Jefferson County

But then, there are other cases that seem clear-cut and solved at first, but turn out to be far more complicated than anyone could imagine.

September 1989, Patricia Stallings was standing in front of her house in Jefferson County, Missouri, when officers placed her under arrest.

The charge? Murdering her infant son, Ryan.

Just three months earlier, Patricia and her husband, David Stallings, had brought their three-month-old baby to the hospital.

I like that.

That's Jeffco cool.

I didn't know Jeffco had that in him.

I guess I did.

So, Chairman Kurt, I've seen you on the phones.

mean, where's

Hillsboro? Jefferson County.

You gotta be kidding me.

I

They have GoFundMe right now.

What happened with them? They bought a house in Jefferson County, Missouri.

This is just south of the St. Louis metropolitan area.

Bought this house in 2018, last year.

Any home was supposed to be condemned until it was brought up to code in cases of meth contamination.

But...

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office have no record of testing this home for contamination, and hence, it was never reported to code enforcement officials.

The house became bank property, and one other owner prior to the Hessles had already moved in.