GUILTY PA - Jennifer Brown, 43, didn't pick up son from bus stop, car parked at home, Limerick Twp, Montgomery Co., 3 Jan 2023 *arrest*
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Thursday was the second day of a murder trial for the man accused of killing a Montgomery County mother.
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Testimony continues in trial of man accused of killing Montgomery County mom
The defendant was the victim's friend and business partner, and he's denied having anything to do with her disappearance and death.
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Video story on Day 3 of the trial.
Jury watches police interview of suspect in Jennifer Brown's murder
The trial of a man accused of killing his business partner and burying her in a shallow grave continued on Friday. The jury heard the reaction of Blair Watts as he learned a cadaver dog picked up the scent of human remains inside the home of Jennifer Brown. The jury also saw the moment police...www.nbcphiladelphia.com
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So far, justice is rolling along.
This, like so many others we see here on WS, is just so sad... She trusted him; I guess she thought the new business was a good thing... and then the bottom fell out, it seems.
Justice for Blair, and prayers for those she left behind.
This, like so many others we see here on WS, is just so sad... She trusted him; I guess she thought the new business was a good thing... and then the bottom fell out, it seems.
Justice for Blair, and prayers for those she left behind.
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Watts said he and Brown had known each other for about two years after meeting as neighbors in an apartment complex in the area. Their friendship soon became a financial partnership, when Brown invested thousands of dollars into Watts’ restaurant, Birdie’s Kitchen.
Watts told police he expected the business to reopen in late January. But prosecutors say he was lying: Days before Brown’s disappearance, his lease was revoked over a lack of payment.
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Watts told police he expected the business to reopen in late January. But prosecutors say he was lying: Days before Brown’s disappearance, his lease was revoked over a lack of payment.
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A Limerick man on trial for his business partner’s murder denied hurting her: ‘I don’t know anything.’
In two recorded police interviews, Blair Watts said he would never harm Jennifer Brown. However, Watts became frustrated and emotional when confronted with inconsistencies in his story.
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Day 4. Watts decides not to testify, pathologist testifies on her COD and MOD
“It’s more likely her ribs were cracked when her chest was being compressed,” Dr. Ian Hood, who completed the autopsy on the body of Brown, testified as Watts’ trial entered its fourth day.
Hood testified there were no external injuries and no signs of strangulation but that an internal examination showed Brown suffered three broken ribs on her left side.
Testifying for First Assistant District Attorney Edward F. McCann Jr., Hood ruled Brown’s death was “attributed to homicide by unspecified means with compression asphyxia that would account for the fractured ribs.”
During cross-examination of Hood, Coard stressed that Hood was not present when Brown died and can’t know what happened.
Hood said the fractured ribs were not a result of a punch or kick and added, “I wasn’t there so I don’t know the exact mechanism to cause death.”
During Hood’s testimony, prosecutors displayed autopsy photographs of Brown’s rib fractures on a large projection screen for the jury. Beforehand, Judge Carpenter instructed the jury that they should not allow the unpleasant photos to “stir up your emotions” to the prejudice of the defendant.
Earlier on Monday, a forensic pathologist testified Brown suffered three broken ribs and her death was attributed to “homicide by unspecified means,” with compression and asphyxia.
Limerick man accused of killing business partner reveals he won’t testify at homicide trial
Blair Anthony Watts, who is accused of the Jan. 3, 2023, slaying of 43-year-old Jennifer Brown, told Montgomery County Judge William R. Carpenter about his decision during a break at his trial on M…www.pottsmerc.com
“It’s more likely her ribs were cracked when her chest was being compressed,” Dr. Ian Hood, who completed the autopsy on the body of Brown, testified as Watts’ trial entered its fourth day.
Hood testified there were no external injuries and no signs of strangulation but that an internal examination showed Brown suffered three broken ribs on her left side.
Testifying for First Assistant District Attorney Edward F. McCann Jr., Hood ruled Brown’s death was “attributed to homicide by unspecified means with compression asphyxia that would account for the fractured ribs.”
During cross-examination of Hood, Coard stressed that Hood was not present when Brown died and can’t know what happened.
Hood said the fractured ribs were not a result of a punch or kick and added, “I wasn’t there so I don’t know the exact mechanism to cause death.”
During Hood’s testimony, prosecutors displayed autopsy photographs of Brown’s rib fractures on a large projection screen for the jury. Beforehand, Judge Carpenter instructed the jury that they should not allow the unpleasant photos to “stir up your emotions” to the prejudice of the defendant.
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Day 5. Jury begins deliberations, will resume tomorrow.
A Montgomery County jury of seven women and five men began deliberating at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the homicide trial of Blair Anthony Watts, 33, of the 600 block of Hunsberger Drive, who faces charges of first- and third-degree murder in connection with the alleged Jan. 3, 2023, slaying of Jennifer Brown, 43, his partner in a restaurant venture.
The jury received the case after hearing closing arguments from the lawyers and receiving legal instructions from Judge William R. Carpenter.
After about 90 minutes of deliberations without reaching a verdict, jurors notified the judge they wanted to go home for the evening. The judge instructed jurors to return at 9 a.m. Wednesday to resume their deliberations.
