I didnt realize we were at the 50th anniversary, said Siegel, who spent the summer of 88 in a rented White Bear Lake apartment researching the case. The admission of a hearsay statement was harmless error. We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. Known Residents. He testified that even a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia would not necessarily mean Jurgens did not know the nature of her act or that it was wrong. Lois Germaine JURGENS, Appellant. (507) 351-5738 (Aerial Communications) is used to contact Kelly. He is the team captain of the Majestics. No ACT/SAT Needed for Admission. To paraphrase another book, its fair to say 1965 was the best of times and the worst of times in the community; it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness. Generally cloudy. Robert is related to Melissa Ann Quick and Sydney Lowe Richards as well as 3 additional people. The murder conviction here cannot stand. Minn.R.Evid. We find no indication Jurgens requested submission of first degree manslaughter at trial and, therefore, she may have waived any challenge to the court's failure to submit it. Twenty-three years after the boys death, Los Angeles Times correspondent Barry Siegel drove into town and saw the All-American city sign. The trial of Lois Jurgens for the murder of 3yearold Dennis made national headlines and was the to Surrounded by the farmlands of northwestern Minnesota, Crookston is a small and secluded city positioned about 25 miles east of Grand Forks. [3] As the majority observes, intent is generally to be inferred from the nature of the act and surrounding circumstances. Turkey sandwiches sold for 15 cents and cartons of milk for a nickel, Siegel wrote. This contention is incorrect. Notifications from this discussion will be disabled. that is degrading to another person. Attorneys licensed in Minnesota and North Dakota. These changes were made before the body was exhumed, and McGee conceded he had no evidence other than that available in 1965. That is what killed Dennis: infectious fecal material had flowed into his abdomen. State v. Norgaard, 272 Minn. 48, 52, 136 N.W.2d 628, 632 (1965). Dr. Paul T. Jurgens is a cardiologist in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is affiliated with Littleton Adventist Hospital. People I talked to were puzzled, concerned, trying to figure it out themselves. I wasnt as interested in Lois and why Harold didnt step in. Robert passed away on June 26 2002, at age 80. He knew immediately the two events would be intertwined in his upcoming book: A Death in White Bear Lake: The True Chronicle of an All-American Town. The book was published in 1990 and is still in print. State v. DeZeler, 230 Minn. 39, 52, 41 N.W.2d 313, 322 (1950). Not unlike all his team members, he chooses to wear a blue Armour when fighting in official beybattles. First degree manslaughter involves an intentional non-felony crime, including simple assault, committed "with such force and violence that death of or great bodily harm to any person was reasonably foreseeable." Jurgens may have relied on the apparent decision not to prosecute her when she agreed to submit to psychiatric evaluation *552 in the neglect proceeding. 609.19 and 609.195(2) (1965). Don't knowingly lie about anyone The jury found Jurgens was not mentally ill at the time of the offense. A pewter angel ornament hangs over the grave of Dennis Jurgens, inset photo. [4] Unexplainably, the trial court permitted the jury to find third degree murder without finding which of two third degree murder counts was proven. See State v. Loss, 295 Minn. 271, 280, 204 N.W.2d 404, 410 (1973) (reasonable inference of battering parent, based on battered child syndrome, enough with circumstantial evidence to prove first degree manslaughter); State v. Goblirsch, 309 Minn. 401, 405-07, 246 N.W.2d 12, 14-15 (1976) (nonaccidental injuries, defendant's exclusive control over child, other circumstantial evidence support inference of first degree manslaughter); Schleret v. State, 311 N.W.2d 843, 848 (Minn. 1981) (in view of majority of court, nonaccidental injuries, defendant's exclusive control over child, and battered child syndrome sufficient to prove first degree manslaughter); cf. A proven leader in online delivery for more than 25 years. Age 52 (218) 281-1761. Appellant had not previously inflicted felonious blows on the child. Lookup the home address, phone numbers, email address for this person . Someone killed him., Joan Honsa still lives in the same house on Sandra Lane she shared with Jim, who died 11 years ago from cancer. Robert Jurgens testified he remembered