Guest Book Signatures Edward & Mary Ann Farina January 26, 2023 I know I shouldn't say this, but I wish I'd killed him the first time I saw him. James has an extended history of abusing the girls in his life and yes, nearly all of them had been girls. He wont stop. 27 years is a very serious tariff. Image: Shutterstock.com | Above: Kelly-Anne Bates was drowned in a bath after being tortured by her sadistic boyfriend, Colleen Stan, was held captive for seven years between 1977 and 1981, Our Daughter Was Tortured To Death By Her Sadistic Boyfriend, Crime + Investigation Play - What to watch in March 2023. Unknowingly to her mother, Kelly brought her boyfriend home for the first time. Margret searched around for more details about her daughters boyfriend but came up empty-handed because she asked if anyone knew the 32-year-old James Patterson Smith, but in fact, Smith was actually 49 years old,33 years older than Kelly. There were scars on her face, ears, nose, lips, and even the poor girls genitals. Visit the post for more. After Kelly decided to live with James, she moved back home often enough. SICKENING. He co-authored a book for the first time in 1996 when he teamed up with Peter De Jonge to write Miracle on the 17th Green. Despite Margarets reservations, to begin with, Smith proved a concerned and well-behaved partner to Kelly-Anne, even going so far as to call her parents to discuss his concerns for her after she began staying out all night. Worse than the case of Sylvia Liken, Just bone chilling. It was determined that Bates could have been blinded up to three weeks before finally perishing. He was awarded the Edgar Allan Poe Award for the best first novel from the Mystery Writers of America. He was commissioned a U.S. James Brendan Patterson was born in Newburgh, New York on March 22, 1947 to Charles and Isabelle Patterson. James Patterson Smith, now 74, was also considered too dangerous to be moved to an open prison and will remain in closed conditions. At 14, while babysitting for a friend, Kelly-Anne met Smith. There are some people on this planet who should never have any access to the internet. Her parents could have forbade her from seeing Dave, however they took some pride in the independence and confidence she exuded and opted to allow the relationship, for now. I can write a Book on the Subject FRONT AN BACK, BACK TO FRONT.. Sadistic James Patterson Smith brutally murdered Kelly-Anne Bates, 17, in 1996 Kelly-Anne was burnt, stabbed and had her eyes gouged out before being killed Smith, now 74, was jailed for 25. She wouldnt listen to me.. True Crime. As they were about to leave, however, their oldest son returned home and told her that one of his friends had seen Kelly and that she was fine. When she returned home, they almost didnt recognize her. Upon entering the residence it was immediately realized that there was no way this was an accidental death. James Patterson, a former chief executive of advertising agency 'J Walter Thompson', North America, is one of the bestselling American authors. As for Margret, she wishes, "I want him to die just like Kelly did. The first week sales of more than 250,000 copies was the biggest debut by an adult fiction book since Go Set a Watchman, the sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird in 2015. 'Evidence from witnesses such as probation officers, psychiatrists and psychologists, officials supervising the offender in prison as well as victim personal statements may be given at the hearing. How does the human body take such abuse without succumbing? She said some girls had attacked her. He turned to Smith and said: You are an abuser of women and I intent, so far as it is in my power, that you will abuse no more.. Upon entering the residence it was immediately realized that there was no way this was an accidental death. James Patterson - Jane Smith Jane Smith is the first book in the Jane Smith series by James Patterson and Mike Lupica. The lack of knowledge of domestic abuse situations alone its unfair to hold them accountable. He claimed Kelly would put me through hell winding me up. He also said that Kelly would taunt him about his dead mother and often hurt herself to make it look worse. Even though she was only 17 at the time, she could legally decide to live with Smith in the eyes of the law. Sign up to our newsletter to receive email updates on new series, features, and more from your favourite Crime+Investigation shows: Bates was just a teenage girl and Smith was a divorcee in his late 40s. His ex wife described him as a sadistic misogynist and it seems that every female this man had ever been involved with was mercilessly abused. Even after torturing Kelly Anne Bates for hours on end, Smith insisted in court that he was the true victim. She was beaten and stabbed before being dumped on, Rachel Barber, 15, was drugged and strangled to death with a telephone cord in an attempt to steal her identity., On the night of November 17th, 2016, 911 emergency dispatch services received a