Jhessye Shockley

UnHappy Mother's Day: Top Ten Worst of the Worst Moms in the Valley

No doubt many moms enjoyed breakfast in bed, flowers or some chocolaty goodness today in honor of Mother's Day. But, as New Times' blogger/reporter Matt Hendley has extensively documented, not all women deserve such special treatment. We can think of a few things these women -- some of the worst mo ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley's Mom Jerice Hunter Now Without a Lawyer After Not Paying the Bills

The court process for Jerice Hunter -- the woman accused of murdering her 5-year-old daughter, Jhessye Shockley, before tossing her body in the garbage -- may take a bit longer now, since Hunter is short an attorney.The public-information office at the Maricopa County Superior Court says Hunter's ca ... More >>

10 Favorite Local Hip-Hop Tracks of 2012

It's been a mighty big year for hip-hop music in Arizona, most notably with the explosion of the locally-produced platinum hit "Mercy" by Kanye West. Producer and New F-Os member Lifted helped direct ears towards our corner of the map for his work on the massively popular track, but he hasn't been t ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley's Mother Has Been Arrested, but Girl's Still Missing, One Year Later

Yesterday, the Glendale Police Department sent out a reminder that exactly one year ago, police were called to a south Glendale apartment complex for a report of a missing 5-year-old girl, Jhessye Shockley.Jhessye's still missing a year later, but police presume she's dead, and her mother, Jerice Hu ... More >>

Jerice Hunter Pleads Not Guilty to Abuse, Murder of 5-Year-Old Jhessye Shockley

See also: Jhessye Shockley's Mother Jerice Hunter Arrested for Girl's MurderSee also: Jerice Hunter's Bond Set at $500,000Jerice Hunter's still maintaining her innocence in the in the death of her 5-year-old daughter, Jhessye Shockley.Hunter pleaded not guilty this morning to charges of child abuse ... More >>

CPS Received One Report Claiming Jerice Hunter Abused or Neglected Jhessye Shockley

See also: Jhessye Shockley's Mother Continues to Bash Glendale P.D., CPSSee also: Jhessye Shockley's Mother Jerice Hunter Arrested for Girl's Murder See also: Jerice Hunter Pleads Not GuiltyDespite what's previously been said by Jerice Hunter's family, information released by Child Protective Servic ... More >>

Anyone Surprised Jerice Hunter Is Charged With Murdering Jhessye Shockley?

See also: Jhessye Shockley's Mother Jerice Hunter Arrested for Girl's MurderThe Glendale Police Department announced yesterday that Jerice Hunter, the mother of missing and presumed dead 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, was arrested for the girl's murder.Once it was announced in December that police bel ... More >>

Jerice Hunter's Bond Set at $500,000 for Alleged Murder of Daughter Jhessye Shockley

See also: Jhessye Shockley's Mother Jerice Hunter Arrested for Girl's MurderJerice Hunter's bond was set at $500,000 for charges of child abuse and the first-degree murder of her 5-year-old daughter, Jhessye Shockley.The Maricopa County Superior Court sent over Hunter's paperwork this morning, and s ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley's Mother Jerice Hunter Arrested for Girl's Murder

The Glendale Police Department has just announced that Jerice Hunter, the mother of missing and presumed dead 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, was arrested for the murder of her daughter.Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery said Hunter's charged with first-degree murder and child abuse.

Jhessye Shockley: Could Someone Still Be Convicted in Her Death?

Glendale police announced yesterday that the search for the body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley in the Butterfield Landfill came to an end.Rick St. John, assistant chief of police, said investigators know she's in the landfill somewhere, which has 691 acres full of garbage in total, but she wasn't i ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley Search Ends Without a Trace of 5-Year-Old Girl's Body

The body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley will likely never be found, after Glendale police announced today that the search of the Butterfield Landfill has been completed.At a press conference this afternoon, Assistant Chief of Police Rick St. John said throughout the search -- which started in Februa ... More >>

Will Jhessye Shockley's Mother Still Be Charged in Girl's Death?

Glendale police announced Friday that the search for the body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley has entered its "final stages."Jhessye's mother, Jerice Hunter, was arrested for child abuse in November, but was released after charges weren't filed.Police have said they believe Jhessye's dead, and her mo ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley Shockley Search in "Final Stages," Glendale Police Say

Glendale police say today that the search for the body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley has entered its "final stages.""As of today, there has been no significant discovery of evidence directly connected to Jhessye's death," police say in a statement.Police believe Shockley's body was placed in a tras ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Search of Landfill About 75 Percent Complete; End Date Still Unknown

The search of the landfill where police believe they may find the the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley will end, but police don't yet know when.Glendale police spokeswoman Tracy Breeden tells New Times that news outlets saying the search is ending in June are "drawing the wrong conclusion ... More >>

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Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Documents Found Dated Around Time Girl Went Missing

​The search of the landfill where police believe they may find the the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley continues into week two with no sign of the girl, as police say today that nothing related to disappearance has been found.What has been found, however, are documents in the area that ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Search Of Landfill Continues, Photos Released

​Authorities this morning continued their search of a landfill south of the Valley, where they believe they might find the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley.The landfill search started yesterday after months of preparation. Police haven't yet said whether they've found anything related t ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Search Of Landfill For 5-Year-Old's Body Starts Today

