On the 20th December 2023 James Easton made a Facebook post here regarding sadistic murderer Luke Mitchell.
James Easton’s statements have been quoted below with questions and comments underneath his statements.
THE MURDER OF 14-YEAR-OLD JODI JONES ON 30 JUNE, 2003 AND LUKE MITCHELL’S TRIAL
On Monday, 30 June, 2003, 14-year-old Jodi Jones was the victim of a horrific murder, on the outskirts of Dalkeith, a small town, South of Edinburgh.
Jodi was on her way to meet her 14-year-old boyfriend, Luke Mitchell and took a pathway through woodlands.
James Easton – 20th December 2023
How does anyone know whether or not Jodi Jones still considered killer Luke Mitchell to be her “boyfriend” by the time she left to meet up with him?
Is it possible Jodi Jones had found out about Kimberly Thomson, or suspected he was planning to visit her in 5 days time?
Who did Mr Fuller speak to about his forthcoming holiday with Corinne Mitchell and what did he tell people about the killers other girlfriend Kimberly Thomson are his planned visit on the 5th July ?
Who did the people Mr Fuller may have told about the planned visit to Kenmore tell?
“We lived in a small village, a satellite in a three-mile radius around the town of Dalkeith, Midlothian. Village and small town life revolves around gossip and inward-looking concerns and our area was no different. The murder of Jodi Jones sent shock waves crashing through a number of interlinked, interdependent small communities encircling Dalkeith. The place was awash with rumour…” ~ scammer Sandra Lean (page 17 of her 2nd innocence fraud book)
Could Jodi Jones have found out something during that Monday – possibly at lunchtime?
What did witnesses Paul Cook, Keith Campbell, Alistair Leitch and David Suttie (china gardens) tell the jury and who did these people know?
And what did these witnesses say Jodi Jones was wearing at lunchtime?
What did the witnesses who saw Jodi Jones at school that day say she was wearing?
Also the evidence suggests Jodi Jones may have been running late, hence killer Luke Mitchell’s impatient call to the speaking clock at 4:54pm
There is zero evidence that Jodi Jones “took a pathway through woodlands” alone!
Andrina Bryson did not see Jodi Jones on the “pathway of the woodlands” and Jodi Jones was banned from using the pathway alone!
All those people who knew Jodi Jones best said she would not have used that path alone!
Alas, Jodi’s body was discovered close by, later that night, by Luke himself, perhaps aided by his alsatian, who was being trained for tracking.
James Easton – 20th December 2023
It was Steven Kelly who first “discovered” Jodi Jones’ body at around 11:30pm on the 30th June 2003 after killer Luke Mitchell pretended he had “found something”
There is zero evidence sadistic murderer Luke Mitchell went anywhere near his crime scene (other than just behind the V break in the wall) after leaving it some time after he had committed his murder earlier in the evening (See all trial testimony – including the three witnesses who were with the killer)
The “Jodi’s body was discovered close by, later that night, by Luke himself” trope is what the killer pretended had happened.
The mainstream media went on to run with this false and misleading narrative
And the mainstream media, and many others, have continued to run with this false and misleading narrative for over 2 decades
“The illusory truth effect, also known as the illusion of truth, describes how when we hear the same false information repeated again and again, we often come to believe it is true
https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/illusory-truth-effect#:~:text=The%20illusory%20truth%20effect%2C%20also,that%20the%20misinformation%20is%20false.
Although Like was not initially a suspect, circumstantial evidence seemed to imply otherwise and at trial, on 21 January, 2005, he was found guilty, by a majority verdict. (sic)
James Easton – 20th December 2023
Killer Luke Mitchell became a suspect by 3rd July 2003
As by then, 16-years-old, he was sentenced to life imprisonment, with the possibility of parole, after serving 20 years.
However, due to the fact Luke Mitchell maintains his innocence, parole is not a likely possibility.
James Easton – 20th December 2023
Many actual, factual guilty murderers progress through the prison system whilst pretending they are innocent
This case is incredibly complex and complicated.
James Easton – 20th December 2023
It isn’t!
As you may come to realise once you have read all the trial transcripts – from start to finish
Bottom line; Luke Mitchell was, at the time of Jodi’s murder, only 14 years old, yet an avowed Satanist, who carried a knife and had a heavy cannabis habit.
