But I feel like people dont focus as much on what the victims life was like. It wasnt long though before the Smiths possessiveness of Kelly began and Margaret was to find out that both of them had been lying to her. How does the human body take such abuse without succumbing? James grew up in Bloomfield, Indiana and was raised on his parents' farm. Soon Margret and Tammy had enough of Kelly not visiting their home for several days and wanted to meet her to see how she was doing. She was at college and worked for a graphics firm. In the tenth and final episode of British Murders Season 4, I tell the story of James Patterson Smith and Kelly-Anne Bates.. Thomas Alexander Downie, 99, Bradenton, died March 7, 2017. Born In: Newburgh, New York, United States, education: Vanderbilt University, Manhattan College, awards: Edgar Award Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, Quotes By James Patterson | You stupid wanker. This very dangerous man Mr James Patterson Smith must never be released from prison . SICKENING. I tried everything I could to get Kelly Anne away from him. She began asking around, trying to find out if anyone knew Dave Smith, 32 years old, but no one had ever heard of him. Due popular demand by our viewers, we recount the tragic death of Kelly Anne Bates - an English teenager who was murdered in Manchester, England at the age of 17 by her abuser and live in partner, James Patterson Smith, who was roughly 30 years her senior. In 2005, James Patterson wrote the first of the Maximum Ride series of science-fiction novels after realizing that his son, Jack, did not show much of an interest in reading. This is why every female im with , or is talking toI dont want them to feel uncomfortable. For most of us, imprisonment and torture are the stuff of terrible movies. According to her autopsy results, Smith gouged out her eyes three weeks before she died, and Bates sustained approximately 150 injuries in total. I rescued my son from across the country when he was in trouble. Kelly was then struck with a showerhead before being drowned. I hope that doesnt sound weird. Joshua Patrick Patterson, 44, of Morgantown, born Aug. 11, 1978, out-throttled the wings of his guardian angel on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, on his Harley-Davidson. Mum dies after being haunted by murder of daughter who was tortured in bathtub Margaret Bates, from Mottram in Tameside, has died, 24 years after her daughter Kelly-Anne Bates was murdered by. JAMES PATTERSON OBITUARY. Be sure to bookmark this page and check back for more new books 2023, 2024 and beyond as they are announced! Despite the overwhelming evidence of his torture, James maintained Kellys death happened on accident, and that her injuries were self-inflicted. It was determined that Bates could have been blinded up to three weeks before finally perishing. They all accepted. 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. It should never be allowed to walk among us ever again. 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. And then there is this scum getting 20 years with life to go free afterwards. I need a cheap laptop, microphones, etc. Jane Effing Smith. This was the mid-nineties at the least. They tried their best. Bates never revealed any of the abuse to her mother or father. The jury only took one hour to find James Patterson Smith guilty of Kelly Anne Bates' murder. When Margaret and Tommy Bates realized their teen daughter was in a secret relationship, they went to Smith's address to meet him. Smith gave evidence during the appeal and is believed to have told the panel he is a changed man. James Patterson By James Patterson Jane Smith Judge And Jury Juror #3 Just My Rotten Luck Katt Loves Dogg Katt Vs. Dogg Kidnapped On April 16, 1996 Smith walked into his local police station to report Kellys accidental death by drowning. Smith was immediately charged with Kellys murder, but denied that he had done anything to Kelly that she hadnt specifically asked him to do. and no person in their right mind would release a man who gouged out a teenagers eyes and then stabbed the sockets. 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. When police rushed to the scene, they found her naked and lifeless body on the bathroom floor. She no longer felt like she could reach out to them, let them know what was happening with her relationship when she had done so much to make them happy with it. In any event, by the time she was 16, she was not only well and truly in James Patterson Smiths clutches, but too old for the authorities to do much to help her parents get her away from him on top of that. I vividly recall seeing our bread knife in the kitchen and wanting to pick it up and stab him in the back.. 17-year-oldKelly Anne Bateswas drowned in a bath tub, after suffering four weeks of relentless torture at the hands of 48-year-old James Patterson Smith. Register for the newsletter here! She informed her parents that she had been in a relationship for two years with 32-year-old James. After knocking Kelly unconscious with the shower nozzle, James then had to have forced her head under the water. AETNUK All Rights Reserved. He began a grooming process which was so secretive that her parents knew nothing about him for two years. Despite Margarets pleas, Kelly refused to admit that Smith was abusing her, and refused to leave him. 