Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
November 20, 2003
Stenson Murder

Here's more on the woman that allegedly was threatening to kill Dernell Stenson:


Stenson, who was found slain on Nov. 5, told police that Jennifer Gaddis sent threatening and harassing text messages to his cell phone for nearly six months, records showed.

"U better pray I never see you again, I swear Dernell U R worth a murder charge & that is all you are worth," was one of three text messages left on Stenson's cell phone Oct. 21, according to police.

The messages were sent from an e-mail address Stenson identified to police as his ex-girlfriend's. During a phone interview, Gaddis told Scottsdale investigators that she sent an Oct. 21 message to the outfielder saying she'd be happy if he died, but denied writing any of the three messages Stenson showed police.


It looks like Stenson changed the story he told police as well:

On Oct. 21, Stenson told police that he had not spoken with Gaddis since they broke up nearly a year ago, when he started dating his current girlfriend. During a follow-up interview later in the day, Stenson admitted he had recently seen and called Gaddis. He declined to press charges against her.

What I'm not clear on is did he have to press charges to get the restraining order? And has anyone connected the killers to this woman? That's the real story.


Posted by David Pinto at 03:19 PM | Crime | TrackBack (0)