​Authorities have begun searching a landfill south of the Valley for the remains of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley.Shockley was reported missing in October. Glendale police suspect the girl is dead -- and that her mother, Jerice Hunter, killed her and threw her dead body into a trash can in T ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Police to Start Searching Landfill For Body February 6

​Glendale police announced this morning that investigators will start searching a landfill south of the Valley for the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley on February 6.Shockley was reported missing in October. The case is now a homicide investigation, with her mother, Jerice Hunter, as th ... More >>

Trap House Releases New Track, "Jhessye" For Missing 5-year-Old Jhessye Shockley

We've covered the disappearance of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley over at Valley Fever, our news blog, for the past few months, and it is a story that has shifted from a missing person investigation to a homicide investigation, with Shockley's mother, Jerice Hunter, as the number one suspect. The sto ... More >>

Will Cops Find Jhessye Shockley's Body?

​The Glendale Police Department announced yesterday that it plans to move forward with plans to search a landfill for the remains of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, who's been missing since October and is presumed dead.Since Shockley's disappearance, the case has gone from a missing person investigat ... More >>

Glendale Police to Search Landfill For Body of Missing 5-Year-Old Jhessye Shockley

​The Glendale Police Department says it will move forward with plans to search a landfill south of Phoenix for the body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, who's been missing since October.Glendale police told New Times last month that the case is now a homicide investigation, with Shockley's mother, ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley Thrown in Tempe Trash Can; Case Now a Homicide Investigation, Glendale Police Say

The body of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley was thrown in a trash can in Tempe, Glendale police now say.​The Glendale Police Department says it now believes that the body of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley was thrown in a trash can in Tempe and may be in a landfill just south of the Valley.Glendal ... More >>

Miguel Garcia, Once Investigated By CPS, Accused of Killing 1-Year-Old

MCSOMiguel Garcia​The hits keep coming for the folks at Arizona Child Protective Services -- the latest child killed by a person the agency has investigated in the past is 1-year-old Aleigh Torres, who police say was murdered by her mother's boyfriend, 22-year-old Miguel "Angel" Garcia.According t ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley Disappearance: Glendale Police Won't Search Landfill For Girl's Remains

Jhessye Shockley was reported missing on October 11. The last time she was seen alive was September 22.​The Glendale Police Department says it no longer plans to search a city landfill for the remains of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, who was reported missing nearly two months ago.Glendale S ... More >>

Jerice Hunter Attorney: Timing of Hunter's Arrest "Real Fishy;" Says Community's Heart Should Be With Hunter

​As we reported yesterday, Jerice Hunter, the Glendale mom eyed in the disappearance of her missing 5-year-old daughter, Jhessye Shockley, has hired an attorney after getting thrown in jail -- and then released without charges being filed against her -- last week.We spoke to Hunter's attorney, Sco ... More >>

Jerice Hunter, Mom Eyed in Disappearance of 5-Year-Old Jhessye Shockley, Has an Attorney. Meet Scott Maasen

​A Valley attorney -- best known for representing an escort who accused baseball villain Albert Belle of stalking her in 2006 -- has been recruited to represent Jerice Hunter, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley.Attorney Scott Maasen has agreed to represent Hunter, his office confirm ... More >>

Jerice Hunter, Mother Suspected in Disappearance of 5-Year-Old Jhessye Shockley, Released From Jail

MCSOJerice Hunter is a free woman...for now.​Jerice Hunter, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley -- who is suspected in the girl's disappearance -- has been released from jail.Hunter, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says, was released about 10:40 a.m today.Jerry Cobb, spokesman f ... More >>

Jerice Hunter Bond Request Turned Down by Bail Bondsman; Mom's 5-year-Old Still Missing, Believed Dead

A Valley bail-bond company says it has denied an offer to write a bond for Jerice Hunter because her daughter is still missing and the bond amount is too low. The operators of Regulator Bail Bonds, Inc., tweeted and Facebooked their displeasure last night, urging the state's other bail-bon ... More >>

Jerice Hunter Told Other Children to Lie About Jhessye Shockley Disappearance; Kept 5-Year-Old in Closet Before Reporting Her Missing

Jerice Hunter cleaned her apartment with bleach days before reporting her 5-year-old daughter missing.​Glendale police announced yesterday that they don't expect to find missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley alive, and now we know why: it appears her mother, Jerice Hunter, who was arrested yesterday ... More >>

Missing 5-Year-Old Jhessye Shockley's Mother Arrested by Glendale P.D.

James KingJerice Hunter, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, has been taken into police custody.​The mother of a 5-year-old Glendale girl who's been missing for over a month reportedly has been arrested.Jerice Hunter, the mother of Jhessye Shockley -- who was last seen on October 11 ... More >>

Jhessye Shockley Not Likely to Be Found Alive, Glendale PD Says. Mother Arrested for Child Abuse "Directly Related" to Disappearance

​The Glendale Police Department confirmed this afternoon that Jerice Hunter, the mother of missing 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley, has been arrested for child abuse "directly related" to the disappearance of her daughter. Additionally, Glendale Sergeant Brent Coombs says, it's unlikely the girl will ... More >>