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. She dreamed of becoming a teacher and she attended college while working for a graphics firm. The disturbing murder of 2-year-old Sanam Navsarka shocked the nation. Kelly often babysat for families in her area. Kelly Anne Bates. Within a couple of years, he rose to become the creative director of JWT. He did no violant crimes, wasnt a thieve, wasnt an abuser, had a good job and a productive member of society. 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. James was 45, and smitten with 14 year old Kelly. She stopped showering and would spend hours just curled up on the sofa in complete silence. You are a highly dangerous person. How much better this world would be if people like Mr. Patterson Smith were the norm instead of being so depressingly rare. In a case police described as the worst example of abuse they had ever seen, April 1996 saw the horrific torture and murder of 17-year-old Kelly-Anne Bates at the hand of her boyfriend of three years, 49-year-old James Patterson Smith. Kelly was an adult, and her parents couldnt stop her from seeing her boyfriend. At trial he said that Kelly often made fun of Jamess deceased mother, which she knew would easily trigger him. On November 19, 1997, the jury found James Patterson Smith, 49, guilty of the murder of Kelly Anne Bates and sentenced him to a minimum of 20 years in jail, which he is still serving. Bates had met Smith while she was babysitting for one of his friends. Patterson began writing in real earnest some 20 years after retiring from his advertising career. a minimum of 20 years means he was up for parole after serving 20 years. Kelly, he said, had provoked him to kill her by taunting him about his mothers death. Kelly claimed she had been jumped by some girls. The President Is Missing (2018) was a big hit and topped the The New York Times Best Seller list. That way Kelly would still be alive., Jeffrey Dahmer, also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal, was one of America's most notorious serial killers. 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. A cold case that spanned over 25 years before justice was finally served. 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. The pathologist stated that, In my career, I have examined almost 600 victims of homicide but I have never come across injuries so extensive.. That means he gets a life sentence, but after 20 years he is eligible for parole and could have a supervised release from prison at that time. A . The series was targeted at young adults but had an appeal for readers of all ages. I may be a dumb bitch according to you but my kids are safe and well. Its safe to say they were lucky to escape the relationship with their lives. Upon entering the residence it was immediately realized that there was no way this was an accidental death. James Aris "Jim" Patterson WEST COLUMBIA - Distinguished Professor Emeritus James Aris "Jim" Patterson died May 14, 2020. Kelly Ann Bates never imagined that the guy she hoped would be the ideal boyfriend would take her life a few months later as she stood in the kitchen telling her family about her 32-year-old boyfriend. document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) . Over the next few months, Kelly continued to see James off and on. However, when police arrived at Smith's house, the scene was far worse than anything they could have ever expected. Poor girl. 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. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, serving a minimum of 20 years. I know it said she wanted to be a teacher and she did sports but thats really vague. 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 is a decision they regret every single day. 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. In November 1995, 17-year-old Kelly-Anne moved in with Smith who lived in Gorton, Manchester. A few months later Kellys boyfriend told the police that Kelly had accidentally drowned in the bathtub. Kelly had suffered for weeks, with no chance of escape. Personally, James Patterson's novels are all about the coauthors, who do most of the writing based on the outline created by Patterson. She was 16, a child. Concerned, they planned to confront Bates at Smiths residencebut decided not to once another family member reported she as okay. 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. Smith was found guilty, and given a 20-year minimum sentence for Kellys murder in slow motion. 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 memorial website was created in memory of James Patterson, 29, born on December 7, 1957 and passed away on February 0, 1987. Home True Crime The Murder of Kelly Anne Bates. Protecting the public is our number one priority. In the four weeks leading to her death she was kept a prisoner, rendered helpless . How could they not? Recipient Governor's award, Mississippi Democratic Party, 1991, Claude Ramsey award, 1994, Chairs award, Mississippi Humanities Council, 1998. This Actress's Murder Changed Stalking Laws, 40 People Heard Kitty Genovese Being Murdered. So it wasnt a big surprise when, at age 14, she told her parents she had a boyfriend named, Dave. Abrupt personality changes changes were also noted: Kelly Ann was not the happy, chatty girl theyd raised suddenly she was quiet, nervous, and her appearance was unkempt. 