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Gulbertson charged with murder
Court records filed Tuesday allege a hammer was used
Published Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Chad Jamie Gulbertson
Thirty-seven-year-old Chad Jamie Gulbertson on Tuesday was charged in Freeborn County District Court with one count of second-degree murder and one count of third-degree murder in the death of Jody Lee Morrow.
Freeborn County District Court Judge John A. Chesterman set unconditional bail at $1 million. No conditional bail was set.
The charges come two days after authorities found Morrow, 38, dead in her trailer at 730 Larimore Circle.
Before officers found her, Gulbertson reportedly came into the Law Enforcement Center Sunday with a family member and told an officer he thought he killed his former girlfriend.
Local and state authorities have been investigating the case since.
A preliminary report from the Freeborn County medical examiner has determined that Morrow’s death was caused by multiple blunt force injuries to her head, according to the criminal complaint filed in court.
The complaint states Gulbertson told an officer he had hit Morrow, who was wheelchair bound because of a diabetic condition, with a hammer.
In court Tuesday, Freeborn County Attorney said he believes Gulbertson to be a “flight risk,” especially considering the allegations against him and the evidence that has been found in the case.
According to court records, when Gulbertson came into the Police Department on Sunday, he told Officer Bob Etheridge he went to Morrow’s home around 1 a.m. earlier that day. He first talked with her outside the trailer and later went into the home. He stated he and Morrow began to argue.
“Gulbertson then began crying hysterically and could not continue the conversation,” records state.
The family member with Gulbertson told Etheridge he had been contacted by Gulbertson around 6 a.m. Sunday by phone and Gulbertson asked him to come to Albert Lea to pick him up.
The family member did so and took Gulbertson to his home in Alden, the records continued. There was no conversation on the ride to Alden, and Gulbertson went into a bedroom and laid down.
At about 9:30 a.m. the family member got up and found Gulbertson in the kitchen sobbing, documents stated.
“When asked what was wrong, Chad Gulbertson told him that he had done the stupidest thing, and then stated that he had killed Jody Morrow,” the court record states. “(The family member) asked Chad Gulbertson if he was certain and Chad Gulbertson stated that he had hit her with a hammer.”
When officers arrived at 730 Larimore Circle, the front door of the attached enclosed porch of the trailer was locked. Officers breached the door and entered the main door, which was unlocked.
They found Morrow, in her nightgown, lying on the floor on her right side in front of her wheelchair.
“The floor, nightgown and seat of the wheelchair was covered in blood,” court records stated. “She appeared to have sustained serious head injuries.”
Behind her on the floor was a ball-peen hammer.
The report stated the mobile home was “extremely cluttered, filled with miscellaneous property, including tools.”
When Albert Lea Police Department detective Frank Kohl approached Gulbertson to interview him at the Freeborn County Law Enforcement Center, “Chad Gulbertson held out his hands and told detective Kohl to put the cuffs on him,” the report continued.
He told Kohl he was living with friends on Court Street and that he did not have a permanent place to live. He noted Saturday night he had been drinking with friends and went to Morrow’s house but couldn’t remember what time he was there, documents state.
Gulbertson’s clothing was checked and photographed and will be turned over to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension forensic laboratory.
The charge of second-degree murder while under a restraining order for protection carries a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison. The third-degree murder charge, of perpetrating an eminently dangerous act and evincing a depraved mind, carries a maximum penalty of 25 years.
Gulbertson is next scheduled to appear before the court at 1 p.m. July 6.
Chesterman informed Gulbertson of his rights, such as the right to an attorney and to a jury trial. Gulbertson indicated he would be applying for a public defender.
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Posted by wildman (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)
How does one beat someone to death with a hammer, and not be charged with first degree murder, and second degree murder. Premeditation? I'm sure he didn't break an OFP with good intentions...When you hit a person in the head with a hammer not once, but repeatedly, I'm pretty sure your intent is to kill..
Posted by cake (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 1:33 p.m.
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Posted by brittonclan (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 1:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Remember the GOLDEN RULE....Get rid of this guy.
