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June 19, 2013

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DNA evidence links suspect to slain 10-year-old, police say

As late as Christmas Day – two days before the body of 10-year-old Jade Morris was found in North Las Vegas – the woman last seen with the girl refused to answer Metro Police detectives’ questions about the girl. What Brenda Jean Stokes, 50, didn’t know at the time was that a day earlier, detectives serving a search warrant on her Windmill Lane apartment had found blood on a pantsuit that matched a description of the garments Stokes was wearing when she picked up Morris on Dec. 21, according to a Metro arrest report released Monday. Police also had impounded ...

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  1. Won't be going to Bellagio anymore until they prove they have a better class of employee.

  2. I absolutely refuse to believe that her father did not see some type of signs of suspect behavior from this woman. This sounds like an extremely jealous nutcase and there's no way this poor child's father missed that. I don't care how nice this woman was toward this child...she likely exhibited signs that a normal person woud say "no way does she look after my child".....

    Jail, trial, convict..then execute. No brainer.

  3. So what? DNA matched OJ to the crime scene and it didn't matter.

    I'll bet the cops planted the blood.

  4. I see no difference in this murderer and comments being made simply because of the child's skin color.

    Honestly, you have to question the mental stability of a sick twisted parasitical person to make a comment of that nature simply because of the innocent child's color of her skin.

    I don't see a difference between such a vile person and the murderer herself.

    Vile and disgusting both of them!

  5. A quick trial and a fast execution would be the right thing to do. Bring back the electric chair and use it.

  6. <<I'll bet the cops planted the blood.>>

    And HOW would they do that? Sheesh.

  7. Det_Munch I'm surprised you keep up with the murders and crime here in Nevada beings their so much of it going on in Chicago. You should question your police department.

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