Dennis falling down the basement stairs not long before his death. I liked the people a lot., Gardenette Drive families mentioned in the book included Donna and Jim Neely, Cam and Bob Brass, who owned the Ben Franklin store, and Alice and Tom Axelrod. Full-service Crookston law firm proudly serving the Northwest Minnesota area since 1889. In Schleret, the cause of death was a blood clot in the brain. They were still very upset about it 23 years later what they should have done and could have done. Lois Jurgens was sentenced to 25 years in the Shakopee womens correctional facility for third-degree murder. God asked Cain in Genesis. Minn.Stat. The trial court had the benefit of an extensive examination of Jurgens' mental state, which was her primary mitigating factor. person will not be tolerated. He was baptized at an early age and later confirmed at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Windom. 1. 1 and 2 (1965). Bol testified that at the time of the conversation she was on good terms with the Jurgenses. Moreover, there is no indication it was foreseeable in 1965. at 846-47. Jurgens' attorney in the 1965 neglect proceedings testified he had the impression the county was not going to prosecute. See Schleret, 311 N.W.2d at 847. State v. Adams, 295 N.W.2d 527, 533. Robert had 2 siblings: Melvin A Jurgens and one other sibling. Atty., St. Paul, for respondent. Given the evidence of the degree of force involved, we believe the jury could not have *554 distinguished the intent to inflict great bodily harm from the intent only to inflict bodily harm but with a dangerous weapon. The statute in 1965 did not mandate a presentence investigation. Robert Kent Crookston (1943- ) is the associate director of the Brigham Young University Faculty Center. denied (Minn. March 18, 1987), the statements were made to a social worker who took notes and had no reason to fabricate. The school bus stopped in front of the Jurgens house and Lois made sure the children stayed off her grass. No. Harold told relatives he was going to be out of town the weekend of April 10 and 11, 1965. Given the state of the law at the time, a singular effort to compare the evidence with prospective charges was understandably contaminated by the limitations concern; this was a major consequence of the time lapse between the offense and the time of prosecution. He grew up in Columbus and was a graduate of Ft. Knox High School there. He felt he understood why Dennis Jurgens death was now so improbably coming to their attention, and why the boys body had remained so surprisingly intact, as if awaiting their inspection, as if frozen in time until the right moment. Jail records, court & arrest records, mugshots and even judicial reports. The name Bucholz isnt in the book, she added, because her dad wouldnt talk to Siegel. She was allowed her right of allocution, though she did not exercise it. It was definitely seen as a cover up after the fact.. What drew me most to this story was the window into a community and the choices good people make. Robert Jurgens testified he woke up in the middle of the night and heard Dennis and his father talking in the bathroom. Lois Jurgens was at home alone with the children much of the weekend of Dennis' death. 6 Photos. 321 West Robert Street, Crookston 0.1 miles. Medical examiner Michael McKee noticed other features, as well. The death certificate, and the coroner's file *548 generally, were reviewed following inquiries by Dennis Jurgens' biological mother, Jerry Sherwood. Dr. McGee conceded that battered child syndrome is not a cause of death, but testified the syndrome helps support a finding of homicide. View Tom Jurgens results in Minnesota (MN) including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. Hours. Robert Jurgens is the Owner and President at Robert Jurgens, Cpa based in Wantagh, New York. He was born to Avery and Josephine (Johnson) Stuckey on September 14,1938 in Mitchell County, Iowa, the oldest of 9 children. Electrolux Home Products Australia, +7 weitere . He grew up to be a police officer and moved to Crookston. The evidence was sufficient to support the conviction. Jurgens had requested an instruction on second degree manslaughter (death resulting from culpable negligence). The medical expert testimony established the degree of the force that caused the *557 injury and nature of the harm done that caused the death. Features include diocesan news, ministries, events, priests, parishes & schools, descriptions of all diocesan programs and much more! Related to Dennis Jurgens | Joanne Jurgens | Joshua . There is no indication, however, that she incriminated herself in that examination. Crookston. John was born in Tacoma, WA on October 13, 1965, the son of James Lee and Deloris Elaine (Goulet) Chambers. See id. There was a June weekend auto show with sport models from Polar Chev and Tousley Ford, a teen dance and giant barbecue that cooked 40 turkeys on a 60 foot spit over 600 pounds of charcoal. A. Witnesses testified that Jurgens told them she put a clothespin on Dennis' penis to stop bedwetting. It heightened my feelings, although they were already strong, Siegel replied. The average household income in the 3rd Avenue area is $65,804. And Lois would yell at us if we stood on their street corner. 