Posted by karlenemw (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 2:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
before you hang this man.take a good look at what can happen to a person who since he was 8 years old,had a mom who constantly hit him with enything she can hit him with and calls it tuff love..i call it child abuse..nowounder he grew up to be so angry torge womans.and if you think tuff love is the way to raise your kids...there is going to be more kids growing up just like chad.there is a differents between a spanking to keep the kids in line,to a beaten just because mommy dearest had a bad day or a bad hair day...a child is not born a monster,its how life at home is.eather a home with love,or a home with hate and abuse.because he was not perfect like his sisters who got the love..and this is where the kids turns to drugs for the love that they are looking for..
Posted by wildman (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 2:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)
There is some truth that the hardships of childhood can be a factor, HOWEVER, we cannot shift blame to mommy, and drugs or anything else. This man is responsible for his own actions and should be held accountable for them. Everyone wants to blame someone else.
Posted by portiajules (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 2:43 p.m.
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Posted by esherwood (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 3:12 p.m.
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Posted by karlenemw (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 3:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
and there is alot of abuse children who grew up into a angry person,and now is in prison for a awfull crime that they did.i am sure they was not saved..take a look at it very hard.it can happen to anybodys family no matter how perfect the family thinks they are.drugs takes over your life.there is no excuse for this.just remember drugs do take over your life.say a prayer for both of the familys and the woman who lost her life.
Posted by leftys2221 (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 3:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
MN doesn't have the death penalty.
2nd Degree is right, if they can not prove that it is not premeditated and it is 1st degree then he gets off.
Posted by paulsonj72 (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 3:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
In Minnesota you can only be charged with 1st degree murder by a grand jury returning an indictment. Every other crime can be charged by a complaint, so that is why there are only 2nd & 3rd degree murder charges were filed. If they want a 1st degree murder charge they must present the case to a grand jury and have them return an indictment for 1st degree murder
Posted by mnbluejay (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 3:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)
paulsonj72, thank you for that piece of information. I think that needs to be out there so people can understand why there isn't a 1st degree charge right from the start. I know that made a lot of people mad but if that is the difference between a conviction and having him walk, I am for the second and third degree charge.
Posted by cake (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 3:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)
karlenemw - why do you defend this man!?!?! Here are the facts - if you speed, you get a ticket. If you drink and drive and get caught - you pay the price. If you run a business below board - you go out of business and affect the livelyhood of all parties ivolved. If you conciously pick up a hammer and beat an innocent woman, and a mother of 2 children to death - you go to PRISON! The purpose of those statements is that no matter what crime you commit - it is becuase of YOUR OWN actions. I, as many who will read this, grew up in a broken home, a home full of alcohol abuse, and physical violence, and now today am proud to say that I am a successful business man. It is about being responsible for your own actions, and raising the bar for yourself and and for the future of your children and family. We are in charge of our own destiny, and using past physical violence as an EXCUSE for what this man is done is absolutely ridiculous! I am not compltely heartless, and feel very badly for anyone that has to go through this type of violence growing up, but it does not give you the right to act out in this sort of way! Stop defending this man - you do the crime, you pay the time.
Posted by karlenemw (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 4:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
CAKE....not defending the man,he is going to answer to the crime..think of the FAMILY ON BOTH SIDES..YOU DONT HAVE TO BE SO RUDE...TO ME.....
Posted by playerrae33 (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 4:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)
people cant let there past be an excuse for what they have done in the present. i came from a very bad abuse family and i dont abuse my children because of my past,or kill any one and use that i have a bad childhood. We are all responsible for our own actions.We know right from wrong.
Jody was my friend who was like a sister and now no one can bring her back to us all because we dont understand how they could let him walk in court we went to the court with jody and he walked everytime and no she is gone.
The state needs to come up with more protection for victims who are in a domestic violence situation ;restraining orders DONT WORK i know i have been there and sure until u get one the perpetrator gets away with it and they do nothing until its to late and then when u get the restraining order IT STILL DONT STOP! it seems to put the victim in a more dangerous situation. Why are victims not protected until its to late? if they would of never let chad walk she would still be here. she was a wonderful person full of life and was looking to be with her boys for a month in july and now they cant be with their mom. i hope justice is served with this case of domestic abuse but also any more cases so we can prevent any more deaths of innocent victims.CHAD NEEDS TO GET WHAT HE DESERVES IN THE COURT OF LAW.
Posted by esherwood (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 4:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
RIGHT ON CAKE!!! I agree w/ you 100%. I am also proud of you...a man defending women in abusive relationships.
Posted by chrish (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 4:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)
karlenemw - you are not totally wrong in your line of thinking. You are right that abused children can grow up to be abusers. There are also people that sadly, are not "wired right" and are prone to violence. They simply have bad genetics.
