs on her part. MOO, guns are no way to handle martial problems.

September 16, 2013

Carlsbad Woman Accused in Husband's Death Posts Bail
Source: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/loc...il-Murder-Trial--223936811.html#ixzz2f5Xg0Y4j

Woman Accused in Husband's Death Posts Bail
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/53024800/ns/local_news-san_diego_ca/

"Among the belongings found by investigators in the couple's home on Badger Lane were a resume for Julie Harper listing martial arts and military weapons training, several prescriptions for powerful painkillers and a book on how in-laws can ruin a life according to pretrial testimony."

 

[Curious Me]

New developments in regards to Julie Harper's attorney. He may not be allowed to defend her.
You might remember him in regards to being the DA when John Gardner "got lost in the system".
http://www.crimeandfederalism.com/2010/03/paul-pfingst-killed-chelsa-king.html

There's accusations of hiding his client's kill and flee backpack.


Oct. 3, 2013 - Ex-DA Pfingst accused of hiding evidence
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/oct/03/paul-pfingst-evidence-murder-case-julie-harper/

VISTA — County prosecutors are accusing former District Attorney Paul Pfingst of hiding evidence in a high-profile Carlsbad murder case.

They say Pfingst could have a conflict of interest so serious that a judge might decide to disallow him from representing his client, Julie Harper, who is accused of killing her husband, a Carlsbad High math teacher.

and

Deputy District Attorney Keith Watanabe filed a motion last month in Vista Superior Court accusing Pfingst of trying to hide evidence, including a backpack containing cash, passports and a gun — although it was not the gun used to kill the husband.

 

[Zuri]

New developments in regards to Julie Harper's attorney. He may not be allowed to defend her.
You might remember him in regards to being the DA when John Gardner "got lost in the system".
http://www.crimeandfederalism.com/2010/03/paul-pfingst-killed-chelsa-king.html

There's accusations of hiding his client's kill and flee backpack.


Oct. 3, 2013 - Ex-DA Pfingst accused of hiding evidence
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/oct/03/paul-pfingst-evidence-murder-case-julie-harper/



and

Is Pfingst allowed to accept cash from the backpack given to him by the father? Somehow this seems odd. So, for example, can an attorney take money from a drug dealer if that money could be used as evidence against him? I don't know very much about rules of evidence or whatever it is called. TIA. :seeya:

 

[Curious Me]

Is Pfingst allowed to accept cash from the backpack given to him by the father? Somehow this seems odd. So, for example, can an attorney take money from a drug dealer if that money could be used as evidence against him? I don't know very much about rules of evidence or whatever it is called. TIA. :seeya:

Great question Zuri. It is odd!

JMO, I don't think it's a good idea for an attorney to accept money, diamonds, guns, or whatever from a backpack that should be in evidence as part of a crime. Everything in the backpack should have remained intact, IMO. The father of the defendant wouldn't know legalities perhaps, but he should have been advised correctly by the attorney. Pfingst :facepalm: should know better.

This will be interesting to follow.

"The father showed the bag to Pfingst and gave him the cash to put toward his daughter’s legal fees and possible bail. While talking with the attorney in the garage, the father decided to put the backpack in the garage attic. The goal was to keep the contents undisturbed, the father testified."

Ex-DA Pfingst accused of hiding evidence
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/oct/03/paul-pfingst-evidence-murder-case-julie-harper/

 

[TravelingBug]

New developments in regards to Julie Harper's attorney. He may not be allowed to defend her.
You might remember him in regards to being the DA when John Gardner "got lost in the system".
http://www.crimeandfederalism.com/2010/03/paul-pfingst-killed-chelsa-king.html

There's accusations of hiding his client's kill and flee backpack.


Oct. 3, 2013 - Ex-DA Pfingst accused of hiding evidence
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/oct/03/paul-pfingst-evidence-murder-case-julie-harper/



and

Wow!

(And Mama, somehow I missed that you're in my neck of the woods!)

