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Somer Thompson’s Killer Confesses: Gets Life

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Somer Thompson disappeared in October 2009 and her body was found not long after in a landfill.  Somer’s mother, Diena Thompson, made many media appearances in her quest to get justice for her daughter.

In all honesty, and as shown on my blog, I found Diena Thompson’s behavior odd and I without question, did not believe Diena Thompson.

I have stated repeatedly in my blog while I do not believe someone, it does not believe that I am accusing them of murder.  While I can see lies with high accuracy, I never know why the lie is being told or what is being covered up.

I have always been suspicious that Diena knew more about what happened the day Somer disappeared than she was letting on, but so far, nothing has come to light to show otherwise, so at this point, I feel that I must admit I was wrong.

I misread Diena Thompson and I apologize publicly to her and anyone for my lack of trust. I try hard to understand people, but inevitably, I will fail.  I am human.

Today, Jarred Harrell, the man police arrested months after Somer’s murder, has plead guilty to killing Somer.  He was sentenced to life in prison.

From News4Jax.com, “Harrell admitted that he confined Somer, sexually assaulted her, lewdly touched her in private areas and strangled her. He admitted that he then put her body in a container and then put the container in a Dumpster.”

I apologize…truly.

Diena Thompson Meets with Billie Dunn

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Diena Thompson gave a grant from the Somer Thompson Foundation to Billie Dunn to pay her bills for the month while she is going through this difficult time. BigCountryhomepage.com has the story and video.

Diena Thompson’s daughter, Somer Thompson, went missing in 2009 and was later found in a landfill. After several months, police arrested a local guy for the murder, but his trial has not yet started.

Diena Thompson  said to the reporter in tears, “Makes you feel like its you again, like its your story again.”

“There aren’t words in the English literature or any other, you know, language for me to express to anyone what it feels like to be in this situation–to be in this club that nobody wants to belong to, and the dues are way too high,” said Diena.

Diena says, “I hope that Somer is looking down on her mommy, and proud.”

Billie Dunn said, “For her to understand it so perfectly, um, there’s things that she can tell me, things that I can tell her…we can talk about and we completely understand.”

I have always found Diena Thompson to be unusual and I have always believed she knew more than she has told us.

Thanks, Seeker, for the update.

Diena Remembers Year Anniversary

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Seeker found a video of Diena Thompson that is absolutely mind-blowing to me.

In the video link below (click on the picture to to go News13’s video), when you watch Diena, it is flat out flabbergasting. Here is a mom, recounting the day her daughter vanished (and was later found murdered), and all we see is radiance.

What makes this woman feel so radiant when recalling what is should be hands-down the most horrific day in her life? I hate to say it, but she has an eerie reminiscence to Diane Downs here.

Diena says, “All the people, all the cops, all the lights, cameras, it feels just like that day again, only this time I knew it was going to happen, and I still couldn’t stop it.”

“Still couldn’t stop it?” What???? Does that even make sense?

Where is this mother’s grief? It’s flat out missing!

Things are very troubling with this case and it continues to haunt me. To read my original thoughts on Diena, click here.

News13.com story here.

Diena Thompson Vows to Attend Trial

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Another Interview here

The story of Somer Thompson is a sad one. She was a little seven-year old girl who disappeared on October 19, 2009, in Florida, and was found several days later in a Georgia landfill. Her mother, Diena Thompson, made several pleas for her daughter before and after she was found, and in an irony, leaked a lot of smiles just like Tiffany Hartley does. Yet police arrested a young man, Jarred Harrell, 158 days after Somer disappeared for her murder. They searched his house days after the murder. Then four months later, he was their man. We are now waiting for the trial to begin.

Read moreThis case has fascinated me from day one. Something is amiss, but until all the facts come out, I don’t know that we will know what it is. I do not trust Diena Thompson.

I can tell you that just like Tiffany Hartley, I have not seen one interview with Diena where she comes across as consistent, and both of these woman have done dozens and dozens and dozens of interviews. How can that be, if they are telling us what they know is true?

