“The fact is, Julius Jones murdered Paul Howell in cold blood in front of his sister and daughters. No celebrity imploration or profusion of misinformation will change that.”
- Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter
We, the
members of Unit 1012: The VFFDP, stand with the family members of Paul Howell
and we know that Julius Jones is guilty. Read this article and hear from the Oklahoma
Attorney General Mike Hunter. He is similar to Montez Spradley or Anthony Porter or Timothy Hennis. All were innocence fraud cases.
She saw her dad slain at 9.
Now she sees celebrities plead for convicted killer Julius Jones' release
Barbara Hoberock Sep 13, 2021 Updated 5 hrs ago
OKLAHOMA CITY — Rachel Howell was 9 years old when her father was shot and killed in front of her.
Contacted by the Tulsa World, Howell, now 31, agreed to talk about her father,
the crime and the convicted killer who is waging a public relations campaign to
avoid the death penalty.
The state has requested an execution date for Julius Jones. On Monday, he is
expected to go before the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board seeking to have his
sentence commuted from death. If his request is approved there, Gov. Kevin
Stitt would have the final say.
Kim Kardashian was among the first of a line of celebrities, athletes, social
media influencers and others who have lined up to support Jones, who says he is
innocent.
Silent slaying
Howell, her sister, their aunt and their father had been out shopping for
school supplies on July 28, 1999. They swung into Braum’s for ice cream before
pulling into the driveway at her grandparents’ house in Edmond.
She said a Black man walked up to the vehicle.
“I was sitting in the back seat behind the driver’s
seat, and my dad was in the driver’s seat, while my little sister was next to
me and my aunt was in the passenger seat up front,” she said. “I remember waving to him at first when he was walking up,
not really sure what was about to happen.”
She said her
father had cracked his door open when the man shot him in the head, without
saying a single word. Her sister and aunt rushed out of the car with her, she
said. She remembers a second gunshot.
“He was clearly shooting at us but missed,” she said.
The killer left in the family’s car, a brown Suburban.
“I remember going to the hospital and seeing my dad and saying goodbye,” she
said. “It was hard seeing him like that.”
After the murder, she dealt with post-traumatic stress disorder and extreme
panic attacks.
She grew up with close family who lived nearby and graduated from Oklahoma
State University with a bachelor’s degree in hospitality business management.
Now she works in finance out of state.
Although it has been more than two decades since her father’s murder, Howell’s
memories of him are vivid.
She remembers her father taking her and her sister to the park to play “Lion
King” because the rocks looked like Pride Rock, she said.
“He would pretend to be the monkey, Rafiki, and chase us around the park,” she
said.
He would take her to swim in her uncle’s pool next door.
“He would throw me high in the air,” she said. “It always felt like I was
flying. My mom always called him the ‘human pool toy.’”
She remembers vacations to South Padre Island and the beach.
“I also had a huge obsession with Beanie Babies,” she said. “He would drive
around rural Oklahoma so he could find the one I wanted at the time.”
A website for the family, justiceforpaulhowell.com, includes information about
the prosecution and conviction of Julius Jones and states: “The overwhelming
evidence in this case supports the courts’ decision/conviction that Julius
Jones murdered Paul Howell on July 28, 1999. … Jones’ defense team’s only hope
now is to create such an uproar through a misinformation campaign as to put
pressure on those that grant commutation or clemency.
So for that, they turn to
celebrities.”
‘It is a movement’
Howell said she is all-too-aware of the claims Jones and his supporters are
making. Some claim evidence was planted when the red bandana worn by the killer
was found wrapped around the murder weapon in Jones’ home. Others claim Jones
was at home with his family at the time of the slaying. Prosecutors say the
claims are false.
The nonprofit Represent Justice has contracted with Amber Integrated, an
Oklahoma City public affairs firm, to support Jones and his advocates.
“At its core, Represent Justice is about using the power of the media to engage
audiences in reimagining the justice system and creating real demand for
change,” according to the group’s website, which features Jones.
Alex Weintz, a partner with Amber Integrated, declined to say how much the firm
has been paid by Represent Justice or any of his other clients. Weintz is a
past spokesman for former Gov. Mary Fallin.
“I wouldn’t describe the effort to free Julius Jones as a public relations
campaign,” Weintz said. “It is a movement led by people who have seen the
evidence of Julius’ innocence and do not want the state to kill an innocent
man. They are demanding justice for the Jones family, but they are also
demanding justice for Paul Howell, because the evidence suggests that his real
killer is walking free.”
