Death Shift ~ The Tale of the Pediatric Murdering Nurse Genene Jones ~ CONCLUSION

 

For the conclusion of this case, I'd like to write about LVN Genene Jones' convictions and a bit more about her victims. I know we write a lot about crime and we love reading about true crime, love documentaries; anything crime related BUT I have a very bad disdain for people who harm children. 

I don't know why we even house them in prison; there is a way better place for animals like them!!! Why do we waste tax-payers money on such waste of skin???

(Sorry, I don't mean to offend animals by saying that neither!!!)

As of May 2016, Genene Anne Jones was held at the Lane Murray Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. As I had mentioned before, Texas has a mandatory release law that inmates can use their good behaviour for an early release; but let's just say that Texas courts were NOT going to allow Genene Jones see the light of day as a free being, ever again, if they had a say in it!!!

Jones had been scheduled for mandatory release in 2018 due to the Texas law that was meant to prevent prison overcrowding. It finally looked like the judicial system got something right... so in order to avoid Genene Jones leaving prison, she was indicted on May 25, 2017, for the murder of 11-month-old Joshua Sawyer.

(I am giving HUGE props to the Bexar County District Attorney's office because...) Nico LaHood made the decision to wait on the additional charges stating that had he filed them along with the death of the other children; Genene Jones would be eligible for the mandatory release in 2018. The new charges prevented her from being freed.

I love seeing when the judicial system works for the people. In April 2018, a judge in San Antonio denied the request to dismiss five new murder indictments against Genene Jones, and on January 16, 2020, she plead guilty to the murder of 11-month-old Joshua Sawyer on December 12, 1981. This was all part of a plea bargain... if she plead guilty to murdering Joshua Sawyer, the other 4 charges would be dropped.

She was sentenced to life in prison, and would not be eligible for parole until she is approximately 87 years old. 

I am going to add my two cents here, because although I am happy to see that the judicial system worked for some of the families... I understand that she is serving life in prison, and she can't serve any more time than her life, itself... but I feel like the other innocent victims and their families and loved ones, are being robbed of justice of their own; if that makes sense. You can't just erase 4 murder charges because she pleads guilty to 1 of them. It's illogical!!!