call from Brandi Worley, who calmly admitted, On May 31, 2014, two 12-year-old girls, Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser, lured their best friend Payton Leutner into the, Hundreds of violent thugs in a close group outnumbering the guards, 25 to 1. However, when police arrived at Smith's house, the scene was far worse than anything they could have ever expected. He is famous for his crime thrillers and romance novels. Kelly's case sparked fury across the UK when it emerged she had over 150 separate injuries on her body when she died. It was as if he didnt exist. Just 20 years for this?? a minimum of 20 years means he was up for parole after serving 20 years. Police were unable to pursue Smith at that time because he had no prior criminal record, and no one had previously reported him for domestic abuse. Pleased with this new style of colloquial storytelling, by the early 90s, he was writing in an unembellished style streamlined WITH fast-paced plots in small chapters. This very dangerous man Mr James Patterson Smith must never be released from prison . James Patterson Smith, 49, was found guilty of murdering Kelly Anne Bates at the home they shared in Gorton, Greater Manchester, in the north west. Kelly was 16 at the time and in Britain she was an adult, her parents could not force her to stay away from her boyfriend, although she didnt know what was best for her. Reader discretion is advised. Yall crack me up. Kelly promised she would come home to visit the family on Mothers Day the next Sunday, but she never did. He achieved his first big success with his novel Along Came a Spider in 1993. In 1996, even though Patterson was the chairman of J Walter Thompson, he quit the organization to concentrate on his writing. During his trial, it was revealed that over the course of 30 years, Smith had systematically abused and beaten various women that he had been in relationships with showing a clear pattern of violence against the women who trusted him. James Aris "Jim" Patterson WEST COLUMBIA - Distinguished Professor Emeritus James Aris "Jim" Patterson died May 14, 2020. The grave site of James Patterson. Though I agree that this case is worse than that of Sylvia Likens, releasing ringleader Gertrude Baniszewski from prison after 19 years was still wrong in view of all the terrible things she did to Sylvia. Register for the newsletter here! How much better this world would be if people like Mr. Patterson Smith were the norm instead of being so depressingly rare. Prior to her death, Kelly-Anne had suffered shocking injuries including scolding of her buttocks and legs, stab wounds inside her mouth and mutilation of her body. Discover amazing horror stories, conspiracy theories, Murder Mysteries, Alien Life, Unsolved Mysteries, latest breakthrough Science news, and much more on Bugged Space ! Even with all of the proof that this was obviously a murder, James stuck to his story: hed done nothing wrong at all Kelly Ann had been crazy, every bit of this had been self inflicted, shed tortured herself! Smith was immediately charged with Kellys murder, but denied that he had done anything to Kelly that she hadnt specifically asked him to do. In addition to his staple of crime fiction series, Patterson has regularly written stand-alone novels; while many are thrillers and crime fiction penned in the best traditions of the genres, books like Sundays at Tiffanys (2008), co-written with Gabrielle Charbonnet, were a supernatural romance, The Christmas Wedding (2011), co-authored with Richard DiLallo, a family drama, and The Murder of King Tut: The Plot to Kill the Child King (2009), written in collaboration with Martin Dugard, a historical non-fiction. This was the mid-nineties at the least. The couple had hidden their love from Kellys disapproving parents, but at 16 (the age of consent) she moved in with him. She did not visit her family and spoke to them on the phone most of the time. Before she drowned, she had been beaten over the head with the shower head. Kelly was subjected to horrific torment in the weeks leading up to her death, while her family waited by the phone. November of 1995 was the very last time they ever saw their daughter. He began a grooming process which was so secretive that her parents knew nothing about him for two years. The book featuring Alex Cross, an African-American homicide detective, topped the bestseller charts not only due to its racy plot but also due to Patterson using all his advertising experience to create a TV commercial to promote the book, a step that was completely out of the ordinary in the publishing industry of those times. He had the distinction of being a pilot on the longest over water medevac in . On April 17, 1996. But he probably did have a sad childhood where he was smacked up side the head regularly and he cant regulate his emotions or deal with the anger so he sits on his computer all day wishing to get attention in the only way he knows how, he says outlandish shit on posts he knows will get him the thing he craves, acknowledgement. You are a highly dangerous person. Kelly Anne Bates was dating a man three times her age. However, he quit the course after just one year because he thought his studies would kill his love of reading and the Ph.D. itself had little value to him. . James Patterson Smith. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, serving a minimum of 20 years. Healthy mother-of-two, 32, collapsed and died from brain bleed while she led fitness bounce class. James went to the police station and calmly explained that his girlfriend his accidentally drowned in the bath; he claiming that she had inhaled bathwater and died even though hed tried his best to save her. Knowing Kelly enjoyed working, her mother believed her, and they only spoke on the phone from that point. The court was told that during the last month of her life she had been kept bound in the house, sometimes tied by her hair to radiators or chairs and at other times with a ligature around her neck. Public Domain In 1996, James Patterson Smith of Manchester, England slowly tortured his 17-year-old girlfriend Kelly Anne Bates to death over the course of four gruesome weeks. Kelly Anne Bates. When asked why he had inflicted so much torture on the teenager, he literally said she had asked him to. that poor girl and 20 years? I am filled will disgust at this man, like wth makes some body be such an revolting person. She had grown up around older people, even played hockey with girls in college. Your brother either had several previous convictions, or was caught with enough drugs to get an attempt to distribute charge on top of the possession charge. It should never be allowed to walk among us ever again. and no person in their right mind would release a man who gouged out a teenagers eyes and then stabbed the sockets. This is why every female im with , or is talking toI dont want them to feel uncomfortable. *Some news! James Taylor Patterson August 19, 1960 - January 10, 2023 Honorable James Taylor Patterson - graduated from UMS and Samford University. As a mark of just how horrific his treatment of Kelly had been, for the first time ever, every juror involved in the case was offered and accepted counselling. Smith allegedly kept Bates in the same hole months later. Be sure to bookmark this page and check back for more new books 2023, 2024 and beyond as they are announced! But soon after she moved out, she stopped visiting the family, and when she stopped by for a rare visit, her parents noticed bruises on her arms. All Rights Reserved., Killers found not guilty by reason of insanity. Josh was a former GM-authorized . They were joined, Vera Jo Reigle, 24, was brutally murdered on March 26th, 2011. Kelly often babysat for families in her area. Her brother tries to see her at her home she now shares with James, but James tells him shes not home. All of this was revealed on April 16, 1996, when Smith went to the Gorton Police Station and said he had inadvertently killed Kelly Anne Bates while she was lying in a bathtub, drowning her. In 1993, Kelly and James began dating. She noticed something off about him right away; he didnt look like a 32-year-old man at first, and he seemed to be much older. Personally, James Patterson's novels are all about the coauthors, who do most of the writing based on the outline created by Patterson. When the phone calls back home became sporadic and the birthday and Christmas cards were signed by Smith and not Bates, her family became increasingly concerned for her well-being and contacted their doctor and the police. Kellys nude body was discovered in a bedroom, and her blood was found in every room of the house, and autopsy found 150 separate injuries upon her body. This has been a terrible case; a catalogue of depravity by one human being upon another. I wouldve been with older people anyway, Kelly answered. She dreamed of becoming a teacher and she attended college while working for a graphics firm. Then one day, Bates came home and told her parents that she had a new job and that she wouldnt be able to see them as much. Your a Dumb Bitch to Blame the Parents. For most of us, imprisonment and torture are the stuff of terrible movies. Kelly claimed she had been jumped by some girls. It wouldnt change it. Kellys boyfriend, James Patterson Smith had a history of abuse with the girls hed been in a relationship with, he had become more abusive with each girl, he was a ticking time bomb waiting to go off, and with Kelly Anne Bates, he finally killed someone. