GUILTY CA - Jessica Funk-Haslam, 13, found murdered, Rosemont, 6 March 2012

Looking at her picture is heartbreaking. What a beautiful young girl. :rose:

It seems like there was a lot of confusion surrounding the issue of her being reported missing or not. I think it might be one of those times where mom thought she was with dad and he thought she was with mom. Devastating situation.
 
Looking at her picture is heartbreaking. What a beautiful young girl. :rose:

It seems like there was a lot of confusion surrounding the issue of her being reported missing or not. I think it might be one of those times where mom thought she was with dad and he thought she was with mom. Devastating situation.

I'm not so sure about that. Dad says he talked to her on the phone that evening. Idk. . I'm feeling hinky about this but I'll leave it at that until we know more. Really tragic. . .a beautiful young girl. :(
 
http://www.news10.net/news/article/1828 ... bc%7Clarge
Coroner releases cause of death of girl found in Rosemont park

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The coroner's report Wednesday said Funk-Haslam suffered blunt force trauma to the head, a stab wound and asphyxiation.

Ramos said Funk-Haslam was last seen by her family Monday around 5:30 p.m. at her home wearing a fur-lined hooded jacket.


http://rosemont.patch.com/articles/sher ... g-thursday
Sheriff Homicide Sergeant to Hold Community Meeting Thursday

A community meeting will be held to discuss the homicide of 13-year-old Jessica Funk-Haslam.


The goal of the meeting is for the homicide bureau to discuss information regarding the homicide and answer some questions from the community. They are looking for community input and to share what information they can.
 
I hate being so cynical, but she and her mom had an argument that night.
 
According to one witness, two people were seen near the park between 11pm and 12.30am on the night she disappeared.

They had parked a vehicle in a parking lot near Jessica's school and then sat on bleachers nearby, according to www.news10.net.

Another witness, Justin Gray, who lives near Rosemont Park, says he heard a male and a young girl talking there at around 2.30am on Tuesday morning, but couldn't make out anyone in the dark.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-13-dumped-baseball-dugout.html#ixzz1oXfsSsuH
 
Was anyone looking for her when she didn't come home that night? Did anyone report her missing and start searching when she never returned ?
 
Things must have been pretty bad at home if Jessica's father wanted to move her in with him. Which I take it he does not live in the same town as where Jessica and her mother did.

I think there is a lot to the story we are not hearing from her mother.

JMO


Jessica's father, Allen Porter, said he spoke to his daughter on the phone about 6pm on Monday - half an hour after the argument with her mother.

'She wanted to move here and I was trying to set it up so she could,' he told www.news10.net.

He added: 'I don't know why anybody would do this. I just want to know why.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-13-dumped-baseball-dugout.html#ixzz1oXlPxipo
 
If it was Jessica talking to this male at 2:30 AM from what the witness has reported I would think it would either be Jessica's mothers husband or boyfriend trying to get her to come home or a complete stranger.

If a complete male stranger killed her I would think a sexual assault would have taken place.

Knowing if her body was dumped in the dug out or if she was murdered there where she was found would tell us a lot. Also if she was sexually assaulted would tell us a lot also if you KWIM.

Beaten in the head, stabbed and strangled seems like a bit of an overkill for just silencing a rape victim if this was a sexually motivated crime. The combination of injuries suggest this murder was committed by more than one person.

JMO
 
http://rosemont.patch.com/articles/friends-and-family-remember-slain-teen#photo-9281642
Friends and Family Remember Slain Rosemont Teen
A vigil was held Wednesday to honor a Rosemont girl whose body was found this week.

http://www.dailycomet.com/article/2...Friends-remember-slain-13-year-old-Calif-girl
Friends remember slain 13-year-old Calif. girl

Jessica Funk-Haslam's mother, Tara, says she and her daughter fought on Monday night before Jessica left their apartment. The girl wanted to meet someone, but her mom didn't want her to go out after dark. She said Jessica would not say who she wanted to meet.
 
this is just hinky....