Having said that, these people need to charged appropriately and sentenced properly to protect the public at large. This was a very violent crime and regardless of the "why" part, this is someone who needs to be punished appropriately.
As user cake said, there are many people who come from bad situations who do not go on to commit these crimes. I also agree with cake that we all need to take responsibility for our actions. Sadly, some people aren't as capable of that as other but nonetheless we seem to live in a "devil made me do it" culture where people don't accept responsibility for their mistakes.
From all I have read on this, I am very surprised that a first degree murder charge was not handed down.
Posted by rebel52534 (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 6:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I am Jody's ex-husband and I do agree it is hard to believe that a first degree charge was not handed down. I live in Iowa can anyone there tell what the sentence for first degree is?
Posted by playerrae33 (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 8:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
rebel and to all chad has to go to court and be charged and they need a hearing to change his charge i am one of jody's close friends and he will pay but we all need to stay together and hope that he gets the first degree i still cant believe she is gone my boyfriend lived with jody and chad and he moved in with me back in march/beginning of april cant remember we checked on her almost daily.my boyfriend and jody were like brother and sister. for first degree i do believe that they have to find evedice that is was premeditated(planned)if they can prove that they can get him for first degree
again to jody's family our prayers are with u and her friends also. seems so weird that she hasn't called to need a ride to the clinic,or to walmart or the bank or just to get together for lunch together she made us laugh my 8 yr old twins miss her so much one of them said she was like a grandma to him.To me she was like a sister like i stated b4.
we are here for the family if they need help packing jody's stuff or anything they can call swtheather if they need to and she has our number or u can leave a number with her for us to call u back. my boyfriend has stuff in his room there yet to. WE ARE HERE TO HELP ANY WAY WE CAN.
OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH HER FAMILY/FRIENDS
Posted by harley01 (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 10:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)
My heart goes out to all family and friends.
As an adult you do make your choices and therefore must answer for your actions. But often times, people turn out alot like their parents. In a home where abuse is a regular thing, it can be a normal thing or "second nature" for someone. And drugs don't matter one bit. I have dealt with many drug abusers thru the last several years. If something like this happens, there is more wrong with a person than drug abuse.
Posted by harley01 (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 10:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)
And hasn't this man been to prison before for something else VERY twisted?
Posted by qwert12 (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 10:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I would just like to say let's not let her passing be for nothing as a community we need to band together to make changes in a failing system. This is something that she would want. She would never want this to happen to anybody else and voices raised together can make a difference. She was a special person who will be missed by many don't let it be in vain.
Posted by the_truth (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 11:02 p.m.
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Posted by denny3838 (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 11:04 p.m.
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Posted by qwert12 (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 11:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I have heard through another party that there is court documents where Jody stated more than once that he threatened to kill her if she went to police. Is that not premeditation.
Posted by denny3838 (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 11:10 p.m.
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Posted by luvnothate (anonymous) on June 23, 2009 at 11:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Cake: here are some facts for you...
•Children who experience child abuse & neglect are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile, 28% more likely to be arrested as an adult, and 30% more likely to commit violent crimes.
These statistics are compiled from US Department of Justice Reports
•Nearly 2/3’s of the people in treatment for drug abuse reported being abused as children
These statistics are compiled from the National Institute on Drug Abuse 2000 Report & Child Abuse & Neglect Study by Arthur Becker-Weidman PhD
Now I do not doubt that you or anyone else was abused as a child but you do have to consider the SEVERITY of the abuse which can lead to this horrific outcome. You can’t take your personal experiences and apply them to everyone’s situation; some people are not as strong as you. I point this out to you cake and everyone on the abuse subject because you are so quick to jump at what you thought was defending and excuses. I think what karlenemw is trying to say is not to excuse him for the crime he committed but to look at the big picture that she has seen HERSELF since this man was eight years old. She agrees he will pay for what he has done to that poor woman and she knows more than you do about THIS man personally. I’m also not saying that what he did is excused by this, by the way it looks though in the article he is taking some responsibility for his actions rather you agree or not. He did turn himself in and is not running away. I do question decisions made on the behalf of the deceased, before anyone jumps to any conclusions on what I say, I question it in the form of why this women seeking help and restraining orders would let this man into her home? By the way it’s put in this article and others there was a history of abuse and threats made by this man on her life. I’m not saying she deserved any of this specially death but if I was concerned for my safety like she was he wouldn’t have been anywhere near my home! My heart goes out to Jody and her family, also I think an important thing to remember that no one else seems to realize is there is two families that are affected by this horrific crime, it is so easy to be quick to judge, forget, and sympathize with one side. My thoughts and prayers go out to BOTH families.