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. He has also established over four hundred Teacher Education Scholarships at various colleges and universities. Instantly her mother felt she had an ally. She spoke to her parents most weeks on the phone, when Smith was present, but never saw them again. April 16, 1996, James makes his way to the police station where he calmly tells police, Kelly has drowned in the bath.. Smith was found guilty, and given a 20-year minimum sentence for Kellys murder in slow motion. James claimed that he initially assumed she was playing dead, as she had done so in the past, but when the authorities arrived, they found Kellys blood smeared on the floor and walls in every room in the house. They already been through enough.. The Parole Board told the killer on Monday that his appeal had been rejected. But even after her eyeballs had been removed, theres proof that her killer often stabbed her through the empty sockets. Yeah, hes a goof, but you dont have to use derogatory terms pertaining to intellectual disability and female genitalia to insult the pos. Margaret Bates contacted the local police before her daughters death and described her concerns: Bates regularly came home with bruises and occasionally with bite marks. Im saying all this because its been mentioned to me multiple times this week that I should start a Patreon, so apparently I dont advertise it enough. Ill leave a link. Re: They are ignorant. There is a lot moreRead more . She was taken under the As a young boy, Ming Sen Shiue had developed a crush on his algebra teacher. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Recipient Governor's award, Mississippi Democratic Party, 1991, Claude Ramsey award, 1994, Chairs award, Mississippi Humanities Council, 1998. Knowing Kelly had lied to her parents, not once, but multiple times, he used that to drive a deeper wedge between her and her family. Bates never revealed any of the abuse to her mother or father. When her mom walked in, she found that one side of her face was just black. Kellys kneecaps and the bones in her hand had been shattered after being smashed, and her arm fractured, so there was no possible way that she couldve possibly fought back. That will be the last time they spoke to each other. They are ignorant. Is a great reason for the monarchy to reinstate beheading. Its not always easy trying to protect children but you dont give up. In the tenth and final episode of British Murders Season 4, I tell the story of James Patterson Smith and Kelly-Anne Bates.. James Patterson Smith was sentenced to life in prison, but nothing will ever undo the horrific acts that he carried out against Kelly Ann Bates. What happened to the Hatton Garden burglars? This memorial website was created in memory of James Patterson, 29, born on December 7, 1957 and passed away on February 0, 1987. Over the next few months, Kelly continued to see James off and on. In addition to the Alex Cross crime novels that had caught the fancy of the readers, many of which, have also been made into films, Patterson has written many other crime novel series like Women's Murder Club series, Michael Bennett series, Private series, and NYPD Red series. You just took it. Another woman, Tina Martin, who met Smith when she was 20, told the court that he used her as a human punchbag. Patterson began writing in real earnest some 20 years after retiring from his advertising career. All rights reserved Bugged Space 2019-2022, Kelly Anne Bates parents never agreed to their relationship, Margret wanted to stab Smith with a bread knife, Smith sent Kellys family letters posing Kelly, 44 Days Of Hell The Mournful Story of Junko Furuta, Christian Choate Wrote Letters Of His Abuse, and Why He Wanted To Die. 'The injuries were not the result of one sudden eruption of violence, they must have been caused over a long period (and) were so extensive and so terrible that the defendant must have deliberately and systematically tortured the girl.'. I know I shouldnt say this, but I wish Id killed him the first time I saw him. Id say thats a mamas intuition. On 16 April, 1996, 17-year-old Kelly Anne Bates was drowned in a bath tub, after suffering four weeks of constant torture at the hands of her 48-year-old "partner," James Patterson Smith, who had started grooming the Manchester schoolgirl when she was just 14-years-old. In fact, Kelly soon stopped seeing anyone, as she was afraid that her parents would find out about the bruises. My dream is to purchasing what I need to get that YouTube/patreon off the ground. He had gouged out her eyes, probably with his hands, up to three weeks before her death and stabbed her in the face and body with scissors and forks, Manchester Crown Court heard. Bates continued to speak to her parents on the phone but they never saw her alive again. She was unaware Smith abused multiple young women prior. Kelly was held prisoner for weeks where James took his time torturing her with various types of household items. According to her autopsy results, Smith gouged out her eyes three weeks before she died, and Bates sustained approximately 150 injuries in total. Parole reviews are undertaken thoroughly and with extreme care. As for Margret, she wishes, I want him to die just like Kelly did. The coauthor for Death of the Black Widow is J.D. Probably still going to be a POS 20 years from now. 'It's a show that I'm passionate about': Will Mellor on 'Cops Who Kill'. 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