1988). Check Availability. She came after me like a mad man, with crazy eyes, Neely recalled. 1400 students. See Stoner v. Graddick, 751 F.2d 1535, 1544 (11th Cir. We recognize the state has the burden of establishing intent, as with any other element of the offense. The majority likewise cites the absence of evidence proving other than felonious assault of the child. Paul T. Jurgens, Christina L. Aquilante . However, we are not bound by this concession to ignore the plain state of the evidence. Minn.Stat. The statement, purportedly made around eight years after Dennis' death and fourteen years before trial, did not have such "circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness" that it should have been admitted. People still email me and want to talk about it. Loss, 295 Minn. at 280, 204 N.W.2d at 410; Schleret, 311 N.W.2d at 848; Goblirsch, 309 Minn. at 405-07, 246 N.W.2d at 14-15. 2d 844 (1973) (emphasis in original). A year earlier Dennis had been hospitalized for severe scalding of his scrotum, blamed at the time to the toddler turning on the hot water while his mother briefly left the room. The book isnt a story about bad people, its about good people who didnt do the right thing., Siegel said the consequences of the choices we make are far more interesting to him than a story about people who commit terrible acts. Sep 2014 - Nov 20206 years 3 months. A decision based on use of a dangerous weapon is flawed as much as one founded on an intentional infliction of great harm there is no evidence a weapon was employed by appellant to hurt the child; in fact, there is no evidence appellant's abuse of the child had ever involved use of a dangerous weapon. *547 Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. [*] Acting as judge of the Court of Appeals by appointment pursuant to Minn. Const. [5] Therefore, we are called upon to independently determine whether a manslaughter instruction was mandated. Founding Member, Director, +2 weitere Wantagh HS, +1 weitere Robert Jurgens Design Manager, Electrolux. The legislature has determined there should be no statute of limitations for murder. I recognized it as St. Marys cemetery., When the casket was opened, the body was as Honsa said. Cloud Times page for free from Wednesday, September 2, 1987 ud. Following the trial in 1987, a reporter asked prosecuting attorney Mindy Elledge why it took so long for the case to come to trial. Also that January, Lois sister (she came from a family of 16 children born to Lois and John Zerwas Sr.) Barbara died of a brain tumor. I was shocked, she said. Jurgens might have been prejudiced by the delay if the lost medical records conclusively supported her experts' diagnosis that she suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. State v. Johnson, 422 N.W.2d 14 (Minn.Ct.App. 1. 1 acres lot - Lot / Land for sale. Details. Sister Rose Mary was born in St. Rose, MN, one of six children of the Rose Weber and Robert Toenyan who later moved to Blackduck, MN. Gen., Tom Foley, Ramsey Co. Finally, it appears the court, which felt it had the option to sentence under the guidelines, may have ordered a PSI if defense counsel had not taken the position that she could not be sentenced under current law. Delwin Dale Jurgens was born on November 10, 1949, in Windom, Minnesota to the late Dale Robert and Beverly Ann (Doherty) Jurgens. The Press recently spoke with the author, who teaches journalism at the University of California-Irvine, reminding him of the milestone. 