Romello Winters, 4, and Christen Griffen, 7 murder 12/31/07 Memphis, TN *mother, Aundria Jones, charged with neglient homicide after leaving them home alone while partying*

January 2, 2008 — mylifeofcrime

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                               Aundria Jones

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13 Responses to “Romello Winters, 4, and Christen Griffen, 7 murder 12/31/07 Memphis, TN *mother, Aundria Jones, charged with neglient homicide after leaving them home alone while partying*”

  1. Lavonna Says:
    January 2, 2008 at 2:30 pm

    I feel sorry for this mother. I know that she is not the victim but it is sad. Sounds like she didn’t have her priorities straight and because of that her babies died.
    She should have been home with them or at least found someone to watch them. Sad day for everyone involved :-(

  2. Melissa Says:
    January 2, 2008 at 2:38 pm

    Lavonna,

    Why feel sorry the mother? It’s obvious she didn’t have her priorities straight, but she had to have known it was wrong to leave them alone. I realize she didn’t intentionally murder them or anything, but what she did was unforgivable.

  3. Lavonna Says:
    January 2, 2008 at 2:52 pm

    I agree, but I can’t help but feel sorry for her because she has to live with herself knowing that she should have been there.. I’m sorry but it is so sad.

  4. Tom Says:
    January 3, 2008 at 1:10 am

    This situation could have been avoided. She clearly did mean for this to happen. However, she will forever remember January 1 2008 every morning, noon and night for the rest of her life through the pain in her heart.
    For you all outside of Memphis (outside the south for that matter) don’t ever come here if you are black. I’m reading local blogs where everyone wants to hang her from the first tree. Yes, she did a horrible thing and she will life with that. Here in Memphis, she’s in jail with a $50,000 bond that was lowered from $100,000 and the people here are P.Oed. It makes me want to leave Memphis, to know we still have such hateful white people here.

  5. Tom Says:
    January 3, 2008 at 1:14 am

    Correction: 1. She clearly did NOT mean for this to happen.
    2.Yes she did a horrible thing and she will live with that.

    Sorry :-)

  6. Darlene Says:
    January 3, 2008 at 7:43 am

    Tom , I cant think the mother intentionally allowed her children to die – she made a bad choice yes but I think she will suffer her whole life for that choice and nothing will replace the lives of the children …. I doubt if they would appreciate everyone condemning their mother , she simply made a bad choice that had unrepairable results . Some compassion would be nice …. compassion for the children , their mother and the family .
    This isnt a subject of racial matter , why would you say “such hateful white people” ? Is there a part of this story I haven’t heard ? I am white and dont see any revelance in color . The sadness is the loss of life , a bad decision that cant be reversed , and suffering of many including the mother who is suffering within herself worse than anything anyone can do to her ……do people not realise that ?
    Please people realize that this mother is already suffering a greater loss than any court can impose on her , or any cruel comments can impose on her …. she simply made a bad decision that could have gone either way and happened to have gone in the worst direction resulting in the ultimate loss – life.
    My heart goes out to them ALL and anyone affected by this .

  7. Mesmeric Says:
    January 3, 2008 at 8:14 am

    This is so sad. Many blogs and comments are really coming down hard on this mother. Yes, she did something quite wrong, and the consequence is much more than most of us could bear… life knowing your actions led to the death of the very ones you gave life to. I know she is and will suffer for the rest of her years. Her family, community and even strangers reading hurt right now. For those who have sentenced her to hell, only God can judge her. We cannot truly believe she, so young, cannot turn her life around at some point. The pain will remain, but the shame is the pain we (society) add. Pray for all involved.

  8. mylifeofcrime Says:
    January 3, 2008 at 8:23 am

    Tom,

    Race has nothing to do with this, please remember that. Your statement “to know we still have such hateful white people here” is really kinda racist. Do you know for a fact that everyone complaining about her are white only? Probably not. And since race has no factor in the crime itself, it does not matter. So it should not be referred to here.

  9. Melissa Says:
    January 3, 2008 at 9:41 am

    I don’t believe Tom was saying race had anything to do with this matter. All he was saying is that the white people in Memphis are extremeley angry. He was just commenting on how hateful people have been about this.

  10. Just_stopping_by Says:
    January 3, 2008 at 12:07 pm

    I am from Memphis, and what is even sadder is that she didnt even have custody of her sons. They were just in town “visiting” their mother for the holidays. They actually lived in MI with their grandmother. She knew she wanted to go out and act a damn fool that night, why did she even “agree” to letting her children spend the holidays with her?! I’m so sick of ignorant people (black, white, green, purple, and orange) who don’t stop to think about the consequences of their actions before hand. This is a sad situation that could have easily been avoided. May God bless the family (especially the grandmother who trusted that her daughter would finally do right by her children).

  11. Lavonna Says:
    January 3, 2008 at 12:52 pm

    Just_stopping_by,
    You’re right, that situation could have been avoided. At first, I felt sorry for her but knowing that really changes the way I view her. She didn’t have custody? So why even get them for the weekend if no time was going to be spent with them…She should have left them with the grandmother and got them the next day..
    Sad that babies (no matter the age, they are babies) are put in that kind of situations, then they are the ones that have to pay the price with their lives.

  12. No Judging Says:
    January 4, 2008 at 11:09 am

    There are so many opinions floating on this board, With no one actually knowing what state of mind this woman was in. Yes , she made a mistake and paid the ultimate price. What makes sense to me may not make sense to you. Where you are at in your life influences the choices you make. There are times when life has to throw you a curve ball straight to the head in order for you to see that the path you have choosen is wrong. For some of us it only takes a bump to see our wrongs and for others something heart wrenching has to happen. It is so easy to hate and pass judgement and hard as hell for most to forgive what we see as unforgivable.
    If the first thing that comes to mind is to judge and belittle ,then self evaluation is in order. No one is perfect. Everyone can think of something they could have done differently in their life that would have made a world of difference. We all know someone that needs to get it together and instead of trying to help, some chose to just talk about them instead of offering help. The loss of a child is something you carry for life whether by your actions or someone else’s. God said forgive, not forgive certain things.
    Right now prayer is in order for this mother and family.

  13. Jeff Says:
    January 8, 2008 at 11:55 am

    Just stopping by, the children went to Memphis to visit their mother … the kids lived in Mississippi not MI. Kosciusko Mississippi to be exact.

    And on another note, why doesn’t it surprise me that SOMEONE is trying to twist and turn this into a racial situation. Here’s the facts:

    Who left the children alone: Their “mother” who is BLACK
    What color were the children: Black (both of them)

    How in the HECK can that be racist? The only racist thing about this is the comment YOU made. Get over it. Grow up. Get a job. Find something else to talk about it.

    Can’t call it a race issue when it’s black-on-black crime. Very sad situation. The white man had nothing to do with this.


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