Америкалық салдатының қанымен келген қылмыс

American murder case

On February 18, 1995, 19 year old American soldier Tracie Joy McBride was kidnapped, raped, and murdered by 44 year old American soldier Louis Jones Jr. in Texas. Jones abducted McBride from Goodfellow Air Force Base and raped her at his house before bludgeoning her to death under a highway bridge in Coke County. He later sexually assaulted his ex wife Sandra Lane and was arrested on March 1, and the ensuing police investigation found that he was also responsible for raping and murdering McBride. Jones was tried and convicted in the U. S. federal court system for kidnapping resulting in death; his crime was a federal case because it had begun on a military base and because the rape was the prime aspect to the murder, which made it a capital offense. Following his initial denials, Jones eventually confessed that he had raped McBride in addition to murdering her, and was sentenced to death. He subsequently attempted to contest his sentencing on the grounds that he had been suffering from Gulf War syndrome, but his appeals were rejected. On March 18, 2003, the 53 year old Jones was executed by lethal injection. Mark Miller of Newsweek characterized Jones' case as unusual due to his Gulf War syndrome defense strategy.

On February 18, 1995, 44 year old Louis Jones drove onto Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, Texas, and kidnapped Private Tracie Joy McBride, a 19 year old from Centerville, Minnesota. Jones was looking for his ex wife, but instead decided to kidnap McBride. and in a laundry facility when she was abducted. Two privates attempted to rescue McBride, but Jones rendered one, Private Michael Peacock, unconscious by hitting him. and forced McBride to walk on towels; these efforts were part of an attempt to conceal the crime by hiding any fibers and other possible evidence. He then drove McBride to a remote area and beat her to death with a tire iron. McBride had been hit in the head at least nine times. Jones likely forced McBride to walk to the point where she was killed; only mud was found on her boots, and no scuff marks were present. McBride's body was found clothed in her U. S. Army battle uniform, itself in excellent condition; the clothing had no forensic evidence of rape. The undergarments were not present. Jones was arrested on March 1 OSI agents made an inquiry to Jones on whether he was involved in McBride's abduction, and Jones confessed to killing her; Initially, Jones stated that he did not rape McBride. McBride's body was autopsied by Garavaglia at the Bexar County Forensic Science Center in San Antonio, Texas. Due to the unusually cool weather and the placement of the body under a bridge, the body was well preserved. Despite Jones' efforts to conceal the rape, Garavaglia was able to determine that Jones had raped McBride, and this fact allowed federal prosecutors to ask for the death penalty. Jones later confessed to a psychiatrist to raping McBride.

Jones, born on March 4, 1950, was a native of Shelby County, Tennessee, According to testimony presented at his criminal trial, Jones experienced sexual and physical abuse. Jones was married three times, and he had a daughter, Barbara; One of his wives, Sandra Lane, was an Army staff sergeant. Before the killing, he worked low paying jobs and received low grades in university courses. ), a graduate of Centennial High School in Circle Pines, Minnesota, was at the base for advanced intelligence training for a two week period. McBride aspired to become a music teacher. intending to fund her university education; she hoped to have her degree completed prior to the end of her tour of duty. At the end of her life, McBride was in a romantic relationship with a member of the U. S. Marines. She was assigned to Goodfellow in early February 1995 after completion of training, at the Defense Language Institute at the Presidio of Monterey in Monterey, California. McBride was kidnapped 10 days after her arrival.

McBride was buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minnesota. In Human Behavior in the Social Environment: A Macro, National, and International Perspective, author Rudolph Alexander Jr. wrote that experiences of soldiers during the 2000s Iraq War, in which over 3,700 coming back from the war in 2005 stated that they had fears that they may lose control of themselves or harm another person and that 1,700 reported believing that they were better off dead and considered hurting themselves, "provide support for Jones' claims." 450,000 Americans served in the Gulf War.