Posted by ramirez (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 3:50 a.m.
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Posted by Iminterested (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 7:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)
An eye for an eye.
Posted by rebel52534 (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 8:56 a.m.
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Posted by tengstrom (Tim Engstrom) on June 24, 2009 at 9:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Tip: To avoid having your comment removed, try saying he "allegedly" committed the crime, rather than coming right out on this forum and declaring the defendant guilty. Thank you for your comments.
Posted by Jake (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 10:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I heard he was allegedly sent away for beastiality.
Posted by klrogness (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 10:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I was born and raised in Albert Lea and now am a professional working in the social work field. My work is in the legal system- working with children that have been abused. I also have quite a bit of experience working with domestic abuse victims. luvnothate, while I agree with your point that not everyone reacts to abuse in the same way and that it's good to look at the big picture I am very offended (as I'm sure cake and others are as well) that you think the "severity" of abuse determines the "outcome" of one's life. I'd like to know what your idea of "severe" abuse is verses "unsevere" abuse- because in my opinion no child should ever have to endure any sort of abuse- and you should be very careful to assume you know anything about another persons experience with abuse and how it's affected them. Just because one child endured abuse for a shorter amount of time or the injuries were less than another child doesn't determine what the emotional damage is- You cannot and should not assume that the suspect was hurt any more as a child than the people that have posted their comments- it is unfair and incredibly offensive.
luvnothate I also need to address the finger you pointed at the victim- you do not know the circumstances that lead to the suspect entering her home and she deserves NO blame what so ever in what happened to her- I'd like to know how you think you could keep an abusive man nowhere "near your home!" Especially if you had physical limitations as well. Maybe he forced his way in- maybe she didn't have time to call police, maybe he was friendly and apologetic outside and she thought things had changed- the point is you don't know- and it is so disgusting that you feel as though you have any authority over her actions.
This is truly a tragic situation. My thoughts and prayers go out to all involved and I hope that justice is served. I would just ask that people please stop posting such insensitive statements- please think about the families reading this- they deserve some peace and not your opinions of their loved ones.
Posted by wonder (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 11:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)
My sister-in-law recently had a restraining order on her ex-boyfriend. He called her 35 times in one day. He sent her numerous e-mails and text messages. This went on for weeks. Reports were taken. When the day of the trial came, he pled guilty to domestic violence. He got 2 years of UNSUPERVISED probation. My sister-in-law was pregnant when he beat her. When are our county and city attornies going to take domestic violence seriously. Women do not get the protection that they deserve once they have received a restraining order. My sympathy to Jody's family and friends.
Posted by BabyGotBack (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 11:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
All you have to do if you want to know someone's criminal record is go to the MN Trial Court Public Access website and look the person up. I looked this guy up and most of his convictions are theft related.
Prayers to the families involved. Tragic.
Posted by crzy_mama2mny (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 12:22 p.m.
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Posted by esherwood (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 1:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)
klrogness..I agree w/ you. I am an advocate for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault here in the little Oskaloosa town where Jody grew up. I attended school w/ her. To many people point the finger at the victims..The dynamics of domestic violence are intense and hard for people who have never been involved w/ it to understand. Leave your judgements at the door and empathize w/ the victim...put yourself in her place..Domestic abuse is a cycle..a woman will leave the relationship 6-8 times before she finally leaves. The 6 weeks after a woman decides to leave ae the most dangerous for her. Abusers are MASTER manipulators. I also would like to question the statistics lovenothate posted. If past abuse determines future behavior..why is it that out of a family of 8 kids (all raised in a very abusive home) why is it that only 2 of the children grow up to be abusers themselves? Why not all of them? Why is it then that there are Dr's, lawyers, judges, (professional people) who also abuse their wives or girlfriends? Abuse is not a learned behavior. Its not caused by drug addiction or just having a bad day. People may grow up around it, but we all know right from wrong...Its about power and control.
*a woman is beaten every 9 seconds
*domestic violence kills as many women as the total # of Americans killed in the Vietnam war.
