12-30-2010, 04:09 AM
WHY? WHAT POSSIBLE MOTIVE? will this come back to the mother and/or step-dad?
Investigators spent hours Wednesday questioning Nelson. They believe she took Jonathan to her home near U.S. 59 and Laura Koppe, where she likely killed him and burned his body, said HPD homicide investigator Mike Miller.
He said a search of Nelson's house turned up an "incredible amount of evidence" that points to Nelson as the killer, but investigators are still trying to discern her motive.
i woke up at 0300 thinking about this boy, and found there has been some movement in case. the burned child WAS IDed as Jonathan by M.E.
an actual arrest was made later in day, not earlier as reported. which is why no cuffs or booking info as i indicated.
i'll try to get more today on the woman charged, Mona Yvette Nelson.
she's a boxer, maintenance worker for the apts., lesbian, one photo below shows her with Houston mayor Parker (blue stripes). she has a criminal record. Nelson’s most serious crime was a robbery she committed back in 1984. She served a 10-year probated sentence. Records also show the woman's criminal background includes arrests for marijuana possession and making a terroristic threat.
remarks from child's Uncle in article here:
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A woman has been charged with capital murder in connection with the disappearance and death of 12-year-old Jonathan Foster. He had been missing since Christmas Eve.
Mona Nelson spent hours Wednesday at HPD headquarters downtown being questioned by police. They told us she admits to being with Jonathan Foster, but that she does not admit to killing him. Nelson, 44, has been charged with capital murder and is in custody with no bond.
Police told us that the results of an autopsy Wednesday revealed that a burned body found Tuesday morning about five miles away from the family apartment on North Shepherd and 43rd Street was identifed as Jonathan Foster.
the mother denies knowing Mona Nelson for more than a few days. Nelson has been charged with capital murder. Police believe she kidnapped and killed the 12-year-old boy on Christmas Eve, then dumped his badly burned body in a ditch in northeast Houston. The 5th grader from Durham Elementary had barely gotten to know the neighborhood. He had just moved back in with his mother a few weeks ago.
We spoke to Jonathan's uncle in Missouri by phone. When we asked him if he feared for Jonathan's safety, Glenn Scrimsher replied, "At some points, yes, but I was hoping with my mom close by that no harm would befall him."
For four years, Jonathan lived with Scrimsher, his wife and their five children on their farm in Missouri.
"Jonathan was a wonderful kid. He was like my son," said Scrimsher.
He says though Jonathan was a little behind for his age, he thrived with his family. At 6 years old, they took him in, off his mother's hands.
When we asked him how Jonathan's mother was not capable, Scrimsher said, "Narcotics, drugs, alcohol; just wasn't fit to take care of him," said Scrimsher.
In November 2009, Jonathan returned to Texas to live with his grandmother. It was not his uncle's decision. He did not know the boy was living with his sister again. He says he has never heard of Mona Nelson, but for a year he has not been at ease.
"All I can say is that I don't think he was in a good place to begin with," Scrimsher said.
Investigators spent hours Wednesday questioning Nelson. They believe she took Jonathan to her home near U.S. 59 and Laura Koppe, where she likely killed him and burned his body, said HPD homicide investigator Mike Miller.
He said a search of Nelson's house turned up an "incredible amount of evidence" that points to Nelson as the killer, but investigators are still trying to discern her motive.
i woke up at 0300 thinking about this boy, and found there has been some movement in case. the burned child WAS IDed as Jonathan by M.E.
an actual arrest was made later in day, not earlier as reported. which is why no cuffs or booking info as i indicated.
i'll try to get more today on the woman charged, Mona Yvette Nelson.
she's a boxer, maintenance worker for the apts., lesbian, one photo below shows her with Houston mayor Parker (blue stripes). she has a criminal record. Nelson’s most serious crime was a robbery she committed back in 1984. She served a 10-year probated sentence. Records also show the woman's criminal background includes arrests for marijuana possession and making a terroristic threat.
remarks from child's Uncle in article here:
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A woman has been charged with capital murder in connection with the disappearance and death of 12-year-old Jonathan Foster. He had been missing since Christmas Eve.
Mona Nelson spent hours Wednesday at HPD headquarters downtown being questioned by police. They told us she admits to being with Jonathan Foster, but that she does not admit to killing him. Nelson, 44, has been charged with capital murder and is in custody with no bond.
Police told us that the results of an autopsy Wednesday revealed that a burned body found Tuesday morning about five miles away from the family apartment on North Shepherd and 43rd Street was identifed as Jonathan Foster.
the mother denies knowing Mona Nelson for more than a few days. Nelson has been charged with capital murder. Police believe she kidnapped and killed the 12-year-old boy on Christmas Eve, then dumped his badly burned body in a ditch in northeast Houston. The 5th grader from Durham Elementary had barely gotten to know the neighborhood. He had just moved back in with his mother a few weeks ago.
We spoke to Jonathan's uncle in Missouri by phone. When we asked him if he feared for Jonathan's safety, Glenn Scrimsher replied, "At some points, yes, but I was hoping with my mom close by that no harm would befall him."
For four years, Jonathan lived with Scrimsher, his wife and their five children on their farm in Missouri.
"Jonathan was a wonderful kid. He was like my son," said Scrimsher.
He says though Jonathan was a little behind for his age, he thrived with his family. At 6 years old, they took him in, off his mother's hands.
When we asked him how Jonathan's mother was not capable, Scrimsher said, "Narcotics, drugs, alcohol; just wasn't fit to take care of him," said Scrimsher.
In November 2009, Jonathan returned to Texas to live with his grandmother. It was not his uncle's decision. He did not know the boy was living with his sister again. He says he has never heard of Mona Nelson, but for a year he has not been at ease.
"All I can say is that I don't think he was in a good place to begin with," Scrimsher said.