Jamulak Research Paper

I chose the death of Matthew Podolak. Matthew suddenly became sick and ended up hospitalized. Furthermore, Matthew began having back spasms and was treated for kidney stones at the local ER. Several weeks after this, Matthew was rushed to the hospital for dizziness and loss of balance where he died soon after. Due to there being lack of evidence of foul play at the time of death, it was ruled “manner undetermined.” Shortly before this, Matthew was diagnosed with depression and was given medications to treat it. He also asked his friends to remove his guns and hunting rifles from the house because he was having thoughts of harming himself. However, there wasn’t enough evidence for the police to investigate it as a homicide.

After 4 years, a tip was given to the detective that investigated the case. The tip came from Jameson Kennedy, the ex-boyfriend. Jameson told investigators that Holly confessed to him that she was

Jameson said he told his lawyer about the “confession,” who told him to report it to authorities. It was found out that Jameson did not report his knowledge to the authorities until after Jameson was arrested and convicted on his 7th felony. Soon after reporting it to the police, a phone call was set up with Jameson and Holly in an attempt to get her confession on a recorded line. During the phone call, Jameson confronted Holly with what she apparently told him about putting something in his drink. Holly denied telling him anything of that nature and became very verbally upset at him for making that accusation. The prosecution omitted the recorded phone call during the trial. The defense obtained that copy and played it for the jury to hear. The defense attacked his character by painting a picture of Jameson being a liar, criminal, and someone who can’t be trusted. It was pointed out that his statement was an attempt to get time taken off of his