In this video, when they first show Diena talking about Harrell being a monster, you can’t miss the glowing joy that she is feeling. One could almost use the word “euphoric” to describe her and we’ve seen this emotion from Diena before.

What monster who killed your daughter is going to make you glow like that? What would make her glowing make sense?

When Matt Lauer talks to Diena, she is truly hurting here. It’s noteworthy for me because while we did see small glimpses of it over the past year from Diena, we didn’t see it to this degree.

Was she in shock before, and it wore off? Did Diena show signs of shock in the first few days and months of her interview? I don’t recall seeing her shock, but I am not an expert on shock.

When Diena talks about the one year anniversary vigil to remember and celebrate Somer’s life, she is truly feeling authentic pain. This has been a very rare expression for Diena. I can’t help but question: What has changed? What has she comes to grips with over this past year, if she wasn’t in shock and denial, that is causing her so much pain now?

Matt Lauer asks Diena if it is the best thing for her to attend the death penalty trial, and we see the first of Diena Thompson’s smirks again, but it quickly fades as she gets real again. She says, “I feel like it is, you know. I still feel guilty for what happened to Somer, and so I want her to know that I’ll always be there for her no matter what the…”

Matt Lauer asks an excellent question about Diena feeling guilty. He says, “You did talk to your daughter about stranger danger [Diena nods her head yes], but you feel that there is more you could have done. What did you say and what do you wish you’d had said?”

Diena speaks truly from the heart here, which is so notably to me and what she says has significance to me. She says, “I don’t think it is so much what we say. Of course we should tell our kids not to talk to strangers, but at the same time, if I were to invite you to my house, and I introduce you to them, to them in their little minds, their young minds, you’re no longer a stranger. That doesn’t mean your a safe person and we need to stop just telling our children things and teaching them, if you have a bad feeling, run the other way, if someone tries to snatch you, you kick scream, punch, bite, I don’t….”

This stands out to me. Diena seems more focused on people we invite into our house rather than the stranger down the street, like the one who allegedly killed Somer.

Diena truly doesn’t want this to happen to anyone else. She makes this very clear for the first time. But she says something really odd, she says she couldn’t afford the expenses after her “baby passed away.”

Passed away? Poor little Somer was murdered by a ruthless murderer, if the police have the right suspect. Why isn’t she angry about that?

When the trial in this case happens, I will be glued to all the news reports. I want to see what the evidence is in this case. Somewhere, somehow the pieces, if they are correctly identified in this mystery, will make everything make sense. If we fail to get to the truth, however, things will never add up.

Thanks to Karon for the video lead.

Somer Thompson Case on 20/20 Tonight

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LINK TO 20/20

There is also an interesting article, worth reading, at Jacksonville.com about Jared Harrell. A reporter reviewed newly released records in the case and found some interesting things. From the article:

The records show detectives first interviewed Harrell on Oct. 30 in Somer’s case. He allowed them to search the home and property, but they spotted nothing suspicious.

…Harrell’s mother, Annis Dailey, told police she was with him, apparently at the home, between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m., the records show. She said they left together, gassed up their vehicles, had dinner at a McDonald’s and split up about 5:30 p.m.

The article states that Somer was last seen at approximately 2:45 so that could leave a 45 minute window still, if the time is accurate. I wonder if police questioned Harrell on October 30, and documented that he was with his mother at that time?

One of the most interesting aspects of the newly released records are that Harrell suspects he may have been setup by his roommates on pornography after he was accused of theft. Records indicate, according to this article, that the roommate was interviewed and given a polygraph and his responses were “inexplicably deceptive”. That’s interesting.

While these are nothing conclusive, I am a firm believer than remaining open-minded until all the facts of this case come out is very important, if you want to find the truth. Once the truth reveals itself, the pieces of the puzzle should fit together and make sense.

Thanks to “CW” for sending me the article.