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. Agence France-Presse Wed, 19 Nov 1997 LONDON, Nov 20 (AFP) - A sadist who systematically tortured his 17-year-old girlfriend for up to a month before drowning her in the bath was jailed for a minimum of 20 years Wednesday. November of 1995 was the very last time they ever saw their daughter. Despite the intense suffering that Kelly Anne must have experienced in the weeks leading up to her death, it appears to me that because her murder was the only one Smith had been convicted of, giving him a whole life sentence was not something the judge had the power to do. She would be protected from her boyfriends barbaric torment if they went to check on her. he is going to die alone in prison as a sick sad old man. The jury of seven men and five women took just one hour to find James Patterson Smith guilty. 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.. James Patterson was born on June 29, 1932 and died on August 19, 1972. Her brother tries to see her at her home she now shares with James, but James tells him shes not home. This story is just horrific, and as one poster wrote earlier, it IS about time that capitol punishment is reinstated in many places. However, Bates was never checked up on by either due to the fact that she was now a legal adult. Josh was a former GM-authorized . A sadist who systematically tortured his teenage girlfriend for three weeks before murdering her has been denied parole from prison. On April 16, 1996 Smith walked into his local police station to report Kelly's accidental death by drowning. He said she inflicted her own injuries on him to make him look bad. Kelly was held prisoner for weeks where James took his time torturing her with various types of household items. As you know, the only electronic I open is a crappy android. Older Columbians may remember the many successful shows he directed at the Uni 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. Id happily execute this pos. Police continue to quiz aristocrat Constance Marten and her lover Mark Gordon after finding body Harry and Meghan rage at 'cruel punishment' after Charles 'decided to evict them from Frogmore Sussexes' cheerleader Omid Scobie says Frogmore Cottage was Harry and Meghan's 'one remaining space Left to die alone like an animal: Parents who left 23-stone disabled daughter to die in her own Jeremy Clarkson's future as Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? It wouldnt matter what you say. 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. 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. Encouraged by the success of Maximum Ride, he subsequently created a number of series aimed at young readers like Confessions, Daniel X, Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, House of Robots, Witch and Wizard as well as a number of stand-alone books. At Kellys fathers birthday and her parents wedding anniversary, they witnessed the similarity. Fingertip bruising around her neck. While growing up, Bates was a strong girl that loved playing sports. Dave wasnt 32, as the pair had originally claimed, he was actually more than thirty years Kellys senior 48 years old. He tied her hair to the radiator. Check out James Patterson's next book below as it could be your favorite yet. I hope by now you all are burning in that special hell reserved for all you sick poss!! 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! She was also starved for a prolonged period of time and even denied water. While police did in fact find her body in a bathtub, they could see that how it got there was no accident. Documentary The parents of Kelly Anne Bates look back on their 17-year-old daughter's relationship with her murderous boyfriend James Patterson Smith, which ended in the girl's death in 1996. He was no different to Kelly Anne Bates but instead escalated the abuse to a frightening new level. He is a very evil man. Her parents share in the blame. 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. During their relationship, Kelly and Smith broke up for a while but then Smith stalked her until they were back again. Includes interviews with: Margaret and Tommy Bates (Kellys parents). And her helpers got off even more lightly, thanks to their ages. At just 14 years old, Kelly-Anne Bates met the man that would eventually take her life. On April 16, 1996, middle-aged James Smith drowned his. Also theres a new article including crime scene photos on my Patreon. Margret later admitted in an interview that she just wanted to stab James with the bread knife in the kitchen, she regretted not doing that at the time, saying, This wasnt the man I wanted for my daughter. I know I shouldnt say this, but I wish Id killed him the first time I saw him. Ive intentionally set lowest tier to join at just $3 per month. She said some girls had attacked her. I know I shouldn't say this, but I wish I'd killed him the first time I saw him. Just asking cuz u talk differently than we do. She had been partially scalped. Perhaps the worst case of human torture ever known is the case of Junko Furuta, who suffered for 44 days. 'He was much older than I expected and this wasn't the man I wanted for my daughter. Want exclusive content, like free chapters, news, and sweepstakes? Smith's trial at Manchester Crown Court was one of the most harrowing cases heard there as details emerged of Kelly-Anne's tormented life. Before she drowned, she had been beaten over the head with the shower head. He committed a series, On November 24, 2009, a few days before Thanksgiving, John and his family decided to go spelunking. She no longer speaks to her family. There were scars on her face, ears, nose, lips, and even the poor girls genitals. When authorities discovered Kelly Anne Bates in the home, however, the truth was revealed. 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