“The media’s the most
powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and
to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds
of the masses. The press is so powerful in its image-making role, it can make the
criminal look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the
criminal. This is the press, an irresponsible press. It will make the criminal
look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. If
you aren’t careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being
oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
Jones’ supporters have held rallies, marches, runs and press conferences and
have written letters about their belief in his innocence. They have signed
online petitions and taken his case to social media and television.
Jones was sympathetically featured on ABC in a piece called “The Last Defense”
and CBS’ “The Late Late Show.”
Howell said she is not questioning the hearts or motives of Jones’ supporters.
“I am very confident that the jury and appellate courts got the right man,” she
said. “The facts and evidence are there.”
She said his supporters should do their research before putting information
out.
She wants them to think about the impact it has on the victims.
“Not one of these celebrities or athletes have tried to reach out to me or my
family,” Howell said.
“It’s easy to just click a button and sign a petition and think you are doing
the right thing.“I am not trying to sway anyone’s opinion, but I would like for these ‘high
profile’ people to dig deep into the case, or any case, for that matter, and
read all the facts and see both sides before stating their opinion.
“Little do they realize, they are advocating for
someone who shot a father in front of his sister and children, all to steal a
car.”
VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF80ec2c4zA&t=45s
Gallery: Oklahoma death-row inmates who may be scheduled
for execution
Nicholas Alexander Davis
Nicholas Alexander Davis
Name: Nicholas Davis
Birthdate: 05/28/1974
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 08/31/2007
On death row since: 09/10/2007. Click here to read
more. He has exhausted his court appeals and may be scheduled for execution.
Marlon Harmon
Marlon Harmon
Name: Marlon Harmon
Birthdate: 07/12/1980
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 07/02/2008
On death row since: 07/14/2008. Click here to read
more. He has exhausted his court appeals and may be scheduled for execution.
Alfred Mitchell
Alfred Mitchell
Name: Alfred Mitchell
Birthdate: 12/23/1972
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 07/10/1992
On death row since: 7/15/1992. Click here to read
more. He has exhausted his court appeals and may be scheduled for execution.
Anthony Sanchez
Anthony Sanchez
Name: Anthony Sanchez
Birthdate: 11/01/1978
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Cleveland
Conviction date: 06/06/2006
On death row since: 6/7/2006. He has exhausted his
court appeals and awaits
execution.
Benjamin Cole
Benjamin Cole
Name: Benjamin Cole Sr.
Birthdate: 04/08/1955
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Rogers
Conviction date: 12/08/2004
On death row since:
12/27/2004. He has exhausted his court appeals and awaits execution.
Bigler Stouffer II
Bigler Stouffer II
Name: Bigler Stouffer II
Birthdate: 09/25/1942
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 03/05/2003
On death row since:
3/10/2003. He has exhausted his court appeals and awaits execution.
Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez
Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez
Name: Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez
Birthdate: 10/04/1955
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 08/15/2007
On death row since:
8/20/2007. He has exhausted his court appeals and awaits execution.
Donald Grant
Donald Grant
Name: Donald Grant
Birthdate: 12/17/1975
Offense: First-degree murder,
two death sentences
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 01/06/2006
On death row since:
1/23/2006. After the Supreme Court declined to review his case in January 2019,
he exhausted court appeals and awaits execution.
Emmanuel Littlejohn
Emmanuel Littlejohn
Name: Emmanuel Littlejohn
Birthdate: 11/09/1971
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 11/23/1994
On death row since:
11/30/1994. He has exhausted his court appeals and awaits execution.
Gilbert Postelle
Gilbert Postelle
Name: Gilbert Postelle
Birthdate: 05/22/1986
Offense: First-degree murder,
two death sentences
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 10/02/2008
On death row since:
10/20/2008. He has exhausted his appeals and awaits a schedule for execution.
James Pavatt
James Pavatt
Name: James Pavatt
Birthdate: 11/10/1953
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 10/21/2003
Death row rulings: Put on
death row in 2003, Pavatt had his death sentence overturned in 2017. A federal
court overturned that ruling, reinstating Pavatt's death sentence on June 27,
2019. His appeals have been exhausted, and he awaits execution.
James Ryder
James Ryder
Name: James Ryder
Birthdate: 03/30/1962
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Pittsburg
Conviction date: 06/21/2000
On death row since:
6/23/2000. He has exhausted his court appeals and awaits execution.
