Jarka trial: Murrieta resident guilty of first-degree murder Kelle Lee Jarka, 41, faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. By Staff, SWRNN Monday, September 14, 2009 no comments | be the first to comment! Kelle Lee Jarka After deliberating over portions of two days, a jury has convicted a Murrieta man of murdering his wife and ruled the slaying was done for financial gain. Kelle Lee Jarka, 41, faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. Jarka could be seen shaking his head after the verdict was read. Jurors began deliberations Friday afternoon and returned this morning at 9 a.m. According to court records, the panel deliberated just over two hours before informing the court that it had reached a decision. The decision was announced in a courtroom packed with family members, officials from law enforcement and community members. Jarka was convicted of first-degree-murder for the bludgeoning death of Isabelle Jarka in April 2008. Prosecutor Burke Strunsky’s told jurors in his closing statement that Kelle Jarka was so determined to maintain his image and cushy middle-class lifestyle that he ambushed his sleeping wife crushing her skull in the confines of their bedroom. He argued that Jarka tried to make it appear as though his wife was killed by an intruder, going as far as staging a burglary. In her closing argument, defense attorney Erin Kirkpatrick told jurors that Murrieta Police rushed to judgment and targeted Jarka from the start. Kirkpatrick said there is no direct evidence linking Jarka to his wife’s death. For more Jarka trial coverage: Read more: http://www.swrnn.com/southwest-riverside/2009-09-14/news/jarka-trial-murrieta-resident-guilty-of-first-degree-murder#ixzz0R7IsomMD
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Kelle Jarka Murder trial
by truthseekeriam inis being followed daily at www.swrnn.com for those interested.. this afternoons coverage said he was an elder at the time of the murder.. i think when the story first came out no one was sure if he was or not..
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Kelle Jarka Murder trial
by truthseekeriam inis being followed daily at www.swrnn.com for those interested.. this afternoons coverage said he was an elder at the time of the murder.. i think when the story first came out no one was sure if he was or not..
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Jarka case: Jury reaches verdict; decision to be announced at 1:30 p.m.
Jurors began deliberations Friday afternoon and returned this morning at 9 a.m.
By Staff, SWRNN
Monday, September 14, 2009 be the first to comment!
Kelle Lee Jarke
A jury has reached its verdict in the case of a Murrieta man charged with murder for financial gain in connection with his wife’s 2008 slaying.
The jury’s decison in the case of the People against Kelle Lee Jarka will be announced in court at 1:30 p.m. at the Southwest Justice Center.
Jurors began deliberations Friday afternoon and returned this morning at 9 a.m.
Kelle Jarka,41, faces life in prison without parole if convicted of first-degree-murder for the bludgeoing death of Isabelle Jarka in April 2008.
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Kelle Jarka Murder trial
by truthseekeriam inis being followed daily at www.swrnn.com for those interested.. this afternoons coverage said he was an elder at the time of the murder.. i think when the story first came out no one was sure if he was or not..
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Kelle Jarka Murder trial
by truthseekeriam inis being followed daily at www.swrnn.com for those interested.. this afternoons coverage said he was an elder at the time of the murder.. i think when the story first came out no one was sure if he was or not..
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Kelle Jarka Murder trial
by truthseekeriam inis being followed daily at www.swrnn.com for those interested.. this afternoons coverage said he was an elder at the time of the murder.. i think when the story first came out no one was sure if he was or not..
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listen in to JWN night on the conference call...Lady Lee and many others from the board
by koolaid-man injwn night brought a big crowd in to the conference call.
lady lee, one of the moderators on this board, helped so many people to really understand the inherent problems in the watchtwer org.
her soothing and comforting voice allowed for many people to open up dialogue with her.
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Lady Lee I think your a wonderful women with great insight.
I haven't really shared my story here yet. But I just want to thank you for your hard work to help victims of abuse.
My child is a victim of molestation and we are a couple of years into trying to heal, but it's a struggle everyday.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
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Kelle Jarka Murder trial
by truthseekeriam inis being followed daily at www.swrnn.com for those interested.. this afternoons coverage said he was an elder at the time of the murder.. i think when the story first came out no one was sure if he was or not..
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JW's as well as workmates testify as character witnesses for the accused murdurer. Was glad to see that her family had many on their side of the courtroom as well.
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Kelle Jarka Murder trial
by truthseekeriam inis being followed daily at www.swrnn.com for those interested.. this afternoons coverage said he was an elder at the time of the murder.. i think when the story first came out no one was sure if he was or not..
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Interesting how the elder got on the stand saying the victim wasn't angry. Yeah right!
I was looking at the open access public records for this case and seen that a reporter from 20/20 asked for permission to cover the trial.
That would be a nightmare for the WTS. Here you have an elder who is accused of murdering his wife a few hours after another elder comes to their home in the middle of the night because the wife is upset her husband has been spending a lot of time with a recent widow in the congregation who's husband died of AIDS. The elder tries to use the clergy petenant rule in order not to testify and when that fails he testifies as a hostile witness.
Then we have the computer searches from the accused about "deadly poisons for humans""effects of cyanide on humans""can you suffocate from a trash bag" not to mention "sex with HIV"
Sucks that the poor family and children of the victim has to go through all of this mess. If he was a decent human he would just have plead guilty. Because he sure looks like he is.
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Raising Confident Daughters
by purplesofa ini thought this might be helpful advice not just for raising our daughters but for some of us that did not get poistive messages, applying it to ourselves.. .
5 tips for raising confident, assertive girlsauthor rachel simmons on countering the curse of the good girlby rachel simmonstodayshow.com contributorupdated 10:37 a.m. et, tues., sept .
1, 2009in her book "the curse of the good girl," author and educator rachel simmons writes that girls are taught by society not to share their voices and opinions.
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Thanks Purple,
I have a preteen and these suggestions will really come in handy.
We are newly inactive and it's a whole new world to her..many of her friends no longer call her or invite her anywhere now that we are not at the meetings
She has her school fiends but they knew she would never accept their invitations when we were active JW's so they remain only at school friends. Times are really confusing to all of us right now but I know how important it is for young girls to have friends.
Thanks again,
Truth
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Phase One: Facing Our Abuser...
by cognac ini think an important part of facing my parents is first writing a letter to my brother - who got it the worst.
then, i will talk with him and see if he would like to do this with me.
but, first and foremost, he has to know how i feel.
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truthseekeriam
I think that's a wonderful letter and it will mean so much to your brother.