48 Hours Saturday
Will you be watching? I always love a good mystery and real people telling their life story!
Confessed Hitman Justin Welch
There is an interesting case going on in Wisconsin. Prosecutors claim Justin Welch was hired by Darren Wold to kill his ex-girlfriend, Kim Smith, over a custody battle over their four-year old son. Darren Wold and his friend, Jack Johnson, allegedly funneled seven-thousand dollars to Welch to complete the hit.
In other videos, Welch talks about how he confronted Smith in her home, and that she asked what he wanted. He said she would know, and he says Smith said, “Darren” and he said “Yes”. He proceeded to tie her up, and stab her to death.
The defense is claiming that Welch is violent and a liar, and was not hired by his clients Darren Wold and Jack Johnson.
While Welch is clearly a dangerous man, who has demonstrated violent tendencies outside of this murder, I do believe him when he says that he was hired by Darren Wold.
When I look at Welch, I see a very intelligent man who can read people like a book. And its also clear, he has little emotions for other people. During transport to Wisconsin, he stabbed a guard and escaped.
While Welch may be intelligent, his downfall was his arrogance (thank god).
Would you fear this man if you saw him on the street?
Deborah Bradley Makeover?
Many people have mentioned that Deborah Bradley appears to have gotten a makeover. You can see she is “beautified” in this video. I can’t help but wonder if this was a strategy by her defense attorneys, or if Deborah did this on her own. She doesn’t hit me as the glamor type to care about dying her hair or wearing makeup unless she is going somewhere special or has a date. She didn’t for the first several weeks and all of the sudden a high profile attorney moves in and things change. I can’t help but wonder if someone in her legal team (who I won’t name) has sized up the situation, is looking at this case for big publicity, and has decided to do as much damage control long before the case develops to increase their odds of winning–knowing this has all the hallmarks of a high media coverage case. The thought truly troubles me…
Jeremy Irwin
Jeremy Irwin, the father of missing 10-month old baby Lisa, has caught the attention of many people because he is emotional void. He is nearly expressionless, which is highly unusual in a situation like this. He doesn’t answer questions until after Deborah answers them. He is what most people would call timid and reserved–a clear introvert.
His lack of emotions, while startling and concerning, don’t give us much information, however. There is a high likelihood Jeremy is not an emotionally expressive person in every day normal life, either. Without knowing more about him, we can’t say how much he his demeanor has changed. It is the change that would be noteworthy.
I believe Jeremy knows more than he is telling us, without question, but I can’t make any other determinations from his behavior at this point.
Jeremy has expressed several emotions. In the photo above, he is clearly showing distress, and very subtle sadness. He also communicates a sense of resignation, too. I think whatever happened, Jeremy doesn’t know what to do, and he is taking the lead from Deborah. That is about all I can say about Jeremy at this point and time.
Update: When I watch Jeremy in this interview, I get a strong sense he is totally infatuated with Deborah and all he wants is to be with her, and he will do everything in his power to stay with her no matter what. He seems rather spellbound by her, and his desire for her affection may be his motivating factor here. Jeremy may not have had a lot of luck with women and Deborah may have captivated him like no one else ever has before, and he is desperate to hang on to that.