Damn, u a sick bastard, Like you even know rights. A couple of weeks later, Kelly brought Dave home to meet her parents. Im rooting for that! Tied up, hobbled, and at the mercy of her tormentor the man who had claimed to care about her. Just 20 years for this?? When he was asked to explain why he had blinded, stabbed and battered Kelly, he said that she had dared him to do it. In 1996, James Patterson Smith reportedly abused his 17-year-old girlfriend, Kelly-Anne Bates, for more than a month before he ended her life. Boiling hot water had been poured over her feet and her buttocks. She wasnt an adult, she was a teenager. The James Patterson PageTurner Awards were, however, put on hold in 2008 as Patterson wanted to focus on a new initiative, ReadKiddoRead.com aimed at assisting parents, teachers, and librarians to finding the best books to encourage children of different age and interest groups to read. Nah he for sure is, hes pure, unadulterated evil incarnate. He attended Bloomfield High School and was in the graduating class of 1946. When do the clocks change in 2023? Donations & Patreon membership will go towards keeping this site running. As soon as she moved in with him, Bates was methodically ostracised from her family and friends. His first marriage ended in divorce after he continued to hit his pregnant wife, and other women who dated James Patterson Smith shared similar accounts. I rescued my son from across the country when he was in trouble. That means he gets a life sentence, but after 20 years he is eligible for parole and could have a supervised release from prison at that time. And if you think you could be harder on them than they are on themselves youre delusional. At Kellys fathers birthday and her parents wedding anniversary, they witnessed the similarity. I sincerely hope you get cancer you sick fuck. In these instances the death sentence is viable. Im betting she wasnt his first victim. When her mom walked in, she found that one side of her face was just black. He did no violant crimes, wasnt a thieve, wasnt an abuser, had a good job and a productive member of society. How horribly sad. I may be a dumb bitch according to you but my kids are safe and well. Death Of The Black Widow Demons And Druids Detective Cross Diana, William, and Harry . in English in Manhattan College in the Bronx that he took up reading and after being encouraged by family and friends, commenced writing, a pastime that became his primary obsession for the rest of his life. he is going to die alone in prison as a sick sad old man. He broke her arm, and then crushed both of her kneecaps, leaving her debilitated and fully reliant on him. For Margaret Bates, the sentence will never be justice enough, I lost the best thing that ever happened to me.. Or hot iron torture. She was still merely a baby! Her story is awful but important. He claimed Kelly would put me through hell winding me up. He also said that Kelly would taunt him about his dead mother and often hurt herself to make it look worse. Her family was always very close, and described Kelly as confident, independent, mature for her age. Her posture eroded her head was always down, chin to her chest. While police did in fact find her body in a bathtub, they could see that how it got there was no accident. Worse than the case of Sylvia Liken, Just bone chilling. It wouldnt matter what you say. The lack of knowledge of domestic abuse situations alone its unfair to hold them accountable. You are a highly dangerous person. Its easy to blame the parents. 92, of Indianapolis, passed away on August 21, 2020. He suggested that she challenged him to hurt her and he was just complying to his wishes He had earlier said in a statement that Bates had a bad habit of hurting herself to make it look worse on me.. I can write a Book on the Subject FRONT AN BACK, BACK TO FRONT.. The reasoning of theyve only killed one person for a murderer to get a lesser sentence is absurd. Also theres a new article including crime scene photos on my Patreon. Devastated by the death of his girlfriend, Jane, due to a brain tumor, he developed high blood pressure and other medical conditions and quit writing to focus on his job. It was at the age of 26 that he wrote his first book, The Thomas Berryman Number that got rejected by 31 publishers before being published by Little, Brown and Company in 1976. Her emaciated body revealed 150 separate injury sites. Smith is a poster-child for human depravity, cruelty, and sheer evil. James Patterson Smith was sentenced to serve at least 20 years in prison, and the judge recommended that he never be released and lets hope he never is. Her scalp had even been torn away! Even with all of the proof that this was obviously a murder, James stuck to his story: hed done nothing wrong at all Kelly Ann had been crazy, every bit of this had been self inflicted, shed tortured herself! She was tortured by him over a period of four weeks . Smith was jailed for life in November 1997 and during the trial it emerged that he had a horrific history of violence towards women. He would call and check on her constantly, exuding his control over her. Smith gave evidence during the appeal and is believed to have told the panel he is a changed man. As it would soon be discovered, Smith had a history of violence towards women. The next time you do it, you can go. Kelly chose to leave. Smith denied murder but the jury took just one hour to find him guilty. James grew up in Bloomfield, Indiana and was raised on his parents' farm. As of February 27th, 2023, James Patterson has 29 new or upcoming book releases. Her parents agreed only on one condition that she keeps in regular contact, and kept coming to their home. She left the family home for good on the 30th of November, 1995, and moved into Smiths two-bedroom semi-detached house in Furnival Road, Gorton. In the tenth and final episode of British Murders Season 4, I tell the story of James Patterson Smith and Kelly-Anne Bates. On