Jemaine Cannon
Jemaine Cannon
Name: Jemaine Cannon
Birthdate: 11/13/1971
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Tulsa
Conviction date: 03/26/1995
On death row since: 4/8/1996.
He has exhausted his court appeals and awaits execution.
John Fitzgerald Hanson
John Fitzgerald Hanson
Name: John Fitzgerald Hanson
Offense: First-degree murder
County convicted: Tulsa
Conviction date: 05/23/2001,
01/24/2006
On death row since: 2002. He
has exhausted his court appeals and awaits execution.
John Grant
John Grant
Name: John Grant (spelled in
some records as Jon M. Grant)
Birthdate: 04/21/1951
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Osage
Conviction date: 05/08/2000
On death row since: 5/8/2000.
He has exhausted his court appeals and awaits execution.
Julius Jones
Julius Jones
Name: Julius Jones
Birthdate: 07/25/1980
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 04/19/2002
On death row since:
6/13/2006. He has exhausted his court appeals and awaits execution.
Kendrick Simpson
Kendrick Simpson
Name: Kendrick Simpson
Birthdate: 10/02/1980
Offense: First-degree murder,
two death sentences
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 10/26/2007
On death row since:
11/5/2007. SCOTUS denied certiorari 10/15/2019.
Kevin Underwood
Kevin Underwood
Name: Kevin Underwood
Birthdate: 12/19/1979
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Cleveland
Conviction date: 04/03/2008
On death row since: 04/07/2008
Michael Smith
Michael Smith
Name: Michael Smith
Birthdate: 06/24/1982
Offense: First-degree murder,
two death sentences
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 10/14/2003
On death row since:
10/20/2003. He has exhausted his court appeals and awaits execution.
Phillip Hancock
Phillip Hancock
Name: Phillip Hancock
Birthdate: 02/15/1964
Offense: First-degree murder,
two death sentences
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 10/25/2004
On death row since:
11/01/2004. He has exhausted his court appeals and awaits execution.
Raymond Johnson
Raymond Johnson
Name: Raymond Johnson
Birthdate: 03/25/1974
Offense: First-degree murder,
two death sentences
County Convicted: Tulsa
Conviction date: 07/28/2009
On death row since:
08/10/2009. SCOTUS denied certiorari 11/25/2019.
Richard Fairchild
Richard Fairchild
Name: Richard Fairchild
Birthdate: 11/17/1959
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 01/08/1995
On death row since:
02/12/1996. He has exhausted his court appeals and awaits execution.
Richard Glossip
Richard Glossip
Name: Richard Glossip
Birthdate: 02/09/1953
Offense: First-degree murder,
two death sentences
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 06/01/1998,
08/27/2004
On death row since:
08/31/1998. He has exhausted his court appeals and awaits execution.
Richard Rojem
Richard Rojem
Name: Richard Rojem Jr.
Birthdate: 12/19/1957
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Washington
Conviction date: 07/15/1985
On death row since:
07/15/1985. He has exhausted his court appeals and awaits execution.
Ricky Malone
Ricky Malone
Name: Ricky Malone
Birthdate: 06/10/1974
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Comanche
Conviction date: 06/16/2005
On death row since:
06/20/2005. SCOTUS denied certiorari 10/7/2019.
Scott Eizember
Scott Eizember
Name: Scott Eizember
Birthdate: 01/10/1961
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Canadian
Conviction date: 03/24/2005
On death row since:
03/28/2005. He has exhausted his court appeals and awaits execution.
Termane Wood
Termane Wood
Name: Termane Wood
Birthdate: 10/09/1979
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Oklahoma
Conviction date: 05/07/2004
On death row since:
05/17/2004. He has exhausted his appeals and awaits an execution date.
Wade Lay
Wade Lay
Name: Wade Lay
Birthdate: 02/28/1961
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Tulsa
Conviction date: 10/24/2005
On death row since:
10/31/2005. He has exhausted his appeals and awaits execution.
Wendell Grissom
Wendell Grissom
Name: Wendell Grissom
Birthdate: 10/11/1968
Offense: First-degree murder
County Convicted: Blaine
Conviction date: 06/17/2008
On death row since:
06/30/2008. SCOTUS denied certiorari 5/13/2019.
barbara.hoberock@tulsaworld.com
VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF80ec2c4zA&t=45s
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https://www.justiceforpaulhowell.com/
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