Kentucky

The following story from the Courier Journal may be a human interest piece, but it is also a reminder that behind the recent stories regarding judicial campaign violations, AOC layoffs, criminal trials against a coach, and more, are the people.   People who expect the system to work; to find the criminals and bring them to justice.

And for those people for whom the judicial system has been a disappointment to say the least, I would expect our posts on judicial elections being bought mean little as they wait for one single case involving one single loved one to bring forward one single closure.

The Dishon case.

Here's the story:

After 10 years, Jessica Dishon's family still seeks justice in Bullitt teen's murder



By Emily Hagedorn ? ehagedorn@courier-journal.com ? September 10, 2009

 

The files detailing the investigation of Jessica Dishon's murder sit in neat piles in a cinder-block room at the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office.



On a recent day, there was a note atop the files ? a new tip.



?I can't say the leads have run out,? said Larry Carroll, a former homicide detective who is a part-time consultant on the case for the sheriff's office. ?But the investigation is very slow at this point.?



He then picked up the note, declining to discuss its contents.



Thursday marked the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of 17-year-old Jessica, who was later found dead not far from her home ? but despite the many years, Jessica's family, as well as David ?Bucky? Brooks, the neighbor once charged with her murder, say they are still hungry for a resolution.



?It's just like a standstill,? said Jessica's mother, Edna Dishon. ?I think it would be easier if there was justice done.?



Jessica's family and friends gathered for a candlelight vigil by her grave Thursday night.



Her grave lists her date of death as Sept. 10, 1999, but her mother acknowledged they can't definitively know when she died without a finished investigation.



?It is an unsolved case, but God says it's not going to be,? Larry Cobb, Jessica's great uncle, said at the vigil. ?He said what is done in secret will be revealed. I pray the truth will come forth.?



Jessica was last seen at the family's Shepherdsville home as she was preparing to go to school. Her body was found 17 days later, about seven miles from her home, in a dumping ground known as the Salt River bottoms.

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