April 16, 1996, middle-aged James Smith drowned his 17-year-old girlfriend, Kelly-Anne, in the bath. Kelly-Anne had been brutally tortured by James for around 4 weeks prior to being murdered. Image: Shutterstock.com | Above: Kelly-Anne Bates was drowned in a bath after being tortured by her sadistic boyfriend, Colleen Stan, was held captive for seven years between 1977 and 1981, Our Daughter Was Tortured To Death By Her Sadistic Boyfriend, Crime + Investigation Play - What to watch in March 2023. Smith and Bates met while she babysat the children of a friend. She was 16, a child. A . Her murderer is probably free by now, looking for other victims. Margaret Bates contacted the local police before her daughters death and described her concerns: Bates regularly came home with bruises and occasionally with bite marks. As for Margret, she wishes, "I want him to die just like Kelly did. Her mother put her foot down, and told her, If you dont like the rules were setting; youve got to let us know where you are, let us know youre alright. In England, the legal system considered her an adult, so her parents could not force her to leave Smith. But he probably did have a sad childhood where he was smacked up side the head regularly and he cant regulate his emotions or deal with the anger so he sits on his computer all day wishing to get attention in the only way he knows how, he says outlandish shit on posts he knows will get him the thing he craves, acknowledgement. The President Is Missing (2018) was a big hit and topped the The New York Times Best Seller list. But for 17-year-old Kelly-Anne Bates, that was the horrific reality of the final weeks of her life. He achieved his first big success with his novel Along Came a Spider in 1993. James claimed that he initially assumed she was playing dead, as she had done so in the past, but when the authorities arrived, they found Kellys blood smeared on the floor and walls in every room in the house. SICKENING. I stand by that. Burns on her thigh caused by the application of a hot iron, Multiple stab wounds caused by knives, forks and scissors, Mutilation of her ears, nose, eyebrows, mouth, lips and genitalia, Wounds caused by a spade and pruning shears, Later stab wounds to the empty eye sockets, The Torture and Murder of Kelly Anne Bates, The Mashed Potato Murder | The Scare Chamber, The Brutal Murder of Sylvia Likens | The Scare Chamber, David Parker Ray and his Toy Box of Torture, Alexandra Wiwcharuk: The Girl in Saskatoon, Practicing Cannibalism | The Scare Chamber, Alexandra Wiwcharuk: The Girl in Saskatoon | The Scare Chamber, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. I hope that doesnt sound weird. She had grown up around older people, even played hockey with girls in college. I didnt know what to do. An initially taken-aback Little, Brown and Company came on board and agreed to share half the cost of production and telecast of the commercial with Patterson footing the other half. . Finally James dragged his victim to the tub, beat her some more, then drowned the girl. He had gouged out her eyes, probably with his hands, up to three weeks before her death and stabbed her in the face and body with scissors and forks, Manchester Crown Court heard. This site has been saved! He was sentenced to life imprisonment, serving a minimum of 20 years. As far as I know, hes still rotting away in a jail cell. James Patterson, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and uncle departed this life on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, in Hampton, Virginia at the age of 92. They should of given him a death sentence and not let him have a last meal. Kelly claimed she had been jumped by some girls. 'It's a show that I'm passionate about': Will Mellor on 'Cops Who Kill'. It was while he was studying for his B.A. 'I vividly recall seeing our bread knife in the kitchen and wanting to pick it up and stab him in the back. He worked on The Midnight Club by first making a draft of the plot with all the important events and then fleshed out the story with description and detail while improving the language. Her brother tries to see her at her home she now shares with James, but James tells him shes not home. There are POWS who treated better and war crimes not nearly as shocking. 'It was a bizarre thought - I would never normally think of anything so violent and now I wonder whether it was some sort of sixth sense. Stab wounds were even found on the inside of her mouth. | But I feel like people dont focus as much on what the victims life was like. She no longer felt like she could reach out to them, let them know what was happening with her relationship when she had done so much to make them happy with it. Nicely put , my dear. Its not always easy trying to protect children but you dont give up. Barker . She stops seeing her mother, telling her she got a job, and had opportunity for overtime. Find details for every James Patterson book, including a complete list of all his books in order. It should never be allowed to walk among us ever again. Shed quit the job which shed loved so much, phone calls home grew rare, then in March of 1996 they completely ceased; letters and cards took their place, but the teenagers parents noticed that the handwriting was obviously not Kellys. Born in Philadelphia, PA he moved to Bradenton in 1971 from Massapequa Park, NY. I feel like they were more afraid of her being upset with them, than they were of the ultimate outcome. My dream is to purchasing what I need to get that YouTube/patreon off the ground. However, after meeting Smith, she completely changed. 