If the girl was close enough for a guy to hear her just talking to someone surely between being strangled hit on the head and stuff at least 1 scream should have been heard....

it doesn't add up for me.....
 
So at what time that night did mom figure out she was missing? Did she go out and search? Did she call her friends or LE?
 
Sadly, as a local to this story, I'd say she probably "ran away" to the dugout near her school, where she attended the practices and games, where she knew the people occupying the homes nearby... In other words, she probably had a false sense of security being concealed on familiar stomping grounds.

Unfortunately, spring is a time of year that young gang members are "jumped in" by doing this kind of random crime on a vulnerable person. :mad:

I hope they catch whomever is responsible. I also wonder if Jessica used a cell phone to talk/text away her loneliness that night? There could be some solid information in the form of text messages, I hope so.

RIP, Jessica-- I'm sorry you were let down. :cry:
 
this is just hinky....

If the girl was close enough for a guy to hear her just talking to someone surely between being strangled hit on the head and stuff at least 1 scream should have been heard....

it doesn't add up for me.....

--or the male / young female the guy heard darking in the dark were the 2 ( or 2 of many ) who had just killed her.

--in the 1st article posted her mom mentioned that another girl might be involved.

http://www.news10.net/news/article/...overed-at-Rosemont-park-a-juvenile?hpt=us_bn7


The mother of an eighth grader found dead at a Rosemont park Tuesday morning said those behind her daughter's death may involve "at least one girlfriend."

A teenage boy Funk-Haslam was dating for a week said Funk-Haslam had hung out with the wrong crowd and had cut class.
 
Sadly, as a local to this story, I'd say she probably "ran away" to the dugout near her school, where she attended the practices and games, where she knew the people occupying the homes nearby... In other words, she probably had a false sense of security being concealed on familiar stomping grounds.

Unfortunately, spring is a time of year that young gang members are "jumped in" by doing this kind of random crime on a vulnerable person. :mad:

I hope they catch whomever is responsible. I also wonder if Jessica used a cell phone to talk/text away her loneliness that night? There could be some solid information in the form of text messages, I hope so.

RIP, Jessica-- I'm sorry you were let down. :cry:

BBM

Her father said he talked to her around 6:00PM after the argument with her mother. We know she left her mothers house around 5:30PM so I would imagine she has a cell phone and used it to call her father.

I too think phone information will be key in this investigation. (I'm not saying who I think it will point towards out of respect to the family)


Jessica's father, Allen Porter, said he spoke to his daughter on the phone about 6pm on Monday - half an hour after the argument with her mother.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-13-dumped-baseball-dugout.html#ixzz1oYYFgSFJ
 
According to the video linked below a witness who didn't want to be identified said two people with a flashlight parked in the school parking lot between 11:00 PM and 12:30 AM and then sat on the bleachers that are between the park and school.

http://www.news10.net/video/default.aspx?bctid=1492639077001

If this was just some kids parking and hanging out at the park I doubt they would have had a flashlight with them.
 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46659066/ns/local_news-sacramento_ca/
Neighbors Hold Park Vigil; Girl's Dad: 'Watch Your Kids'

The girl’s father, Allen Porter, said Jessica had a squabble with her mother about which parent she wanted to live with, before she left the house.

"Jessica was a wonderful kid. She had a great sense of humor. I hate that this happened to her. She didn't deserve it. She was too young," Porter said, through tears. "You have to find this person. It's not fair for her to die and that person is out there. Watch your kids."

Tara Haslam, Jessica's mother, told KCRA 3 that she tried to find her daughter Monday night by texting her daughter's friends and walking the neighborhood at midnight.

"I started walking the streets where I had feelings she could have been, and I totally regret waiting for the morning. I never would have thought it would have been like this," Haslam said.
 
Hearing and watching her father speak was heartwrenching.

It seems like she fought with her mom about where she wanted to live, then left the house and called her dad. Im sure they are checking cell phone records.

Hit in the head AND stabbed AND asphixiated??? That's an awful lot of trauma and I'm not quite sure what to think. It feels like we're missing some info. JMO
God speed to LE
 

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