Hi Websleuths, I am new here; and I find this case so deeply troubling. I only knew of Jason from his DJ’ing on The River, but he was my favorite DJ! He was fun and interesting without having to resort to sarcasm or vulgarity. Sometimes you just get good vibes from someone and that’s all he ever put out. I have studied the area Jason lived, trying to map out a route he may have taken to meet his ride at Benson High. I believe a witness saw him approaching, or on, Bedford Av; but I didn't see a cross-street number provided. In my opinion this was a horrific crime of opportunity.
The time of day this occurred - typically when people are already at their jobs, or if they work a night shift, they are in bed trying to sleep. Most people at that time of day aren't just lollygagging about if they own a home. Which might explain why no one saw anything. Given the area of North Omaha, I believe it’s reasonable to assume who is hanging about is someone, or a group of someone’s, who are unemployed and/or up-to-no-good.
I looked at the homes around the area that feature a quick access to snag someone off a sidewalk or street and force them into a basement via a garage.
There is such a house in the area. A perfect spot to snatch someone, concealed enough so it could occur without witnesses; and it's a rental. It would be interesting to know if the person renting that particular home at that time. had a relative who stayed there with a prison record or a gang affiliation. Imagine a group of no-goods standing around a vehicle in that driveway, garage door open that leads into the lower level of the house. They say something slick to Jason, and he just wants to get by them, and to work. That ticks them off, maybe they're high or drunk or garden-variety sociopaths and they look for trouble because that’s who and what they are. Since there's not a long distance to the garage -they overpower him and get him out of sight, no one is the wiser.
Does anyone know if a K-9 was ever utilized? I apologize if this is a rehash, I haven't read all the posts yet.
One can hope if this is a viable scenario, perhaps a participant can't sleep at night now and they’re going to crack and tell someone. Or maybe they have told someone and the listener thought they were delusional.
I know I cannot list the address of this home on here. I will provide the details privately, and if it’s not on your list, perhaps this could be added as House C.?
Thank you, I pray that whatever happened to Jason is revealed and his family can have some closure.