'Evidence from witnesses such as probation officers, psychiatrists and psychologists, officials supervising the offender in prison as well as victim personal statements may be given at the hearing. During the trial, she told the court that he once held her head under water in the kitchen sink. J ames Patterson Smith (49) was found guilty of murdering Kelly Anne Bates at the home they shared in Gorton, . Bates never revealed any of the abuse to her mother or father. Public Domain In 1996, James Patterson Smith of Manchester, England slowly tortured his 17-year-old girlfriend Kelly Anne Bates to death over the course of four gruesome weeks. Upon entering the residence it was immediately realized that there was no way this was an accidental death. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of Terms and Conditions. Along Came a Spider (1993), the first Alex Cross book was Pattersons first major success. I know I shouldn't say this, but I wish I'd killed him the first time I saw him. Its safe to say they were lucky to escape the relationship with their lives. Despite their 32-year age difference, Bates moved in with Smith. Perhaps the worst case of human torture ever known is the case of Junko Furuta, who suffered for 44 days. She had multiple stab wounds caused by knives, forks, and scissors. The release date of this novel will be September 18, 2023. The jury was provided with professional counselling to help them deal with the distress of seeing the photographs of Kelly-Anne's injuries. Re: They are ignorant. There is a lot moreRead more . Margret was so happy to learn that her daughter was doing well that she forgot to ask when he last saw her. Margret later admitted in an interview that she just wanted to stab James with the bread knife in the kitchen, she regretted not doing that at the time, saying, This wasnt the man I wanted for my daughter. ]]> In addition to his staple of crime fiction series, Patterson has regularly written stand-alone novels; while many are thrillers and crime fiction penned in the best traditions of the genres, books like Sundays at Tiffanys (2008), co-written with Gabrielle Charbonnet, were a supernatural romance, The Christmas Wedding (2011), co-authored with Richard DiLallo, a family drama, and The Murder of King Tut: The Plot to Kill the Child King (2009), written in collaboration with Martin Dugard, a historical non-fiction. You are a highly dangerous person. Even though he has been criticized, Patterson has regularly collaborated with other authors. Cant think why anybody in their right mind would be happy to live there if they knew about that aspect of its history. 'He was much older than I expected and this wasn't the man I wanted for my daughter. He will only be in his 60s when he has a chance of getting out!! When Kelly-Anne's parents Margaret and Thomas finally met Smith, they were distraught at the age difference. Kellys kneecaps and the bones in her hand had been shattered after being smashed, and her arm fractured, so there was no possible way that she couldve possibly fought back. James Patterson was born on June 29, 1932 and died on August 19, 1972. The grave site of James Patterson. Knowing Kelly had lied to her parents, not once, but multiple times, he used that to drive a deeper wedge between her and her family. Police went to her parents house, and before they could say anything, her mother says, Hes killed her. Kelly was 17 years old. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. Naval Officer in 1983. William Lawler, the pathologist who examined her body, said, In my career, I have examined almost 600 victims of homicide but I have never come across injuries so extensive.. 15:48 16 Jan 2023, updated 16:28 16 Jan 2023. Probably still going to be a POS 20 years from now. She was unaware Smith abused multiple young women prior. Id happily execute this pos. Joshua Patrick Patterson, 44, of Morgantown, born Aug. 11, 1978, out-throttled the wings of his guardian angel on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, on his Harley-Davidson. Recipient Governor's award, Mississippi Democratic Party, 1991, Claude Ramsey award, 1994, Chairs award, Mississippi Humanities Council, 1998. I seem to recall reading elsewhere that it was a long time before Kellys parents realized her partner was a lot older than her because shed put off introducing him to them until she was 16, and that shed done that for fear that theyd have him arrested if they found out about the relationship prior to her reaching that age. And theres nobody to blame; only the monster. He established the James Patterson PageTurner Awards in 2005 that had a mission of funding schools, educators, companies, and other institutions that implement effective and original ways of spreading the excitement of reading and books. 'Parole Board decisions are solely focused on what risk a prisoner could represent to the public if released and whether that risk is manageable in the community. On April 16, 1996 Smith walked into his local police station to report Kellys accidental death by drowning. James Patterson Smith, 49, was found guilty of murdering Kelly When her father saw him, and saw that he was much older than he had expected, he asked his daughter, Hes a bit older than you Kelly, are you sure thats what you want?. When I first met him, the hairs went up on the back of my neck, recalled her mother, Margaret.2. As for Margret, she wishes, I want him to die just like Kelly did. James E. Smith. Plot #34044040. She begins to notice other injuries as time goes on. By Andy Gardner For Mailonline Sometimes not returning home for two days at a time. Your parents must have done a wonderful job of dragging you up. Police attended Smith's address and found Kelly-Anne's naked body in a bedroom. Police allowed her parents to view her body and demand they tell them what happened. A judge just handed my brother a 27 year sentence for being on drugs. Always a mature, bubbly girl, Kelly was friendly with an older crowd, so for her mother Margaret, it was no surprise when at 16-years-old, the teenager told her she had an older boyfriend. However, as Margaret Bates puts it, when she first met Dave Smith, the hairs on the back of my neck went up. Not just an older boyfriend, Smith was in fact 32-years-old. 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