*Domestic Violence occurs in 2/3rds of all relationships.
Posted by maurice (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 1:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)
It's easy to point fingers, but the fact is, none of us will ever know exactly what happened Sunday morning.
I feel awful when I think of what Jody went through, and of the pain that her family and friends are feeling right now. I only met her once.
I ask that those who are offering prayers for Jody, her family, and friends also take a moment to think of and pray for Chad's family and friends. It's not easy for those of us who are acquainted with him, either.
I know that this won't be a popular comment, but I'm going to make it anyway. Chad has taken responsibility for his actions, and has exhibited great remorse. We need to remember that he is still just a human being, fallible and imperfect. I feel compassion for him.
You can't fight hate with hate. We need better treatment and intervention programs for abusers, including intensive mental health treatment. Punishment alone will not stop domestic abuse.
Posted by amyzone (Amy Stoneback Winch) on June 24, 2009 at 2:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Ummm, does anybody know where he alledgedly lived in Alden? I live there and I would like to think I know the people that live in my little town, but apparently I don't.
Posted by HawaiianHomewrecker (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 3 p.m. (Suggest removal)
karlenemw, if I ever kill someone I hope you are in my jury.
Posted by ccvilla (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 3:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
my sympathy to both familys... they are both grieving... one for the loss of a family member from something so horrible and one trying to understand how their family member could have done something so horrible... my prayers for both familys.
Posted by grateful1 (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 4:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)
amyzone the article says Chad "visited" a relative in Alden not that he lived in Alden. I feel confident that not everyone in his life are capable of murder. Even though we all feel comforted by the idea that we know our neighbors and what's going on in our neighborhoods especially small town folk the truth is we really don't. I grew up in your little town, and I am not saying there are murderers hiding there but there are more than a few skeletons hanging in closets just like anywhere else.
karlenemw i have a feeling I know who you are so my prayers are with you and your family members as well as the victims.
Posted by weaselone72 (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 5:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)
To whom it may concern,,, I used to live with Chad and Jody,I lived with them from November till April first.. And yea you'd expect to have some disagreements in a relationship.. The thing of it was that he would have to follow certain rules to come back home from jail last year. N ow they wernt hard to follow.. He needed to get help, no drugs in the house, no argueing with Jody, no throwing things at her no matter what, and help clean the house like the way we had it when he was in jail the first time.. The thing of it was that he thought that he didn't have to follow anything.. And on many occasions to save face hed do some... Jody would ask him to help around the house and he'd blow up at her and call her names,, punch the walls and through stuff at her or at the walls. The reason i was living there at the time was to keep peace between the two of them and also to help Jody the best way that i could. Jody and i and some or her friends were going to rebuild her trailer this summer so she can go back home when the time comes.. I have my girlfriend's two boys go over there with me to help her out in the house and around the yard. My girlfriend and I would take her to the store and to her Dr.'s appointments and where ever she needed to go. Or another friend would help when she need it. And im not saying that it was perfect.. We all have some problems of our own and some need help and some can cope with it .. I have lost a sister on Sunday and im not a very happy camper..
Posted by playerrae33 (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 5:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
i want to pin point something someone said that it happens every 5-7 years someone dies in our area(albertlea/freeborn county)well i differ what about my friend tammy hughes she was shot to death by her husband all because she wanted a divorce that was back in 2005.this is 2009 that is only 4 years. it should be saying something to our state (mn) that we need new laws on protecting victims of domestic abuse.
Now jody another friend. i loved jody like a sister like i stated b4.now gone away from her children forever that just isn't fair and now her family and friends need justice served.
Posted by weaselone72 (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 5:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Ok i now it takes two in a relationship..You meet half way no matter what.. There is no reason to be in an abusive relationship once an abuser always an a abuser. Yea it might have come from an abusive home or watching it on t.v. , but its hard to get out of that kind of things. I also was in an abusive relationship and it went both ways. And the thing of it is that you don't know who the person really is till its to late..They are nice for a few years them something happens to them in the long run and BAM you or that person is gone for ever.
Posted by ramirez (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 8:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I hate this man!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by rebel52534 (anonymous) on June 24, 2009 at 8:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)
to anyone that knew jody her visitation is july 2nd 5 to 7 pm and funeral is at 7 pm the same night at bates funeral home in oskloosa ia
Posted by lowcarb (anonymous) on June 25, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)
This is what happens when our mentally ill people are continually denied help. It's a shame this had to happen as there were many clues previously. I would like to ask the neighbors how many times they saw him acting unusual in their neighborhood??
