Jonathon Jones: Suspect, Victim or Both?

17-year-old Kaitlyn Coones is a runaway from a group home in Canton, Ohio, and is staying with Jonathon Jones, 33, at his mother's residence. Nicole Jones, 53, mother of Jonathon Jones, is unaware that her son has snuck a teen into his bedroom. Days later, Kaitlyn Jones calls a case worker at the Canton group home informing her she has done something terrible and is on the road with Jonathon Jones. Canton Police call for a welfare check and officers discover Nicole Jones has vanished. Jones car, her son Jonathon, and Kaitlyn Coones are also missing.

In this episode of Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan, Joe explains what evidence, recovered by investigators, lead police to say Nicole Jones is dead Dave Mack goes behind the headlines explaining the relationship dynamic between Jonathon Jones and Kaitlyn Coones to determine if the teen is a victim, a suspect, or both.

Transcript Highlights

00:00:03 Introduction – teen kidnapped, mother missing, convicted son being sought

00:04:47 Discussion of missing mom’s car tracked to Arizona and New Mexico

00:07:52 Talk about attention focus when child is involved

00:11:47 Discussion of 33-year-old man sneaks teen into his bedroom

00:16:59 Discussion of Jonathon Jones and Kaitlyn Coones

00:22:29 Talk about Nicole Jones being murdered in kitchen

00:27:18 Discussion of circumstantial evidence

00:32:30 Discussion about rock used as murder weapon

00:36:44 Talk about Kaitlyn Coones giving Jonathon Jones 5 hours to kill

00:40:03 Discussion of using GPS to track movement of suspects

00:42:03 Discussion of blood and hair evidence

00:44:02 Discussion of Jonathon Jones failure to disarm GPS tracker

00:45:51 Talk about focus on Kaitlyn Coones being underage victim and suspect

00:46:56 Conclusion Nicole Jones body will never be found, Jones and Coones are in prison

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