NORRISTOWN — The fate of a Limerick Township man accused of killing a single mother who was his business partner is in the hands of a jury.Jury deliberating fate of Limerick man accused of killing business partner
A Montgomery County jury of 7 women and 5 men began deliberating at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the homicide trial of Blair Anthony Watts, 33, who faces charges of first- and third-degree murder in connec…
A Montgomery County jury of seven women and five men began deliberating at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the homicide trial of Blair Anthony Watts, 33, of the 600 block of Hunsberger Drive, who faces charges of first- and third-degree murder in connection with the alleged Jan. 3, 2023, slaying of Jennifer Brown, 43, his partner in a restaurant venture.
The jury received the case after hearing closing arguments from the lawyers and receiving legal instructions from Judge William R. Carpenter.
After about 90 minutes of deliberations without reaching a verdict, jurors notified the judge they wanted to go home for the evening. The judge instructed jurors to return at 9 a.m. Wednesday to resume their deliberations.
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Day 6. Jury deadlocks on first-degree murder charges, judge asks jury to consider 3rd degree
Jury deadlocks on 1st-degree murder charge in Montco murder trial
The judge told the jury to move on to deliberating a third-degree murder charge in the case of Blair Watts.
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deadlocked on first degree, judge suggests third degree? what the what?
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What are we looking at, mandatory life vs. 20-40yrs?
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What Are the Degrees of Murder in Pennsylvania? | Marni Jo Snyder
There are three degrees of murder: first, second, and third-degree murder charges classified by intentional killing, felony murder, and all other kinds of murder.
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- First-degree murder. This is the most serious conviction, which can lead to the death penalty or a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
- Second-degree murder. This conviction can be mandatory life imprisonment without parole.
- Third-degree murder. This penalty can be 20 to 40 years in prison
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GUILTY of first-degree murder.
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The jury convicted Blair Watts of a first-degree murder charge in the killing of his friend and business partner, Jennifer Brown.
The court sentenced him to life in prison following the verdict.
The jury had told a judge earlier Wednesday afternoon that it had been deadlocked regarding the first-degree murder charge. The jury later found him guilty of that charge.
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The jury reached a verdict Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of killing a Montgomery County woman.
Jury finds man guilty of 1st-degree murder in killing of Montco woman
The jury convicted Blair Watts of a first-degree murder charge in the killing of his friend and business partner, Jennifer Brown.
The jury convicted Blair Watts of a first-degree murder charge in the killing of his friend and business partner, Jennifer Brown.
The court sentenced him to life in prison following the verdict.
The jury had told a judge earlier Wednesday afternoon that it had been deadlocked regarding the first-degree murder charge. The jury later found him guilty of that charge.
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Judge William R. Carpenter, who presided over the six-day trial, immediately sentenced Watts to “the rest of his natural life in prison,” the mandatory sentence for first-degree murder.
Members of Brown’s family wept openly as the verdict was announced, obviously relieved about the jury’s decision that came after nine hours of deliberations over two days.
“Justice was served for my niece Jennifer Brown. It will never bring her back but at least I know he will never walk out and hurt another family again the way he has destroyed ours,” Diane Brehm, Brown’s aunt, said as she left the courtroom at the conclusion of the trial.
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Testimony also revealed that when detectives used a Philadelphia police cadaver dog to search the floor mat behind the driver’s seat of the grey Jeep, the dog, “Patton,” signaled human remains or human biological material had previously been on the mat.
Additionally, a Jan. 8 search by Patton of a red Jeep Cherokee vehicle linked to Watts signaled human remains or biological material had previously been in the back seat area, according to testimony.
The jury of seven women and five men rejected a less serious third-degree murder charge which would have carried a sentence of 20 to 40 years in prison.Jury convicts Limerick man of killing business partner, sentenced to life in prison [Updated]
A Montgomery County jury has convicted Blair Anthony Watts in the January 2023 killing of single mother Jennifer Brown, who was his business partner.
Judge William R. Carpenter, who presided over the six-day trial, immediately sentenced Watts to “the rest of his natural life in prison,” the mandatory sentence for first-degree murder.
Members of Brown’s family wept openly as the verdict was announced, obviously relieved about the jury’s decision that came after nine hours of deliberations over two days.
“Justice was served for my niece Jennifer Brown. It will never bring her back but at least I know he will never walk out and hurt another family again the way he has destroyed ours,” Diane Brehm, Brown’s aunt, said as she left the courtroom at the conclusion of the trial.
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Testimony also revealed that when detectives used a Philadelphia police cadaver dog to search the floor mat behind the driver’s seat of the grey Jeep, the dog, “Patton,” signaled human remains or human biological material had previously been on the mat.
Additionally, a Jan. 8 search by Patton of a red Jeep Cherokee vehicle linked to Watts signaled human remains or biological material had previously been in the back seat area, according to testimony.
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I am so glad that her family and friends got Justice. Great job Patton and the rest of LE and great lawyers. My prayers are with Jennifers family and friends. Heartbreaking.
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Very happy to hear they obtained a first degree murder charge. Jennifer was a devoted Mom to a special needs child, there is something especially heinous about removing her from his life. Over what, money? Somehow I get the feeling Blair will never admit what he did, he’ll die being a victim of an unjust legal system.