 

[Curious Me]

Check out this pic of Julie Harper in court back in Nov. 2013. Is that a long blond wig? She sure can take on different looks. Good thing she didn't get to go on the run with the children after shooting her husband. I wouldn't have recognized her with the new look.

Former DA Pfingst and accused murderer Julie Harper
Prosecutor accused attorney of removing items of evidence
Nov. 22, 2013
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2013/nov/22/ticker-former-da-pfingst-accused-murderer/

"Judge Blaine Bowman is expected to rule on the matter January 3, 2014, in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse."

__________________________________________________________

Here's what was decided on January 3, 2014. Be sure to check out the old photo of Julie in this news article. See what I mean.

Judge: No misconduct by former DA
http://m.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jan/03/paul-pfingst-julie-harper-motion-hearing/

VISTA — "A Vista judge on Friday rejected an argument that former District Attorney Paul Pfingst tried to hide evidence in a Carlsbad murder case."

“It does not appear to this court that there was misconduct by Mr. Pfingst in any way,” Superior Court Judge Blaine Bowman said."

"Pfingst represents 40-year-old Julie Harper, who is accused of killing her husband, a Carlsbad High School math teacher."

and this BBM -

Harper’s trial is set for April. She remains out of jail after posting $2 million bail.

 

[Curious Me]

Wednesday, Sep 3, 2014 • Updated at 10:08 PM PDT
Murder Trial Set for Carlsbad Woman Accused of Killing Husband
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/loc...f-Killing-Husband-Jason-Harper-273866881.html

"Starting on Sept. 10, Julie Harper, 41, will face first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of her husband, Jason. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges."



Julie Harper may claim self-defense
Jury selection for Carlsbad murder trial set for next week
Sept. 4, 2014
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2014/sep/04/ticker-julie-harper-may-claim-self-defense/

"Defense is trying to suppress some evidence regarding the medications used by the defendant. Prosecutor Watanabe alleges that 52 prescription bottles were located in the same room where Jason Harper was found. Those medications are said to include oxycontin, hydrocodone, valium, and morphine."

BBM

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.cbs8.com/story/26532844/...-murder-claims-self-defense?clienttype=mobile

In his opening statement, Deputy District Attorney Keith Watanabe told jurors that the defendant shot her husband once in the side during a morning argument in their bedroom while their three young children watched cartoons downstairs. The defendant then left the home with a "getaway bag" instead of calling for help, Watanabe said...

A week before her husband's death, the defendant forged his signature and withdrew $9,000 from two banks and later withdrew $11,000 from her daughter's college fund, the prosecutor said...

The son said his parents -- who slept apart in the same room -- were arguing about the whereabouts of Jason's computer the morning of the killing.

 

[OkieGranny]

http://timesofsandiego.com/crime/20...oting-death-of-husband-carlsbad-high-teacher/

Defense attorney Paul Pfingst told the jury that the couple’s children told authorities that their father was verbally abusive toward their mother and called her a “fat pig” and other names when she gained weight during her third pregnancy.

Pfingst said his client — a stay-at-home mom who suffered from a painful arthritic condition and from Plantar fasciitis — stayed in the marriage to try to keep the family together, but Jason Harper didn’t want to go through an expensive divorce and grew to hate his wife because she didn’t work or contribute to the household financially.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014...trial-husband-shooting-death/2/?#article-copy

Watanabe painted a very different picture of Jason Harper than was described in court by the defense attorney. “Everybody loved Jason,” he said.

He said the defendant made only a brief mention in divorce filings that her husband had been verbally abusive, used profanity, had pushed and shoved her, and twisted her arm on one occasion.

“This is the extent of Julie Harper’s description of their ‘abusive’ marriage,” Watanabe said.

 

[Curious Me]

Just my humble opinion, she deserves the sentence she is facing. There was no reason to kill, no reason. I feel sorry for the children. She made a very selfish decision, instead of getting her own self together for the future of her children.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014...trial-husband-shooting-death/2/?#article-copy

"If convicted of murder and a gun-use allegation, Harper faces a possible sentence of 50 years to life in prison."