James Easton – 20th December 2023
In reality – he was just over 3 weeks shy of being 15
There is evidence he carried more than one knife, there is also evidence he drunk alcohol and there is evidence of allegations of previous knife attacks on young girls
“Campbell was then shown three knives which he said were similar to ones he had seen in Mitchell’s possession” https://www.thefreelibrary.com/JODI+JONES+MURDER+TRIAL%3A+NAKED+AND+MUTILATED%3B+Jury+see+video+of+her…-a0124597244
Killer Luke Mitchell’s violent nature (or “short fuse”) appears to have been known about from at least the age of 7
A knife sheath found in his bedroom had a memorial to Jodi, “[Name removed] – 1989 – 2003”, a quote from her favourite Nirvana lyrics, “THE FINEST DAY I EVER HAD WAS WHEN TOMORROW NEVER CAME’ and also featured “‘666” on both sides of the sheath.
James Easton – 20th December 2023
Where did killer Luke Mitchell hide this particular knife sheath (Jack Pyke) between 30th June 2003 to 14th April 2004?
The brown wooden handled Jack Pyke knife, which would usually be kept in the Jack Pyke leather knife sheath went missing sometime after killer Luke Mitchell committed his murder
He also had another girlfriend and neither knew about the other. Although his other girlfriend lived 92 miles away and they had met on holiday, Luke regularly phoned her and had already scheduled to visit her on Saturday 5 July and possibly stay for a few days – the school summer holidays had just began.
James Easton – 20th December 2023
Not “possibly stay” – the holiday (Corinne Mitchell’s) and “visit” (killer Luke Mitchell’s) was booked and planned to begin on the 5th July 2003
There is also evidence to suggest that killer Luke Mitchell may have been targetting other girls at the same time he was targeting Jodi Jones and Kimberly Thomson
This was, of course, planned for the weekend after Jodi’s murder.
However.. and it is enormous…
There is no actual hard-core evidence, linking Luke to the crime itself.
James Easton – 20th December 2023
What could be described as “enormous” was the fraud involved in the murderers public relations spin campaign for the past 20 odd years
What do you define as “hard core evidence”?
There is no actual evidence pointing towards anyone else other than killer Luke Mitchell (again read all trial transcripts from start to finish)
There is no DNA evidence and Luke was seen after the presumed time of death, with no noticeable traces of bloodstained clothing.
James Easton – 20th December 2023
There was undated, circumstantial DNA evidence
An agreement was made between the crow, the killer and his defence team that because the pair were in an “intimate relationship”, undated, circumstantial DNA could not advance the case
Why would killer Luke Mitchell have been seen with “noticeable traces of bloodstained clothing” by anyone other than possibly by his mother Corinne Mitchell and/or brother Shane Mitchell?
And who walks or drives around looking for people wearing “noticeable traces of bloodstained clothing”?
Additionally, he met up with friends shortly after the assumed time of death.
James Easton – 20th December 2023
He met up with his then friend David High around 1 hour and 40 minutes after having committed his murder
David Tullock was a friend of David High’s not killer Luke Mitchell as far as it is known
There is nothing yet in the public domain regarding the other lad David Tulloch was with
Were there other suspects… absolutely and then some.
James Easton – 20th December 2023
Who?🙄
If you look at the evidence in its entirety it points to sadistic, psychopathic killer Luke Mitchell and only Luke Mitchell!
As a result of potentially significant, new developments, arising from exceptional research by acquaintances, I have recently also become involved in researching this case – an update here:
https://lukemitchelltrial.blogspot.com/2023/11/availability-of-trial-transcripts.html
James Easton – 20th December 2023
What “potentially signifcant, new developments”?🙄
And why do you seemingly refer to your daughter as “acquaintances” ?
Has there been a miscarriage of justice?
James Easton – 20th December 2023
No!
Some of purported prosecution evidence is outrageous and I can certainly explain the background to our Marilyn Manson connection – see:
https://lukemitchelltrial.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-marilyn-manson-evidence-links-to.html
James Easton – 20th December 2023
You have yet to see all of the “prosecution evidence” so why are you choosing to make this claim?
If perhaps of interest, due to only recent availability of the actual trial transcripts, new evidence is gradually unfolding and you can join this resultantly established Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/594743596079701/?ref=share_group_link
James Easton – 20th December 2023
It is not “new evidence”!🙄
It is “new” to you because you did not attend the killers 2004/05 42 day trial and hear all the evidence presented
In reality – the trial testimony you are now reading is almost 2 decades old
My present judgement call….
Comprehensively not proven and perhaps a vital clue, hidden in these detailed trial transcripts, some more of which have just been made available online.
James Easton – 20th December 2023
🙄
Ongoing research, extremely rare to have this opportunity, so many years later and being able to share in real time.
James Easton – 20th December 2023
No – it isn’t!
And the full trial testimony was not shared “in real time”!
If it was, it is extremely doubtful there would have been a public relations innocence fraud spin campaign
Link to Part 313 here