Harvey took Jerry's concern to Dr. Michael McGee, the medical examiner for Ramsey County and a forensic pathologist skilled in the scientific investigation of crimes of violence. He looks like a boy of 10. Rekdahl was a little concerned, since the accident actually had happened seven days before the phone call, but her main inclination was to soothe Lois Jurgens. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. There was a deep, ulcerous lesion at the base of the penis and dark bruises on the tip. We thought it would be no use.. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. The Jurgenses had wanted a younger child and Dennis was almost a year old. Lois Jurgens reaction to Dennis during the visit was less than enthusiastic. The Jurgenses were delighted. Now, living in Blacksburg, we have plenty of cold winter days even when it isnt winter any more. I can recall seeing some, but its not very clear. VanderWyst was not close social friends with the Jurgenses, but he knew them well enough to greet them on the street. To use this feature, use a newer browser. It is essentially unconceivable to me, without a protruding object above the floor, that he could have been injured in this way, Woodburn said. Add to your scrapbook. I felt we actually checked out the concerns quite carefully.. What was to be the core of the case against Lois Jurgens 22 years later essentially came out then, albeit in a less detailed, more muted fashion. A few wondered how the Jurgenses had ever been allowed to adopt children. It sets the overall tone, themes and conflicts of the film. Meanwhile Jerry Sherwood must cope with a final irony: Her love and determination brought about this belated justice for her dead son, yet she will only be a spectator at the trial. 11. Korolchuk would never get the chance to answer such questions. The prosecutor wasnt getting help from the White Bear Lake police--her brother was on the force. The lawyers danced around the matter, leaving much unspoken. J. was a little nervous today and I felt was probably upset for fear of what we would think of such a thing happening to Dennis, she wrote in her log. Failed to delete memorial. Instead the judge agonized, repeatedly expressing from the bench his sense of conflict and uncertainty. It doesnt let your mind wander or drift off to all of the homework you have or all of the bills you have to pay. The next day, Rekdahl phoned the Jurgenses family physician, Dr. Roy Peterson, who was treating Dennis. The night Dennis died, Robert was riding his trike in the basement, and all the sudden he heard Dennis screaming. AHH SNOW!!! Why is it so icy outside? The way Lindholm figured it, instead of prosecuting Lois Jurgens for murder, lets move to take Robert away. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Jerry Allen Puckett Sr. December 9, 1931 September 28, 2021 Jerry's life began on December 9, 1931, in Humboldt. When she reluctantly gave him up for adoption, the baby was placed with Lois and Harold Jurgens, who lived 100 miles away in White Bear Lake. None of us knew about child abuse. Tonya Nicole Horner. It began one month after Dennis death and continued for two days, May 10 and 11, 1965. When you judge a case, you dont do so in a vacuum, Lindholm would explain years later in an interview. When Sherwood called the Jurgenses again, an operator told her the number had been changed and was now unlisted. In fact, it appalled and amazed her because she herself thought the baby extremely appealing, very friendly, with very beautiful blue eyes and a very nice smile. Two or three couples signed written statements. What had happened--and how--and why? So Jerry consented, though she would marry the boy's father, carpenter Dennis McIntyre, a year later. As he viewed the body, he thought: This boy has been murdered. A Mrs. Charles reported a car blocking a driveway at 823 5th St. A Mrs. Krugger reported that children were damming the street at Elm and Ebba (there had been heavy rain the night before). The official records say 1,200 children died of abuse in 1986, but many experts believe the figure would reach 5,000 if closer attention were paid to some deaths attributed to accident or blamed on sudden infant death syndrome. Stanley Wiatros was one of them. I really hope classes get cancelled It was the most captivating, if not the best, film of 2014. A family friend, Barbara Venney, saw the bruises through the flowers. However, because she was a ward of the sate and unwed, the authorities urged Jerry to place Dennis up for adoption, assuring her he'd be well taken care of. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Jerry Phillip Puckett Obituary It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Jerry Phillip Puckett of Sparta, Tennessee, born in Clarksville, Tennessee, who passed away on August 22, 2022, at the age of 70, leaving to mourn family and friends. A condition of neglect did exist. They beat my baby to death. Whiplashs first minute is what an opening scene should be. He would wait until the police investigation could resolve the matter. Learn more about managing a memorial . So it was that Dennis Jurgens death resulted not in a murder prosecution but, rather, in a juvenile court hearing over custody of his brother, Robert. They are always there for us, they love us unconditionally, and they treat us a whole lot better than most humans do. Search above to list available cemeteries. Father Bernard Riser of the St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church had known the Jurgenses for years and considered them to be among his parishs best families. I dont like this anymore. The next day, Dennis brother, Robert, was picked up and taken to a local hospital, on order of Juvenile Court Judge Archie Gingold. Only 5% to 10% of the bruises on Dennis could have been caused by such a fall. The policeman did not, so they carried the body to the coroners van. There was no possibility that Dennis had died from a blow to the head, and scarce chance that he had died from a fall on the flat basement floor. Visitation will be held on Friday April 23, 2021 from 6-7 p.m. at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Pitera stared at the body. After being in foster care, Dennis was adopted by the Jurgens, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, a suburb of Saint Paul. He shouts crude, degrading, sexual insults at his students, and he even hits them. At the hearing a month later, Peterson was asked whether he saw anything unusual as he viewed the body in the crib. Harvey had been a rookie cop here in 1965, but Sherwoods story triggered no memories. . Learn more about merges. Combien gagne t il d argent ? Lois also was not pleased to learn how active Dennis was. While he waited for the coroners investigator to arrive, he asked Lois Jurgens if there was anything he could do--such as take Robert to his own home, to be cared for by his wife. For that reason, Dennis, a week after his birth, was baptized a Catholic. It was harder to believe that Dennis had been awake and talking normally an hour and a half before he died. The next morning, six coroners jurors were asked to view the body of a dead boy, and to remember everything they saw. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Visitation for Jerri is 4:00pm-8:00pm, Thurs., Oct. 6, 2022 at Resthaven Funeral Home. Services are 11:00am, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022 at the Chapel at Resthaven. There is no evidence we are dealing with any people here who have any demon-like motives. The Jurgenses are not being attacked anywhere along the line. The only part of him that I saw was his chest and his face. Maybe we can get more evidence from there. He naps both in the forenoon and the afternoon. In Loving Reminiscence: Obituaries January 24-30, 2022 ROBERTSON COUNTY TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn Information) *Refresh this web page for updates and newly listed obituaries for this week. Lois was finally charged with child abuse leading to death, thanks to her eldest son, Robert who testified against her. Jerri's life story is available at www.ResthavenOKC.com. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. That, it would seem to those aware of Jerry's heartache, is long overdue. But, at a hearing just one month after Dennis death, Peterson, when asked if there was anything unusual about the burn accident, said: No, not in particular.. Years later, Dr. Lynn Solem, the present director of the burn center at St. Paul-Ramsey Hospital, would explain that though this type of burn is now regarded as a sign of child abuse, in 1963 it would have been accepted as accidental. You consider how well you can sell this to 12 people in the jury box. Clothing retains the heat. Harold and Lois Jurgens, on the advice of their attorney, no longer would make themselves available for questioning. Year should not be greater than current year. The testimony from Dr. Woodburn, the pathologist who did the autopsy on Dennis, was unequivocal. 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Now the town is most frequently described as middle class. . He began playing guitar in his teens, graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1960, [1] and attended college in San Diego, California. Songs About Being 17Grey's Anatomy QuotesVine Quotes4 Leaf CloverSelf Respect, 1. VanderWyst and Korolchuk had brought in the file themselves and lobbied for prosecution. I didnt look after that; I couldnt, she said. Rekdahl did not know that a psychiatrist at the Mayo Clinic had diagnosed Lois Jurgens as having a longstanding psychoneurosis dating to her childhood--a childhood spent in a tension-filled home with an alcoholic, abusive father. My deputy reassured me from time to time. Rekdahl by now had quite a dim outlook on this placement. She thought Dennis too aggressive, his wild behavior quite unlike Roberts. How could the hot water splashing down on the baby have burned only his penis and scrotum? . In 1987, testifying 22 years later, Peterson was questioned again about the bruises. She thought they had a lovely home. Votel could not take the first step. Please reset your password. You couldnt get action from the prosecutor and police. Two husbands and four children later, Sherwood had gone searching for her firstborn, only to learn that he had died years before, in 1965, at age 3. But at the urging of the boy's biological mother, Jerry Puckett Sherwood, the case was reopened last year, and in October the medical examiner's office said the boy had been beaten to death . They covered the legs, the arms, the hands, the head, the shoulders, the back of the head, the buttocks, the small of the back, the middle of the back, the back of the left leg. Donohue was not inclined to relax such controls. Any city Jerry Puckett We found 15 records for Jerry Puckett in TX, VA and 7 other states. "The system was not as sensitive then to child abuse," suggests prosecutor Foley. " On his orders, Dennis Craig Jurgens' death certificate, on which the coroner's classification had been "deferred" for more than two decades, was reclassified a homicide. The word homicide remained unspoken. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. The timing chip is not activated until the runners reach the starting . That means its really cold out. Five years later the Jurgenses bypassed state-licensed agencies and independently adopted an infant named Robert. He has had all his baby shots. When patrolman Robert VanderWyst arrived at the Jurgens home soon after, he found the doctor, the Jurgenses and 5-year-old Robert in the living room. . Dr. Peterson said he saw nothing unusual in Dennis life or death. and was a Navy veteran of World War II. Rekdahl found him friendly and talkative--perhaps too much so, for he often strayed widely from the subject at hand. He could be a battered child, Votel said he reasoned, and still his death could have been caused by a fall, an accident. . The first few days of the police investigation by VanderWyst and Sgt. There was also pressure from supervisors to place, especially because there were so few Catholic children. This sort of thing happened back then.. 13. so its not unusual.. He loved to laugh and hear others laughing, and especially loved the laughter of children.Jerry is survived by his wife and daughter, brothers Leon Puckett and Bill Puckett, sisters Betty Cotten (Jessie), Jeanette Jenkins, and Susie Mitchell (Ronnie), as well as many cousins, nieces, and nephews. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Brittany Morgan, National Writer's Society2. That isnt an issue at all. I won't ever complain about the heat again. . 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