6, 2. We conclude, however, that the admission of the hearsay statement was harmless error because the state did not have to produce evidence of the circumstances of the injury to Dennis, given that he fit the "battered child syndrome," and the fact that the medical evidence established that his injury had been inflicted. You didnt comment on how someone else raised their kids., To Markoe Hanson, the Jurgens case was a dark point in our history. Jurgens was the only fatal victim of Lois Jurgens, his adoptive mother and a prolific child abuser, who abused a total of six adopted children from 1950 to 1970.The trial of Lois Jurgens for the murder of 3-year-old Dennis made national . Private Schools. Given the history of senseless injuries to the child, the conviction of his mother has the ring of truth. Court of Appeals of Minnesota. When prosecuting attorneys at Jurgens pending trial had the toddlers body exhumed in January of 1987, the marks were still there. In State v. Soukup, 376 N.W.2d 498, 501 (Minn.Ct.App.1985), pet. Jurgens does not argue the existence of evidence, which has been lost due to delay, regarding the presence of fixed objects in 1965. WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. . Given these facts, the jury had good reason to acquit appellant of third degree murder and a rational basis for convicting her of manslaughter. He testified his mother ran down the stairs after him and started to hit and shake him. Centurion, South Africa. In order to show a pre-indictment delay violates due process, a defendant must establish. Thus, we do not know whether the jury found an underlying felony assault (1) with intent to inflict great bodily harm or (2) without that intent but with a dangerous weapon. C3-92-2279. We affirm. Scruffy Tails Humane Society in Crookston, MN has pets available for adoption. See State v. Warren, 419 N.W.2d 795 (Minn.1988). She had also received *549 harassing telephone calls which she thought were from Jurgens. Moreover, the psychologist who examined Jurgens in September 1965 found no signs of mental illness. Metropolregion Sydney und Umgebung. A death certificate's statement regarding mode of death is generally inadmissible because it is a conclusion and is hearsay. 609.20(2) (1965); State v. Adams, 295 N.W.2d 527, 533 (Minn.1980). Dr. Woodburn testified there were from 50 to 100 bruises on Dennis' body at the time of death. While growing up John moved with his family to St. Paul, MN and then to Georgia. He testified, from 1987 photographs of the Jurgens home, that it was not possible Dennis' internal injuries were caused by a fall down the basement stairs or onto the basement floor. On this record, we must conclude the delay in prosecution was not an intentional device to obtain a tactical advantage. The Ramsey County Welfare adoption case worker testified Lois Jurgens had concerns about the placement, particularly over how Dennis would relate to their older child, Robert, but that her husband, Harold Jurgens, was very enthusiastic about adopting Dennis. He testified there was a linear bruise on the upper abdomen. According to her testimony: Bol testified at one point that this conversation occurred in 1971, and later said it was 1973. Minn. 3C Localstate Adopted son thanks police for pursuing killing t WHITE BEAR LAKE (AP) A man who chose to testify . The child was extensively bruised, had a skull fracture, had received two recent injuries, and, according to medical testimony, could not have been fatally injured in the manner described by the stepmother. One or two I remember wept as we sat in their backyards. Heading up a technology Development and Operations (DevOps) team for Customer Service Technologies servicing Telkom Group (internal and external contact centres and walk in centres). McGee testified the peritonitis would have caused Dennis great pain and it was not possible he had been in the bathroom, talking, shortly before his death. Robert David Stuckey, age 82, of Crookston, Minnesota, passed away early Thursday morning, August 12, 2021, in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, North Dakota. ADVANCED: 218-281-5595 The state presented the medical testimony of Dr. Thomas Votel, who was the coroner in 1965; Dr. Robert Woodburn, who performed the autopsy in 1965; Dr. Michael McGee, who is the current Ramsey County medical examiner; and Dr. William Sturner, who is an expert in pediatric forensic pathology. While the extent of the injury may not always establish the defendant's intent, evidence of the force of the trauma inflicted here left no reasonable basis for the jury to find culpable negligence. 609.115, subd. The cases have never created a hypothesis of murder from the same evidence without evidence the assault was aggravated or committed with intent to cause great bodily harm.[4]. Photos of Lois Jurgens, an American convicted murderer. She was 36. 2182814215. We thought she was a witch.. Fax: : 218-281-1410 . I was writing the book with my little baby next to me. ANGELIZD's Place - Child Abuse Pages - Dennis Craig Jurgens. 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