Posted by maurice (anonymous) on June 25, 2009 at 12:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I agree. lowcarb. People are posting about all the atrocities that they say they observed, yet did they report any of this to police before it escalated to this level? Maybe if more of her friends had become personally involved, Mr. Gulbertson might be sitting in jail or a mental hospital right now, and Ms. Morrow might be sitting in her yard, enjoying the weather.
On a related note, how will it be possible to find an impartial jury in Freeborn County with so many people 'testifying' both for and against the accused here in the newspaper?
This is all such a terrible shame for everyone involved.
Posted by cowboy (anonymous) on June 25, 2009 at 1:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)
My heart and praryers go out to her family. Needless to say Chad did have quite a record including unlawful possesion of a weapon. There definately needs to be something done about domestic abuse. I once did not put an order for protection on a person as I knew that if I did, he would have killed me.
Posted by weaselone72 (anonymous) on June 25, 2009 at 2:05 a.m.
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Posted by playerrae33 (anonymous) on June 25, 2009 at 7:55 a.m. (Suggest removal)
weaselone72 and myself (were boyfriend/girlfriend)
we took jody everywhere and swheather to we took care of her up here for her family. To us a sister was taken from us
because she was not protected enough after she got the restraining order. Yes chad has a past and we are sick of justice not being done. We know alot that happened between jody and chad and we are very hurt that they let him walk 3 times in court.Why we ask we want to know why? Now our sister is gone and we cant bring her back.It hurts to watch and know her 10 & 12 year old are with out their mom and we know them and jody were looking so much to be together around the 4th of july for a month she was so happy oh so very happy we were trying to help her get ready for them with cleaning up the trailer.she was so worried about making sure she had a ride to get her shopping done we were gonna take her. Jody's family remember weaselone72, myself and swtheather are all friends we were jody's close friends who talked to her daily (almost all the time) so if u need help up here we are here to help in any way we can again just call swtheather she can get ahold of us. my prayers are with her family and friends.
Posted by Truthbetold (anonymous) on June 25, 2009 at 8:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It is indeed a tragedy for both families and all involved. Jody didn't deserve to die and Chad didn't deserve to be abused in his childhood. But there are still consequences. And Chad, if proven guilty, will have to endure the consequences of his actions, no matter how he was raised or what problems he has had in life... That's the way it works.
With that said, could someone please explain to me why women (or men) would stay with a boyfriend or girlfriend who verbally or physically abuses them??!!!
Posted by SRO (anonymous) on June 25, 2009 at 10:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Unfortunately Truth, IMO fear can be a stronghold on many people's lives. And for many different reasons.
Fear of leaving (due to what could be done to them if they do), fear of never finding a new companion (which can be due to low self-esteem from the abuse), fear of the unknown once they are separated from the abuser, fear of being alone...these are all just my thoughts and opinion, others may see it differently.
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Posted by crzy_mama2mny (anonymous) on June 25, 2009 at 12:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)
It all boils down to this. A person can choose to do what is right or we can choose to do what is wrong. Simple as that.You can choose to be a kind and caring person or you can choose not to be.
Posted by lmr2427 (anonymous) on June 27, 2009 at 9:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)
ABUSE IS A LEARNED BEHAVIOR YOU ARE IGNORANT FOR THINKING OTHERWISE.
Posted by Swtheather00335 (anonymous) on June 28, 2009 at 9:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
To the person that said Jody's friend should have done more... We all tried to do more... supporting her in every attempt to get him out of her trailer... and out of her life... offering to help her whenever she needed it... but there were times because we all have families as well, that she would be alone... and that's what she wanted... to be self-sufficient even though she was missing a leg... for you to ask why we didn't do something... there was only so much we as her friends could do
Why did she stay with him... at first because it was someone there for her, either way... after awhile... because she wasn't given a choice by other's... those that were not her friends... and finally when she did have a chance to break free... she did...
I feel for Chad's family, because they didn't ask for all the controversy to enter their lives either... but neither did those of us lucky enough to call Jody a friend and sister, ask for her to be taken from us... nor did her children ask to lose their mom... but I know she is watching from heaven and proud that her friends are still being supportive of the choices that she herself made in life...
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