TX - Mona Nelson charged w/ Murder of Jonathan Foster, 12, Houston, 24 Dec 2010 #12

[keyleigh]

Hoping with everything that Jonathan gets justice today.

 

[Harmony 2]

started new thread in the trial section:

[ame="http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?p=9747670#post9747670"]TX- State vs. Nelson, Mona Yvette - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community[/ame]

 

[ohiogirl]

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9201509
This article says it is capital murder.

Then, at the bottom of the article, it says they will not seek the death penalty. confusing.

 

[ohiogirl]

http://law.onecle.com/texas/penal/19.03.00.html

definition of capital murder, I always thought it was a death penalty offense. But, I guess you don't have to necessarily get it?

 

[Salem]

Okay - per a reporter from KHOU, "TESTIMONY DOESN’T BEGIN UNTIL TUESDAY. THIS IS JUST PRE TRIAL MOTIONS BEING FILED TODAY."


So we will leave this thread open until tomorrow and then move to the trial tread. Hopefully we will at least have a twitter link by then.

Salem

 

[Ann-Tx]

Connie Spence is prosecutor in the Jonathan Foster case (Mona Nelson trial) .

For your info, Connie Spence is over the Special Prosecutions Bureau with the Harris County District Attorney's Office - Houston, TX.

Please click here for Organization Structure:

http://app.dao.hctx.net/OurOffice/OurOffice.aspx
Office of District Attorney - Harris County, Texas -- Mike Anderson
The structure of the Harris County District Attorney’s Office

Snipped:

Special Prosecutions Bureau
Connie Spence

•Major Fraud Division
•Consumer Fraud
•Welfare Fraud
•Major Offender Division
•Digital Forensic Investigations
•Vehicular Crimes
•Organized Crime
•Elder Exploitation
•Check Fraud
•Major Narcotics Division

Note: Above bolded by AnnTx

 

[Ann-Tx]

Woman accused of kidnapping and killing Houston boy in 2010 goes on trial today

Monday, August 12, 2013

KTRK - Houston, TX

Mona Nelson is accused of killing Jonathon Foster



HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The trial begins today for the woman accused of kidnapping and murdering a boy.

Mona Nelson is charged with capital murder.

Read more:
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9203030

 

[Ann-Tx]

http://www.click2houston.com/news/t...egin/-/1735978/21430684/-/m51vqc/-/index.html
KPRC (NBC) - Houston, TX -- Published On: Aug 12 2013 11:48:29 AM CDT

Trial of woman accused of killing Houston boy set to begin

HOUSTON -
Pre-trial motions were held Monday in the case of a woman accused of killing a 12-year-old boy almost three years ago

Snipped:

Opening statements are scheduled to begin Tuesday.

Nelson has requested a bench trial, so there will not be a jury. A judge will decide her fate.

 

[Salem]

Here is the tweeter from Ann-TX media source above. https://twitter.com/KPRCLocal2

I'll put it in the trial thread also, just in case they at least tweet about opening statements, etc. tomorrow.

Salem

 

[Ann-Tx]

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-t...w-out-murder-suspect-s-4726201.php?cmpid=hpts
Houston Chronicle - Houston, TX -- Updated: August 12, 2013 1:16pm

Defense seeks to throw out murder suspect's statements

 

[matou]

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-t...w-out-murder-suspect-s-4726201.php?cmpid=hpts
Houston Chronicle - Houston, TX -- Updated: August 12, 2013 1:16pm

Defense seeks to throw out murder suspect's statements

What was it she said again? Something really horrible but I can't remember now. I hope her statements are kept.

 

[believe09]

This defense will be SOP, imo. They are going to want to throw out the photos of Jonathan, they are going to ask to have her statements thrown out, they will probably try and step down.

They dont have much to work with here. Not when dealing with an aberration like Mona. I am not trying to be vicious btw. This is how I see her.

 

['Ailina]

This defense will be SOP, imo. They are going to want to throw out the photos of Jonathan, they are going to ask to have her statements thrown out, they will probably try and step down.

They dont have much to work with here. Not when dealing with an aberration like Mona. I am not trying to be vicious btw. This is how I see her.

(BBM)
Are you referring to still captures from the surveillance footage or crime scene photo evidence? Or are there other photos?

 

[Ann-Tx]

Article & video:

http://www.khou.com/news/local/Tria...old-Houston-boy-begins-Tuesday-219308581.html
KHOU (CBS) - Houston, TX -- Posted on August 12, 2013 at 3:28 PM
Updated today at 7:00 PM


Trial of woman accused of kidnapping, killing 12-year-old Houston boy begins

 

[Ann-Tx]

Defense seeks to throw out murder suspect's statements

August 12, 2013 | Updated: August 12, 2013 2:34pm

Houston Chronicle - Houston, TX

Photo By Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle
Mona Nelson, accused of killing 12-year-old Jonathan Foster, is in court for pretrial motions in her Capitol Murder case at Harris County Crimminal Courthouse on Monday, August 12, 2013 in Houston.



The defense in a capital murder case is asking a Houston judge to quash statements made by a woman accused of the kidnap-murder of a 12-year-old boy on Christmas eve 2010.

The defendant, Mona Nelson, has taken the unusual step of having her capital murder case heard by a judge, not a jury. The trial opened Monday before Houston district judge Jeannine Barr.

Read more:

http://www.chron.com/default/article/Defense-seeks-to-throw-out-murder-suspect-s-4726201.php

 

[believe09]

(BBM)
Are you referring to still captures from the surveillance footage or crime scene photo evidence? Or are there other photos?

My guess is autopsy/crime scene photos. They may say they are prejudicial.

 

[MsFacetious]

Nothing new yet on the court records. Just that the trial continues tomorrow.

 

[AmandaReckonwith]

Jonathan Foster Case Archive is updated with Day 1 of the Nelson trial.

http://s296.photobucket.com/user/crankycrankerson/library/Jonathan%20Foster%20%20-TX-#/user/crankycrankerson/library/Jonathan%20Foster%20%20-TX-?sort=6&page=1&_suid=137639900389306371166740028229

 

[SyraKelly]

Has the state given a reason as to why they are not seeking the DP in this case?

Mona Nelson is prolly one of the most scary & evil people I have ever heard about!


Today is the beginning of Justice for you Jonathan!!!

 

[zoomom]

I went back and looked at the timeline/media thread yesterday. I found a lot of written news articles, but I don't think I saw any police reports or interviews. I have to go to work but I will keep looking after I get there.